In 1999, following high treatment failure rates of chloroquine, the Ethiopian Ministry of Health gave directives for the use of Sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine (SP) as first line drug for the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria. In 2004, this decision was altered due to high treatement failure...
Land Capability, Irrigation potential and Land suitability analysis is a prerequisite forrnsustainable agricultural production. Land Capability (Classification) evaluates parametersrnlike slope, soil depth, past erosion, waterlogging, infiltration, soil texture and stoniness ofrnthe study area. GIS...
An integrated approach with remote sensing, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and morerntraditional fieldwork techniques was adopted to map the groundwater potential sites in the centralrnrift valley area of Northern Ada`a Plain (Modjo Catchment). Catchment delineation was done inrnILWIS 3.3...
Background: Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) has become the currentrnmajor public health problem in the developed and developing countries. The epidemic isrnone of the greatest challenges ever to Global well-being. Adolescents/Youths’ are amongrnthe highly affected segments of the...
Background: Unintended pregnancy is an important public health issue in both developing and developed countries because of its serious consequences for women and their families, which include the possibility of unsafe abortion, delayed prenatal care, poor maternal mental health and poor child...
Background: More than 500,000 people are working in tanneries around the world. Work related accidents and diseases continue to have series consequence, with an estimated 2.3 million fatalities per year and economic losses of 4% of global gross domestic product. The modern tanning industry in...
A study to detennine a rapid screening method for onchoceciasis was conducted between Aprilrn10 and July 15 1996 in a populations of 5 villages, Manbuk area located in Pawi, North westrnEthiopia. Out of the total 3,385 censused persons 766 (22.6%) residents of age five years andrnabove, of whom 509...
The study was conducted at Upper Bilate River Catchment 230km, South West of AddisrnAbaba and East of Hossana to characterize aquifer and assess hydrogeological system ofrnUpper Bilate catchment by giving particular emphasis to groundwater potentialrninvestigation, mechanism of recharge and...
Thi s is a study of hospital treated motor vehicle injuriesrnoccurring in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Injuries are described inrnterms of their circumstance, type, and consequence. Driversrncausing injury and their vehicles were compared with randomlyrnselected control drivers in order to identify...
Integrated hydrological, hydrogeological, hydrogeochemical and isotopes hydrological studies have been done in Lake Tana basin to understand the nature of aquifers and aquifer systems and their interactions and groundwater flow regime, to reveal and estimate the basin groundwater outflow and...
The natural forest of Ylat in Meket Woreda, North Eastern Ethiopia was studied to determine the vegetative structure, floristic composition and natural regeneration of forest species and provide information on sustainable management of the woody plants in particular and the forest resources in...
Introduction: Maximizing skilled birth attendance rate is one of the proven interventionrnthat positively influence the maternal mortality rate of a given country or community.rnSkilled birth attendance is also the chosen indicator to monitor progress towards MDG 5,rnwhich is reduction of MMR by...
Lake level change is fluctuation of water level within the lakes that resulted from the shiftingrnof water balance from its static state. At national scale, the Ethiopian lakes level change wasrnnot studied yet using remote sensing method and there was no well-organized geodatabase thatrnshows...
Various plants are used as traditional repellents against biting insects and other pests inrndifferent parts of the world by different application methods. The present study was anrnattempt to evaluate some of these practices (direct burning and thermal expulsion) onrnOcimum basilicum, Eucalyptus...
Bamboo forestry is being promoted to increase socio economic, socio cultural and alsornenhancing ecological benefits. The main reason of this study was to fill information gapsrnto characterize highland bamboo cultivating farmers’ knowledge and further promote thernprocessing, utilization...
Pollution of ground water either from geogenic or anthropogenic sources has become a thingrnof health concern in the city of Addis Ababa. This study assesses the quality hazards of groundrnwater resource by sampling some boreholes from Yaka-Kotebe and Summit-Bole area of thernAddis Ababa. Collected...
Back ground- “Reproductive health ... [implies that people] have the capability tornreproduce and the freedom to decide if, when and how often to do so. Implicit in this lastrncondition are the right of men and women to be informed and to have access to safe, effective,rnaffordable and...
Health calamities are one of the conU1lOn causes of impoverishment at the household level; andrndifferent households find different mechanisms for adapting to the same calamitousrncircumstance. Nowadays, in many developing countries, affordability of health care is a growingrnconcern both for...
Observation of yields of tef tested in national yieldrntrials (NYT) at different sites and at different times haverngiven variable results. It ~/aS assumed that differences inrnthe tef yields ~Iere probably due to environmental factors.rnTherefore, eleven cultivars (of 1980-81 in the NYT)rnwere...
The lakes of the Main Rift Valley suffer from lake level fluctuation due to several natural andrnhuman induced factors. Lake Abiyata, a terminal lake, which is located in the central part ofrnthe main rift of Ethiopia, as many researchers testified, has a problem of level fluctuation.rnThe natural...