Browsing by Author "Hassen Jemal"

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    Assessment of Nurse’s Knowledge About Fracture Management and Associated Factor in Selected Governmental Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2021
    (Addis Ababa University, 2021-06) Hassen Jemal ; Aga Fekadu( PhD); Alemu Tsion
    Introduction: Fracture is a complete or incomplete disruption in the continuity of bone structure and is defined according to its type and extent. The nursing staff plays a main role in health promotion for persons with fracture. Objective: To assess nurse’s knowledge about fracture management and associatedfactor in selected governmental hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2021. Method: An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted from February to March, 2021.Questionnaires was distributed study participants enrolled using convenience method from Tikur Anbessa, ALEART and Aabet hospitals in Addis Ababa. Mean, standard deviation, and percent were used to describe the characteristicsof the study participants. Liner regression analysis was used to describe the relationship dependent and independent variables. Statistical significance was declaredusing p value less than 0.05. Result: In this study 120 nurses were participated with 97.6% response rate. Meanscore of knowledge of fracture managements was 75% +16. Institutional factors like policy& guideline, educational status and training condition had significantlyassociated with knowledge of nurses. Compared participants who had access to policy guidelines those who had no access less knowledge score by 0.156 unit (  = -0.156, p= 0.02). Study participants who received training in fracture management had higher knowledge score than those who did not have the training ( = 0.400, p < 0.001). Compared to other educational groups (bachelor and master’s degree) participants with diploma qualification had lower knowledge score (-0.425, p < 0.001). Conclusion and recommendation: Generally, the total score of participated knowledge was75% +16, the study showed that: knowledge of nurses had strong associated with educational level. training condition and lack of policy and guideline so minster of federal health and hospital manager should focus on policy and guideline,training and educational opportunity since it had strongly affected nurse’s knowledge.
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    Measuring Total Factor Productivity and Competitiveness of Ethiopian Textile and Garment Industries
    (Addis Ababa University, 2008-07) Hassen Jemal; Tadesse Beyene
    This paper analysis the levels of total factor productivity and competitiveness of Ethiopian textile and garment industries in sight from medium and large scale firms over the period 2001-2005. In this regard, textile and garment sub-sector plays an important role in industrialization and economic development. Despite its importance for industrialization, the Ethiopian textile and garment sub-sector has not shown encouraging sign both in terms of productivity and competitiveness. Hence, the general objective of this study aimed at analyzing the level of total factor productivity and competitiveness of Ethiopian textile and garment sub-sector using secondary data from central statistical agency of Ethiopian which covers five years period. The study considered 17 textile and 8 garment sample firms. In the analysis, the study employed stochastic frontier production function model and unit cost ratio method. The study made use of a computer program frontier version 4.1c and stata version 9 as a tool for analysis. The results of the analysis revealed that the level of total factor productivity and competitiveness capacity of the sub-sector is not good. On average, technical progress, technical efficiency and scale efficiency (economies of scale) declined by -34%, -25% and -1.3% per annum over the study period, respectively. The negative change of these efficiencies resulted in negative total factor productivity growth. So, the contribution of total factor productivity to output growth is found -60.3% per annum. With regard to competitive capacity, all the four digit groups of manufacturing activities in the sub-sector prove to be uncompetitive even in the domestic market. From this analysis, therefore, it would be probably drawn that the growth of the sub-sector is pulled back by total factor productivity growth & failed to compete both in domestic and international market as a result of increasing trends in technical regress, technical and scale inefficiencies as well as cost ineffectiveness. This is, perhaps, a reflection of firm level weakness with mediocre product design, use of backward machineries, limited international exposure and passive reaction to competitive products. Thus, textile and garment firms ought to family work in addressing their weakness and adjust themselves with the challenges of the changing global environment. Government should also play its supportive role in terms of ensuring fairly competitive domestic market, providing market and technology information, supporting trainings and minimizing transaction costs related to the provision of its services.