[n order to explore the magnitude of specific mental and behavioural disorders and their
socio-demographic corre lates in children, a study was cond ucted in Butajira, Southern
Ethiopia, using the Amharic vers ion of the ...
Back ground: It is globally acknowledged that violence against females is least
considered sever problem due to different hindrances like cultural, economical, social
and deep rooted male dominancy throughout the world. ...
Background: Universal access to information for health professionals is a pre requisite for
meeting the MDGs and achieving health for all strategy. In developing countries, a large
proportion of the population, including ...
Background: Improving perinatal health is key in decreasing child and infant mortality rates but information
on perinatal deaths is highly susceptible to omission and misreporting. Hence community based data can
provide ...
Background: The advancement in Information Communication Technology (ICT) provides
greater ease of access and use to exploit the benefits of computing for medical education as well
as quality health service delivery. ...
Background
A liver disease of unknown etiology which is characterized by epigastric pain, fever, jaundice, nasal
bleeding, peripheral edema and abdominal swelling progressing to ascites with high morbidity and
mortality ...
BackgroundEvidence-based decision making in managing VCT services is imperative to strength the service.This ultimately roots in utilizing VCT data for strategic information.However, there has not beenprecise information ...
Background: Particulate matter below 2.5 µm diameter (PM
) is a part of air pollution that
has adverse effects on health. Data on exposure to ambient PM
2.5
is not well monitored in
sub-Saharan Africa due to limited ...
Water, Hygiene and Sanitation (WASH) is a subject of intersectoral interest that engages
different governmental and non-governmental organizations. As it happens in the other
areas of public health, existence of parallel ...
Background: It’s important to note that human factors, socioeconomic strata, labor market
demand and supply, policies and procedures play role in human resource management. The
challenges of human resource management ...
ABSTRACT Back ground: Ensuring good adherence is critical to the success of highly active anti-retroviral
therapy (HAART). Failure to adhere very closely to the regimens results in continued viral
replication, treatment ...
Background: Chronic Disease-Related Catastrophic Health Spending is Frequent in Ethiopia, Affecting Between 27% and 64.2 % of households, depending on the chosen catastrophe threshold. CBHI has been in place in Ethiopia ...
Background: Out of pocket (OOP) expenditure for cancer care exposes households to unanticipated expenditure. When the available health service is mainly dependent on out of pocket expenditure, then the household will face ...
Background: Community-based health insurance is recognized as a promising tool for health system improvement and financial protection for low-income individuals that improves the health status of enrollees and enhances ...
This community-based cross sectional study was carried out from MayAugust
1997 in Adamitulu Woreda, East Shewa Zone, Oromiya Regional State.
The objective was to asses practices and beliefs during pregnancy and child ...
Introduction:The under-five deaths in Ethiopiarepresent 48% of all mortality. More than halfof the under-five deaths occurred during the first year of life, and 53% of these before 2 monthsof age.Data miningis a collection ...
2000 subjects from two woredas of a rural sect i on of
Ethiopia were interviewed to determine how many were suffering
from mental disorder and what determinants are related to the
disorder. A WHO Self-Reporting Questionnaire ...
The prevalence and determinants of substance use
(alcohol, khat, cigarette), mental illness, suicidal
attempt, STDs and teenage pregnancy among adolescents
aged 10-24 years have not been well documented in the
country. ...
Background: The World Health Organization defines palliative care as an approach that
improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problems associated with
threatening illnesses. Assessing the ...