A5047537575- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Immune responses and vaccinations
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Virology and Viral Diseases
- Blood donation and transfusion practices
- Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Dietary Effects on Health
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
- HIV Research and Treatment
- Pharmaceutical Quality and Counterfeiting
Addis Continental Institute of Public Health
2020-2025
Addis Ababa University
2023-2024
Project HOPE
2023
Globally, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) 2023 report, more than 14.3 million children in low- and middle-income countries, primarily Africa South-East Asia, are not receiving any vaccinations. Ethiopia is one of top ten countries contributing global number zero-dose children.
Background Vaccination is one of the most cost-effective public health interventions that prevents millions deaths. Although immunization coverage increasing globally, many children in low- and middle-income countries drop out vaccination continuum. This study aimed at determining dropout rates predictors aged 12–35 months remote underserved areas Ethiopia. Methods was part a cross-sectional evaluation survey conducted 2022 The settings include pastoralist, developing & newly...
Accurately identifying individuals who are on antiretroviral therapy (ART) is important to determine ART coverage and proportion virally suppressed. also included in recent infection testing algorithms used estimate incidence. We compared estimates of coverage, viral load suppression rates HIV incidence using self-report detection (ARV) drugs we identified factors associated with discordance between the methods. Cross-sectional population-based survey KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Individuals...
Increasing attention is being given to reach children who fail receive routine vaccinations, commonly designated as zero-dose children. A comprehensive understanding of the supply- and demand-side barriers essential inform strategies in high-burden countries achieve global immunization goals. This qualitative study aimed identify for reaching under-immunized what explore gender affects access vaccination services Ethiopia. Data was collected between March-June 2022 using key informant...
ABSTRACT. Uninterrupted availability of vaccines requires a robust vaccine supply chain and logistics system (VSCLS). With special focus on remote underserved settings, we assessed the reach bottlenecks Ethiopian VSCLS after initiation last mile transition. We explored perspectives key stakeholders using qualitative phenomenological study. More than 300 in-depth interviews 22 group discussions were conducted. The study was sequentially implemented over two phases to understand at national...
Abstract Background Public health and clinical recommendations are established from systematic reviews retrospective meta-analyses combining effect sizes, traditionally, aggregate data more recently, using individual participant (IPD) of published studies. However, trials often have outcomes other meta-data that not defined collected in a standardized way, making meta-analysis problematic. IPD can only partially fix the limitations traditional, retrospective, meta-analysis; prospective...
Nutrition during pregnancy has lifelong impacts on the mother and fetus. In Ethiopia, nearly a third of pregnant women experience undernutrition. When designing nutrition interventions pregnancy, it is important to understand existing dietary perspectives practices in local communities.To explore processes that shape rural West Gojjam South Gondar Zones Amhara region Ethiopia.From October November 2018, we conducted 40 in-depth interviews with (n = 16), family members 12), healthcare...
the World Health Organization has identified vaccine hesitancy as one of top ten threats to global health. The purpose this study was explore factors contributing COVID-19 among healthcare providers, their perspectives regarding uptake by public and recommendations improve in Ethiopia.a phenomenological qualitative conducted purposively selected providers working Ministry (MoH), regulatory authority, private hospitals health centres who hesitated take Addis Ababa, Ethiopia June 2021. A total...
Background Ethiopia is the fourth leading contributor to global total of zero-dose children (those who lack first dose diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis containing vaccine) and has substantial regional variations in children. This study explored spatial pattern aged 12–35 months Ethiopia. Methods A survey was conducted pastoralist regions, developing newly-established conflict-affected areas, underserved urban populations, hard-to-reach internally displaced refugees. Spatial autocorrelation...
The WHO Nutrition Target aims to reduce the global prevalence of low birth weight by 30% year 2025. Enhancing and Antenatal Infection Treatment (ENAT) study will test impact packages pregnancy interventions enhance maternal nutrition infection management on outcomes in rural Ethiopia.
Ethiopia confirmed its first case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in March 2020. As a means to tackle spread virus, government opened campaign for public exercise hygiene measures such as washing hands frequently and physical distancing. A few weeks later, five-month State Emergency (SOE) was declared, several businesses, schools theatre halls were closed. People advised work from home, including permitting telecommuting many officials. However, mainly due fear economic crisis,...
Combining oral (OPV) and inactivated (IPV) poliovirus vaccines prevents importation of emergence circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus. We measured the coverage with IPV third dose OPV (OPV-3) identified determinants inequality in most at-risk populations Ethiopia. A national survey representing 10 partly overlapping underserved populations-pastoralists, conflict-affected areas, urban slums, hard-to-reach settings, developing regions, newly formed internally displaced people (IDPs),...
(1) Background: Measles remains a major cause of disease and death worldwide, especially in the World Health Organization African Region. This study aimed to estimate coverage measles vaccinations map spatial distribution vaccination dropout Ethiopia; (2) Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted Ethiopia’s underprivileged areas. The included 3646 mothers/caregivers children. ArcGIS for analysis, Global Moran’s I statistic autocorrelation, Getis-Ord Gi* statistics hot spot analysis...
Despite increments in immunization coverage over the past decades, substantial inequality due to wealth status has persisted Ethiopia. This study aimed decompose concentration index into contributions of individual factors socioeconomic inequalities childhood vaccination dropout remote and underserved settings Ethiopia by using a decomposition approach. A was developed reducing 41 variables related women's household living standards nine principal component analysis. The components were...
Low birthweight (LBW) (< 2500 g) is a significant determinant of infant morbidity and mortality worldwide. In low-income settings, the quality data suffers from measurement recording errors, inconsistent reporting systems, missing non-facility births. This paper describes prevalence LBW before after implementation improvement (QI) initiative in Amhara region, Ethiopia.A comparative pre-post study was performed selected rural health facilities located West Gojjam South Gondar zones. At...
<title>Abstract</title> Background Globally, according to the WHO/UNICEF 2021 estimates, more than 18 million children in low- and middle-income countries, primarily Africa South-East Asia, are not receiving any vaccinations. Ethiopia is one of top four countries contributing global number zero-dose children. Objective To estimate prevalence associated factors underserved populations Ethiopia. Methods A cross-sectional vaccine coverage survey was conducted June 2022. The study participants...
Although health professionals, communities, governments and global institutions work closely to halt the spread of COVID-19 mitigate its societal impact, remains a challenge many countries around world. In addition direct health, economic social consequences, pandemic has also resulted in unforeseen consequences Africa especially East African countries. might increase demand consumption Substandard Falsified (SF) medical products three major ways. The first way is due inability vulnerable...
in Ethiopia, increasing access to basic antenatal and neonatal health services may improve maternal newborn survival. This study examined perceptions regarding seeking behaviors from pregnant women, their families, community members, care providers rural Amhara, Ethiopia.the was conducted four districts of the Amhara region Ethiopia. A total forty participants who were living working within catchment areas selected centres interviewed October 3rd through 14th, 2018. phenomenological...
Despite considerable global efforts to enhance vaccine distribution in low-income countries, a significant number of children remain unvaccinated, particularly Ethiopia. The underlying socioeconomic challenges these regions are recognized as primary contributors the low vaccination rates. However, reasons for this persistent disparity Ethiopia's remote and underserved need further analysis. study employed cross-sectional design was conducted part Project HOPE Zero-Dose Evaluation from 1...
Abstract Background : Ethiopia is one of the top ten countries with highest neonatal mortality rate in 2020. Nationally, 97,000 babies die every year their first four weeks life. Subnationalneonatal morality and hospital-level mortalities are variable, particularly developing or pastoralist regions data not readily available. This study aims to analyze eight hospitals regions/pastoralist communities Ethiopia. Method: A retrospective review intensive care unit (NICU) routine facility...
Abstract Background Healthcare services utilization by pregnant women helps to improve the health of during pregnancy, childbirth and even after delivery. Various literatures show strong association between women’s antenatal care factors such as urban residence, partners’ educational status, quality cost services, beliefs, exposure mass media, family income service accessibility. Methods The study was conducted in South Gondar West Gojjam zones Amhara region Ethiopia. A qualitative research...