Incidence and risk factors of common infections among children in Wonago, southern Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study.

Objective: There are limited data in Ethiopia on common childhood illnesses. We aimed to measure the incidence and risk factors of common childhood illnesses in rural parts of southern Ethiopia.

Design: A community-based cohort study.

Iodine concentration level of iodized dietary salt and its associated factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Iodine deficiency disorder (IDD) is a major public health problem in Ethiopia. The availability of adequate iodized dietary salt at the household level is immensely important. Hence, this review aimed to estimate the pooled prevalence of adequate iodine concentration level of iodized dietary salt at the household level and its associated factors in Ethiopia.

Previous adverse pregnancy events as a predictor of gestational diabetes mellitus in Southern Ethiopia: a case control study.

Introduction: Gestational diabetes mellitus is a type of glucose intolerance that first manifests itself during pregnancy. A pregnant woman and her unborn child are at an increased risk of pregnancy complications and poor neonatal outcomes. Pregnancy diabetes affects one out of every 200 women.

The Prevalence of Stunting and Associated Factors among Children Under Five years of age in Southern Ethiopia: Community Based Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: According to the Ethiopian Mini Demographic Health survey (EMDHS) of 2019, about 37% of children under five years of age are stunted. Data are scarce on stunting in the study area.

Objective: This study was aimed to assess the prevalence and factors associated with stunting in among children under five years of age in southern Ethiopia.

Low immunization coverage in Wonago district, southern Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study.

Introduction: Immunization is a cost-effective intervention that prevented more than 5 million deaths worldwide from 2010 to 2015. Despite increased vaccination coverage over the past four decades in many African countries, including Ethiopia, universal coverage has not yet been reached. Only 39% of children aged 12-23 months received full vaccinations in Ethiopia, according to the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic Health Survey.