Evaluating eye health care services progress towards VISION 2020 goals in Gurage Zone, Ethiopia [PDF]
BMC Health Services Research, 2022 Background Ethiopia signed the VISION 2020 Global Declaration and launched its eye health program in 2002. Since then, there has been limited systematic and comprehensive evaluation of the progress towards VISION 2020 goals in Ethiopia.
Jibat Gemida Soboka +3 more
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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Hypertension Among Adults in Gurage Zone, Southwest Ethiopia, 2022 [PDF]
SAGE Open Nursing, 2023 Introduction Hypertension affects over a billion people worldwide, making it a major public health problem. The problem is significant in both developed and developing countries.
Mamo Solomon MSc +8 more
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Prevalence of traditional eye medicine and self-treatment in Gurage Zone, Rural Ethiopia [PDF]
BMC Complementary Medicine and TherapiesIntroduction Traditional medicines are commonly used worldwide, especially in Africa—however, there is limited information on the prevalence and types of traditional eye medicine utilization in Ethiopia.
Sadik Taju Sherief +2 more
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Sexual dysfunction and its associated factors among reproductive-age women at Gurage Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2023 [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2023 Introduction Female sexual dysfunction is commonly neglected, under-investigated, and under-treated in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the prevalence and its associated factors of female sexual dysfunction among reproductive-aged women
Fentahun Tamene Zeleke +11 more
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The Promotion of Non-Communicable Disease Screening in Gurage Zone, Ethiopia: A Mixed-Method Study [PDF]
DiseasesBackground: Despite the high non-communicable disease (NCD) mortality in Ethiopia, NCD screening in the country remains suboptimal. This study assessed the health communication process and materials designed to promote NCD screening among adult primary ...
Heldana Debebe +7 more
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Third delay and associated factors among women who gave birth at public health facilities of Gurage zone, southern Ethiopia [PDF]
BMC Women's Health, 2023 Background The third delay is a delay in accessing emergency obstetric care timely and appropriately once a woman reaches a health facility. The third delay plays a crucial role as an indicator to assess the quality of obstetrics services and is often ...
Ayenew Berihun +5 more
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Spatial and space-time clustering of tuberculosis in Gurage Zone, Southern Ethiopia.
PLoS ONE, 2018 IntroductionSpatial targeting is advocated as an effective method that contributes for achieving tuberculosis control in high-burden countries. However, there is a paucity of studies clarifying the spatial nature of the disease in these countries.
Sebsibe Tadesse +2 more
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Modeling Frequency of Injuries per Vehicle Crash in Gurage Zone, Southern Ethiopia. [PDF]
Ethiop J Health Sci, 2021 BACKGROUND፡ Traffic accident is the most serious problem in developing countries like Ethiopia, which is among the leading cause of death with the highest increasing rate from year to year in Ethiopia. This research aimed to identify the associated factors on the frequency of injuries per vehicle crash in Gurage zone.METHODS: A retrospective study was ...
Derese BM, Trueha DK.
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Prevalence and associated factors of suicidal behaviours and non-suicidal self-injury among youths of Gurage Zone, Ethiopia 2024: a community-based cross-sectional study [PDF]
BMJ OpenObjective To assess the magnitude and associated factors of suicidal behaviour and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) among youth of the Gurage Zone, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Regional, Ethiopia, 2024.Study design A community-based cross ...
Addisu Getie +7 more
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The relationship between maternal employment and stunting among 6–59 months old children in Gurage Zone Southern Nation Nationality People’s region, Ethiopia: A comparative cross-sectional study [PDF]
Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022 BackgroundMotivating proper nutrition during childhood is the basis for optimal health, learning, productivity, and social wellbeing throughout life. Stunting is among the major public health problems.
Mekiya Ahmed +8 more
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