Bergström, AnnaByaruhanga, RomanoOkong, Pius2021-04-152021-04-152004-01-01Bergstrom, A., Byaruhanga, R. and Okong, P., 2004. Comparison of tympanic and rectal thermometry: Diagnosis of neonatal hypothermia in Uganda. JOURNAL OF NEONATAL NURSING-LONDON-, 10, pp.76-841355-1841http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12280/2651Although newborn body temperature monitoring is not a routine occurrence in labour wards in Uganda, postnatal hypothermia is a significant problem. This study was undertaken to find a convenient and accurate method of measuring body temperature in order to assess the prevalence of neonatal hypothermia in a low-income tropical setting. Tympanic thermometry was compared to rectal thermometry in three hundred newborns up to 90 minutes after birth.enTympanic thermometryRectal thermometrySkin-to-skin contactHIVHepatitisHypothermiaArticle