Postgraduate Project Topics, Thesis and Dissertation
16781. Socio-cultural Factors In Decisions Related To Fertility In Remotely Located Communities The Case Of Suri Ethnic Group
A qualitative study was conducted in Surma woreda, Southern Nations, Nationalities,rnand People’s Region (SNNPR) in order to investigate the socio-cultural factors inrndecisions related to fertility in Suri ethnic group. Key informants were selected byrnheterogeneous and snowball sample...
16782. Assessment Of Level Of Knowledge And Practice Of Essential Newborn Care And Its Determinants Among Recently Delivered Women In Ficthe Town North Shewa Zone Oromia Region Ethiopia
Background- Neonatal mortality contributes a higher percentage to infant mortality rates (IMR)rnespecially in developing countries including Ethiopia where the rate of institutional, skill assistedrndelivery is low and the fact that the absence of emergency neonatal support service contribute...
16783. Assessment Of Practice Of Post Abortion Care Service Among Government Health Centers In Addis Ababa
Background: unsafe abortion is a major public health problem in many countries. A woman diernevery eight minutes somewhere in developing countries due to complications arising from unsafernabortion. A complication of unsafe abortion contributes to 13% of global maternal mortality. InrnSub-Saharan...
16784. Assessment Of Infant Feeding Practices Among Hiv Positive Mothers Receiving Arvart And Hiv Status Of Their Infants With Its Determinants In South And North Wollo Zone Amhara Region Ethiopia
Back ground: Infant feeding practice is one of the challenging issues on prevention of MTCT of HIV particularly in developing countries due to the benefits and risks of replacement and exclusive breast feeding practice. Breast feeding by an infected mother increases the risk of transmission and...
16785. Facility Based Maternal Death Review In Selected Hospitals Of Snnpr From 20072008- 20092010
Introduction: Maternal mortality has high public health importance because of its magnitude in Ethiopia. Reduction of this high magnitude is possible. However, evidence on magnitude and factors affecting maternal mortality at different administrative level in Ethiopia are not sufficient. Objective:...
16786. Assessment Of Factors Associated With Perinatal Mortality Among Public Hospital Deliveries In Addis Ababa Ethiopia
Back ground of the study: Perinatal mortality is a death of fetuses weighing at least 1000gm orrn28weeks of gestation or more if weight is not available and death of live newborn before the agernof 7 days. It makes three fourth of the deaths of the neonatal period and widely used as a...
16787. Assessment Of Knowledge Of Diabetes Its Treatment And Complications Amongst Adult Diabetic Out Patients In Selected Health Institutions Of Addis Ababa Ethiopia
Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a clinical syndrome comprising a heterogeneous group of metabolic diseases that are characterized by chronic hyperglycemia and disturbances in carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism secondary to defects in insulin secretion, insulin action or both. The findings of the...
16788. Survival And Its Determinant Of Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis Patients With (hiv) Co-infection St. Peter Tuberculosis Specialized Hospital Addis Ababa Ethiopia
Back groundrnAccording to World Health Organization (WHO) 2015 report globally 480 000 new cases and 190,000 estimated deaths occurred in 2014 due to MDR TB. Ethiopia ranked 7th from top 22 highest TB-burden and 15th from 27 highest MDR-TB burden countries; and one of high HIV/AIDS prevalent in...
16789. Health And Social Problems Of Street Children In Nazareth Town
The exact number of street children in any givenrncountry is not known. To determine the number, health,rnand social problems of the street children, a crossrnsectional survey was conducted in Nazareth town, southrneastern Ethiopia, from November to December 1994.rnAccordingly 5138 street children...
16790. Are Reminder Stickers Effective In Reducing Immunization Dropout Rates
A field trial to assess the effectiveness of a reminderrnsticker in reducing immunization dropout rates was conducted in tworndistricts of Addis Ababa between October 14, 1991 and January 31,rn1992. A total of 703 children were entered into the study. Thernstudy population was divided into...
16791. Willingness Of Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care Towards Voluntary Counseling And Testing
Voluntary HIV counseling and testing (VCT) is one of the priority interventions inrnHIV/AIDS prevention, care and support. VCT is an entry point for the prevention of HIVrntransmission from mother to child and accessing VCT benefit from PMTCT services.rnThis study was designed, to assess the...
16792. Health And Socio-cultural Problems Of Women In Rural Butajira
Studies on the social and cultural problems affecting thernhealth of women is rare in Ethiopia. This studyrnillustrates the common socio-cultural problemsrninfluencing the health of women and the women'srnperception towards health and illness in rural Butajira.rnQualitative and quantitative methods...
16793. Prevalence And Factors Related To Gender Based Violence Among Female Students Of Higher Learning Institutions In Mekelle Town Tigray Northern Ethiopi
Background: Despite the deleterious effects posing on the life of young women, thernsensitiveness and stigma associated with Gender Based Violence (GBV) and lack of data havernhampered full understanding and the development of appropriate interventions.rnMethods: Cross-sectional institution based...
16794. Factors Associated With Late Disease Stage Presentation At Diagnosis Of Hiv Infection In South Wollo Zone Amhara Region Ethiopia
Background: Late diagnosis results in delayed treatment, higher medical costs and an increased risk of mortality. However many HIV-infected patients in Africa are often diagnosed at very advanced stages of the disease. This study aims to narrow the information gap present in Ethiopia related to...
16795. Antidiarrheal And Antispasmodic Activities Of Essential Oil Of Myrtus Communis L
The essential oil of Myl'/us communis (EOMC) was evaluated for its antid iarrheal andrnantispasmodic potential against isolated guinea ileum (OPI), ex-vivo antispasmodicrnmodel; normal and castor oil-induced intestinal transit in mice; castor oi l-inducedrndiarrhea in mice and prostaglandin induce...
16796. Assessment Of Malnutrition And Anaemia And Their Determinants Among Refugee Pre-school Children In Kebribeyah Refugee Camp Somali Region Ethiopia
Background: Malnutrition and anemia remain one of the most common causes of morbidity andrnmortality among children throughout the world. Both malnutrition and anemia are importantrnhealth problems affecting preschool children and pregnant women. Refugee children, due to theirrnliving condition,...
16797. Assessment Of Prevalence And Associated Factors Of Diarrheal Diseases Among Under-five Years Children Living In Woreda 03 Residence Of Yeka Sub City Addis Ababa Ethiopia
Background The main causes of under- five children morbidity and mortality in developingrncountries are related to exposures to poor environmental, socio-demographic and behavioralrnfactors. Contaminated water consumption and poor hygienic practices are the leading causes ofrndeath among children...
16798. Social Stigma Attached To Hivaids And Its Determinants In Dire Dawa Town
A cross sectional study was carried out from April to June 2001 among residents ofrnDiredawa town aged 18 year and above to assess the magnitude and determinants of stigmarnrelated to HIV/AIDS and PLWHA. A multistage sampling procedure was used to selectrn845 study subjects. Both qualitative and...
16799. A Comparative Analysis Of Vulnerability To Climate Change Between Pastoral And Agropastoral Households A Case Study In Yabello Woreda Of Oromia Regional State
There is naw scientific consensus that the global climate is changing. Though, impacts ofrnclimate change are not limited spatially and temporally, the vulnerability of regions,rncountries, social groups and households to effects of climatic variability and shocks arernnot uniformly distributed. To...
16800. Assessment Of Emergency Oral Contraceptive Use Among Female Undergraduate Students Of Addis Ababa University
Background: - Unintended pregnancies are major public health concern in developing countries including Ethiopia. Female university students face unintended pregnancies because most of them are sexually active and exposed to unprotected sporadic premarital sexual intercourse. Emergency Contraception...
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