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UNMET NEED FOR CONTRACEPTION AMONG HIV-POSITIVE WOMEN ATTENDING HIV CARE AND TREATMENT SERVICE AT SPHMMC, ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
(2015-10-01)BACKGROUND- Ethiopia is one of the nations severely affected by the HIV pandemic with a national adult HIV prevalence of 1.5% with women disproportionately affected than men (1.9% compared to 1.0% in men). Despite its demonstrable contribution, far less attention ...
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The Incidence Sociodemographic, clinical Characteristics and Risk factors of Ectopic Pregnancy in Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(2016-01-01)Background
Ectopic pregnancy has remained a significant cause of maternal morbidity and mortality especially in the sub Saharan Africa. Ectopic pregnancy is the commonest cause of maternal morbidity and mortality in the first trimester of pregnancy. ...
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Incidence of eclampsia at SPHMMC and Correlated risk factors of substandard care with maternal adverse outcomes
(2016-01-01)Background
Eclampsia is defined as occurrence of one or more generalized convulsions or coma in the absence of other neurological conditions. In the western world, the estimated incidence of eclampsia ranges from 1:2000 to 1:3448 pregnancies. WHO estimates ...
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Quality of family planning counseling Among ANC Followers at SPHMMC ANC clinic
(2016-01-01)BackgroundEvery women in the reproductive age has a right to accurate, appropriate, understandable, and unambiguous information related to reproductive health in all parts of the health care facility.
Family planning is defined as the ability of ...
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Pattern of gynecological admissions and outcomes of patients who are admitted to gynecological ward and ICU of SPHMMC
(2016-01-01)Background
Gynecologic disorders might be grossly classified as emergency and elective. Emergency gynecologic admissions are usually due to abortion, ectopic pregnancy, molar pregnancy, medical complications of pregnancy, ovarian cyst torsion, abnormal ...
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Prevalence of precancerous cervical lesions and the associated determinant factors
(2016-01-01)Background
Cervical cancer remains a major public health problem in developing countries .It kills about 270, 000 women every year and more than 85% of these deaths occur in the developing world (1).Estimate of the global prevalence suggests that each ...
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Perinatal Outcome of Meconium Stained Amniotic Fluid at Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(2018-01-01)Introduction: meconium stained amniotic fluid occurs in 12 to 20% of laboring mothers and it is a confusing issue because it can be due to either physiologic or a hypoxic insult to the fetus.
Objective: the objective of ...
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Prevalence and associated factors of anemia among pregnant women attending ANC follow-up at Saint Paul’s millennium medical college, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2017
(2018-01-01)Background: Anemia impairs cognitive development, reduces physical work capacity and in severe cases increases risk of mortality particularly during prenatal period. There are no previous studies done on anemia in pregnancy in the study area.
Objective: ...
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Intimate Partner Violence among Pregnant women attending Antenatal care in Saint Paul Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(2018-02-01)Background: The United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women defines violence against women as "any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women, ...
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Perinatal and maternal outcomes in high risk pregnancies with fetal macrosomia at SPHMMC, 2017
(2018-03-01)Introduction: Management of fetal macrosomia has long been an obstetric challenge, and is becoming an increasingly important problem because of its rising incidence and the associated risks to the mother and infant.
Objective: The objective ...
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Effectiveness of mifeprostone-misoprostole combination in second trimester termination of pregnancy in Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(2018-03-01)Background: Medical methods for induced abortion have emerged over the past two decades as safe, effective, and feasible alternatives to surgery. Approximately 205 million pregnancies occur each year worldwide. Over a third are unintended and about a fifth ...
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Follow up and Treatment Outcome of Gestational Trophoblastic Disease Patients Admitted to St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College
(2018-03-01)Background: Gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) is the term used to describe the heterogeneous group of interrelated lesions that arise from abnormal proliferation of placental trophoblasts. There is higher incidence in women of Far Eastern origin ...
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PERINATAL OUTCOME OF POST-TERM PREGNANCY AT SPHMMC, YEKATIT 12, & RASDESTA HOSPITALS
(2018-03-01)Background: Post-term pregnancy is defined as pregnancy that has extended to or beyond 42 weeks of gestation (294 days). The incidence varies with the study population. Post-term pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of fetal and neonatal ...
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Discontinuation time and associated factors to discontinuation of long term contraceptive use at St. Paul's hospital millennium medical college and its satellite health centers
(2018-03-01)Background: Long acting Family Planning(LAFP) methods such as Implants, despite of meet their needs, can dramatically improve the health and well-being of women, families, and communities. Despite their advantages, LARCs have key drawbacks. The use of synthetic ...
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Maternal and perinatal outcome of clinical chorioamnionities patients admitted to labour ward of St. Paul's millennium medical college: A prospective cohort study
(2018-03-01)Background: Overall, 1–4% of all births in the US are complicated by chorioamnionitis. However, the frequency of chorioamnionitis varies markedly by diagnostic criteria (clinical Vs histologic), specific risk factors and gestational ...
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Classification Of Caesarean Sections In Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College Using Robson’s 10 Classifications, 2019
(2019-05-01)Introduction: The international healthcare community has considered the ideal rate for caesarean sections to be between 10% and 15%.More than 85 % of these operations are performed for four reasons prior cesarean delivery, dystocia, fetal jeopardy, or abnormal ...
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Magnitude and factors associated with utilization of Long Acting Reversible Contraceptive (LARC) methods in the Immediate Postpartum Period among mothers who gave birth in Addis Ababa Public Health Facilities, Ethiopia
(2019-05-01)Background: Maternal and child mortality is prevailing in SSA where Ethiopia is located. While it is revealed that promotion of contraception can avert 32% of all maternal deaths and 10% of childhood deaths; every year in SSA, about 14 million unintended pregnancies ...
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Awareness and Perception of Health Professionals and Mothers towards Birth Companions: Mixed Method Study in St. Paul’s Hospital and Millennium Medical College and its Catchment Centers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(2020-05-01)Introduction: Companion of choice at birth is defined as the continuous presence of support person during labor and birth. Various studies have shown the benefits of companion during child birth. The objective of this study was to assess the knowledge, ...