Browsing by Author "Sintayehu Teshome"
Item Health Seeking Behaviour for STDs Among Soldiers in Core One Hundred Eighth of the Ethiopian Army(Addis Abeba Universty, 2003-07) Sintayehu Teshome; Damen HailemariamA community based descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted to describe the health seeking behavior for STDs and determine the factors associated with the health-seeking behavior of soldiers in Core One Hundred Eighth of the Ethiopian army. The study was conducted in Tigray Regional State from December 2002 to February 2003. A sample proportionate to population size was drawn from each units of the Core and subjects were selected using a systematic random sampling technique. Data were collected from 384 subjects that reported having had one or more STD related genital symptoms during the one year recall period using a structured questionnaire. Among the sample, while awareness about gonorrhoea, syphilis, chancroid, and lymphogranuloma venerum was found to be fairly high, knowledge about the other STDs was low. A substantial number of respondents were found to have misconceptions and/or erroneous knowledge about the risk factors and preventive methods of STDs. Among study subjects, more urethral discharge, genital ulcer, genital blister, and painful micturation were found to be associated with STDs than the other genital symptoms (OR = 9.87 (5.29 – 19.27). Peers were found to be the most important sources of information for STD related genital symptoms. The rate of treatment-seeking was 72.1%. Thought of having some kind of illness during having the symptom, severity of symptoms, perceived source of most effective treatment for the symptom and working assignment units were found to be significantly associated with treatment receipt (P < 0.05). Geographic proximity to units, marital status, and age were found to be significant determinants of choice of treatment sources (between those under Ministry of Defence and outside Ministry of Defence) (P < 0.05). Geographic proximity to units, association of genital symptoms with STDs, severity of symptoms, and working assignment units were found to be significantly associated with time of attendance to treatment sources (P < 0.05). In addition, attendance to treatment sources at earlier symptomatic stages was found to correlate with longer military service (P < 0.05). Health education interventions should be strengthened and expanded to include the second generation STDs. Health education interventions should emphasize the risk factors, and preventive methods of STDs, and on the creation of demand and positive attitude towards modern services. The Ministry of Defense needs to look for a way to allow soldiers with STD related genital symptoms to receive care at any of the Ministry’s treatment centers nearby their locations at times when they are away from their units. Studies concerning quality of treatment sources under Ministry of Defense should be carried-out to improve social accessibility of the treatment sources.Item The Role of Employee Engagement on Organizational Performance: The case of Commercial Bank of Ethiopia Kirkos District in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of Master of Arts Degree in Business Leadership(Addis Ababa University, 2024-08) Sintayehu Teshome; Worku MekonnenThe commercial banking in Ethiopia is expected to make a paradigm shift in service as global competition is inevitable as foreign banks to join the competition soon. For this reason domestic banks need to compete globally where highly engaged employees are required to meet operational excellence. One of the core values of CBE is that employees are considered to be the most valuable assets. Various studies have revealed that employee engagement has a positive effect on profitability. Accordingly, this study aimed to explore employee engagement's effect on organizational financial performance in the case of CBE Kirkos district. The three dimensions of employee engagement measure namely vigor, dedication, and absorption were tested for their predictive role on organizational performance. The study adopted a quantitative and a survey research approach with a five-point Likert scale questionnaire distributed to the respondents. A convenience sampling approach was used to select the target respondents of the survey, where 125 Self-administered questionnaires were distributed, out of which 117 were collected. The data collected was analyzed through descriptive, correlation, & regression analysis using SPSS Version 27 software. The correlation analysis result showed that Absorption has a strong positive relationship with organizational financial performance. The finding of the study using a multiple linear regression analysis revealed that all the independent variables (Vigor, Dedication, and absorption) have positively predicted organizational performance. Based on the findings, the researcher forwarded recommendations and future research directions. Keywords: Employee Engagement, Vigor, dedication, absorption, organizational performance