Background: Stigma and discrimination (SAD) against people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are barriers affecting effective responses to HIV. Understanding the causes and extent of SAD requires the use of a ...
Background: Micronutrient deficiencies among women are a global problem and are most
severe for women in developing countries. Current methods used to assess micronutrient
deficiencies primarily rely on biochemical ...
Background: Among various malnutrition screening tools, the mini nutritional assessment
(MNA) long-form is a simple and valid tool used to assess nutritional status in the elderly
population. It is easily administered ...
Background: Depression is the most common neuropsychiatric problem among people living
with HIV (PLWH). Given the lack of mental health professionals, there is a need to develop a
brief and culturally valid instrument ...
Background: Promoting optimal breastfeeding has immediate and long lasting benefit for child
by reducing morbidity and mortality. In Ethiopia, only about 58 percent of infants less than 6
months are exclusively breastfed. ...
Background: Anemia is a clinical abnormality characterized by reduction in hemoglobin concentration
below normal for age, sex, physiological condition and altitude. Most health provider’s in resource poor
settings rely ...
Background: Undernutrition is widely recognized as a major health problem in developing
countries. For practical purposes, anthropometric measurements are the most useful tool for
assessing the nutritional status of ...
Solid waste, which is a consequence of day-to-day activity of human kind, needs to be managed
properly. Jimma, like other towns in the country, faces problems associated with poorly
managed solid waste operation. This ...
Over many decades, malaria elimination has been considered to be one of the most ambitious goals of the international community.
Vector control is a cornerstone in malaria control, owing to the lack of reliable vaccines, ...
Abebe Nigussie; Thomas W. Kuyper; Sander Bruun(2016)
Thermophilic composting produces a significant amount of greenhouse gases. The objectives of this
study were (i) to evaluate the effectiveness of vermicomposting to reduce nitrogen losses and greenhouse gases emissions ...
This study was initiated to investigate the adsorption of cadmium from aqueous solution by two different rock types—Pumice (VPum) and Scoria (VSco), which are readily available in Ethiopia and other
countries. The influence ...
Fitsum Bekele; Tariku Belay; Ahmed Zeynudin et.al(2014-06)
Background: Visceral leishmaniasis is a systemic disease which is usually caused by
Leishmania donovani or L. infantum, protozoan parasites that are transmitted by phlebotomine
sandflies when blood-feeding on human and ...
Background: Vision loss causes major changes in lifestyle and habits that may result in psychological distress and
further reduction in the quality of life. Little is known about the magnitude of psychological distress ...
Background: Patient Satisfaction is an expression of the gap between the expected and perceived characteristics of a service. Patient satisfaction with the healthcare services largely determines their compliance with the ...
Introduction: Waiting time to triage has been defined as the time that a patient spends in triage
from arrival at the registration desk until the time she/he leaves the emergency triage room and
is directed to their ...
This study investigates the existing wastewater management situation in Ethiopia, with particular
emphasis on university campus wastewater. The investigation was carried out by reviewing
literature, reports, policy ...
Background: Waterborne Protozoa pathogens are still a major health burden in many parts of
the world. According to the World Health organization report, 1.4% of people who have suffered
from diarrhea caused by contaminated ...
Background: The management of the pharmaceutical supply chain with the use of information
and communication technology plays significant role in improving organizational efficiency
and reduce costs. It provides greater, ...
Background. Because of rapid population growth, many
countries now have very large cohorts of young people.
Despite the population health importance of early child
feeding practices, little work has explored the ...
Benjamin Palafox; Ana Olga Mocumbi; R. Krishna Kumar, etal(2017-03)
Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is a preventable non-communicable condition that disproportionately affects
the world’s poorest and most vulnerable. The World Heart Federation Roadmap for improved RHD control is
a resource ...