Local Perceptions, Cultural Beliefs and Practices That Shape Umbilical Cord Care: A Qualitative Study in Southern Province, Zambia

• Julie M. Herlihy ,

  * E-mail: herlihyj@bu.edu

  Affiliations Center for Global Health and Development, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Department of Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Department of International Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

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• Affan Shaikh,

  Affiliation Department of International Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

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• Arthur Mazimba,

  Affiliation Zambia Center for Applied Health Research and Development, Lusaka, Zambia

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• Natalie Gagne,

  Affiliation Agha Khan Development Network, Mopti, Mali

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• Caroline Grogan,

  Affiliation Center for Global Health and Development, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

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• Chipo Mpamba,

  Affiliation Zambia Center for Applied Health Research and Development, Lusaka, Zambia

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• Bernadine Sooli,

  Affiliation Zambia Center for Applied Health Research and Development, Lusaka, Zambia

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• Grace Simamvwa,

  Affiliation Zambia Center for Applied Health Research and Development, Lusaka, Zambia

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• Catherine Mabeta,

  Affiliation Zambia Center for Applied Health Research and Development, Lusaka, Zambia

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• Peggy Shankoti,

  Affiliation Zambia Center for Applied Health Research and Development, Lusaka, Zambia

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• Lisa Messersmith,

  Affiliations Center for Global Health and Development, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Department of International Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

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• Katherine Semrau,

  Affiliations Center for Global Health and Development, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Department of International Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

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• Davidson H. Hamer

  Affiliations Center for Global Health and Development, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Department of International Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Zambia Center for Applied Health Research and Development, Lusaka, Zambia, Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

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