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The p-value less than 0.05 was considered statically significant.

According to this study, good preventive practice of COVID-19 among pregnant women was found to be (47.4%). Fear of COVID-19 was (50.9%). The majority (55.0%) of the respondents had good knowledge. Fear [AOR 2.485, 95% CI (1.664-3.711)] and having good knowledge [AOR 2.308, 95% CI (1.541-3.457)] were significantly associated with good prevention practices among the women.

Only half of the pregnant women had good preventive practice. The findings suggest that healthcare bodies should consider these findings to develop strategies for preventive practice against COVID-19.

Only half of the pregnant women had good preventive practice. The findings suggest that healthcare bodies should consider these findings to develop strategies for preventive practice against COVID-19.

A neovaginal prolapse is a rare condition. Only a few cases have been reported and described in literature. The surgical management is complex and depends on the initial surgical techniques for the reconstruction of a neovagina applied. We present a case of a stage IV prolapse of a sigmoid vaginal prolapse and a review of surgical procedures in literature.

We describe the case of a 41-year-old woman with a stage IV prolapse of a sigmoid neovagina who presented 20 years after the initial reconstruction due to a botryoid sarcoma of the pelvis in the childhood. The initial surgical repairs with a fixation of the apex of the sigmoid vagina to the sacral promontory with resorbable suture and consecutively in a second procedure with a polypropylene mesh failed. The interdisciplinary approach with the colorectal team which included a significant shortening of the neovagina prior to the mesh fixation led to a stable repair of the prolapse.

Only a few cases of women with a prolapse of a sigmoid neovagina are published. An interdisciplinary approach including a significant shortening of the neovagina and the fixation with a non-absorbable mesh was necessary to achieve a successful repair. The surgical techniques to create a sigmoid neovagina are crucial in order to perform successful later reconstructive surgery if indicated. Our experience in this case is consistent with the findings from our literature review.

Only a few cases of women with a prolapse of a sigmoid neovagina are published. An interdisciplinary approach including a significant shortening of the neovagina and the fixation with a non-absorbable mesh was necessary to achieve a successful repair. The surgical techniques to create a sigmoid neovagina are crucial in order to perform successful later reconstructive surgery if indicated. Our experience in this case is consistent with the findings from our literature review.

Healthcare workers are at risk of acquiring human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections, because of occupational exposure to blood and other body fluids. Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is a short-term antiretroviral treatment used to reduce the likelihood of viral infection after exposure to the blood or body fluids of an infected person. Timely PEP after exposure to high-risk body fluids in the working area can reduce the rate of transmission of HIV significantly.

To assess the knowledge, attitude, practice, and associated factors towards PEP for HIV/AIDS among health professionals in health centers in the Harari region, Eastern Ethiopia.

A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted using structured questionnaires from March to April 2019. The collected data were analyzed by using SPSS version 20, and the result was presented in the form of tables and figures.

Of 217 participants, 51.6% were male and 75.2% were in the age group of 20-30 years. Semaxanib One hundred thirty (59.9%) respondents had a yeessionals had poor knowledge and poor attitude towards PEP. Occupational exposures were common among health professionals. However, the practice of using PEP was low among health professionals. As a result, health facilities should strengthen and integrate routine PEP services by providing training to all health professionals.

Despite the accessibility and higher coverage of antiretroviral therapy (ART), HIV/AIDS is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in low- and middle-income countries. Ethiopia also shares the high burden of HIV/AIDS-related morbidity and mortality. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the incidence of mortality and its predictors among adult HIV patients on ART in the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, northwest Ethiopia.

A retrospective follow-up study was conducted from January 2015 to January 2019 at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital. A total of 475 patients who were on follow-up in this Hospital were included. The Cox proportional hazard model was fitted to assess the predictors of mortality. Both crude and adjusted hazard ratio (AHR) with their 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated to show the strength of association. In multivariable analysis, variables with a P-value <0.05 were considered as statistically significant predictors of mortality.

In this study, a total of 45 (9.5%) patients died with an incidence rate of 5.3 [95% CI 3.4-7.1] per 100 person-years of observation. In the multivariable Cox regression analysis, the last known WHO stage III/IV [AHR= 15.02; 95% CI 5.79-38.92], being anemic at baseline [AHR = 2.21; 95% CI 1.02-4.78], and fair last known adherence level [AHR = 3.29; 95% CI 1.39-7.78] were found to be significant predictors of mortality.

In this study, the incidence of mortality was relatively high. The rate of mortality may be minimized by paying particular attention to individuals with advanced WHO stage, anemia at the baseline, and those with adherence problems.

In this study, the incidence of mortality was relatively high. The rate of mortality may be minimized by paying particular attention to individuals with advanced WHO stage, anemia at the baseline, and those with adherence problems.

Although in Ethiopia there is a high burden of HIV/AIDS, the community knowledge and attitude towards HIV/AIDS prevention has not been investigated adequately. Thus, this study assessed the determinants of the community knowledge and attitude towards HIV/AIDS prevention in the Majang zone which is the zone with the highest HIV prevalence in Ethiopia.

A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in the Majang zone, southwest Ethiopia from March 1st to May 31st, 2019 by including randomly selected 845 adults. Knowledge and attitude towards HIV prevention methods were dependent variables. The independent variables include socio-demographic characteristics and behavioral factors. A binary logistic regression was employed to determine the association using the odds ratio at 95% confidence intervals. A p-value of less than 5% was considered to declare the final significance.

Of 845 respondents recruited, 772 participated yielding a 91.4% response rate. Not sharing contaminated sharp materials (63.4%), consistent condom use (61.