Poverty is highly affecting the li fe's of the population of Less Developed Countries (LDCs) inrngeneral and that of rural women in particular. High vulnerability, lack of education and medicalrnservices, less participation in different decision-making activities are some of the major problemsrnthe...
This is a school-based cross-sectional study conducted among female adolescents whornwere enrolled for 2003/04 academic year in Addis Ababa Secondary Schools. It wasrndone as part of the curriculum for partial fulfillment of master degree in public health.rnPathfinder International and Packard...
Background: The sexual behavior of HIV infected people has received little seriousrnattention for a range of factors. Even though many of them avoid risky sexualrnbehavior, a substantial number continue to engage in risky sexual practices thatrnnot only transmit the virus to others but also place...
A study of dry matter accumulation and N, P distribution andrn, ther agronomic characters was conducted on two hybrids of maizern(Zea mays ~.) and their parental lines.rnHighly s i gnificant di fference was observed in total and earrndry matter accumulation among the genotypes, the growth...
The various reasons that could be mentioned for the adolescents’ unable to delay sexual activityrnwere a socio-economic and socio-cultural environments that enhance the inception of sex at anrnearly age. The main objective of the research was to assess the magnitude and awareness ofrndelay...
Nowadavs Ihe ruml 11011 jarm economic seclOr in riepeloping cOlliliries is growingrnSubSlal1liallv and il became an imporlanl source of employmenl and income for ruralrnhouseholds. Bul nol all rural households are enjoying Ihe lucmlive bene/ilS of Ihis seClor.rnThis paper investigales inlensity and...
Background: A number of epidemiological research conducted on asthma obtained increase in prevalence of wheeze over time and generally varying results. However most epidemiological studies on asthma have used symptom questionnaires as their primary markers of disease, it is therefore not clear...
Agriculture is the main stay of Ethiopia's economy and it is the point ofrnconcern in today's policy arena. The present government has given a duernand prior importance to the sector and have subscribed to AgriculturalrnDevelopment led Industrialization policy as basic strategy of the...
Housing is the first and most safety need of human beings. It should be accessible to evetyrnhuman being as a housing right, but not realized on the ground due to financialrnconstraints, population pressure with the existing scarce resource, lack of comprehensivernhousing policy, scanty supply of...
Background: Exclusive breasrjeeding up to 6 month after birth and optimumrnbreasrjeeding with appropriate complement(ny food from 6'" to 24'" month and beyond isrnvital for children healthy development and growth. Breasrjeeding is a common practicernin Ethiopia as a whole and in Amhara region in...
This research tries to as sess household water supply and factors affectingrnconsumption levels in Mekelle town. It is with the main objective of assessingrnthe water supply problems and major factors that affect household per capitarnwater consumption in the town. To achieve this, relevant data...
This thesis presents results of the assessment of drainage structures; performance on Daleti-rnOdagodere gravel road in Benishangul-Gumuz region and proposed mitigation measures.rnMitigation measures were proposed based on ERA drainage design manuals 2002 and 2011 forrnLow Volume...
A growing body of empirical evidence shows that smallholder cash cropping hasrncontribution to ensuring household food security through improving farm households'rnincome and enhancing food crop productivity. Further more, it has been argued that cashrncrop and food crop production can compliment...
Being at the center of booming economic and social development, Lake Hawassa Basin is one of the most prone to pollution lake waters in Ethiopia. Shallow groundwater table near by the lake suggests there is a direct link through unconfined aquifer between the lake water and groundwater. Thus the...
In this dynamic analysis research, Middle Awash high dam which is located inrnEthiopian rift valley seismic zone is analyzed for pre and post earthquake stabilityrnand permanent deformations due to earthquake loads.rnThe dynamic analysis is done adopting three elsewhere recorded earthquake...
Agriculture is the economic bedrock of most-low income countries like Ethiopia. Its growthrnis critical as over 60% of the people (more than 96% ill the study area) who depend onrnagriculture for their livelihoods and live on less thall one dollar a day in rural areas. Asrnevidenced in the...
Flood occurs repeatedly in Ethiopia and cause tremendous losses in terms of property and life,rnparticularly in the lowland areas. The majority of flood disasters’ victims are poor people living inrnnearby stretch of floodplain. Therefore, the study was carried out to perform floodplain...
All the seismic codes generally accept that in most cases the floor diaphragms may be modeled as fully rigid without in-plane deformability for reinforced concrete structures. Even though a rigid floor diaphragm is a good assumption for seismic analysis of the most buildings, several building...
Reservoir sedimentation is a gradual accumulation of the incoming sediment load from a river; it is important to predict sediment inflow at Gilgel Gibe I and evaluate its consequences on the reservoir and sustain the reservoir through long term optimum sediment management program.rnThe overall goal...
In Ethiopi a, the size of the labour force co ntinues to grow more rapidly than the abil ity of therneconomy to provide new employment opportunities. Sti ll now a lmost a ll of the studies werernundertaken in major cities of Ethiopia where those studies are not inclusive in the sense thatrnresearch...