Neonatal tetanus in 2001 at northern region

ABSTRACT

The study on 2530 cases of neonatal death in the hospitals of 28 northern provinces showed 44 cases of neonatal tetanus, among them 33 deaths. The diseases distributed in 17/28 provinces with a highest incidence (of 1000 live born infants) in Lang Son province. The cases distributed only in 40/306 districts and over all months in the year. They occurred in ethnic minority mothers did not receive adequate vaccines and 94$ of diseases occurred by contagious tool to cut ombilical cordon (6% cut by bambo tool)