Association between antenatal corticosteroid use and perinatal mortality among preterm births in hospitals in Tanzania

Stanley Mwita; Eveline Konje; Benjamin Kamala; Angelina Izina; Semvua Kilonzo; Andrew Kigombola; Karol J. Marwa; Mary Jande; Deborah Dewey

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0254916

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Association between antenatal corticosteroid use and perinatal mortality among preterm births in hospitals in Tanzania

Stanley Mwita ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft

* E-mail: stanleymwita@gmail.com

Affiliation School of Pharmacy, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, Mwanza, Tanzania

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0563-6705

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Eveline Konje,

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Public Health, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, Mwanza, Tanzania
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Benjamin Kamala,

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Department of Research, Haydom Lutheran Hospital, Haydom, Manyara, Tanzania
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Angelina Izina,

Roles Data curation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza, Tanzania
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Semvua Kilonzo,

Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, Mwanza, Tanzania
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Andrew Kigombola,

Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Afya Kamilifu Project, Maryland global initiative, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Karol J. Marwa,

Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Pharmacology, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, Mwanza, Tanzania
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Mary Jande,

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Pharmacology, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, Mwanza, Tanzania
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Deborah Dewey

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute and Departments of Pediatrics and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1323-5832

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Association between antenatal corticosteroid use and perinatal mortality among preterm births in hospitals in Tanzania

Stanley Mwita,
Eveline Konje,
Benjamin Kamala,
Angelina Izina,
Semvua Kilonzo,
Andrew Kigombola,
Karol J. Marwa,
Mary Jande,
Deborah Dewey

Published: July 22, 2021
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254916

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