Evaluation of a Smartphone-based Screening Tool for Neonatal Jaundice in a Ugandan Population

Evaluation of a Smartphone-based Screening Tool for Neonatal Jaundice in a Ugandan Population

The general objective of this study is to evaluate the accuracy of a novel smartphone application that estimates bilirubin levels in newborns at HICH Mbarara.

The general objective of this study is to evaluate the accuracy of a novel smartphone application that estimates bilirubin levels in newborns at HICH Mbarara.

The specific objectives for this study are:

To evaluate the correlation between bilirubin estimates from a smartphone application and bilirubin measurements in serum in newborns with varying degree of jaundice To evaluate the correlation between bilirubin estimates from a smartphone application and bilirubin estimates from a standard transcutaneous device in newborns with varying degree of jaundice To evaluate the correlation between bilirubin estimates from a smartphone application and bilirubin estimates from visual inspection in newborns with varying degree of jaundice

Inclusion Criteria:

• Infants born with gestational age ≥37 weeks
• Birth weight ≥2000g and ≤4500g
• Age 1 - 14 days
• Infants requiring a blood sample (newborn screening / clinically suspected jaundice)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Infants transferred to the paediatric ward for advanced treatment.
• Infants with a skin rash or other disease that affects the skin where measurements are performed.
• Infants that receive or have received phototherapy in the last 24 hours.
• Infants with an inborn disease