Abdi Ibrahim Mohamed; Dr. Tesfaye Assebe (PhD, Associate Professor); Mr. Merhawi Gebremedhin (MPH, Assistant Professor)(Haramaya University, 2024-06)
Background:Substance use is widespread all over the world among adolescent and young adult
during the last 25 years. It becomes one of the most threatening and challenging social and
public health problem and Substance ...
Background: Failure to utilize modern contraceptives resulted in youth women getting
unplanned pregnancies that had detrimental effects to both their health and their thereafter social life. However, there is scanty of ...
Background: Long-acting reversible contraceptive methods are known to be convenience, cost
effective and suitable for many women. Despite the Ethiopian government’s emphasis on the
provision of long-acting contraceptive ...
Dereje Laloto; Dr Bezatu Mengiste (PhD, Assistant Professor); Dr Berhanu Seyoum (PhD, Assistant Professor)(Haramaya University, 2024-10)
Back ground: ART significantly increases the life expectancy of HIV positive people by
improving physical health and the quality of life, which may enable or encourage individuals
to resume sexual activity. Growing ...
BethlehemHiluf(BSC); Lemma Demissie (Assistant Professor of Public Health/Biostatistics); TesfayeAssebe (Associate Professor, Ph.D.)(Haramaya University, 2023-12)
Background:In Ethiopia breast cancer contributes around 33% of female cancer and there is still
a significant difference in magnitude of mortality and morbidity in developing countries. But,
there is little information ...
Dereje Laloto; Dr Bezatu Mengiste; Dr Berhanu Seyoum(Haramaya University, 2016-10)
ART significantly increases the life expectancy of HIV positive people by
improving physical health and the quality of life, which may enable or encourage individuals
to resume sexual activity. Growing number of people ...
EBA (Alemayehu; Dr. Merga Dheresa; Mr. Melake Demena(Haramaya University, 2023-10)
Background: Modern contraceptives are a key intervention to improve the health of both the mother and children by preventing unintended pregnancy. Despite low use of modern contraceptive and its consequence among married ...
SONESSA MERGA; Mr. Behailu Hawulte (MPH, Assistant professor); Mr. Fitsum Weldegebreal (MSc Associate professor)(Haramaya University, 2023-10)
Background: Sexually transmitted infections remain a major public health problem in
developing country including Ethiopia. University students are at high risk for acquiring sexually
transmitted infections due to ...
Background: Macrosomia is defined as a birth weight of 4000g and above irrespective of the gestational age or more than 90 percentile for gestational age. It is becoming a public health problem and its effect is higher ...
Yonatal Demelash; Professor Nega Assefa; Mr. Behailu Hawulte(Haramaya University, 2023-09)
Background: Worldwide, there are around 8 million infants born each year with major birth defects, which accounts for 6% of all births, 7% of neonatal deaths, and 25.3 to 38.8 million disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) ...
Background: Ethiopia has Made Progress in expanding coverage of comprehensive Emergency Obstetric care (CEmOC) services. However, maternal mortality remains high at 412/ 100,000 live births. Most studies has focused on ...
Abeba Ayiso; Mr. Merhawi G.; Nega Assefa (professor)(Haramaya University, 2023-10)
Background: Women’s future fertility intentions is influenced by numerous factors including
their perceived health status, reaching their family size, partner’s desire for more children, and
suitable time interval before ...
Background: Although governmental measures and targeted initiatives have been implemented to encourage Ethiopian adolescents to use sexual and reproductive health services, the overall level of use is still relatively low, ...
Background: Although governmental measures and targeted initiatives have been implemented to encourage Ethiopian adolescents to use sexual and reproductive health services, the overall level of use is still relatively low, ...
MEGERSA ABDELLA; Lemessa Oljira (PhD); Mr. Behailu Hawulte(Haramaya University, 2023-07)
Background: Globally, half million women dies annually due to complications related to pregnancy and child birth. Birth preparedness is most vital strategy for implementing safe motherhood programs. Its effectiveness can ...
Desalegn Dechasa (BSc); Mr. Behailu Hawulte (MPH, Assistant professor); Dr. Yadeta Dessie (PHD, Associate Professor)(Haramaya University, 2023-06)
Introduction: Gestational weight gain among pregnant mothers’ results from diverse functional
and structural modifications that occur in a woman’s body to get the nutritional demands of
pregnancy and the fetus. However, ...
Sultan Feyiso (Bsc); Abera Kenay (PhD, Assistant Professor); Yadeta Dessie (PhD, Associate Professor); Mohammed Yuya( MPH/RH)(Haramaya University, 2021-06)
Introduction: Birth spacing is a gap between two consecutive births which refers to resting
period that allows the mother time to recover from pregnancy and labor. The World Health
Organization recommends a birth interval ...
Dr. Kedir Nuredin; Dr. Fekede Asefa (PhD, Assistant professor); Fitsum Weldegebreal (MSc, Associate Professor)(Haramaya University, 2023-03)
Background: Monitoring viral loads among patients receiving antiretroviral therapy is crucial
for early detection of treatment failures, drug resistance development and inappropriate
switching to second-line therapy. ...
Background: Referred to world health organization, definition failure of neonates to initiate and
sustain breathing at birth. Birth asphyxia remains a major cause of global mortality, contributing to
almost 4 million ...
Background: Cervical cancer is the second most common type of cancer in Ethiopian women,
following breast cancer, and it is about six times more common in Human Immune Virus (HIV)
infected women. Cervical cancer screening ...