Publications by authors named "Temesgen Dileba"

Article Synopsis
  • Exclusive breastfeeding is crucial for infant growth and development, with a study in Ethiopia revealing a 56.05% practice rate, showing significant geographic variation across different regions.
  • The study employed statistical methods to analyze data from the 2019 Ethiopian mini demographic and health survey, identifying regions with high and low exclusive breastfeeding rates and potential influencing factors.
  • Factors associated with lower odds of exclusive breastfeeding included caesarean deliveries, delayed breastfeeding initiation, and residing in pastoralist areas or city administrations.
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Introduction: Poor child feeding practice is a public health problem in Africa. Mobile health (mHealth) is a supportive intervention to improve this problem; however, the evidence available in the current literature is inconsistent and inconclusive in Africa. Some studies state that exclusive breastfeeding is not different between controls and mHealth interventions in the first month.

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Background: The adoption of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) by the healthcare sector can improve patient care and safety, facilitate structured research, and effectively plan, monitor, and assess disease. EMR adoptions in low-income countries like Ethiopia were delayed and failing more frequently, despite their critical necessity. The most popular way to solve the issue is to evaluate user preparedness prior to the adoption of EMR.

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Background: Despite a remarkable decline in morbidity and mortality since the era of malaria roll back strategy, it still poses a huge challenge in Ethiopia in general and in Hadiya Zone in particular. Although, there are data from routine health management information on few indicators, there is scarcity of data showing magnitude of malaria and associated factors including knowledge and practice in the study area. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess magnitude and factors affecting malaria in low transmission areas among febrile cases attending public health facilities in Hadiya Zone, Ethiopia.

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