Ethiopian Field Epidemiology Training Program (EFETP) School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences
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2018-05
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Addis Ababa Universty
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Field Epidemiology training in Ethiopia was started in 2009 to produce competent and skillful Epidemiologists, cadres of PHEM officers who promote and assist evidence-based decision making.
The program is quite different from traditional epidemiology; unlike other public health students, the residents of field epidemiology spend 75% of the two-year study period in different field sites so that they can practically apply what they learned in the class and become acquainted with how the system is functioning and what the existing gaps are that hamper the proper functioning of the system. In doing so, they have a chance to apply their knowledge and skill.
During this two-year residency period I have been able to accomplished most of the outputs that was expected from me. My first work was an outbreak investigation. Two outbreaks were investigated. The first one was AWD outbreak investigation. It was conducted in Kombolcha Woreda, East Harargie zone, Oromia. A total of 63 study participants (21 cases and 42 controls) were enrolled in the study. Then Scabies outbreak investigation was done in Dire Dawa City Administration, by recruiting 96 study participants (32 cases and 64 controls). The second work or output was surveillance data analysis report. The report touched a three year (or 2013-2016) bacillary dysentery cases data analysis in Addis Ketema sub city of Addis Ababa. Surveillance system Evaluation was also conducted in Addis Ketema sub city, August 2017.The AFP and Acute Malnutrition surveillance was evaluated as a proxy for the rest of the surveillance system.
Health profile description report was done as a fourth output. It was conducted in one of the districts of Addis Ketema sub city, woreda 3 administrative unit. One manuscript for peer reviewed journals and one abstract were prepared and incorporated as 5th & 6th outputs in this document. A summary narrative report of rapid meher assessment again done in 5 zones and 16 visited woredas of Tigray Region from 21 Nov. to 8 Dec. 2017. Finally, Proposal for epidemiologic research project was prepared on Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Scabies among local population of Raya-Alamata Woreda, Southern Tigray Regional Zone-2017.
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