Background: During any of the infectious disease outbreak, health care workers were at increased risk of being infected, and psychological distress was a common phenomenon. Therefore, the study aimed to assess the psychological distress related to COVID-19 among healthcare workers in Mettu town.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted from May 1–15, 2020 using convenient sampling techniques among 127 health care providers during COVID-19 pandemic in the Mettu town. Self-administered questionnaire was used to collect information. Depression and anxiety were evaluated as subscales from the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21). Psychological distress related to COVID-19 was measured using the Impact of Event Scale Revised (IES-R). Data analysis were done using SPSS version 24. Chi-square test was used to find the association between the outcome and demographic variables. Multivariable logistic regression analyses were used to evaluate the significance of the association at P-value < 0.05.Result: Using IES-R scale, 40.2% of the participants reported to have the symptoms of psychological distress. The majority of the participants reported mild psychological distress (37%) followed by moderate psychological distress (29%). The multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that the odds of psychological distress were found to be higher among health care providers who reported to have depressive symptoms, and those who used alcohol, khat and tobacco in the past 3 months shows a significant association with psychological distress.Conclusion: Our findings revealed that the COVID-19 pandemic had exerted major psychological distress on health care providers. So the findings, seek attention for early psychological intervention needed to manage psychological distress in health care providers regarding identified factors.

Background Antepartum hemorrhage is a very serious problem and contributes significantly to maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality in developing countries including Ethiopia. Identification of risk factors of antepartum hemorrhage will help for prevention and control programs. Methods An institutional-based case–control study was conducted from July 2013 to June 2016. A simple random sampling technique was employed, and 420 mothers’ medical cards were reviewed using a pretested checklist. The data were entered in to EPI-info version 7 and then exported to SPSS version 20 for analysis, and all variables with a P -value<0.2 at bivariate logistic regression analysis were considered as a candidate for multivariate logistic regression analysis, and those variables with a P -value<0.05 in multiple logistic regression analysis were considered as significantly associated at 95% confidence interval. Results Results of the multiple logistic regression showed that those mothers whose age was in the range of 35–44 years were significantly 4-times more likely to present with antepartum hemorrhage as compared to mothers in the age range of 15–24 years. Moreover, mothers who presented with a previous history of cesarean section were 4.7-times more likely to present with antepartum hemorrhage than those who had no previous history of cesarean section. Furthermore, women with a previous history of abortion were 2-times more likely to develop antepartum hemorrhage as compared to women who had no previous history of abortion. Conclusion and Recommendation In this study, the factors found to be risk factors of antepartum hemorrhage were maternal age, previous history of cesarean section, and previous history of abortion. Strategies towards reduction of unwanted pregnancy to prevent abortion, pregnancy at advanced age, and to reduce the cesarean section rate should be emphasized.

Introduction : Globally, Prenatal depression is the most prevalent psychological problem which women experience during pregnancy. Regardless of the impact on maternal health; Risk factors of antenatal depression is poorly studied in Ethiopia. Therefore the goal of this study was to determine the risk factors of antenatal depression among pregnant women attending antenatal care. Objective The goal of the study was to determine how common prenatal depression and factors influencing it among women receiving antenatal care at Mettu Karl Specialized Hospital in southwest Ethiopia. Methods and Materials A cross-sectional study was undertaken from September 15 to October 15/2021. A total of 343 women were chosen using a systematic random sample technique. SPSS version 23.0 was used to analyze the data. In the bi-variable logistic regression, variables having a P-value of less than 0.25 at a 95% confidence interval were added to the multivariable logistic regression. Finally, in multivariable logistic regression, factors with a P-value of 0.05 at a 95% confidence Interval were declared significantly associated with prenatal depression. Result A total of 343 pregnant mothers were participated, making a 95% response rate. The magnitude of prenatal depression was 27.6%. The result of multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that respondents who had unplanned pregnancies were 2.1 times more likely to develop prenatal depression comparing with their counterparts. Pregnant mothers who had complications during their previous labor and delivery were 4.4 times more likely to develop prenatal depression compared with those who had no complications during previous labor and delivery. Furthermore, participants with a past history of child hospitalization were 3.3 times more likely to develop prenatal depression compared with those who have no past history of child hospitalization. At long last, respondents who had satisfaction with their marriage were 3.9 times less likely to develop prenatal depression compared with those who had no satisfaction with their marriage Conclusion Generally, the magnitude of antenatal depression is still high. To prevent further consequences, interventions like working on the identified risk factors are mandatory.