Background: In Ethiopia the share of long acting-family planning method users has increased in the past six years, from 17.9% in 2014 to 35.5% in 2019, but it was less than the global share of long-acting contraceptives ...
Background: Menstrual hygiene practice is the personal hygiene during menstruation. And menstruation is considered to be a taboo and poorly understood in the society. And menstrual hygiene is a common problem among adolescents ...
Introduction: More than one-third of the young Ethiopian population is most vulnerable to a range of SRH problems. The common problems include teenage pregnancy, early sexual debut, STIs, including HIV/AIDS, unmet need for ...
Background: Coronavirus Disease - 2019 had been a global pandemic that affected people worldwide. For effective patient management, accurate screening and testing modalities are required. To address the limitations in ...
Background: Monkeypox, a rare viral disease, shares symptoms with smallpox. It is primarily found in Central and West Africa but has also caused outbreaks in places like Nigeria and the United States. Healthcare workers' ...
Problem Statement: Addis Ababa is getting polluted due to an increase of wastes
management practice problem; dwellers of Addis Ababa continue to dispose wastes along the
roads, in ditches, rivers, open spaces, avenues, ...
Background: Healthcare professionals are exposed to continuous engagement in helping others. The chronic stress in health professionals can be emotionally draining and poses a risk of ‘burnout’ syndrome. Burnout syndrome ...
Mental illness is the leading non-communicable disorder in terms of burden measured in disability-adjusted
life years in Ethiopia. One of the issues commonly raised is that the society thinks medical students are ...
Background: Cardiovascular disease is the most common complication and the leading cause of death among patients with diabetes mellitus. Individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus [T2DM] have an increased risk for cardiovascular ...
Background: Postpartum non-psychotic depression is a common complication of childbearing women. Globally 10–20% of postnatal mothers suffer from depressive symptoms. However, in Ethiopia little is known about the prevalence ...
Background: Cardiovascular disease is the most common complication and the leading cause of death among patients with diabetes mellitus. Individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus [T2DM] have an increased risk for cardiovascular ...
Multidrug-resistance tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a major public health issue globally and is an obstacle for tuberculosis (TB) control programs. Ethiopia is one of the 30 high burden TB countries in the world and is a part ...
Background: A patient handover refers to the transfer of care from one care provider to the next and involves three aspects: a transfer of information, responsibility, and authority. Poor handover practice is a threat to ...
Background: Cerebral palsy (CP) is one of the most frequent causes of motor disability in children. The
oromotor dysfunction and gastrointestinal problems which are often associated with the motor impairment put these ...
Back ground: Hypertension is among primary causes of both the global disease load and world-wide mortality rate. It is the most common comorbidity of type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM), which is likely to exacerbate the ...
Background: Continuing professional development has been a mandatory requirement for healthcare professionals to renew their licenses. However, there is a shortage of information regarding physicians' perception of CPD. ...
Background: Modern medicine encourages patient involvement in shared decision making paradigm in an optimal care. Whereas the practice of Anesthesia embraces a distinctive feature of informed consent which is a prerequisite ...
Background: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric condition that can develop when someone encounters or observes an incident where they feel that their bodily integrity or safety is under danger and feel ...
Background: Well-functioning health systems need to utilize data at all levels. The Health Information System (HIS) is the basis of the health system and a key to making evidence-based health policy decisions. Thus, ...
Background: Early child development (ECD) is a critical period in a child’s life. Developmental milestones are the skills and abilities that children typically acquire at certain ages and their assessment is crucial to ...