Characteristics of Sand at Major Quarrying Areas around Addis Ababa

Major Risk Factors, Clinical and Laboratory Characteristics of Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma; a Retrospective Study at Tikur Anbassa Hospital, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

BACKGROUND Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a major cause of cancer death worldwide accounting for over half a million deaths per year. Hepatocellular carcinoma can occur secondary to viral hepatitis, HBV or HCV. It can also occur secondary to other causes of Cirrhosis (alcoholism being the other most common cause). OBJECTIVES To describe clinical and laboratory characteristics of Hepatocell...

Warfarin Therapy at Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Background: Warfarin has been the mainstay oral anticoagulant agent for the last several decades despite its narrow therapeutic index. It is critical for health professionals to have better knowledge and understanding on oral anticoagulant management and on how to give counseling for patients on this therapy. This study assessed healthcare professionals’ knowledge and counseling practice on war...

Performance Evaluation of Malaria Microscopists at Defense Health Facilities in Addis Ababa and Its Surrounding Areas, Ethiopia

BACKGROUND Blood film microscopy is the gold standard approach for malaria diagnosis, and preferred method for routine patient diagnosis in health facilities. However, the inability of laboratory professionals to correctly detect and identify malaria parasites microscopically leads to an inappropriate administration of anti-malarial drugs to the patients and incorrect findings in research areas...

Hospital Bed Occupancy and HIV/AIDS in three Major Public Hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

BACKGROUND In countries like Ethiopia where the spread of HIV infection is extensive, health services are faced with an increased demand for care. The most obvious reflection of this increased demand is through patient load, longer bed occupancy perhaps to the exclusion of patients with other ailments. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to describe the bed occupancy rate and the average ...

ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY Assessment of Bacterial Resistance Trend and Contributing Factors to Fluoroquinolone among Patients’ Specimens Analyzed At International Clinical Laboratories in Addis Ababa