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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 ... -
National Mortality Burden due to Communicable, Non-communicable, and other Diseases in Ethiopia, 1990-2015_Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
(Springer Nature, 2017-07-21)Background: Ethiopia lacks a complete vital registration system that would assist in measuring disease burden and risk factors. We used the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2015 (GBD 2015) estimates ... -
Neonatal, Infant, and Child Mortality among Women Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence in East Africa: A Multi-country Analysis
(BMC Women's Health, 2020-01-23)Background Most neonatal, infant, and child deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where incidence of intimate partner violence (IPV) is highest in the world. Despite these facts, research regarding ... -
Onchocerca Volvulus is not Detected in the Cerebrospinal Fluid of Persons with Onchocerciasis-associated Epilepsy
(Elsevier, 2019-12)Objectives: Epidemiological evidence links onchocerciasis with the development of epilepsy. The aim of this study was to detect Onchocerca volvulus microfilariae or its bacterial endosymbiont, Wolbachia, in the cerebrospinal ... -
Operationalizing mHealth to Improve Patient Care: A Qualitative Implementation Science Evaluation of the WelTel Texting Intervention in Canada and Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2017-12-06)Background: Mobile health (mHealth) applications have proliferated across the globe with much enthusiasm, although few have reached scale and shown public health impact. In this study, we explored how different contextual ... -
Optimising Age Adjustment of Trichiasis Prevalence Estimates Using Data from 162 Standardised Surveys from Seven Regions of Ethiopia
(Taylor & Francis, 2018-12-28)Purpose: The prevalence of trichiasis is higher in females and increases markedly with age. Surveys carried out in the daytime, particularly in developing countries, are prone to find older individuals and females at ... -
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, ... -
Participation in a Mobile Health Intervention Trial to Improve Retention in HIV Care: does Gender Matter?
(SAGE Journals, 4/13/2016)Background To be consistent with the United Nations’ sustainable development goals on gender equality, mobile health (mHealth) programmes should aim to use communications technology to promote the empowerment of women. We ... -
Patient Retention in Antiretroviral Therapy Programs up to Three Years on Treatment in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2007-2009: Systematic Review: Patient Retention in Antiretroviral Therapy Programs
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 2010-06)Objectives To estimate the proportion of all-cause adult patient attrition from antiretroviral therapy (ART) programs in service delivery settings in sub-Saharan Africa through 36 months on treatment. Methods We ... -
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 ... -
Peer Communication on Sex and Sexual Health among youths: a case of Debre Berhan University, Ethiopia
(PanAfrican Medical Journal, 2016-11-26)Introduction: friends are considered an important source of advice and information about sex. Conversations about sex among young people tend to generate norms that influence positive or negative pressure on individuals ... -
The Perceived Effects of COVID‑19 Pandemic on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting and Child or Forced Marriages in Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia and Senegal
(BMC Public Health, 2022-03-29)Background: The effects of COVID-19 on harmful traditional practices such Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) and Child or Forced Marriages (CFM) have not been well documented. We examined respondents’ perceptions on ... -
Perceptions of Malaria and Vaccines in Kenya
(Taylor & Francis, 10/1/2011)Malaria is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Kenya. To confront malaria, the Government of Kenya has been implementing and coordinating three approaches - vector control by distributing insecticide-treated bed ... -
Performance & Utilization of Handwashing Stations deployed in response to COVID-19 in Kenya:
(2021)Handwashing, although a simple task, is lifesaving and adherence to proper hand hygiene has been strongly linked to prevention of gastrointestinal infections, respiratory infection, influenza, healthcare-associated infections, ... -
Persons with Onchocerciasis-associated Epilepsy and Nodding Seizures Have a More Severe Form of Epilepsy with More Cognitive Impairment and Higher Levels of Onchocerca volvulus Infection
(Epileptic Disorders, 2020-06)Aims. Following previous reports of very high epilepsy prevalence in the onchocerciasis-endemic villages in Maridi County, South Sudan, a study was conducted to investigate the association between the level of Onchocerca ... -
The place of knowledge management in influencing lasting health change in Africa: an analysis of AMREF's progress
(The Pan African Medical Journal, 2012-12-25)AMREF (African Medical and Research Foundation) developed a Knowledge Management Strategy that focused on creating, capturing and applying health knowledge to close the gap between communities and health systems in Africa. ... -
Policy Environment for Prevention, Control and Management of Cardiovascular Diseases in Primary Health Care in Kenya
(Springer, 2018-05)Background: In Kenya, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) accounted for more than 10% of total deaths and 4% of total Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) in 2015 with a steady increase over the past decade. The main objective ... -
Postpartum Depression among Postnatal Women as a Result of Disrespect and Abuse during Labour and Delivery
(GAVIN PUBLISHERS, 2020-09-25)Introduction: Evidence suggests that health care providers habitually fail to provide respectful maternity care during facilitybased delivery. This study explored the relationship between disrespect and abuse experienced ... -
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 ...