Factors influencing utilization of early postnatal care services among postpartum women in Yirgalem town, Sidama Regional State, Ethiopia.

Objective: Providing postnatal care services at right time could help to reduce maternal and newborn deaths. Thus, this study aimed to assess the factors influencing the utilization of early postnatal care services among postpartum women in Yirgalem town, Sidama Regional State, Ethiopia.

Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was done using structured and interviewer-administered questionnaires among randomly selected 306 postpartum women.

Incidence and pattern of stroke among patients admitted to medical ward at Yirgalem General Hospital, Sidama Regional State, Southern-Ethiopia.

Introduction: In the current days, stroke has become one of the common reasons for admission in many health care setups and becoming an alarming public health problem in Ethiopia. Hence, this study aimed to assess the incidence and associated factors of stroke among patients admitted to the medical wards in Yirgalem hospital.

Methods: An institution-based retrospective cross-sectional study design was carried out from 01 January 2017, to 30 December 2019.