Evaluation of logistics management information system and availability of non-program tracer drugs in public health facilities in Bahir Dar City, Northwest Ethiopia
This study aimed to evaluate the status of the logistics management information system and the availability of non-program tracer drugs (NPTDs) in public health facilities within Bahir Da r City. This study employed an institutional-based cross-sectional study. Data were collected from February 20 to April 30, 2022 in 12 public health facilities located in Bahir Dar City. Structured questionnaire and data abstraction formats were used to gather pertinent data. After checking for comp leteness, the data were analyzed using Microsoft Excel and SPSS version 23. The primary analytical outcomes involved descriptive statistics, ...
Source: PLoS One - April 18, 2024 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Biset Asrade Mekonnen Source Type: research
Development and Performance Evaluation of Biomass-Based Injera Baking Gasifier Stove: A Case Study of Clean Cooking Technologies in Ethiopia
ScientificWorldJournal. 2024 Apr 8;2024:1524398. doi: 10.1155/2024/1524398. eCollection 2024.ABSTRACTThe primary energy source in Ethiopia is biomass. Over 80% of Ethiopians are rural dwellers who rely on biomass energy for lighting and cooking. In most parts of Ethiopia, injera is traditionally baked using an open fire, a three stone, or a device using woody biomass. These baking stoves have very low efficiency and consume a significant amount of fuel. Moreover, these traditional baking stoves have released large amounts of indoor air pollution, which has led to different types of health-related risks, especially for wome...
Source: The Scientific World Journal - April 17, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Dawit Tessema Ebissa Eshetu Getahun Source Type: research
Levels and Health Risk Assessments of Heavy Metals in Khat and Its Support Soil in Algesachi, Ilu Ababor, Ethiopia
CONCLUSION: The hazard index (HI) of metals in khat from study areas was less than 1 indicating a less likelihood of non-carcinogenic toxicological health effects. However, the presence of these toxic chemicals in soil and khat indicates product contamination and needs extensive further investigation involving other heavy metals.PMID:38628468 | PMC:PMC11020725 | DOI:10.1177/11786302241246455 (Source: Environmental Health Insights)
Source: Environmental Health Insights - April 17, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Shibiru Damana Abiyot Kelecha Geletu Ibrahim Umer Keru Source Type: research
Open Defecation Practice and Its Determinants Among Households Owned Toilet Facilities in Gambela Town, South West Ethiopia
Environ Health Insights. 2024 Apr 14;18:11786302241246421. doi: 10.1177/11786302241246421. eCollection 2024.ABSTRACTThe use of toilet facilities is a major sanitation intervention, as it reduces the spread of diarrheal diseases. In areas where toilets are misused, human excreta may be disposed of in open fields, bushes, and other open places. However, information about the level of utilization of toilet facilities in developing regions of Ethiopia is limited. Therefore, this study aimed to identify open defecation (OD) levels and determinants of OD among household-owned toilets in Gambella town, Ethiopia. A cross-sectional...
Source: Environmental Health Insights - April 17, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Dame Fiseha Birasa Dereje Oljira Donacho Ruot Gatwech Gil Gebiso Roba Debele Source Type: research
Prevalence of Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections and Associated Risk Factors Among School Children in Dembecha Town, Ethiopia
This study aimed to determine the prevalence of STH infections and associated risk factors among three government elementary schools in Dembecha town, Ethiopia. We conducted a school-based cross-sectional study involving 316 participants between November 2019 and March 2020. A systematic random sampling method was used to select study participants from the study schools. Data related to the sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants and risk factors for STH infections were collected using a pretested questionnaire survey. Parasitological examinations of stool samples were performed using the formal-ether co...
Source: Environmental Health Insights - April 17, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Aleka Aemiro Sissay Menkir Abayeneh Girma Source Type: research
Prevalence of ABO and Rhesus (D) Blood Group and Allelic Frequency at Blood Bank of Nigist Eleni Mohammed Hospital, Ethiopia
CONCLUSION: This study highlights the regional ABO and RhD blood group variations in Ethiopia, noting disparities from expected ABO allele frequencies, and identifies the O blood group predominance among donors with a high RhD-positive prevalence.PMID:38628500 | PMC:PMC11019571 | DOI:10.1155/2024/5353528 (Source: Biomed Res)
Source: Biomed Res - April 17, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Fekadu Lendabo Vijayalakshmi Srinivasan Riyaz Ahmad Rather Source Type: research
Development and Performance Evaluation of Biomass-Based Injera Baking Gasifier Stove: A Case Study of Clean Cooking Technologies in Ethiopia
ScientificWorldJournal. 2024 Apr 8;2024:1524398. doi: 10.1155/2024/1524398. eCollection 2024.ABSTRACTThe primary energy source in Ethiopia is biomass. Over 80% of Ethiopians are rural dwellers who rely on biomass energy for lighting and cooking. In most parts of Ethiopia, injera is traditionally baked using an open fire, a three stone, or a device using woody biomass. These baking stoves have very low efficiency and consume a significant amount of fuel. Moreover, these traditional baking stoves have released large amounts of indoor air pollution, which has led to different types of health-related risks, especially for wome...
Source: The Scientific World Journal - April 17, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Dawit Tessema Ebissa Eshetu Getahun Source Type: research
Prevalence of Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections and Associated Risk Factors Among School Children in Dembecha Town, Ethiopia
This study aimed to determine the prevalence of STH infections and associated risk factors among three government elementary schools in Dembecha town, Ethiopia. We conducted a school-based cross-sectional study involving 316 participants between November 2019 and March 2020. A systematic random sampling method was used to select study participants from the study schools. Data related to the sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants and risk factors for STH infections were collected using a pretested questionnaire survey. Parasitological examinations of stool samples were performed using the formal-ether co...
Source: Environmental Health Insights - April 17, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Aleka Aemiro Sissay Menkir Abayeneh Girma Source Type: research
Open Defecation Practice and Its Determinants Among Households Owned Toilet Facilities in Gambela Town, South West Ethiopia
Environ Health Insights. 2024 Apr 14;18:11786302241246421. doi: 10.1177/11786302241246421. eCollection 2024.ABSTRACTThe use of toilet facilities is a major sanitation intervention, as it reduces the spread of diarrheal diseases. In areas where toilets are misused, human excreta may be disposed of in open fields, bushes, and other open places. However, information about the level of utilization of toilet facilities in developing regions of Ethiopia is limited. Therefore, this study aimed to identify open defecation (OD) levels and determinants of OD among household-owned toilets in Gambella town, Ethiopia. A cross-sectional...
Source: Environmental Health Insights - April 17, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Dame Fiseha Birasa Dereje Oljira Donacho Ruot Gatwech Gil Gebiso Roba Debele Source Type: research
Levels and Health Risk Assessments of Heavy Metals in Khat and Its Support Soil in Algesachi, Ilu Ababor, Ethiopia
CONCLUSION: The hazard index (HI) of metals in khat from study areas was less than 1 indicating a less likelihood of non-carcinogenic toxicological health effects. However, the presence of these toxic chemicals in soil and khat indicates product contamination and needs extensive further investigation involving other heavy metals.PMID:38628468 | PMC:PMC11020725 | DOI:10.1177/11786302241246455 (Source: Environmental Health Insights)
Source: Environmental Health Insights - April 17, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Shibiru Damana Abiyot Kelecha Geletu Ibrahim Umer Keru Source Type: research
Prevalence of Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections and Associated Risk Factors Among School Children in Dembecha Town, Ethiopia
This study aimed to determine the prevalence of STH infections and associated risk factors among three government elementary schools in Dembecha town, Ethiopia. We conducted a school-based cross-sectional study involving 316 participants between November 2019 and March 2020. A systematic random sampling method was used to select study participants from the study schools. Data related to the sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants and risk factors for STH infections were collected using a pretested questionnaire survey. Parasitological examinations of stool samples were performed using the formal-ether co...
Source: Environmental Health Insights - April 17, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Aleka Aemiro Sissay Menkir Abayeneh Girma Source Type: research
Open Defecation Practice and Its Determinants Among Households Owned Toilet Facilities in Gambela Town, South West Ethiopia
Environ Health Insights. 2024 Apr 14;18:11786302241246421. doi: 10.1177/11786302241246421. eCollection 2024.ABSTRACTThe use of toilet facilities is a major sanitation intervention, as it reduces the spread of diarrheal diseases. In areas where toilets are misused, human excreta may be disposed of in open fields, bushes, and other open places. However, information about the level of utilization of toilet facilities in developing regions of Ethiopia is limited. Therefore, this study aimed to identify open defecation (OD) levels and determinants of OD among household-owned toilets in Gambella town, Ethiopia. A cross-sectional...
Source: Environmental Health Insights - April 17, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Dame Fiseha Birasa Dereje Oljira Donacho Ruot Gatwech Gil Gebiso Roba Debele Source Type: research
Levels and Health Risk Assessments of Heavy Metals in Khat and Its Support Soil in Algesachi, Ilu Ababor, Ethiopia
CONCLUSION: The hazard index (HI) of metals in khat from study areas was less than 1 indicating a less likelihood of non-carcinogenic toxicological health effects. However, the presence of these toxic chemicals in soil and khat indicates product contamination and needs extensive further investigation involving other heavy metals.PMID:38628468 | PMC:PMC11020725 | DOI:10.1177/11786302241246455 (Source: Environmental Health Insights)
Source: Environmental Health Insights - April 17, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Shibiru Damana Abiyot Kelecha Geletu Ibrahim Umer Keru Source Type: research
Neurology Training and Medical Education in Resource-Limited Settings: Building and Growing the First Neurology Residency Program in East Africa
Semin Neurol 2024; 44: 147-158 DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1785539The burden of neurological disease disproportionately affects low- and middle-income countries, where the lowest number of neurologists are located. Building local training opportunities in resource-limited settings is a foundational step to enhancing the neurological workforce and improving access to neurological care in these regions. In this article, we describe the development and growth of the first neurology residency program in East Africa, which was established in 2006 at Zewditu Memorial Hospital and the Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa Unive...
Source: Seminars in Neurology - April 17, 2024 Category: Neurology Authors: Belay, Hanna D. Gebrewold, Meron A. Ayele, Biniyam A. Oda, Dereje M. Kelemu, Fikru T. Zewde, Yared Z. Melkamu, Selam K. Wuhib, Mehila Z. Gugssa, Seid A. Mengesha, Abenet T. Metaferia, Guta Z. Tags: Review Article Source Type: research
Cost of SARS-CoV-2 self-test distribution programmes by different modalities: a micro-costing study in five countries (Brazil, Georgia, Malaysia, Ethiopia and the Philippines)
Conclusions
Our results indicate that it is likely to cost between $2.44 and $12.78 per test to distribute COVID-19 self-tests across common settings in five heterogeneous countries. Cost-effectiveness analyses using these results will allow policymakers to make informed decisions on optimally scaling up COVID-19 self-test distribution programmes across diverse settings and evolving needs. (Source: BMJ Open)
Source: BMJ Open - April 17, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Hansen, M. A., Lekodeba, N. A., Chevalier, J. M., Ockhuisen, T., del Rey-Puech, P., Marban-Castro, E., Martinez-Perez, G. Z., Shilton, S., Radzi Abu Hassan, M., Getia, V., Weinert-Mizuschima, C., Tenorio Bezerra, M. I., Chala, L., Leong, R., Peregino, R., Tags: Open access, Health economics, COVID-19 Source Type: research
