Validation of food frequency questionnaire for food intake of adults in Gida, West, Ethiopia.

Background: Diet is characterized by complex exposure to strongly intercorrelated components. Early efforts to understand diet-disease associations focused on the role of specific nutrients, but later, it became evident that dietary exposures may act synergistically in several instances. For research into how nutrition affects health and disease, scientifically sound descriptions of dietary intake at the population level are essential.

Unmet need for family planning among pastoralist community of West Omo zone, Ethiopia: A community based cross-sectional study.

Introduction: Family planning is among the best suggested strategies to decrease the high maternal mortality and morbidity prevailing among pastoral communities. Despite this fact, there is no sufficient information regarding the unmet need for family planning in the study area. Therefore, this study was intended to assess the prevalence of unmet need for family planning and its associated factors among currently married women residing in pastoralist community of West Omo zone, Ethiopia.

Private rental housing market in Ethiopia: Aspirations and challenges.

The private rental accommodation is a significant contributor to urban housing supply and is densely populated. Despite its prevalence, it has not received much attention in academic discussions. The rental housing market is like a double-edged sword, with both positive and negative aspects.