Comparative Community-based cross sectional study conducted in Gambella Town ofrnGambella Regional State, which is 777 kms away from Addis Ababa to the South westrnof the country. The study populations were women of reproductive age group residingrnin the urban area of Gambella woreda during the...
Industries produces large amount of waste and the effluent of these wastes are oftenrnhazardous in polluting the environment and affecting human health. Tanneries are amongrnindustries which release large amount of waste which contains hazardous heavy metals suchrnas chromium. Hexavalent chromium...
Although VCT service is increasingly available in Ethiopia, there is still greatrnreluctance for youth to be tested. There are several possible contributingrnfactors that must be addressed if VCT is to have an important role in HIVrnprevention and care.rnThe study was conducted from August 2003 to...
A good portion of the Ethiopian population, especially of the youth, has taken up the habit of chewing Khat (scientific name: Catha edulis Forsk). Growing use of the stimulant is obviously generating a huge amount of waste making the already-bad situation of solid waste management in Addis Ababa...
The mam purpose of this study was to explore the contribution of livelihoodrndiversification in constructing sustainable livelihood. The focus was to investigaternthe motivating factors of livelihood diversification, to identify the groups that arernengaged in diversification and to examine the...
Many of the urban development studies on the city of Addis Ababa nearly alwaysrnconcentrate on the non-agricultural activities, as the result of which information and evenrnbase-line data on urban agriculture in the city are missing.rnThis exploratory and descriptive study intends not only to...
Existing wastewater treatment technologies such as activated sludge and tertiary nutrientrnremoval systems are too costly to provide a satisfactory solution for the increasingrnwastewater problems in developing regions. Besides, these technologies do not allow forrnre-use of valuable nutrients...
Numerous industries are emerging in Ethiopia and urban developments are accelerated giving rise to multiple waste generations. As used lubrication oil is one of the hazardous wastes generated at different development sectors, it should not be utilized and/or disposed in ways which are unsafe to the...
River catchments in the vicinity of landfill site are highly vulnerable to leachaterncontamination and are exposed to increased risk due to storms and flooding driven byrnspecial weather conditions. The objective of this research, thus, was to better understandrnhow the new Sendafa Landfill which...
Background:-Musculoskeletal disorders are serious problems that every human being would face through the process of his/her life. Studies show that these problems frequently occur in work place. The problem is growing in textile specifically among garment workers in many developing countries. In...
Wastewater from industry can lead to water pollution if untreated, especially due to its highrnconcentration of heavy metals. Heavy metals are considered extremely harmful because they canrncause illnesses, disorder and diseases to human. Therefore, industrial wastewater containing heavyrnmetal...
A large-scale multi-disciplinary campaign which aimed atrnimproving the agricultural, educational and health conditions ofrnthe general population of Sellale awraja was conducted in J'flL'.y 1981 ,rnduri ng which , IVfuketuri , the present study ~-xeR9 ,.,as alleged tornhave achieved the maximum...
Distilleries are among the existing industry which produces high effluent volume characterized with highrntemperature, low PH, very high COD and BOD, which is potentially dangerous to the environment if itrnis discharged without effective treatment. Therefore, this study is conducted to determine...
Biofuels derived from biomass are considered as good alternative to petroleum fuels. Biogas is produced by anaerobic digestion of various organic substances such as food waste, agricultural waste, municipal solid waste (MSW), cow dung (CD) etc., which offers low cost and low emissions than any...
AbstractrnIntroductionrnMeasles is an acute highly contagious viral disease. The sign and symptom of the disease includes Fever with maculo popular rash, one of the conjunctivitis, coryza (runny nose), and cough. Especially it is highly communicable during the first 8 days which is 4 days before...
The main aim of this study was the use of enhanced coagulation method to reduce DBPs precursors from surfaces raw water source to control the formation of DBPs in drinking water. Jar test experiments were conducted to study the effectiveness of enhanced coagulation for removal of DBPs precursors...
Background Occupational accidents and work-related diseases cause over 2.3 million fatalities annually. This means that each year 54,000 workers die and 42 million work related accidents take place that cause at least three days’ absence from work∙ Although few studies in Ethiopia...
The ever increasing demand of farmland, demand for fuel wood and charcoal coupled withrnpopulation growth has accelerated the rate of forest reduction in recent years in Ethiopia.rnDeforestation in Ethiopia was increasing at alarming rate and the rate of afforestation was velYrnnegligible in light...
The study examines the role of water harvesting irrigation on generatingrnincome of households and address what was the challenges forrndeveloping water harvesting schemes in Woreda Hentalo Wajerat specificrnarea of the two Tabias, Hagerselam and Arra Asegeda. This study wasrnconducted with the...
Background: Despite the benefit and promotion of exclusive breast feeding, the rate of excusivernbreast feeding is still low in Ethiopia. Thus, this study will assess factors that lead to nonadherencernto exclusive breast feeding among HIV positive mothers.rnObjective: the main objective of this...