scholarly journals Uncontrolled Hypertension and Associated Factors among Hypertensive Adults in Bale Zone Public Hospitals, Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lemessa Feyissa ◽  
Lamessa Miressa
Keyword(s):  
Associated Factors ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Uncontrolled Hypertension ◽  
Bale Zone

scholarly journals Perceived Adherence to Professional Ethics and Associated Factors Among Health Professionals in Bale Zone Public Hospitals, Oromia Regional State, South-East Ethiopia

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abiru Neme Neme ◽  
Desta Workineh Workineh ◽  
Bethlehem Getachew Getachew
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Professional Ethics ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Ethical Practice ◽  
Bale Zone

Abstract Introduction: Currently, hospitals not only have to contend with the dynamics of regulation but most importantly they have to deal with the issue of professional ethics. Objective: The objective of this study is to assess perceived adherence the professional ethics and associated factors among health care professionals in hospitals found in Bale Zone, Oromia region, South East - Ethiopia. Methods: A hospital based cross-sectional study was employed from April to May 2019in hospitals found in Bale Zone. All medical doctors, nurses and midwives who involved in patient treatment and care in the different units of the hospitals during data collection. The edited and cleaned data entered into a computer using SPSS version 20.0 software and a summary descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression was performed. Those variables which had significant association in bivariate logistic regression analyses were taken to multiple logistic regression models to identify variables which has independent association with the dependent variable (perceived adherence to professional ethics). All statistical tests were declared at p-value less than 0.05. Results: From the total of 417 questionnaires distributed to different health care units in the hospitals, the analysis was done for 408 responses which give a response rate of 97.8%. Overall, 186(45.6%) respondents had good perceived adherence of ethical practice. Nurse profession (AOR) = 3; 95 % CI= 1.17–7.76),Midwife profession(AOR) = 4; 95 % CI= 1.19–11.40), negative attitude towards professional ethics (AOR = 2; 95% CI: 1.03, 2.52), insufficient information about professional ethics in the curriculum (AOR = 2; 95% CI: 1.08, 2.97) and those whose work experience less than three years (AOR = 2.5; 95% CI: 1.32, 4.75) were associated with poor adherence to professional ethical practice Conclusions: This study highlight the overall ethical practice among Bale zone health professionals is low. Profession, work experience, perceived inadequacy of professional ethics curriculum and attitude had statistically significant association. Need staff’s attitude towards professional ethics, considering the intensity of CRC training for different professionals differently and revising the contents of professional ethics in the respective curriculums. Key words: adherence ,professional, Bale Zone,

scholarly journals The Prevalence of Necrotizing Enterocolitis and Associated Factors Among Enteral Fed Preterm and Low Birth Weight Neonates Admitted in Selected Public Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Cross-sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 2333794X2110196
Author(s):  
Sitotaw Molla Mekonnen ◽  
Daniel Mengistu Bekele ◽  
Fikrtemariam Abebe Fenta ◽  
Addisu Dabi Wake
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Necrotizing Enterocolitis ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Addis Ababa ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) remains to be the most critical and frequent gastrointestinal disorder understood in neonatal intensive care units (NICU). The presented study was intended to assess the prevalence of NEC and associated factors among enteral Fed preterm and low birth weight neonates. Institution based retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted on 350 enteral Fed preterm and low birth weight neonates who were admitted at selected public hospitals of Addis Ababa from March 25/2020 to May 10/2020. The data were collected through neonates’ medical record chart review. A total of 350 participants were enrolled in to the study with the response rate of 99.43%. One hundred eighty-four (52.6%) of them were male. The majority 123 (35.1%) of them were (32 + 1 to 34) weeks gestational age. The prevalence of NEC was (25.4%) (n = 89, [95% CI; 21.1, 30.0]). Being ≤28 weeks gestational age (AOR = 3.94, 95% CI [2.67, 9.97]), being (28 + 1 to 32 weeks) gestational age (AOR = 3.65, 95% CI [2.21, 8.31]), birth weight of 1000 to 1499 g (AOR = 2.29, 95% CI [1.22, 4.33]), APGAR score ≤3 (AOR = 2.34, 95% CI [1.32, 4.16]), prolonged labor (AOR = 2.21, 95% CI [1.35, 6.38]), maternal chronic disease particularly hypertension (AOR = 3.2, 95% CI [1.70, 5.90]), chorioamnionitis (AOR = 4.8, 95% CI [3.9, 13]), failure to breath/resuscitated (AOR = 2.1, 95% CI [1.7, 4.4]), CPAP ventilation (AOR = 3.7, 95% CI [1.50, 12.70]), mixed milk (AOR = 3.58, 95% CI [2.16, 9.32]) were factors significantly associated with NEC. Finally, the prevalence of NEC in the study area was high. So that, initiating the programs that could minimize this problem is required to avoid the substantial morbidity and mortality associated with NEC.

scholarly journals Blood donation practice and associated factors among health professionals in Tigray regional state public hospitals, northern Ethiopia

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsige Tadesse ◽  
Tadis Berhane ◽  
Teklehaymanot Huluf Abraha ◽  
Berihu Gidey ◽  
Elsa Hagos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Professionals ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Northern Ethiopia ◽  
Regional State

scholarly journals Infertility and associated factors in three hospitals in Douala, Cameroon: a cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 1985-95
Author(s):  
Thomas Obinchemti Egbe ◽  
Charmaine Ngo Mbaki ◽  
Nicholas Tendongfor ◽  
Elvis Temfack ◽  
Eugene Belley-Priso
Keyword(s):  
Associated Factors ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Multivariate Logistic Regression Model ◽  
Toxic Substances ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Reproductive Tract Infection ◽  
History Of

Aim: We determined the prevalence and factors associated with couple infertility in three hospitals in Douala, Cameroon. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study from December 18th 2015 to March 18th 2016 in three public hospitals in Douala. Three hundred and sixty participants were studied prospectively for associated fac- tors using a multivariate logistic regression model and 4732 files were studied retrospectively for the prevalence of infertility. Statistical significance was set at p < 0.05. Results: The prevalence of couple infertility was 19.2%. In logistic models, the factors which independently increased the risk of couple infertility were a history of reproductive tract infection/STI, a history of uterine fibroids, a history of dys- menorrhea and abortion for the females while for males it was a history of mumps, erectile dysfunction and exposure to chemicals/toxic substances/pesticides. Conclusion: One in every five couples in this study was infertile. Several factors affect the risks associated with couple in- fertility. The identification of these factors could help detect subgroups of couples at high risk of infertility. Reproductive health education, screening programmes for STI’s that may lead to infertility should be offered to couples. Keywords: Couple infertility; prevalence; associated factors; Douala; Cameroon.

scholarly journals Are Ethiopian diabetic patients protected from financial hardship?

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. e0245839
Author(s):  
Gebeyehu Tsega ◽  
Gebremariam Getaneh ◽  
Getasew Taddesse
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Economic Burden ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Threshold Level ◽  
Poverty Line ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Financial Hardship ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Diabetic Care

Background Globally, diabetes mellitus exerts an economic burden on patients and their families. However, the economic burden of diabetes mellitus and its associated factors were not well studied in Ethiopia. Therefore, the aim of this study is to assess the economic burden of diabetes mellitus and its associated factors among diabetic patients in public hospitals of Bahir Dar city administration, Ethiopia. Methods Across sectional study was conducted on 422 diabetic patients. The patients were selected by simple random sampling method. The prevalence-based model was used to estimate the costs on patients’ perspective. Bottom up and human capital approaches were used to estimate the direct and indirect costs of the patients respectively. Wealth index was constructed using principal component analysis by SPSS. Forty percent of nonfood threshold level was used to measure catastrophic diabetic care expenditure of diabetic patients. Whereas, the World Bank poverty line (the $1.90-a-day poverty line) was used to measure impoverishment of patients due to expenses of diabetes mellitus care. Data were entered by Epi data version 3.1and exported to SPSS version 23 for analysis. Simple and multiple logistic regressions were used. Results Four hundred one respondents were interviewed with response rate of 95%. We found that 239 (59.6%) diabetic patients incurred catastrophic diabetic care expenditure at 40% nonfood threshold level. Whereas, 20 (5%) diabetic patients were impoverished by diabetic care spending at the $1.90-a-day poverty line. Educational status of respondent, educational status of the head of household, occupation and wealth status were statistically associated with the catastrophic diabetic care expenditure. Conclusions The study revealed that the economic burden of diabetic care is very disastrous among the less privileged populations: the less educated, the poorest and unemployed. Therefore, all concerned stakeholders should design ways that can reduce the financial hardship of diabetic care among diabetic patients.

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