Health Care Waste Management and Associated Factors During Covid-19 Pandemic Among Public Health Facilities in Hadiya Zone, Southern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: During the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic, also known as the COVID-19 pandemic, developing and poor African countries face severe challenges in controlling infectious trash. As a result, the goal of this report is to assist decision-makers in determining the waste management approach accessible during the COVID-19 epidemic.

Objective: To assess health-care waste management and associated variables in public health institutions in Hadiya Zone, Southern Ethiopia, during the covid-19 pandemic.

RHD exon 5, 7 and 10 targeted non-invasive prenatal screening of fetal Rhesus-D (RhD) in selected RhD negative pregnant women in Ethiopia.

Background: A majority of non-invasive prenatal screening studies determining fetal RhD status have been tested on Caucasian and Asian populations, but limited or no studies have been conducted on the Ethiopian population. In the current study, we carried non-invasive prenatal screening of fetal RHD genotype in selected RhD negative Ethiopian pregnant women.

Methods: Cell-free DNA was extracted from the plasma samples of 117 RhD pregnant women between 9 and 38 weeks of gestation.

Prevalence of Khat () Chewing and Its Determinants: A Respondent-Driven Survey from Hossana, Ethiopia.

Background: Ethiopia is a leading khat producer in East Africa, and almost all regions are involved in khat production. Hossana, a small town in Southern Ethiopia, is also actively involved in khat production and its use. However, very few studies have been conducted to investigate the habit of khat chewing in this area.