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Prevalence of Congenital Anomalies and Its Associated Factors Among Newborns in Central Ethiopia Region Public Hospitals, Ethiopia: A Retrospective Cross‐Sectional Study, 2023

open access: yesPublic Health Challenges, Volume 4, Issue 4, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Introduction A congenital anomaly (CA) is an anatomical, physiological, and metabolic defect of newborns that might be recognized during pregnancy, delivery, or later in life. CAs are structural and/or functional defects that have a significant physical, metabolic, mental, and developmental health of the child, as well as affected social and ...
Daniel Tsega, Atsede Getawey
wiley   +1 more source

Improving basic services for the bottom forty percent: lessons from Ethiopia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Ethiopia, like most developing countries, has opted to deliver services such as basic education, primary health care, agricultural extension advice, water, and rural roads through a highly decentralized system (Manor 1999; Treisman 2007).
Faguet, Jean-Paul   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Maternity Waiting Home Utilization and Associated Factors Among Women Who Had Given Birth in the Hard‐to‐Reach Region of Western Ethiopia: A Mixed‐Study

open access: yesHealth Science Reports, Volume 8, Issue 11, November 2025.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims In Ethiopia, Maternal Waiting Homes (MWHs) are a key government strategy to improve maternal and child healthcare access in remote areas, aiming to reduce maternal mortality by ensuring timely skilled care during childbirth.
Kibru Kebede   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Magnitude of Neonatal Near Miss and Associated Factors in Hospitals of South West Shoa Zone, Central Ethiopia: A Cross‐Sectional Study

open access: yesHealth Science Reports, Volume 8, Issue 11, November 2025.
ABSTRACT Background Every year, almost 30 million neonates worldwide require hospitalization as a result of life‐threatening situations. Neonatal mortality rate occurrences can have long‐term negative impacts on a child's and their family's health, well‐being, and lifespan.
Shiferaw Benti   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Knowledge of Obstetric Fistula and Its Associated Factors Among Women of Childbearing Age in Buno Bedele Zone, Southwest Ethiopia: A Cross‐Sectional Study

open access: yesHealth Science Reports, Volume 8, Issue 11, November 2025.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Obstetric fistulas are one of the most serious and catastrophic complications that occur during childbirth. Increasing awareness among women may contribute positively to its reduction and prompt treatment initiation. Although limited studies have been conducted on the knowledge of obstetric fistulas, they were mainly ...
Bashatu Berkessa Tola   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of changing oxygenation policies on retinopathy of prematurity in a neonatal unit in Argentina. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
AIMS: To assess the impact of different oxygenation policies on the rate and severity of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). METHODS: Between January 2003 and December 2006, infants of 1500 g birthweight (BW) or less and/or 32 weeks gestational age (GA) or
Collino, Elizabeth   +9 more
core   +1 more source

The importance of establishing supportive supervision feedback audit system in Gurage Zone health department

open access: yesInternational Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, 2020
Supportive supervision is one of the most important tasks in health systems management. A baseline assessment conducted by the primary health care transformation initiative had shown that the Gurage Zone health department had been conducting regular supportive supervision every quarter for the last five years in Gurage Zone.
Habtamu Mergia, Kassahun Trueha Dumga
openaire   +2 more sources

Farmer selection of drought‐tolerant enset landraces reduces trait diversity in drier environments

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 7, Issue 6, Page 1714-1728, November 2025.
Drought stress poses a growing threat to food security worldwide. In this study, we investigated the putative drought tolerance traits of enset, a multipurpose staple crop endemic to Ethiopia that sustains over 20 million people. Our findings reveal that enset's domestication has reduced landrace diversity and trait variability, particularly in drier ...
Rachel R. Chase   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Matching of forest restoration strategy to environmental conditions matters: evidence from south‐central Ethiopia

open access: yesRestoration Ecology, Volume 33, Issue 8, November 2025.
Abstract Introduction Matching restoration strategies to environmental conditions is essential for successful forest landscape restoration in Ethiopia, but remains challenging due to limited guidance. Objectives We evaluated the performance of restoration strategies based on forest stand structure and biomass across varying soil, elevation, and climate
Alfred Aleeje   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of undernutrition and associated factors among children aged between six to fifty nine months in Bule Hora district, South Ethiopia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Background: More than one-third of deaths during the first five years of life are attributed to undernutrition, which are mostly preventable through economic development and public health measures.
Asfaw, Mandefro   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

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