Introduction: Although care-seeking interventions have the potential to considerably,
reduce child mortality in developing countries, large number of children die due to delays
in seeking care. Inability to recognize ...
Introduction: HIV testing during pregnancy is an integral component and first step of prevention
for mother to child transmission, initiation of antiretroviral treatment and diagnosis of HIV/AIDS.
Although HIV testing ...
Background: The mortality of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) patien ts in intensive care units (ICU) is still a health problem. ARDS patients need more
time to recovery in resource-constrained countries. Long ...
Background: Hypertension is the most prevalent cardiovascular disorder in the world and
according to the WHO, it affects 1.28 billion adults aged 30 –79 years worldwide, two-thirds living
in low-income and middle-income ...
Background: - Childhood maltreatment is the major experience that affects psychological well being. There are few studies across the globe and no studies in Ethiopia which shows the effect
of childhood maltreatment on ...
Introduction: Internally displaced persons are people forced to leave their homes due to natural
or man-made disasters. Mental health illnesses were linked to conflict and displacement. Post traumatic stress disorder, ...
Background- Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer among women globally and the
third most common cancer in developing countries. The Sub-Saharan African countries constitute
almost 85% of the global burden ...
Introduction: Cervical cancer remains a significant global health challenge, particularly in
resource-constrained settings where access to effective screening programs is limited.
Traditional screening methods face ...
Background: Iron deficiency Anemia (IDA) is a major public health problem for adolescent girls in
Ethiopia. Despite many interventions being made for anemia reduction, it is still a public health
problem in Ethiopia. ...
Background፡ Immediate postnatal care plays a vital role in ensuring the health and well-being
of both mothers and newborns. However, early discharge from postnatal care remains a
significant challenge in many low-resource ...
Background: In sub-Saharan Africa, virologic failure is still a public health problem,
even if different strategies have been tried to decrease virologic failure in children. Viral
load is a preferable tool for ...
Introduction: Infant mortality is the death of an infant before his or her first birthday. In 2021,
around 3.8 million infants lost their lives, and half of them, approximately 1.9 million were Sub Saharan region. Although ...
Background: Pregnancy loss is the terminated pregnancy before the completed pregnancy time. It
persists as a neglected concern, overlooked in policy agendas and programs and demanding
immediate and focused attention. ...
Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global public health burden with more
than 5million people die of it annually and it is expected to be the 5th leading cause of
morbidity and mortality by 2040, with a high ...
Background: Globally, up to ten percent of complications during pregnancy are related
to pregnancy-induced hypertension that results in high maternal and perinatal morbidity
and mortality. Early identifications of ...
Introduction: Perinatal mortality is defined as stillbirths and deaths of newborn within the first week of life per 1,000 total births. Perinatal mortality remains a major public health challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa and ...
Background: Overweight/ Obesity (OWOB) is one of the major public health problems that affects both developed and developing nations. The co-occurrence of overweight/ obesity and anemia is thought to be largely preventable ...
Introduction: Even though the problem of self-referral is much exacerbated in Ethiopia, there is limited evidence. The purpose of this study therefore is to determine the magnitude and identify associated and challenging ...
Background: Young children who experience both diarrhea and wasting are in need of nutritional
supplements and are more susceptible to infectious diseases due to their under developed
immunity. The relationship between ...
Introduction: Cervical cancer remains a significant global health challenge, particularly in resource-constrained settings where access to effective screening programs is limited. Traditional screening methods face limitations ...