Clinics in Mother and Child Health

Department of General Public Health Arsi University, Assela, Ethiopia

Biography

Dr. Batu Lema is a researcher in the Department of Midwifery, School of Health Science, Goba Referral Hospital, Madda Walabu University, Bale Goba, Ethiopia. He has numerous publications and Clinical Research in areas of Obstetrics, Maternal Health, Maternal & Child Health. 

Publications

• Research Article   
  Prevalence of Community Acquired Pneumonia among Children 2 to 59 Months Old and its Associated Factors in Munesa District, Arsi Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
  Author(s): Batu Lema, Kenbon Seyoum and Daniel Atlaw*
  
  Background: Pneumonia is one of leading cause of death among under five children in the world. Half of death from pneumonia occurs in sub-Saharan Africa. According to estimate of WHO in 2016 pneumonia accounts for 16.4% of under-five mortality in Ethiopia. Objective: To assess prevalence of community acquired pneumonia in children 2 to 59 months old and its associated factors in Munesa district, Arsi zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia. Methods: Community based cross sectional study was conducted in Munesa district from July 16 to October 30, 2018. A total of 344 households with under-five children were selected by multistage sampling technique. Data were collected and entered in to Epi data version 3.1, then exported to SPSS version 21 for analysis. Binary logistic regression analysis was used to test associations between the predictor facto.. View more»
  

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