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.

Determinants of puerperal sepsis among postpartum women at public hospitals of Hawassa city, Southern Ethiopia: Institution-based unmatched case-control study.

Background: World health organization reported that from 358,000 maternal deaths occurring during labor and childbirth about 15% were attributed to puerperal sepsis. In Ethiopia, puerperal sepsis is the fourth leading direct cause of maternal death next to hemorrhage, obstructed labor, and pregnancy-induced hypertension. Early recognition and management of the contributing factors would help to modify the problem.

Breast self-examination and associated factors among women in Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study.

Background: The early detection of breast cancer plays an important role in decreasing morbidity and mortality of breast cancer. Breast self-examination (BSE) is one screening method used for the early detection of breast cancer. BSE involves the woman looking at and feeling each breast for possible lumps, distortions, or swellings.