title: Touch detection of neonatal hypothermia in Nepal.
abstract: The use of touch by health workers to detect hypothermia was examined in 250 newborns in Nepal. Palpation of the feet shows fair interobserver agreement (kappa = 0.4-0.7) and high sensitivity (>80%) but low specificity (36%-74%) compared with axillary thermometry. Traditional birth attendants should feel an infant's feet to detect hypothermia.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Child and Adolescent Health, Bristol University, UK. m.ellis@bristol.ac.uk
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ellis
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Manandhar
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hunt
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barnett
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Azad
mesh_terms: D003906:Developing Countries; D005528:Foot; D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007224:Infant Care / Q000379:methods*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008880:Midwifery; D009390:Nepal; D015588:Observer Variation; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014110:Touch