Introduction: Complementary feeding is a critical time of transition in the life of infant and complementary foods should be hygienically prepared, stored and fed with clean hands, dishes and utensils to prevent diseases. However, Prevalence and risk factors of hygienic complementary feeding practice is not well addressed in Ethiopia especially in study area. Objective: To assess hygienic practices and associated factors during complementary feeding among mothers with children aged 6 to 24 months in Borecha Woreda, Buno Bedele Zone, South Western Ethiopia, 2022. Methods: Community based cross sectional study design with multi-stage sampling technique was employed. The study was conducted on 536 mothers with children aged 6-24 months in the Borecha Woreda from March 1stto April 1st, 2022. Data were collected using interviewer administered structured questionnaire. Data were coded, cleaned, edited and entered into Epi-Data version 4.6 and exported to SPSS version 20.0 for further analysis. Both bivariate and multivariable logistic regression models were fitted. Moreover, Crude (for bivariate) and adjusted (multivariable) odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals was computed to assess the association between independent factors and outcome variables. A p-value < 0.05 was considered as level statically significance. Result: Among 536 respondents, 350 (65.3%) of study participants had poor hygienic practice during complementary feeding. The risk of poor practice among more than 30 years old were about two times [AOR: 1.8 (with 95% CI 1.11, 2.90)] higher than those of less than 25 years old women. Mother whose husband has primary or above education level has a reduction of 50% [AOR: 0.5 (with 95% CI 0.50 (0.31, 0.83)] in the odds of having a poor hygiene care practices during complementary feeding compared to counterpart. The odds of poor hygiene practice among mother with poor knowledge of hygienic care were 2.71 times [AOR: 2.71(95%CI; 1.60, 4.61)] higher than those knowledgeable. Conclusion: The prevalence of poor hygienic practice during complementary food preparation and handling of mothers in Borecha Woreda is high as compared to other studies. Therefore, improving hygiene practice of complementary food preparation requires the responsibility of policy makers, community and family.

BackgroundCervical cancer screening is a means of detecting cervical cancer early, before it develops, in order to reduce disease mortality and morbidity. When women are screened for cervical cancer between the ages of 30 and 40 years at least one time in their life, their risk of cancer could be decreased by 25–36%. Despite this advantage, cervical cancer screening coverage in Ethiopia is still &lt;2%. As a result, we wanted to see how ready women in the Girar Jarso district, Ethiopia, were to get a cervical cancer test.MethodologyCommunity-based cross-sectional study was done using a stratified cluster sampling technique among 855 women aged 30–65 years in the Girar Jarso district, Ethiopia, from 1 June 2021 to 1 September 2021. A pretested and semi-structured interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to collect the data. EpiData management version 4.6 was used to enter data, which was then exported to SPSS version 23 for analysis. Logistic regression analysis was performed, and variables with a p-value of &lt;0.05 were taken as statistically significant predictors of the willingness to utilize cervical cancer screening.ResultsOf the 855 women, only 315 (46.7%, CI = 43–50.3) women were willing to be checked for cervical cancer, with 181 (21.2%) women having been screened at least one time in their life. Age of 30–39 years [AOR = 2.80 (95% CI: 1.05, 7.48)], urban resident [AOR = 2.12 (95% CI: 1.06, 4.48)], positive attitude [AOR = 1.68 (95% CI: 1.11, 2.53)], wealth status, awareness of cervical cancer, and low perceived barriers were independent predictors of the willingness to utilize cervical cancer screening.Conclusion and recommendationThe willingness to utilize cervical cancer screening services is low in the Girar Jarso district. To improve community awareness and attitude, continued and sustainable advocacy on the value of cervical cancer screening should be offered through mass media and health extension workers.