Mastitis is an expensive disease, where a high proportion of dairy farms might have avoidable losses [ 26].
Women who reported not having had any discussion about family planning in health facilities were also significantly more likely to have avoidable birth risks (AOR=1.18, 95% CI: 1.03, 1.35).
Using this subgroup and assuming previously published assumptions that 20 40% of cases of AKI may be predictable and potentially avoidable [ 13], the data suggest that in our cohort of 894 patients, between 7 and 14 patients may have avoidable AKI and therefore potentially benefit from a highly sensitive prediction tool.
I think it had avoidable problems that helped lead to the eruption of criticism, a view vehemently disputed by Bill Keller, executive editor of The Times, and Michael Gordon, who wrote the piece.
A validated questionnaire was used to collect information on barriers for uptake of services among those who had avoidable VI.
The multivariate analysis showed women living in the Somali, Afar and Benishangul-Gumuz regions had significantly higher odds of having avoidable birth risk compared to those in Addis Ababa after controlling for observed covariates.
Women with any form of formal education (primary, secondary, or tertiary) had significantly lower odds of having avoidable risk, with the highest reduction for women with tertiary education (AOR=0.51, 95% CI: 0.28, 0.91).
As shown in Table 5, births in the Somali region (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]=2.16, 95% CI: 1.33, 3.51), Afar region (AOR=1.68, 95% CI: 1.11, 2.53), and Benishangul-Gumuz region (AOR=1.48, 95% CI: 1.01, 2.17) had significantly higher likelihoods of having avoidable risk compared to the reference region, Addis Ababa.
The multivariate analysis indicated that women in the Somali, Afar, and Benishangul-Gumuz regions had significantly higher likelihood of having avoidable risk births compared to the reference region (Addis Ababa) regardless of residence, education, religion, wealth, or discussion about family planning in health facilities.
Finally, multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to estimate the relationship between the effect of being a resident in one of the regions and having avoidable birth risk, after adjusting for select covariates including wealth, educational status, residence, and exposure to family planning information.
When the above quoted reasons for not seeking eye care services were categorised into 'person-related' and 'service-related' barriers, of 868 individuals who had avoidable visual impairment, 71.1% (n=617) individuals reported 'person-related' barriers while 28.9% (n=251) individuals reported 'service-related' barriers for uptake of services.
