Sinonasal adenocarcinoma presented as a giant anterior cranial fossa mass: a case report and review of the literature.

Background: Intestinal adenocarcinoma accounts for less than 0.1-4% of all malignancies in the region. It is common among woodworkers and leather workers.

Predictors of Failure in Ultrasound-Guided Hydrostatic Reduction of Intussusception in Children: Retrospective Analysis in a Specialized Center in Ethiopia.

Purpose: To identify factors predicting the failure of ultrasound-guided hydrostatic reduction of intussusception in children.

Patients And Methods: The medical records of 174 children who underwent ultrasound-guided hydrostatic reduction of intussusception over four years were reviewed at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital. Patient's demography, clinical data, and sonography findings (type of intussusception, length of intussusception, presence of lead point, trapped fluid, lymph node, and free peritoneal fluid) were entered into SPSS 25 (IBM) and analyzed using logistic regression.

Undiagnosed hypertension and associated factors among long-distance bus drivers in Addis Ababa terminals, Ethiopia, 2022: A cross-sectional study.

Introduction: Hypertension is a major public health problem that is often unrecognized, and its detection and control should be prioritized. The level of undiagnosed hypertension and its associated factors among long-distance bus drivers in Ethiopia is unknown.

Objective: This study aimed to assess the magnitude of undiagnosed hypertension and its associated factors among long-distance bus drivers in Addis Ababa bus terminals.

Association of multiple sclerosis with stroke: A comprehensive review.

Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic immune-mediated disorder characterized by the degradation of the myelin sheath in the central nervous system. Research indicates that individuals with MS exhibit a higher susceptibility to stroke compared to the general population. This association is rooted in shared underlying mechanisms, specifically involving neuroinflammatory processes.

Outcome of Diabetic Keto Acidosis Treatment and Associated Factors Among Adult Patients Admitted to Emergency and Medical Wards at St. Paul's Hospital, Addis Ababa Ethiopia, 2023: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: Diabetic ketoacidosis is a potentially fatal disease that affects adults. Therefore, rapid detection and treatment are required to decrease mortality rates. Most of the earlier research on diabetic ketoacidosis in Ethiopia concentrated on its prevalence and associated factors.

Post Traumatic Frontal Sinus Mucocele with Subcutaneous Extension: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Background: Langenbach (1820) first described paranasal sinus mucoceles under the name of hydatids. Roulette (1909) introduced the name mucocele. Paranasal sinus mucocele is the accumulation of mucus secretions and exfoliated epithelium in the sinuses, causing enlargement of the sinus walls.

Giant Occipital Encephalocele: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Background: Protrusion of cerebrospinal fluid and meninges is called meningocele. Meningoencephalocele is a protrusion of neural tissue and meninges. The incidence of an Encephalocele is 1 in every 5000 live births.

Effectiveness of Lactational Amenorrhea Method in Ethiopia: A Multi-Center Prospective Cohort Study.

Background: Although the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) is one of the most commonly used contraception methods during the first six months of a woman's postpartum period, there has been little research on its effectiveness in general and particularly in Ethiopia. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of LAM and the experiences of Ethiopian women who used it.

Methods: This was a multi-center prospective cohort study of postpartum women from five Ethiopian regions and one city administration.

Neonatal Spontaneous Bilateral Posterior Fossa Chronic Subdural Hematoma and Obstructive Hydrocephalus with a Successful Outcome: A Case Report.

Background: Chronic supratentorial subdural hematoma is uncommon in neonates but accounts for most neurosurgical procedures in neonatal age. However, its occurrence in the posterior fossa is extremely rare. It can be caused by instrumental delivery, coagulation abnormality, hypoxic insult, and various structural abnormalities.

Strategic response to COVID-19 in Ethiopia.

COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, has posed a major threat to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) due to inadequate health infrastructure and human resources. Ethiopia, a low-income country with the second largest population in Africa, has coordinated a strategic response, leveraging existing infrastructure and health systems and mobilizing public health professionals and specialist expert physicians for a multifaceted, unified government approach and adaptive response. Resource limitations, particularly in critical care, have still posed challenges, but the public health and clinical interventions thus far have prevented the catastrophic toll that many predicted.

Effectiveness of Bubble Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (BCPAP) for Treatment of Children Aged 1-59 Months with Severe Pneumonia and Hypoxemia in Ethiopia: A .

Despite the beneficial effect of bubble continuous positive airway pressure (BCPAP) oxygen therapy for children with severe pneumonia under the supervision of physicians that has been shown in different studies, effectiveness trials in developing country settings where low-flow oxygen therapy is the standard of care are still needed. Thus, the aim of this study is to assess the effectiveness of bubble CPAP oxygen therapy compared to the WHO standard low-flow oxygen therapy among children hospitalized with severe pneumonia and hypoxemia in Ethiopia. This is a cluster randomized controlled trial where six district hospitals are randomized to BCPAP and six to standard WHO low-flow oxygen therapy.

Financial risk of emergency abdominal surgery: a cross sectional study from Ethiopia.

Background: The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery suggested six indicators every country should use to measure their surgical systems. One of these indicators, catastrophic expenditure (CE), is defined as money paid for service which amounts to more than 10% of the patient's total annual expenditure, or more than 40% of annual non-food household expenditure. Ethiopian Ministry of Health has set a target of 100% protection from CE by 2030.

School feeding contributed valuable dietary energy and nutrients despite suboptimal supply to school-age children and adolescents at primary schools in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Objectives: This study investigated the nutritional quality and adequacy of school meals served to school-age children and adolescents.

Methods: A total of 55 food samples were collected from 11 food types served for breakfast and lunch at 15 selected school kitchens. Each meal was weighed using a digital scale.

Impact of school meals on educational outcomes in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Objective: This study evaluated the impact of the Addis Ababa School Feeding Program (SFP) on educational outcomes.

Design: Single-group repeated measurement/longitudinal study design and multistage stratified sampling design were followed. Effect sizes estimates, repeated measures ANOVA, Chi-square, Generalised Additive Mixed Model and mixed effects negative binomial regression were used.

Late request for safe abortion care at a tertiary hospital in Ethiopia; the role of emotional factors: A cross-sectional study.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of second-trimester safe abortion care and to examine its association with emotional factors.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study on second-trimester safe abortion care clients from June 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 at St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College.

Exploring barriers to reproductive, maternal, child and neonatal (RMNCH) health-seeking behaviors in Somali region, Ethiopia.

Introduction: Health-seeking behaviours are influenced by internal and external contributing factors. Internal factors include attitudes, beliefs and core values, life adaptation skills, psychological disposition whereas external factors include social support, media, socio-cultural, political, economic and biological aspects, health care systems, environmental stressors and societal laws and regulations. This study was meant to explore factors affecting health-seeking behaviors in the Somali regional state of Ethiopia.

Vitamin D deficiency among newly diagnosed tuberculosis patients and their household contacts: a comparative cross-sectional study.

Background: Recent studies suggest that the incidence and severity of tuberculosis is associated with low levels of vitamin D. Even though individuals living in Ethiopia have a high exposure to sunlight which is a source of vitamin D, tuberculosis is still one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in the country. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the prevalence and associated factors of vitamin D deficiency in newly diagnosed tuberculosis patients, household contacts and community controls in Gondar, Ethiopia.