Introduction: More than one-third of the young Ethiopian population is most vulnerable to a range of SRH problems. The common problems include teenage pregnancy, early sexual debut, STIs, including HIV/AIDS, unmet need for ...
Background: Repeated infection with Chlamydia trachomatis causes Trachomatous trichiasis. Surgery is the preferred method of treatment of Trachomatous trichiasis. Surgery for Trachomatous trichiasis prevents blindness. ...
Tiruneh, Melkamu(Bahir Dar University, 2014-03-30)
In the recent years, sanitation has been recognized as the basis of health, dignity and development. However; the 2015 Millennium Development Goal target on sanitation remains the most off-track of all the MDG goals. ...
Background: Community-based Health Insurance is not-for-profit type of health insurance in which members regularly pays small premiums into a collective fund to be used for medical care and treatment during illness. It has ...
Background: Postnatal care service is a fundamental element of maternal health service. Proper timing of postnatal care services is a crucial step towards reduction of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality in ...
Problem Statement: Report shows nine women in every ten deliver at home, mothers who give
birth at home and mothers who tried to deliver at home have less chance of getting medical or
surgical service so they arc likely ...
Background: Low birth weight is a widely used indicator of newborn health. It is closely associated with fetal and neonatal mortality and morbidity, inhibited growth and cognitive development, and ...
Background: Low birth weight (LBW) is a leading cause of neonatal mortality. In most
developing countries, it was estimated that every ten seconds an infant die from a condition that
can be attributed to LBW. Approximately, ...
Background: Malnutrition is the most serious human health and social problems that affect vast
population of the world. Malnutrition continues to be a major public health problem throughout the
developing world, ...
Background: Despite the progress, the prevalence of modern contraceptive use remains low in Ethiopia. There are numerous predictors to use modern contraceptive methods. Attention has been given to individual-level factors ...
Obstetric fistula is a maternal morbidity creating devastating health problems for the women who are affected. Continuous and uncontrollable leaking of urine or faeces from the vagina can lead to life changing stigmatization ...
Background: Due to the failure of proper healthcare resource allocation and poor affordability to health services, many citizens are exposed to impoverishment from health shocks and catastrophic out of pocket health ...
Introduction: The postnatal period starts from one hour after the birth of placenta and ends 42 days. The days and weeks following childbirth, the postnatal period, is a critical phase in the lives of mothers and newborn ...
Abere Yekoye(Addis Continental Institute of Public Health, 2023-05)
Background: Preconception careis a set of interventions that aim to identify and modify biomedical, behavioral, and social risks to a woman’s health orpregnancy outcome through prevention and management.Addressing the ...
Background: Childhood stunting is one of the most impediments to human development. The causes of stunting are numerous and ranging from immediate determinants such as poor diet and disease ...