Browsing by Author "Seid, Abdu"

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    Assessment of knowledge, utilization and associated factors of modern family planning method among women with psychiatric diagnosis attending psychiatric outpatient services at Amanuel mental specialized hospital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2018.
    (Addis Ababa University, 2018-06) Seid, Abdu; Wordofa, Berhanu (BSc, MSc, RN)
    Background: Mentally ill patients may have problem in accessing information and methods of contraception due to different factors at individual, social and service delivery levels. Therefore reproductive health needs of women with mental health problems with respect to family planning and motherhood are one way of supporting family system and providing this support is likely to help prevent adverse effects of mental illness on women and their child. Objective: To assess knowledge, utilization and associated factors of modern family planning method among women with psychiatric diagnosis attending psychiatric outpatient services at Amanuel mental specialized hospital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2018. Method: Institution based cross-sectional study design was conducted to assess knowledge, utilization and associated factors of modern family planning method among women with psychiatric diagnosis attending psychiatric outpatient services and 413 study subjects were selected using systematic random sampling technique. Bivariate and multivariate analysis was carried out to determine the association between an independent variable with the outcome variable among study participants during the period of the study at Amanuel mental specialized hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Result: All over about 63.9% of respondents scored above the mean value are knowledgeable. The major determinant Factors identified to modern family planning knowledge were higher educational level (>12 grade) [AOR (3.96(1.73-8.9)], salary employed [AOR (95% CI =3.97(1.9-8.2)], urban resident [AOR (95% CI) = 4.3 (2.4-7.66)]. About 19.4.% of the participants were used injectable, 1.5% pill, 1.7% of respondents used emergency pill as contraceptive to prevent unintended. Conclusion: In this study, 63.9 % of women with psychiatric illness are knowledgeable and 40.3% of them currently use a modern family planning method. Male condoms and injectable were the most known type of method. Moreover, injectable was the most common currently used method. Healthcare provider should be strengthening family planning counseling to enhance knowledge and utilization of modern family planning at mental health clinic and community level.
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    Deposition Analysis of Unattached Radon Decay Products In Human Respiratory Tract
    (Addis Ababa University, 2018-07-03) Seid, Abdu; Tesfaye, Tilahun (PhD)
    Radon is a natural radioactive gas derived from geological materials. The greatest fraction of the natural radiation exposure in human results from inhalation of the short-lived decay products of radon (222Rn), which occur in the free atmosphere and in higher concentrations in the room air of buildings. Inhalation of unattached radon progeny has been implicated in potential health risks of ambient and indoor environments. These particles deposit in the respiratory tract mainly by diffusion. In this paper, the deposition pattern of unattached radon decay products in the human respiratory tract of adults Caucasian male based on ICRP66 algebraic formulas is reviewed. The percentage of deposition fractions for unattached radon progeny in respiratory tract were estimated for best estimation of aerosol parameters, with range of 49.03%–16.70% , 48.29%–19.00%, 2.25%–7.17%, 0.38%–32.04% and 0.04%–23.40% for nose, mouth, bronchial, bronchiolar and alveolar region, respectively
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    A History of Teppi Town from Its Foundation t o 1991
    (Addis Ababa University, 2016-09) Seid, Abdu; Ta'a, Tesema (Professor)
    This study d eals with the his tory of Teppi town from its foundation c. 1930 as a s mall village until the end of the Darg regime. During this p eriod the town de veloped cons ide rably and became one of the major towns of Mocha dis trict under the former fllubabor Provintial administration. The main factors that led Teppi to become center of the area were the abundance of invaluable resources in and around Teppi and the de velopment of commerce in the region. Howe ver, a remarkable growth of the town was witnessed during the pos t liberation p eriod. This was due to the establishment of the means of transport, communication, the emigration of p eople to the town and their engagement in diffe rent activates. Particularly, coffee had a significant role for the rapid growth of its market and the development of the town. Since the reign of Emperor Haile Sellas se, the creation of many great coffee plantation farms around Teppi and the rural kebles by the feudal lords contributed to the growth of the town. Later on, under the Darg regime also the establishment of coffee plantation projects in the area highly enhanced growth and d e velopment of the Teppi. The refore, the availability of crop production, the de velopment of comme rce, the d ifferent national programs, the topographic s ettings of the town as we ll as its suitable environment for settlement in general played a vital role for the development of Teppi town.