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Predictors of mortality in a cohort of tuberculosis/HIV co-infected patients in Southwest Ethiopia Article

Hailay Gesesew; Birtukan Tsehayneh; Desalegn Massa, etal (2016)

Background: Tuberculosis/HIV co-infection is a bidirectional and synergistic combination of two very important pathogens in public health. To date, there have been limited clinical data regarding mortality rates ...

Perception and attitude of primary school teachers towards child mental health and school based mental health programs in jimma towm, south west Ethiopia, 2013 Thesis

Habtamu Kerbih; Mubarek Abera; Hailay Abrha; Reiner Frank (2014-05)

Background: Throughout the world, particularly in low and middle income countries, a significant number of children and adolescents suffer from mental health problem. To date schools are used as mental health service ...

Pornography exposure and its association with risky sexual behavior among students of hawassa university, southern Ethiopia, 2016 Article

Tariku Bokila; Gurmesa Tura; Tsedach Alemu (2016-06)

Background: In spite of intensive studies and intervention efforts that have been made so far, risky sexual behaviour has remained as major public health concerns among young people in general and among Ethiopian higher ...

Predictors of hiv symptomatic self-care strategies among plwha attending art clinic of jimma university specialized hospital, south west Ethiopia Thesis

Fikadu Balcha; Tefera Belachew; Abdulnasir Aba (2010-08)

Background: People living with HIV/AIDS experience multiple symptoms which might be caused by the infection itself, opportunistic infections or by treatment regimens. For effective treatment of the symptoms, the ...

Predictors of hiv symptomatic self-care strategies among plwha attending art clinic of jimma university specialized hospital, south west Ethiopia Thesis

Fikadu Balcha; Tefera Belachew; Abdulnasir Aba (2010-06)

Background: In spite of intensive studies and intervention efforts that have been made so far, risky sexual behaviour has remained as major public health concerns among young people in general and among Ethiopian higher ...

Pregnancy intention and associated maternal behavior during pregnancy among pregnant women in hadiya zone, southern Ethiopia, 2017 Thesis

Desta Erkalo; Muluembet Abera; Amanuel Tesfay (2017-06)

Background: When pregnancy is intended, there is greater opportunity for women to adopt or maintain healthy behaviors. Pregnancy that is unintended is tends to result in unhealthy behaviors or continue unhealthy behaviors ...

Prevalence and associated factors of hepatitis b virus among volunteer blood donors in jimma zone, southwest Ethiopia Thesis

Debele Mekonnen; Lemessa Dube; Alemayhu Atomsa (2018)

Background: Hepatitis B virus, a DNA virus of the family Hepadnaviridae is the causative agent of hepatitis B infection and about 50 to 100 times more infectious than HIV. Hepatitis B is a silent killer disease of the ...

Prevalence and Associated Factors of Overweight and Obesity among Preschool Children in Jimma Town, South West Ethiopia. Thesis

Tolera Hinsene; Alemayehu Argaw; Meseret Tamrat (2017-06)

Background: In Sub-Saharan Africa, most nutrition efforts have concentrated on under-nutrition in children. However, national surveys rarely report the high prevalence of overweight and obesity among children. Likewise, ...

Perceived nurse - physician communication in patient care and associated factors in public hospitals of jimma zone, south west Ethiopia. Thesis

Chanyalew Worku; Mirkuzie Woldie; Fikadu Balcha (2014-06)

Background: Nurse–physician relationships have been shown to have a significant impact on the job satisfaction and retention of nurses and physicians in combination with other individual and organizational factors. In ...

Perceived adherence of health professionals towards professional ethics and factors associated in bale zone public hospitals, oromia regional state, southeast Ethiopia Thesis

Bethlehem Getachew; Desta Workineh; Abiru Neme (2019-06)

Background: Currently, hospitals not only have to contend with the dynamics of regulation but most importantly they have to deal with the issue of professional ethics. Adherence to professional ethics by health care ...

Predictors of job satisfaction among nurses working in Ethiopian public hospitals, 2014: institution-based cross-sectional study Article

Ayele Semachew; Tefera Belachew; Temamen Tesfaye, etal (2017)

Background: Nurses play a pivotal role in determining the efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability of health care systems. Nurses’ job satisfaction plays an important role in the delivery of quality health care. There ...

Pesticide residue in streams receiving wet coffee processing effluent oromia national regional state, jimma zone, Ethiopia Thesis

Ashenafi Gebre; Seblework Mekonen; Mulunesh Deti; Argaw Ambelu (2018-10)

Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) are synthetic pesticides widely used all over the world. When present in the environment they adversely affect terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity. Thus, there has been a continual demand ...

Patterns of Solid Childhood Malignancies in Jimma University Medical Center, Southwest Ethiopia – A Histopathologic Approach Thesis

Addisu Alemu; Mesele Bezabih; Tilahun Beyene (2017-12)

Introduction: Cancer is among the most common cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Children are not spared, however, the burden of childhood cancer is either unknown or neglected in developing countries. Childhood ...

Predictors of Hospitalization among Children on ART in Ethiopia: a Cohort study Article

Abraham Haileamlak; Tesfalem Hagos; Workeabeba Abebe, etal (2017-03)

Background: Substantial progress has been made in the management of pediatric HIV infection in Ethiopia with the implementation of mother-to-child-prevention programs. Since the introduction of HAART in 2005, mortality ...

Plant species composition and diversity in wetlands under forest, agriculture and urban land uses Article

A. Moges; A. Beyene; A. Ambelu, etal (2016)

In total, 122 vascular plant species that belong to 86 genera and 37 families were identified. The family Poaceae and Asteraceae contributed the highest number of species. The beta and Shannon diversity ranged from 3.7 ...

Perceived Sleep Quality of Heart Failure Patients at Jimma University Specialized Hospital (JUSH) Chronic Follow up Clinic South West Ethiopia, 2015 Article

Abebe Abera; Temamen Tesfaye; Fikadu Balcha, etal (2015)

Background: Chronic heart failure is an important health problem associated with changes in sleep pattern and quality among patients with heart failure. Besides having negative effect on the patients' quality of life, it ...

Prevalence and Associated Factors of Emotional and Behavioral Problems among Adolescents, in public schools of Samara Logia town, Afar Regional State, Northeast Ethiopia Thesis

Ahmed Adem; Mubarek Abera; Hailemariam Hailesilassie; Almaz Mamaru (2019-10)

Introduction: Adolescents between 10 and 19 years of age are the stage of transition from immaturity of childhood to the maturity of adulthood. During this transition, physical, psychological, and behavioral change takes ...

Overall Time Spent by Clients from Entry to Exit and Associated Factors in Out-Patient Department of Jimma University Medical Center, South West Ethiopia Thesis

Zebader Walle; Elias Ali Yesuf; Firehiwot Worku; Yibeltal Siraneh (2018-06)

Background: Hospitals in Ethiopia are on reform to increase quality of service they provide. The time client spent in the hospital is one of the fundamental importance as a measure of the quality of care ...

Patients‟ perception towards quality of nursing care in inpatient department at public hospitals of benishangul gumuz regional state, north west Ethiopia. Thesis

Sani Yenuss; Abebe Abrea; Bayisa Bereka (2018-06)

Background: Quality nursing care service delivery is critical undertaking for optimal patient outcomes. patient's perception of quality nursing care is the patient's feeling or view of the nursing care they received from ...

Pattern of Admissions to Medical Ward of Jimma University specialized hospital, Jimma, South West Ethiopia Thesis

Jelaludin Raya; Gobeze Tefera; Tsegaye Tewelde (2014-06)

Background: Non-communicable diseases are the main reasons for admission to the medical wards in high-income countries. While in low and middle income countries communicable diseases are the main reasons for admission ...

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