Department of Paediatric and Child health Nursing

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    OUTCOMES OF EMERGENCY ADMISSIONS AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG CHILDREN ADMITTED TO THE PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY UNIT OF PUBLIC HOSPITALS IN MEKELLE, ETHIOPIA, 2024.
    (Mekelle University, 2024-07-28) GIRMAY HALEFOM
    Background: Globally, approximately 5.2 million children under five die each year, with a significant proportion of these deaths occurring in hospitals following emergency admissions, underscoring persistent inequities despite declining mortality rates. In Ethiopia, the under-5 mortality rate stands at 55 per 1,000 live births, with emergency admissions accounting for 39% of pediatric hospitalizations. Despite global efforts, gaps remain in understanding the outcomes and factors influencing pediatric emergency admissions, particularly in low-resource settings. This study aims to assess the outcomes and associated factors of emergency admissions among children in selected public hospitals. Objective: The aim of the study was to assess the outcomes of emergency admissions and associated factors among children admitted to the pediatric emergency unit of public hospitals In Mekelle, Ethiopia, 2024. Methods: A health facility-based retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted in randomly selected three public hospitals located in Mekelle, Ethiopia. The total sample size was 294, which was proportionally allocated across the hospitals based on their estimated monthly case admissions. Medical records from each hospital were selected using a simple random sampling method. A pretest was carried out on 5% of the sample size at Kuiha General Hospital. In the bivariate analysis, variables with a p-value < 0.2 were considered candidates for multivariable logistic regression analysis, with statistical significance set at a p-value of < 0.05. Result: Out of 294 children admitted to the pediatric emergency department, 45.2% showed clinical improvement, 25.9% required ICU transfer, 18.7% were moved to general wards, and 6.8% died. Multivariable logistic regression revealed that previous hospital visit (AOR = 3.7, 95% CI: 1.17, 11.64), previous admission (AOR = 6.37, 95% CI: 2.09, 19.45), children with comorbidities (AOR = 6.71, 95% CI: 2.32, 19.37) and malnourished children (AOR = 4.8, 95% CI: 1.23, 18.8) had significantly higher odds of death. Conclusion and recommendation: The mortality rate is high with previous hospital visit, previous admission, the presence of comorbidities and being malnourished were found to be strong predictors of poor outcomes, underscoring the need for early identification and targeted care for high-risk pediatric patients. Health facilities should enhance follow-up for previously hospitalized children and implement routine comorbidity screening.
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    TREATMENT OUTCOME AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG UNDER-FIVE CHILDREN WITH SEVERE ACUTE MALNUTRITION WHO ARE ADMITTED IN STABILIZATION CENTER OF PUBLIC HOSPITALS, IN EASTERN ZONE OF TIGRAY, ETHIOPIA, 2024.
    (Mekelle University, 2025-01-28) HAGOS MEHARI
    Background: Globally, it is estimated that there are nearly 20 million children who are severely acutely malnourished. Undernutrition accounts for 45% of child mortality under the age of five, stunting still affects more than 5.4 million Ethiopian children. Researches are limited on treatment outcomes among sever acute malnutrition children in Tigray, Therefore, this study has the potential to fill this gap by providing evidences on treatment outcomes and associated factors among under-five children admitted in a stabilization center. Objective: The aim of the study is to assess treatment outcome and associated factors among children under-five with severe acute malnutrition who are admitted in a stabilization center, in public hospital in eastern zone of Tigray region 2024. Methods: A health facility-based cross-sectional study was done in 6 public hospitals of eastern zone of Tigray. The total sample size was 347 which were proportionally allocated for each hospital based on the estimated monthly case admission and participants were selected from each hospital using simple random sampling method. A pretest was done on 5% of the sample size in Kuiha hospital. In the Bivariate analysis variables with p-value < 0.25 were a candidate for the multivariable logistic regression analysis and statistical significance was declared at a p-value of <0.05. Result: Among 347 children, 70.3%, 19%, 6.3% and 4.6% of the cases were cured, died, transferred out and defaulters respectively. Children with better appetite upon admission (AOR = 3.849, 95% CI: 1.183–12.523), higher admission weight (AOR = 3.998, 95% CI: 2.022, 7.908), greater weight gain during treatment (AOR = 1.601, 95% CI: 1.096–2.339) and longer hospital stays (AOR = 1.222, 95% CI: 1.021–1.463) were associated with good treatment outcome. Conversely, the presence of fever at admission (AOR = 0.343, 95% CI: 0.152–0.772) was negatively associated with treatment success. Conclusions and Recommendations: Appetite upon admission, admission weight, fever, weight gain, and length of stay were significantly associated with treatment outcome. Based on these findings, it is recommended that healthcare facilities enhance nutritional support programs, manage fever and infections promptly, and monitor weight gain during hospitalization.