Background: Unsafe abortion is a serious reproductive health problem in developing countries including Ethiopia. The attitude of healthcare providers toward abortion is one of contributing factors to unsafe abortion. This study aimed to determine the pooled effect of healthcare workers' attitudes toward safe abortion care and its determinants factors in Ethiopia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Women's undernutrition during pregnancy increases the risks and burdens of maternal and neonatal morbidity, death, and disability through its vicious cycles of irreversible intergenerational negative effects. Despite the high burden of maternal undernutrition during pregnancy in semi-pastoral communities of eastern Ethiopia, there is a paucity of information on its major risk factors. This study revealed determinants of acute undernutrition among pregnant women attending primary healthcare units in Chinaksen district in rural eastern Ethiopia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHealthcare-associated infection is one of the most common and severe threats to patients' health and remains a significant challenge for healthcare providers. Among healthcare-associated infections, urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common infections. This study aimed to determine the global incidence of UTI among patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Uterine rupture is the most dangerous complication of labor and contributes to high maternal mortality. Despite efforts to improve basic and comprehensive emergency obstetric treatment, women continue to suffer from disastrous maternal outcomes.
Purpose: This study aimed to assess the survival status and predictors of mortality among women with uterine rupture at public hospitals in the Harari Region, Eastern Ethiopia.
Healthcare-associated infections pose one of the most severe threats to patients' health and remain a major challenge for healthcare providers globally. Among healthcare-associated infections, surgical site infection is one of the most commonly reported infections. It remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality across the world.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) has become a public health problem throughout the world and about one-third of deaths were attributed to DR-TB from antimicrobial resistance which contributes to 10% of all TB deaths. Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Ethiopia accounts for a significant number of TB cases. However, the scanty evidence on DR-TB contributing factors could affect the level of this deadly case tackling program.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Africa is a developing continent with a high maternal mortality rate. It is beneficial to implement interventions that alleviate the problem. As a result, this systematic review and meta-analysis was carried out to summarize evidence that will assist concerned bodies in proposing strategies to reduce maternal mortality due to post-partum hemorrhage.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Burnout is a common condition among health workers, characterized by emotional tiredness, depersonalization, and a sense of low personal accomplishment. Ethiopia has major health workforce management challenges, including shortages, poor motivation, retention, and performance, and research evidence is limited for health professionals' burnout status, particularly in Eastern Ethiopia. Therefore, this study is aimed at determining the prevalence of burnout and associated factors among health professionals working at governmental health facilities in Eastern Ethiopia.
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