NEONATAL TETANUS IN WARRI NIGER DELTA: A TEN YEAR RETROSPECTIVE STUDY

Neonatal tetanus remains a very major cause of morbidly and mortality in the newborns in Nigeria. Despite the UNICEF and WHO goal of eliminating neonatal tetanus by the year 2005, Nigeria is one of the ninety-four countries where this has remained impossible. Infact this retrospective study in Warri Niger Delta shows an increase in the incidence since 2005. The possible reasons have been advanced in the body of the study. The morbidity and mortalities have also been documented. The review covers a period from 1999 to 2008