Browsing by Author "Tilahun, Selamawit"

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    Performance of Ethiopian Manufacturing Sector: The Case of Ethiopian Meat Processing and Export Industry Sub-sector
    (Addis Ababa University, 2017-06) Tilahun, Selamawit; Yitayew, Abebe (PhD)
    Ethiopia is one of the countries with largest livestock populations in Africa. However, the performance of meat processing and export of the country is very low compared to other similar economies with low livestock population. There are different internal and external factors for this poor performance of the sector. The main objective of this study is thus to assess the performance of meat processing and export sector of Ethiopia and its trends, identifying the major challenges and opportunities in the sector. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used in the study. In addition, primary and secondary data were collected and used for analysis. The primary data were collected using semi-structured questionnaire. Sample abattoirs were selected for the study based on their length of service, performance, employee number and 35 sample participants were selected from each abattoirs using convenient sampling. In addition, secondary data were collected from reports of NBE, MoFED, and CSA to undertake trend analysis for five years (2010/11 – 2014/15) on selected abattoirs. Analysis was made to identify the relationship between variables identified in the paper using SPSS and Microsoft Excl. Results of the study revealed that shortage of livestock supply both in quantity and quality, lack of standard functional export abattoirs and slaughtering houses and problem of livestock market structure, inconsistent price, absence of sufficient infrastructural facilities and logistic supplies are the major constraints hindering the performance of meat processing and export. Hence, to enhance the performance of meat processing and export industry, it is very important to enhance the supply of quality livestock, minimize livestock market intermediaries, expand the number of standard export abattoirs and work on livestock related infrastructure such as transportation and modern fattening facilities so as to enhance the performance of the sector. The paper also invites researcher to assess the determinants of investment on meat processing and export in Ethiopia. Keywords: Livestock, Export abattoirs, Meat processing and Export performance
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    Prevalence and Associated Factors of Suicidal Behaviour among Postpartum Mother Attending at Public Health Centre, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,2021.
    (Addis Abeba University, 2021-05) Tilahun, Selamawit; Wordofa, Berhanu(BSc, MSc, Assistant professor); Sr.Sineshaw, Worknesh(MSc)
    Background- Suicidal behaviors are one of the most common global burden of disease among women, with the exception of this in middle and low income countries few is studied about the frequency and associated factors. Suicidal behavior increase during the first year after delivery varying from 4% to 17.6% with three fold cause of maternal death in low-in- come countries.Correspondingly in Ethiopia suicidal behavior found to be high 14% among postpartum mothers. Suicidal behavior involves the deliberate attempt to take one’s own life. Objective - To assessprevalence and associated factorsof suicidal behavior among postpartum mothers attending at public health centers of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2021. Methodology-A facility -based cross sectional study was conducted. The total sample size was 615.The study was conducted in ten randomly selected public health centers of Addis Ababa. After data collection, filled data were enter in statistical software Epi data 4.6 and were subjected to cleaning using simple frequency and tabulation to ensure its validity. Then, the analysis was done SPSS version 25 statistical software using a CI of 95%. To indicate the strength and statistical significance of the association of the selected independent and dependent variables, odds ratio,95% CI and p-value < 0.05were used. Results: The prevalence ofsuicidal behavioramong postnatal mothers attending at public health centers in Addis Ababa was 41.46%. Being mothers literate were (AOR=0.64, 95% CI: 0.42-0.97), verbal abuses were (AOR=2.18, 95% CI: 1.38-3.44), history of rape (AOR=3.03, 95% CI 1.14 -8.05),history of depression (AOR=4.12, 95% CI 1.21-14.03), women’s having sexually unfaithful husband were (AOR=0.34, 95% CI 0.14-0.81) and khat chewing were (AOR=8.48, 95% CI 2.52-28.50) were significantly associated with suicidal behavior. Conclusion and recommendation: Suicidal behavior was found to be the common mental health problem among postpartum women and was associated with educational status,verbal abuses, history of rape, history of depression, women’s having sexually unfaithful husband and khat chewing. Also recommend early diagnosis and intervention with possible screening of mothers for suicidal behavior during routine antenatal and postnatal care.