Prevalence of nosocomial infection and associated factors among paediatric patients admitted to Jimma medical center, Oromia region, southwest Ethiopia. Cross-Sectional Study
Serkalem Aschalew,
Fikadu Balcha,
Girma Bacha
et al.
Abstract:Background: Nosocomial infections are a significant public health problem worldwide, affecting hundreds of millions of patients annually. However, studies on nosocomial infections specifically focused on paediatric patients in Ethiopia are limited. Therefore, this study aims to assess the prevalence of nosocomial infections and associated factors among paediatric patients admitted to Jimma Medical Center, Oromia region, southwest Ethiopia.
Methods: An institution-based retrospective cross-sectional study desi… Show more
Set email alert for when this publication receives citations?
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.