Browsing 2020/2021 Academic Year by Issue Date
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ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, PRACTICEAND ASSOCIATED FACTORS TOWARDS RHESUS INCOMPATIBILITY (SHOTELEY) AMONG MOTHERS ATTENDING ANTENATAL CARE AT SAINT PAUL’S HOSPITAL MILLENNIUM MEDICAL COLLEGE, ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
(2021-08-01)BACKGROUND: Rhesus incompatibility is defined as the production of maternal anti rhesus D antibodies in response to exposure to fetal rhesus antigen. It results in reticulocytosis in the bone marrow, erythroblast release from fetal liver, tissue hypoxia, increased ...
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Outcomes and Associated Factors of Mothers Admitted to Intensive Care Unit During Pregnancy and Postpartum at Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia
(2021-08-01)Background: Despite the drastic decrease in maternal morbidity over the last few decades, because of improvements in obstetric care, maternal mortality remains to be a challenge in developing world. Analyzing intensive care unit (ICU) utilization during pregnancy ...
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Assessment of Women Intention to Use Postpartum Intra uterine Contraceptive Device and Associated Factors in St. Paul Hospital Millennium Medical College
(2021-08-01)Background: Postpartum period is one of the critical times when both woman and newborn need a special and integrated package of health services as morbidity and mortality rates are quite high during this period and also the women are vulnerable to unintended ...
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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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Maternal and Perinatal Outcome of Severe Oligohydramnios Induced at Term in Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College
(2021-08-01)Background: Oligohydramnios has been correlated with increased risk of fetal stillbirth, meconium aspiration syndrome, severe birth asphyxia, low Apgar score scores and congenital abnormalities. It is also associated with maternal ...
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PREOERATIVE ANXIETY AMONG WOMEN UNDERGOING ELECTIVE CAESAREAN SECTION AT HOSPITALS IN ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
(2021-08-01)Background: Preoperative anxiety is one of the common emotional responses recognized as an important problem that is accompanied with potential negative consequences both before and after the surgical procedure. The purpose of this study was ...
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PERINATAL & MATERNAL OUTCOMES AFTER CERVICAL CERCLAGE FOR CERVICAL INSUFFICIENCY AT ST. PAUL’s HOSPITAL MILLENNIUM MEDICAL COLLEGE AND ITS AFFILIATE CENTRES IN ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
(2021-08-01)BACKGROUND: Cervical insufficiency is an important cause of late miscarriage and extreme preterm labour. Cervical cerclage has been practiced for decades as treatment for cervical insufficiency.
OBJECTIVES; to assess the perinatal outcomes ...
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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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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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Prevalence and demographic Features of Vulvar Cancer in Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia
(2021-08-01)Background: Vulvar cancer is the fourth most common gynecologic malignancy with prevalence around 4% worldwide(S. Nishio et al., 2019). The prevalence is on the increase and late presentation calls for concern. However, in SPHMMC no specific study on the incidence ...
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MAGNITUDE AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH ADHERENCE TO IRON FOLIC ACID SUPPLEMENTATION AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CARE AT ST. PAUL’S HO SPITAL MILLENIUM MEDICAL COLLEDGE, ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
(2021-08-01)Background. Iron deficiency is the leading nutrient deficiency globally affecting the lives of more than two billion people worldwide. Pregnant women are at higher risk of iron and folic acid deficiency due to lack of iron and folic acid or due to poor adherence. ...
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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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Cesarean delivery techniques among Obstetricians and Gynecologists in Ethiopia: Review of practice
(2021-08-01)Background
Caesarean section is one of the most commonly performed procedures in the world. Even though there is some standard recommendation, there is a wide variation in the surgical techniques among surgeons in different countries and even in the ...
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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 ...
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DECISION TO DELIVERY INTERVAL AND ASSOICATED FACTORS IN EMERGENCY CESAREAN DELIVERIES AT A TERTIARY HOSPITAL, IN ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
(2021-08-01)Background: Emergency cesarean delivery is cesarean delivery done for maternal or fetal life-threatening indications. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) suggest use of decision to delivery interval of emergency cesarean ...
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A SIX-MONTH REVIEW OF PRIMARY PREMATURE OVARIAN INSUFFICENCY AMONG WOMEN SEEKING INFERTILITY CARE AT SPHMMC MICHU REPRODUCTIVE HEALLTH CLINIC ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
(2021-08-01)Background
The prevalence of primary ovarian insufficiency (POI) is very variable, but it has been estimated to be around 1% of the general population in studies. It's also very likely that the prevalence of POI varies over time and between countries. ...
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DETERMINANTS OF CONTRACEPTIVE UTILIZATION AMONG WOMEN WITH DIABETES & HYPERTENSION, A FACILITY BASED CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY, ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
(2021-08-01)BACKGROUND: Many chronic medical conditions have been affecting women in reproductive age group. Women with medical conditions like hypertension, heart disease& diabetes are at higher risk of pregnancy related morbidity & mortality than women without ...