Erectile dysfunction and associated factors among patients with diabetes attending follow-up at a public hospital, Harar, Eastern Ethiopia. A cross-sectional study design.

Background: The global prevalence of erectile dysfunction among patients with diabetes is high. It is the most underestimated problem but has a great physical, psychological, and social impact on the individual with the disease, family, and society in general. Thus, this study aimed to assess the magnitude of erectile dysfunction and associated factors among patients with diabetes attending follow-up at a public hospital, Harar, Eastern Ethiopia.

Diabetes Concordant Comorbidities and Associated Factors Among Adult Diabetic Out-Patients at Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital, Harar, Eastern Ethiopia: a Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: Nowadays diabetic comorbidities constitute a major public health problem in Ethiopian context. However, there is a dearth in epidemiology and risk factors of diabetic comorbidity in Ethiopia, particularly in the study setting. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the prevalence and identify factors associated with concordant diabetic comorbidities among diabetic out-patients at Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital (HFSUH), EasternEthiopia.

Cardiovascular diseases risk factors among adult diabetic patients in eastern Ethiopia.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the magnitude of cardiovascular disease risk factors among adult diabetic patients at Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital and Jugal Hospital, eastern Ethiopia.

Methods: An institutional based cross sectional study was conducted on a total of 416 study participants (age ≥18 years) from February to March 2017. Data were collected using: structured questionnaires, measurements of weight, height, and blood pressure, and laboratory examination of blood lipids (total cholesterol, triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol) and fasting blood glucose.

Magnitude and associated factors of diabetes mellitus and hypertension among adult HIV-positive individuals receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy at Jugal Hospital, Harar, Ethiopia.

Background: People with HIV infection are at increased risk of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypertension are recognized as the major NCDs. Except few findings in general population, there is no well-documented evidence on the magnitude of NCDs and associated factors among HIV-positive patients.

Prevalence of rheumatic heart disease among school children in Ethiopia: A multisite echocardiography-based screening.

Background: Auscultation-based surveys in Ethiopia conducted in the late 1990's reported a rural prevalence of 4.6/1000 and an urban prevalence of 6.4/1000 of rheumatic heart disease (RHD).

Factors affecting adherence to antiretroviral treatment in harari national regional state, eastern ethiopia.

Background. The efficacy of antiretroviral treatment (ART) depends on strict adherence to the regimen, but many factors have been identified for nonadherence. Method.