Publications by authors named "Berhanu Wordofa Giru"

Background: Patients with cancer frequently reported sleep problems during their treatments which can affect their sleep quality have an impact on patients' quality of life (QOL).

Objective: to assess the prevalence of sleep quality and associated factors in adult cancer patients on treatment in the Oncology unit of Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2021.

Methods: institutional-based cross-sectional study design was used and data was collected by using face-to-face structured interview questionnaires from March 1 to April 1, 2021.

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Background: Cancer has great implications for psychological, social, economic, and emotional dimensions. Psychological distress is overwhelming among cancer patients following a confirmed diagnosis. However, little is known about the prevalence of psychological distress and associated factors among cancer patients in Africa Sub-Saharan.

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Background: Person-centered maternity care is respectful and responsive care to individual women's preferences, needs, and values and ensuring that their values guide all clinical decisions during childbirth. It is recognized as a key dimension of the quality of maternity care that increases client satisfaction and institutional delivery. However, little research has been conducted about person-centered maternity care in Ethiopia.

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Background: Mental distress is a mental or psychological syndrome which influences the health status, treatment effectiveness, and quality of care of a hospitalized medical-surgical inpatient. It is more common in a hospital setting than in a community setting. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of mental distress and associated factors among hospitalized medical-surgical adult inpatients in public hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2020.

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Background: Globally, every minute, at least one woman dies from complications related to pregnancy or childbirth. The situation is more serious for women in Sub-Saharan Africa which also include Ethiopia. Birth preparedness is a strategy to promote the timely use of skilled maternal and neonatal care, especially during childbirth.

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