Prevalence of modern contraceptive discontinuation and associated factors among married reproductive age group women in Debre Berhan town, Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study.

Objective: To assess the prevalence of modern contraceptive discontinuation and associated factors among married reproductive age (15-49 years) group women.

Study Design, Setting And Participants: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Debre Berhan town among 500 reproductive age group women. Study participants were selected using two-stage sampling procedures.

Essential newborn care practices and associated factors among home delivered mothers in Damot pulasa Woreda, southern Ethiopia.

Background: Globally 3.1 million children die each year in their neonatal period (first 28 days of life) according to World Health Organization (WHO) 2011 report. Half of these surprisingly occur within the first 24 h of delivery and 75% occur in the early neonatal period.