Obscure Small Bowel Bleeding Related to a Ventral Hernioplasty Mesh Perforation Visualized With Video Capsule Endoscopy.

We report a case of a 76-year-old female presenting with intermittent obscure gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding originating from the small intestine secondary to a delayed complication related to mesh hernioplasty. The mesh was eroding into the small bowel causing intermittent transfusion-dependent GI bleeding. Multiple upper and lower endoscopic investigations were sought over the last two years, but they were noncontributory.

Magnitude and correlates of intimate partner violence against women and its outcome in Southwest Ethiopia.

Background: Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a major public health problem with serious consequences. This study was conducted to assess the magnitude of IPV in Southwest Ethiopia in predominantly rural community.

Methods: This community based cross-sectional study was conducted in May, 2009 in Southwest Ethiopia using the World Health Organization core questionnaire to measure violence against women.

Defaulters from antiretroviral treatment in Jimma University Specialized Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of and factors associated with defaulting from antiretroviral treatment (ART) in Jimma, Ethiopia.

Methods: Unmatched case control study: cases were individuals who had missed two or more clinical appointments (i.e.