The purpose of this research was to develop strategies to enhance the quality and safety of household drinking water (HDW) in Burayu town, Oromia regional state, Ethiopia and other similar settings. Quantitative, ...
With a lack of human resources, such as skilled birth attendants in developing
countries, institutional births must be increased as part of a global strategy to reduce
maternal and newborn mortality rates.
This study ...
Excessive waiting is an annoyance to patients and ather health care users. Lengthy waiting remains a noticeable incumber in Community Health Centres, therefore a thorny public health concern. The purpose of this study was ...
Early cervical cancer screening is crucial in the protection against cervical cancer
because it allows healthcare providers to detect cancer and precursor lesions to
facilitate appropriate treatment if detected at an ...
Background: Deinstitutionalisation of people living with disabilities in communities encourage families to take caregiving responsibilities of raising children with intellectual disability (ID). This study explored and ...
Postnatal care is among the major recommended interventions to reduce maternal
deaths globally. During this period, health professionals can diagnose postpartum
problems and potential complications to ensure prompt ...
Young people between the ages of 15 and 24 years constitute over one-third of Africa’s
population. This is the age where lifestyle behaviour patterns, such as healthy eating,
moderate alcohol intake and regular physical ...
The Routine Health Information System (RHIS) in South Africa utilises the District Health Information System (DHIS) to manage reproductive health programme data.
The reproductive health programme requires an RHIS that ...
A qualitative descriptive phenomenological research design was used to determine
perceptions of the newly appointed registered nurses pertaining to the orientation
programme at a tertiary hospital in Saudi Arabia. ...
Minimising the risks of nosocomial infections in neonatal intensive care units is an important aspect in reducing mortality rates and length of admissions. The purpose of this study was to investigate the continued occurrence ...
Background
Pregnancy and childbirth are normal physiological processes but the internal and external
circumstances in which the child is conceived and born affect the life of the mother and child.
Every pregnancy is ...
Cervical cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer and the third leading cause of cancer death among women in less developed countries. Screening for cervical cancer is the most accepted and successful strategy ...
BACKGROUND
The leading and increasing contributor to the regional and global disease burden that
leads to death and disability is represented by road accidents. An enormous toll on
individuals together with communities ...
Introduction: Adherence to treatment is an important factor for effective therapy and
limiting the emergence of drug resistant tuberculosis. However, the prevalence of TB
continues to soar despite the available comprehensive ...
Background: Availing equitable and affordable health services for citizens is becoming a
problem for governments of developing countries. In Ethiopia, the government has been
implementing fee waiver scheme since 1998 ...
Introduction: World Health Organization recommends screening of household contact
as a key to improve detection of tuberculosis cases. Ethiopia’s current tuberculosis
household contact investigation strategies rely on ...
Aim: The purpose of the research was to determine the magnitude and factors associated
with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), and to explore the experiences of
gynaecologists/obstetricians and midwives in the monitoring ...
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the top-ranking causes of death in many countries, including Namibia. The purpose of this research study was to determine the knowledge and the attitudes of religious leaders and congregants ...
This study was carried out as part of efforts to analyse the maternal mental health interventions that are done by midwives on women and then develop mental health guidelines to be followed throughout the perinatal period ...
Measles is a highly contagious virus that can affect the entire population if an effective
immunisation programme is not in place. This study was aimed at determining the
measles immunisation coverage and the dropout ...