Publications by authors named "Mulusew Gerbaba Jebena"
Article Synopsis
- - The study investigates the effectiveness of locally available tests for diagnosing infections in resource-limited settings in Ethiopia, focusing on how these tests assist in managing suspected cases.
- - A total of 1,392 individuals were surveyed, revealing that 49.1% tested positive for infection using serological tests, while only 6.5% were positive using stool antigen tests; symptoms like dyspepsia made serology tests more likely to be positive.
- - The findings highlight that accurately diagnosing infections remains a challenge in Ethiopia, which complicates treatment and responsible use of antibiotics.
Sexual and reproductive health service utilization of young girls in rural Ethiopia: What are the roles of health extension workers? Community-based cross-sectional study.
BMJ Open
September 2022
Objective: Little is known about the extent to which Health Extension Programme (HEP) has played its role to increase service uptake among young girls. This study aims to estimate the status of young girls' sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services utilisation in rural Ethiopia and to examine the role of health extension workers (HEWs) in this regard.
Design: A cross-sectional study.
Introduction: The ministry of health (MOH) of Ethiopia recommends 4 or more focused antenatal care (ANC) visits at health centre (HC) or at a higher level of health facility (HF). In Ethiopia, few studies investigated time dimension of maternal health continuum of care but lack data regarding place dimension and its effect on continuum of care. The aim of this study is to estimate effect of place of ANC-1 visit and adherence to MOH's recommendations of MOH for ANC visits on continuum of care rural in Ethiopia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) increases adverse perinatal outcomes in women with the disorder. About 16% of all still births and 10% of early neonatal deaths are accounted by HDP. In Ethiopia, HDP complicates about 6% of all pregnancies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Maternal mortality is still high in Ethiopia. Antenatal care, the use of skilled delivery and postnatal care are key maternal health care services that can significantly reduce maternal mortality. However, in low- and middle-income countries, including Ethiopia, utilization of these key services is limited, and preventive, promotive and curative services are not provided as per the recommendations.
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