Publications by authors named "Mesele Bezabih"
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- The study investigates breast cancer (BC) incidence in southern and southwestern Ethiopia, highlighting a lack of accurate epidemiological data.
- It analyzed biopsy reports from 2015 to 2019, finding the average patient age at diagnosis to be 42.27 years, with most cases diagnosed at stage III and larger tumor sizes.
- The results indicate that invasive ductal carcinoma is the most prevalent type of BC, and lymph node involvement is significant in relation to tumor size and surgical type.
Background: Neonatal deaths now account for 47% of all deaths in children younger than 5 years globally. More than a third of newborn deaths are due to preterm birth complications, which is the leading cause of death. Understanding the causes and factors contributing to neonatal deaths is needed to identify interventions that will reduce mortality.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: With nearly 15 million annual preterm births globally, preterm birth is the most common cause of neonatal death. Forty to 60 % of neonatal deaths are directly or indirectly associated with preterm mortality. As countries aim to meet the Sustainable Development Goals to reduce neonatal mortality, significant reductions in preterm mortality are needed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Ethiopia has an extremely high rate of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, dominated by tuberculous lymphadenitis (TBLN). However, little is known about Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBc) lineages responsible for TBLN in Southwest Ethiopia.
Methods: A total of 304 MTBc isolates from TBLN patients in Southwest Ethiopia were genotyped primarily by spoligotyping.
Background: Cervical cancer is a more serious public health problem than other cancers in women in Sub-Saharan Africa in general and in Ethiopia in particular. Thus, this study assessed risk factors related to invasive cervical carcinomas in southwestern Ethiopia.
Methods: Unmatched case control study was conducted in Jimma University Specialized Hospital from April 1 to September 30, 2010.
Introduction: The diagnosis of tuberculous lymphadenitis (TBL) remains challenging. The routinely used methods (cytology and smear microscopy) have sub-optimal sensitivity. Recently, WHO recommends GeneXpert to be used as the initial diagnostic test in patients suspected of having extra-pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Diagnosis of tuberculous lymphadenitis using fine-needle aspiration cytology is a simple and safe but low-specificity method, whereas conventional smear microscopy has variable sensitivity due to low bacterial load. We evaluated the diagnostic performance of fluorescent light-emitting diode (LED) microscopy on routinely collected fine-needle aspirates from tuberculous lymphadenitis presumptive cases.
Methods: Fine-needle aspirates were collected from patients clinically suspected of having tuberculous lymphadenitis as part of routine diagnosis.
Background: The diagnostic accuracy of fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytology for the diagnosis of tuberculous lymphadenitis (TBLN) is confounded by mimicking cytomorphologic disorders. The objective of this study was to determine whether supplementing FNA cytology with bacteriological methods improves the overall accuracy of TBLN diagnosis.
Methods: Two hundred presumptive TBLN cases were included in the study.
Background: Tuberculous lymphadenitis (TBLN) is the most common form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. The cytomorphological features of lymph node smears have reduced specificity for the diagnosis of tuberculosis. The diagnosis of TBLN with direct smear microscopy lacks sensitivity due to the limited number of bacilli in lymph node aspirate.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic facilitated the resurgence of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (TB) and other opportunistic diseases. This study assessed the sociodemographic and cytopathologic patterns of enlarged cervical lymph nodes among HIV positive and negative patients.
Materials And Methods: This prospective cross sectional study was conducted in Agaro Health centre, Agaro town, Oromia regional state, south western Ethiopia, for a period between April 2008 and September 2008.
Background: In Ethiopia where there is no strong surveillance system and diagnostic facilities are limited, the real burden of tuberculosis (TB) lymphadenitis is not well known. Therefore, we conducted a study to estimate the prevalence of TB lymphadenitis in Southwest Ethiopia.
Methods: A community based cross-sectional study was conducted from February to March 2009 in the Gilgel Gibe field research area.
Background: In Ethiopia where there is no strong surveillance system and state of the art diagnostic facilities are limited, the real burden of tuberculosis (TB) is not well known. We conducted a community based survey to estimate the prevalence of pulmonary TB and spoligotype pattern of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in Southwest Ethiopia.
Methods: A total of 30040 adults in 10882 households were screened for pulmonary TB in Gilgel Gibe field research centre in Southwest Ethiopia.
Background: Perceived stigma and lack of awareness could contribute to the late presentation and low detection rate of tuberculosis (TB). We conducted a study in rural southwest Ethiopia among TB suspects to assess knowledge about and stigma towards TB and their health seeking behavior.
Methods: A community based cross sectional survey was conducted from February to March 2009 in the Gilgel Gibe field research area.
Background: In Ethiopia, where HIV and tuberculosis (TB) are very common, little is known about the prejudice and misconceptions of rural communities towards People living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) and TB.
Methods: We conducted a cross sectional study in Gilgel Gibe Field Research area (GGFRA) in southwest Ethiopia to assess the prejudice and misconceptions of rural and urban communities towards PLHA and TB. The study population consisted of 862 randomly selected adults in GGFRA.
Superficial malignant neoplasms in southwestern Ethiopia: a cytopathological approach.
Diagn Cytopathol
November 2004
The aim of this study was to describe the distributions of superficial malignant neoplasms diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC). A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted within the Jimma Teaching Hospital, Pathology Department, Jimma University during the years between September 1998 and August 2002. Cases fulfilling cytopathological evidences of superficial malignancies were included whereas deep-seated malignancies were excluded from the study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: This study was designed to describe the causes and distributional patterns of chronic infective-parasitic dermatoses.
Methods: A histology-based cross-sectional study was conducted for the years between January 1985 and December 1998 within the Tikur Anbessa Hospital, Department of Pathology, Addis Ababa University. The data were retrieved from the department's archives and all dermatologic cases fulfilling bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic etiologies were included in the study.