We conduct high quality clinical, health services and community based research in the areas of reproductive health issues. We have an organizations environment that facilitates effective undertaking of research activities by investigators.

Various research activities are being undertaken by faculty, residents and undergrad students in the department. Over the last three years close to 30 publications were authored or coauthored by the faculties in the departments. Eight new research projects are currently being run by the faculty which are supported by the college and CIRHT. Ten third batch of Ob-Gyn residents have successfully defended their researches projects in March 2018. You can access a research repository  of the department at https://repo.spirhr.org

In addition the department is involved in large multicounty studies. The WOMAN trial, a multicenter randomized clinical trial on the use of tranexamic acid for the management of postpartum hemorrhage, in which the department was involved was published on The Lancet in April 2017. Burden of Antibiotic Resistance on Neonates from Developing Societies (BARNARDS) is a multicounty study being done in seven countries led by Cardiff University and the department runs the Ethiopian component of this study.

The list of published researches in the last three years, articles submitted for publication and the currently active research projects in the department are shown below.

Published articles in the last three years

  1. A PROSPECTIVE REVIEW OF ECLAMPSIA AT A REGIONAL HOSPITAL, EASTERN ETHIOPIA: INCIDENCE, CLINICAL CORRELATES, MANAGEMENT AND PREGNANCY OUTCOME.
    Wondimu Gudu (MD, MPH), Delayehu Bekele (MD, MPH)
    Ethiop Med J, 2018, Vol . 56, No. 2
  2. RESUMPTION OF POSTPA RTUM SEXUAL INTERCOURSE AND USE OF MODERN CONTRACEPTIVE AMONG IN UNION WOMEN IN ADDIS ABABA: CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY
    Frewoini Tesfay, MD, Eyasu Mesfin, MD, Abel Gedefaw, MD, MPH
    Ethiopian Journal of Reproductive Health (EJRH), Volume 10 No. 1, February, 2018
  3. POSTABORTION CONTRACEPTIVE ACCEPTANCE AND CHOICE DETERMINANTS AMONG WOMEN RECEIVING ABORTION CARE AT SAINT PAUL’S HOSPITAL, ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
    Matiyas Asrat, MD; Delayehu Bekele, MD, MPH; Sarah D. Rominski, PhD
    Ethiopian Journal of Reproductive Health (EJRH), Volume 10 No. 1, February, 2018
  4. FEASIBILITY OF WIGGLESWORTH PATHOPHYSIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION FOR PERINATAL MORTALITY IN SAINT PAUL’S HOSPITAL MILLENNIUM MEDICAL COLLEGE, ETHIOPIA
    Malede B., MD, MPH; Tadesse Urgie, MD
    Ethiopian Journal of Reproductive Health (EJRH), Volume 10 No. 1, February, 2018
  5. A ONE YEAR REVIEW OF PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE AT ST. PAUL’S HOSPITAL MILLENNIUM MEDICAL COLLEGE, ADDIS ABABA ETHIOPIA
    Tesfaye Hurissa, MD; Delayehu Bekele, MD, MPH
    Ethiopian Journal of Reproductive Health (EJRH), Volume 10 No. 1, February, 2018
  6. A CASE OF RECURRENT PERICLITORAL ABSCESS
    Tadios Asres MD, DTM & H; Matiyas Asrat, MD; Lemi Belay, MD
    Ethiopian Journal of Reproductive Health (EJRH), Volume 10 No. 1, February, 2018
  7. CASE REPORT: SPONTANEOUS FUNDAL UTERINE RUPTURE IN A GRAND MULTIPARA BEFORE ONSET OF LABOR
    Balkachew Nigatu, MD, Tizita Abraham, MD, Geremew Negash, MD
    Ethiopian Journal of Reproductive Health (EJRH), Volume 10 No. 1, February, 2018
  8. Quality of family planning counseling among women attending prenatal care at a hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
    Abel Teshome , Malede Birara, Sara Rominiski
    Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2017 May;137(2):174-179
  9. Women’s satisfaction with intrapartum care in St Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College Addis Ababa Ethiopia: a cross sectional study
    Tangute Demas, Tewodros Getinet, Delayehu Bekele, Teshome Gishu, Malede Birara and Yemesrach Abeje
    BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (2017) 17:253
  10. A one year review of eclampsia in an Ethiopian Tertiary Care Center (Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, SPHMMC).
    Thomas Mekuria, Abdulfeta Abdosh
    J Perinat Med. 2017 Jul 14.
  11. Profile and outcomes of women with pregnancy-related acute kidney injury requiring dialysis at a center in Ethiopia.
    Delayehu Bekele, Momina Ahmed, Ahmed Ibrahim, Seman Kedir, Grace Chan
    Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2017 Aug; 138(2):138-141.
  12. Prevalence of Bacterial Vaginosis and Associated Risk Factors among Women Complaining of Genital Tract Infection
    Adane Bitew, Yeshiwork Abebaw, Delayehu Bekele, and Amete Mihret
    International Journal of Microbiology Volume 2017, Article ID 4919404
  13. Integrating Family Planning Training into Medical Education, A Case Study of St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC), Addis Ababa.
    Lia T. Gebremedhin, Balkachew Nigatu, MD, Delayehu Bekele, Senait Fisseha, Berhanu G. Gebremeskel
  14. Healthcare provider attitudes regarding the provision of assisted reproductive services for HIV-affected couples in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Int J Gynecol Obstet 2018; 1–7
    Alana N. Pinsky, Kylie Steenbergh, Heather M. Boyd, Belen Michael, Delayehu Bekele, Emily Kobernik, Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin, Okeoma Mmeje
  15. Service providers’ experiences of disrespectful and abusive behavior towards women during facility based childbirth in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Reproductive Health (2018) 15:4
  16. Evaluation of the learning environment for residency training in Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiop Med J, 2018, Vol. 56, No. 1
  17. Women’s satisfaction with intrapartum care in St Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa Ethiopia: a cross sectional study, BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (2017) 17:253
  18. Prevalence of Bacterial Vaginosis and Associated Risk Factors among Women Complaining of Genital Tract Infection, International Journal of Microbiology, Volume 2017 (2017), Article ID 4919404
  19. Profile and outcomes of women with pregnancy – related Acute kidney injury requiring dialysis at a center in Ethiopia, Int J Gynecol Obstet 2017; 1–4
  20. Clinical profile and outcome of patients with acute kidney injury requiring dialysis – an experience from a haemodialysis unit in a developing country, BMC Nephrology (2016) 17:91
  21. Maternal and Congenital cytomegalovirus infection and zero rubella IgM prevalence in newborns in St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, BMC Res Notes (2016) 9:476
  22. Seroepidemiology Study of Cytomegalovirus and Rubella among Pregnant Women at St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiop J Health Sci. Vol. 26, No. 5 September 2016
  23. Review of Blood Cross-match Ordering and Transfusion Practices for Elective Hysterectomies at Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College: First Step towards a Maximum Surgical Blood ordering Schedule, The Ethiopian Journal of Reproductive Health (2016)8:1
  24. Seroprevalence and Absence of Cytomegalovirus Infection Risk Factors among Pregnant Women in St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Gynecology & Obstetrics (2015) 5:6
  25. Barriers to providing quality emergency obstetric care in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Healthcare providers’ perspectives on training, referrals and supervision, a mixed methods study, BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2015)15:74
  26. Status of respectful and non-abusive care during facility-based childbirth in a hospital and health centers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Reproductive health (2015) 12:33
  27. Assistive Device for the Insertion of Subcutaneous Contraceptive Implants, J. Med. Devices 9(2), (Jun 01, 2015)
  28. A pre-operatively diagnosed advanced abdominal pregnancy with a surviving neonate: a case report, Journal of Medical Case Reports (2015) 9:228

Articles submitted to peer reviewed journals

  1. Quality of family planning health education at health centers in Addis Ababa
    Daniel Fack, Malede Birara, Jason Bel
    Under review for Int J Gynaecol Obstet.
  2. Knowledge and attitude towards evidence-based practice among residents in teaching hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
    Omar Abdulwadud, Sailas Nyareza, Aklilu Azaz3, Birke Anbesse, Amaha Makasha, Tigist Bacha, Balkachew Nigatu, Finote Debebe , Haimanot Geremew Emiru
    Under review for African Journal of Emergency Medicine
  3. Unmet need for contraception services among HIV positive women
    Ferid Abas, Malede Birara, Vanessa K Dalton
  4. Healthcare Provider Attitudes on the Provision of Assisted Reproductive Services for HIV-Affected Couples at a Public Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
    Under review for Int J Gynaecol Obstet.

Currently active research projects in the department

  1. Prevalence of GDM in pregnancy among pregnant women attending ANC at SPHMMC
    Balkachew Nigatu, et al
  2. Emergency Obstetric referral appropriateness at SPHMMC, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,
    Mustefa Negash et al
    Supported by SPHMMC
  3. Patterns and clinical outcomes of Obstetrics Intensive Care Unit Admission at Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical college
    Delayehu Bekele et al
    Supported by SPHMMC
  4. A Randomized Controlled Trial of Sequential Versus Simultaneous Use of Foley Balloon and oxytocin for Induction of Labor in Nulliparous pregnant women
    Delayehu Bekele et al
    Supported by CIRHT
  5. Analysis of Cesarean Section Deliveries Using Robson’s Ten Group Classification System in Selected Teaching Hospitals in Ethiopia
    Ferid Abas et al
    Supported by CIRHT
  6. Quality of safe abortion services in Addis Ababa, A facility based cross sectional assessment
    Malede Birara et al
    Supported by CIRHT
  7. Five years review ovarian tumors at Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College
    Tadios Mekonin et al
    Supported by CIRHT
  8. Review of treatment outcome of GTD at Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College
    Taddese Urgie et al
    Supported by CIRHT
  9. Utilization of Lactational Amenorrhea Method and its determinants in Ethiopia: a Prospective cohort study in Selected Hospitals
    Dr Tadesse Urge, Dr. Thomas Mekuria
  10. A Comparative Study on Spontaneous and Medically Induced Preterm Birth and Factors Associated with Preterm Birth Outcomes at SPHMMC, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
    Dr. Thomas Mekuria et al