Determinant factors affecting utilization of maternal healthcare services in rural EthiopiarnKassu MeharirnAddis Ababa University, 2012rnMaternal mortality in Ethiopia is one of the highest in the world. In 2006 the maternalrnmortality rate was 673 per 100,000 live births (CSA and ORC Macro, 2006)....
The main objective of this study was to investigate the contribution of MfMrnFoundation in increasing access to primary education in Iliubabor Zone. To conductrnthis study, a descriptive survey was employed. For this purpose samples were takenrnfrom 6 primary schools that were supported by MfM in 6...
This study examines how reporters and editors of the private newspapers regularly produce content as well as how they interact with each other and their sources and government authorities. The study was informed by gatekeeping theoretical framework within the overarching rubric of political economy...
The numbers of vehicles crashed due to traffic accidents have a great impact onrnthe economy of the societies. There are several approaches that researchers havernemployed to study this problem. This study will attempt to address factors thatrnaffect the number of vehicles crashed resulting in...
The role of communication in understanding meaning generated by means of signs and codes and connecting the collection of meanings to the whole is the paramount reason that leads people‘s way of life to a broader part. This study sets out to examine the generation of meaning through cultural...
The principal aim of this study was to investigate how the Arab uprising was covered by thernselected newspapers. With the aim of examining the coverage, framing theory and politicalrneconomy of the mass media were employed as the theoretical frameworks of the study. By takingrna three month data,...
Although audience information and feedback are essential for improvements of media workingrntrends, the values of them have been less appreciated by broadcasters. This is because thernbroadcasters and their audiences have asymmetric relationship; i.e., often there is one-wayrncommunication that has...
The purpose of this study was to find out the job satisfaction level and primary causes of it among the radio journalists of Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation, Radio Ethiopia. Being one of the journalists in this same organization, the researcher has been able to obtain all the required support...
The main aim of the study was to examine how the Ethiopian print media framed thernpolitical parties of the country during the 2010 Parliamentary Election. The researchrnemployed both quantitative and qualitative approaches. To conduct the study, threernnewspapers namely Addis Zemen, Reporter and...
This research was conducted to examine the status of investigative journalism during the First Growth and Transformation Plan, in EBC ‘Aynachin’ and FBC ‘Teguazh Neqash’ programs. To conduct this study, the researcher employed a qualitative research approach. Sample...
This research was conducted to examine the status of investigative journalism during the First Growth and Transformation Plan, in EBC ‘Aynachin’ and FBC ‘Teguazh Neqash’ programs. To conduct this study, the researcher employed a qualitative research approach. Sample...
This thesis sought to assess and examine the nature and magnitude of HIV/AIDSrncoverage in two Ethiopian Amharic newspapers: Addis Admas and Addis Zemen.rnContent analysis was employed as a main method. In-depth interviews were also madernwith the editors of the newspapers. Both qualitative and...
This thesis sought to assess and examine the nature and magnitude of HIV/AIDSrncoverage in two Ethiopian Amharic newspapers: Addis Admas and Addis Zemen.rnContent analysis was employed as a main method. In-depth interviews were also madernwith the editors of the newspapers. Both qualitative and...
The study aims at examining social media and journalism with particular focus on journalists’ and mediarnoutlets’ use of social media networks in the Ethiopian context. The network society, public sphere, andrnnetwork(ed) journalism theoretical frameworks were used to inform the...
This study intends to find out the influences of exposure to pornography among young people inrnAddis Ababa. It envisioned examining how young people respond to sexually explicit media,rnthereby identifying how the youth perceive and interpret pornography in their daily life...
The research in the (thieno[3,4-b]pyrazine, TP) π -conjugated molecules has become onernof the most interesting topics in the fields of chemistry. The use of low band gap materialsrnis a viable method for better harvesting of the solar spectrum and increasing itsrnefficiency. The control of the...
Background: - Trachoma is still a widespread disease that causes blindness in many developingrncountries. Disease transmission occurs primarily between children and the women who care forrnthem. There are currently 590 million people at risk from blinding trachoma, 150 million peoplernwith active...
The Inner city of Addis Ababa has been categorized as ―slum‖ due to deteriorated and con-gested physical condition, which overshadowed its praised socio economic potentials built for a century. Current interventions made to improve the poor conditions of these inner cities involved...
The Inner city of Addis Ababa has been categorized as ―slum‖ due to deteriorated and con-gested physical condition, which overshadowed its praised socio economic potentials built for a century. Current interventions made to improve the poor conditions of these inner cities involved...
Infant mortality rate is used as an indicator of a nation’s economic welfare. Manyrnresearchers analyzed determinants of infant deaths in Ethiopia using a limited setrnof variables. The aim of this study was to identify factors that affect infantrnmortality based on 2014 Ethiopia mini...