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Looking back thinking ahead towards the vernacular architecture of Gurage, Ethiopia

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In accordance with the culture and environment, vernacular architecture has provided suitable solutions. People are looking for more environmentally friendly structures in today's globalized world.
Ashenafi Kebede, Desalegn Amsalu, Dawit Yosef   +2 more
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Determinants of construction project delay and its effect on project beneficiaries: evidence from the Gurage Zone, Ethiopia

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Construction projects play a vital role in improving socio-economic development through infrastructure provision, job creation, and facilitation of economic growth.
Endalkachew Kabtamu Mekonen, Tasew Shedaga, Matiyos Sahle   +2 more
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Harnessing the Medicinal Potential of Enset (<i>Ensete ventricosum</i>) in Ethiopian Traditional Medicine: A Synthesis of Current Knowledge. [PDF]

Food Sci Nutr
This study provides the first national‐level synthesis of medical Enset (Ensete ventricosum) in Ethiopia. Over 600 Enset landraces were identified, with 16.7% documented from 15 major Enset growing areas, where corn and bulla are the primary medical parts used to treat bone and back ailments.
Muanenda M, Fereja WM, Dauda WP.
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Exploring indigenous knowledge and practices of the Gurage community on the biosystematics and utilization of Enset landraces for bone fracture and regeneration: the case of Gurage Zone, central Ethiopia region. [PDF]

Front Pharmacol
Background Enset (Ensete ventricosum) is a crucial perennial crop in Ethiopia for both food and medicine. The indigenous knowledge and practices of the use and biosystematics of the different Enset landraces are deeply rooted in the community.
Negassa T, Meressa A, Abdissa N, Degu S, Addis G, Debebe E, Abdisa N, W/Kidan S, Belitibo DB, Ashenef S, Shanko W, Zuber Z, Kumsa L, Kassahun M, Assamo FT, Endale M.   +15 more
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Determinants of healthcare-seeking behavior among women with symptoms of pelvic organ prolapse in gurage zone. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is relatively common healthcare issue due to its high prevalence, various adverse effects, and challenges for the healthcare system. Women in developing nations are at a higher risk of experiencing this condition. Although POP
Terefe AB, Ayalnew BS, Gudeta TG, Mamo GH, Mengistu GT, Abera M, Sori SA.   +6 more
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Immediate postpartum modern family planning utilization and associated factors among postpartum women in Gurage Zone, Southern Ethiopia 2022: community-based cross-sectional study. [PDF]

Front Glob Womens Health
Background The period immediately following delivery is crucial for addressing the many requirements women have in terms of reproductive health, including the need for family planning after delivery and for lowering the risks associated with closely ...
Gudeta TG, Terefe AB, Mengistu GT, Sori SA.   +3 more
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Knowledge, attitudes, and factors associated with vertical transmission of hepatitis B among pregnant women in Gurage Zone, Ethiopia. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Hepatitis B virus is a highly contagious virus and a significant public health issue globally. Its prevalence among the general and prenatal populations indicates its endemicity in Ethiopia.
Belay A, Assefa A, Zeleke FT, Animaw M, Argaw M, Endeshaw F, Alemu SB, Sahile A, Abera M.   +8 more
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Effects of gestational weight gain on adverse pregnancy outcomes among pregnant women in gurage zone, central Ethiopia: a cohort study. [PDF]

Sci Rep
The consequences of being overweight in non-pregnant individuals have been studied and chronic diseases are found to be associated with higher weight gain.
Beyene GA, Kasahun AW.
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Prevalence of Congenital Anomalies and Its Associated Factors Among Newborns in Central Ethiopia Region Public Hospitals, Ethiopia: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study, 2023. [PDF]

Public Health Chall
ABSTRACT Introduction A congenital anomaly (CA) is an anatomical, physiological, and metabolic defect of newborns that might be recognized during pregnancy, delivery, or later in life. CAs are structural and/or functional defects that have a significant physical, metabolic, mental, and developmental health of the child, as well as affected social and ...
Tsega D, Getawey A.
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The effect of mHealth application on improving childhood immunization coverage and timeliness: a case of the Gurage Zone, SNNPR, Ethiopia, a randomized controlled trial. [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Ethiopia has achieved remarkable decreases in under-5, infant, and neonatal mortality and has reached the target of MDG four three years ahead of the deadline, but child and infant health issues continue to result in high rates of mortality and morbidity.
Gebreeyesus FA, Temere BC, Amlak BT, Tarekegn TT, Shiferaw BZ, Emire MS, Geleta OT, Terefe TF, Mewahegn AA, Jimma MS, Chanie ES, Misganaw NM, Lane-Krebs K.   +12 more
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