Mapping national, regional and local prevalence of hypertension and diabetes in Ethiopia using geospatial analysis.

Objectives: This study aimed to map the national, regional and local prevalence of hypertension and diabetes in Ethiopia.

Design And Setting: Nationwide cross-sectional survey in Ethiopia combined with georeferenced ecological level data from publicly available sources.

Participants: 9801 participants aged between 15 and 69 years.

Risk factors for COVID-19 infection, disease severity and related deaths in Africa: a systematic review.

Objective: The aim of this study was to provide a comprehensive evidence on risk factors for transmission, disease severity and COVID-19 related deaths in Africa.

Design: A systematic review has been conducted to synthesise existing evidence on risk factors affecting COVID-19 outcomes across Africa.

Data Sources: Data were systematically searched from MEDLINE, Scopus, MedRxiv and BioRxiv.

COVID-19 in Ethiopia: a geospatial analysis of vulnerability to infection, case severity and death.

Background: COVID-19 has caused a global public health crisis affecting most countries, including Ethiopia, in various ways. This study maps the vulnerability to infection, case severity and likelihood of death from COVID-19 in Ethiopia.

Methods: Thirty-eight potential indicators of vulnerability to COVID-19 infection, case severity and likelihood of death, identified based on a literature review and the availability of nationally representative data at a low geographic scale, were assembled from multiple sources for geospatial analysis.

Impact of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and its medications on adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Introduction: Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a common public health problem affecting pregnant women. However, the impact of MDR-TB and its medication on pregnancy and perinatal outcomes has been poorly understood and inconsistently reported. Therefore, using the available literature, we aim to determine whether MDR-TB and its medications during pregnancy impact maternal and perinatal outcomes.

Knowledge and practice of health workers about control and prevention of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in referral hospitals, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge and practice of health workers about multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) prevention and control.

Study Design And Settings: A cross-sectional study was conducted at Gondar University Referral Hospital and Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital.

Participants: Randomly selected health workers (ie, medical doctor, nurse, health officer, pharmacy, medical laboratory and midwifery) were the study participants.

Maternal preconception weight trajectories are associated with offsprings' childhood obesity.

Objectives: This study aimed to examine the associations between (1) mothers' preconception body mass index (BMI) trajectories over 6-7 years and offspring childhood BMI, and (2) mothers' BMI changes between first and second pregnancy and the second-born child's BMI.

Methods: We used data (1606 mothers with 2733 children with mean age 7.7 years, SD 2.

Correction to: Mental health training for primary health care workers and implication for success of integration of mental health into primary care: evaluation of effect on knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP).

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Prevalence and determinants of active trachoma among preschool-aged children in Dembia District, Northwest Ethiopia.

Background: Trachoma is an infectious eye disease caused by Chlamydia trachomatis, which is the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide. In areas where trachoma is endemic, active trachoma is common among preschool-aged children, with varying magnitude. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of active trachoma and associated risk factors among preschool-aged children in Dembia District, northwest Ethiopia.

Pre-pregnancy weight change and incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus: A finding from a prospective cohort study.

Aims: In a population-based cohort study we examined the associations between early adult pre-pregnancy weight change and the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).

Methods: The study included 3111 women from the 1973-78 cohort of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health. These women have been surveyed regularly since 1996.

Vitamin-A deficiency and its determinants among preschool children: a community based cross-sectional study in Ethiopia.

Background: Vitamin A deficiency is the leading cause of preventable visual impairments in children. It is also an underlying cause for nearly one-fourth of global child mortality associated with measles, diarrhea, and malaria. The limited literature available in Ethiopia shows severe public health significance of vitamin-A deficiency.

Diabetes in Pregnancy and Childhood Cognitive Development: A Systematic Review.

Context: The effect of diabetes during pregnancy on the cognitive development of offspring is unclear because of inconsistent findings from limited studies.

Objective: This review was aimed to provide the best available scientific evidence on the associations between maternal pregnancy diabetes and the cognitive development of offspring.

Data Sources: A search was conducted in the Embase, CINAHL, PubMed, PsycINFO, and Scopus databases.

Nearly half of preschool children are stunted in Dembia district, Northwest Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study.

Background: Stunting has been the most pressing public health problem throughout the developing countries. It is the major causes of child mortality and global disease burden, where 80 % of this burden is found in developing countries. In the future, stunting alone would result in 22 % of loss in adult income.

Incidence and Predictors of Tuberculosis among HIV Positive Children at University of Gondar Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: A Retrospective Follow-Up Study.

Background. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of tuberculosis and its predictors among HIV positive children. Methods.

Prevalence and associated factors of hypertension among adults in Durame Town, Southern Ethiopia.

Background: To date, non-communicable diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, are becoming severe public health challenges particularly in developing countries. Hypertension is a modifiable risk factor that contributes the leading role for mortality. The problem is significant in low- and middle-income countries like sub-Saharan Africa.

Food insecurity in Farta District, Northwest Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study.

Background: Access to sufficient food is essential for household welfare as well as for accomplishing other development activities. Households with insufficient access to food often face other challenges related to food insecurity including poor health and a decline in productivity. These challenges can often create a vicious circle whereby households are unable to produce enough food even during a good crop season.

Adverse birth outcomes among deliveries at Gondar University Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia.

Background: Adverse birth outcomes are major public health problems in developing countries. Data, though scarce in developing countries including Ethiopia, on adverse birth outcomes and the risk factors are important for planning maternal and child health care services. Hence, this study aimed to determine the prevalence and associated factors of adverse birth outcomes among deliveries at Gondar University Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia.

Non-adherence to anti-tuberculosis treatment and determinant factors among patients with tuberculosis in northwest Ethiopia.

Background: Non-adherence to anti tuberculosis treatment is one of the crucial challenges in improving tuberculosis cure-rates and reducing further healthcare costs. The poor adherence to anti-tuberculosis treatment among patients with tuberculosis is a major problem in Ethiopia. Hence, this study assessed level of non-adherence to anti-tuberculosis therapy and associated factors among patients with tuberculosis in northwest Ethiopia.

Depression among women with obstetric fistula, and pelvic organ prolapse in northwest Ethiopia.

Background: The prevalence of depression is not well studied among women with pelvic floor disorders. Hence, this study aimed to determine the prevalence of depression and its associated factors among women with pelvic floor disorders.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 306 women with one or more of the advanced pelvic floor disorders who attended at the gynaecologic outpatient clinic of Gondar university referral hospital in the six months data collection period.