Background: Childhood unintentional injuries cause nearly 875,000 deaths each year. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and factors associated with unintentional injury of children presenting to the hospitals of Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia. Methods: In a hospital-based, cross-sectional study undertaken in one month, from April 1 to 30th 2016, 893 children less than 18 years of age were included. Data were collected using an intervieweradministered questionnaire. Training was given to all data collectors and supervisors. Data was entered into EPI info version 7 and then exported to SPSS version 20, for further analysis. Results: Unintentional injury caused 62% (554) of all injuries in attending children. Several factors affected the likelihood of injuries, namely the age of the child, age of the parents or guardians, sex of the child, and whether the child lived with the parents. Modifiable factors were the child’s behaviour, awareness of danger, the child’s level of educational, if the child’s parent had received adequate injury counselling, and whether a child was left in the care of another child. The source of light in the house, and house floor material were also significant factors at p < 0.05. Conclusion: The prevalence of unintentional injury was high. Many of the factors associated with injuries are modifiable and safety issues for children need urgent attention

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Based on numerous reports worldwide, an estimated 13% to 69% of hospitalized patients are malnourished. Even though hospitalized patients are more prone to malnutrition; Clinical nutrition and nutritional assessment are often neglected components of the health service practice. To assess prevalence and associated factors of malnutrition among adult hospitalized patients. Institution based cross- sectional study was deployed and stratified random sampling technique was used with a total of 403 patients were included in the analysis. Weight and height of the patient was measured to calculate body mass index and the study subject was interviewed based on the questionnaire. The degree of association was assessed using odds ratio with 95% confidence interval and P value. Both bivariate and Multivariate logistic regression were used to identify the associated factors. The prevalence of malnutrition of the study participant was found to be 55.6%. Marital status, Education level, Weight loss, HIV/AIDS co-infection and Individual dietary diversity score were the identified factors affecting under nutrition. Prevalence of malnutrition among adult hospitalized patients is found to be high. Therefore, great emphasis has to be given for nutritional management of adult hospitalized patients. Furthermore additional researches should also be conducted