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Immunological Treatment Failure Among Adult Patients Receiving Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in East Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Getenet, Dessie; Henok, Mulugeta; Fasil, Wagnew; Abriham, Zegeye; Dessalegn, Kiross; Ayenew, Negesse; Yared, Asmare Aynalem; Temsgen, Getaneh; Alison, Ohringer; Sahai , Burrowes (2019-10-30)

Background: Minimizing antiretroviral treatment failure is crucial for improving patient health and for maintaining long-term access to care in low-income settings such as eastern Africa. To develop interventions to ...
Prevalence of Erectile Dysfunction in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus and Its Association with Body Mass Index and Glycated Hemoglobin in Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta Analysis

Wondimeneh, Shibabaw Shiferaw; Tadesse, Yirga Akalu; Yared, Asmare Aynalem (2020-01-18)

Background. Mortality and morbidity in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) are attributed to both microvascular and macrovascular complications. However, there is a significant amount of variation in the primary studies ...
Level of Knowledge About Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV Option B+ and Associated Factors Among ANC Clients in Kombolcha Town, South Wollo Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, 2017

Ayele, Mamo Abebe; Mesfin, Wudu Kassaw; Nathan, Estifanos Shewangashaw (HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care, 2020-02-10)

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the level of knowledge about prevention of mother-to-child transmission option B+ and associated factors among antenatal care clients in Kombolcha town; 2017. Methods: ...
Prevalence and associated factors of diarrhea among under-five children in Debre Berhan town, Ethiopia 2018: a cross sectional study

Sisay, Shine; Sindew, uhamud M; Solomon, Adanew; Alebachew, Demelash; Makda , Abate (BMC Infectious Disease, 2020-02-24)

Background: Diarrhea is responsible for 525,000 children under-five deaths and 1.7 billion cases globally and is the second leading cause of death among children under-five every year. It is a major public health problem ...
Prevalence of Anemia and Its Associated Factors in Antiretroviral-Treated HIV/AIDS Positive Adults from 2013 to 2018 at Debre Berhan Referral Hospital, Ethiopia

Yared, Asmare Aynalem; Wondimeneh, Shibabaw Shiferaw; Zeleke , Woldiye (Hindawi, 2020, 2020-03-11)

Introduction. Anemia was defined as a hemoglobin level of less than or equal to 13.9 g/dl for male and less than or equal to 12.2 g/dl for female adults. It is one of the most common hematological abnormalities in ...
Determinants of Low Birth Weight Among Newborns Delivered in Public Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Case-Control Study

Getaneh, Baye Mulu; Bereket, Gebremichael; Kalkidan, Wondwossen Desta; Mekonen, Adimasu Kebede; Yared, Asmare Aynalem; Melaku, Bimirew Getahun (open access to scientific and medical research, 2020-03-24)

Background: Birth weight predicts the infant’s future health, growth, and viability. It is a good summary measure of many public health problems that include long-term maternal malnutrition, and poor health care during ...
Preeclampsia management modalities and perinatal death: a retrospective study in Woldia general hospital

Kenean, Getaneh Tlaye; Melese, Linger Endalfer; Mesfin, Wudu Kassaw; Mussie, Mulugeta Gebremedhin; Yared, Asmare Aynalem (BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2020-04-09)

Background: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are among the most common causes of perinatal death. The disorders are highly linked to multiple factors that make prediction and prevention challenging. Early diagnosis ...
Prevalence of diabetic peripheral neuropathy in Africa: a systematic review and meta analysis

Wondimeneh, Shibabaw Shiferaw; Tadesse, Yirga Akalu; Yeshamble, Work; Yared, Asmare Aynalem (BMC Endocrine Disorders, 2020-04-15)

Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a global health care problem that can impose a substantial economic burden. Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a common microvascular complication of DM that increases the ...
Mapping local patterns of childhood overweight and wasting in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2017

LBD Double Burden of Malnutrition Collaborators (Nature Medicine, 2020-04-20)

A double burden of malnutrition occurs when individuals, household members or communities experience both undernutrition and overweight. Here, we show geospatial estimates of overweight and wasting prevalence among ...
Surgical site infection and its associated factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta analysis

Wondimeneh, Shibabaw Shiferaw; Yared, Asmare Aynalem; Tadesse, Yirga Akalu; Pammla, Margaret Petrucka (BMC Surgery, 2020-05-18)

Background: Despite being a preventable complication of surgical procedures, surgical site infections (SSIs) continue to threaten public health with significant impacts on the patients and the health-care human and ...
Food insecurity and its predictors among lactating mothers in North Shoa Zone, Central Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study

Lemma, Getacher; Gudina, Egata; Yared, Asmare Aynalem; Abebaw, Molla; Adane, Tesfaye; Haimanot, Abebe; Wubet, Alebachew Bayih; Samuel , Derbie Habtegiorgis (BMJ Open, 2020-05-18)

Objective To assess the prevalence of food insecurity (FI) and its predictors among lactating mothers in Ataye District, North Shoa Zone, Central Ethiopia. Design A community-based cross-sectional study design was ...
The global burden of pressure ulcers among patients with spinal cord injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Wondimeneh, Shibabaw Shiferaw; Tadesse, Yirga Akalu; Henok, Mulugeta; Yared, Asmare Aynalem (BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 2020-05-29)

Background: Pressure ulcers (PU), one of the common challenging public health problems affecting patient with spinal cord injury. PUs occurs over bony areas of the body where pressure and tissue distortion is greatest. ...
Mother-to-child HIV transmission and its associations among exposed infants after Option B+ guidelines implementation in the Amhara regional state referral hospitals, Ethiopia

Mesfin, Wudu Kassaw; Ayele, Mamo Abebe; Biruk, Beletew Abate; Kenean, Getaneh Tlaye; Ayelign, Mengesha Kassie (International Journal of Infectious Diseases., 2020-06)

Background: Elimination of mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has been a global public health priority. In 2013, the World Health Organization recommended antiretroviral therapy ...
Mapping geographical inequalities in childhood diarrhoeal morbidity and mortality in low income and middle-income countries, 2000–17: analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

Local Burden of Disease Diarrhoea Collaborators (The Lancet, 2020-06-06)

Background: Across low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), one in ten deaths in children younger than 5 years is attributable to diarrhoea. The substantial between-country variation in both diarrhoea incidence ...
Mapping geographical inequalities in childhood diarrhoeal morbidity and mortality in low income and middle-income countries, 2000–17: analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

Local Burden of Disease Diarrhoea Collaborators (The Lancet, 2020-06-06)

Background: Across low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), one in ten deaths in children younger than 5 years is attributable to diarrhoea. The substantial between-country variation in both diarrhoea incidence ...
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Mothers on Prevention and Control of Intestinal Parasitic Infestations in Sekota Town, Waghimra Zone, Ethiopia

Mesfin, Wudu Kassaw; Ayele, Mamo Abebe; Biruk, Beletew Abate; Alemu, Birara Zemariam; Ayelign, Mengesha Kassie (Pediatric Health, Medicine and Therapeutics, 2020-06-08)

Background: Intestinal parasites (IP) are a major public health problem in several developing countries. It accounts for 1.5 billion infections with one or more intestinal parasitic agents. The prevalence of helminthiases ...
Latrine Utilization and Associated Factors in Mehal Meda Town in North Shewa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia, 2019

Ayele, Mamo Abebe; Mesfin, Wudu Kassaw; Abinet, Dagnew Mekuria; Sisay, Shewasinad Yehualshet; Endegena , Abebe Fenta (BioMed Research International, 2020-06-19)

Background. Worldwide lack of sanitation is a serious health risk, affecting billions of people around the world, particularly the poor and disadvantaged of people around the world. In Sub Saharan Africa, the number of ...
Predictors of neonatal sepsis in public referral hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia: A case control study

Tadesse, Yirga Akalu; Bereket, Gebremichael; Kalkidan, Wondwossen Desta; Yared, Asmare Aynalem; Wondimeneh, Shibabaw Shiferaw; Yoseph, Merkeb Alamneh (LoS ONE 15(6):2020, 2020-06-24)

Background: Despite remarkable progress in the reduction of death in under-five children, neonatal mortality has shown little or no concomitant reduction globally. It is also one of the most common causes of neonatal ...
Incidence and Predictors of Recurrence among Breast Cancer Patients in Black Lion Specialized Hospital Adult Oncology Unit, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Retrospective Follow-up Study with Survival Analysis

Wondimeneh, Shibabaw Shiferaw; Yared, Asmare Aynalem; Tadesse, Yirga Akalu; Tefera, Mulugeta Demelew (J Cancer Prev, 2020-06-30)

Currently, breast cancer is becoming a major public health problem for developing countries. In Ethiopia, breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer among women, and constitutes a major public health concern. Hence, ...
Incidence of respiratory distress and its predictors among neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit, Black Lion Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Yared, Asmare Aynalem; Hussien, Mekonen; Tadesse, Yirga Akalu; Tesfa, Dejenie Habtewold; Aklilu, Endalamaw; Pammla, Margaret Petrucka; Wondimeneh, Shibabaw Shiferaw (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7329073/#, 2020-07-01)

Background: Although respiratory distress is one of the major causes of neonatal morbidity and mortality throughout the globe, it is a particularly serious concern for nations like Ethiopia that have significant resource ...

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