In Ethiopian society same-sex sexuality is seen as a disease or as a deviant behaviorrnwhich exists irrespective of the natural. This research is intended to answer four basicrnquestions: How do Ethiopian women who engage in same-sex sexual activity perceivernthemselves and their sexuality? Do they...
The sustainability of rural water supply and sanitation services depends on many interrelated factors such as the policy environment, institutional management, financial and economic issues, spare- part supply and maintenance, monitoring systems, and environmental related issues. However, despite...
Riverine vegetation along the Awash River between altitudinal gradient extending fromrn350-1470 m a.s.1. was studied to describe major plant communities and relationshipsrnbetween plant communities, edaphic, climatic and topographic factors. Ethnobotanicalrninformation was gathered from key...
The introduction of cleaner technologies through the reuse of wastes for energy recovery can improve the environmental performance of agro processing industries. However, existing waste treatment methods in Ethiopian agro processing industries do not innovatively add value to the wastes by...
Researchers have come to define social capital in many ways. This particular research defines itrnas socially constructed norms, networks and associations such as informal institutions includingrncommunity networks (such as Idir), information sharing, micro economic system (Iqub),rnMahiber, Debo,...
Drought is the most complex but least understood of all natural hazards. It is broadly definedrnas “severe water shortageâ€. Low rainfall and fall in agricultural production has mainly causedrndroughts. Drought causes loss of life, human and animal suffering and damage to economyrnand...
Background: In endemic areas, children under five and pregnant women arernvulnerable to malaria and are likely to benefit most from the use of nets. Use ofrninsecticide-treated nets (ITNs) for protection against mosquito bite during sleeprnis highly effective. Kafta-Humera is one of the targeted...
This aim of this study is to explore the challenges faced by many African countries whichrnhave ratified the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) on thernRights of Women in Africa, popularly known as the Maputo Protocol (MP). Its main focus is onrnCameroon, as...
This research was conducted to assess the landslide problems occurred in Welaite Kebele locatedrnalong the Arbaminch-Gidole Road, in Derashe Special Woreda, SNNP. The specific purposesrnwere to determine the extent of the landslide affected zone, identify the triggering factors/rnmechanisms,...
This thesis describes the grammar of Khimt‟anga and provides an exhaustive analysis ofrnits structure. Khimt‟anga is a little-documented Central Cushitic language spoken by overrn199,556 native speakers in the northern part of Ethiopia; but there has been little research onrnthe...
Lack of appreciating farmers’ knowledge and their perceptions of soil degradation and soilrnconservation measures was the reason for low adoption of recommended technologies. Thisrnresearch was carried out to evaluate farmers’ perceptions of soil degradation and theirrnknowledge of...
Background: The HIV pandemic created an enormous challenge to the survival of mankind worldwide. Ethiopia is one of the country’s most severely hit by the pandemic. Besides the dominant heterosexual transmission, vertical transmission accounts for more than 90% of pediatric AIDS. Thus it is...
Early marriage is a deep rooted and tradition based practice in major parts of Ethiopia. Women are victims of early marriage as holding family responsibilities before they get matured physically and psychologically represses their participation in social and economic development of activities of...
The objective of this research is to assess how gender issues are addressed in the Civil Service Reform Sub-Programs by taking the cases of selected sample ministries, which are Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ministry of Finance And Economic Development and Ministry of Trade And...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between sport participation andrnacademic performance of preparatory school students. Sports and academic performance ofrnstudents has been a topic of study for years. On the one hand, supporters of sports program inrneducational...
The identification of priority areas for the establishment of control measures is one of the firstrnobjectives of conservation plans. Since it is not possible to launch watershed managementrnprojects all over the watershed at the same time, it is very important to use some method tornprioritize...
Background: Diabetes mellitus is as one of the rapidly increasing non communicable diseases requiring continuous medical care and mainly life time patient self-care practice to prevent acute and chronic complications. Various factors influence one’s ability to perform diabetes self-care and...
The thesis co~sists of three maior sectioDs:rn(i) phonemes and ~.llophones" (ii) +uLe s of phoneticrn.ceali'Ti ' z.am ons , an,d""'I),Lll suprasep;men' tl8. 8rnIn the section deal ing w it h the phOneE1.8Sandrnal Lophone s , the consonent and voweI phcnemes are Lis t edrnVJith their allophonic var...
Integrated hydogeological study using major ion hydrogeochemistry and environmentalrnisotope tools were employed to characterize groundwater dynamics in tributary streams ofrnMuger River Catchments in the north and Holota River Catchments in the south.rnHydrogeochemical study reveals that water...
Introduction: podoconiosis is a, non-infective, chronic disease characterized by therndevelopment of persistent swelling of plantar foot which progresses to the dorsum of the footrnand encompasses lower leg slowly. Wolaita Zone is highly exposed to crystalline substancesrnand the prevalence of...