Publications by authors named "Diriba Sufa"
Article Synopsis
- Meconium-stained amniotic fluid (MSAF) complicates 10-15% of live births and this study aimed to identify its determinants among women in southwestern Ethiopia in 2024.
- The research utilized a case-control design with 321 participants (107 cases of MSAF and 214 controls) across four hospitals, employing logistic regression analysis to determine associations.
- Significant factors linked to MSAF included induction of labor, obstructed labor, prolonged labor (over 24 hours), and premature rupture of membranes, highlighting critical areas for maternal health interventions.
Investigation Report of cVDPV2 Outbreak in Bokh Woreda of Dollo Zone, Somali Regional State, Ethiopia.
Case Rep Infect Dis
August 2020
Background: Poliovirus isolates detected in persons or in the environment can fall into three major categories: wild, Sabin and Sabin-like, or vaccine-derived. Detection of wild or vaccine-derived poliovirus may constitute an emergency, which can be categorized as an event that can lead to an outbreak, depending on characteristics of the isolate and the context in which it appears. The aim of the study was investigation report of cVDPV2 outbreak in Bokh woreda of Dollo Zone, Somali regional state, Ethiopia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Rotavirus causes severe-diarrheal diseases in infants. An estimation of 138 million rotavirus-associated diarrheal cases and 215,000 deaths occur every year globally. In December 2016, West-Shewa zone in Ethiopia reported unidentified gastrointestinal diarrhea outbreak.
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