Publications by authors named "Dawit Desta"

Objective: To assess effective breastfeeding technique (EBT) and associated factors among lactating mothers in Gidan District, North-East Ethiopia.

Design: A community-based cross-sectional study.

Setting: Gidan District, North-East Ethiopia.

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Background: Health system responsiveness is defined as the outcome of designing health facility relationships so that they are familiar and responsive to patients' universally legitimate expectations. Even though different strategies have been implemented to measure responsiveness, only limited evidence exists in Sub-Saharan Africa. In Ethiopia, information about health system responsiveness among outpatients is limited.

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Background: Sirenomelia is a rare congenital defect. Its management during pregnancy and after delivery is becoming a controversial issue because of its complex nature and management outcome. The possibility of expectant management in the sirenomelia twin drove us to write this case report.

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