Ascorbic acid content and the antioxidant activity of common fruits commercially available in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Density in Relation to Patterns of Built-forms (Case Study: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)

Density is a critical typology in determining sustainable urban built-form patterns. Built-formrefers to the assemblage and arrangement of the building masses in a city reflecting the spatial layout of spaces.The relationship between density and urban character is also based on at certain densities (thresholds). In a widersense, sustainable cities are a matter of density. Recent debates about t...

Antioxidant Capacity, Ascorbic Acid and Phenolics Content in Wild Edible Fruits

The studied material were the fruits of 7 wild species: dog rose (Rosa canina L.), blackberry (Rubus caesius L.), elderberry (Sambucus nigra L.), blueberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.), blackthorn (Prunus spinosa L.), rowan (Sorbus aucuparia L.) and wild strawberry (Fragaria vesca L.). The fruits were subjected to an antioxidant activity assay (AA). Two methods were used: FRAP and ABTS. The fruit s...

Attitude and social consequences of tuberculosis in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

OBJECTIVE To gain a better understanding of the attitude and social consequences of tuberculosis (TB) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. DESIGN A cross sectional survey using a structured questionnaire and a qualitative study based on the focus group discussion (FGD) technique. SETTING Eight different kebeles (urban dwellers' associations) of six woredas (next higher administrative level to kebele)....

Food Security and Vulnerability in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Determinants of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) has been jeopardizing the global effort to prevent and control tuberculosis (TB). However, data on MDR-TB in Ethiopia in general, and in our study area in particular, are very scarce. The aim of this study was to identify determinants of MDR-TB in a cohort of patients managed in two referral hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, between April 1, 2013 and ...