Adolescence is a period of transition from childhood to adulthood. World Health Organizationrn(WHO) defines adolescent as person between 10 and 19 years of age.rnAdolescents’ sexual behavior threatens the physical, psychological and social health and wellrnbeing of this group and takes their...
Ethiopia has a relatively high number of fatalities due to road traffic injuries per number ofrnvehicles as compared to many countries in the world, with a death rate of 80 per 10,000 vehicles.rnBased on reports from Federal Police Commission, more than 94% of road traffic injuries inrnEthiopia...
Introduction: Despite the well-known benefits of breast milk, the exclusive breastfeeding practice for the first six months of life is lower than the international recommendation of exclusibe breast feeding practice in the world, in Africa and Ethiopia (3, 4 and 18) and this suboptimal breast...
This sludy lI'as aim eel 01 examining Ihe role or communily parlicipmion on rtlralll'mer supplyrnprojecl. Two Kebeles oj'Debalie Woreda- Amon Ambo and Yamp, in IJenishal1gul-Guli/uzrnRegional Slate were used as study sites. Data collection lechniques include inlerviell's,rnslm ciured questionnaire...
Background: Unintended pregnancy is a pregnancy that is either mistimed or unwanted at therntime of conception. Unintended pregnancy is an important public health issue in both developingrnand developed countries because of its negative association with the social and health outcomesrnfor both...
Since the forest resource of Ethiopia is under great treat. Government and non governmentalrnorganizations are tlying to improve the condition. But on the ground their effort is notrnsuccessful. This study concerned about the role of institution in forest management. Becauserncurrently institutions...
Background: Prevention of mother to child transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (PMTCT) programme requires great male participation to attain Ethiopia’s new plan to elimination of mother to child transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus by 2015. In this regard, antenatal care is...
Agriculture in Tigray is characterized by small scale subsistence rain- fedrnfanning with low productivity emanated from poor resource base, highrnspatial and temporal variability of rainfall; and severe environmentalrndegradation that resulted in high level of food insecurity in the region....
Introduction; The Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey in 2011 reportedrnmaternal mortality ratio of 676 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births which madernour country among the 10 highest contributors’ of maternal death. Many Thesisrnresults showed that properly equipped and supported...
Introduction:-rnThe postnatal period starts an hour after the delivery of the placenta and includes thernfollowing six weeks. The postnatal period covers a critical transitional time for arnwoman, her newborn and her family on a physiological, emotional and social level.rnMore than two third of...
The federal government of Ethiopia, through the Millistry of Works alld Urban Developmelltrn(MWUD) alld the Addis Ababa city Governmellt, has launched (I project, as part (!f urbanrnrenewal and densification programs for the city, to built a target of roughly 300,000 "low-costrnhousing" condominium...
Each n'ur hul( u millioll I 'OII Ic' 1I £Ii ,' lr'Jm complicutioll. 0/ pregllullcT 011£1rnchildbirth and ab01ll 99 per cent of these demhs take place ill de'eloping cOllntries.rnMoreover, in these countries complications of pregnancy and childbirth are the leadingrncauses of dea[h among women...
A cross sectional study was cond ucted with the object ive of assessing healthrnprob lems, hea lth coping strategies and hea lth care demand of non-displacedrncommunities whi ch are in food crisis. The study cons isted of a household su rveyrn(n=53 I househo lds), Focus Group Oiscuss ions( N=IO...
Through the Educational Administration off ice, arntotal of 88 schools were screened in Western GojjamrnRegion using self administrated questionnaires. From 88rnrecovered questionnaires, based on the defined criteria,rnonly 68 questionnaires were accepted as properlyrncompleted. A total of 3580...
Introduction: Child mortality is an important indicator of a country’s developmental status.rnNeonatal mortality and stillbirth shared a higher percentage of child mortality. However, inrndeveloping countries where most deliveries occur at home and there is no civil registration, it...
BACKGROUND: Diarrhoeal disease is widely recognized as a major cause of child morbidity andrnmortality in many developing countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa including Ethiopia. Whilerna good living environment, comprising safe water and latrine facilities, is essential in reducing...
Background: The aim of healthcare services is to reduce health problems and to preventrnpotential health risks. On the other hand health facilities generate hazardous and nonrnhazardous waste that is potentially harmful to public health and the environment if notrnsegregated and dispose...
This study was carried out in Bishoftu and Asella areas, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia with the objectives to identify the coping strategies that dairy farmers employ to deal with the shocks and stresses that they encounter in dairy farming, and to assess the resilience of dairy farming...
This study was undertaken to evaluate the immune responses of NDV vaccines in layer chickens in the National Veterinary Institutes (NVI), Bishoftu, Ethiopia, in the period of February to May 2018.A total of 140 layer day old chicks (Lohmann Brown) were randomly divided into seven groups such as 1,...
Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease with economic and public health impact, particularly for human and animal populations within developing countries that relay on livestock production. A cross-sectional study was carried out on bovine brucellosis in three zones of Oromia Region, of central Ethiopia...