Journal of Nursing & Care

Moges Workneh Ayele

Publications

• Research Article
  Treatment Outcomes and Associated Factors of Preterm Birth of Neonates Admitted in Intensive Care Unit of Dessie Referral Hospital, North Central Ethiopia
  Author(s): Moges Workneh Ayele, Gebire Yitayih, Solomon Emshaw, Samual Anteneh Ayele and Birhanu Demeke WorknehMoges Workneh Ayele, Gebire Yitayih, Solomon Emshaw, Samual Anteneh Ayele and Birhanu Demeke Workneh
  
  Background: Globally, preterm birth and its complications have become major public health problems, which account 28% of all neonatal deaths; it is also accompanied by substantial perinatal morbidity. Objective: To assess treatment outcomes and associated factors of preterm birth of neonates admitted in a neonatal intensive care unit of a Dessie Referral Hospital, Ethiopia. Methods and materials: This study employed cross-sectional study design to review medical records of 290 preterm birth neonates retrospectively using simple random sampling technique during the past three years prior to this data collection period (January 2013 to January 2016) admitted in Dessie Referral Hospital. The data were collected using pre-tested and structured checklist and then entered, cleaned and analyzed by using SPSS version 20. Resul.. Read More»
  

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