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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)
<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 ...
Follow up and Treatment Outcome of Gestational Trophoblastic Disease Patients Admitted to St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College
(2018-03-01)
<p><strong>Background: </strong>Gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) is the term used to describe the heterogeneous group of interrelated lesions that arise from abnormal proliferation of placental trophoblasts. ...
THE PREVALENCE AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION AT SPHMMC AND ITS AFFLILIATE, ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
(2021-08-01)
<p><a rel="nofollow"></a><strong>Background: </strong>Postpartum Depression (PPD) is a challenging condition and a major public health problem because of its great effect on the mother and her child in a critical period ...
Knowledge attitude and practice on D&E among physicians at SPHMMC and AAMF, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2018
(2018-03-01)
<p><a rel="nofollow"></a><a rel="nofollow"></a><strong>Background</strong>: D&E is a surgical abortion that is typically performed midway during the second trimester of pregnancy and in which the uterine cervix is dilated and fetal tissue is removed using surgical instruments (as a forceps and curette) and suction (1).</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow"></a><a rel="nofollow"></a><strong>Purpose</strong>:<strong> </strong>This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices of D&E among consultants and residents in OBGY postgraduate school in Addis.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow"></a><a rel="nofollow"></a><strong>Method: </strong>The study utilized a cross-sectional design. Convenience sampling was used to recruit121 consultants and residents at AAMF and SPHMMC and their respective affiliate health facilities in gynecology and obstetrics department. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS version 20. Results are presented with tables, graphs and pie charts.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow"></a><a rel="nofollow"></a><strong>Key Findings: </strong>The participants comprised of 81.8% residents andn gynecology and obstetric department 18.2% of consultants with mean age of the participants being30 years. The mean score on the knowledge component was 6.7±2.1, from a maximum total of 13. Around two third of participants have positive attitude towards D&E. Only around a third (34.7%) of the providers has done or assisted the procedure. Among providers about (30%) practice hysterotomy for failed medical termination.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow"></a><a rel="nofollow"></a><strong>Conclusion and recommendations</strong>:<strong> </strong>The findings show a wide gap in D&E practice among providers with unfairly significant numbers of hysterotomy procedures in place of D&E due to lack of training as a part of practice. It is crucial to expand this study at a national level to identify the gaps and to plan strategies to promote D&E skill training in postgraduate curriculum which will potentiate options of services for needy mothers.</p>...
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)
<p><strong>Background</strong></p>
<p>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 ...
PERINATAL OUTCOME OF POST-TERM PREGNANCY AT SPHMMC, YEKATIT 12, & RASDESTA HOSPITALS
(2018-03-01)
<p><strong>Background:</strong><strong> </strong>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 ...
Incidence of eclampsia at SPHMMC and Correlated risk factors of substandard care with maternal adverse outcomes
(2016-01-01)
<p><strong>Background</strong></p>
<p>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 ...
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> ...