Predictors of surgical site infection among women following cesarean delivery in eastern Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study.

Unlabelled: Despite the availability of prophylactic antibiotics prior to skin incisions, surgical site infection (SSI) following cesarean section (CS) remains an unresolved health issue. As a result, this study aimed to assess the incidence and predictors of SSI after a CS.

Methods: The authors conducted a prospective cohort study in eastern Ethiopia.

Factors associated with discontinuation among long-acting reversible contraceptive users: a multisite prospective cohort study in urban public health facilities in Ethiopia.

Objective: The study aims to determine discontinuation among long-acting reversible contraceptive users at 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after initiation and its associated factors among new long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) users.

Design: A facility-based multicentre prospective cohort study was conducted with a sample size of 1766 women.

Setting: The study was conducted in five large cities of Ethiopia (Addis Ababa, Gondar, Mekelle, Jimma and Harar) between March 2017 and December 2018.