TY - JOUR AU - Ditai, J. AU - Abeso, J. AU - Odeke, N. M. AU - Mobbs, N. AU - Dusabe-Richards, J. AU - Mudoola, M. AU - Carrol, E. D. AU - Olupot-Olupot, P. AU - Storr, J. AU - Medina-Lara, A. AU - Gladstone, M. AU - Faragher, E. B. AU - Weeks, A. D. PY - 2019 DA - 2019/03/26 TI - BabyGel pilot: a pilot cluster randomised trial of the provision of alcohol handgel to postpartum mothers to prevent neonatal and young infant infection-related morbidity in the community JO - Pilot and Feasibility Studies SP - 49 VL - 5 IS - 1 AB - Alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR) is widely used in both health and social facilities to prevent infection, but it is not known whether supplying it for regular perinatal use can prevent newborn sepsis in African rural homes. Our study piloted a cluster randomised trial of providing ABHR to postpartum mothers to prevent neonatal infection-related morbidity in the communities. SN - 2055-5784 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-019-0432-7 DO - 10.1186/s40814-019-0432-7 ID - Ditai2019 ER -