A5043497513- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Maternal and fetal healthcare
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Ureteral procedures and complications
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Electronic Health Records Systems
- Healthcare Quality and Management
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Global Health and Surgery
- Sex work and related issues
- Medical Coding and Health Information
- Patient Safety and Medication Errors
International Trachoma Initiative
2024
Washington University in St. Louis
2024
Mizan Tepi University
2019-2021
In 2009, the WHO introduced surgical safety checklist (SSC) as one of interventions for improving patient safety. The systematic use structured checklists during surgery has been shown to reduce perioperative morbidity and mortality. However, SSC utilisation challenging in low-income middle-income countries, including Ethiopia. Jhpiego Ethiopia implemented a quality improvement project (QIP) aimed increase utilisation.A model was used design implement collaborative QIP improve at 23 public...
The effective management of surgical and anesthesia care relies on quality data its readily availability for both patient-centered decision-making facility-level improvement efforts. Recognizing this critical need, the Strengthening Systems Improved Surgical Outcomes (SSISO) project addressed information use practices across 23 health facilities from October 2019 to September 2022. This study aimed evaluate effectiveness SSISO interventions in enhancing related capture, reporting, analysis,...
To compare outcomes at Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital to national and regional data plan quality improvement research studies based on the results.This study was a prospective hospital-based cross-sectional analysis of convenience sample 1, 000 women who delivered Hospital.Our young (median age 24 years) with primarily school level or less education (68.6%). Only about 5% had history prior cesarean birth, 2.1% reported they were human immunodeficiency virus seropositive, median...
Abstract Background To observe prevalence, characteristics and outcomes associated with operative vaginal birth (OVB). Methods We compared spontaneous OVB. Results Of 993 women, 759 (76.4%) experienced birth; 716 were (94.3%), 14 (1.8%) underwent forceps-assisted 29 (3.8%) had vacuum assistance. In a multivariable model of OVB (forceps vacuum), midwife, general practitioners (OR 5.6, p = 0.04) integrated emergency surgical officers 42.8, 0.001) more likely to attend. Women experiencing...
Surgical physician extenders are used in Ethiopia and sub-Saharan Africa where there is a lack of surgical providers. We tested characteristics associated with outcomes births attended by an integrated emergency officers (IESOs) as compared to midwives Of 1,000 women our convenience sample, data on birth attendant was missing 5 (0.5%). the remaining women, almost three-fourths (73.6%, n = 732) were midwife, quarter IESO (24.4%, 243), 10 General Practitioner level training (1.0%), delivered...
Background . Primary cesarean birth rates were high among women who either nulliparous (Group 2) or multiparous 4) with a single, cephalic, term fetus induced, augmented, underwent before labor in our study cohort. Objectives The objective of this analysis was to determine what risk factors associated Robson Groups 2 and 4. Methods This prospective hospital-based cross-sectional convenience sample 1,000 delivered at Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital the summer fall 2019. Results Women...
The objective of this study was to observe mode delivery among women with a history prior cesarean birth.
The objective of this study was to observe characteristics and outcomes associated with cesarean birth as compared vaginal birth.This a prospective hospital-based cross-sectional analysis convenience sample 1, 000 women. Data collected on admission, delivery, discharge by trained physician data collectors paper forms through chart review patient interview.Data mode delivery available for 993/1000 women (0.7% missing data), 23.4% whom underwent cesarean. These were less likely have labored...