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User-Centered Design of an Electronic Dashboard for Monitoring Facility-Level Basic Emergency Obstetric Care Readiness in Amhara, Ethiopia: Mixed Methods Study

User-Centered Design of an Electronic Dashboard for Monitoring Facility-Level Basic Emergency Obstetric Care Readiness in Amhara, Ethiopia: Mixed Methods Study

Despite progress in reducing adverse maternal outcomes in countries like Ethiopia, high maternal mortality ratios persist, largely due to gaps and stockouts of essential supplies for managing obstetric emergencies [2,3]. Inadequate supplies for basic emergency obstetric care (BEm OC) can lead to delayed or suboptimal care.

Kylie Dougherty, Yihenew Tesfaye, Heran Biza, Mulusew Belew, Natalie Benda, Abebe Gebremariam Gobezayehu, John Cranmer, Suzanne Bakken

JMIR Hum Factors 2025;12:e64131

Using an Interactive Voice Response Survey to Assess Patient Satisfaction in Ethiopia: Development and Feasibility Study

Using an Interactive Voice Response Survey to Assess Patient Satisfaction in Ethiopia: Development and Feasibility Study

Yet, there is little published evidence on the acceptability and feasibility of using IVR to collect patient feedback in Ethiopia. We found only 2 peer-reviewed studies that discussed the feasibility of IVR in Ethiopia [13,14]. These studies assessed the feasibility of IVR messages for targeted client communication. One working paper assessed the feasibility of an IVR survey in Ethiopia to obtain nationally representative estimates at population levels [15].

Dessalegn Shamebo, Anagaw Derseh Mebratie, Catherine Arsenault

JMIR Form Res 2025;9:e67452

Association of Family-Centered Care With Psychological Distress Among Caregivers of Children With Cancer at a Tertiary-Level Hospital in Ethiopia: Cross-Sectional Study

Association of Family-Centered Care With Psychological Distress Among Caregivers of Children With Cancer at a Tertiary-Level Hospital in Ethiopia: Cross-Sectional Study

According to a study conducted in Ethiopia, 72.4% of caregivers of children with cancer had depression [14]. It has also been indicated that parental PD can be affected by various factors. These factors include prognosis and stage of child cancer, child symptom level, treatment status, side effects of chemotherapy, knowledge about treatment modality, treatment cost, employment status, sex of the parent, number of hospital admissions, and family support [8,15-19].

Leul Deribe, Eshetu Girma, Nataliya Lindström, Abdulkadir Gidey, Solomon Teferra, Adamu Addissie

JMIR Cancer 2024;10:e54715

Obstetric Emergency Supply Chain Dynamics and Information Flow Among Obstetric Emergency Supply Chain Employees: Key Informant Interview Study

Obstetric Emergency Supply Chain Dynamics and Information Flow Among Obstetric Emergency Supply Chain Employees: Key Informant Interview Study

However, with the most recently reported MMR of 267, Ethiopia still ranks high in the MMR globally and needs additional interventions to lower the MMR to the sustainable development goal of 70 [2]. Therefore, the Ethiopian MOH is focusing on improving “the health systems capacity to offer quality care that meets women’s needs (the supply side)” [3,4].

Kylie Dougherty, Abebe Gebremariam, Heran Biza, Mulusew Belew, Natalie Benda, Yihenew Tesfaye, John Cranmer, Suzanne Bakken

JMIR Form Res 2024;8:e59690

Effectiveness of a Mobile Phone Messaging–Based Message Framing Intervention for Improving Maternal Health Service Uptake and Newborn Care Practice in Rural Jimma Zone, Ethiopia: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Effectiveness of a Mobile Phone Messaging–Based Message Framing Intervention for Improving Maternal Health Service Uptake and Newborn Care Practice in Rural Jimma Zone, Ethiopia: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Ethiopia has one of the highest maternal and neonatal mortality ratios worldwide, with a maternal mortality ratio of 401 per 100,000 live births and a neonatal mortality rate of 33 per 1000 live births [1]. The risk of death due to complications during pregnancy, labor and delivery, and the postnatal period is believed to be reduced with bundles of antenatal care, institutional delivery, and postnatal care (PNC) [2].

Gebeyehu Bulcha, Hordofa Gutema Abdissa, Josef Noll, Demisew Amenu Sori, Zewdie Birhanu Koricha

JMIR Res Protoc 2024;13:e52395

Intention to Use Mobile-Based Partograph and Its Predictors Among Obstetric Health Care Providers Working at Public Referral Hospitals in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia in 2022: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study

Intention to Use Mobile-Based Partograph and Its Predictors Among Obstetric Health Care Providers Working at Public Referral Hospitals in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia in 2022: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study

In Ethiopia, maternal death rate was 412 per 100,000 live births in 2016 [4]. It stayed high, accounting for 412 per 100,000 live births in 2019 [5]. In Ethiopia, prolonged and obstructed labor account for 22% of all maternal deaths [6]. Although prolonged and obstructed labors are among the leading causes of death in resource-poor settings, they can be diagnosed and averted with correct partograph use [7,8].

Kefyalew Naniye Tilahun, Jibril Bashir Adem, Wabi Temesgen Atinafu, Agmasie Damtew Walle, Nebyu Demeke Mengestie, Abraham Yeneneh Birhanu

Online J Public Health Inform 2024;16:e51601

Effect of Performance-Based Nonfinancial Incentives on Data Quality in Individual Medical Records of Institutional Births: Quasi-Experimental Study

Effect of Performance-Based Nonfinancial Incentives on Data Quality in Individual Medical Records of Institutional Births: Quasi-Experimental Study

In Ethiopia, the introduction of the RHIS dates back to 2008 [21,22]. Ongoing efforts are in place to enhance the data quality of the RHIS in Ethiopia through interventions such as the Performance Monitoring Team (PMT), lot quality assurance sampling (LQAS), and the Capacity Building and Mentorship Program (CBMP) [23-25]. However, despite these efforts, the quality of RHIS data still lags in Ethiopia [15,26]. This challenge is pertinent to institutional birth, as shown by some previous studies in Ethiopia.

Biniam Kefiyalew Taye, Lemma Derseh Gezie, Asmamaw Atnafu, Shegaw Anagaw Mengiste, Jens Kaasbøll, Monika Knudsen Gullslett, Binyam Tilahun

JMIR Med Inform 2024;12:e54278

Mobile Health–Supported Active Syndrome Surveillance for COVID-19 Early Case Finding in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Comparative Study

Mobile Health–Supported Active Syndrome Surveillance for COVID-19 Early Case Finding in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Comparative Study

Ethiopia, a country in sub-Saharan Africa, confirmed its first case of COVID-19 on March 13, 2020. Two days later, the World Health Organization declared a pandemic of the disease [9]. As of May 10, 2023, there have been 500,853 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with 7574 deaths, reported to the World Health Organization [8]. COVID-19 placed a significant burden on patients with chronic diseases in Ethiopia, affecting their ability to access their routine clinical care and treatment [10,11].

Haileleul Bisrat, Tsegahun Manyazewal, Abebaw Fekadu

Interact J Med Res 2023;12:e43492