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Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices and associated factors among mothers of under 24 months in Shashemene Woreda, Oromia Region, Ethiopia Thesis

FanosYonas; Mekitie Wondafrash; Misra Abdulahi (2014)

Background: Infant and young child feeding is a cornerstone of care for childhood development. The first two years of life provide a critical window of opportunity for ensuring children's appropriate growth and development ...
Prevalence of Overweight and Associated Factors Among Adolescents in High Schools of Addiss Ababa Mulugeta Shegaze Thesis

Mulugeta, Shegaze; Mekitie Wondafrash; Alemayehu Argaw (2014-06)

Background: - In the past three decades prevalence of overweight/obesity has significantly increased among children and adolescents in developing countries. Some of the health impacts of overweight are type two diabetic ...
HIV/AIDS risk self-perception and intention to adopt preventive methods among in-school youth in Nekemte Town East Wollega Zone, Oromia Regional State Thesis

Mulugeta Dessalegn; Mekitie Wondafrash; Mulusew Gerbaba (2013-10)

Background: Currently due to changing conditions of urbanization and associated life styles, the health of youth is increasingly at risk. Sexually transmitted infections including HIV/AIDS and other reproductive health ...
Male Involvement in Maternal Health Care Service and Associated Factors in Shashemene Town,Oromia Region,Southern Ethiopia. Thesis

Lelise, Melkamu; Mulumebet, Abera; Bitiya, Admasu (2014-06)

Background: Maternal health care services comprise of a wide range of health services given to the mother before pregnancy, during pregnancy, labor and after delivery. Men, as partners and decision makers, need to be ...
Time to stop exclusive breastfeeding and its determinants among employed and unemployed mothers of 6-12 months‟ of age infants in Debretabor town, Amhara region, south Gondar zone, north west Ethiopia, community based comparative cross sectional study Thesis

Emebet Adugnaw; Meron Girma; Getu Gizaw (2019-06)

Background; Exclusive breastfeeding is feeding an infant with only breast milk for the first six months of life, excluding solids or any other fluids including infant formulas except medicines, vitamins and minerals. ...
Timely Initiation and Exclusive Breastfeeding Practices and associated factors among children under two years of age in Adama Town, Oromia Region Ethiopia Thesis

Getinet Worku Mengistu; Tizta Tilahun; Gurmesa Tura (2014-02)

BACKGROUND: Timely initiations of breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding till six month of age are the key interventions to reduce child malnutrition and mortality. Even though breastfeeding is a universal practice ...
Prevalence of Optimal Child Feeding Practice and Associated Factors in Children Aged 0- 24 Months Among Mothers in Coffee Producing Household in Jimma Zone . Thesis

Felagot Bezuwork; Tefera Belachew; Muluemebet Abera et.al (2015-06)

Introduction Optimal Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) is presented as, as a global public health recommendation infants should be exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life to achieve optimal growth, ...
Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices and associated factors among mothers of under 24 months in Shashemene Woreda, Oromia Region, Ethiopia Thesis

FanosYonas; Mekitie Wondafrash; Misra Abdulahi (2014-06)

Background: Infant and young child feeding is a cornerstone of care for childhood development. The first two years of life provide a critical window of opportunity for ensuring children's appropriate growth and development ...
Delays In Utilization of Institutional Delivery Service and Associated Factors in Yem Special Woreda, South West Ethiopia Thesis

Sileshi Gebremichael; Muluemebet Abera; Amanuel Tesfay (2015-06)

Background: Pregnancy and childbirth remain serious life threatening events for many women in low income countries. The death of a woman in child birth signifies far more than the tragic loss of a single life; it can threaten ...
Pervic Organ Prolapse And assocated Factors AmongWomen Who had Major gynecol Surgeries in Wolayita Sodo univerity Teaching And Referal Hospital,Snnpr,Ethiopia Thesis

Dabash Gezu; Beyene Wondafrash; Tsedach Alemu. (2015-09)

Background: Pelvic organ prolapse is a common health problem affecting up to 50% of parous women with significant negative influence on their general health and quality of life. It is defined as down ward descent of ...
Client Satisfaction on Family Planning Services and Associated Factors in Sodo Woreda Public Health Facilities of Gurage Zone, South, Ethiopia Thesis

Fasika Baruda; Yohannes Dibaba; Dessalegn Tamiru (2015-09)

Back ground: Ethiopia is a country with high population growth rate, high fertility and maternal mortality. Providing clients’ satisfying family planning service is effective approach to control population growth. It has ...
leech In Festation:The Unusual Of Upper Alrway Obstruction Article

Demeke Mekonnen (2012-05)

This paper presents a case of a 7 year-old child who presented with a 14-days history of blood stained saliva and shortness of breath of 3 days with signs of upper airway obstruction. Laryngoscopy revealed a blackish ...
Survey on the introduction of complementary foods to infants within the first six months and associated factors in rural communities of Jimma Arjo Article

Dessalegn Tamiru; Dayan Aragu; Tefera Belachew (2010-03)

Background: Although breastfeeding is one of the components of Primary Health Care in Ethiopia, a wide range of harmful infant feeding practices are documented even after the implementation of infant and young child ...
Pelvic Organ Prolapse And Assocated Factors Among Women Who Had Major Gynecological Surgeies In Wolayita Sodo Unversity Teaching And Referral Hospital,SNNPR,Ethiopia Thesis

Dabash Gezu; Beyene Wondafrash; Tsedach Alemu. (2015-09)

Background: Pelvic organ prolapse is a common health problem affecting up to 50% of parous women with significant negative influence on their general health and quality of life. It is defined as down ward descent of ...
Prevalence and Associated Factors of Work Related Injuries in Iron and Steel Factories in Bishoftu and Dukem Towns, Oromia Regional State, Central Ethiopia Thesis

Bereket Worku; Lelisa Sena; Abdulhalik Workicho (2016-04)

Background: The risk of occupational diseases and injuries has become by far the most prevalent and major health problem. Particularly, steel industries continued to be dangerous for the health of workers. This study ...
Unwanted Pregnancy and Associated Factors among Pregnant Married Women in Hosanna Town, Southern Ethiopia Article

Belayneh Hamdela; Abebe G/maria; Tizta Tilahun (2012-06)

Of an estimated 210 million pregnancies that occur in the world each year, 38% are unplanned, out of which 22% end in abortion. In Ethiopia, the estimates of unintended pregnancy indicate that it is one of the major ...
Assessment of effective coverage of hiv prevention of pregnant mother to child transimission services in jimma zone, south west Ethiopia Article

Mohammed Hussein; Challi Jira; Belaineh Girma (2011-08)

BACKGROUND: Coverage assessment of prevention of Pregnant Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV service is useful to measure the health system effort or performance of health service delivery function and to influence ...
Prevalance Of Domestic Violence And Its Predictors Among Pregnant Women In Manna Woreda,Jimma Zone,SouthWast Ethiopia Thesis

Bediru Abamecha; Tefera Belachew; Mulusew Gerbaba (2011-06)

Background: Domestic violence during pregnancy is an attack that puts not just one, but two lives at risk. The overall objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of domestic violence and its predictors among ...
Intimate Partner Violence During Pregnancy And Its As-Sociated Factors in Abay Chomen Woreda, Oromia Region, Western Ethiopia Thesis

Bedilu, Abebe; Tizita, Tilahun; Bitiya, Admassu (2014-06)

Background: Intimate partner violence during pregnancy is the physical, sexual and psychological abuse directed against pregnant women .It is prevalent in both developed and developing countries including Ethiopia and ...
Prevalence and Associated Factors of Maternal Postnatal Depression in Loma District, Dawuro Zone, Southern Nations and Nationalities People Region, South West Ethiopia, Community Based Cross-Sectional Thesis

Bassa Betela; Tsedach, Alemu (2014-06)

Back ground: Maternal Post partum depression (PPD), also known as postnatal depression (PND) is a type of depression that affects some women after having a baby. Typically it develops within four to six weeks after giving ...

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