9 results match your criteria: "Nekemte Specialized Hospital[Affiliation]"
J Med Case Rep
December 2024
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nekemte Specialized Hospital, Nekemte City, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia.
Objectives: Conjoined twins are described as having been physically fused during pregnancy and delivery. They share some vital organs, such as the heart, lungs, liver, abdomen, etc. The article aims to present a unique discussion on conjoined twins at the abdomen, with twin A with anencephaly and face presentation and twin B with cephalic presentation.
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November 2023
Clinical Research Department, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
Background: Following baseline surveys in 2013 and 2014, trachoma elimination interventions, including three rounds of azithromycin mass drug administration (MDA), were implemented in 13 woredas (administrative districts) of Gambella Regional State, Ethiopia. We conducted impact surveys to determine if elimination thresholds have been met or if additional interventions are required.
Methods: Cross-sectional population-based surveys were conducted in 13 woredas of Gambella Regional State, combined into five evaluation units (EUs), 6─12 months after their last MDA round.
World Psychiatry
October 2023
Department of Psychiatry, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
We provide here the first bottom-up review of the lived experience of depression, co-written by experts by experience and academics. First-person accounts within and outside the medical field were screened and discussed in collaborative workshops involving numerous individuals with lived experience of depression, family members and carers, representing a global network of organizations. The material was enriched by phenomenologically informed perspectives and shared with all collaborators in a cloud-based system.
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September 2023
Department of Public Health, Institute of Health Sciences, Wollega University, Nekemte, Ethiopia.
Background: Intrauterine devices are a widely used method of contraception worldwide. These devices are reliable, cost-effective, long-acting, and reversible. Their placement in the uterus is usually simple and safe.
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November 2022
Department of Public Health, Institute of Health Sciences, Wallaga University, Nekemte, Ethiopia.
Purpose: Health care workers are potentially exposed to infections through contact with blood and bodily fluids while performing their duties. Compliance with the standard precautions reduces the risks of health care workers' exposure to blood and bodily fluids. However, the compliance level among health care workers is not well studied in the study area.
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July 2022
Department of Public Health, Institute of Health Sciences, Wollega University, Nekemte, Ethiopia.
Objective: Intrauterine devices are a widely used method of contraception worldwide. These devices are reliable, cost-effective, long-acting, and reversible. Their placement in the uterus is usually simple and safe.
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December 2021
Department of Public Health, Institute of Health Sciences, Wollega University, Nekemte, Ethiopia.
Background: Viral hepatitis is an emerging global health problem. A pregnant mother infected with the hepatitis B virus has a high rate of vertical transmission, causing adverse fetal and neonatal outcomes. Understanding the magnitude of the problem and associated factors has paramount importance to avert such adverse fetal and neonatal outcomes.
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April 2020
Department of Public Health, Institute of Health Sciences, Wollega University, Ethiopia.
Background: Access to proper medical attention and hygienic conditions during delivery can reduce the risk of complications and infections that may lead to serious illness or death or for the mother, baby, or both. In Ethiopia, the high maternal mortality rate with delivery by unskilled birth attendants shows low utilization of maternal health services.
Objective: This study was aimed at assessing factors determining the choice of childbirth place among women of childbearing age in Jimma Arjo District.
BMC Res Notes
November 2019
Department of Public Health, Institute of Health Sciences, Wollega University, Nekemte, Ethiopia.
Objectives: Hypertension is a growing public health problem in many developing countries. However, there is an insufficiency of scientific evidence on the prevalence of hypertension (HTN) at a community level in the study area. The aim of the study was exploring the prevalence and associated factors of hypertension among adults in Nekemte town, Ethiopia.
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