A5035315157- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Urinary Tract Infections Management
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- HIV Research and Treatment
- Genital Health and Disease
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Global Health Care Issues
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
- Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis
- Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Reproductive tract infections research
- Pelvic floor disorders treatments
- Leprosy Research and Treatment
Haramaya University
2016-2025
Ghent University
2024-2025
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
2018-2023
University of Washington
2018-2019
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
2018
Health professionals' motivation reflects the interaction between health professionals and their work environment. It can potentially affect provision of services; however, this important attribute workplace climate in public hospitals is not usually given serious attention to desired level. For reason, authors study have assessed level associated factors West Amhara, Northwest Ethiopia.A facility based cross-sectional was conducted eight Amhara from June 1 July 30, 2013. A total 304 were...
The aim of this study was to determine the bacterial profile urinary tract infection (UTI) and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern among pregnant women attending at antenatal clinic in Dil Chora Referral Hospital, Dire Dawa, Eastern Ethiopia.An institutional-based cross-sectional conducted from February 18, 2015 March 25, 2015. Clean-catch midstream urine specimens were collected 186 using sterile containers. Then, culture tests performed by standard disk diffusion method. Patient...
Depression among tuberculosis patients, especially in settings with low economic status is common. Screening for depression all levels of health facilities can identify patients who need support and treatment depression.The aim this study was to assess the prevalence associated factors Eastern Ethiopia.An institutional based cross-sectional conducted 403 attending eleven centers eastern Ethiopia from February July 2017. measured using Patient Health Questionnaire. Data collected...
Background Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common pediatric and contribute to high morbidity mortality. At present, the antimicrobial resistance emergency has quadrupled worldwide poses a serious threat treatment of patients. However, there have been few studies on UTIs in children Ethiopia, particularly east. Objective This study aimed assess bacterial profile urinary infections, their susceptibility agents, associated factors under-five at Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital,...
Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence opportunistic infections (OIs) and associated factors among HIV-infected adults on anti-retroviral therapy (ART) in Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital, Eastern Ethiopia. Patients methods: A hospital-based retrospective conducted 358 adult patients ART from April June 2014. Data were collected through review clinical records. data entered analyzed by using SPSS version 16.0. Univariate multivariate analyses performed...
Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and associated factors female genital cutting (FGC) among young adult (10–24 years age) females in Jigjiga district, eastern Ethiopia. Methods: A school-based cross-sectional mixed method combining both quantitative qualitative research methods employed 679 randomly selected students from Somali regional state, Ethiopia, February March 2014 with FGC. pretested structured questionnaire used collect data. data were collected using...
Introduction: common mental disorders include depression, anxiety and somatoform are a public health problem in developed as well developing countries. It represents psychiatric morbidity with significant prevalence, affecting all stages of life cause suffering to the individuals, their family communities. Despite this fact, little information about prevalence illness is available from low middle-income countries including Ethiopia. The aim study was determine magnitude its associated...
Tuberculosis is an infectious airborne disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It still remains a major public health problem which affects all age groups. Risk of exposure higher in household contact than members the general population. The aim this study was to assess prevalence and associated factors tuberculosis among adult contacts smear positive pulmonary Haramaya district, Oromia Region, Eastern Ethiopia from February March, 2019. A community based cross-sectional design...
The use of unscreened blood exposes the patient to many transfusion transmitted infections including Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), C virus (HCV), Human Immunodeficiency (HIV), and syphilis, among others. Thus, demands for meticulous pre-transfusion testing screening. Trends are important take appropriate measures on bank services. Therefore aim this study was assess seroprevalence trends at Harar in Harari regional state, Eastern Ethiopia from 2008 2015.
Background: Maternal undernutrition rates in Ethiopia are among the highest world. In addition, a huge inequity exists within country, with pregnant women rural communities being at increased risk. This study assessed prevalence of and its associated factors community southern Ethiopia. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional was conducted 376 randomly selected women. Data were collected through face-to-face interview followed by mid–upper arm circumference measurement. Household food...
An estimated 22 million Ethiopian women between the ages of 15 and 49 are affected by cervical cancer each year, with 7095 cases 4732 fatalities. Cervical screening is one prevention methods, although Ethiopia has a low coverage rate. Furthermore, data on use services in country scarce. Therefore, we aimed to assess practices its associated factors among females reproductive age Durame, Southern Ethiopia.A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted using multi-stage sampling...
Although evidence exists on the impact of microbiota pregnancy outcomes in many high-resource settings, there is a lack research low-resource settings like Ethiopia. This study aims to fill this gap by studying gut and vaginal changes throughout assess how these relate among cohort pregnant women eastern Vaginal stool samples will be collected using DNA/RNA Shield Collection kits three times starting at 12-22 weeks, 28-36 weeks birth (within 7 days). Postnatally, newborns' skin swabs (at...
Background Intestinal schistosomiasis caused by Schistosoma mansoni is a common helminthic infection recognized as an important public health problem in tropical and subtropical regions, particularly sub-Saharan Africa, including Ethiopia. The disease highly prevalent among schoolchildren with emerging data showing that these population groups are infected carry heavy intensities. However, there was no prior on this infection’s extent, intensity, predisposing factors the current study area....
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a that attacks the immune system. Globally, more than 79.3 million people have been infected with it, and about 36.3 died since beginning of epidemic. Ethiopia one major affected countries in sub-Saharan Africa, huge number living HIV. The identification recent HIV-1 infections plays crucial role guiding prevention control interventions. Moreover, data on prevalence factors associated infection among cases tested by Asante Rapid Recency Assay at health...
Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) infection is one of the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) that mainly affect peoples living in resource-limited settings and poor sanitation. However, extent potential predisposing factors this among previous leprosarium settlements Eastern Ethiopia are not well understood. Thus, aim study was to compare prevalence associated STHs infections children aged 1-15 years non-leprosarium areas Ethiopia. A community-based comparative cross-sectional conducted 580...
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) remain one of the most common diseases worldwide that occur both in community and healthcare settings. Thus, this study aimed to compare burden nosocomial community-acquired bacterial UTIs among patients attending Hiwot Fana Comprehensive Specialized University Hospital, Eastern Ethiopia. A hospital-based cross-sectional was conducted using a convenient sampling technique from January 2024 April 2024. Descriptive statistics were employed, bivariate...
Introduction Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) impairs respiratory physiology and functional ability, resulting in economic social dependence upon others. Patients with especially multi drug resistant (MDR-TB) suffer from isolation, stigma, lack of support constraints. In Ethiopia, the trend MDR TB is increasing becoming a serious public health problem. However, little known about patients except treatment outcomes, financial burden psychological distress deficiency data on Health Related Quality...
The African Program for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC) has been working with ultimate goal of reducing the public health and socio-economic problems associated onchocerciasis within a period 12–15 years. Although dedicated community engagement is crucial success program, there little/no information on levels community’s knowledge, attitude practice about as well ongoing control program in Ethiopia. In this study, we have assessed level Quara district residents current strategies area. This...
Urinary tract infection causes considerable morbidity in diabetic patients and if complicated, can cause severe renal damage life-threatening infections. The escalating antimicrobial resistance rate among bacteria over the past years is another concern treatment of urinary This study investigated prevalence, susceptibility pattern isolates associated factors adult attending Metu Karl Heinz Referral Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia. An institutional-based cross-sectional was conducted 233...
Introduction: insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) stood at center in the current efforts to prevent and control malaria community individual levels. Though ITNs are most prominent measure for large-scale deployment highly endemic areas their compliance terms of ownership usage needs attention. The aim this study was therefore determine utilization pattern Harari Peoples National Regional state, Ethiopia.
Worldwide, every year 289,000 women die related to pregnancy and its complications. Nearly, all of these deaths occur in developing countries more than half this sub-Saharan Africa. Report suggested that using contraceptives can reduce maternal mortality by 44 %. Even if, Ethiopia is one the with highest mortality, only 41 % married are family planning. This analysis aimed at assessing factor associated experience contraceptive use before among who gave birth Kersa Health Demographic...