This qualitative research was conducted at woreda I of the Udela sub city in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia withrnthe overall aim of assessing the overall livel ihoods situation of MSE operators specifically by examiningrnissues related to context, capital assets, role of institutions, policies and...
The study analyzed loan J"epayment among entreprene lll's o[ small andrnmicroenterprises financed by Addis Credit and Saving !J,stitution in AddisrnAbaba, Kolle Kel'anyo sub city, It specifically identified socio'economicrnchal'actel'istics o[ the respondents and quantitatively detennined some...
The study analyzed loan J"epayment among entreprene lll's o[ small andrnmicroenterprises financed by Addis Credit and Saving !J,stitution in AddisrnAbaba, Kolle Kel'anyo sub city, It specifically identified socio'economicrnchal'actel'istics o[ the respondents and quantitatively detennined some...
While conducting this research first, initial assessment and field observation,rnconsultation with different officials and concerned bodies was carried out tornvisualize the status and shortage of water in Durame town. Based on walk overrnsurvey, measured data, and information from different...
The main purpose of this research is to understand how and to what extent charcoal production andrntrade has been ajfecting the livelihood of pastoral communities in 'Galeila Dora' KebelernAdministration, Gewane Werecla, Afar Regional State. The study focused on how the local communitiesrnrespond...
Low agricultural productivity and Land degradation have been important concerns in Ethiopia.rnDeclining soils quality is the major component for declining level of agricultural productivity.rnImprovement of soil quality has become major policy agenda. Low fertilizer application raterncoupled with...
The traditional school of Ethiopian Orthodox Church is full of spiritual and cultural heritagesrnwith tremendous spiritual songs, better known as 'Saint Yared's songs' and has been used asrncenter of learning in which the society depended on for their spiritual and secular life forrncenturies. It...
The multiple contributions of livestock in natural resource based livelihood strategies are very wellrncommon in mixed farming system of the country. However,. with increasing in number of population, thatrnfollowed with serious land fragmentatioll and resource depletion, have caused the positive...
The central theme of this study was to explore household food security situation in Girar Jarsornworeda. To do so, various data collection and analysis methods were used The necessary datarnwere generated both Fom primary and secondary sources to answer the research question.rnHence, fie ld...
Background: Ethiopia is one of the populated African countries with total fertility rate of 5.4rnand annual population growth rate of 2.6. Birth spacing is an important factor for regulating thernfertility of country’s population and it is in turn determined by reproductive behaviors and...
Background: United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) definesrnGrowth Monitoring and Promotion (GMP) is a prevention activity comprised of growthrnmonitoring linked with promotion (usually counseling) that increases awareness about childrngrowth; improves caring practices;...
A cross-sectional comparative study among 768 (262 People Living With HIV/AIDSrn(PLWHA) on Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) in Zenebework Hospital andrn506 their respective neighbors from Kolfe and Nifasilk sub cities) in Addis Ababa wasrnemployed between December and February 2006, to...
Introduction Providing sufficient food and nutrition to meet people’s basic needs for health, growth and development has been a long standing challenge for African countries. This challenge is further exacerbated by the emergency of HIV/AIDS. Food is often identified as the most immediate...
Transactional sex among female students with old men is one of the major factors that fuel thernspread of HIV and AIDS due to extended sexual network. In Ethiopia, though various studiesrnhad been conducted to assess the sexual behavior of female students, there is still a paucity ofrnresearches...
Background: Sexually explicit media (SEM) are textual, visual, or aural materials thatrndepict sexual acts or expose the reproductive organs of the human body. These erotic andrnpornographic materials usually portray sex in a risk free manner. Exposure of urbanrnyouth to such media is argued to...
IntroductionrnEthiopia is one of the countries’ most severely hit by HIV pandemic. According to the 2007rnsingle point HIV prevalence estimate of Ethiopia for the year 2010, 90,311 HIV positivernpregnant women and there were 14,276 annual HIV positive births. Preventing unintendedrnpregnancy...
A retrospective review of financial documents, cards and/or registration books ofrnHIV/AIDS clients/patients served/treated in Dil chora Hospital for one year and healthrnworkers death information in the last ten years was conducted to assess the impacts ofrnHIV/AIDS on the public sector health...
Background: Several reproductive health challenges confront adolescents (10-19 years) globallyrnand are more pervasive in developing countries where services and facilities are absent. Anrnestimated 1.3 million adolescent girls and 780,000 adolescent boys are living with HIVrnworldwide, and 79...
BackgroundrnAnalysis of spatiotemporal dynamics of malaria data of health care systems along with climatic variables and assessment of the intervention tools provides important insights into the changing malaria situation, which might guide adjustments of malaria program activities and priorities...
In Ethiopia, among many factors, tenure insecurity is considered as a main problem forrnland degradation. The objective of the study is to assess impacts of land holdingrncertificate on soil conservation practices and the major constraints of soil conservationrnin the study area. Structured...