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Research paper thumbnail of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia Recurrence Among HIV Positive and Negative Ethiopian Women after Cryotherapy: A Retrospective Cohort Study

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Comparison of self-collected versus clinician collected cervicovaginal specimens for detection of high risk human papillomavirus among HIV infected women in Ethiopia

BMC Women's Health

Background In order to meet the WHO 2030 cervical cancer elimination program, evaluation and util... more Background In order to meet the WHO 2030 cervical cancer elimination program, evaluation and utilization of sensitive testing method, and feasible sampling technique is a paradigm for enhancing cervical cancer screening coverage. Self-sampling for screening of HPV DNA testing is one of the easiest and sensitive techniques, though the evidence was limited in the Ethiopian context. This study aimed to compare the performance of self-collected vaginal specimen versus clinician collected cervical specimen for detection of HPV among HIV positive women in Ethiopia. Methods We conducted a comparative cross-sectional study design to collect cervicovaginal specimens among HIV positive women of age older than 24 years. Data were collected from six government hospitals from January to October 2021. A total of 994 cervicovaginal specimens was collected by clinicians and HIV positive women themselves in the cervical cancer screening unit using Abbott Cervi-Collect Specimen Collection Kit, and mo...

Research paper thumbnail of Unmet need for family planning among rural married women in Ethiopia: What is the role of the health extension program in reducing unmet need?

Reproductive Health, 2022

Background Ethiopia is striving to reduce unmet need for family planning (FP) and implementation ... more Background Ethiopia is striving to reduce unmet need for family planning (FP) and implementation of the health extension program (HEP) is one of the major actions that the country took to address health issues of rural communities including FP. However, there is limited published evidence demonstrating the role of HEP in reducing the unmet need of married rural women for FP. The aim of this study is to estimate the role of HEP in reducing unmet need for FP in rural Ethiopia. Methods This paper is based on data extracted from a national rural HEP assessment that covered all regions of Ethiopia. We identified 4991 eligible married women both from agrarian and pastoralist settings. The role of HEP was measured by the exposure of eligible women to FP services through the implementation of HEP packages. We used descriptive statistics to summarize different variables and used logistic regression to model the unmet need for FP. Results The overall prevalence of unmet need for FP among marr...

Research paper thumbnail of Campylobacter enteritis among children in Dembia District, Northwest Ethiopia

East African Medical Journal, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of Screening and case detection for tuberculosis among people living with HIV in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Ethiopian medical journal, 2009

The spread of HIV epidemic in Africa has resulted in a fourfold increase in the number of tubercu... more The spread of HIV epidemic in Africa has resulted in a fourfold increase in the number of tuberculosis cases. Screening for tuberculosis among people living with HIV would increase case detection. In Ethiopia, it is neither practiced well nor researched in depth. To assess the proportion of Screening and Case Detection for Tuberculosis among People Living with HIV. Between February 2008 and May 2008, a cross sectional facility-based survey was conducted by exit interview of 406 people living with HIV whether they have been asked by health providers for the presence of cough or unusual lump in their lymph node sites as recommended by National TB/HIV implementation guideline from HIV chronic care. Based on our findings, 89.7% of clients reported being screened for tuberculosis at least once during their follow-up visits. The case detection rate while screening was 15.6%. Male respondents were about two times more likely to be diagnosed for tuberculosis than females [AOR (95% CI) 2.18 ...

Research paper thumbnail of Khat and alcohol use and risky sex behaviour among in-school and out-of-school youth in Ethiopia

BMC public health, Jan 14, 2005

Khat (an evergreen plant with amphetamine-like properties) and alcohol are widely consumed among ... more Khat (an evergreen plant with amphetamine-like properties) and alcohol are widely consumed among the youth of Ethiopia. However, their relationship to risky sexual behaviour is not well described. This study was conducted to describe the magnitude of risky sexual behaviour (unprotected sex and early initiation of sexual activity) and its association with Khat and alcohol consumption in Ethiopian youths. A probabilistic national sample of 20,434 in-school and out-of-school youths aged between 15 and 24 years of age was selected and interviewed regarding their sexual behavior and substance use. Over 20% of out-of-school youth had unprotected sex during the 12-month period prior to interview compared to 1.4% of in-school youth. Daily Khat intake was also associated with unprotected sex: adjusted OR (95% CI) = 2.26 (1.92, 2.67). There was a significant and linear association between alcohol intake and unprotected sex, with those using alcohol daily having a three fold increased odds com...

Research paper thumbnail of Perception of High School Students towards Voluntary HIV Counseling and Testing, using Health Belief Model in Butajira, SNNPR

Ethiopian Journal of Health Development, 2010

Research paper thumbnail of Magnitude and factors that affect males' involvement in deciding partners' place of delivery in Tiyo District of Oromia Region, Ethiopia

Research paper thumbnail of Unprotected sex, sexually transmitted infections and problem drinking among female sex workers in Ethiopia

Ethiopian Journal of Health Development, 2007

Research paper thumbnail of Birth outcome and HIV infection among labouring women in Assosa Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia

Ethiopian Journal of Health Development, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of Community-based distribution of family planning as perceived by people in the reproductive age group, North and South Gondar Zones, Ethiopia

Ethiopian Journal of Health Development, 2000

Research paper thumbnail of Time to Recurrence of any Opportunistic Infection after Treatment of it among People Living with HIV Infection in Debre Markos, Northwest Ethiopia: Retrospective Cohort Study

Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Prevalence of acute and persistent diarrhoea in north Gondor Zone, Ethiopia

East African Medical Journal, 2001

Research paper thumbnail of Patterns of knowledge and condom use among population groups: Results from the 2005 Ethiopian Behavioral Surveillance Surveys on HIV

Research paper thumbnail of Perceived barriers and enablers influencing health extension workers toward home-based hypertension screening in rural northwest Ethiopia: interpretive descriptive study

BMC Health Services Research

Background Hypertension, a major but modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, is a glo... more Background Hypertension, a major but modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, is a global health problem including Ethiopia. In a limited infrastructure task sharing of hypertension screening for community health workers is a feasible strategy to improve hypertension management. Recent finding have shown that trained health extension workers (HEWs) can identify high blood pressure, which was effective and feasible. Identifying barriers and enablers for home-based hypertension screening by HEWs is crucial for its implementation. This study aimed to explore barriers and enablers that influence health extension workers’ home-based hypertension screening in the community. Methods The interpretive descriptive design was implemented. In-depth interviews were conducted during October, 2020. A total of 26 participants including HEWs, supervisors, and heads of district health office were purposively selected. They were asked to describe their perception toward home-based hypertens...

Research paper thumbnail of Health Planning and Management For Health Extension Workers

Important Guidelines for Printing and Photocopying Limited permission is granted free of charge t... more Important Guidelines for Printing and Photocopying Limited permission is granted free of charge to print or photocopy all pages of this publication for educational, not-for-profit use by health care workers, students or faculty. All copies must retain all author credits and copyright notices included in the original document. Under no circumstances is it permissible to sell or distribute on a commercial basis, or to claim authorship of, copies of material reproduced from this publication. All rights reserved. Except as expressly provided above, no part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission of the author or authors. This material is intended for educational use only by practicing health care workers or students and faculty in a health care field.

Research paper thumbnail of Leadership in strategic information (LSI) building skilled public health capacity in Ethiopia

Research paper thumbnail of The Ethiopian Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program: strengthening public health systems and building human resource capacity

The Pan African medical journal, 2011

The Ethiopian Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program (EFELTP) is a comprehensive two-... more The Ethiopian Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program (EFELTP) is a comprehensive two-year competency-based training and service program designed to build sustainable public health expertise and capacity. Established in 2009, the program is a partnership between the Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health, the Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute, Addis Ababa University School of Public Health, the Ethiopian Public Health Association and the US Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. Residents of the program spend about 25% of their time undergoing didactic training and the 75% in the field working at program field bases established with the MOH and Regional Health Bureaus investigating disease outbreaks, improving disease surveillance, responding to public health emergencies, using health data to make recommendations and undertaking other field Epidemiology related activities on setting health policy. Residents from the first 2 cohorts of the program have co...

Research paper thumbnail of Unprotected sex, sexually transmitted infections and problem drinking among female sex workers in Ethiopia

Ethiopian Journal of Health Development, 2007

Research paper thumbnail of HIV-Related Sexual Behaviors among Migrants and Non-migrants in Rural Ethiopia: Role of Rural to Urban Migration in HIV Transmission

International journal of biomedical science : IJBS, 2011

To compare HIV-related sexual risk behavior among temporary rural to urban migrants and non-migra... more To compare HIV-related sexual risk behavior among temporary rural to urban migrants and non-migrants and to explore the role of migration in HIV transmission in a rural area of Ethiopia. A cross-sectional comparative study was conducted in Bure Woreda, West Gojam, Amhara Region, Ethiopia. A total of 1,310 male subjects (655 rural to urban migrants and 655 non-migrants) were selected randomly and were assessed, analyzed using SPSS version 17 software for their HIV related sexual risk behaviours including the role of migration in HIV transmission in a rural Ethiopia. Two parts of questionnaires were prepared and used for comparing the above groups. The first part of the questionnaires included non-sensitive questions such as demographics and HIV knowledge while the second part comprised sensitive questions related to sexual behaviors. When multiple sexual partners, sex with commercial sex workers, sexual transmitted infections and premarital sex compared between the two groups, the pr...

Research paper thumbnail of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia Recurrence Among HIV Positive and Negative Ethiopian Women after Cryotherapy: A Retrospective Cohort Study

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Comparison of self-collected versus clinician collected cervicovaginal specimens for detection of high risk human papillomavirus among HIV infected women in Ethiopia

BMC Women's Health

Background In order to meet the WHO 2030 cervical cancer elimination program, evaluation and util... more Background In order to meet the WHO 2030 cervical cancer elimination program, evaluation and utilization of sensitive testing method, and feasible sampling technique is a paradigm for enhancing cervical cancer screening coverage. Self-sampling for screening of HPV DNA testing is one of the easiest and sensitive techniques, though the evidence was limited in the Ethiopian context. This study aimed to compare the performance of self-collected vaginal specimen versus clinician collected cervical specimen for detection of HPV among HIV positive women in Ethiopia. Methods We conducted a comparative cross-sectional study design to collect cervicovaginal specimens among HIV positive women of age older than 24 years. Data were collected from six government hospitals from January to October 2021. A total of 994 cervicovaginal specimens was collected by clinicians and HIV positive women themselves in the cervical cancer screening unit using Abbott Cervi-Collect Specimen Collection Kit, and mo...

Research paper thumbnail of Unmet need for family planning among rural married women in Ethiopia: What is the role of the health extension program in reducing unmet need?

Reproductive Health, 2022

Background Ethiopia is striving to reduce unmet need for family planning (FP) and implementation ... more Background Ethiopia is striving to reduce unmet need for family planning (FP) and implementation of the health extension program (HEP) is one of the major actions that the country took to address health issues of rural communities including FP. However, there is limited published evidence demonstrating the role of HEP in reducing the unmet need of married rural women for FP. The aim of this study is to estimate the role of HEP in reducing unmet need for FP in rural Ethiopia. Methods This paper is based on data extracted from a national rural HEP assessment that covered all regions of Ethiopia. We identified 4991 eligible married women both from agrarian and pastoralist settings. The role of HEP was measured by the exposure of eligible women to FP services through the implementation of HEP packages. We used descriptive statistics to summarize different variables and used logistic regression to model the unmet need for FP. Results The overall prevalence of unmet need for FP among marr...

Research paper thumbnail of Campylobacter enteritis among children in Dembia District, Northwest Ethiopia

East African Medical Journal, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of Screening and case detection for tuberculosis among people living with HIV in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Ethiopian medical journal, 2009

The spread of HIV epidemic in Africa has resulted in a fourfold increase in the number of tubercu... more The spread of HIV epidemic in Africa has resulted in a fourfold increase in the number of tuberculosis cases. Screening for tuberculosis among people living with HIV would increase case detection. In Ethiopia, it is neither practiced well nor researched in depth. To assess the proportion of Screening and Case Detection for Tuberculosis among People Living with HIV. Between February 2008 and May 2008, a cross sectional facility-based survey was conducted by exit interview of 406 people living with HIV whether they have been asked by health providers for the presence of cough or unusual lump in their lymph node sites as recommended by National TB/HIV implementation guideline from HIV chronic care. Based on our findings, 89.7% of clients reported being screened for tuberculosis at least once during their follow-up visits. The case detection rate while screening was 15.6%. Male respondents were about two times more likely to be diagnosed for tuberculosis than females [AOR (95% CI) 2.18 ...

Research paper thumbnail of Khat and alcohol use and risky sex behaviour among in-school and out-of-school youth in Ethiopia

BMC public health, Jan 14, 2005

Khat (an evergreen plant with amphetamine-like properties) and alcohol are widely consumed among ... more Khat (an evergreen plant with amphetamine-like properties) and alcohol are widely consumed among the youth of Ethiopia. However, their relationship to risky sexual behaviour is not well described. This study was conducted to describe the magnitude of risky sexual behaviour (unprotected sex and early initiation of sexual activity) and its association with Khat and alcohol consumption in Ethiopian youths. A probabilistic national sample of 20,434 in-school and out-of-school youths aged between 15 and 24 years of age was selected and interviewed regarding their sexual behavior and substance use. Over 20% of out-of-school youth had unprotected sex during the 12-month period prior to interview compared to 1.4% of in-school youth. Daily Khat intake was also associated with unprotected sex: adjusted OR (95% CI) = 2.26 (1.92, 2.67). There was a significant and linear association between alcohol intake and unprotected sex, with those using alcohol daily having a three fold increased odds com...

Research paper thumbnail of Perception of High School Students towards Voluntary HIV Counseling and Testing, using Health Belief Model in Butajira, SNNPR

Ethiopian Journal of Health Development, 2010

Research paper thumbnail of Magnitude and factors that affect males' involvement in deciding partners' place of delivery in Tiyo District of Oromia Region, Ethiopia

Research paper thumbnail of Unprotected sex, sexually transmitted infections and problem drinking among female sex workers in Ethiopia

Ethiopian Journal of Health Development, 2007

Research paper thumbnail of Birth outcome and HIV infection among labouring women in Assosa Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia

Ethiopian Journal of Health Development, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of Community-based distribution of family planning as perceived by people in the reproductive age group, North and South Gondar Zones, Ethiopia

Ethiopian Journal of Health Development, 2000

Research paper thumbnail of Time to Recurrence of any Opportunistic Infection after Treatment of it among People Living with HIV Infection in Debre Markos, Northwest Ethiopia: Retrospective Cohort Study

Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Prevalence of acute and persistent diarrhoea in north Gondor Zone, Ethiopia

East African Medical Journal, 2001

Research paper thumbnail of Patterns of knowledge and condom use among population groups: Results from the 2005 Ethiopian Behavioral Surveillance Surveys on HIV

Research paper thumbnail of Perceived barriers and enablers influencing health extension workers toward home-based hypertension screening in rural northwest Ethiopia: interpretive descriptive study

BMC Health Services Research

Background Hypertension, a major but modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, is a glo... more Background Hypertension, a major but modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, is a global health problem including Ethiopia. In a limited infrastructure task sharing of hypertension screening for community health workers is a feasible strategy to improve hypertension management. Recent finding have shown that trained health extension workers (HEWs) can identify high blood pressure, which was effective and feasible. Identifying barriers and enablers for home-based hypertension screening by HEWs is crucial for its implementation. This study aimed to explore barriers and enablers that influence health extension workers’ home-based hypertension screening in the community. Methods The interpretive descriptive design was implemented. In-depth interviews were conducted during October, 2020. A total of 26 participants including HEWs, supervisors, and heads of district health office were purposively selected. They were asked to describe their perception toward home-based hypertens...

Research paper thumbnail of Health Planning and Management For Health Extension Workers

Important Guidelines for Printing and Photocopying Limited permission is granted free of charge t... more Important Guidelines for Printing and Photocopying Limited permission is granted free of charge to print or photocopy all pages of this publication for educational, not-for-profit use by health care workers, students or faculty. All copies must retain all author credits and copyright notices included in the original document. Under no circumstances is it permissible to sell or distribute on a commercial basis, or to claim authorship of, copies of material reproduced from this publication. All rights reserved. Except as expressly provided above, no part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission of the author or authors. This material is intended for educational use only by practicing health care workers or students and faculty in a health care field.

Research paper thumbnail of Leadership in strategic information (LSI) building skilled public health capacity in Ethiopia

Research paper thumbnail of The Ethiopian Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program: strengthening public health systems and building human resource capacity

The Pan African medical journal, 2011

The Ethiopian Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program (EFELTP) is a comprehensive two-... more The Ethiopian Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program (EFELTP) is a comprehensive two-year competency-based training and service program designed to build sustainable public health expertise and capacity. Established in 2009, the program is a partnership between the Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health, the Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute, Addis Ababa University School of Public Health, the Ethiopian Public Health Association and the US Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. Residents of the program spend about 25% of their time undergoing didactic training and the 75% in the field working at program field bases established with the MOH and Regional Health Bureaus investigating disease outbreaks, improving disease surveillance, responding to public health emergencies, using health data to make recommendations and undertaking other field Epidemiology related activities on setting health policy. Residents from the first 2 cohorts of the program have co...

Research paper thumbnail of Unprotected sex, sexually transmitted infections and problem drinking among female sex workers in Ethiopia

Ethiopian Journal of Health Development, 2007

Research paper thumbnail of HIV-Related Sexual Behaviors among Migrants and Non-migrants in Rural Ethiopia: Role of Rural to Urban Migration in HIV Transmission

International journal of biomedical science : IJBS, 2011

To compare HIV-related sexual risk behavior among temporary rural to urban migrants and non-migra... more To compare HIV-related sexual risk behavior among temporary rural to urban migrants and non-migrants and to explore the role of migration in HIV transmission in a rural area of Ethiopia. A cross-sectional comparative study was conducted in Bure Woreda, West Gojam, Amhara Region, Ethiopia. A total of 1,310 male subjects (655 rural to urban migrants and 655 non-migrants) were selected randomly and were assessed, analyzed using SPSS version 17 software for their HIV related sexual risk behaviours including the role of migration in HIV transmission in a rural Ethiopia. Two parts of questionnaires were prepared and used for comparing the above groups. The first part of the questionnaires included non-sensitive questions such as demographics and HIV knowledge while the second part comprised sensitive questions related to sexual behaviors. When multiple sexual partners, sex with commercial sex workers, sexual transmitted infections and premarital sex compared between the two groups, the pr...