Publications by authors named "Belachew Umeta"
Background: The incidence of hypertension in persons 25 years of age and older is estimated to be 46% in Africa, where it is still very common. This concerning rate could be explained by the pharmaceutical markets' accessibility to poor quality antihypertensive drugs. Thus, the purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare the quality different brands of Amlodipine Tablets Commercially available in Jimma Town, South-western Ethiopia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The use of poor quality drugs will have multiple consequences with an extended hazard of growing drug-resistant strains.
Purpose: The review aimed to provide the quality status of antimalarial drugs in East Africa.
Data Source: PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar were searched from September 5 to September 12, 2021.
Background: Satisfaction with pharmacy services has many implications, including the degree of interaction with health care providers, the type and quality of service provided, and the extent to which needs and desires are met. This study aimed to identify the dimensions of pharmacy services and quantify client satisfaction with them.
Methods: A quantitative cross-sectional study was employed to guide this study.
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has brought new situations that require the effective delivery of health information across the world and it's important to offer clear, consistent, and credible information on the pandemic to mitigate and control the outbreak.
Aim: To assess COVID-19 information source, need and trust among the rural community of southwest Ethiopia.
Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study design was conducted among 634 rural communities of southwest Ethiopia.
COVID-19 vaccines: awareness, attitude and acceptance among undergraduate University students.
J Pharm Policy Pract
April 2022
Background: The myths and conspiracy theories on the COVID-19 vaccine cause people to be hesitant and maleficent towards the vaccine.
Objectives: To assess COVID-19 vaccine-related awareness, attitude and acceptance and to assess reasons for refusing the vaccine among undergraduate Jimma University Institute of Health students.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 387 undergraduate students of Jimma University Institute of Health.
Background: Human immune deficiency virus (HIV) increases the susceptibility to primary infection or reinfection and the risk of tuberculosis (TB) reactivation for patients with latent TB. There was no current report on the rate of active TB infection among HIV-1 infected patients in our teaching and referral hospital. Therefore, this study was aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with active TB infection among HIV-1 infected patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To assess health extension workers knowledge of child immunization schedules and associated factors.
Methods: A cross-sectional study design was conducted among health extension workers working in Bako Tibe Woreda. The data were collected by using semi-structured questionnaires, and descriptive statistics were used to summarize the data.
Background: The availability of poor-quality drugs on the drug market might favor the ineffectiveness of the drug and/antimicrobial resistance.
Aim: To evaluate the quality of similar batches of ethambutol hydrochloride tablets available in different governmental health facilities of Jimma town, southwest Ethiopia.
Methods: The World Health Organization checklist was used to inspect the storage area of health facilities and check medicines for the sign of counterfeit.
Background: Dissolution is the critical quality control parameter and used to predict an in vivo oral bioavailability, and it is used to support bio-waiver.
Aim: To evaluate and compare the dissolution profile of eight brands of metformin HCL 500 mg tablets available in Jimma town, Southwest Ethiopia.
Methods: The study was conducted in Jimma town, Ethiopia.