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UNICEF Annual Results Report 2017 — Papua New Guinea BEMPU Excerpt
Year
2017
Location
🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea
Sample Size
448 BEMPU group, 369 control group
Investigators
UNICEF Papua New Guinea
Institutions
UNICEF Papua New Guinea
Background & Methods
An excerpt from the UNICEF Papua New Guinea Annual Results Report for 2017, documenting the outcomes of the Bebi Kol Kilok ('cold baby alarm') programme in which BEMPU TempWatch was deployed to reduce neonatal hypothermia across rural health facilities in Papua New Guinea.
Key Results
| Outcome / Metric | BEMPU Group | Control Group | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hypothermia rate — BEMPU group | 40.2% | 51.6% | — |
| Reduction in hypothermia rate | 11.4 percentage points | — | — |
| Healthcare worker device compliance | 100% | — | — |
Key Outcomes — Visual Comparison
Hypothermia rate — BEMPU group
BEMPU
40.2%
Control
51.6%
BEMPU groupControl / comparison
- 1Hypothermia rate dropped from 51.6% to 40.2% — an 11.4 percentage-point reduction — in facilities using the TempWatch.
- 2100% compliance with device use was recorded by healthcare workers.
- 3448 infants in the BEMPU group versus 369 in the comparison group.
Why This Matters
This early UNICEF program report from Papua New Guinea represents the first large-scale international public health deployment of TempWatch, providing real-world evidence from a high-burden Pacific Island context and catalysing subsequent UNICEF deployments in 16 countries.
How to Cite
UNICEF Papua New Guinea. Annual Results Report 2017 — Health. Papua New Guinea BEMPU Excerpt. 2017.
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