Male partners' involvement in birth preparedness and complication readiness plan in Dale district, Sidama regional state, Ethiopia, 2021.

BACKGROUND: Male partners' involvement in birth preparedness and complication readiness plans is a key strategy to improve maternal and child health. It assists an expectant mother to make timely decisions in receiving care where service is inaccessible. Despite its significance, information is scarce about male partner involvement in birth preparedness and complication readiness plan in the study setting. OBJECTIVE: To assess prevalence and factors associated with male partners' involvement in birth preparedness and complication readiness plan in Dale district Sidama, Ethiopia in 2021. METHODS: A community-based survey was done from November to December, in 2021. Data were collected using a structured, pre-tested and interview administered questionnaire. A multi-stage cluster sampling was applied to recruit 634 samples. Logistic regression analysis was performed to identify factors associated with male partner involvement in birth preparedness and complication readiness plan. Adjusted odds ratios (AORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) of associated factors were estimated by stepwise backward likelihood ratio method. RESULTS: 622 out of the 634 study participants completed the interview, yielding a 98.1% response rate. Prevalence of male partners' involvement in birth preparedness and complication readiness plan was 47.6% (95%CI: 44.9%, 48.9%). After adjusting the cofounding variables, factors like accompanying wives with their partners during their antenatal care visits (AOR = 2.3, 95%CI 1.5, 3.5), male partners whose wives had a history of caesarean birth (AOR = 2.1, 95%CI 1.1, 3.8), knowledge of male partners on birth preparedness and complication readiness plan (AOR = 3.5, 95%CI:3.1,6.6), presence of obstetric complications(AOR = 5.1,95%CI:4.3,11.2),primi-gravida (AOR = 2.7,95%CI:1.6,4.7), and male partners' knowledge of obstetrics complications (AOR = 3.5,95%CI,2.2,5.7) were significantly associated with male partners' involvement in birth preparedness and complication readiness plan. CONCLUSION: This study indicates that prevalence of male partners' involvement in birth preparedness and complication readiness was low. Therefore, awareness creation should be strengthened on male involvement on birth preparedness and complication readiness plan.

Knowledge, attitude and practice of physical exercises among pregnant women attending prenatal care clinics of public health institutions in Hawassa city, Sidama, Ethiopia, in 2021: descriptive cross-sectional study.

BACKGROUND: Participating in physical exercise enhances the physical and mental health of pregnant women. Preventing excessive weight gain, decreasing gestational hypertension, reducing back pain and labor complications are some of the main benefits of physical exercise during pregnancy and childbirth. Scrutinizing factors associated with sedentary life style among women during pregnancy could aid to design effective strategies to tackle the problem. Despite its benefit, little is explored about knowledge, attitude and practice of physical exercise among pregnant women in the study setting. OBJECTIVE: To assess prevalence of knowledge, attitude and practice of physical exercise among pregnant women who visit antenatal care at public health facilities of Hawassa town, Ethiopia, in 2023. METHODS: Facility based survey was conducted from November-December, in 2021. Data were collected using interview administered and structured questionnaire. Data were cleaned, coded and entered using Epi-data 4.6 and exported into SPSS 25 for analysis. Descriptive statistics was done using frequency count, percentage and mean values of variables. Finally, findings are presented using text, tables and charts. RESULTS: All of the study subjects completed interview making a response rate of 100% in this study. The mean adequate knowledge score was 42.2%. Positive attitude towards physical exercise during pregnancy was accounted as 63.7% and proportion of good practice of physical exercise was as 35.8%. Regarding practice of exercise, most (95.9%) of the subjects walk, however; only 11(8.9%) women perform pelvic floor exercise were the highest and least practiced physical exercise. Concerning knowledge of exercise, prevent excess weight 72.1% and increasing energy 53.2% were the commonly known benefits of physical exercise. Breathing difficulty (41.3%), chest pain (39.8%) and premature labor (34.0%) were the predominant perceptions of contra-indication of physical exercise during pregnancy. CONCLUSIONS: In conclusion, the proportion of knowledge, attitude and practice of antenatal exercise is found to be sub-optimum in the study area. Therefore, health education should be enhanced about the benefit of physical exercise during pregnancy.

Predictors of timeliness of vaccination among children of age 12-23 months in Boricha district, Sidama region Ethiopia, in 2019.

BACKGROUND: Traditional measurement of vaccine coverage can mask the magnitude of timely uptake of vaccine. Hence, the optimal measurement of timeliness is unclear due to variations in vaccine schedule among countries in the world. In Ethiopia, Oral Polio Virus (OPV), Pentavalent, Tetanus, H. influenza type B, Hepatitis B, and Pneumonia-Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) are basic vaccines which are taken at birth, six weeks, ten weeks, and fourteen weeks respectively. Despite its importance, information is scarce about on-time vaccination in the study area. Therefore, this study aimed to assess prevalence and factors associated with on-time vaccination among children of age 12-23 months in Boricha district, Sidama Ethiopia, in 2019. METHODS: A community based survey was conducted in Boricha district, Sidama region Ethiopia from January 1-30 in 2019. Study participants were selected using stratified multistage sampling technique. Kebeles were stratified based on residence. First, Kebeles were selected using random sampling. Then, systematic random sampling was employed to reach each household. Data were collected using structured and interviewer administered questionnaire. Logistic regression analysis was employed to identify factors associated with timely vaccination. Then, independent variables with p-value < 0.25 in COR were fitted further into multivariate logistic regression analysis model to control the possible cofounders. AOR with 95% CI and p-value < 0.05 was computed and reported as the level of statistical significance. RESULTS: From a total of 614 study participants, only 609 study participants have responded to questions completely making a response rate of 99.2%. Prevalence of timeliness of vaccination was 26.8% (95% CI: 25, 28) in this study. Factors like children of women with formal education (AOR = 5.3, 95%CI,2.7, 10.4), absence of antenatal care visit (AOR = 4.2,95%CI, 1.8,9.8), home delivery (AOR = 6.2,95%CI,4.0,9.3), lack of postnatal care (AOR = 3.7,95%CI,1.1,13.3), and lack of information about when vaccines completion date (AOR = 2.0, 95% CI,1.13,3.8) were factors influences timely vaccination among children of age 12-23 months. CONCLUSION: Prevalence of on-time vaccination among children of age 12-23 months is lower than national threshold. Therefore, sustained health education on vaccination schedule and reminder strategies should be designed and implemented. Furthermore, maternal and child health care services should be enhanced and coordinated to improve on-time uptake of vaccine.

Modern contraceptive method utilization and determinant factors among women in Ethiopia: Multinomial logistic regression mini- EDHS-2019 analysis.

BACKGROUND: Globally, approximately 290,000 women between the ages of 15 and 49 died from pregnancy-related problems in 2014 alone, with these sub-Saharan Africa accounts for 65% (179,000) of the deaths. Although studies are conducted on modern contraceptives, information is scarce on multinomial regression analysis at the national level data. Therefore, this study aimed to assess modern contraceptive method utilization and determinant factors among women in Ethiopia. METHODS: Data for this study were extracted from the national representative 2019 Ethiopian Mini Demographic and Health Survey. Data was collected using a 2-stage cluster design, in which enumeration areas formed the first stage and households made the second stage. The survey was conducted from March 21, 2019, to June 28, 2019. The analysis was done using multinomial logistic regression using STATA software version 14. The overall categorical variables with a P value of < 0.25 at the binomial analysis were included in the final model of the multinomial logistic regression model in which odds ratios with 95% CIs were estimated to identify the independent variables of women's modern contraceptive utilization. P values less than 0.05 were used to declare statistical significance. All analysis was done on weighted data. RESULTS: A total of 8885 (weighted) participants were included in the current study from these,. The current study revealed that the prevalence of modern contraceptive utilization was 28.1% (95%CI: 27.6.7-28.6%). Factors like: women 25 to 34 years (aRRR = 1.5;95% CI:1.2-1.9), 35 to 44 years (aRRR = 2.4; 95% CI: 3.3-5.4), and greater than 45 years (aRRR = 2.9; 95% CI: 2.2-3.7); place of residence (rural; aRRR = 0.89; 95% CI 0.81-0.99), higher educational status (aRRR = 0.035;95%CI:0.61-0.98), grandmultipara (aRRR = 1.73;95%CI:1.6-1.9), and wealth index (poorer aRRR = 0.541;95%CI:0.46-0.631.9) were the factors significantly associated with the outcome variable. CONCLUSIONS: In this, modern contraceptive utilization is low as compared to other countries. It was influenced by age, place of residence, education, the number of children, and wealth index. This suggests that creating awareness of contraceptive utilization is paramount for rural residence women by policymakers and health managers to empower women for family planning services. Moreover, all stakeholders, including governmental and nongovernmental organizations, better to emphasize on modern contraceptive use.

Predictors of depression among school adolescents in Northwest, Ethiopia, 2022: institutional based cross-sectional.

BACKGROUND: Adolescent depression is a serious mental disorder that makes family problems, learning challenges, drug addiction, and increases absenteeism from school. It also has a major impact on a person's ability to manage his or her daily tasks. In the end, the condition may result in self-destruction. Research is scarce among high schools in the study setting. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the prevalence and its associated factors of depression among high school adolescent students in Bahirdar City, Northwest Ethiopia in 2022. METHODS: An institutional-based cross-sectional study was done from June 18 to July 16, 2022, among public and private high school adolescent students in Bahir Dar City, Amhara region, Ethiopia. A two-stage sampling technique was utilized. First, stratification by school type was made and schools were selected 30-40% by using a simple random sampling technique. Finally, an updated sampling frame was taken from each school director to select a sample of 584 study participants after proportional allocation by simple random sampling from six high schools. Patient Health Questionnaires were used to assess depression in high school students. The independent variables, like substance-related factors, were assessed by yes-or-no questions, and the academic stressor by academic stress in secondary education, was assessed by structured questionnaires. Binary and multivariate logistic regressions were used to identify factors associated with depression. Statistical significance was declared at a 95% confidence interval when the value of p was less than or equal to 0.05. RESULTS: The response rate of the participants was 96.9%. The overall magnitude of adolescent depression was found to be 22.1% (95%CI 18.7, 25.7%). Being female (AOR: 3.43; 95%CI 2.11, 5.56), small family size (AOR: 3.01; 95%CI 1.47, 6.15); ever alcohol use (AOR: 2.40; 95%CI 1.51, 3.81); attending a public school (AOR: 3.01; 95%CI 1.68, 5.40), and having a history of abuse (AOR: 1.92; 95%CI 2.2, 3.08) were associated with depression. CONCLUSION: In this study, the magnitude of depression among high school students in Bahir Dar City was higher than the national threshold. There was a significant association between sex, family size of parents, ever alcohol use, public schools, and having a history of abuse with depression among adolescents. Hence, it is better for schools to screen and provide intervention for depression in public high school students and offer therapies, especially in females and those with a history of abuse, small family size, or alcohol use.

Proper partograph utilization among skilled birth attendants in Hawassa city public health facilities, Sidama region, Ethiopia, in 2021.

Abnormalities of labor are the major causes of maternal and fetal mortality and morbidity. Proper partograph utilization is a key intervention to detect labor abnormalities and subsequent initiation of management. Although a great deals of studies were conducted about partograph utilization, they have failed to explore some critical factors which correlate with correct filling of partograph so far. To assess magnitude and factors associated with proper partograph recording among skilled delivery attendants in public health facilities of Hawassa city, Sidama Ethiopia, in 2021. An institution based cross-sectional study was conducted to assess proper partograph filling practice among skilled delivery providers of public health facilities of Hawassa city, Sidama region, Ethiopia from November to December 15, in 2021. Data were collected using self-administered questionnaire, and client chart review. Data were entered, cleaned, and analyzed using SPSS software. Binary and multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to show association between outcome and explanatory variables. Multi-collinearity test was done using VIF. Adjusted Odds Ratio with 95% CI and p value less than 0.05 was taken as cuff of value for statistically significant value at final model. Out of 405 study participants, only 370 study subjects have provided full response for questions making a response rate of 91.4% in this study. The reason of non-responders was evaluated as not related with the issue of the outcome variable. The mean age of study subjects was 28 ± 3.9 years. Magnitude of proper partograph utilization was found to be58.4% (95% CI, 55.8-60.9%) among skilled delivery attendants in this study. Factors associated with partograph uptake were: On job training (AOR = 1.9, 95% CI: (1.1, 3.2), good knowledge (AOR = 3.1, 95% CI: (1.8, 5.3) and supportive supervision (AOR = 4.5, 95% CI, 2.5, 7.9), client took Uterotonics (AOR = 2.3, 95% CI: 1.4, 3.9), and day time admission (AOR = 3.5, 95% CI, 1.9-6.4). These factors were associated positively with proper partograph utilization. In conclusion, magnitude of proper partograph utilization was found to be lower than magnitude of WHO threshold. Hence, on job training should be enhanced about proper partograph utilization. Furthermore, monitoring, supervision and strengthening the human resource of delivery process would be mandatory by managers of delivery units.

Prevalence and factors associated with vitamin K prophylaxis utilization among neonates in rural Ethiopia in 2016.

BACKGROUND: Neonatal Mortality Ratio (NMR) could not be reversed sufficiently in Ethiopia in the last couple of years. Neonatal bleeding is one of the major causes of neonatal deaths. Administration of vitamin K prophylaxis at birth is the proven strategy to reduce neonatal death which can be caused by vitamin K deficiency bleeding. Although World Health Organization (WHO) recommends universal supplementation of vitamin K prophylaxis for all neonates at birth, many neonates could not get it in many resource poor countries. Despite its importance, information is scarce about uptake of vitamin K prophylaxis in Ethiopia in 2016. Therefore, this study aimed to identify prevalence and factors associated with vitamin K prophylaxis utilization among neonates in Ethiopia in 2016. METHODS: Secondary data analysis of EDHS 2016 was done to assess prevalence and predictors of vitamin K prophylaxis among neonates in Ethiopia five years before EDHS 2016. Multi-stage cluster sampling was used in EDHS 2016. Sample weight and complex analysis were used to minimize bias. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses were carried out to identify factors associated with vitamin K prophylaxis. Finally, adjusted odds ratio with 95% confidence interval was calculated and P-value less than 0.05 taken as the cuff of point for declaration of the statistical significant association. RESULTS: Prevalence of vitamin K prophylaxis among neonates in Ethiopia in 2016 was found to be 4710(65.5%) in this study. Factors like: Institutional delivery (AOR = 2.2, 95%CI: 1.8, 2.7), neonates from richest family (AOR = 2.1, 95%CI: 1.6, 2.7), neonates from richer household (AOR = 1.4, 95%CI: 1.1, 1.8), starting of antenatal care from 3-6 months of gestational age (AOR = 2.9, 95%CI: 2.3, 3.6) were factors positively associated with vitamin K prophylaxis in Ethiopia. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION: Compared with expected world health organization recommendation of universal supplementation vitamin K prophylaxis, vitamin K utilization is lower among neonates in this study. Hence, it is recommended that strengthen early antenatal care initiation and improving community awareness about vitamin K prophylaxis are the key interventions to improve its uptake. Furthermore, improving institutional delivery might increase uptake of vitamin K prophylaxis.