Publications by authors named "Naod Firdu"

Introduction: Evidence indicates that postpartum and post-abortion women accept family planning at a higher rate when offered timely at appropriate sites. Therefore, this study explored barriers and enablers of postpartum and post-abortion family planning utilization in primary health care units of Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia, from June 20 to July 25, 2022.

Methods: We used a case study strategy of qualitative research using both the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) and Gender, Youth, and Social Inclusion (GYSI) frameworks was conducted from June to July 2022.

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  • A study was conducted to evaluate the retention of surgical skills among medical students in Ethiopia, highlighting the lack of previous research in low-resource settings.
  • Forty-four final-year medical students were divided into two groups to assess their skills in instrument identification, knot tying, and suturing at various intervals after training.
  • Results showed significant skill improvement immediately after training, but substantial skill decay by 6 months and 1 year, with regular testing not improving retention rates.
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Introduction: For antiretroviral therapy (ART) to work effectively, adherence is very crucial. However, most studies done on ART adherence are either on children or on adults. There is limited information on the level of adherence among adolescents.

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Background: The prevalence of diabetes mellitus and factors associated with it, nowadays, are increasing in alarming rates among different occupational groups. Of these occupational groups are Police officers that, often, are exposed to unique life styles and stressful situations which may lead to diabetes mellitus and other cardiovascular diseases. Due to this reason, the present study was conducted to assess the prevalence and factors associated with diabetes mellitus and impaired fasting glucose level among members of federal police commission residing in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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