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Predictors of Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis Among Adult Patients at Saint Peter Hospital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(Pan African Medical Journal, 11/26/2016)
Introduction: the emergence of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) has become a major public health concern that threatens advances
made in global TB control efforts. Though the problem is prevalent, it did not ...
Ownership and Utilization of Long-lasting Insecticide-treated Bed Nets in Afar, Northeast Ethiopia
(Pan African Medical Journal, 12/25/2012)
Introduction: Malaria is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Afar Region. Distribution of Long Lasting Insecticide Treated Bed Nets
(LLINs) has been one of the major interventions to combat malaria. However, ...
Laboratory Malaria Diagnostic Capacity in Health Facilities in Five Administrative Zones of Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia
(2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2010-12)
Objectives and methods: Quality laboratory services are a requisite to guide rational case management of malaria. Using a pre-tested, standardized assessment tool, we assessed laboratory diagnostic capacity in 69 primary, ...
National disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 257 diseases and injuries in Ethiopia, 1990–2015: findings from the global burden of disease study 2015
(Population Health Metrics, 2017)
Background: Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) provide a summary measure of health and can be a critical input
to guide health systems, investments, and priority-setting in Ethiopia. We aimed to determine the leading ...
Family Planning Use and Associated Factors Among Pastoralist Community of Afar region, Eastern Ethiopia
(BMC Women's Health, 2016-01)
Background: Ethiopia is the second most populous country in Africa with a total fertility rate (TFR) of 4.8 children
per a woman and contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR) of 29 %. The overall prevalence of modern family ...
Family Planning Use and Associated Factors Among Pastoralist Community of Afar Region, Eastern Ethiopia
(Springer, 7/18/2016)
Background: Ethiopia is the second most populous country in Africa with a total fertility rate (TFR) of 4.8 childrenper a woman and contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR) of 29 %. The overall prevalence of modern family ...
Paving the Way for Universal Family Planning Coverage in Ethiopia: an Analysis of Wealth related inequality
(BioMed Central, 9/14/2015)
Background: Family planning plays a significant role in reducing maternal and child mortality and ultimately in
achieving national and international development goals. It also has an important role in reducing new pediatric
HIV ...
COVID-19 in Ethiopia: A Geospatial Analysis of Vulnerability to Infection, Case Severity and Death
(ResearchGate, 2021-01-27)
Background COVID-19 has caused a global public
health crisis affecting most countries, including Ethiopia,
in various ways. This study maps the vulnerability to
infection, case severity and likelihood of death from
COVID-19 ...
Improving Health Service Delivery in Developing Countries: From Evidence to Action
(The World Bank, 2013)
Reliable information on how health service strategies affect the poor is in short supply. In an attempt to redress the imbalance, Improving Health Service Delivery in Developing Countries presents evidence on strategies ...
Prevalence and Associated Factors of Intimate Partner Violence Among Married Women During COVID-19 Pandemic Restrictions: A Community-Based Study
(SAGE, 2020-12)
Objective: Ethiopia has taken unprecedented preventive measures, such as confinement to home and closure of schools and offices to halt the spread of coronavirus pandemic. Unfortunately, such orders may have been associated ...