Pulmonary & Respiratory Medicine

Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Publications

• Research Article   
  Magnitude and Associated Factors of Respiratory Distress Syndrome among Preterm Neonate Admitted to Addis Ababa Public Hospital, Ethiopia 2023/24
  Author(s): Muluneh Kidane Tufa*
  
  Introduction: Respiratory distress syndrome is a catastrophic respiratory problem among preterm neonates. It increases the suffering of neonates and the economic expenditure of the countries. Notably, it is a major public health issue in low and middle-income countries such as Ethiopia. Studies regarding respiratory distress syndrome among pre term neonates are limited in Ethiopia. Objectives: The study aims to determine the magnitude and associated factors of respiratory distress syndrome among pre-term neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care units of Addis Ababa public hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2023/24. Method: An institutional-based cross-sectional study design was conducted in the NICUS of selected public hospitals of Addis Ababa. A systematic random sampling technique was used to recruit a predetermined sample size by u.. Read More»
  

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