Tsegaye Lolaso

ObjectiveThe prevention of pressure injury is of great importance in providing quality care to patients, as it has been reported that approximately 95% of all pressure injury are preventable. Nurses working in clinical settings play a key role in identifying patients at risk and administering preventative care. Therefore, this study examines pressure injury prevention practices among nurses.DesignCross-sectional study design.SettingWolaita Sodo University Teaching and Referral Hospital, Ethiopia.Participants240 nurses.Main outcome measuresPressure injury prevention practices among nurses.ResultAmong nurses, 37.9% had good pressure injury prevention practices. The factors associated with pressure injury prevention practices included having a bachelor’s degree or higher (adjusted odds ratio (AOR)=2.18; 95% CI 1.12 to 4.25), having more than 10 years of nursing experience (AOR=3.44; 95% CI 1.41 to 8.37), lacking subject knowledge (AOR=0.49; 95% CI 0.27 to 0.91) and being over the age o...

Aims. This systemic review and meta-analysis were aimed at determining the level of anxiety and depression among cystic fibrosis patients in the world. Methods. We conducted a systematic search of published studies from PubMed, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Cochrane, Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL, and manually on Google Scholar. This meta-analysis follows the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. The quality of studies was assessed by the modified Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS). Meta-analysis was carried out using a random-effects method using the STATA™ Version 14 software. Trim and fill analysis was done to correct the presence of significant publication bias. Result. From 419,820 obtained studies, 26 studies from 2 different parts of the world including 9766. The overall global pooled prevalence of anxiety and depression after correction for publication bias by trim and fill analysis was found to be 24.91(95% CI: 20.8-28.9) for anxiety. The sub...

Background: Adverse birth outcomes are big public health problems in developing nations. However, there is limited information on it in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study was aimed to assess the magnitude of adverse birth outcomes and associated factors among newborns delivered in public health institutions of Kembata Tembaro Zone, Southern Ethiopia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 770 delivery records from January 31 to February 15, 2017 in randomly selected health facilities of the zone. A systematic random sampling method was used to select individual record. Data were collected by using pretested checklist and analyzed by Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) for further analysis. Logistic regression analysis was carried out to identify factors associated with adverse birth outcomes. Results: The magnitude of adverse birth outcome was 13.9% (95% CI: 11.1, 16.1). Lack of antenatal care follow-up (AOR=11.13; 95% CI: 3.2, 30), mal-presentation (AOR=6.08;...

ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: There was low utilization of long acting reversible contraceptive method in developing countries. There are diversity factors associated with use of long acting reversible contraceptive method. Currently many married women prefer to use short acting rather than long acting contraceptive method. OBJECTIVES: To assess level and factors associated with use of long acting reversible contraceptive method among married women in Shone Town, Hadiya Zone, Southern Ethiopia, from Jan 26 – Feb 05 /2018. METHODS: Community based cross-sectional study was employed on randomly selected 576 reproductive age married women. All married women who lived in Shone Town for more than 6 months and those fulfill the inclusion criteria were included. Data were collected by using pretested questionnaire and entered to Epidata version 3.0 and exported to SPSS version 20 for further analysis. Frequencies, proportion, and summary statistics were used to describe the study population in relat...

Introduction Client satisfaction influences the use of family planning and other reproductive health services. This study aimed to assess the magnitude of client satisfaction with family service and its associated factors among reproductive-age women. Patients and Methods We conducted a facility-based cross-sectional study. A total of 411 clients, nested in four health facilities, were included in the analysis. Systematic sampling was employed to select study units for the exit interview. Data collection instruments for this study were pre-tested structured questionnaires. Client satisfaction was assessed using fifteen Likert-scaled question items. Each item of question has 5 points ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree) and, finally, mean was computed. The pre-coded data were entered into Epi Data version 4.2.0 and exported to SPSS version 25 for analysis. Logistic regression analysis was carried out to identify independently associated factors at a confidence int...

Introduction The hepatitis B vaccine is the backbone of hepatitis B prevention. All health care workers must receive a full-dose (3-dose vaccine series) to achieve >90% protection against hepatitis B virus. There is limited evidence available on vaccination coverage of HBV among health care workers in Ethiopia. Therefore, the objective of this study was to estimate the national full-dose hepatitis B vaccination coverage and the associated factors among health care workers in Ethiopia. Methods Studies were retrieved from PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, SCOPUS, CINAHL, and Google Scholar by using a combination of search terms with Boolean operators. The quality of each study was evaluated independently by three authors using the modified Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) for cross-sectional studies. Statistical analyses were performed using STATA™ Version 14 software. Meta-analysis was carried out using a random-effects (DerSimonian and Laird) method. The heterogeneity test was conducted by using I-squared (I2) statistics. Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis was performed. Results A total of 15 articles with 5734 participants were included in this systematic review and meta-analysis. The pooled prevalence of full-dose hepatitis B virus vaccination coverage among health care workers in Ethiopia was 20.04% (95% CI: 13.83, 26.26); I2 = 98.9%). Being male sex (p = 0.002), having work experience of less than 5 years (p < 0.001), educational level of diploma and below (p = 0.003), health care providers who received training on infection prevention (p < 0.001), and those who had a history of exposure to blood and body fluids (p = 0.001), were factors significantly associated with full-dose hepatitis B virus vaccination. Conclusion The national full-dose hepatitis B vaccination coverage among health care workers was low. Training of health care workers in infection prevention, particularly in hepatitis B and testing and providing hepatitis B vaccination for newly recruited staff and every 5 years for those long-term workers were recommended to increase the uptake of the vaccine.

Background: Adverse birth outcomes are big public health problems in developing nations. However, there is limited information on it in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study was aimed to assess the magnitude of adverse birth outcomes and associated factors among newborns delivered in public health institutions of Kembata Tembaro Zone, Southern Ethiopia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 770 delivery records from January 31 to February 15, 2017 in randomly selected health facilities of the zone. A systematic random sampling method was used to select individual record. Data were collected by using pretested checklist and analyzed by Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) for further analysis. Logistic regression analysis was carried out to identify factors associated with adverse birth outcomes. Results: The magnitude of adverse birth outcome was 13.9% (95% CI: 11.1, 16.1). Lack of antenatal care follow-up (AOR=11.13; 95% CI: 3.2, 30), mal-presentation (AOR=6.08;...