Hand-washing at critical times and associated factors among mothers of children under-five in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Good hand-washing practice is the most important preventive measure to reduce the spread of communicable disease to under-five children. Prior studies on good handwashing practice at critical times among mothers of children under-five age in Ethiopia were extremely varied. Therefore, this meta-analysis aimed to assess the overall proportion of good handwashing practice at critical times and identify the associated factors in Ethiopia.

Assessment of Smear-Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Associated Factors among Patients Visiting Health Facilities of Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) was one of the top causes of ill health and the leading cause of deaths worldwide until the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Hence, this study is aimed at assessing the prevalence of sputum smear-positive TB and associated factors among TB-suspected patients attending in Gedeo Zone health facilities, Southern Ethiopia.

Methods: A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 220 TB-suspected patients in Gedeo Zone health facilities from July 01 to Sep 30, 2021.

Antenatal Care Dropout and Associated Factors in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: The prevalence and determinants of antenatal care (ANC) dropout in Ethiopia were studied. However, the results were inconsistent and showed considerable variation. Hence, this meta-analysis aimed at estimating the overall prevalence of ANC dropout and its predictors in Ethiopia.

Time from symptom onset to severe COVID-19 and risk factors among patients in Southern Ethiopia: a survival analysis.

Objective: This study aimed to assess the time to severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and risk factors among confirmed COVID-19 cases in Southern Ethiopia.

Method: This two-center retrospective cohort study involved patients with confirmed COVID-19 from 1 October 2020 to 30 September 2021. Kaplan-Meier graphs and log-rank tests were used to determine the pattern of COVID-19 severity among categories of variables.

Under-nutrition and associated factors among pregnant women in public health care hospitals of Gedeo Zone, southern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Balanced and adequate nutritious food during pregnancy helps to improve maternal weight and for the healthy growth of the fetus. There has been little progress in reducing pregnant undernutrition in Ethiopia; it has been too slow.

Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of undernutrition and associated factors among pregnant women in public health care hospitals of Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia.

Case Report: Kanamycin Ototoxicity and MDR-TB Treatment Regimen.

Introduction: Aminoglycosides are ototoxic drugs because they have the ability to destroy the inner ear structures irreversibly. They are used to treat Gram-negative bacterial infections that are aerobic and as a second-line treatment for tuberculosis.

Case Presentation: A 40-year-old male from Dilla presented with right side chest pain and cough which is productive of whitish sputum of one-year duration, after investigation the diagnosis of multiple-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) was made and the patient was started with a short-term MDR-TB treatment regimen (4-6 KM-Mf-Pto-Cfz-Z-HH-E/5Mfx-Cfz-Z-E).

Effects of nutrition education and counseling intervention on maternal weight and obstetric outcomes among pregnant women of Gedeo Zone, Southern, Ethiopia: A cluster randomized control trial.

Due to the scarcity of intervention trials, especially in Ethiopia, the effect of nutrition education and counseling intervention on pregnancy outcomes is not well studied. To assess the effect of nutrition education and counseling on the outcomes of pregnancy among pregnant mothers in public health care institutions of Gedeo Zone, Southern, Ethiopia. A cluster randomized control trial study design was undertaken.

Neuromyelitis optica with brain stem involvement in a middle-aged Ethiopian woman: a case report and review of literature.

Introduction: Neuromyelitis optica is a demyelinating disease of the central nervous system that predominantly affects the optic nerves and spinal cord. In neuromyelitis optica, white blood cells and antibodies primarily attack the optic nerves and the spinal cord, but may also attack the brain. Brainstem manifestation has been described recently.

Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)-Associated Guillain-Barre' Syndrome: Case Report.

Though the novel corona virus (COVID-19) mostly affects the respiratory system, it can also result in several neurological complications. One of these is Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) and which is rare and only reported from some parts of the world during this pandemic. Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an immune-mediated polyradiculoneuropathy.