Publications by authors named "Keralem Anteneh Bishaw"

Introduction: Pain is defined as an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage. Under -treatment of pain continues to be a major health care problem in Ethiopia. Although it has this problem, it receives limited research attention.

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  • A study conducted in South Wollo Zone, Ethiopia, in 2023, aimed to determine the rate and factors associated with successful vaginal delivery after labor induction.
  • Out of 385 participants, the study found that 75.6% experienced vaginal delivery, with several key factors influencing success, including mid-upper arm circumference, multiparity, bishop score, use of oxytocin with cervical ripening, and baby weight.
  • The findings suggest that healthcare providers should focus on evaluating these factors before induction to improve delivery outcomes and enhance maternal and perinatal health.
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Male involvement in infant care is an effective intervention to improve infant health outcomes. However, evidence regarding male involvement in infant care and its associated factors is limited in Ethiopia. To assess the male involvement in infant care and associated factors among infants less than one year in Bibugn district of Ethiopia.

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  • The study looked at how often children on antiretroviral treatment in Ethiopia experience serious side effects from their medications and what factors might affect this.* -
  • Researchers followed 380 children for several months and found that serious side effects occurred at a rate of about 3.5 out of every 1,000 children each month.* -
  • Some things that made side effects more likely included having advanced stages of HIV, not sticking to their treatment plan, taking multiple types of medications, and not using protective treatments for infections.*
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Severe mental illness is usually marked by periods of remission, when symptoms are absent or well controlled, and of exacerbation, when symptoms return or worsen. Relapse of these severe illnesses costs a lot for patients and their families and imposes a financial burden on hospital and community services. Costs for relapse cases were four times higher than that of non-relapse cases.

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Background: Despite being a normal occurrence, menstruation requires hygienic care and is associated with a number of myths and wrongdoings. Menstrual hygiene issues have been linked to major health issues, such as urinary tract and reproductive tract infections. Consequently, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the management of menstrual hygiene and related aspects among teenage students in Debre Markos town, North West, Ethiopia.

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Background: Child mortality remains a global public health problem, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. After initiating ART, the mortality rate among HIV-infected children in Ethiopia was 12-17 deaths per 1000 child-year.

Objective: To determine the time to death and its predictors among under-five children on antiretroviral treatment in public hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from April 12, 2017, to May 12, 2022.

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Background: Puerperal sepsis is one of the leading causes of maternal mortality, particularly in low and middle-income countries where most maternal deaths occur. Women with puerperal sepsis are prone to long-term disabilities, such as chronic pelvic pain, blocked fallopian tubes, and secondary infertility. Besides this, puerperal sepsis has received less attention.

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Aim: This study aimed to assess COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019)-related attitude and risk perception among pregnant women attending antenatal care, and the associated factors, at public health facilities of the East Gojjam Zone, Ethiopia.

Subjects And Methods: A multi-center cross-sectional study was conducted, from December 1-30, 2020. A total of 847 pregnant women were included in the study using a simple random sampling technique.

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Introduction: labour pain relief is a key factor for maternal satisfaction during childbirth. However, in developing countries, labour pain management is not a well-established service mainly due to negative attitudes of health care providers resulting in unmeasured suffering from childbirth for mothers. Thus, this study was aimed to assess attitude of obstetric caregiver towards labour pain management and associated factors at public health centers of East Gojjam zone.

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Introduction: Pregnant women suffer from varying levels of generalized anxiety disorder that result in poor obstetrical outcomes. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the prevalence and factors associated with generalized anxiety disorder among pregnant women attending antenatal care during COVID-19 at the public health facilities in the east Gojjam zone.

Methods: A health facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted, from 1-30 December 2020.

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Objective: Emergency preparedness and response operations for all types of catastrophes rely heavily on healthcare facilities and their staff. On the other hand, hospital employees suffer significant gaps in emergency preparedness knowledge and skills when it comes to treating mass casualties. The objective of this study was to assess the nurses' and physicians' familiarity with emergency preparedness and identify the associated factors.

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Objectives: Puerperal sepsis is a life-threatening condition that can lead to death and long-term morbidities of postnatal women, such as chronic pelvic pain, pelvic inflammatory disease, and secondary infertility. Therefore, the study aimed to assess the knowledge and practice of postnatal women at Debre Markos town health facilities toward the prevention of puerperal sepsis and its associated factors.

Methods: A multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted from 1 to 30 July 2020.

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Background: Delay in seeking emergency obstetric care contributes to high maternal mortality and morbidity in developing countries. One of the major factors contributing to maternal death in developing countries is a delay in seeking emergency obstetric care. This study aimed to assess the proportion and associated factors of delay in deciding to seek emergency obstetric care on institutional delivery among postpartum mothers in the South Gondar zone hospitals, Ethiopia, 2020.

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Evidence of variation in maternity health service practices has increased the government's interest in quantifying and advancing the quality of institutional delivery care in the developing world, including Ethiopia. Therefore, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to update and provide more representative data on women's satisfaction with skilled delivery care and the associated factors in Ethiopia. This systematic review and meta-analysis followed the Preferred Reporting Items 2015 guideline.

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Background: Uterine rupture has a significant public health importance, contributing to 13% of maternal mortality and 74%-92% of perinatal mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa, and 36% of maternal mortality in Ethiopia. The prevalence and predictors of uterine rupture were highly variable and inconclusive across studies in the country. Therefore, this systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to estimate the pooled prevalence and predictor of uterine rupture in Ethiopia.

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Background: The study was conducted in public health centers of East Gojjam Zone, Amhara region, Ethiopia. The purpose of this study was to assess knowledge, and use of labour pain relief methods and associated factors among obstetric caregivers in the study setting.

Methods: A facility-based cross-sectional study design was conducted from March 1-30, 2018.

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