Author/Authors :
Farhadi، Roya Roya نويسنده Non-Communicable Pediatric Diseases Research Center, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran Farhadi, Roya Roya , REZAI، Mohammad Sadegh نويسنده Assistant Professor of Pediatric Infectious Disease, Booali Sina Hospital, , , Nakhshab، Maryam نويسنده Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran Nakhshab, Maryam
Abstract :
Hypothermia is an important cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality especially in low-income settings. To control this problem in countries such as Iran a full knowledge of the situation is of great importance.
A review was performed both in Persian and English, including international databases. Totally 934 articles were reviewed and finally five articles were selected. The incidence of neonatal hypothermia in different parts of Iran was reported between 7.48 to 53.3 percent.
The prevalence of neonatal hypothermia is a matter of concern and further studies are needed to determine this prevalence in all parts of Iran. Furthermore, performing more etiological investigations are recommended.
