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Frontiers in Psychiatry
BackgroundHIV-associated neurocognitive disorders are common in people living with HIV/AIDS and a... more BackgroundHIV-associated neurocognitive disorders are common in people living with HIV/AIDS and affect the adherence of patients to prescriptions, activities of daily living, and quality of life of patients. However, there is a lack of summative evidence in the area. The present meta-analysis was therefore addressing this gap.MethodsWe did our electronic search in Psych-Info, EMBASE, Scopus, and PubMed. The retrieved articles were stored with the endnote reference manager and data was extracted using Meta-XL version 5.3. The quality of studies was evaluated with the modified Newcastle–Ottawa Scale (NOS). A random-effect model and STATA-16 were used to compute the average estimate of HAND. Heterogeneity was weighed with I2 statistics. A sensitivity analysis and subgroup analysis were employed. The existence/nonexistence of a publication bias was checked with the Eggers test of publication bias.ResultsThe average prevalence of HAND was 50.41% (95% CI: 45.56, 55.26). The average estima...
Frontiers in Psychiatry
BackgroundPeople living with HIV/AIDS have a higher rate of depression/depressive symptoms and th... more BackgroundPeople living with HIV/AIDS have a higher rate of depression/depressive symptoms and this highly affects antiretroviral medication adherence. Therefore, much stronger evidence weighing the burden of depressive symptoms/major depression is warranted.MethodsWe investigated PubMed, Scopus, Psych-Info, and Embase databases for systematic review studies. A PRISMA flow diagram was used to show the search process. We also used the Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews (AMSTAR) checklist scores. A narrative review and statistical pooling were accompanied to compute the pooled effect size of outcome variables.ResultsOverall, 8 systematic review studies addressing 265 primary studies, 4 systematic review studies addressing 48 primary studies, and six systematic review studies addressing 442 primary studies were included for depressive symptoms, major depression, and their effect on medication non-adherence, respectively. Globally, the average depressive symptoms prevalence using...
Additional file 1: Supplementary file 1. A search strategy for the study.
Additional file 2. Quality assessment result of the studies included in this meta-analysis.
Additional file 1. PRISMA-P 2015 Checklist.
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2021
Background Alcohol use disorders (AUD) in tuberculosis patients are complicated with poor complia... more Background Alcohol use disorders (AUD) in tuberculosis patients are complicated with poor compliance to anti-tuberculosis treatment and poor tuberculosis treatment outcomes. However, aggregate data concerning this problem is not available. Therefore, this review aimed to fill the above gap by generating an average prevalence of AUD in tuberculosis patients. Method Our electronic search for original articles was conducted in the databases of Scopus, PubMed, and EMBASE, African Index Medicus, and psych-info. Besides, the reference list of selected articles was looked at manually to have further eligible articles for the prevalence and associated factors of AUD in tuberculosis patients. The random-effects model was employed during the analysis. MS-Excel was used to extract data and stata-11 to determine the average prevalence of AUD among tuberculosis patients. A sub-group analysis and sensitivity analysis were also run. A visual inspection of the funnel plots and an Eggers publication...
Annals of General Psychiatry, 2019
Background The presence of mental distress among students affects their cognitive, emotional, phy... more Background The presence of mental distress among students affects their cognitive, emotional, physical, and interpersonal functioning. Besides, it predisposes to substance use problems and finally affects academic performance negatively. Therefore, this study was designed to estimate the magnitude and identify associated factors for the mental distress of students at Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia. Methods This institution-based cross-sectional survey assessed mental distress among 585 undergraduate students at Wollo University from April 10 to May 10/2019 using a multi-stage stratified sampling technique. Kessler-10 item scale was used to collect data about mental distress. Variables with p-value < 0.25 in bivariate logistic regression were pooled into a multi-variable logistic regression model and p-value < 0.05 in the multi-variable model was considered significant statistically. The strength of the relationship was interpreted using the odds ratio with 95% CI. The mode...
Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare
Nurse-physician collaboration is an integral part of quality improvement in health care. Collabor... more Nurse-physician collaboration is an integral part of quality improvement in health care. Collaboration enables individuals to work together to achieve defined and common health purposes. There is limited evidence related to nurse-physician inter-professional collaboration and its associated factors in Ethiopia, particularly in Dessie city public hospitals. Objective: To assess nurse-physician inter-professional collaboration and associated factors at public hospitals in Dessie city, Ethiopia, 2021. Methods: An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted among nurses and physicians at public hospitals in Dessie city. A self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection. Stratified simple random sampling techniques were used to select study participants proportional to the sample size allocation. The final sample size was 260 and allocated proportionally to Dessie Comprehensive Specialized Hospital and Boru Meda General Hospital. The data were entered and analyzed using EPI-data version 4.6 and SPSS version 26 software respectively. During analysis, p-values less than 0.25 in binary logistic regression were entered into multivariable logistic regression. Finally, p-values less than 0.05 in multi-variable logistic regression were considered statically significant. Results: The mean score for inter-professional collaboration was 97.40 ± 19.6SD. In this study, inter-professional collaboration among nurses and physicians was 44.2%. This study showed that favorable attitude [AOR=3.205; CI: 1.781-5.766], respondents working in the gynecological department [AOR=0.210; CI: 0.052-0.849], satisfied organizational support [AOR=2.062; CI: 1.140-3.729] and urban residents [AOR=3.996; CI: 1.069-14.931] were factors associated with nurse-physician inter-professional collaboration. Conclusion: In this study, nurse-physician inter-professional collaboration was low. Training on the importance of health teamwork, timely monitoring and evaluation of organizational support, and professional empowerment towards a favorable attitude of nursephysician inter-professional collaboration shall be provided at hospital levels. Routine assessment and timely intervention of the gynecological department for nurse-physician inter-professional collaboration shall be done at hospital levels. Moreover, both quantitative and qualitative research shall be performed for future research.
Critical Care Research and Practice
Background. Poor perception of informed consent compromises patients’ autonomy and self-determina... more Background. Poor perception of informed consent compromises patients’ autonomy and self-determination; as a result, they feel powerless and unaccountable for their treatment. This study aimed to assess patients’ perception of informed consent and its associated factors among surgical patients attending public hospitals in Dessie City Administration, Northeast Ethiopia. Methods. Facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 422 surgical patients. A systematic sampling technique was used to select the study participants. Data were collected using a pretested structured interviewer-administered questionnaire. EpiData version 3.1 was used for data entry, and then data were exported to SPSS version 25 for analysis. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was done to identify factors associated with the outcome variable among the participants. Variables with p value less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant factors. Results. The prevalence of poor perception of i...
AIDS Research and Therapy, 2021
Background Ethiopia, being in the Sub Saharan region of Africa, is one of the countries with a su... more Background Ethiopia, being in the Sub Saharan region of Africa, is one of the countries with a substantial burden of HIV infection. Because of the high burden of HIV and poor health care settings, HAND is prevalent as demonstrated in various cross-sectional studies. However, no review has been conducted to report the consolidated magnitude of HAND among people with HIV in Ethiopia. Therefore, this systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to estimate the prevalence of HAND in Ethiopia. Methods Following the PRISMA guidelines, we systematically reviewed and meta-analyzed studies that investigated the prevalence of HAND in Ethiopia from PubMed, Google Scholar, Science Direct, HINARI, EMBASE, and Cochrane library databases. We also looked at the reference lists of the included studies to include other relevant studies. Subgroup analysis was performed based on publication year, study location, and sample size. Heterogeneity across studies was evaluated using the I2 test. Potential publi...
International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 2021
Background Suicidal ideation and suicidal attempt are warning signs for and determine the prognos... more Background Suicidal ideation and suicidal attempt are warning signs for and determine the prognosis of completed suicide. These suicidal behaviors are much more pronounced in people living with HIV/AIDS. Despite this, there is a scarcity of aggregate evidence in Africa. This study was therefore aimed to fill this gap. Methods we extensively searched Psych-info, PubMed, Scopus, and EMBASE to obtain eligible studies. Further screening for a reference list of articles was also done. Meta XL package was used to extract data and the Stata-11 was also employed. Cochran’s Q- and the Higgs I 2 test were engaged to check heterogeneity. Sensitivity and subgroup analysis were implemented. Egger’s test and funnel plots were used in detecting publication bias. Results The pooled prevalence of suicidal ideation was 21.7% (95% CI 16.80, 26.63). The pooled prevalence of suicidal ideation in Ethiopia, Nigeria, Uganda, and South Africa was 22.7%, 25.3%, 9.8%, and 18.05% respectively. The pooled preva...
Journal of Neuroscience and Behavioral Health, 2016
Smoking is currently considered one of the greatest problems in public health worldwide, and it i... more Smoking is currently considered one of the greatest problems in public health worldwide, and it is one of the most avoidable causes of death. Cigarette consumption killed more than 6 million people, nearly 80% in low and middle income countries in 2011. The objective of the current study was to assess the prevalence of cigarette smoking and its determinant factors among psychiatric outpatients in Jimma University Specialized Hospital (JUSH). A facility based cross-sectional study was carried out in persons with mental disorders from 1st to 15th of August 2013 in Jimma zone, southwest Ethiopia. The data were collected by interviewing all persons with mental disorders coming for treatment at JUSH by using an interviewer administered questionnaire. The overall current prevalence of cigarette smoking was 20.5%. The prevalence of cigarette smoking in persons with schizophrenia, bipolar I disorders and major depressive disorders were 28.2, 17.8 and 16.3%, respectively. Cigarette smoking was strongly associated with male gender, khat use and alcohol use disorders. The current prevalence of cigarette smoking was high amongst persons with mental disorders. Attention should be given routine screening for cigarette smoking in psychiatric patients and consequent management of smoking along with psychiatric management.
Background: HIV associated neurocognitive disorders are common in people living with HIV/AIDS and... more Background: HIV associated neurocognitive disorders are common in people living with HIV/AIDS and affects adherence of patients to prescription, activities of daily living and quality of life of patients. However, there is a lack of summative evidence in the area. The present meta-analysis was therefore employed to address this gap. Methods: we used the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines during our electronic search in Psych-Info, EMBASE, Scopus and PubMed. The retrieved articles were stored with endnote reference manager and data was extracted using Meta-XL version 5.3. The quality of studies were evaluated with modified Newcastle–Ottawa Scale (NOS). A random-effect model and STATA-16 were used to compute the average estimate of HAND. Heterogeneity was weighed with I2 statistics. A sensitivity analysis and subgroup analysis were employed. The existence /nonexistence of a publication bias were checked with the eye ball test and egg...
Patient Preference and Adherence
Background: Satisfaction of patients is a key measure of quality pharmacy service delivery. Howev... more Background: Satisfaction of patients is a key measure of quality pharmacy service delivery. However, the traditional way of drug inventory and dispensing practice by professionals negatively affects the satisfaction of patients. Hence, assessment of satisfaction level is an important tool to identify gaps in pharmacy service delivery and works for its improvement.
Annals of General Psychiatry
Background Postpartum depression is a common psychiatric complaint of women following delivery an... more Background Postpartum depression is a common psychiatric complaint of women following delivery and a multitude of psychosocial, maternal, newborn and husband-related factors were contributing to it. This condition has a detrimental impact on the mother–infant caregiving relationship and hastens the infant’s cognitive, emotional and social development. However, a shortage of empirical evidence existed especially in developing countries including Ethiopia. Therefore, we implemented this study to determine the magnitude of postpartum depression and its correlates. Methods A cross-sectional survey was implemented on 378 postnatal women in the maternal and child health clinic of Dessie health centers within 4 weeks of their delivery. Postpartum depression was assessed using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). Intimate partner violence was operationalized as a psychological, physical and sexual abusive action imposed on women by their associates. We estimated the crude and ad...
The Open Public Health Journal
Background: Violence against women is the world's most prevalent, pervasive and enduring prob... more Background: Violence against women is the world's most prevalent, pervasive and enduring problem. Sexual violence appears to be particularly great among adolescent girls of Sub-Saharan African countries, including Ethiopia. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted from January to February 2018, and 322 participants were selected via a stratified sampling technique. Data were entered using Epi-data version 3.1 and exported to SPSS version 21 for analysis, then bivariate and multivariate logistic regression was employed to see statistically significant factors. Results: Lifetime prevalence of Gender-based violence was found to be 35.1% (95% CI: 29.9 - 40.3). Risk factors significantly associated with sexual violence were living alone (AOR = 4.3 95% CI: 1.03, 18.09), having two or more number of sexual partner in life (AOR = 11.5 95% CI: 2.80, 47.16), lack of open discussion between parents and daughters about reproductive health issues (AOR= 5.05 95% CI: 1.37, 18.55), being...
BMC Psychiatry
Background The burden of depression in prisoners is increasing and factors such as co-existence o... more Background The burden of depression in prisoners is increasing and factors such as co-existence of medical illness, lack of social support and longer duration of sentences are contributing to it. However, no pooled evidence on the magnitude and factors of depression in prisoners existed in Ethiopia. The current meta-analysis was therefore aimed to have aggregate evidence on the magnitude and factors of depression in prisoners of Ethiopia. Methods A search of databases on PubMed, Scopus, and EMBASE was carried out systematically. Besides, grey literature sources were extensively investigated. Moreover, the reference lists of the articles selected were searched. Random effects and quality-effects models were used to describe the pooled prevalence of depressive symptoms with 95% CI. We also detect heterogeneity between studies using Cochran’s Q- statistic and the Higgs I2 test. A sensitivity analysis was also implemented. Publication bias was checked with Egger’s test and funnel plots ...
Background: Worldwide, alcohol consumption caused 3.8 percent of all deaths and 4.5 percent of th... more Background: Worldwide, alcohol consumption caused 3.8 percent of all deaths and 4.5 percent of the total
burden of disease in 2004. Alcohol use disorders (AUDs) are also a burden for individuals and society in Ethiopia. It
is important to identify problematic alcohol use at an early stage, as this provides professionals with the opportunity
to take preventive measures and, hence, reduce the problems caused by this consumption. The high prevalence of
substance abuse problems among persons with psychiatric disorders calls for more effective alcohol and drug use
assessment in psychiatric settings.
Objectives: To assess prevalence of alcohol use disorders and its associated factors among psychiatric
outpatients in Jimma University specialized hospital (JUSH) Methods: A university hospital based cross-sectional
study of 365 psychiatric outpatients was conducted from 1st to 15th August 2013 in Jimma zone, south-west Ethiopia.
The data were collected by interviewing all psychiatric outpatients coming for treatment at JUSH by using structured
questionnaire. An alcohol use disorder was assessed using Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT). All
variables associated with AUDs with a p value ≤ 0.25 were included in the final multivariable model.
Results: The estimated prevalence rate of AUD was 38.9%, with 23.3% hazardous drinking, 5.8% alcohol abuse
and 9.8% alcohol dependence. In the final multiple logistic regression model AUD was significantly associated with
Gender, Religion, Frequency of going to worship places and Cigarette smoking. Being female gender was less likely
to develop AUD. Those who were orthodox religion followers, those who never went to the worship places and those
who smoke cigarettes were more likely to have AUD.
Conclusions: The high prevalence of AUDs detected in our facility-based survey of psychiatric outpatients in
Ethiopia implies the need to design effective screening tools and feasible interventions for AUDs.
Frontiers in Psychiatry
BackgroundHIV-associated neurocognitive disorders are common in people living with HIV/AIDS and a... more BackgroundHIV-associated neurocognitive disorders are common in people living with HIV/AIDS and affect the adherence of patients to prescriptions, activities of daily living, and quality of life of patients. However, there is a lack of summative evidence in the area. The present meta-analysis was therefore addressing this gap.MethodsWe did our electronic search in Psych-Info, EMBASE, Scopus, and PubMed. The retrieved articles were stored with the endnote reference manager and data was extracted using Meta-XL version 5.3. The quality of studies was evaluated with the modified Newcastle–Ottawa Scale (NOS). A random-effect model and STATA-16 were used to compute the average estimate of HAND. Heterogeneity was weighed with I2 statistics. A sensitivity analysis and subgroup analysis were employed. The existence/nonexistence of a publication bias was checked with the Eggers test of publication bias.ResultsThe average prevalence of HAND was 50.41% (95% CI: 45.56, 55.26). The average estima...
Frontiers in Psychiatry
BackgroundPeople living with HIV/AIDS have a higher rate of depression/depressive symptoms and th... more BackgroundPeople living with HIV/AIDS have a higher rate of depression/depressive symptoms and this highly affects antiretroviral medication adherence. Therefore, much stronger evidence weighing the burden of depressive symptoms/major depression is warranted.MethodsWe investigated PubMed, Scopus, Psych-Info, and Embase databases for systematic review studies. A PRISMA flow diagram was used to show the search process. We also used the Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews (AMSTAR) checklist scores. A narrative review and statistical pooling were accompanied to compute the pooled effect size of outcome variables.ResultsOverall, 8 systematic review studies addressing 265 primary studies, 4 systematic review studies addressing 48 primary studies, and six systematic review studies addressing 442 primary studies were included for depressive symptoms, major depression, and their effect on medication non-adherence, respectively. Globally, the average depressive symptoms prevalence using...
Additional file 1: Supplementary file 1. A search strategy for the study.
Additional file 2. Quality assessment result of the studies included in this meta-analysis.
Additional file 1. PRISMA-P 2015 Checklist.
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2021
Background Alcohol use disorders (AUD) in tuberculosis patients are complicated with poor complia... more Background Alcohol use disorders (AUD) in tuberculosis patients are complicated with poor compliance to anti-tuberculosis treatment and poor tuberculosis treatment outcomes. However, aggregate data concerning this problem is not available. Therefore, this review aimed to fill the above gap by generating an average prevalence of AUD in tuberculosis patients. Method Our electronic search for original articles was conducted in the databases of Scopus, PubMed, and EMBASE, African Index Medicus, and psych-info. Besides, the reference list of selected articles was looked at manually to have further eligible articles for the prevalence and associated factors of AUD in tuberculosis patients. The random-effects model was employed during the analysis. MS-Excel was used to extract data and stata-11 to determine the average prevalence of AUD among tuberculosis patients. A sub-group analysis and sensitivity analysis were also run. A visual inspection of the funnel plots and an Eggers publication...
Annals of General Psychiatry, 2019
Background The presence of mental distress among students affects their cognitive, emotional, phy... more Background The presence of mental distress among students affects their cognitive, emotional, physical, and interpersonal functioning. Besides, it predisposes to substance use problems and finally affects academic performance negatively. Therefore, this study was designed to estimate the magnitude and identify associated factors for the mental distress of students at Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia. Methods This institution-based cross-sectional survey assessed mental distress among 585 undergraduate students at Wollo University from April 10 to May 10/2019 using a multi-stage stratified sampling technique. Kessler-10 item scale was used to collect data about mental distress. Variables with p-value < 0.25 in bivariate logistic regression were pooled into a multi-variable logistic regression model and p-value < 0.05 in the multi-variable model was considered significant statistically. The strength of the relationship was interpreted using the odds ratio with 95% CI. The mode...
Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare
Nurse-physician collaboration is an integral part of quality improvement in health care. Collabor... more Nurse-physician collaboration is an integral part of quality improvement in health care. Collaboration enables individuals to work together to achieve defined and common health purposes. There is limited evidence related to nurse-physician inter-professional collaboration and its associated factors in Ethiopia, particularly in Dessie city public hospitals. Objective: To assess nurse-physician inter-professional collaboration and associated factors at public hospitals in Dessie city, Ethiopia, 2021. Methods: An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted among nurses and physicians at public hospitals in Dessie city. A self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection. Stratified simple random sampling techniques were used to select study participants proportional to the sample size allocation. The final sample size was 260 and allocated proportionally to Dessie Comprehensive Specialized Hospital and Boru Meda General Hospital. The data were entered and analyzed using EPI-data version 4.6 and SPSS version 26 software respectively. During analysis, p-values less than 0.25 in binary logistic regression were entered into multivariable logistic regression. Finally, p-values less than 0.05 in multi-variable logistic regression were considered statically significant. Results: The mean score for inter-professional collaboration was 97.40 ± 19.6SD. In this study, inter-professional collaboration among nurses and physicians was 44.2%. This study showed that favorable attitude [AOR=3.205; CI: 1.781-5.766], respondents working in the gynecological department [AOR=0.210; CI: 0.052-0.849], satisfied organizational support [AOR=2.062; CI: 1.140-3.729] and urban residents [AOR=3.996; CI: 1.069-14.931] were factors associated with nurse-physician inter-professional collaboration. Conclusion: In this study, nurse-physician inter-professional collaboration was low. Training on the importance of health teamwork, timely monitoring and evaluation of organizational support, and professional empowerment towards a favorable attitude of nursephysician inter-professional collaboration shall be provided at hospital levels. Routine assessment and timely intervention of the gynecological department for nurse-physician inter-professional collaboration shall be done at hospital levels. Moreover, both quantitative and qualitative research shall be performed for future research.
Critical Care Research and Practice
Background. Poor perception of informed consent compromises patients’ autonomy and self-determina... more Background. Poor perception of informed consent compromises patients’ autonomy and self-determination; as a result, they feel powerless and unaccountable for their treatment. This study aimed to assess patients’ perception of informed consent and its associated factors among surgical patients attending public hospitals in Dessie City Administration, Northeast Ethiopia. Methods. Facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 422 surgical patients. A systematic sampling technique was used to select the study participants. Data were collected using a pretested structured interviewer-administered questionnaire. EpiData version 3.1 was used for data entry, and then data were exported to SPSS version 25 for analysis. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was done to identify factors associated with the outcome variable among the participants. Variables with p value less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant factors. Results. The prevalence of poor perception of i...
AIDS Research and Therapy, 2021
Background Ethiopia, being in the Sub Saharan region of Africa, is one of the countries with a su... more Background Ethiopia, being in the Sub Saharan region of Africa, is one of the countries with a substantial burden of HIV infection. Because of the high burden of HIV and poor health care settings, HAND is prevalent as demonstrated in various cross-sectional studies. However, no review has been conducted to report the consolidated magnitude of HAND among people with HIV in Ethiopia. Therefore, this systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to estimate the prevalence of HAND in Ethiopia. Methods Following the PRISMA guidelines, we systematically reviewed and meta-analyzed studies that investigated the prevalence of HAND in Ethiopia from PubMed, Google Scholar, Science Direct, HINARI, EMBASE, and Cochrane library databases. We also looked at the reference lists of the included studies to include other relevant studies. Subgroup analysis was performed based on publication year, study location, and sample size. Heterogeneity across studies was evaluated using the I2 test. Potential publi...
International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 2021
Background Suicidal ideation and suicidal attempt are warning signs for and determine the prognos... more Background Suicidal ideation and suicidal attempt are warning signs for and determine the prognosis of completed suicide. These suicidal behaviors are much more pronounced in people living with HIV/AIDS. Despite this, there is a scarcity of aggregate evidence in Africa. This study was therefore aimed to fill this gap. Methods we extensively searched Psych-info, PubMed, Scopus, and EMBASE to obtain eligible studies. Further screening for a reference list of articles was also done. Meta XL package was used to extract data and the Stata-11 was also employed. Cochran’s Q- and the Higgs I 2 test were engaged to check heterogeneity. Sensitivity and subgroup analysis were implemented. Egger’s test and funnel plots were used in detecting publication bias. Results The pooled prevalence of suicidal ideation was 21.7% (95% CI 16.80, 26.63). The pooled prevalence of suicidal ideation in Ethiopia, Nigeria, Uganda, and South Africa was 22.7%, 25.3%, 9.8%, and 18.05% respectively. The pooled preva...
Journal of Neuroscience and Behavioral Health, 2016
Smoking is currently considered one of the greatest problems in public health worldwide, and it i... more Smoking is currently considered one of the greatest problems in public health worldwide, and it is one of the most avoidable causes of death. Cigarette consumption killed more than 6 million people, nearly 80% in low and middle income countries in 2011. The objective of the current study was to assess the prevalence of cigarette smoking and its determinant factors among psychiatric outpatients in Jimma University Specialized Hospital (JUSH). A facility based cross-sectional study was carried out in persons with mental disorders from 1st to 15th of August 2013 in Jimma zone, southwest Ethiopia. The data were collected by interviewing all persons with mental disorders coming for treatment at JUSH by using an interviewer administered questionnaire. The overall current prevalence of cigarette smoking was 20.5%. The prevalence of cigarette smoking in persons with schizophrenia, bipolar I disorders and major depressive disorders were 28.2, 17.8 and 16.3%, respectively. Cigarette smoking was strongly associated with male gender, khat use and alcohol use disorders. The current prevalence of cigarette smoking was high amongst persons with mental disorders. Attention should be given routine screening for cigarette smoking in psychiatric patients and consequent management of smoking along with psychiatric management.
Background: HIV associated neurocognitive disorders are common in people living with HIV/AIDS and... more Background: HIV associated neurocognitive disorders are common in people living with HIV/AIDS and affects adherence of patients to prescription, activities of daily living and quality of life of patients. However, there is a lack of summative evidence in the area. The present meta-analysis was therefore employed to address this gap. Methods: we used the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines during our electronic search in Psych-Info, EMBASE, Scopus and PubMed. The retrieved articles were stored with endnote reference manager and data was extracted using Meta-XL version 5.3. The quality of studies were evaluated with modified Newcastle–Ottawa Scale (NOS). A random-effect model and STATA-16 were used to compute the average estimate of HAND. Heterogeneity was weighed with I2 statistics. A sensitivity analysis and subgroup analysis were employed. The existence /nonexistence of a publication bias were checked with the eye ball test and egg...
Patient Preference and Adherence
Background: Satisfaction of patients is a key measure of quality pharmacy service delivery. Howev... more Background: Satisfaction of patients is a key measure of quality pharmacy service delivery. However, the traditional way of drug inventory and dispensing practice by professionals negatively affects the satisfaction of patients. Hence, assessment of satisfaction level is an important tool to identify gaps in pharmacy service delivery and works for its improvement.
Annals of General Psychiatry
Background Postpartum depression is a common psychiatric complaint of women following delivery an... more Background Postpartum depression is a common psychiatric complaint of women following delivery and a multitude of psychosocial, maternal, newborn and husband-related factors were contributing to it. This condition has a detrimental impact on the mother–infant caregiving relationship and hastens the infant’s cognitive, emotional and social development. However, a shortage of empirical evidence existed especially in developing countries including Ethiopia. Therefore, we implemented this study to determine the magnitude of postpartum depression and its correlates. Methods A cross-sectional survey was implemented on 378 postnatal women in the maternal and child health clinic of Dessie health centers within 4 weeks of their delivery. Postpartum depression was assessed using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). Intimate partner violence was operationalized as a psychological, physical and sexual abusive action imposed on women by their associates. We estimated the crude and ad...
The Open Public Health Journal
Background: Violence against women is the world's most prevalent, pervasive and enduring prob... more Background: Violence against women is the world's most prevalent, pervasive and enduring problem. Sexual violence appears to be particularly great among adolescent girls of Sub-Saharan African countries, including Ethiopia. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted from January to February 2018, and 322 participants were selected via a stratified sampling technique. Data were entered using Epi-data version 3.1 and exported to SPSS version 21 for analysis, then bivariate and multivariate logistic regression was employed to see statistically significant factors. Results: Lifetime prevalence of Gender-based violence was found to be 35.1% (95% CI: 29.9 - 40.3). Risk factors significantly associated with sexual violence were living alone (AOR = 4.3 95% CI: 1.03, 18.09), having two or more number of sexual partner in life (AOR = 11.5 95% CI: 2.80, 47.16), lack of open discussion between parents and daughters about reproductive health issues (AOR= 5.05 95% CI: 1.37, 18.55), being...
BMC Psychiatry
Background The burden of depression in prisoners is increasing and factors such as co-existence o... more Background The burden of depression in prisoners is increasing and factors such as co-existence of medical illness, lack of social support and longer duration of sentences are contributing to it. However, no pooled evidence on the magnitude and factors of depression in prisoners existed in Ethiopia. The current meta-analysis was therefore aimed to have aggregate evidence on the magnitude and factors of depression in prisoners of Ethiopia. Methods A search of databases on PubMed, Scopus, and EMBASE was carried out systematically. Besides, grey literature sources were extensively investigated. Moreover, the reference lists of the articles selected were searched. Random effects and quality-effects models were used to describe the pooled prevalence of depressive symptoms with 95% CI. We also detect heterogeneity between studies using Cochran’s Q- statistic and the Higgs I2 test. A sensitivity analysis was also implemented. Publication bias was checked with Egger’s test and funnel plots ...
Background: Worldwide, alcohol consumption caused 3.8 percent of all deaths and 4.5 percent of th... more Background: Worldwide, alcohol consumption caused 3.8 percent of all deaths and 4.5 percent of the total
burden of disease in 2004. Alcohol use disorders (AUDs) are also a burden for individuals and society in Ethiopia. It
is important to identify problematic alcohol use at an early stage, as this provides professionals with the opportunity
to take preventive measures and, hence, reduce the problems caused by this consumption. The high prevalence of
substance abuse problems among persons with psychiatric disorders calls for more effective alcohol and drug use
assessment in psychiatric settings.
Objectives: To assess prevalence of alcohol use disorders and its associated factors among psychiatric
outpatients in Jimma University specialized hospital (JUSH) Methods: A university hospital based cross-sectional
study of 365 psychiatric outpatients was conducted from 1st to 15th August 2013 in Jimma zone, south-west Ethiopia.
The data were collected by interviewing all psychiatric outpatients coming for treatment at JUSH by using structured
questionnaire. An alcohol use disorder was assessed using Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT). All
variables associated with AUDs with a p value ≤ 0.25 were included in the final multivariable model.
Results: The estimated prevalence rate of AUD was 38.9%, with 23.3% hazardous drinking, 5.8% alcohol abuse
and 9.8% alcohol dependence. In the final multiple logistic regression model AUD was significantly associated with
Gender, Religion, Frequency of going to worship places and Cigarette smoking. Being female gender was less likely
to develop AUD. Those who were orthodox religion followers, those who never went to the worship places and those
who smoke cigarettes were more likely to have AUD.
Conclusions: The high prevalence of AUDs detected in our facility-based survey of psychiatric outpatients in
Ethiopia implies the need to design effective screening tools and feasible interventions for AUDs.