Northeast Ethiopia
Iron Deficiency Aneamia is Moderate Public Health Problem among School Going Adolescent Girls in Berahle District, Afar, Northeast Ethiopia
... Abstract: Introduction: Anemia among reproductive age group women in Ethiopia is moderate public health problem. However, the prevalence of anemia among school going adolescent girls is not well documented yet. ...
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Type 2 adult diabetic patients source of information attending chronic follow up units of dessie referral hospital, northeast Ethiopia
... Study area and period: The study was done in Dessie referral hospital which is found in Dessie town, Amhara region, Northeast Ethiopia, 401km away from Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia and 480 km ...
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Factors associated with glycemic control among diabetic adult out patients in Northeast Ethiopia
... Results: A hospital based cross-sectional study was conducted among randomly selected 384 (126 type 1 and 258 type 2) diabetic adults attending a hospital in Northeast Ethiopia from January 1 to April 30, ...
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Retrospective analysis of mortalities in a tertiary care hospital in Northeast Ethiopia
... A retrospective descriptive study was conducted from August-September 2, 2012, in the Dessie Referral Hospital (DRH). The Hospital is located in Dessie town, Amhara Regional State in Northeast Ethiopia, ...
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Socioeconomic factors associated with diarrheal diseases among under-five children of the nomadic population in northeast Ethiopia
... prevalence and the socioeconomic factors contributing to its occurrence among the nomadic population of Ethiopia. This study was therefore designed to assess the prevalence of under-five diarrheal disease and ...
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<p>Disposal Practices of Unused Medications Among Patients in Public Health Centers of Dessie Town, Northeast Ethiopia: A Cross Sectional Survey</p>
... The most commonly reported disposal method in the current study was fl ushing medication down into a toilet. This can lead to a direct impact on public safety and envir- onmental hazard. Current FDA guidelines on the ...
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Preeclampsia and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care in Dessie referral hospital, Northeast Ethiopia: a hospital based study
... WHO estimated the incidence of preeclampsia to be seven times higher in developing countries than devel- oped countries [4]. A study done in Western Shoa found that 12.3% maternal mortality occurred from hyperten- sion ...
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<p>Antimicrobial Drug Therapy Problems Among Patients in the Outpatient Department of Ataye Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia</p>
... This study was conducted in the OPD of Ataye hospital, Northeast Ethiopia. Ataye town, located in the Amhara region, is 270 km from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The hos- pital is one of the new public ...
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Prevalence of anemia in renal insufficiency among HIV infected patients initiating ART at a hospital in Northeast Ethiopia
... Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, records of 373 patients on ART were selected in Dessie Referral hospital, South Wollo, Northeast Ethiopia from September 2010 to August 2013. Socio-demographic ...
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<p>A Retrospective Study of Acute Poisoning Cases and Their Management at Emergency Department of Dessie Referral Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia</p>
... The nature of poisons used varies in different parts of the world and may vary even in different parts of the same country depending on the socioeconomic factors and cultural diversity. It is important to know the nature ...
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A prospective observational study of drug therapy problems in medical ward of a referral hospital in northeast Ethiopia
... A prospective observational study was conducted from March 01, 2014 to May 31, 2014 in the medical ward of Dessie referral Hospital (DRH), located in Dessie town, northeast Ethiopia, 400 km from Addis ...
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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Stunting Among Children Aged Six Month - Five Year in Ataye Town, Northeast Ethiopia
... A community based cross sectional study was conducted among children aged from six months to five years in Ataye town, Northeast Ethiopia from March to April, 2018. A total of 415 children were participated ...
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Self-medication practice and associated factors among adult household members in Meket district, Northeast Ethiopia, 2017
... According to such studies, level of education, pervious experience of self-medication, occupation, lack of medical insurance, lack of time to visit physicians, low income [23–25], female sex [26], urban residece [27], ...
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Co infection of intestinal parasites and Helicobacter pylori among upper gastrointestinal symptomatic adult patients attending Mekanesalem Hospital, northeast Ethiopia
... This cross-sectional study was conducted at Mekanasa- lem Hospital from December 10, 2015 to February 30, 2016. It is located in South Wollo zone, Amhara region, northeast Ethiopia. It is the only Hospital ...
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Newborn care practices and its determinants among postnatal mothers in Dessie Referral Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia
... Therefore, this study aimed to describe the practices and determinants of newborn care among postnatal mothers attending postnatal clinics in Dessie Referral Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia[r] ...
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Adverse birth outcomes and its associated factors among women who delivered in North Wollo zone, northeast Ethiopia: a facility based cross sectional study
... This study was conducted to assess the prevalence and factors associated with adverse birth outcomes among women who delivered in North Wollo zone health insti- tutions, northeast Ethiopia. The overall ...
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Bacterial isolates and their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern among patients with external ocular infections at Borumeda hospital, Northeast Ethiopia
... Prior to actual data collection comprehensiveness, reli- ability and validity of questionnaires were pre-tested on ten patients at Dessie Referral Hospital eye clinic. All specimens were collected following standard ...
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Prosopis juliflora invasion and environmental factors on density of soil seed bank in Afar Region, Northeast Ethiopia
... to Ethiopia particularly in the Afar Region in the late 1970s and 1980s (Berhanu and Tesfaye 2006; Abebe 2012; Haji and Mohammed 2013; Ayanu et ...of Ethiopia, rangelands are subjected to different human ...
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Health care seeking behavior for depression in Northeast Ethiopia: depression is not considered as illness by more than half of the participants
... In the current study, the level of professional help seek- ing was 25.66% (95% CI 20, 31.35) which is consist- ent with previous studies in Ethiopia (22.9%), Mexico (20.15%), and Australia (27.6%) [14, 17, 37]. ...
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Smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis among diabetic patients at the Dessie referral hospital, Northeast Ethiopia
... Previous studies have identified an important association between diabetes and TB, in that DM is one of the risk factors for the development of active PTB [8,9]. However, in Ethiopia, particularly in Dessie, ...
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