The population of Ethiopia is estimated to be nearly 86 million people, of whom 83.8% live in rural areas and 16.2% are urban dwellers (CSA, 2007). Women and men constitute 49.5% and 50.5% of the total population, respectively. ...

Ethiopia is among the countries with a good progress in reducing maternal mortality. According to the Ethiopian Demographic and Health Surveys (EDHS), Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) has dropped from 871 in 2000 to 676 in ...

This protocol is designed to follow the national strategy for hygiene and sanitation improvement with its focus on universal access (100% hygienic and sanitised households) in primarily rural or peri-urban environments. ...

Background: Anti-retroviral therapy (ART) is treatment for people infected with human immune deficiency virus by using anti-HIV drugs. ART is lifelong commitment to the clients, which needs detailed discussion about their ...

Background: Globally, new HIV infection is occurring more in key and priority population group including Female sexual workers, with the majority of those infections occurring in sub-Saharan Africa. Pre-exposure prophylaxis ...

Background: Lower Retention in antiretroviral therapy (ART) programs is one of the major challenges in all settings and across populations. Different studies have shown that after universal ‘test and treat’ (UTT) ...

Background: Within the global health landscape, mental health disorders present a formidable challenge, with a significant and discernible underutilization of available health services—most notably across the African ...

Problem statement: Ethiopia has launched the Road Sector Development Program (RSDP) to improve the networks and standards of road in 1997. Following this, the road standards and networks in Addis Ababa City have been ...

Background: Education is the most powerful weapon for struggling against poverty while achieving the developmental goal of a specific state. Drug abuse as a social phenomenon is one of the health problems of today. Tobacco, ...

Background: Pregnancy after 41 weeks of gestation is at risk of increased perinatal mortality and morbidity. There are only descriptive studies on outcome of post-term pregnancy in Ethiopia. No study was done ...