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Process evaluation of long acting family planning program in public health facilities of soro district, hadiya zone, southern Ethiopia Thesis

Yoseph Nigussie; Biniyam Tadesse; Berhane Megresa (2016-06)

Background: Long-acting family planning is a low-cost yet effective way to lower maternal mortality by reducing the number of high-risk births. These methods can enhance family planning programs in meaningful ways if ...

Utilization Of Health Care Service In St. Lalibela Primary Hospital, Catchement Area, As a PHCU, Norht East Ethiopia Thesis

Estifanos Daniel; Waju Beyene; Muluneh Getachew (2019-09)

Background;-Utilization of health care service that provides services to treat patients with curative, preventive, rehabilitative, and palliative disciplinary teams of trained professionals to meet health needs of individuals ...

Respectful maternity care and associated factors among mothers who are in immidiate post partum period, in public health facilities of addis ababa, Ethiopia Thesis

Meron Kitaw; Gurmesa Tura; Tsedach Alemu (2018-05)

Background: - In countries with high maternal mortality, the fear of disrespect and abuse that women often encounter in facility-based maternity care is a more powerful deterrent in using a skilled care than commonly ...

The prevalence and predictors of renal dysfunction in hiv positive people at jimma university specialized hospital, south west Ethiopia. Thesis

Yishak Ali; Daniel Yilma; Fasil Tessema (2012-08)

Background Renal disease is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality among people living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).However, little is known about renal dysfunction among people living with HIV/AIDS ...

Prevalence of intestinal parasite and associated factors among food handlers working in micro enterprises of jimma town, southwest Ethiopia Thesis

Afework Cholamo; Abdulhalik Workicho; Mamo Nigatu (2018-12)

Background: High prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections and poly parasitism affect the health status of individuals mainly affecting physical and mental developments causing malnutrition, anemia, stunting, cognitive ...

Process Evaluation of Community Based Newborn Care Program in Geze Gofa District, Gamo Gofa Zone, Southern Ethiopia Thesis

Tsegaye G/Medhin; Dawit Wolde; Yibeltal Kifle (2017-06)

Background: Community Based Newborn Care program is a comprehensive strategy designed to improve the health of newborns at community level through interventions during pregnancy, at and soon after birth, and in the ...

Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Treponema pallidum and Trichomonas vaginalis among Jimma University Students Suspected for Sexual Transmitted Infections, Ethiopia Thesis

Rahel Tamrat; Tesfaye Kassa; Zewdineh S/Mariam; Mulatu Gashaw (2017-02)

Background: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are major global cause of acute illness, infertility, long-term disability and death with serious medical and psychological consequences for millions of men, women and ...

Validation of alcohol use disorder identification test (audit) screening tool among medical outpatients at dessie referral hospital, north east Ethiopia , 2018 Thesis

Yohannes Hailu; Markos Tesfaye; Eyerusalem Yeshigeta (2018-09)

Background: Alcohol use disorder is a major health problem among medical outpatients and remains undetected by clinicians. To identify alcohol use disorder in a busy clinical setting a brief, rapid, ...

A retrospective analysis of prevalence and outcome of intussusception in pediartics under five years at jumc, southwest Ethiopia Thesis

Fekadu Negash; Seifu Alemu (2017-11)

Background: Intussusception (IS) is one of the most frequent causes of abdominal surgical emergencies in young children. It occurs when one segment of bowel invaginates into the distal bowel, resulting in venous congestion ...

Prevalence of cervical cancer screening utilization and associated factor among 30-49years women who attend in marrystops and famlly gaidance moddel clinic in jimma town, south west Ethiopia Thesis

Genet Woldekidan; Lakew Abebe; Siji Sam (2016)

Background: Cervical cancer is the malignant neoplasm of the cervix). Globally, there are nearly 1.5 million cases of clinically recognized cervical cancer. Eighty five percent (85%) of these are in developing countries ...

psychometric properties of beck depression inventory ii screening tool among hiv positive patients in jumc, art clinic, jimma, Ethiopia, 2018 Thesis

Endashaw Habtamu; Markos Tesfaye; Mubarek Abera (2018-09)

Background: Rates of depression are high among individuals living with HIV. Accurate assessment of depressive symptoms among this population is important for ensuring proper diagnosis and treatment. The Beck Depression ...

prevalence of depression and associated factors among patients with hypertension attending follow up treatment at jimma university medical center, jimma, southwest Ethiopia, 2019 Thesis

Elias Nigusu; Mubarek Abera; Arefayne Alenko (2019-10)

Background: Depression is one the most common chronic mental illnesses causing huge burden worldwide. When it occurs with hypertension it leads to non adherence to antihypertensive medications and life style modification. ...

Utilization of skilled birth attendant in Bonga town, Kafa zone, Southwest Ethiopia Thesis

Ibrahim Temam; Ybeltal Kifle; Elias Ali Yesuf (2013-09)

Background Ethiopia with maternal mortality ratio of 676 per 100,000 live births, the majority of births are delivered at home and the proportion of deliveries assisted by skilled attendant is very low, among the total ...

Prevalence and factors that influence smokeless tobacco use among adults in pastoralist communities of Borena Zone, Ethiopia: mixed method study Article

Edao Sinba; Desta Hiko; Mamusha Aman (2017)

Background: Deaths due to tobacco consumption are on the rise, from 5.4 million in 2005 to 6.4 million in 2015 and 8.3 million in 2030 of which more than 80% will be in developing countries. Smokeless tobacco use is ...

Prevalence & Profile of Blindness among Patients seen in Jimma Specialized Hospital, Jimma South Western Ethiopia, 2013. Thesis

Hirpo Teno; Jafer kedir; Sissay Bekele (2013)

Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that the number of people with visual impairment worldwide was in excess of 284 million, of whom about 39 million were blind. While approximately 10 million ...

Prevalence, pattern and associated factors for long acting reversible contraceptive use among mothers in immediate postpartum period at Jimma University Medical Center: A cross sectional study Thesis

Wariyo Duba; Woubishet Girma; Habtemu Jarso (2017-08)

Background: The provision of effective contraception is fundamental to the practice of women’s health care. Waiting at least for 24 months before attempting the next pregnancy was recommended to reduce the risk of adverse ...

Prevalence and factors related to obstetric fistula patients managed in jimma university specialized teaching hospital, south west Ethiopia Thesis

Gebremedhin Gebrewubet; Demisew Amenu; Geremew Muleta (2016-06)

Background Despite the increased attention on maternal mortality during recent decades, which has resulted in maternal health being defined as millennium development goal (MDG-5), the disability and suffering from ...

Urban‐rural disparity and determinants of delivery care utilization in Oromia region, Ethiopia: Community‐based cross‐sectional study Article

Dinke Kenea; Hunduma Jisha (2016-07)

Low delivery care utilization continues to be a public health problem that significantly contributes to maternal morbidity and mortality, especially in developing countries like Ethiopia. The aim of the study is to determine ...

Tuberculosis among Jimma University Undergraduate Students: First Insight about the Burden of Tuberculosis in Ethiopia Universities—Cross-Sectional Study Article

Deneke Wolde; Mulualem Tadesse; Kedir Abdella, etal (2017)

Background. Ethiopian universities are facilities where students live in relative overcrowding condition. This might favor the chance of tuberculosis transmission among students.This study was done to determine the magnitude ...

Sexual assault: pattern and related complications among cases managed in jimma university specialized hospital Article

Demisew Amenu; Desta Hiko (2014-01)

BACKGROUND: Sexual assault affects one out of every five women, and it is a substantial public health and human rights problem in developing countries including Ethiopia. There has not been a study which documented the ...

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