The magnitude of chronic diabetes complications and its associated factors among diabetic patients attending the general hospitals in Tigray region, Northern Ethiopia.

Background: Diabetes is a severe challenge to global public health since it is a leading cause of morbidity, mortality, and rising healthcare costs. 3.0 million Ethiopians, or 4.

Effect of motivational interviewing intervention on HgbA1C and depression in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (systematic review and meta-analysis).

Background: Many people living with diabetes are at risk for poor glycemic control, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and macro vascular complications. Glycemic control and psychological wellbeing of the patient is mandatory for diabetes management. Addressing these issues in the early stages of the disease are the best interventions for decreasing poor glycemic control and psychological problems.

Contraceptive use and its determinants among adolescent women in Tigray, Ethiopia: a multilevel modeling.

Background: Adolescent women are central for intergenerational health of human populations. Adolescent women are the most vulnerable to a range of reproductive health problems. One of the leading causes of death for adolescent women is complications from childbirth and pregnancy.

Factors associated with sexual violence among female administrative staff of Mekelle University, North Ethiopia.

Objective: To assess factors associated with sexual violence among female administrative staffs of Mekelle University, North Ethiopia.

Results: From the total number of participants, 188 (52.8%) had shift work and 110 (30.

Knowledge, practice and associated factors of essential newborn care at home among mothers in Gulomekada District, Eastern Tigray, Ethiopia, 2014.

Background: Around the world, more than three million newborns die in their first months of life every year. In Ethiopia during the last five years period; neonatal mortality is 37 deaths per 1000 live births. Even though there is an improvement compared to the past five years, there is still high home delivery 90 %, and high neonatal mortality about the Millennium Development Goal, which aims to be less than 32/1000 live births in Ethiopia.