Browsing Institute of Health by Author "Teshome Degefa"

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Evaluation of Novel Bio credit Rapid Diagnostic Tests For Detection of Plasmodium Species, And Prevalence of Pfhrp2/3 Gene Deletions among Febrile Patients at Maksegnit Health Center, Northwest Ethiopia Thesis

Alayu Bogale; Teferi Eshetu; Teshome Degefa; Fitsum Girma (2022-01-07)

Background: Rapid diagnostic test (RDT) plays an essential role for prompt diagnosis of malaria in settings where using microscopy is not feasible. However, there is an increasing concern that Plasmodium falciparum ...
High Prevalence of Gametocyte Carriage among Individuals with Asymptomatic Malaria: Implications for Sustaining Malaria Control and Elimination Efforts in Ethiopia Article

Teshome Degefa; Ahmed Zeynudin; Endalew Zemene, etal (2015-09)

Asymptomatic malaria often contributes to the reservoir of infection in disease transmission. This study reports the prevalence of gametocyte carriage among asymptomatic individuals and assesses the risk factors associated ...
Indoor and outdoor malaria vector surveillance in western Kenya: implications for better understanding of residual transmission Article

Teshome Degefa; Delenasaw Yewhalaw; Guofa Zhou, etal (2017)

Background: The widespread use of indoor-based malaria vector control interventions has been shown to alter the behaviour of vectors in Africa. There is an increasing concern that such changes could sustain residual ...
Parasitic contamination of khat (catha edulis) and Sanitary and hygienic practices of khat vendors in Jimma town, southwest Ethiopia Thesis

Aschalew Amare; Ahmed Zeynudin; Teshome Degefa (2023-06)

Background: Human infection by medically important helminths and protozoa due to contamination of consumable Khat and other fruits and vegetables have been a serious worry. Mo st of them are consumed raw or chewed without ...
Prevalence and predictors of asymptomatic malaria among pregnant women in merti woreda, arsi zone, oromia, Ethiopia Thesis

Bereket Wake; Teferi Eshetu; Teshome Degefa (2019-01)

Background: Asymptomatic malaria increases the risk of anemia, stillbirths, spontaneous abortion, premature delivery and low birth weight in pregnant women. The asymptomatic malaria makes it difficult to easily identify ...
Prevalence of plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2/3 Gene deletions in selected health facilities, Ethiopia Thesis

Issa Haji; Professor Delenasaw Yewhalaw; Teshome Degefa; Professor Guiyun Yan; Chloe Wang (2023-07)

Background: Rapid diagnostic test (RDT) plays an important role in prompt diagnosis of malaria in African settings where use of microscopy and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for routine diagnosis is not feasible for ...
Soil Contamination Rate, Prevalence, and Intensity of Soil- Transmitted Helminths and Associated Factors Among Residents of Periurban Kebeles in Jimma Town, South West Ethiopia. Thesis

Zuber H/Kelil; Ahmed Zeynudin; Teshome Degefa (2022-06-05)

ntroduction: Soil-transmitted helminthic infections are the leading neglected tropical diseases. They are distributed around the world with high prevalence rates in tropical and subtropical regions of sub-Saharan Africa, ...
soil-transmitted helminths infections among health extension program model and non-model households of selected kebeles of seka chekorsa woreda, jimma zone, southwest Ethiopia Thesis

Getachew Teshome; Yonas Alemu; Teshome Degefa (2019-03)

Background: Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) form one of the most important groups of infectious agents in causing a serious global health problem as a result of low standard of living, poor socioeconomic status, poor ...

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