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Emergency Peripartum Hysterectomy: A Four year Cross sectional study in a tertiary care centre, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(2020-08-01)
<p><a rel="nofollow"></a><strong>Background</strong>: Emergency peripartum hysterectomy is a life-saving surgical procedure that is associated with maternal morbidity and mortality, especially in developing countries.</p> ...
Knowledge and Uptake of Preconception Care Among Reproductive Age Women with Chronic Medical Illness Visiting St. Paul’s Millennium Medical College : A Cross sectional Study
(2020-08-01)
<p><strong>Background: </strong>Preconception care is the provision of biomedical, behavioral and social health interventions to women before the occurrence of conception to improve their health status. This is particularly ...
Incidence And Associated Factors Of Anemia After Cesarean Delivery At St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College , Addis Ababa , Ethiopia : Retrospective Cross-Sectional study
(2020-08-01)
<p><strong>Background</strong>: Anemia is the most common puerperal complication which increase the risk of maternal morbidity in postpartum period.</p>
<p>Cesarean section is a major surgical procedure in obstetrics ...
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Emergency Contraception and Associated Factors Among Women Seeking Abortion Care at Saint Paul’s Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2020: a cross-sectional study
(2020-08-01)
<p><strong>Background</strong>: Unplanned & unwanted pregnancies that ends in abortion still continues to endanger lives of many women. Emergency contraception is a back-up method for unprotected sexual intercourse to ...
Magnitude and Management Outcomes of Second Trimester Abortion in SPHMMC: Cross Sectional Study
(2020-08-01)
<p><strong>Background</strong><strong>: </strong>Abortion is one of the leading causes of maternal morbidity and mortality, particularly among developing nations of the world. An estimated 40-50 million abortion cases are reported every year. Although safe termination of pregnancy in the second trimester is a burgeoning emerging practice, little evidence is underpinned ascribed to explicit documentation of outcomes. This study has aimed at assessing the outcomes of second trimester abortion at St Paul Hospital and Millennium Medical College.</p>
<p><strong>Methods</strong><strong>: </strong>A cross sectional study was employed to review two years period from January1, 2018-Dec30, 2019 at St Paul Hospital and Millennium Medical College. .A structured questionnaire was used to collect socio-demographic data, clinical characteristics and acute complications. The sample size was calculated using single population proportion formula with 33% prevalence of second trimester abortion in a study done in Amhara region referral Hospitals in 2014 and sample size was 340.Data was entered and analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics, version23.0.</p>
<p><strong>Results: </strong>A<strong> </strong>total of 340 client charts were reviewed<strong>. </strong>The<strong> </strong>prevalence of second trimester was 42.9%. Among reviewed charts more than two third (222) (65.7%) were age group of less than or equal to 24yrs. More than half 200(58.8%) were with first pregnancy and 239(70.3%) were nuliparus. Of which 40.6% were induced and 2.3% spontaneous. Medical termination accounts 285(85%) over surgical way. Complication rate is 10%% and family planning uptake 91.2% with the most common being implants accounting 52.9% followed by injectable 22.1%.</p> <strong> Conclusion: </strong>Induced<strong> </strong>second trimester abortion is high despite the availability of first trimester services. Most of the individuals are adolescent and urban area residency. Medical abortion being the commonest preferred abortion methods and contraception utilization rate is high....
Knowledge attitude and practice regarding cervical cancer screening among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in Saint Paul’s hospital Millennium medical college
(2020-08-01)
<p><strong>Background: </strong>Globally, cervical cancer continues to be one of the most common cancer among females. The majority of new cases and deaths (approximately 85% and 90%, respectively) occur in low- resource ...
Burnout, depression and job dissatisfaction among OBGYN and other major department residents at St. Paul’s hospital millennium medical college: a cross sectional comparative study, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(2020-08-01)
<p><strong>Background</strong>: OBGYN is one of the high burdened fields of studies in Ethiopia. Little is known regarding burnout, depression and job dissatisfaction in practicing residents over the nation.</p> ...
Knowledge, attitude, practice and determinant factors of birth preparedness among pregnant women attending antenatal care in Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College: Cross-sectional study
(2020-08-01)
<strong>Background</strong>: Birth-preparedness is a comprehensive strategy aimed at promoting the timely utilization of skilled health care services to prevent maternal/neonatal morbidity and mortality. This study aimed ...
Magnitude of workplace sexual harassment among female healthcare workers and its associated factors at saint Paul’s hospital millennium medical college: a cross -sectional study
(2020-08-01)
<p><strong>Background: </strong>Sexual harassment against healthcare workers is a major workplace problem causing adverse effects. This study aimed to assess the magnitude of this problem, and its characteristics and ...