BACKGROUND Postpartum common mental disorders (CMD) such as depression and anxiety are increasingly recognized for their burden in low-resource countries such as Ethiopia. However, the magnitude of postpartum CMD in Ethiopia is not well-established. This short report describes the mental health status of women who had given birth in the last 24 months in the Amhara region of Ethiopia. METHODS...

BACKGROUND Ethiopia is assumed to have the highest burden of podoconiosis globally, but the geographical distribution and environmental limits and correlates are yet to be fully investigated. In this paper we use data from a nationwide survey to address these issues. METHODOLOGY Our analyses are based on data arising from the integrated mapping of podoconiosis and lymphatic filariasis (LF) co...

BACKGROUND The burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) has increased in sub-Saharan countries, including Ethiopia. The contribution of dietary behaviours to the NCD burden in Ethiopia has not been evaluated. This study, therefore, aimed to assess diet-related burden of disease in Ethiopia between 1990 and 2013. METHOD We used the 2013 Global Burden of Disease (GBD) data to estimate deaths,...

MOPE139. 50. Dubey JP, Tiao N, Gebreyes WA, Jones JL (2012) A review of toxoplasmosis in humans and animals in Ethiopia. Epidemiol Infect 140: 1935-1938. 51. Endris K (2012) Assessment of premarital sexual initiation, condom utilization and associated factors among Mersa town preparatory and high school Ethiop. J. Health Dev. 2013;27(2) 164 Ethiop. J. Health Dev. students, North Wollo, Ethiopia...

BACKGROUND Maternal mortality is noticeably high in sub-Saharan African countries including Ethiopia. Continuous nationwide systematic evaluation and assessment of the problem helps to design appropriate policy and strategy in Ethiopia. This study aimed to investigate the trends and causes of maternal mortality in Ethiopia between 1990 and 2013. METHODS We used the Global Burden of Diseases a...

a cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the prevalence and species of camel mange mite infestation in raya-azebo district, northern part of ethiopia. accordingly, three hundred and eighty-four camels were examined and mange mite infestation was detected on 64 of camels. only sarcoptes scabiei var. cameli was identified as the only mite species in all skin scraping samples collected...

For hares (Lepus spp., Leporidae, Lagomorpha, Mammalia) from Ethiopia no conclusive molecular phylogenetic data are available. To provide a first molecular phylogenetic model for the Abyssinian Hare (Lepus habessinicus), the Ethiopian Hare (L. fagani), and the Ethiopian Highland Hare (L. starcki) and their evolutionary relationships to hares from Africa, Eurasia, and North America, we phylogene...

This case study is about the first Information Systems Ph.D. program in Ethiopia and the region, a collaborative effort of thirteen universities around the globe. Seventeen faculty members are traveling to Ethiopia to launch the program and plan to begin class summer 2008. This paper depicts the program design, program development, and an outline of the overall program. The authors share their ...

Acknowledgements: This paper is the second of four papers related to pastoral economic growth and development in Ethiopia that were commissioned by the Department for International Development (DfID) at the request of the Government of Ethiopia. Ian Scoones served as a peer reviewer of the report and we wish to thank him for his constructive comments and suggestions. The authors, of course, ass...

Citation: Didanna HL (2017) Commentary: The Hidden Effects of Dairy Farming on Public and Environmental Health in the Netherlands, India, Ethiopia, and Uganda, Considering the Use of Antibiotics and Other Agrochemicals. Front. Public Health 4:288. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2016.00288 Commentary: the Hidden effects of Dairy Farming on Public and environmental Health in the netherlands, India, ethiopia,...