Utilization of pain rating scales in pediatric care among health professionals in a children’s hospital in Kenya

Lessons From a Behavior Change Intervention to Improve Provider-Parent Partnerships and Care for Hospitalized Newborns and Young Children in Kenya

“…This is a critical area that requires additional focus; there is potentially some normalization of pain in hospitalized young children in Kenya or at least insufficient motivation to do something about it, even though nonpharmacological ways to reduce pain and stress were introduced (and reinforced with a short video accessible to all providers) and can be readily adopted by parents and providers. 22,23 This includes non-nutritive sucking, swaddling, and skin-to-skin contact 30 minutes before a painful procedure. 24 Research shows respectful, responsive care is associated with improved newborn and young child health outcomes, provider and parent satisfaction, and a decrease in the number of days in hospital and costs 4 and suggests integrability of nurturing and developmental care with child protection and parenting support interventions.…”