Background: Documentation on the spectrum, comorbidities, profile, and outcomes of adult surgical admissions in Botswana is limited. This information may guide manpower distribution for proposed rotations in the new general surgery training programmes.
Methods: The medical records of adult surgical admissions for a period of one year (August 2017 - July 2018) were reviewed retrospectively.
Introduction: various gastrointestinal diseases affect surgical patients. Literature on the burden and outcomes of surgical gastrointestinal diseases in a high HIV infection prevalence is scares. This study aimed to investigate this topic at the Princess Marina Hospital.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Despite its benefit in promoting maternal health and the health of her developing fetus, little is known about preconception care practice and its associated factors in Ethiopia. Moreover, preconception care utilization in private hospitals is not known. The purpose of this study, therefore, is to determine the utilization of preconception health care services and its associated factors among pregnant women following antenatal care in the private Maternal and Child Health hospitals in Addis Ababa.
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