Damage to the public health system caused by war-related looting or vandalism in the Tigray region of Northern Ethiopia.

Background: The war that started on November 4, 2020, in the Tigray region of Northern Ethiopia severely affected the health sector. However, there is no available evidence to suggest the economic damage caused to the public health system because of war-related looting or vandalism. This study was aimed at estimating the cost of war-related looting or vandalism in Tigray's public health system in Northern Ethiopia in 2021.

Intimate partner violence as a determinant factor for spontaneous abortion during pregnancy: an unmatched case-control study.

Background: Intimate partner violence affects a significant portion of women worldwide throughout their lifetimes. Ethiopia lacks data that policymakers could utilize to develop context-specific policies for handling intimate partner violence during pregnancy.

Objectives: To identify the determinants of spontaneous abortion among women survivors of intimate partner violence during pregnancy in Adigrat General Hospital, Northern Ethiopia, in 2020.

The pooled prevalence of perinatal partner violence against postpartum women for index child: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: The continuous intimate partner violence against postpartum women (perinatal partner violence) is an important indicator of severe violence. However, its prevalence estimates remain dissimilar and show a high variability for three mutually exclusive time periods for index birth: before, during, and after pregnancy. Therefore, this study aimed to determine pooled prevalence of continuous violence against postpartum women (VAPW) for the index child.

Risk factors of oesophageal cancer at health facilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Unmatched case control study.

Background: Oesophageal carcinoma is one of the most common cancers in Ethiopia. Its occurrences vary among regional states of the country. The identification of local risk factors of oesophageal cancer will make it simple to design a focused intervention.

Oesophageal cancer magnitude and presentation in Ethiopia 2012-2017.

The aim of this study was to assess the magnitude, socio-demographic, and clinical characteristics of oesophageal cancer patients in selected referral hospitals of Ethiopia. A retrospective document review was employed in ten referral hospitals in different regions of Ethiopia. A structured data extraction tool was used to extract data from clinical care records of all clinically and pathologically confirmed oesophageal cancer patients who were diagnosed and treated in those hospitals from 2012 to 2017.

Effect of smoking on tuberculosis treatment outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Introduction: Numerous studies have explored an effect of cigarette smoking on tuberculosis treatment outcomes but with dissimilar conclusions.

Objective: To determine the effect of cigarette smoking on tuberculosis treatment outcomes.

Methods: PubMed, Cochrane library and Google scholar databases were searched last on February 27, 2019.