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Neurolathyrism in Sub‐Saharan Africa—Assessing the Neurotoxic Risks of Lathyrus sativus Amid Drought and Food Security Challenges

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
Representation of grass pea consumption in drought‐stricken sub‐Saharan Africa sustains nutrition, but excess β‐ODAP exposure due to multiple reasons triggers neurolathyrism, a progressive neurotoxic disorder. ABSTRACT Neurolathyrism is a progressive motor neuron disease due to the consumption of Lathyrus sativus (grass pea) over long periods.
Biruk Demisse Ayalew, Muhammad Umar, Pakeezah Tabasum, Maria Qadri, Talha Farooq, Eskeatnaf Yosef Getachew, Zemichael Getu Alemayehu, Eden Haile Hagos, Hailemariam Shimelis Gebeyehu, Hanna Tsehay Abebe, Nuradin Abdi Ali, David Chinaecherem Innocent, Temesgen Mamo Sharew   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Land reform distribution of land & institutions in rural Ethiopia: analysis of inequality with dirty data [PDF]

There are two either explicitly or implicitly and widely accepted ideas about the distribution of land in Ethiopia after the reform of 1975. First, land distribution in rural Ethiopia is highly equitable, for example compared to other African countries ...
Bereket Kebede
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Sustainably Intensified Production Systems Impact on Nutrition (SIPSIN) Round 2, Ethiopia

, 2017
The project aims to evaluate the implications of sustainable intensification of crop and livestock production systems (SIPS) on human nutrition in northern Ethiopia.
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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Exploring the Socio‐Economic Toll of Non‐Communicable Diseases in Low‐Resource Settings: Novel Evidence From Mozambique

The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The socio‐economic burden of increasingly prevalent non‐communicable diseases (NCDs) in low‐income countries is substantial and widely recognised. This study aimed to fill the remaining evidence gap for type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and hypertension (HTN) patients in selected health facilities across two provinces in Mozambique.
Maria Verykiou, Paolo Belardi, Sandra Loureiro, Paolo Massaro, Fernando Chenene, Celina Mate, Celeste Amado, Armindo Daniel Tiago, Giovanni Putoto, Aleksandra Torbica   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gender-based violence and its associated factors among reproductive-age women in Soqota town, Amhara Region, Northern Ethiopia, 2023: A mixed study design

International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences
Background: Gender-based violence is a human rights violation, and one in three women worldwide experiences some form of violence in their lifetime. Recently, it has received more attention, and extensive reporting systems and updated data are required ...
Yinagn Shibie Kibret, Endalkachew Worku Mengesha, Getachew Muluye Gedef, Melash Belachew Asresie   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Climatic controls of ecohydrological responses in the highlands of northern Ethiopia

Science of The Total Environment, 2017
Climate variability and recurrent droughts have a strong negative impact on agricultural production and hydrology in the highlands northern Ethiopia. Since the 1980s, numerous mitigation and land rehabilitation measures have been implemented by local and national authorities to reduce these impacts, are often poorly effective.
Tesfaye, Samuale, Birhane, Emiru, Leijnse, Toon, van der Zee, S.E.A.T.M.   +3 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Small-scale irrigation dams, agricultural production, and health - theory and evidence from Ethiopia [PDF]

The author looks at the feasibility and potential of instituting small-scale irrigation dams to reduce Ethiopia’s dependence on rainfed agriculture and the associated food insecurity. He develops a theoretical framework to assess the welfare implications
Ersado, Lire
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Sustainably Intensified Production Systems Impact on Nutrition (SIPSIN) Round 3, Ethiopia

, 2018
The project aims to evaluate the implications of sustainable intensification of crop and livestock production systems (SIPS) on human nutrition in northern Ethiopia.
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
core   +1 more source

Characteristics of longitudinal maternal health studies in sub‐Saharan Africa: A systematic mapping of literature between 2012 and 2022

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 169, Issue 1, Page 51-62, April 2025.
Abstract Background High maternal mortality rates in sub‐Saharan Africa necessitate the need for aligned research focusing on prevalent causes and neglected conditions in the region. Objective This mapping review aimed to describe the characteristics of longitudinal maternal health studies between 2012 and 2022 in sub‐Saharan Africa and identify gaps ...
Ijeoma Solarin, Cherlynn Dumbura, Darshnika Pemi Lakhoo, Kshama Chande, Gloria Maimela, Stanley Luchters, Matthew Chersich, for the HE2AT Center   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Geochronology of the Turkana Depression of Northern Kenya and Southern Ethiopia

Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and Reviews, 2011
AbstractMesozoic and Cenozoic sedimentary rocks in the Turkana Depression of northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia rest on basement rocks that yield K/Ar cooling ages between 433 and 522 Ma. Proven Cretaceous strata are exposed in Lokitaung Gorge in northwest Kenya.
Brown, F H, McDougall, Ian
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