The Ethiopian government's health extension program is a creative strategy to guarantee health equity by generating demand for basic healthcare services by delivering relevant health information to households in both rural ...
NIMO AHMED ISMAEL (BSC); MERGA DHERESA (PhD, Ass. Prof); WENDIMIYE ASHENAFI (PhD, Ass. Prof).(Haramaya University, 2024-08)
Background: Anemia during pregnancy is a major cause of morbidity and mortality
of pregnant women in developing countries and has both maternal and fetal
consequences. The regional estimates of anemia among pregnant ...
MUSTEFE HASSEN MAHAMED; Jemal Yusuf (MPH, Assistant professor); Merga Deresa (PhD, Associate professor)(Haramaya University Harar, 2024-09)
Background: Adolescence is a period in which rapid physical, social and psychological
development takes place. It is a period of opportunity, but also full of health risks. However, the
family guidance center in Jigjiga ...
MOTI TULU GEMEDA; Mr. Jemal Yusuf; Dr. Haymanot Mezmur(Haramaya University, Haramaya, 2023-02)
Background:Adolescence is a period in which rapid physical, social and psychological
development takes place. It is a critical developmental period as a significant portion of the
disease and injury burden encountered, ...
Background: In Ethiopia, abortion is a leading cause of maternal mortality. Although
there is some investigation on post-abortion family planning acceptance among women
who utilize abortion services, the immediate post ...
Background: Globally 38 million people were living with human immunodeficiency virus and
among them 1.7 million were newly infected and thousands had died of the disease. Ethiopia is
one of HIV high burden countries with ...
Tajudin Yusuf Alo; Dr. Maleda Tafera; Mr Habtamu Bekele(Haramaya University, 2024-09)
Short birth interval is defined as the time less than 33 months between previous
and current births. Currently short birth interval is becoming a serious problem of low and
middle-income countries. However, there is ...
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, ...