Kibanga, Wema
Mutagonda, Ritah F.
Moshiro, Robert
Mareale, Alphonce
Kilonzi, Manase
Mlyuka, Hamu J.
Mikomangwa, Wigilya P.
Kunambi, Peter P.
Kamuhabwa, Appolinary
Minzi, Omary Mashiku
Article History
Received: 13 September 2022
Accepted: 3 February 2023
First Online: 1 March 2023
Declarations
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: All methods in this study were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations or Declaration of Helsinki.The ethical clearance was sought from the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences’ institutional review board ethical committee under director of research and publication (MUHAS-REC-03–2021-515). In addition to ethical clearance, permission to collect data was requested from the respective hospital management. Informed consent was obtained from the mothers of the preterm neonates prior to data collection. Confidentiality was observed through the use of codes instead of the names of neonates during data collection and analysis.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.