Determinants of birth asphyxia among neonates admitted to neonatal intensive care units in hospitals of the Wolaita zone, Southern Ethiopia: A case-control study.

Background: Birth asphyxia, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), is the inability of breathing to start and continue automatically at birth. Blood-gas exchange is impaired, which results in increased hypoxia, hyperapnea, and substantial metabolic acidosis. The aim of this study was to determine the factors contributing to birth asphyxia in infants admitted to neonatal intensive care units in hospitals in the Wolaita Zone.

Incidence and predictors of treatment failure among children with HIV on first-line antiretroviral therapy in Wolaita zone, Southern Ethiopia: A multicenter retrospective cohort study.

Background: Antiretroviral therapy has improved the life expectancy of HIV-positive children. Treatment failure and drug resistance among children with HIV remain major public health concerns despite the rise in ART use. A dearth of evidence exists regarding treatment failure among Ethiopian children from multicenter settings.

Correction: Satisfaction with regular hospital foodservices and associated factors among adult patients in Wolaita zone, Ethiopia: A facility-based cross-sectional study.

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Satisfaction with regular hospital foodservices and associated factors among adult patients in Wolaita zone, Ethiopia: A facility-based cross-sectional study.

Background: Food service in hospital is one of the essential parts of the treatment process that determines recovery length and a hospital stay of patients. Even though many researches have been conducted on patients' satisfaction with healthcare services, there is a lack of studies that specifically address the satisfaction with food service at healthcare facilities in Ethiopia. This study aimed to assess patient satisfaction with regular hospital food service and associated factors among adults admitted to in-patient departments of hospitals.

Magnitude of Abdominal Wound Dehiscence and Associated Factors of Patients Who Underwent Abdominal Operation at St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Background: Abdominal wound dehiscence (AWD) is the separation of different layers of an abdominal wound before complete healing has taken place. It is a major cause of postoperative morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa including Ethiopia, and little is known about its prevalence and related factors in the study area.

Objectives: The aim of this study is to assess the magnitude of abdominal wound dehiscence and related factors on patients operated at St.

Seroprevalence and associated factors of hepatitis B virus infection among HIV-positive adults attending an antiretroviral treatment clinic at Wolaita Sodo University Referral Hospital.

Background: Hepatitis B virus infection (HBV) constitutes major public health problems in sub-Saharan Africa from different infections occuring in HIV positive patients. Ethiopia is a part of sub-Saharan Africa with 1.5% adult HIV prevalence, and also belongs to the intermediate to high HBV prevalence category.

Burden of NCDs in SNNP region, Ethiopia: a retrospective study.

Background: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are medical conditions or diseases that are non-transmissible. As NCDs are becoming one of major public health problem, providing local description of diseases and injuries is key to health decision- making and planning processes. So, this study aimed to describe caseload of NCDs in Southern Nations Nationalities and People's Region, Ethiopia.