Browsing Medical Science and Health officer by Author "Abdissa Biruksew"

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Prevalence of intestinal parasites among street beggars in Jimma town, Southwest Ethiopia Article

Ashebir Lakew; Gebre Kibru; Abdissa Biruksew (2015)

Objective: To determine the rate of intestinal parasitic infections and related risk factors among street beggars in Jimma town from February 10 to March 20, 2010. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted on 116 ...
Prevalence of Necator americanus infection and risk factors among school-age children in Mirab Abaya District, South Ethiopia Article

Habtamu Ketema; Abdissa Biruksew; Zeleke Mekonnen (2015)

Objective: To determine prevalence of hookworms, species identification, risk factors and its contribution to anemia in school-age children. Methods: In 2013, a cross-sectional study of intestinal parasitic infections was ...
Therapeutic efficacy of chloroquine for the treatment of Plasmodium vivax malaria among outpatients at Hossana Health Care Centre, southern Ethiopia Article

Mesfin Assefa; Teferi Eshetu; Abdissa Biruksew (2015)

Background: Plasmodium vivax accounts for about 44 % of all malaria infection in Ethiopia. Chloroquine (CQ) is the first-line treatment for vivax malaria in Ethiopia. Chloroquine-resistant (CQR) P. vivax has been emerging ...

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