Spatial and temporal variation in crop diversity in agroforestry homegardens of southern Ethiopia [PDF]
A key assumption in many homegarden studies is that homegardens are ecologically and socio-economically sustainable due to their species diversity. The precise relation between diversity and sustainability is still heavily debated, however.
Abebe, T., Bongers, F., Wiersum, K.F.
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Sub-national prevalence survey of tuberculosis in rural communities of Ethiopia
Background Tuberculosis is a major public health problem with varying prevalence in different settings. National prevalence surveys provide evidence for planning and decision making.
Daniel G. Datiko +8 more
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Morphological variation and inter-relationships of quantitative traits in enset (Ensete ventricosum (welw.) Cheesman) germplasm from South and South-Western Ethiopia [PDF]
Enset (Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman) is Ethiopia's most important root crop. A total of 387 accessions collected from nine different regions of Ethiopia were evaluated for 15 quantitative traits at Areka Agricultural Research Centre to determine ...
Bekele +16 more
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Background Ethnic groups throughout the world have developed their own cultures expressed in the form of customs, taboos, and traditional healthcare systems.
Alemtshay Teka +3 more
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Association of conjunctival bacterial infection and female sex in cicatricial trachoma. [PDF]
PURPOSE: Conjunctival infection with non-chlamydial bacteria may play an important role in the progression of trachoma, especially with regard to the development of corneal opacity and blindness.
Alemayehu, Wondu +10 more
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Background Placental malaria (PM) is a major public health problem associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes such as low birth weight (LBW), preterm delivery and maternal anemia.
Absra Solomon +2 more
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Introduction The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 is a pandemic disease. Countries should take standard measures and responses to battle the effects of the viruses.
Abdurezak Kemal +9 more
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The effects of improved sanitation on diarrheal prevalence, incidence, and duration in children under five in the SNNPR State, Ethiopia: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Diarrhea is one of the leading causes of death, killing 1.3 million in 2013 across the globe, of whom, 0.59 million were children under 5 years of age.
Beyene, Habtamu +9 more
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Essential newborn care practice and its associated factors in Southwest Ethiopia
Background Essential newborn care is a wide-ranging strategy intended to improve the health of newborns by implementing appropriate interventions. Approximately in 2018, an estimated 2.5 million children died in their first month of life, which is ...
Haimanot Abebe +2 more
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Food insecurity and associated factors among HIV-infected individuals receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy in Jimma zone Southwest Ethiopia [PDF]
Background: In resource limited settings, many People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) lack access to sufficient quantities of nutritious foods, which poses additional challenges to the success of antiretroviral therapy (ART).
Alemseged, Fisehaye +3 more
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