background: although there are efforts being underway to control and prevent intestinal parasitic infections (ipis) in ethiopia, they are still endemic and responsible for significant morbidity. the aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of ipis and their association with nutritional status among primary school children of delo-mena district, south eastern ethiopia. methods: a cross-s...

OBJECTIVE To assess the accuracy of assessment of eligibility for early medical abortion by community health workers using a simple checklist toolkit. DESIGN Diagnostic accuracy study. SETTING Ethiopia, India and South Africa. METHODS Two hundred seventeen women in Ethiopia, 258 in India and 236 in South Africa were enrolled into the study. A checklist toolkit to determine eligibility for...

Because of a recent taxonomic revision, the species identity of helmeted terrapins (Pelomedusa) became unclear in many regions of their wide distribution range. Based on mtDNA sequence data, here we present the first record of Pelomedusa subrufa sensu stricto for the South African province of Mpumalanga. In South Africa, this species was previously known only from a single record in the provinc...

Abstract Restoration activities in degraded and/or deforested forest landscapes are common and old occurrences around the world. Tree planting is most landscape restoration initiatives. In Ethiopia, eight seedling-based options identified to alleviate land degradation its consequences. The primary purpose of this work was review factors affecting early survival tree shrub seedlings their remedi...

The protection of trademarks is necessitated to safeguard the interests businesspersons and consumers thereby contributing country’s overall economic growth development. This, in turn, calls for a strong system capable adjusting itself with dynamic all stakeholders. Ethiopia has adopted relatively comprehensive trademark legislations 2006. country also negotiating accession World Trade Organiza...

Onion (Allium cepa L.) is an important cash crop for smallholder farmers in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia. However, its productivity low, owing to a number factors including inappropriate irrigation water and nitrogen management. A field experiment was, therefore, conducted at Amibara farm, Arba Minch, Ethiopia, during 2018/19 dry season determine effect interval rate on growth, yield, yi...

small business and entrepreneurship play critical role in stimulating economic activity, creating jobs, alleviating poverty and uplift living standards in africa. it is widely accepted that the micro and small enterprise (mse) sectors have the potential to provide a livelihood for a considerably large number of poor rural and urban women in ethiopia. women account for the larger share of the in...