Wondimagegn Wolde; Habtamu Mitiku (M.Sc.); Dr. Rajesh Sarkar (Ph.D.)(Haramaya University Harar, 2021-10)
Background: The colonization of nasal nares of health care workers with Methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus are the major source of infection. Accurate and early determination of
Methicillin resistance is of ...
Dr. Nega Assefa (PhD); Dr. Tadesse Alemayehu (PhD); Haymanot Mezmur(Haramaya University, Haramaya, 2021-11)
Background: Teenage pregnancy, which is detrimental to mother and child health, is a common
public health issue worldwide. It is a problem that affects nearly every society-developed and
developing alike, and is a vital ...
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide and the leading cause
of death from a single infectious agent. In 2019, about 10 million people developed TB and 1.4
million died in the ...
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis is potentially lethal complication and serious sequel of
ascites caused by cirrhosis. Although the burden of ascites caused by cirrhosis is high in public hospitals of
Harar town, ...
Background: Municipal solid waste collection is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world
since it exposes the workers involved to occupational hazards and predisposes them to certain
occupation related morbidities. ...
Background: Despite condom accessibility and its promotion for the use in the prevention of
STIs, the consistent use of condom is still too low in Ethiopia. A considerable proportion of
Ethiopian military staff had ...
Back ground: Visceral leishmaniasis is the major fatal vector borne neglected tropical diseases. In
Ethiopia also called kala-azar is a public health problem and its main causative agent is
Leishmania donovani. Even ...
Haile Ketema Wodajo; Mr. Asefa Tola (Mph in Epidemiology); Mr. Abdulhmid Abdurehaman(Haramaya University, 2021-10)
Back ground: Measles is highly contagious; the attack rate in a susceptible individual exposed to
measles is 90 percent. The period of contagiousness is estimated to be from five days before the
appearance of rash to ...
Shasho Debelle; Dr. Nega Assefa (PHD); Dr. Ibsa Mussa (PHD)(Haramaya University, 2021-07)
Background: Client satisfaction is considered as an indicator of quality of care and its social image.
Assessing to what extent clients are satisfied with delivery care services is relevant as level of satisfaction ...
Fikre Nigussie Negashu; Mr. Behailu Hawulte (MPH, Assistant professor); Dr. Lemessa Oljira (PhD, Associate professor)(Haramaya University, 2021-10)
Background
A well-functioning health information system supports the delivery of health services by
ensuring the production, analysis, dissemination, and use of reliable information on health
determinants, system ...
Dereje Worku Birehanu; Dr.Tesfaye Assebe (PhD); Dr Tesfaye Gobena (PhD, and associate Professor)(Haramaya University, 2021-09)
Background. “Induction of labor is not risk free, despite its importance for ending risky
pregnancy compare to spontaneous onset of labor it has potential harms and it increases the rate
of different maternal and ...
Background: Leprosy or Hansen's disease is a chronic granulomatous infectious disease
that remains the leading cause of physical disability. Reliance on the self-presentation of
patients to the health services and lack ...
Dr. Tesfaye Assebe (PhD); Dr. Yunus Endris (MD; Mitik Yohannes(Haramaya University, 2021-10)
Background: Neonatal jaundice is the most common clinical problems. Globally, every year
about 1.1 million babies develop it and the vast majority were in sub-Saharan Africa and South
Asia. It occurs frequently in ...
Samson Tesfay; Dr. Tariku Dingeta; (AssisProf) Berhe G/Michae(Haramaya University, 2022-08)
Coronavirus Disease 2019 is a global public health issue which has affected
the essential health services. The pandemic containment measures and low setting of health
system are challenging the antiretroviral treatment ...
Background: Obstetric fistula is one of the major maternal health challenges in low and middle-income
countries that affected millions of women worldwide. Obstetric fistula is common among teenage mothers
that results ...
Background: Many children living with Human Immuno Virus are surviving into adolescence as a result
of increased access to antiretroviral therapy. Regardless of the recommendation made by World Health
Organization, ...
Background: Nearly 2.4 million neonatal deaths occur worldwide during the first 28 days of
life, primarily due to infections, preterm birth complications, and intrapartum complications. In
Ethiopia, 80,000 newborn deaths ...
Background: Magnesium sulphate has a long history of use in obstetrics. It is supported as
the first line treatment for women with eclampsia and is the drug of choice for women with
severe pre-eclampsia. In Ethiopia, ...
Background: Disease surveillance and notification is an effective strategy for the prevention
and control of diseases most especially epidemic prone diseases. Even though strong
surveillance system relies on good disease ...
Background: Rabies is perhaps the most deadly of all human diseases, as once clinical
symptoms appear it is almost 100 percent fatal and there is no specific treatment that cures the
virus after clinical onset. The WHO ...