Factors associated with depression among war-affected population in Northeast, Ethiopia.

Background: Depression is the most common mental health outcome of exposure to war-related traumatic stressors. Due to inter-communal conflict, Dessie City residents have experienced prolonged armed conflict in 2021. This conflict leads to widespread violence, negative impact on mental health, and large-scale forced migration.

Assessment of fatty liver and its correlation with glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus attending Dessie Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia.

Objectives: The purpose of conducting this study was to assess fatty liver disease and its correlation with glycemic control in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. In addition, evaluation of associated factors and correlation analysis between the fatty liver index and hemoglobin A1C level in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus was another aim of this study.

Methods: A hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients attending at diabetes clinic of Dessie Comprehensive Specialized Hospital located in south Wollo, Ethiopia.

Perioperative pediatric mortality in Ethiopia: A prospective cohort study.

Background: There was recording of excellent outcomes for pediatric surgery in developed countries of the world when it was carried out by an experienced pediatric surgeon and anesthetists with availabilities of equipment. However, this circumstance was not the ordinary for developing countries. The main objective of our study was to launch a pediatric perioperative mortality rate reference point and determination of associated factors under general or regional anesthesia in Ethiopia.