Barriers and Self-reported Practices towards the use of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Machine in Newborns among Pediatrics’ Residents in Tertiary Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Cross Sectional Study
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2021-12
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Addis Abeba University
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Introduction: - Child survival should remain at the heart of global health and
development goals. The leading causes for neonatal death in Ethiopia are
prematurity, asphyxia, and neonatal sepsis. Premature newborns with RDS can be
managed effectively with breathing support, such as mechanical ventilation or
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), as well as surfactant replacement
therapy. CPAP is strongly recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO)
for the treatment of preterm newborns with RDS.
Objective: The objective of this study is to assess barriers and self-reported
practices towards the use of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) machine
in newborns among Pediatrics Resident’s at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital
Methods: Cross sectional study was conducted from July 1 – September 30, 2021
G.C to assess barrier’s and self-reported practices towards the use of Continuous
Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) in newborns among Pediatrics Resident’s at Tikur
Anbessa Specialized Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Self-administered
questionnaire used to collect data among Pediatrics residents of TASH. Data was
analyzed using descriptive statistics by SPSS version 25.
Result: Of the total 112 participants 57.1% (64/112) have any form of formal
teaching, learning or training session on CPAP in their Newborn care practice.
80.4 % of Participants used improvised water bottle system. The most
common reported barriers to the usage of CPAP at NICU are availability of
CPAP machine, availability of oxygen, availability of nasal prong and shortage
of staff. There was significant difference in the practice of CPAP safety check lists
between residents with different year of residency.
Recommendation: - The current findings suggest that there is significant room for
improving CPAP usage in NICU by optimizing teaching and training session on
CPAP, by enhancing and increasing the knowledge and practice of health care
workers, tackling perceived barrier’s that hamper the practice of using CPAP,
preparing manuals that can be a guide for fostering CPAP usage and creating a
smooth working environment for experience sharing among health workers
practicing in NICU.
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Child,Prematurity, Asphyxia, Neonatal sepsis.