Clinics in Mother and Child Health

Department of Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Science, Bale Goba, Ethiopia

Biography

Dr. Tesfaye Assefa is currently Serving at the job post of Lecturer at the Department of Physics of Wolkite University. She was graduated with MSc. Degree in Physics from Addis Ababa University in August, 2007.

Publications

• Research Article   
  Factors Associated with Preterm Birth among Mothers Who gave Birth in Dodola Town Hospitals, Southeast Ethiopia: Institutional Based Cross Sectional Study
  Author(s): Demelash Woldeyohannes*, Chala Kene, Degefa Gomora, Kenbon Seyoum and Tesfaye Assefa
  
  Background: Preterm babies are at high risk of serious illness or death during the neonatal period. Without appropriate management of preterm birth, those who survive are at high risk of lifelong disability and poor quality of life. The magnitude and associated factors of preterm birth were not now well known in the study area. Moreover, the factors associated with preterm birth are believed to differ from one context to another. The objective of this study was to assess the magnitude of preterm birth and associated factors among mothers who gave birth in Dodola town hospitals. Method: Institutional based cross-sectional study design was conducted in Dodola town hospitals. All mothers who gave birth during study period were included in the study. Data were collected using face-to-face interview from each mother. Bivariate and multivariate lo.. View more»
  

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