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Background: Pressure ulcers (PUs) occur frequently in hospitalized, community- dwelling and nursing home older adults, and serious problems that can lead to sepsis or death. Pressure ulcers are additional co-morbid threat / conditions encountered in hospitalized patients or those requiring long-term institutional care. Objective: To assess prevalence and associated factors of pressure ulcer among hospitalized adults at Debre Markos referral hospital, East Gojjam Zone, Ethiopia, 2016. Method: Institution- based, cross-sectional quantitative study design was conducted on a representative sample of 236 hospitalized adults in the study area from February 15/2016 to April 15/2016. Statistical software, Epi data version 3.1 and SPSS version 23 were used. Univariate, Bivariate and Multivariate logistic regression models were used identifying the association; degree of association was interpreted by using ORs with 95% confidence intervals and P-value |
