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To determine the knowledge and practice level of nurses towards geriatric care and its associated factors in selected public hospitals in Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia, in 2022. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in selected public hospitals, focusing on nurses working in adult nursing facilities. An interviewer-administered questionnaire was implemented to evaluate the knowledge and practice level of nurses in geriatric care. Based on the collective responses of the participants, the levels were categorized as either good or poor. A binary logistic regression model was utilized to evaluate the effects of independent variables on the outcome variables. Results: Overall, 57.2% and 45.3% of the study participants had good knowledge and practice levels in geriatric care, respectively. Educational level, years of experience, and participation in geriatric nursing education were significantly associated with nurses' knowledge of geriatric care. Nurses' knowledge level towards geriatric care and having training on geriatric care were significantly associated with nurses' level of practice of geriatric care. Conclusion: Considering the insufficient knowledge and practice of geriatric care among nurses, it is imperative for hospital administrators to offer frequent training opportunities and integrate essential geriatric care education into the nursing curriculum. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

To explore the challenges experienced by nursing students during their internship at the highest institutions in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Methods: This phenomenological study was conducted with seven purposively selected nursing student participants to explore the challenges. Data were collected using a semi-structured interview guide with open-ended questions; telephone interviews were done, and notes were organized from May to July 2022. Content thematic analysis were done using the seven-step approach of Colaizzi's framework of analysis.Results: Five themes were identified, namely: nursing students' factors; role model-related factors; factors related to instructors; factors related to the responsibilities of the institutions; and factors related to time constraints were among the challenges experienced by nursing students. Participants raised that low motivation and willingness to learn among nursing students, lack of support and guidance, large number of students per clinical attachment, improper assessment methods, lack of learning equipment, lack of sufficient time for simulations (skill laboratory demonstration), and poor time management for theory and practice activities were some of the specific challenges they faced during their clinical internships.Conclusion: The challenges nursing students at the highest institutions encountered during their internship were factors related to nursing students; role model-related factors; factors related to instructors; factors related to the responsibilities of the institutions; and factors related to time constraints. Therefore, effective communication and understanding among concerned bodies are needed to better reflect these challenges, and an appropriate plan and intervention should be done to improve students' clinical supervision and support. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background and Objective: An important indicator of the quality of antenatal care (ANC) is the satisfaction of the client. Despite this, women in Ethiopia are very dissatisfied with the quality of their ANC. In Ethiopia, a systematic review was conducted to estimate the pooled prevalence of client satisfaction (CS) with ANC services., Methods: Only articles published in English were included in this review. Medline/PubMed, Web of Science, Google Scholar, Scopus, Ethiopian University Repository Online, and the Cochrane Library are the main databases. The review included cross-sectional studies written in English that met the inclusion requirements. Using a random effects model, the overall rate of CS with prenatal care was calculated. Additionally, Egger's test and funnel plots were used to examine publication bias. STATA version 14 was used to perform all statistical analyses., Results: This review included 20 studies involving 8447 women attending prenatal care services. In Ethiopia, the overall customer satisfaction rate with prenatal care services was 60.42% (95% CI [51.33.99, 69.51]; I2 = 98.9%, P < 0.001). Previous ANC follow-up, iron and folic acid supplementation, and the last planned pregnancy were statistically associated with CS., Conclusion and Global Health Implications: In Ethiopia, 60% of women are satisfied with their ANC. This shows that 40% of women are dissatisfied with the prenatal care provided by healthcare professionals. This will lead to a low utilization of ANC services throughout the country. Therefore, the Ethiopian government, especially the Ministry of Health and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), must take measures to address this severity and improve identified factors., Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no competing interests., (© 2024 The Authors. Published by Global Health and Education Projects, Inc., USA.)

Introduction: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) cause a wide range of public health problems if left untreated. They can lead to adverse birth outcomes, including stillbirth, fetal loss, neonatal death, preterm birth, and low birth weight. Although great efforts have been made to reduce STIs nationally, their incidence remains high in Ethiopia, and their co-infection calls for urgent action. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the determinants of three STIs among pregnant women attending antenatal care (ANC) in the context of the elimination of mother-to-child transmission in public health facilities in Sawla Town, Gofa zone, Southern Ethiopia., Methods: A cross-sectional study design was conducted among pregnant women attending antenatal care in public health facilities in Sawla Town, Southern Ethiopia, from May to July 2022. Data were collected from pregnant women's serum using an HIV rapid test, an HBsAg rapid test device, and a VDRL for HIV, HBV, and syphilis, respectively. Descriptive statistics, such as frequencies and percentages, were used to describe each relevant variable. Logistic regression analyses were used to identify the determinants of STIs., Results: A total of 484 pregnant women attending antenatal care were screened. The mean age of the women was 24.0 ± 4.6 years, and nearly half of the participants had completed secondary school or higher. The overall seroprevalence of three STIs (HIV, HBV, and syphilis) among pregnant women was 6.8%. These three sexually transmitted infections were shown to be more common among pregnant women who were not able to read and write, had tattoos, had previously had an abortion, and had a history of multiple sexual partners., Conclusions: The seroprevalence found in this study was intermediate in comparison with the WHO standard. Efforts should be made to strengthen the existing health education and RH service integration on STI screening, and treatment that further eliminates vertical infection., Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest., (© 2023 Israel, Hizkel, Geta, Feleke, Samuel and Markos.)