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COVID-19 in Ethiopia in the first 180 days: Lessons learned and the way forward
AbstractWithin just nine months of its official identification by the World Health Organization, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused 34 million confirmed infections and about 1 million deaths worldwide. The collateral damage and spill over effects to all sectors has caused severe social disruption and an economic crisis that the world was unprepared for. Despite the relentless global effort, the pandemic remains a serious threat to lives and livelihood. As a result, all countries are faced with the daunting task of balancing outbreak prevention strategies against efforts to save their economies. Nevertheless, al...
Source: Ethiopian Journal of Health Development - October 21, 2020 Category: African Health Authors: Esayas Kebede Gudina, Million Tesfaye, Dawd Siraj, Abraham Haileamilak, Daniel Yilma Source Type: research

Long non-coding RNA LUCAT1 promotes cell proliferation and invasion in melanoma
Conclusions: The expression of LUCAT1 in melanoma cells was detected via quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) assay. We found that lncRNA LUCAT1 was significantly upregulated in melanoma cells. Then, we further searched the role of lncRNA LUCAT1 in melanoma. [Ethiop. J. Health Dev. 2020; 34(4):293-300]Key words: LUCAT1, melanoma, QRT-PCR assay, transwell migration, health science (Source: Ethiopian Journal of Health Development)
Source: Ethiopian Journal of Health Development - October 21, 2020 Category: African Health Authors: Wei Zhu, Wei Ding, Dalun Lv, Longsheng Duanmu, Fu Han Source Type: research

The mediation effect of learning organization in the relationship between internal service quality and job satisfaction of nurses
Conclusions: Internal service quality increases the job satisfaction of health workers via learning organization practice in public hospitals. Health care managers should be aware of factors that foster job satisfaction and provide a high quality of internal services that incorporate learning organization activities, to enhance existing medical skills and improve the job satisfaction of health workers for better health service delivery to patients. [Ethiop. J. Health Dev. 2020; 34(4):286-292]Key words: Nurses, internal service quality, learning organization, job satisfaction (Source: Ethiopian Journal of Health Development)
Source: Ethiopian Journal of Health Development - October 21, 2020 Category: African Health Authors: Chrystelle Mayap Njilo, Georgiana Karada ş, Zanete Garanti Source Type: research

The factors associated to justify the physical partner violence among married women in Turkey
This study aims to assess the attitudes of married women in Turkey towards the justification of physical partner violence, and to examine the predictors for justifying such violence so that ways of resisting it can be identified.Methods: The data for the study was taken from the 2013 Turkish Demographic and Health Survey. A sub-sample of 6,655 married women of reproductive age were included in the analysis. Binary logistic regression analysis was carried out.Results: In this cross-sectional study, women with no formal education and women who had completed the primary level of education only were more likely to justify the ...
Source: Ethiopian Journal of Health Development - October 21, 2020 Category: African Health Authors: Ebru Inal, Fahad Ahmed, N üket Paksoy Erbaydar Source Type: research

The effect of improved water and sanitation on diarrhea: Evidence from pooled Ethiopia Demographic and Health Surveys – A multilevel mixed-effects analysis
Conclusions and recommendations: Improved water source was a strong predictor of diarrhea. Improved water sources and improved sanitation are both required to get the maximum benefit of reducing diarrhea among children. [Ethiop. J. Health Dev.2020; 34(4):268-276]Key words: Diarrhea, improved water source, improved sanitation, interaction, effect, Demographic and Health Survey (Source: Ethiopian Journal of Health Development)
Source: Ethiopian Journal of Health Development - October 21, 2020 Category: African Health Authors: Abera Kumie Source Type: research

Role of traditional Chinese medicine in the regulation of inflammatory mediators in paediatric asthma
Conclusions: Traditional Chinese Medicine has controlling consequence on secretions of childhood asthma inflammatory mediators and help in asthma management immune mechanism. [Ethiop. J. Health Dev. 2020; 34(4):262-266]Key words: Paediatric asthma, traditional Chinese medicine, children, Chinese herbal medicine (Source: Ethiopian Journal of Health Development)
Source: Ethiopian Journal of Health Development - October 21, 2020 Category: African Health Authors: Wang Shuang, Pang Xinqin, Liu Yongkun Source Type: research

Characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine users and prescription analysis for pediatric atopic dermatitis
Conclusions: The article describes features of children with atopic dermatitis who are treated with Chinese medicine. Xiao fengsan is the most common CHM used to treat atopic dermatitis in children. Further research on the safety and efficiency of this treatment is still required. [Ethiop. J. Health Dev. 2020; 34(4):253-261]Key words: Traditional Chinese medicine, atopic dermatitis, paediatrics, Chinese herbal medicine (Source: Ethiopian Journal of Health Development)
Source: Ethiopian Journal of Health Development - October 21, 2020 Category: African Health Authors: Zhang Yi, Liu Yongkun, Wang Shuang Source Type: research

Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding COVID-19 among the Turkish and Malaysian general populations during lockdown: A cross-sectional online survey
Conclusions: Participants had good knowledge about COVID-19, however they also showed misconceptions about COVID-19, especially in relation to its transmission. Participants ’ confidence was high and they believe that their country can win the battle against the COVID-19 virus. [Ethiop. J. Health Dev. 2020; 34(4):243-252]Key words: COVID-19; knowledge, attitudes and practices; Turkish community; Malaysian community; pandemic (Source: Ethiopian Journal of Health Development)
Source: Ethiopian Journal of Health Development - October 21, 2020 Category: African Health Authors: Al-abed Ali. A. Al-Abed, Nimetcan Mehmet, Mehmet Enes G ökler, Asita Elengoe, Egemen Ünal, Salih Mollahaliloğlu Source Type: research

Supervised framework for COVID-19 classification and lesion localization from chest CT
Conclusions: The deep-learning model can precisely forecast COVID-19 infectious probabilities and detect swelling areas in chest CT, with no requirement for training swellings. The easy-to-train and high-functioning deep-learning algorithm offers a fast method to classify people affected by COVID-19, which is useful to monitor the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic. [Ethiop. J. Health Dev. 2020; 34(4):235-242]Key words: COVID-19, CT scan, deep learning, neural network, DeCoVNet, RT-PCR, computed tomography (Source: Ethiopian Journal of Health Development)
Source: Ethiopian Journal of Health Development - October 21, 2020 Category: African Health Authors: Junyong Zhang, Yingna Chu, Na Zhao Source Type: research

Healthcare workers ’ readiness to provide immunization services at primary health care units in pastoral and semipastoral regions in Ethiopia: Core Group Polio Project implementation areas
Conclusions: To ensure health care workers ’ readiness to provide immunization services, providing ongoing inservice training and improving supportive supervision, particularly for men in health posts, should be prioritized. [Ethiop .J. Health Dev. 2019; 33(Special issue):37-45] Key words: Primary healthcare unit, readiness, immunization, health workers, pastoral and semi-pastoral, Ethiopia    (Source: Ethiopian Journal of Health Development)
Source: Ethiopian Journal of Health Development - October 24, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: research

Contribution of plastic bags to the retention of child immunization cards in Gambella Region and Assosa Zone, Benishangul-Gumuz Region, Ethiopia
Conclusion: In general, there was 89.5% card retention; 90% of respondents utilized the plastic bag, and 88% of mothers said they would advise others to use the plastic bag.[Ethiop .J. Health Dev. 2019; 33(Special issue):31-36]Key words: Plastic bag, Immunization Card, Retention, Gambella and Benishangul Gumuz   (Source: Ethiopian Journal of Health Development)
Source: Ethiopian Journal of Health Development - October 24, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: research

Immunization service availability and readiness in primary health care in pastoral and semi-pastoral CGPP Ethiopia implementation districts
Conclusions and recommendations: Great variability observed in terms of service readiness among HCs and HPs in this study. All PHCUs should be equipped with functional refrigerators that are regularly maintained; all immunization antigens and schedule immunization services should be available at the PHCUs daily to avoid missed opportunities; cold chain managers/immunization service providers should be given supervisory support to ensure that they record refrigerator temperatures.[Ethiop .J. Health Dev. 2019; 33(Special issue):24-30]Key words: Service availability, Service readiness, Pastoralist and semi-pastoralist, Hard t...
Source: Ethiopian Journal of Health Development - October 24, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: research

Child vaccination timing, intervals and missed opportunities in pastoral and semi-pastoral areas in Ethiopia
Conclusions: The study identified high proportions of children who started vaccination earlier than the recommended age (later for the first dose of Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV0)). In addition, multiple vaccine doses were administered before the minimum interval of four weeks. Children in pastoral areas have higher rate of missed opportunities compare to children in semi pastoralist and pastoralist areas for vaccines with same schedule. Recommendations: Strong interpersonal communication between mothers and vaccination providers is vital for the timely administration of vaccines. Emphasis should be placed on regular supervisio...
Source: Ethiopian Journal of Health Development - October 24, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: research

Immunization service providers ’ knowledge, attitude and practice in primary health care units in pastoral and semipastoral areas of Ethiopia: CORE Group Polio Project
Conclusions and recommendations: In this study, gaps were observed in health service providers ’ knowledge, attitudes and practices in relation to immunization. Support to address these gaps – through training, supervision, monitoring and other mechanisms should focus on HEWs whose education is less than or equal to grade 12 at health post level, and on midwives and Health Officers (HOs)/ MDs at the health center level. Similarly, attention should be given to enhance the vaccine and vaccination knowledge of semi-pastoral health facility service providers. The government, immunization working partners and other responsi...
Source: Ethiopian Journal of Health Development - October 24, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: research

Child vaccination coverage and dropout rates in pastoral and semi-pastoral regions in Ethiopia: CORE Group Polio Project implementation areas
Conclusions and recommendations: The proportion of children who were fully vaccinated in pastoral and semipastoral zones was low. Dropout rates for measles, BCG and pentavalent 1 immunization were above the acceptable rate of less than 10%. Therefore, efforts should focus on mobilizing the community to complete all child vaccinations, and community-based approaches with the integration of community volunteers, health extension workers and health center staff should be strengthened so that dropout children can be traced so that they can complete their vaccinations. More information is also required on why mothers/caregivers...
Source: Ethiopian Journal of Health Development - October 24, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: research