BackgroundrnMalaria and malnutrition are the major causes of morbidity and mortality in under-five childrenrnin developing countries including Ethiopia. Malnutrition is an underplaying cause in about halfrnof all deaths occurring among children in developing countries. However, the...
Background: In Ethiopia, despite the increasing availability of Insecticidal Treated Nets (ITNs); its use among net owning households has not been satisfactory. Hence, in addition to scaling up ITNs distribution, periodic assessment of the utilization and associated factors among high risk...
BackgroundrnBirth preparedness and complication readiness have been considered as comprehensive strategyrnaimed at promoting the timely utilization of skilled maternal health care. However, its status andrnaffecting factors have not been well studied at different levels in the study area. Thus,...
Background: Maternal mortality is unacceptably high. Most maternal deaths are avoidable, as the health-care solutions to prevent or manage complications are well known. An important component of efforts to reduce health risks to mothers and children is increasing the proportion of babies that are...
In Ethiopia five species of tsetse flies were recorded from different parts of therncountry. Glossina pallidipes is one of the five species which cause a fatal disease tornhuman and animal. Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) as a component for tsetse flyrncontrol and eradication programme is one of the...
Background: - Adolescence is a nutritionally vulnerable period of life because of the dramatic changes in physical growth and development and the change of life style and food habits that affect both nutrient intake and needs. Inadequate quality and quantity of food are the prime determinants of...
Grass pea (Lathyrus sativus) is the most widely distributed and the third most important pulserncrop in Ethiopia. It grows in a wide range of altitudes and survives in scarce moist conditions andrnfixes nitrogen with rhizobia and performs well in less fertility soils. However, the effectiveness...
Bats were captured by using nets and hand picking and thenrnchromosome preparations were made from bone marrow cells according tornLee and Elder’s (1980) method cited in Hillis et al. (1996) with somernmodifications. Somatic metaphase chromosomes of bat specimens collectedrnfrom Arbaminch,...
Parthenium hysterophorus is an invasive alien species that is believed to have been introduced tornEthiopia during the1970s along with the grain aid donated by USA, and for the same reason inrnthe 1980’s in the study area. In this study the biological and socio-economic impact of...
Four sites in one of the hot springs of Shalla werernselected for the study. The water from the sites merge to formrna stream lqhich forms a temperature gradient. In this sttldy four'rnmedia were compared for the cuI ti vation and isolation ofrnaerobic heterotrophic bacteria. The pH of the hot...
A case-control study, on defau lting From DOTS was performed in three districts of ArsirnZone, Oramia Regional State, among patients registered during the period of July I, 1997rnto December 31 , 1999 to determine the rate of defaulting and to identify factors associatedrnwith it.rnA health record...
The afro-alpine region s.l. refers to the high mountains of Ethiopian and Topical East Africa.rnThe flora of this region is unique in composition compared to the surrounding lowlands andrnsubdivided into three altitudinal vegetation belts: the afro-montane, ericaceous and afro-alpinernbelts. The...
Sexual abuse of children is one of the most brutal forms of violence against children, because the risks are real. Some researches indicate that it is a common place and a serious problem among female children who are living and working on the street. However, this atrocious problem was explored...
This study is focused on the speed control performances of a Permanent Magnet SynchronousrnMotor (PMSM). Usually, a proportional-integral (PI) controller is used as a speed controllerrnfor a Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (PMSM) in high performance drive systemrndespite the existence of many...
The general objective is to create understanding on how the existing traditional gender rolernsocialization is the cause for the existing gender inequality in primary education in research Woreda.rnA combination of quantitative and qualitative methods employed, basically the qualitative...
Increasing access to micro finance services is accepted as one of the tools to attack poverty.rnOromia Credit and Saving Share Company (OCSSCO) is one of the three largest institutions thatrnaccounts for 65% of the market share in terms of borrowing clients and 74% by loan provision.rnWhile OCSSCO...
The Theme of this thesis is to characterize polymer based photovoltaic cell using thernJ-V measurements and impedance spectroscopy. Absorption spectra of pure (neutral)rnpoly[3-(2,5-dioctyle-pheneyl) thiophene](PDOPT) study showed that the opticalrnband gap of this polymer about 2eV, indicating...
This study explored the content of 653 Amharic songs produced in cassettes in 1997 E.C. in order to assess women’s portrayal and existing gender issues in the lyrics. The songs were analyzed based on a coding sheet that was developed using 16 physical traits, 19 personality traits and 3...
In an electrical power system, if there is no enough reactive power, the voltage decreases. Thus, it is not possible to push the power demand to loads through the lines and has a strong effect on system stability. To overcome such kind of problems, shunt compensation near or at the load area is one...
Schistosomiasis is a chronic parasitic disease, affecting over 200 million people andrncausing over 300,000 deaths per year mainly in sub-Saharan Africa. Strains from thernsame or different geographical locations have shown differences in egg production,rninfectivity, pathogenicity and...