Factors determining antenatal care utilization among mothers of deceased perinates in Ethiopia.

Introduction: Receiving adequate antenatal care (ANC) had an integral role in improving maternal and child health outcomes. However, several factors influence the utilization of ANC from the individual level up to the community level factors. Thus, this study aims to investigate factors that determine ANC service utilization among mothers of deceased perinate using the proper count regression model.

Antimicrobial susceptibility profile of Gonococcal isolates obtained from men presenting with urethral discharge in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Implications for national syndromic treatment guideline.

Background: Neisseria gonorrhoeae (gonococcus) is the etiologic agent for the sexually transmitted Infection gonorrhea, a disease with a significant global public health impact. The treatment regimen for gonorrhea has been changed frequently over the past few decades due to the organism's propensity for developing antibiotic resistance. This study investigated antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of quinolones, third-generation cephalosporin, and other relevant antimicrobials found in N.

Reemergence of yellow fever in Ethiopia after 50 years, 2013: epidemiological and entomological investigations.

Background: Yellow Fever (YF) is a viral hemorrhagic disease transmitted by aedes mosquito species. Approximately, 200,000 cases and 30,000 deaths occur worldwide every year. In Ethiopia, the last outbreak was reported in 1966 with 2200 cases and 450 deaths.