Determinants of compliance to iron folate supplementation among pregnant women attending antenatal care in public health facilities of South West Ethiopia: A case-control study.

Background: The prevalence of anemia among pregnant women remains high globally, particularly in low-income settings. Iron and folic acid supplementation (IFAS) during pregnancy is the most widely employed strategy to alleviate adverse pregnancy outcomes. This study aimed to explore the determinants of compliance with iron supplementation in the study area.

Measles outbreak investigation in Kasoshekumer kebele, Sinana district, South-Eastern Oromia, Ethiopia: A case-control study.

Objective: This study aimed at verifying the outbreak, preventing further transmission, and identifying the risk factors for the outbreak.

Method: A case-control study design was conducted from March 4, 2020 to April 30, 2020, in Kasoshekumer kebele of Sinana district. Thirty-seven carer-patient pairs and 74 controls were recruited in a 1:2 case-control ratio.

Utilisation of growth monitoring service by mothers of infants in Mettu town, Southwest Ethiopia.

Background: Growth monitoring (GM) is a preventive activity that serves as the core function in an integrated child health and nutrition programme. In most developing nations, including Ethiopia, however, the use of GM service is insufficient. Hence, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of GM services and associated characteristics among mothers of infants in Mettu town, Southwest Ethiopia.

Determinants of neonatal near-miss among neonates delivered in public hospitals of Ilu Abba Bor Zone, Southwest Ethiopia: An unmatched case-control study during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: The neonatal period is the time with the highest risk of neonatal and infant mortality. The COVID-19 pandemic diverted resources from routine maternal health services, which raises the possibility of neonatal near misses (NNMs). To implement prompt treatments that could improve the standard of infant care and lower neonatal mortality, it has been theorized that pinpointing the determinants of NNM during this outbreak is crucial.

Vaccination Status and Its Determinants Among Children Aged 12 to 23 Months in Mettu and Sinana Districts, Oromia Region, Ethiopia: A Comparative Cross Sectional Study.

Background: Globally, more than 19 million children have not received all of their vaccination benefits, resulting in an estimated one million deaths worldwide each year. Vaccine-preventable diseases are becoming more common in Ethiopia, despite the fact that official vaccination coverage is sufficient to develop herd immunity locally for some diseases such as measles. This mistrust of the official report prompted us to conduct a community survey and compare it to other areas where there have been no reports of vaccine-preventable disease.

Indications, Outcome and Risk Factors of Cesarean Delivery Among Pregnant Women Utilizing Delivery Services at Selected Public Health Institutions, Oromia Region, South West Ethiopia.

Background: Approximately 10% of deliveries are considered as high risk, which may require cesarean section. Besides, a rise in cesarean section delivery is a real public health concern; cesareans are costly and carry 8-12 and 8 times higher feto-maternal morbidity and mortality, respectively, as compared to vaginal delivery. Like in other countries where unnecessary cesarean delivery is performed, it is also rising in our country, posing potential risk to the mothers and their newborns.

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Towards Insulin-Self Administration Among Diabetic Patients Attending Bedele Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia, 2019/2020.

Background: Diabetes mellitus is a heterogeneous clinical syndrome secondary to defects in insulin secretion, action, or both. The worldwide fatality and disability rate imposed diabetic patients for insulin self-administration regardless of a scarcity of their knowledge, attitude, and practices. Thus, the study aimed to assess knowledge, attitude, and practice towards insulin-self administration among diabetic patients attending Bedele Hospital, southwest of Ethiopia.

Late initiation of antenatal care and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic of Ilu Ababor Zone, southwest Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study.

Timely entries to antenatal care have various benefits for pregnant women and birth outcomes. The aim of antenatal care is to assure that every pregnancy culminates in the delivery of a healthy baby without negative effects on the health of pregnant women through health promotion and disease prevention, early detection, and treatment of complications and existing diseases. Hence, this study assessed the late initiation of antenatal care and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics at public health centers of Ilu Ababor Zone, southwest Ethiopia.