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Fetomaternal outcome and determinants of term premature rupture of membrane: Case control study in SPHMMC, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(2020-08-01)Background: Term Premature Rupture of Membranes (PROM) is a common obstetric event and it is defined as rupture of the membranes prior to the onset of labour at or beyond 37 weeks gestation. PROM can cause maternal complications like chorioamnionitis, increased ...
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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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Hospital Based Cross-sectional Study on Knowledge, Attitude, Practice of Preventive Measures Against COVID-19 and Associated Factors Among Pregnant Women on Antenatal Care Follow up at Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(2021-08-01)Background: Corona virus disease 19 is globally pandemic and highly contagious viral infectious disease that caused infection and death of millions of people across the globe. Since the virus can attack all groups of population assessing knowledge, attitude, ...
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Hysterosalpingography Findings among Women Undergoing Infertility Workup at St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A One Year Patients’ Chart Review
(2020-08-01)Background: Infertility is a major public health concern in several African countries. The primary investigation modalities for female infertility used widely today is hysterosalpingography, a radiographic technique for evaluating the uterine cavity and fallopian ...
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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)Background: Anemia is the most common puerperal complication which increase the risk of maternal morbidity in postpartum period.
Cesarean section is a major surgical procedure in obstetrics worldwide. It saves the life of the mother as well as the fetus ...
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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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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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INTERPREGNANCY INTERVAL AND PREGNANCY OUTCOMES AMONG POSTPARTUM MOTHERS: FACILITY BASED CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY
(2021-08-01)Background
Non optimal (short or long) interpregnancy interval is one of common modifiable obstetric factors which is associated with multiple maternal, obstetric and fetal adverse outcomes such as preeclampsia, 3rd trimester bleeding, ...
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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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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)Background: 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 the case for women with chronic health conditions. The ...
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KNOWLEDGE AND USE OF PRECONCEPTIONAL FOLIC ACID AMONG ANTENATAL PREGNANT WOMEN IN SPHMMC AA ETHIOPIA, 2020 GC: CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY
(2021-08-01)Background: NTD are second most common congenital malformations in humans affecting the development of the central nervous system. It is recommended that all women of child-bearing age who are capable of becoming pregnant should consume 0.40 mg of folic acid per ...
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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)Background: 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 regions or among people from socioeconomically weaker sections ...
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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)Background: 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 prevent unintended pregnancy. Yet, many studies showed that ...
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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Preconceptional care and associated factors among Physicians working at Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
(2021-08-01)Background: Preconceptional care is comprehensive care given before pregnancy with the aim to reduce the incidences of both short term and long term adverse pregnancy outcomes. It is usually neglected but critical component during treatment of reproductive age ...
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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)Background: 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 to assess knowledge, attitude, practices and determinant ... -
KNOWLEDGE,ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF HEALTH CARE WORKERS TOWARDS SAFE ABORTION AND ITS ASSOCIATED FACTORS AT TERTIARY HEALTH FACILITY IN ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA, 2021: CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY
(2021-08-01)Background: For many Ethiopian women, unsafe abortion is still a reality, and it will remain so until safe abortion is more widely available. However, there is no similar study done so this study was conducted on knowledge, attitude and practice of heath care ...