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ArticleBMC health services research2023

Service availability and readiness to provide comprehensive emergency obstetric and newborn care services in post-conflict at North Wollo Zone hospitals, Northeast Ethiopia: mixed survey.

Misganaw Guadie Tiruneh, Eneyew Talie Fenta, Amare Mebrat Delie, Seteamlak Adane Masresha, Semira Muhidin Mustofa, Atitegeb Abera Kidie, Tsion Kokeb Kodo, Tadele Fentabil Anagaw

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Article in BMC health services research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Misganaw Guadie TirunehSchool of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Woldia University, Woldia, Ethiopia. mguadie41@gmail.com.
Eneyew Talie FentaDepartment of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Injibara University, Injibara, Ethiopia.
Amare Mebrat DelieDepartment of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Injibara University, Injibara, Ethiopia.
Seteamlak Adane MasreshaSchool of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Woldia University, Woldia, Ethiopia.
Semira Muhidin MustofaSchool of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Woldia University, Woldia, Ethiopia.
Atitegeb Abera KidieSchool of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Woldia University, Woldia, Ethiopia.
Tsion Kokeb KodoSchool of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Woldia University, Woldia, Ethiopia.
Tadele Fentabil AnagawDepartment of Health Promotion and Behavioural Science, School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
Woldia University · ETInjibara UniversityBahir Dar University · ET

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionCountries with humanitarian crises and fragile conditions contribute to 61% of the global burden of maternal mortality. Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (EmONC) services reduce direct obstetric complications, which cause approximately 70-80% of maternal deaths and 10% to 15% of neonatal deaths. Therefore, this study was aimed to assess the service availability and readiness to provide comprehensive emergency obstetric and newborn care services in post-conflict at North Wollo Zone hospitals, Northeast Ethiopia.

methodsA facility-based mixed cross-sectional study design was conducted from May 10 to May 25, 2022, among North Wollo zone hospitals. Quantitative data were collected by using structured interviewer-administered questionnaires with observation and record review, entered by using Epi Data Version 4.6, and exported to SPSS 25 for analysis. Qualitative data were collected by key informant interviews and analyzed through thematic analysis. A descriptive data analysis was done to analyze the study variables.

resultsOnly three of the six hospitals (Woldia, Shediho Meket, and Saint Lalibella) performed all signal functions of comprehensive emergency obstetric and newborn care in the preceding three months. Cesarean section was the least performed signal function in post-conflict. The overall readiness to provide comprehensive emergency obstetric and newborn care services was 77.7%. Only one of the six hospitals had sufficient blood without interruption, and three of the six facilities had done screening for hepatitis B, HIV, and syphilis. Lack of supplies, equipment, and drugs were the challenges for the performance of EmONC signal functions.

conclusionsPost-conflict availability and readiness for comprehensive emergency obstetric and newborn care services in the North Wollo Zone was suboptimal. Shortage of medical supplies, equipment and emergency transportation was the challenges to provide these services. Thus, the hospital decision makers should strengthen leadership commitment, which focuses on recovering and rebuilding the destructed hospitals with resource mobilization and support.

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Cesarean SectionEmergency Medical ServicesCross-Sectional StudiesEthiopiaFemaleHospitalsHumansInfant, NewbornPregnancyComprehensive emergency obstetric and newborn care servicesNorth wollo zonePublic hospitalsService availability and readiness

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