Publications by authors named "Habte T Likassa"

Nonmydriatic retinal fundus images often suffer from quality issues and artifacts due to ocular or systemic comorbidities, leading to potential inaccuracies in clinical diagnoses. In recent times, deep learning methods have been widely employed to improve retinal image quality. However, these methods often require large datasets and lack robustness in clinical settings.

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Background: Antenatal care (ANC) reduces maternal and newborn mortalities and makes it easier to find infections early and prevent them from progressing. This study aimed to identify factors affecting ANC utilization in Ethiopia via the count regression model.

Methods: The data for the study was drawn from the 2019 Ethiopian Mini Demographic and Health Survey dataset.

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Background: World Health Organization recommends exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for the first 6 months of life. EBF has sustainable long-term health benefits for both infants and mothers. Despite its benefits, the practice of EBF in Ethiopia is lower than the internationally recommended one.

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In this study, predictive models are proposed to accurately estimate the confirmed cases and deaths due to of Corona virus 2019 (COVID-19) in Africa. The study proposed the predictive models to determine the spatial and temporal pattern of COVID 19 in Africa. The result of the study has shown that the spatial and temporal pattern of the pandemic is varying across in the study area.

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