A5015273160- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Sex work and related issues
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Technology Use by Older Adults
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Religion, Society, and Development
- Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
Wolaita Sodo University
2017-2025
Amhara Regional Health Bureau
2020
Completion along continuum of care for maternal and newborn health (MNH) services like antenatal care, skilled birth attendance postnatal is advantageous over each segment services. It one the currently recommended strategies to reduce both neonatal mortality achieve global target ending preventable under-five children's mortality. Although studies on factors affecting MNH have been well documented in Ethiopia, there a dearth evidence about level associated with it. This study was intended...
Preconception care (PCC) is a series of biomedical, mental, and psycho-social health services provided to women couple before pregnancy throughout subsequent pregnancies for desired outcomes. Millions new-borns have died in low-income countries due impediments that arise exaggerate during are not deal with as part pre-conception care. To the best our knowledge, however, there lack information about preconception practice its determinants southern Ethiopia, including study area. This was...
Background Perceived paternal emotional fertility intentions were measured by asking pregnant women how their husbands felt when they have learnt about the index pregnancy. Paternal emotion during pregnancy and childbirth is imperative for better maternal newborn health outcomes, though policy strategic framework has been lacking in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study aimed to explore perceived of and/or male partners examine its correlates among a panel Methods Nationally representative data...
Besides its contribution in the treatment of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-infected patients, anti-retroviral drugs may also cause mild to serious adverse effects. It is main causes for poor drug adherence, discontinuation and changes Anti-Retroviral Treatment (ART) regimens. Thus, aim this study was assess incidence predictors reaction among adult Virus positive patients on from January 1, 2013 up December 30, 2018 at Arba Minch town public health facilities, Southern Ethiopia.An institution...
Background: Antenatal care is one of the strategies for reducing maternal morbidity and mortality directly by affording increased chances early detection high-risk pregnancies. WHO recommends a minimum four ANC visits. In order to make it effective, monitoring content quality needed. However, number studies focus on frequency ANC, evidence core contents was limited in this study area. The aim determine factors associated with ANC. Methods Materials: A cross-sectional design employed collect...
Neonatal mortality includes all deaths of neonate occurring before the 28th day life. has been declining over two decades in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Ethiopia. The foremost causes death are preventable and treatable. Regardless, recognizing predictors may be a crucial step lowering neonatal mortality. However, evidences on survival status neonates and/or were limited Ethiopia, particularly study area. Thus, this aimed to answer these questions.An institution-based retrospective cohort...
Stillbirth is an unfavorable outcome of pregnancy, which still prevalent in many countries despite remarkable efforts made to improve the care pregnant women. While producing estimates consistent with other national reports, all are hindered by limited data and important causes death likely be missed. However; there a scarcity on stillbirth Ethiopia particularly Wolaita zone.To assess prevalence associated factors among women giving birth at public hospitals zone, southern Ethiopia.A...
Background: Following hospitalization of a preterm infant, mothers experience unexpected and stressful events. In Ethiopia, specifically in the study area, experiences with babies, difficulties they face during their hospital stay, as well types support available to help them deal have not been thoroughly investigated. Objective: To explore lived having newborns Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Wolaita Sodo University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital (WSUCSH), Sodo, Southern Ethiopia....
Hypertension is an emerging public health problem in many low- and middle-income countries including Ethiopia. However, there are limited studies data scarce these countries, particularly Thus, the aim of this study was to assess prevalence hypertension its associated factors area.A community-based cross-sectional conducted Areka town. Multi-stage sampling technique used select 581 adults. Information on socio-demographic data, behavioral dietary habits, family history were collected using...
ABSTRACT Background Completion along continuum of care for maternal and newborn health(MNH) service like antenatal care, skilled birth attendance postnatal services is one the currently recommended strategies to reduce both neonatal mortality achieve global target ending preventable under five children’s mortality. Although studies on factors affecting each segment MNH were well documented in Ethiopia, there a dearth evidence level associated with it. Thus, this study tries fill gap country...
The ability of individuals and couples to anticipate achieve their desired number children as well the spacing timing birth is family planning. Access planning ensuring that needs are met based on human rights. Nonetheless, for most women, this need has not been met. In addition, in study field, there was minimal evidence regarding this. Thus, aim assess prevalence associated factors unmet modern contraceptive methods among currently married women Damot Woyde district, southern Ethiopia.This...
Background: The growing access and use of mobile technology provide new tools for diabetic care management. Mobile-based (mHealth) is considered as a useful tool to deliver healthcare services makeshift alternative consultations follow-up patients. Therefore, this study aimed scrutinize the willingness receive mHealth messages its associated factors among patients at Mizan Tepi University Teaching Hospital (MTUTH). Methods: A cross-sectional was conducted two hundred thirty-three Data were...
Expanding the contraceptive options based on desires of families and personal context is critical to address needs users. For instance, dual methods were recommended for people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients prevent HIV transmission, other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), unintended pregnancies. Disclosure one strategies reduce stigma related use contraception clandestinely. However, there a dearth evidence regarding magnitude factors affecting method utilization...
<title>Abstract</title> <bold>Background:</bold> Male dominance decision making as far sexual and reproductive health concerned is common in low middle income countries since it socially constructed culturally accepted. Intention to conceive an integral part of Reproductive Health (RH) right can be consider on fertility. However, including Ethiopia where male take the lead every process for family ranging from household level determine number children that should possess women new born RH...
Sexually transmitted infection is an that typically by sexual contact and may either end or develop into a sexually disease. Today, young people are recognized as groups with special health-related vulnerabilities like drug use, unprotected sex infections. Despitea number of strategies which focused on people's health, there was limited evidence among incarcerated persons. Thus, the aim this study to assess self-reported syndromes infections associated factors persons (18-29 years) in...
Every pregnancy can face risk. One of the World Health Organization recommendations for health promotion interventions maternal and newborn was to increase birth preparedness complication readiness. The main objective this recommendation use skilled care at timely facility obstetric complications. However, best our knowledge, there is a dearth documented evidence on magnitude readiness factors associated with it in study area. Thus, aim identify affecting practice readiness.A community-based...
A country's immunization system's effectiveness depends on its supply chain's efficacy. To assess the challenges of maintaining an efficient vaccine chain, Malawi conducted assessment using The EVM2.0 tool (Effective Vaccine Management). It is a cross-sectional study in which all EVM requirements were assessed between September and October 2021. Data collected from eighty-two randomly selected sites site selection EVM. entered into 2.0 version 1.12 for analysis. This generates performance...
Human immunodeficiency virus is primarily transmitted through sexual contact with an infected partner and babies born to mothers the virus. Partners of people living HIV children whose parents have are at higher risk contracting unless they take preventive measures. This study aimed identifying prevalence determinants infection among family members index cases on antiretroviral treatment (ART).A community-based cross-sectional was conducted 623 randomly selected in Sodo Town from February...
Background The Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness (BPCR) message is one of the prenatal care packages targeted at reducing maternal neonatal mortality by avoiding unnecessary delays during labor delivery. There limited evidence in Ethiopia that has looked spatial variation missing BPCR messages potential predictors. Hence, this study aimed to identify predictors national level. Methods was based on analysis 2016 Demographic Health Survey data, using a weighted sample 4771 women....
The objective of this study is to examine and analyze the various images women depicted in Book Ecclesiastes. analyzed book Ecclesiastes by using theories from feminism hermeneutic interpretations. was selected Bible qualitatively. This because it believed be suitable interpret thematically elucidate existing gender related issues shows that were represented negatively due author’s personal life problems (the negative image caused distortion writers life). result also revealed agrees with...