Midwifery support and care led by midwives is the most appropriate strategy to improve maternal newborn health. The Government of Ethiopia has recently improved availability scaling up pre-service education. However, extent which graduating students acquire core competencies for safe effective practice not known. purpose this study was evaluate quality midwifery education assessing competence students. We conducted a cross-sectional assess who completed basic in 2013. interviewed obtain...

Cultural competency is now a core requirement for maternal health providers working in multicultural society. However, it has not yet received due attention Ethiopia. This study aimed to determine the level of cultural competence and its associated factors among care Bahir Dar City Administration, Northwest Institution based cross-sectional was carried out using both quantitative qualitative methods. Maternal from all facilities were our participants. Structured Questionnaire with some...

The idea of early clinical exposure in Ethiopian medical schools is a young concept. Old and newly established universities across the nation are shifting towards incorporation (ECE) their curricula. Debre Tabor University introduced ECE undergraduate education from inception. This study generated evidence on students' experience academic leaders' reflection implementation.This was carried out to investigate perception its implementation process by instructors at University.A cross-sectional...

Abstract Background: Domestic violence has largely been unrecognized and underreported in Ethiopia. However, recent reports indicate that it is highly prevalent. Objective: To assess the prevalence of domestic factors associated with violence. Methods: A cross-sectional community-based study was conducted among 1104 women Gondar Zuria District, Northwest Ethiopia, from March to April 2003. Results: The percentage who ever experienced physical, sexual, and/or psychological abuse 50.8....

Despite much progress recently, Ethiopia remains one of the largest contributors to global burden maternal and newborn deaths stillbirths. Ethiopia's plan meet sustainable development goals for child health includes unprecedented emphasis on improving quality care. The purpose this study was assess midwifery care during labor, delivery immediate postpartum period. A cross-sectional using multiple data collection methods a 2-stage cluster sampling technique conducted from January 25 February...

Health workforce regulation plays key roles in ensuring the availability of competent health workers and improving performance system. In 2010, Ethiopia established a national authority aiming to ensure competence ethics professionals. Subsequently, subnational regulators were regulatory frameworks developed. Although there anecdotal reports implementation gaps, was lack empirical evidence corroborate reports. We conducted study explore professional practices gaps focusing on registration,...

Introduction: To stop violence against women by their spouses we need to understand how the specific society perceives and views such violence. Then only then can institute effective acceptable strategy tackle problem.Objective: assess community perceptions attitude towards Methods: We conducted a qualitative study using focus group discussions in-depth interviews with women,family arbitrators, healthcare workers, psychosocial experts, victims perpetrator of violence, law enforcement bodies...

Abstract Background Ethiopia has scaled up medical education to improve access healthcare which presented challenges maintaining training quality. We conducted a study assess the clinical competence of graduating students and associated factors. Methods materials A pretest assessment quasi-experimental was in 10 schools with sample size 240 students. randomly selected 24 per school. Clinical assessed 12-station objective structured examination. The learning environment (CLE), simulation...

Abstract Background Ethiopia drastically increased the anesthesia workforce density by training ‘associate clinician anesthetists’ as a task-shifting and sharing strategy. However, there were growing concerns about educational quality patient safety. Accordingly, Ministry of Health introduced anesthetist national licensing examination (NLE) to assure education. empirical evidence is scarce support or refute overall impact NLEs, which are relatively costly for low- middle-income settings....

Realizing aspirations for meeting the global reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health goals depends not only on increasing numbers but also improving capability of midwifery workforce. We conducted a task analysis study to identify needs strengthening workforce in Ethiopia.We cross-sectional recently qualified midwives Ethiopia. Purposively selected participants from representative geographic practice settings completed self-administered questionnaire, making judgments about...

Abstract Background Ethiopia made a national licensing examination (NLE) for associate clinician anesthetists requirement entry into the practice workforce. However, there is limited empirical evidence on whether NLE scores of clinicians predict quality health care they provide in low-income countries. This study aimed to assess association between anesthetists’ and three selected patient indicators. Methods A multicenter longitudinal observational was conducted January 8 February 7, 2023,...

Purpose: Women with diabetes and hypertension are at increased risk of pregnancy complications, including those from surgical delivery their offspring for congenital anomalies. Thus, diabetic hypertensive women reproductive age advised to use valid contraceptive methods reducing unwanted its complications. However, among these segments the population had not been previously assessed in Ethiopia. Hence, aim this study was assess associated factors on chronic follow-up care University Gondar...

BACKGROUND፡ Problem-based learning has been adopted as a core educational strategy for education of health professionals in more than dozen higher institutions Ethiopia. Debre Tabor University College Health Sciences (DTUCHS) is one the adopters. However, its effectiveness not researched yet. Thus, objective this study to assess quality PBL implementation, developing desired student outcomes and factors that facilitate or impede implementation.METHODS: A cross-sectional was conducted DTUCHS...

Abstract Background Access to safe surgery has been recognized as an indispensable component of universal health coverage. A competent anesthesia workforce is a prerequisite for surgical care. In Ethiopia, non-physician anesthetists are the main service providers. The Government Ethiopia implemented program intervention improve quality anesthetists’ education, which included faculty development, curricula strengthening, student support, educational resources, improved infrastructure and...

Background: Ethiopia increased its anesthesia workforce drastically by expanding the training of associate clinician anesthetists. Following this expansion, Ministry Health established an entry-level licensing examination to ensure patient safety. However, there is limited empirical evidence on impacts exams in low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed explore concerns undesirable consequences anesthetist Ethiopia. Methods: A qualitative design using a grounded theory approach was...

Background: The estimated malaria cases per annum in Ethiopia are about 4-5 million. Chemotherapy is a major element of control. Because the WHO recommended anti-malarial, Artemisinin combination therapy, expensive and health service coverage country low, practical use this drug for treatment will be restricted to small segment population. Therefore, it high time look other cheap effective alternatives treat malaria, traditional medicine being one areas explored. Objective: To assess extent...

A high performing physician workforce is critical to attain nationally set health sector goals. Ethiopia has expanded training of medical doctors. However, little known about junior doctors' performance. Understanding practice essential inform education and practice, establish licensure examination guide management decisions. We conducted a analysis study identify gaps in Ethiopian determine composition subjects national licensing examination.

Mistreatment during childbirth occurs across the globe and endangers well-being of pregnant women their newborns. A gender-sensitive approach to mistreatment seems relevant in Ethiopia, given previous research among Ethiopian midwives patients suggesting that male provide more respectful maternity care, which is possibly mediated by self-esteem stress. This study aimed a) develop a tool assesses appraisal from provider's perspective b) assess gender differences final-year midwifery students...

Introduction: Clinical reasoning skills are a core competency that must be taught at all levels of health-care education. In the last decade, several health professional education curricula in Ethiopia have been redesigned with goal improving student competence key delivery skills. Despite fact some academic programs followed conventional educational strategy, significant number adopted new strategy for curriculum development: Student-centered, Problem-based, Integrated, Community-based,...

Though literature focuses on how nurses become an educator and assume the educator's role, little is known about their experience in relation to clinical skill competencies. Thus, main aim of this study was explore nurse educators' competencies after assuming role. A descriptive phenomenological conducted twelve purposely selected educators Ethiopian public universities from September December 2021. Their prior teaching (>=5years) total were taken as selection criteria. Colaizzi's seven-step...

Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) are units of professional practice that defined as tasks or responsibilities entrusted to an unsupervised execution by a trainee. In 2021, framework 29 EPAs was developed for surgical residency training programs in Ethiopia, with the goal residents being able perform independently time they graduate. However, studies show lack confidence and unable execute autonomously upon graduation, concerns have been raised about graduate competencies EPA...

Ethiopia introduced a national licensing examination (NLE) in response to growing concerns about the competence of graduates and quality education. This study aimed assess associated in-school student performance changes anesthetist training programs following NLE implementation.Academic records 1493 graduate anesthetists were retrospectively obtained from eight universities before (n=932) after (n=561) implementation. Four first-generation (oldest), three second-generation, one was...

Objectives This study assessed the relationship between academic performance and National Licensing Examination (NLE) scores of Ethiopian anaesthetists proposed thresholds that predict failing NLE. Design A retrospective cross-sectional study. Setting Academic measures were collected from eight universities matched to total subdomain NLE for anaesthetists. Four first generation (oldest), three second one was third (newest). Participants 524 Measures Selected course grades, yearly (Y1–Y4)...