Open Access<p>Magnitude and Factors Associated with Preoperative Anxiety Among Pediatric Patients: Cross-Sectional Study</p>
Author(s) -
Amare Belete Getahun,
Nigussie Simeneh Endalew,
Abraham Tarekegn Mersha,
Biruk Adie Admass
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-9927
DOI - 10.2147/phmt.s288077
Subject(s) - anxiety , medicine , observational study , cross sectional study , odds ratio , confidence interval , logistic regression , pediatrics , psychiatry , pathology
Anesthesia and surgery are common sources of anxiety and stressful experiences in children. This unpleasant sensation depends on several factors. This study aimed to determine the magnitude of preoperative anxiety and associated factors in pediatrics patients at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital North West Ethiopia 2020.