Utilization of immediate post-partum long acting reversible contraceptives and its associated factors among mothers who gave birth in Addis Ababa public hospitals, Ethiopia: An institutional based cross-sectional study.

Background: An immediate postpartum period is a good opportunity to utilize immediate postpartum long-acting reversible contraceptives for women whom they want to delay pregnancy. Long-acting reversible contraceptive methods like intrauterine device, Jaddel and implants can improve maternal and newborn health by preventing unintended pregnancy. Despite on their advantage, evidence on its utilization and associated factors is limited in our study area.

Magnitude and its associated factors of teenage pregnancy among antenatal care attendees in Bahir Dar city administration health institutions, northwest, Ethiopia.

Background: Worldwide teenage pregnancies develop many devastating complications, both the mother and the neonate like developing anemia, nutritional deficiency, pregnancy induced hypertension, preterm baby, inadequate weight gains and obstructed labor, fistula and sepsis. Reproductive health concerns of adolescents the main emphasis area which increasing international attention in recent years. Therefore, we intended to assess the magnitude and its associated factors of teenage pregnancy in Bahir Dar city administration health institutions, northwest, Ethiopia, 2017.

Quality of life among women with a diagnosis of pelvic organ prolapse at Felege Hiwot Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia: an institutional based cross-sectional study.

Introduction And Hypothesis: Pelvic organ prolapse is among the most common gynecologic problems worldwide. It greatly influences women's quality of life. However, research regarding the effect of pelvic organ prolapse on quality of life is limited in our study area.

Factors associated with timely initiation of antenatal care among pregnant women in Bahir Dar city, Northwest Ethiopia: Cross-sectional study.

Aim: This study aimed to assess the timely initiation of Antenatal Care and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care clinics at Bahir Dar city, North West Ethiopia.

Design: Institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted.

Methods: Data were collected on 804 pregnant women from 20 February to 27 March 2017.

Utilization and its factors of post abortion modern contraceptive in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Providing post-abortion care service is a widely accepted to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality by promoting, preventing and treating maternal and neonatal health, identifying the utilization and its factor of post abortion contraceptive is crucial. Therefore we tried to review post abortion contraceptive utilization and its factors in Ethiopia.

Methods: A review was performed by using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA).

Adolescent-parent communication on sexual and reproductive health issues and associated factors among secondary school students in Woreta town, Northwest Ethiopia: An institutional based cross sectional study.

Background: World Health Organization states adolescents as persons whose age is between 10-19 years. In Ethiopia, sexual and reproductive health problems of adolescents are high. Parent-adolescent communication regarding sexual and reproductive health issues is important to reduce adolescent risky sexual behaviors.

Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Emergency-Contraception Methods among Female Dangila Hidase High School Students, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019.

Background: Emergency contraception is used after intercourse and before potential implantation, offering women a last chance to prevent pregnancy after unprotected sexual intercourse.

Objective: This study aimed to assess knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding emergency contraception among female students at Dangila Hidase high school in northwest Ethiopia.

Methods: An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted among female students at Dangila Hidase high school from from May 1 to 30, 2019.

Intention to use vasectomy and its associated factors among married men in Debre Tabor Town, North West Ethiopia, 2019.

Background: Vasectomy is one of the most effective and permanent male contraceptive methods, and involves cutting and ligating the vas deferens to make the semen free of sperm during ejaculation. Although it is effective, simple, and safe, it is not well known and practiced in the majority of our community. This study assessed the intention to use vasectomy and its associated factors among married men in Debre Tabor Town, North West Ethiopia, 2019.

Correction to: Postnatal care service utilization and associated factors among women who gave birth in Debretabour town, North West Ethiopia: a community- based cross-sectional study.

An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

Postnatal care service utilization and associated factors among women who gave birth in Debretabour town, North West Ethiopia: a community- based cross-sectional study.

Background: World health organization stated that postnatal care is defined as a care given to the mother and her newborn baby immediately after the birth of the placenta and for the first six weeks of life. Majority of maternal and neonatal deaths occur during childbirth and the postpartum period. Scaling up of maternal and newborn health through proper postnatal care services is the best way of reducing maternal and neonatal mortality.