The Effect of Expert Patient Simulation on Clinical Judgment: A Quasi-Experimental Study.

Background: Worldwide, quality education is one of the important tools to improve healthcare quality. Healthcare practitioners must be competent in their clinical judgement to meet clients' need. However, poor clinical judgment skill accounts for almost one-third of all patient problems in health care.

Prevalence of cultural malpractice during the perinatal period and its determinants among reproductive age women in southwest Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study.

Background: Cultural malpractices are accepted cultural norms and socially shared practices that have a negative impact on health. Cultural malpractices vary in type and number in different communities. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of cultural malpractice during the perinatal period and identify its predictors among reproductive-age women in rural communities of southwestern Ethiopia.

Undernutrition and its associated factors among pregnant women at the public hospitals of Bench-Sheko and Kaffa zone, southwest Ethiopia.

Background: Undernutrition in pregnant women, expressed as low mid-upper arm circumference, is responsible for maternal mortality and morbidity, adverse birth outcomes, subsequent childhood malnutrition, and mortality. As a result, the purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of maternal undernutrition and associated factors during pregnancy in public hospitals in the Bench-Sheko and Kaffa zones of southwest Ethiopia.

Methods: A facility-based cross-sectional study design was employed among 566 women who received antenatal care from March-May 2021 at the public hospitals of the Bench-Sheko and Kaffa zones, Southwest Ethiopia.

Assessment of dietary diversity and associated factors among lactating mothers in Debub Bench District.

Objective: To identify dietary diversity and its associated factors among lactating women in the Debub Bench district.

Methods: Cross-sectional study design was conducted among 836 lactating women from January 1st to March 31st, 2019, in Debub Bench district. The outcome variable of the study was determined based on the proportion of lactating mothers who fed less than five major food groups to mothers who fed more than five major food groups out of nine (9) food groups.

Factors associated with undernutrition among children aged between 6-36 months in Semien Bench district, Ethiopia.

Background: Malnutrition is a term used to refer a condition of both excessive and under-nutrition. Even in the 21 c, it is yet among the major public health challenges that affect the health, growth, and development of millions of children across continents. Studies show that malnutrition during early childhood could result in devastating long-term effects such as poor school performance, weak immune system, and growth and development.