Ethiopian Field Epidemiology Training Program (EFETP) Compiled Body of Works in Field Epidemiology
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2021-03
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Addis Abeba University
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This document constitutes two years Field Epidemiology Training Program outputs, submitted to
graduate school of public health for partial fulfillment of master degree in Field Epidemiology.
Compiled Body of work comprises outputs like; case outbreak investigations, public health
surveillance data analysis, surveillance system evaluation, health profile description, narrative
summary of disaster situation report, scientific manuscript, abstracts, protocol/proposal for
epidemiologic research project and others like Public Health Emergency Management (PHEM)
weekly bulletin and Supportive supervision report. The document is organized in nine chapters as
below:-
Chapter one- outbreak investigations on Scabies and Measles in Kenna District of Konso Zone
and Mareko District of Gurage Zone in Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Regional state
Ethiopia respectively. Both investigations were conducted using a case control study design. Each
outbreak investigation reports contain abstracts, introduction, methods and materials, results,
discussions, conclusion and recommendations.
Chapter two- surveillance data analysis for the last consecutive five years (2014 to 2018) on
Dysentery surveillance data in Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Regional Health
Bureau. Dysentery case in this Region was continuously reported and followed using weekly
trends.
Chapter three- surveillance system evaluation on Neonatal Tetanus (NNT) in Hawassa City
Administration in the preceding two EFY (2010 &2011). This evaluation was conducted as per
the national protocol for NNT surveillance system evaluation. It addressed PHEM surveillance
system attributes like simplicity, flexibility, stability, acceptability, representativeness, sensitivity
and positive predictive value, timeliness and data quality.
Chapter four- Health Profile assessment/description in Gorche District of Sidama Zone, SNNPR
Ethiopia. In this chapter, health and health related data of the District were presented which is
very imperative for prioritizing high priority problems based on the data of 2017/2018.
Chapter five- This chapter comprises of scientific manuscripts for peer reviewed journals on
measles outbreak investigation in Mareko District
Chapter Six- This chapter includes abstracts of dysentery surveillance data analysis in SNNPR,
outbreak investigations of scabies in Kenna District in Konso Zone and narrative summary of
disaster situation following flooding and land slid in Konta special district were presented.
Chapter Seven-Is on narrative summary of disaster situation visited following flooding and
landslide in Konta special district of SNNPR. In this situation, there were loss in human life and
resources.
Chapter Eight-A research protocol/proposal was developed for the study of the magnitude of
hypertension and its associated factors among adults in Burayu Town of Finfine special zone,
Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia.
Chapter nine-In this chapter other outputs were presented. Those included PHEM weekly bulletin
prepared during residency and Supportive supervision done on Malaria epidemic situation response in
Wolayita and Hadiya Zones of SNNP Regional State. Also, there is COVID-19 pandemic response
activity report that was done in Kirkos Sub-city of Addis Ababa City Administration.
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