Cancer is one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality in the world.
Around the globe, 19.3 million new cases of cancer were diagnosed in 2020, while about ten
million people died from cancer. Patients ...
There has been a paradigm shift in health service delivery to a more holistic approach, which considers
Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) and overall functioning. HRQoL is a multidimensional construct
that ...
Even though cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is a highly prevalent and distressing
symptom, its risk factors are mostly under assessed and reliable information on the causes of
fatigue in the Ethiopian population is ...
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) are multisystem diseases known to
increase the risk of perinatal mortality worldwide, with a significant proportion of these deaths
occurring in low income countries. However, ...
The world health organization (WHO) has reported that the proportion of
deliveries attended by skilled health providers rose from 58% in 1990 to 68% in 2008
worldwide, but remained at only about 50% in Africa. This ...
Infertility is a global public health issue affecting approximately 8 to 12% of
couples worldwide, with 9% of the global average. In Ethiopia, according to the DHS data,
the prevalence of primary and secondary ...
Neonatal mortality is the issue of local, regional, national, continental and global.
For example, it is observed in both middle- and low-income countries, especially sub-Saharan
Africa including Ethiopia. Neonatal ...
Violence against women is a deep-rooted problem in the world. For example, a report from the
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) found that female
medical students were 220% more likely ...
Cervical cancer is the commonest gynecologic cancer in the developing world.
Over the past several decades, the incidence of cervical cancer has decreased in industrialized
countries. This is mainly attributed to ...
Anemia is a common clinical problem contributing to increased maternal and fetalmorbidityand mortality during pregnancy. Anemia can be caused bydifferent factors apart fromknown diseases. The main aim of this study is to ...
Each year, around 210 million women throughout the world get pregnant, of
which 21 million girls aged 15–19 years in developing regions become pregnant. More than
half of the teenage pregnancy in developing countries ...
Cervical cancer is the second most prevalent malignancy in Ethiopia associated
with high mortality and morbidity. Nonetheless, few efforts have been made to assess the
patients’ HRQOL, and its predictive factors ...
Background – Comprehensive postnatal care (CPNC) includes full assessment of physical,
social and psychological well-being determining the health and survival of the mother and her
newborn. Ethiopia is one of the ...
Brief BackgroundVaginal delivery after previous one cesarean section for a non recurringindication has been described with many evidences as a safe practice and success rate of 60-80%.Hence many centers are offering VBAC ...
Pelvic organ prolapse occurs with descent of one or more pelvic structures: the
uterine cervix or vaginal apex, anterior vagina (usually with bladder, cystocele),posterior vagina (usually with rectum, rectocele), or ...
Nearly three out of four deaths due to stroke in the world occur in low income and
middle income countries – the majority are sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. A rapidly
rising stroke incidence in SSA created a ...
Depression is the most frequent comorbid psychiatric disorder in epilepsy. The
prevalence is 6-30% in developed countries and reaches approximately 50% in developing
countries, including Ethiopia. There is a bidirectional ...
Falls are a significant cause of disability, lost independence andreduced quality of life in people with Parkinson’s disease. Prospective studiesshow that between 45% and 68% of people with PD will fall each year, with ...
Stroke is the second leading cause of death and third leading cause of disability
worldwide. After three months of sustaining stroke, 26% of stroke survivors require long-term
care for long-term disabilities which ...