BACKGROND: the completeness of outpatient individual folder medical/healthrndocumentation are used to document patient’s medical history, illness and treatmentrnprocedures. Properly documented medical records are important in patient care. Thisrnstudy is designed to improve the completeness...
Back ground: Hand hygiene is an important measure to prevent and control infection particularly in developing countries, the identification of several risk factors associated with poor hand hygiene compliance is of extreme importance.rnObjective: to assess hand hygiene practices and associated...
Background: The introduction of combination ART has resulted in striking reductions in HIV related mortality. Numerous reports have documented that the key to success of the HAART is the ability and willingness of HIV-positive individuals to adhere to ART regimens, and at least 95% adherence is...
Background: Restoring impaired functioning is one of the most difficult challenges in treatingrnpeople with severe mental disorder (SMD). Significant improvement in interpersonal relations,rnrole performance and community living skills usually lag behind symptomatic improvement, butrnare valued...
Outcome of patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome admitted to Tikur AnbessarnSpecialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, EthiopiarnKassahun BogalernAddis Ababa University, 2017rnWorldwide, coronary artery disease (CAD) is the single most frequent cause of death. Overrnseven million people every year die from...
Back ground: textile cotton workers are at risk for occupational lung disease, includingrnbyssinosis and chronic bronchitis. Byssinosis is a respiratory disease primarily associated withrnexposure to cotton dust. Respiratory symptoms and impairments in pulmonary function arernthe major consequences...
Background: Food borne diseases are major causes of morbidity and mortality globally, inrnurban areas food and drink establishments serve as source of ready-to-eat foods for largernnumber of people. The sanitary handling of food establishment has public health relevance inrnterms of preventing food...
Background: Contraceptive use plays an important role in reducing fertility; and at timesrncontraceptive prevalence has been used to evaluate the effect of family planning programs.rnQuality of family planning services is an important determinant of contraceptive use because it isrnlikely to affect...
Background: Human resources for Health are a center point in improving global healthrnproblems. A health sector especially in developing countries is characterized by a high turnoverrnby internal as well as external brain drain. The quality of health care depends on number,rnknowledge, skill and...
Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) has become the current major public healthrnproblem in the developed and developing countries. The epidemic is one of the greatestrnchallenges ever to Global well-being.rnThis study was designed and conducted with the aim of assessing risky sexual behavior...
Background: Utilization of modern contraceptive methods is related to sociodemographic,rnreproductive and fertility factors. Previous studies concentrated onrnidentifying these and other determinant factors in rural or urban but it is unclear whetherrnthe magnitude of these factors in rural and big...
Background: -Treatment of HIV infected patients with Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) leads to immune reconstitution as shown by increase in CD4+ lymphocyte counts, decreased risk of opportunistic infection and improve survival, however, little is known about its impact on hematological...
Background: Ethiopia has experienced rapid, sustained improvement in undernutrition during thernpast 15 years. However, undernutrition among children and women remains an urgent concern,rnrequiring greater multi-sectoral efforts. Poor nutritional status of children and women has been arnserious...
Background: Universal access to information for health professionals is a prerequisite for meeting thernMillennium development Goals and achieving Health for All. In developing countries, a large proportionrnof the population, including health professionals, has no or only poor access to HI...
Introduction: Unless patients know their HIV status, they cannot benefit from the availablerncare and treatment options. Therefore, various counseling and testing strategies are needed tornidentify more HIV infected patients.rnObjective: This study was conducted in March 2007 to assess...
AIDS continues to be a major global health priority. The number of people living with HIV is still growing worldwide reaching an estimated 33.3 million in 2009. Slightly more than half are women. Patterns of alcohol consumption prevail in countries with the most severe HIV epidemics. Hazardous...
Sexual and Reproductive Health conditions account for a substantial portion of the globalrnburden of disease. But, for women in reproductive years the burden of SRH conditions isrnfar higher than any other category of illness. Unfortunately, for women in sub-SaharanrnAfrica the SRH conditions are...
A community based cross sectional survey was conducted from November 2003 tornMarch 2004 to assess the magnitude of stigma towards tuberculosis patients amongrnthe residents of Shashemene town, age 18 years and above. A multistage samplingrnprocedure was used to select 845 study subjects. Both...
Background: The most important component of PMTCT program is HIV Counseling and Testing (HCT).rnA high quality of HCT is essential for success. In Ethiopia PMTCT services began in 2003, but onlyrn0.8% of HIV infections among births to HIV positive women was averted in 2005/6 through...
BACKGROUND:Malnutrition has been responsible, directly or indirectly for 60% of the 10.9 million deaths occurring annually among children under five years of age. Over two thirds of these deaths are often associated with inappropriate feeding practices occur during the first year of...