Backgroundá¡ About 29% of couples in Ethiopia are not using any contraceptive methods to rneither space or limit childbirth. In addition long acting and permanent contraceptive methodrnutilization is less than five percent. rnObjective: Is to assess level of utilization of long acting and...
Measuring patient experience towards health care services is important for improving qualityrnof care. Asking patients to rate the service provided, availability of medicines, cleanliness ofrnworking environment and the extent of communication is an important step towards improvingrnthe quality of...
Acute febrile illness (AFI) is an illness characterized by a sudden onset of rnincrease in body temperature to a level above normal. The causes of AFIrnremain undifferentiated in many parts of the world. Their burden isrnchallenging particularly in resource poor countries like Ethiopia. Among...
BackgroundrnMaternal mortality occurs from risks attributable to pregnancy and child birth as well asrnfrom poor availability and quality of health services. ANC is the key entry point of arnpregnant woman to receive quality health service, broad range of health promotion andrnpreventive services...
Abstract rnBackground: Proteinuria is recognized as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular and renalrndisease and as a predictor of end organ damage. Appearance of albumin in the urine is one of thernfirst sign of deteriorated kidney function. As the kidney functions decreases, the amount...
Back ground: A CD4+ T-cell count External Quality Assessment (EQA) program isrnimportant for the evaluation of performance of CD4 count laboratories. rnObjective: The purpose of the present study is to assess the quality of CD4 count laboratoryrnperformance using in-house Proficiency Testing (PT)...
Background: Early epidemiological studies indicated that 5% of women were colonizedrnwith Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) in their genital tract. Postpartum women had thernhighest colonization rates. Studies, mostly from United States have reported that vaginalrncolonization rates for S. aureus...
Background: Currently floriculture is a booming sector in Ethiopia; nevertheless, there is a serious rnissue that comes in contradiction to the expansion, which is the workers health. As a result, an effort hasrnbeen made to outline the outstanding health problems that are manifested in some of the...
The main purpose of this study is to identify the major challenges that hold back the rnparticipation of female with visual impairment in the society and to show the available rnopportunities for female with visual impairments to participate in social activities. It is known rnthat social...
This study was conducted to investigate cultural impacts of globalization on indigenousrncultural values and practices of Ethiopia in the case of Finoteselam administrative town.Thernstudy employed ethnographic design and qualitative methods of data collection such as in- depth and key informant...
Small and medium enterprises occupy a prominent position in the development agenda of manyrndeveloping countries like Ethiopia. The number of SMEs in Ethiopia is steadily growing. But,rnmuch more important than their number is their current status, stage and pace of development.rnDespite the...
This research paper is aimed to explain the causal effect of determinants of the foreign direct rninvestment inflow in Ethiopia on time series data analysis for the consequence last two decades from rn1998-2018. To attain the objective of the study, explanatory research design was applied. Before...
The main purpose of this study is to assess factors affecting the implementation of plasma TV in rnteaching civic and ethical education in Jajura secondary and preparatory school. The mixedrn(qualitative and quantitative) method of research was followed in data collection and analysis. rnIn line...
Power Quality is an area of serious concern for end users due to the frequency of power quality issues and their financial impact. In this context, real -time power quality monitoring needed so as to detect power quality problems and take control action within right time at right place. Utilities...
Small and medium enterprises have been perceived as a dynamic force for sustainable economicrngrowth because they play an important role in creating job opportunity for individuals graduatedrnfrom a different sector, reducing poverty, enhancing technological innovation, and...
Flooding is the most common environmental hazard worldwide. Almost every year, Addis Ababa is affected by floods although their nature and impacts are different from space to space and hydrological nature. This study aims to develop hydrologic and hydraulic models for flood-affected areas of Addis...
The most important practical and critical problem related to the performance of reservoirs is the estimation of storage capacity loss due to sedimentation process. The problem to be addressed is the rate of sediment deposition and the period of time at which the sediment would interfere with the...
The project Jalele small scale irrigation is located in East Wollega Zone, Sibu Sire Ana, at a distance of about 37km away from Nekemte, nearby Nekemte-Finfinne high way. The area of the catchment (watershed) is 17km2 and the project is intending to develop 60 hectares of land by surface...
The study of stream flow patterns with respect to LULC changes helps the assessment of sustainability of land use/cover systems. The dynamics of Land use/cover is one of the causing factor to change the hydrologic response of the Ganale sub-basin resulting for soil erosion and over producing of...
Chi-Chi earthquake in Taiwan and the Wenchuan earthquake in China are listed among the earthquakesrnwhich cause collapse of transmission tower. Currently, in Ethiopia, there is an electric transmissionrntower under construction on earthquake prone area, Wolaita Sodo. This transmission tower is...