scholarly journals Mistreatment of Women in Health Facilities by Midwives during Childbirth in Ghana: Prevalence and Associated Factors

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Kuumuori Ganle ◽  
Ebenezer Krampah
Keyword(s):  
Associated Factors ◽  
Health Facilities

scholarly journals Availability of Lifesaving Maternal and Child Health Commodities and Associated Factors in Public and Private Health Facilities of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 233339281989235
Author(s):  
Dagim Damtew ◽  
Fikru Worku ◽  
Yonas Tesfaye ◽  
Awol Jemal
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Selection Criteria ◽  
Addis Ababa ◽  
Health Facilities ◽  
Logistics Management ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
And Training ◽  
And Child Health

Background: Inaccessible, unaffordable, and poor quality care are the key underlying reasons for the high burden of maternal and child morbidity and mortality in low- and middle-income countries. Objective: To assess the availability of lifesaving maternal and child health (MCH) commodities and associated factors in public and private health facilities of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2016. Methods: Institutional-based, descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in the selected health facilities (29 publics and 6 private) in Addis Ababa. The data were collected through pretested, structured questionnaire, and in-depth interviews. For the quantitative analysis, data were analyzed using SPSS version 20 statistical software, SPSS Inc. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the variables, and the Spearman correlation test was run to determine the predictors of the outcome variables. For the qualitative data, the data were handled manually and transformed into categories related to the topics and coded on paper individually in order to identify themes and patterns for thematic analysis. Result: The overall availability of the lifesaving MCH commodities in the health facilities was 74.3%. There is a moderate, positive association between the availability of lifesaving MCH commodities with the adequacy of budget ( rs = 0.485, P < .001), use of more than 1 selection criteria during selection ( rs = 0.407, P = .015), and training given to health facilities on logistics management ( rs = 0.490, P = .003). Conclusion: The availability of the lifesaving MCH commodities in the health facilities was within the range of fairly high to high. Adequacy of budget, use of more than 1 selection criteria during selection, and training given on logistics management were the predictors of the availability of the commodities.

scholarly journals Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care at public health facilities in Lalo Kile district, Oromia, Western Ethiopia

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dejene Abraham Yesuf ◽  
Lensa Tesfaye Abdissa ◽  
Emiru Adeba Gerbi ◽  
Edosa Kifle Tola
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Antenatal Care ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Parasitic Infection ◽  
Health Facilities ◽  
Intestinal Parasitic Infection ◽  
Public Health Facilities ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Western Ethiopia

Abstract Objective This study aimed to assess the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care at public health facilities in Lalo Kile district, Oromia, Western Ethiopia. Results Out of the 315 respondents, the mean age was 24.7 ± 2.54 years ranging between 15 and 44 years. The majority of the respondents were Oromo in ethnicity (90.2%) and protestant in religion (83.2%) and almost all (99%) of the study participants were married. Two hundred twenty-six (72%) of pregnant women were attended at least primary school and two hundred forty-six (78.1%) of the respondents were from farmer households. About half of the households (51.7%) had a monthly income of greater than 35 USD. The overall prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection was 138 (43.8%) with the predominance of hookworm (33.7%) followed by Ascaris lumbricoides (7.3%). Being a farmer [AOR, 95% CI 7.3 (1.46, 37.00), P = 0.03], walking barefooted [AOR, 95% CI 6.13 (1.98, 19.00), P = 0.002] and absence of proper handwashing after latrine [AOR, 95% CI 5.36 (1.78, 16.00), P = 0.003] were significantly associated with occurrence of the intestinal parasitic infection.

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