Publications by authors named "Frehiwot Mulugeta"
Article Synopsis
- - This study investigates how vaccination status affects RT-PCR cycle threshold (Ct) values in suspected COVID-19 cases, comparing results from rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) and RT-PCR testing.
- - Among 453 suspected cases, RDT showed 65.8% positive and RT-PCR showed 64.2% positive results, indicating discrepancies between the two testing methods.
- - The findings suggest that vaccination status has little influence on viral load as indicated by Ct values, complicating the interpretation of tests for vaccinated individuals, particularly in cases of breakthrough infections.
Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate treatment burden and its relationship with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among patients with multimorbidity (two or more chronic diseases) who were taking prescription medications and attending the outpatient department of the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Teaching Hospital.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted between March 2019 and July 2019. Treatment burden was measured using the Multimorbidity Treatment Burden Questionnaire (MTBQ), while HRQoL was captured using the Euroqol-5-dimensions-5-Levels (EQ-5D-5L).
Introduction: Health information systems (HIS) performance in Ethiopia is currently insufficient, and improvements are required to ensure that decision making is data driven. We share our experiences from the early-stage implementation of a package of HIS capacity-strengthening interventions as part of an innovative academic-government collaboration that addresses challenges in HIS performance.
Methods: We used routine program data to assess HIS performance using the Performance of Routine Information System Management (PRISM) assessment tools.
Background: Studies in Ethiopia show an increasing trend in maternal health service use, such as having at least 4 visits of antenatal care (ANC4+) and skilled birth attendance (SBA). Improving the health information system (HIS) is an intervention that can improve service uptake and quality. We conducted a baseline study to measure current maternal service coverage, HIS performance status, and their relationship.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Monitoring progress using appropriate data, with a functional health information system (HIS), believed to be very crucial for success of immunization program. Baseline study was conducted to assess, immunization service coverage, HIS performance status, and their relationships.
Methods: A linked facility and population-based survey was conducted concurrently from September 21 to October 15, 2020.