Publications by authors named "Iyasu Tadesse Bukata"
Background: The prevalence of cardiac arrhythmia (CA) in the Ethiopian population is unknown. A community study was conducted to assess the magnitude and predictors of CAs in adults aged≥40 years in Jimma Town.
Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Jimma town from May to July 2017.
Background: The prevalence of cardiac arrhythmia (CA) in the Ethiopian population is unknown. A community study was conducted to assess the magnitude and predictors of CAs in adults aged≥40 years in Jimma Town.
Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Jimma town from May to July 2017.
Background: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was first reported by the World Health Organization on 31 December 2019, and later, it was declared a global pandemic on 12 March 2020. To date, it is a great challenge to the world including Ethiopia. Therefore, to attain effective prevention and control of the COVID-19 pandemic, improving the knowledge, attitude, and practices of the community is necessary.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis functioning, with cortisol as its major output hormone, has been presumed to play a key role in the development of psychopathology of schizophrenia.
Objective: We examined the association of serum cortisol with disease severity and improvement in schizophrenia patients in Jimma, Ethiopia.
Method: A total of 34 newly diagnosed schizophrenics were included in this study.