Magnitude of HBV and HIV Among Women at Comprehensive Abortion Care Units and Their Knowledge, Attitude and Practice in Health Institutions in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Introduction Human immune-deficiency virus and hepatitis B virus are highly prevalent in developing countries like Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Women living in this area are more vulnerable to these viruses due to lack of awareness, sexual abuse and frequent unsafe abortion. This study was aimed to determine the magnitude of HBV and HIV among women at the comprehensive abortion care units and their knowledge, attitude, and practice in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The objective of this study was to determine the magnitude of HBV and HIV among woman get service at comprehensive abortion care units and their knowledge, attitude and practice at selected health care center in Addis Ababa Method Across a sectional study was conducted among women at comprehensive abortion and care unit, at selected public health institutions in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data on socio-demographic characteristics, knowledge, attitude, and practices via face-to-face interviews. The presence of antibodies to HIV was tested based on the national testing algorithm. Hepatitis B surface antigen was analyzed using the rapid test and positive results were confirmed ELISA kits. Results In this study, the prevalence of HBV and HIV among the study participants was 7.6% and 4.7%, respectively. From the total participants, 78.6% did not know how the disease is transmitted and believed that HBV can be transmitted through contaminated water. Conclusion Women who attend comprehensive abortion have less information and poor practice to keep themselves from these viral infections.
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Thank you for submitting your manuscript to Access Microbiology. Following careful consideration, I regret to inform you that your manuscript is not suitable for publication in Access Microbiology and your manuscript is no longer under consideration. Although this is an interesting study, the manuscript is poorly written and would require significant revision, with language editing, to meet the standard required. The discussion section is also inadequate, instead repeating the results which limits the depth of discussion. The discussion does not delve into the underlying reasons why women may hold certain attitudes, knowledges, or practices, which is crucial for comprehending the significance of your research. There is also limited comparative analysis, instead the manuscript primarily provides the results from these studies without …
Thank you for submitting your manuscript to Access Microbiology. Following careful consideration, I regret to inform you that your manuscript is not suitable for publication in Access Microbiology and your manuscript is no longer under consideration. Although this is an interesting study, the manuscript is poorly written and would require significant revision, with language editing, to meet the standard required. The discussion section is also inadequate, instead repeating the results which limits the depth of discussion. The discussion does not delve into the underlying reasons why women may hold certain attitudes, knowledges, or practices, which is crucial for comprehending the significance of your research. There is also limited comparative analysis, instead the manuscript primarily provides the results from these studies without discussing the potential differences, similarities and reasons for variations in results. Finally, the discussion does not include a section on the limitations of the study or include recommendations that could be implemented moving forward. I am sorry that we cannot be more positive on this occasion and thank you for the opportunity to consider your work.
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