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    Magnitude and Factors Associated with Preoperative Anxiety in Pediatric Elective Surgical Patients in Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from July to November 2023 GC
    (Addis Ababa University, 2024) Berhanu Matusala; Giregna Getachew
    Background:Preoperative anxiety is often described as an uncomfortable, tense unpleasant mood before surgery, an emotional response to a potential challenge or threat to reality (3).it is affected by Several risk factors. Pre-operative anxiety affects millions of pediatric surgery patients each year and can have both short and long-term adverse effects in the postoperative period (2). Objective:To assess the magnitude and associated factors of preoperative anxiety among electivepediatric surgical patients at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,2023. Methodology:An institution-based cross-sectional study design was employed. A single population proportion formula is used to determine the sample size. The total sample size is 161. A structured data collection format was used to collect data from the patients and their records,after taking verbal consent by trained data collectors. The data was entered, polished, andanalysed using SPSS version 27. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regressions were used todescribe an association between independent and dependent variables. P value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results:From a total of 161 samples, the research finding showed that 101(62.7%) of children had anxiety in the operating room before the induction of general anesthesia. younger age and parental anxiety were found to be independent risk factors for preoperative anxiety inchildren. Conclusion:The magnitude of pediatric preoperative anxiety was found to be high in our study. This reflects substantial effort is needed in identifying pediatric patients at high risk for developingpreoperative anxiety as well as in assessing and managing the problem