Fracture of lower extremity is life treating because of excessive bleeding and associated soft tissue injury. Survivors are prone for life long functional impairment, like: limited range of motion, weakness, pain, impaired ...

Traditional medicine (TM) is the ancient and culture-bound medical practices which have existed in human societies before the application of modern science through enabling factors like community resources and income. ...

In the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy, vertical HIV transmission has been decreased; this may increase fertility desire of HIV infected women that leads to increase in the number of children born from HIV ...

Stunting refers to a child who is too short for his or her age, which is the most common cause of morbidity and mortality in under five children of developing countries. Studies showed employment status of mother was ...

Non-exclusive breastfeeding is becoming major cause of infants and children morbidity and mortality in developing countries including Ethiopia. Where high numbers of mothers are practicing non-exclusive breast feeding with ...

Utilization of eye care service is mandatory to reduce burden of visual impairment (VI) but in many parts of developing world communities are not avail themselves. The information about prevalence of eye care service ...

The world health organization adopted the Surgery, Antibiotic, facial cleanness and environmental improvement (SAFE)strategy for prevention of trachoma and different prevention strategies were implemented in Andabet district. ...

Regular eye checkups are essential for diabetic patients in order to reduce the impact of vision-threatening complications of diabetes mellitus; despite having a good vision or asymptomatic. However, there is lack of ...

Amblyopia is a visual development abnormality that occurs in either one or both eyes, which ranges from 0.14% to 12.9% globally. It occurs during childhood resulting in visual impairment if left untreated. Estimating the ...

Cataract is the leading cause of blindness globally and accounts for half of the total blindness in Ethiopia. Despite it is treatable, the lack of knowledge about cataract and its treatment is still a major barrier in the ...