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Objectives: To assess the usage of cervical cancer screening services and associated factors among HIV-positive women on antiretroviral treatment in Southern Ethiopia in 2020.

Design: A multicentre cross-sectional study.

Setting: The study was conducted in Wolaita Sodo University Teaching Referral Hospital and Sodo Health Centre, Southern Ethiopia, from 1 July 2020 to 30 September 2020.

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  • The study aimed to evaluate the long-term supportive care needs of adult stroke survivors in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, focusing on those who had strokes at least 6 months prior.
  • Out of 422 participants, over half (53.6%) reported unmet supportive care needs, with major needs identified in areas such as information about stroke and public transportation.
  • Key factors linked to these unmet needs included having high blood pressure, heart disease, significant levels of disability, and challenges accessing physiotherapy services, indicating a need for improved support systems for stroke survivors.
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Background: To protect health-care providers (HCPs) from COVID-19, the WHO recommends applying basic principles of infection prevention and control measures at all health-care facilities. This study aimed to assess the knowledge, perceptions, satisfaction, and readiness of HCPs regarding COVID-19 in Tigrai, Ethiopia in 2020.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from June 1 to July, 2020.

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Following publication of the original article [1], we have been notified that the name of one author was spelled incorrectly as Kidanemariam Berhe, when the correct spelling is Kidanemaryam Berhe.

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Following publication of the original article [1], the author reported that his name was misspelled. The original article has been corrected.Incorrect name: Gidiom GebrehetCorrect name: Gdiom Gebreheat.

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Background: The incidence of premature rupture of membranes ranges from about 5% to 10% of all deliveries. A woman with premature rupture of membranes is at risk of intra-amniotic infection, postpartum infection, endometritis, and death. A neonate born from premature rupture of membranes mother is at high risk of respiratory distress syndrome, sepsis, intraventricular hemorrhage and death.

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