The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed the outbreak of a new corona virus disease, COVID-19 as a public health emergency of international concern in January and considered it as a pandemic in March 2020. WHO reported ...
“Induction of labor is not risk free, despite its importance for ending risky pregnancy compare to spontaneous onset of labor it has potential harms and it increases the rate of different maternal and neonatal complications.” ...
Diabetes mellitus is a complex chronic disease requiring continuous medical care and multifactorial risk reduction strategies beyond glycemic control. Continuous patient self management, education, and support are essential ...
Evidence based practice is conscientious, clear and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of the individual patient. Study conducted in various countries revealed that nurse‟s knowledge ...
Sleep disturbance is one of the most common health-related effects of shift-work particularly among health-care workers. Shift-work sleep disorder is a chronic condition that is directly related to a person’s work schedule. ...
Uncontrolled hypertension is a significant public health problem both in developed and developing countries. Nearly one billion individuals are living with uncontrolled hypertension globally. In Sub-Saharan Africa, 77.4% ...
Obstetric fistula is one of the major maternal health challenges in low and middle-income countries that affected millions of women worldwide. Obstetric fistula is common among teenage mothers that results in the vast ...
Many children living with Human Immuno Virus are surviving into adolescence as a result of increased access to antiretroviral therapy. Regardless of the recommendation made by World Health Organization, disclosure of Human ...
Fear of childbirth is feeling of uncertainty and anxiousness before, during, or after the delivery. Fear of child birth causes prolonged labor and may lead to experiencing more pain during delivery and subsequent postpartum ...
Workplace violence is one of the global health concerns worldwide. Nurses are highly subjected to workplace violence in the healthcare than any other healthcare professionals. Nevertheless, there is a paucity of evidence ...
Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy (NVP), ranging from minor morning sickness to the most severe form affects women during pregnancy with significant morbidities and socioeconomic impacts. Because of the focus on maternal ...
Desire to have more children are a normal phenomenon in many developing countries including Ethiopia .The Human ImmunodeficiencyVirus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome prevalence recently in Harar was highest next to ...
In a society with male dominance over many decisions, understanding women’s decision regarding sexual, reproductive health and rights (SRHR), especially in the rural communities, is important for planning tailored ...
Globally pneumonia and diarrhea cause1.36 million deaths in children under five, from this pneumonia cause 878,829 deaths in 2016. Over two-third of the global burden of pneumonia mortality occurs in just 15 countries. ...
“Maternity continuum of care” refers to the continuity of care throughout pregnancy, childbirth, and after delivery. Although it is an effective strategy for improving maternal and child health, the coverage of these ...
Poor self-care practices and poor glycemic control increase the risk of diabetes associated chronic complications. Despite previous studies determining the extent and correlates of self-care practice, they relied merely ...
Globally, 65.5 million people are suffered from cataract. It is the most common cause of low vision and the principal cause of blindness in the world .limited information is available on the prevalence cataract and the ...
Stroke is the second leading cause of death above the age of 60 years, and the fifth leading cause in people aged 15 to 59 years old as reported by the World Health Organization global burden of diseases. Stroke in the ...
The maternal continuum of care (CoC) is an approach that improves maternal health and significantly reduces the risk of maternal and neonatal mortality. However, there is dearth of recent evidence on the inequality and ...
Hypertensive crisis is defined as a severe raise in blood pressure with systolic blood pressure (SBP) > 180 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) > 120 mmHg. Since it poses substantial cardiovascular morbidity and ...