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Matern Child Health J ; 17(2): 230-9, 2013 Feb.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22359241

RESUMEN

To identify reasons why women who access health facilities and utilise maternal newborn and child health services at other times, do not necessarily deliver at health facilities. Forty-six semi-structured interviews were conducted with mothers who had recently delivered (n = 30) or were pregnant (n = 16). Thematic analysis of the interview data resulted in emerging trends that were critically addressed according to the research objective. Of the 30 delivered cases, 14 had given birth at a health facility, but only 3 of those had planned to do so. The remaining 11 had attended due to long or complicated labours. Five dominant themes influencing location of delivery were identified: perceptions of a normal delivery; motivations encouraging health facility delivery; deterrents preventing health facility deliveries; decision-making processes; and level of knowledge and health education. Understanding the socio-cultural determinants that influence the location of delivery has implications for service provision. Alongside timely health education and maximising the contact between women and healthcare professionals, these determinants should be actively incorporated into maternal newborn and child health policy and programming in ways that encourage the utilisation of health facilities, even for routine deliveries.


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Conductas Relacionadas con la Salud/etnología , Parto Domiciliario , Servicios de Salud Materna/estadística & datos numéricos , Madres/psicología , Parto/etnología , Adulto , Niño , Cultura , Parto Obstétrico , Etiopía , Femenino , Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud , Accesibilidad a los Servicios de Salud , Humanos , Recién Nacido , Entrevistas como Asunto , Embarazo , Investigación Cualitativa , Población Rural , Encuestas y Cuestionarios
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Food Chem Toxicol ; 49(3): 668-72, 2011 Mar.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20850494

RESUMEN

Neurolathyrism in Ethiopia is caused by food dependency on grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.). In the study area, a large proportion of the farmers are growing grass pea since it can withstand harsh environments. Socio-economic factors (poverty; lack of money to buy other food legumes) and environmental problems (such as water logging and frost hazards) influence consumption of grass pea. Most of the respondents have the idea that some chemical contained in grass pea causes a health problem. Different processing and preparation methods are used to prepare grass pea into different food forms. The major processing methods include washing and soaking, as the farmers apply these methods mainly because they assume that the chemical that causes lathyrism, scientifically known as ß-ODAP (ß-N-oxalyl-L-α,ß-diaminopropionic acid) is reduced through washing and soaking. The farmers adopt different strategies to avoid the problem of lathyrism such as avoiding consumption of grass pea in the form that they suspect to cause the problem, blending/mixing with other crops, applying different processing/detoxification methods. Since grass pea is consumed with a fear of lathyrism, future research should concentrate either on developing grass pea varieties with safe level of ß-ODAP content or improving the traditional/indigenous processing methods.


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Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud , Latirismo/inducido químicamente , Latirismo/prevención & control , Lathyrus/química , Aminoácidos Diaminos/análisis , Aminoácidos Diaminos/envenenamiento , Aminoácidos Sulfúricos/deficiencia , Estudios Transversales , Proteínas en la Dieta/análisis , Etiopía/epidemiología , Femenino , Manipulación de Alimentos/métodos , Humanos , Entrevistas como Asunto , Lathyrus/envenenamiento , Masculino , Neurotoxinas/análisis , Encuestas y Cuestionarios
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Ethiop Med J ; 48(3): 195-202, 2010 Jul.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21073080

RESUMEN

BACKGROUND: Quality tuberculosis care plays an important role in the status of tuberculosis (TB) control, treatment completion and adherence. Nonetheless, very little is known about the quality of TB care in public health facilities in Ethiopia. In this study we assessed the quality of TB care delivery in Afar Region of Ethiopia. METHODS: A descriptive cross sectional health institution based survey with both semi-structured and structured questionnaires was employed. A mix of complementary techniques was administered Data were collected between 5th February and 10th March 2007 from six health institutions. Records were reviewed for 270 patients, exit interviews were made for 209 patients, six providers were interviewed & 49 patients were observed Data was collected by trained nurses and analyzed using SPSS 11.0 statistical software. RESULTS: The study had showed that delivery of materials, drugs and supplies for tuberculosis control activities were fairly good. Staffing qualities were poor and patterns of supervision were weak. A relatively higher proportion of patients were dissatisfied with the appropriateness and adequacy of working hours (63.6%) and waiting time (70.3%). Statistically significant correlation was observed between process quality and output quality (clients' satisfaction) parameters (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: Continues quality improvement mechanisms to improve the different aspects of the programme and adherence to the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Program guideline could be important interventions to enhance the quality of care delivery. An expanded community-based study to better guide quality DOTS program in pastoralist communities is crucial.


Asunto(s)
Antituberculosos/administración & dosificación , Terapia por Observación Directa/estadística & datos numéricos , Instituciones de Salud/normas , Calidad de la Atención de Salud/normas , Tuberculosis/tratamiento farmacológico , Adolescente , Adulto , Estudios Transversales , Etiopía , Femenino , Instituciones de Salud/estadística & datos numéricos , Personal de Salud/educación , Personal de Salud/normas , Fuerza Laboral en Salud/normas , Humanos , Entrevistas como Asunto , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Satisfacción del Paciente , Resultado del Tratamiento , Tuberculosis/prevención & control , Adulto Joven
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