Prevalence and determinants of hyperemesis gravidarum among pregnant women in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Studies focusing on the occurrence and correlates of hyperemesis gravidarum in Ethiopia have reported varied values in different regions of the country. Additionally, there is no systematic review and meta-analysis summarizing the prevalence of hyperemesis gravidarum and its determinants in Ethiopia. Hence, this systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to estimate the overall prevalence of hyperemesis gravidarum and explore its determinants in Ethiopia.

Gestational weight gain and its determinants among pregnant women in Gurage zone, Central Ethiopia: a cohort study.

Background: The nutritional status of the mothers before pregnancy and the weights gained during pregnancy are very crucial factors affecting the pregnancy outcomes and health of the infants. This study aimed to assess early pregnancy weight, determine the magnitude of gestational weight gain, and investigate the factors affecting gestational weight gain among pregnant women in the Gurage zone, 2022.

Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted among pregnant women who started antenatal care follow-up before the 16th week of gestation in the selected hospitals and health centers of the Gurage zone, Ethiopia.

Dietary determinants of overnutrition among hypertensive patients in southwest Ethiopia: an ordinal regression model.

Overnutrition is a recognized risk factor for hypertension, but evidence is lacking among hypertensive patients for tailored dietary interventions. This study assessed dietary factors in 331 hypertensive patients in southwest Ethiopia. The data was collected through a questionnaire and analyzed using factor analysis.

Harmful cultural practices during perinatal period and associated factors among women of childbearing age in Southern Ethiopia: Community based cross-sectional study.

Introduction: Although the maternal mortality ratio has decreased by 38% in the last decade, 810 women die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth every day, and two-thirds of maternal deaths occur in Sub-Saharan Africa alone. The lives of women and newborns before, during, and after childbirth can be saved by skilled care. The main factors that prevent women from receiving care during pregnancy and childbirth are harmful cultural practices.

Voluntary Blood Donation Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices in Central Ethiopia.

Background: Increasing the availability of safe blood is a major challenge in developing countries. Given the scant amount of community-based data in Africa, this study examines the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of blood donation of Ethiopian adults.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 421 adult residents of Adama town using face-to-face interviews with translated questionnaires.

Prevalence of unintended pregnancy and associated factors among pregnant mothers in Jimma town, southwest Ethiopia: a cross sectional study.

Background: Unintended pregnancy is a pregnancy that occurred when no children were desired or earlier than desired. One in three births in Ethiopia were unintended, which is major contributor to maternal morbidity and mortality. The objective of this study was to assess prevalence of unintended pregnancy and associated factors among pregnant women in Jimma.

Determinants of HIV infection among children born to mothers on prevention of mother to child transmission program of HIV in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a case control study.

Background: Despite wide spread use of Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) by pregnant women living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), the transmission rate is still higher by 18% after breastfeeding ends. The aim of this study was to identify factors affecting mother-to-child HIV transmission.

Methods: Unmatched case-control study was conducted in Addis Ababa, from April to May, 2017.