Effect of under-nutrition during pregnancy on low birth weight in Tigray regional state, Ethiopia; a prospective cohort study.

Background: Under-nutrition during pregnancy affects birth outcomes and neonatal outcomes. Worldwide, 20.5 million children were low birth weight, mainly in poor countries.

Individual and community-level factors influencing optimal breastfeeding: A multilevel analysis from a national survey study of Ethiopia.

Background: Optimal breastfeeding is critical for healthy growth of the child. Globally, 820,000 children and 20,000 women lost due to in appropriate breastfeeding each year. In Ethiopia, 50,000 children lost related to malnutrition with 18% were due to poor breastfeeding habit.

Alarm Clock-Based Reminder for Improving Low Adherence on Option B Plus Antiretroviral Therapy Among HIV Positive Pregnant and Lactating Mothers in Northern Ethiopia.

Background: Option B plus antiretroviral therapy (ART) is an approach used to eliminate new Human Immune Deficiency Virus (HIV) infections among infants. Considering the high adherence on Option B plus ART in HIV positive mothers is a crucial part in preventing mother-to-child transmission HIV. Therefore, this study was performed to assess the status of adherence and factors related to Option B plus ART.

Determinants of malaria treatment delay in northwestern zone of Tigray region, Northern Ethiopia, 2018.

Background: Globally malaria affects 212 million people and causes 438,000 deaths each year. Ensuring early and timely treatment of malaria is important for preventing and controlling of life-threatening complications and further transmission. Even though malaria treatment is widely available in Ethiopia, 47-84% of patients present after 24 h of onset of first symptoms.

Risk factors associated with malaria outbreak in Laelay Adyabo district northern Ethiopia, 2017: case-control study design.

Background: Globally in 2015 about 214 million malaria cases and 438,000 deaths were reported with 75% were from Sub-Saharan Africa. Malaria transmission in Ethiopia is unstable, and outbreaks are considered public health emergencies. Understanding the trigger for outbreaks in low-transmission areas can help facilitate malaria elimination.