Credit plays an important role in agricultural development, and it is believed thatrnexpansion of credit program will have beneficial effects on agricultural production andrnimproving rural household's incomes. It is also a key to poverty alleviation, livelihoodrndiversification, and increase the...
Background: Since the first evidence of HIV was detected in 1981, AIDS has claimed the lives of millions and left behind a huge number as orphans. Trend analysis (2001-2013) in Ethiopia showed the number of Adolescents living with HIV in Ethiopia raised from 35,000 to 140,000. Evidences from both...
Background: - Although HIV/AIDS is not water and sanitation related disease, the issuesrnare closely linked. Many of the opportunistic infections like diarrhea that cause highrnmorbidity and mortality in people living with HIV/AIDS are transmitted throughrncontaminated water and unsanitary living...
Urban Open Spaces are considered as the 'lungs' of a city. The study examines the phenomenon ofrnneighborhood open spaces development approach and practice in one of the oldest cooperativernhousings in Addis Ababa. It focuses on environment policy process in FORE and its relation withrnspatial...
Fortunately most young people are not infected with HIV/AIDS. Infact during earlyrnadolescents HIV rate are the lowest of any period during the life cycle. The challenge isrnto keep them this way .Yet, it is also young people who often beers the greatest hope ofrnchanging the course of HIV/AIDS...
BackgroundrnComprehensive abortion care holds particular promise for Africa where abortion-related morbidity and mortality are high [2]. In Ethiopia, the service is available and is semi legalized with listed indications. One of the method for terminating pregnancy is medication abortion. In many...
The study is undertaken to Factors affecting geo-tourism development in Erta ale, North EastrnEthiopia. In order to answer the research question both close ended and open endedrnquestionnaire were developed and distributed for one hundred international tourists and fortyrntour operators. In...
Background: Tuberculosis is a major opportunistic infection among people living withrnHIV (PLWH). Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) was introduced in National AIDS ControlrnProgramme to reduce the morbidity and mortality among those affected with HIV/AIDS.rnEven though ART reduces tuberculosis (TB)...
The development of CBET gives financial incentives for the conservation of natural areas,rneconomic benefits for the local residents and it strengthens the social wellbeing of the localrninhabitants. Thus, the study was conducted to reveal the potentials of Lake Hashenge and itsrnenvirons for CBET...
Back ground: Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in women age between 40 and 55 year worldwide. The Study estimated that 70% of all breast cancer cases worldwide will be in low and middle resource countries by 2020. In Ethiopia breast cancer is the second most often occurring cancer...
The operation of the urban land market has been identified as a significant obstacle preventingrnthe urban poor from accessing affordable land. Even successful market developments could notrndistribute land to the poor and intervention in the land market is, therefore, required to promoternmore...
The operation of the urban land market has been identified as a significant obstacle preventingrnthe urban poor from accessing affordable land. Even successful market developments could notrndistribute land to the poor and intervention in the land market is, therefore, required to promoternmore...
Background: Patient satisfaction is commonly used method to examine quality of care andrnhealth system responsiveness. Patient satisfaction and inpatient service are among the areasrnidentified to monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in hospitals of Ethiopia.rnObjective: To assess...
Background: Using PPFP during the first year after delivery helps the women to realize their desire of spacing between births and their wish to keep absent from child bearing. But women in postpartum period do not get the service that deal with their desire to extend birth interval and to evade...
Background: Using PPFP during the first year after delivery helps the women to realize their desire of spacing between births and their wish to keep absent from child bearing. But women in postpartum period do not get the service that deal with their desire to extend birth interval and to evade...
By any standard Ethiopia is the least developed country in the world. The feature ofrnpoverty in Ethiopia is complex and multidimensional. Almost half of its people arernliving under the absolute poverty line. In addition to income poverty, majority of thernpeople have been suffering from lack of...
Introduction: Sexually transmitted diseases are among the most common illnesses in thernworld and have far reaching health, social and economic consequences. University studentsrnare young adults and vulnerable to sexually transmitted diseases due to exposure riskyrnIXrnsexual behaviors such as...
This study, a cross-sectional census survey with arncase control analysis, assesses various determinants ofrnfunctionality of District Health Management Teams (DHMTs)rnin Addis Ababa. The questionnaire survey component wasrncarried out among 16 DHMTs from December, 1992 tornFebruary, 1993. The...
The fertility levels of the two cities (Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa) are among the lowestrnin the country. However the low fertility rates are not the result of a decline in thernnumber of births rather it is due to the presence of large number of women out of maritalrnunion. As a result the marital...