Practice of Labour Pain Management Methods and Associated Factors among Skilled Attendants Working at General Hospitals in Tigray Region, North Ethiopia: Hospital Based Cross-Sectional Study Design

Introduction: Maternal satisfaction is a means of evaluating quality of maternal health care given in health facilities. The objective was to assess the level of maternal Satisfaction and associated factors at Asrade Zewude Memorial Primary Hospital. Method: Cross-sectional study was conducted on 420 clients by systematic sampling method from February 8, 2017 to September 25, 2017. Structured questionnaire that was prepared by Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health was used. Pre-testing was done prior to the actual data collection process on a sample of 20 respondents and modified accordingly. The study was approved by Asrade Zewude Memorial Primary Hospital Senior Management Committee. The collected data were checked for completeness and consistency before being coded, entered and analyzed using SPSS version 16. Logistic regression was used to assess the presence of association between dependent and independent variables using SPSS at 95% CI and 5% margin of error. Result: The study revealed that level of satisfaction among delivering mothers was 88%. Educational level (AOR = 2.15, 95% CI = [1.02-3.71], access to ambulance service (AOR=3.15, 95% CI=[1.02-3.78], respect full delivery service (AOR=6.85, 95%CI=[4.35-6.95], welcoming hospital environment (AOR=3.09, 95% CI = [2.30-2.69], proper labor pain management (AOR=4.51, (95% CI=(3.12-5.01) and listening to their questions [AOR=3.95, 95%CI [2.35-4.36] were independent predictors for maternal satisfaction.Conclusion and Recommendation: Even though most of the participants were satisfied, they still had unmet needs and expectations in the delivery service provider. The identified main determinants were level of education, access to ambulance service, welcoming hospital environment, proper pain management and listening to their questions. Therefore, there is a need to improve the care given to maternity and appropriate strategy should be designed to address the unmet needs of mothers delivered in the hospital.

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Knowledge about cataract and associated factors among adults in Yirgalem town, Sidama National Regional State, southern Ethiopia, 2020: a community based cross sectional study design

BMC Ophthalmology ◽

10.1186/s12886-021-01844-3 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Anteneh Fikrie ◽

Yonatan G. Mariam ◽

Elias Amaje ◽

Henok Bekele

Keyword(s):

Study Design ◽

Associated Factors ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Southern Ethiopia ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Community Based ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Major Barrier ◽

Regional State ◽

Study Participants

Abstract Background Globally, at least 1 billion people have a vision impairment that could have been easily prevented or easily treated. Cataract is the leading preventable and most treatable causes of blindness and bilateral low vision among adults. Despite being the leading cause of preventable and most treatable blindness, the lack of knowledge about the disease and its option of treatment is still a major barrier in reducing the blindness owing to cataract in the developing countries particularly in Ethiopia. Hence, the aim of this study is to determine the level of knowledge about cataract and associated factors among adults in Yirgalem Town, Sidama National Regional State, Southern Ethiopia, 2020. Methods A community-based cross-sectional study design was conducted among randomly selected 599 adult’s age 18 years and above from May 10–30, 2020. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select the study participants. Data were collected using pre-tested and structured face-to-face interview questionnaires. The collected data were entered to Epi data version 3.1 and then exported to SPSS version 21 for analysis. Bi-variable and multivariable logistic regression was used to identify associated factors of knowledge about cataract. Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) together with 95% Confidence Interval (CI) was used to declare the statistical association between dependent and independent variables. Results Of the total study participants, 379 (64.7%), [(95% CI: 60.7–68.6%)] of them had good knowledge about cataract. Age (≥40 years) [AOR = 2.29(95% CI 1.18–4.44)], Elementary school completed [AOR = 2.31(95% CI 1.30–4.10)], High school & above [AOR = 5.55(95% CI 2.81–10.89)], governmental and non-governmental employed [AOR = 5.62 (95% CI 2.78–11.38)], Merchant [AOR = 1.72(95% CI 1.03–2.88)], Positive Attitude [AOR = 3.85(95% CI 2.94–6.47)] were positively significantly associated with knowledge about cataract. Whereas, rural residence [AOR = 0.19 (95% CI: 0.12–0.31)] was negatively associated with knowledge about cataract. Conclusions More than one third of the participants still had poor knowledge about cataract. This implies that health facilities should be engaged and raises the awareness of the community and empowers people about eye care needs.

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Stunting and associated factors among under-five children in Wukro town, Tigray region, Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

BMC Research Notes ◽

10.1186/s13104-019-4535-2 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Tesfay Tsegay Gebru ◽

Yohannes Ashebir Tesfamichael ◽

Muzayene Tilahun Bitow ◽

Natnael Etsay Assefa ◽

Gdiom Gebreheat Abady ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Associated Factors ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Under Five ◽

Under Five Children ◽

Tigray Region

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Uncertainty of Parents With Children Undergoing Herniorrhaphy

Clinical Nursing Research ◽

10.1177/1054773816676942 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 27 (3) ◽

pp. 343-363 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Kai-Wei K. Wang ◽

I-Hung Chen ◽

Marcelo Chen

Keyword(s):

Pain Management ◽

Birth Order ◽

Study Design ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Postoperative Symptom ◽

First Child ◽

Born Child ◽

University Degree

This study reports the association between parental uncertainty and characteristics of 123 parent–child dyads prior to the child’s herniorrhaphy. A cross-sectional study design and Mishel’s Parents’ Perception of Uncertainty Scale (PPUS) were used. Parent participants were married (98%), had a university degree (45%), identified with a religion (77%), and worked (69%). More boys (76%) than girls (23%) underwent herniorrhaphy (average age = 2.26 years); 60% were the first-born child and 25% were premature. More children presented with unilateral (63.4%; right = 44.7%, left = 18.7%) than bilateral (36.6%) hernias and most were primary (98%). Overall uncertainty was perceived as moderate and ambiguity had the highest score. Religion, birth order (first child), and hernia site (bilateral) explained 20.6% of total variance of uncertainty. Providing information about postoperative symptom and pain management is important for all parents, particularly for parents identified with a religion and whose first-born child had bilateral hernias.

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