Effectiveness of women-led community interventions in improving tuberculosis preventive treatment in children: results from a comparative, before–after study in Ethiopia by Jacob Creswell, Degu Jerene, Ahmed Bedru, Dawit Assefa, Kalkidan Tesfaye, Samuel Bayu, Samuel Seid, Fikirte Aberra, Amera Khan

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on utilisation of facility-based essential maternal and child health services from March to August 2020 compared with pre-pandemic March–August 2019... by Grace J Chan, Delayehu Bekele, Bezawit Mesfin Hunegnaw, Kimiko Van Wickle, Chalachew Bekele, Fanos Ashenafi Gebremeskel, Michelle Korte, Christine Tedijanto, Lisanu Taddesse

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Assessment of COVID-19 vaccine uptake and associated factors among healthcare workers in selected health facilities of the Somali Region, Eastern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study... by Maereg Wolde, Trhas Tadesse Berhe, Addisalem Melesse, Rachana Sharma, Hnin Su Mon, Tesfaye Simireta, Hailemariam Addisu, Yosef Wassihun

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Soil Properties as Affected by Soil Conservation Practices and Soil Depths in Uwite Watershed, Hadero Tunto District, Southern Ethiopia by Mulugeta Hadaro, Tuma Ayele, Sharma Parshotam Datt, Rahel Teshome

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Application of Microbial Bioenzymes in Soil Stabilization by Eshetu Mekonnen, Ameha Kebede, Tekle Tafesse, Mesfin Tafesse

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Perceived causes of cancer in a rural community of Ethiopia: a qualitative study by Abigiya Wondimagegnehu, Muluken Gizaw, Lidya Genene Abebe, Brhanu Teka, Andreas M. Kaufmann, Tamrat Abebe, Shannon A. McMahon, Adamu Addissie, Eva J. Kantelhardt

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The Role of Microbial Aspartic Protease Enzyme in Food and Beverage Industries by Jermen Mamo, Fassil Assefa

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Seroprevalence and Risk Factors of Toxoplasma gondii Infection among Domestic Ruminants in East Hararghe Zone of Oromia Region, Ethiopia by Berhanu Tilahun, Yacob Hailu Tolossa, Getachew Tilahun, Hagos Ashenafi, Shihun Shimelis

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Caregivers’ experiences: major challenges families’ face in caring for people with chronic illnesses in Ethiopia by Kaleab Fikre

“…This qualitative study conducted 20 in-depth interviews with 10 different families recruited from Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital in Addis Ababa, who accompanied people with cancer, diabetes, and hypertension for medical appointments. …”
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Effect of “Helping Babies Breathe” Training on Ethiopian Undergraduate Midwifery Students’ Knowledge and Skills in Neonatal Resuscitation at Public Universities: A Non-Randomized Q... by Endalew Gemechu Sendo, Girum Sebsibe Teshome, Wegnesh Kelbessa Jirata, Lemi Abebe Gebrewold, Rahel Endalew Gemechu

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Study on the Performance of Expansive Subgrade Soil Stabilized with Enset Ash by Derara Neguse, Eleyas Assefa, S. M. Assefa

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Immunity to Visceral Leishmaniasis by Nahid Ali, Asrat Hailu Mekuria, Jose M. Requena, Christian Engwerda

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One-year outcomes of traumatic injuries among survivors in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study on the employment outcomes and functioning state by Ayalew Zewdie, Adamu Addissie, Marcia Finlayson, Ansha Nega Ahmed, Rosemary Lysaght

“…This study characterizes injury survivors by their preinjury status, injury characteristics, postinjury employment outcomes and disability status 1 year post injury.Methods An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted on injury survivors who received services from a large public hospital in Addis Ababa. Medical records of all emergency room patients who visited the hospital within a 3-month period were reviewed to identify those who were eligible. …”
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Women empowerment, efficiency and food security nexus in rural Ethiopia: A generalized structural equation modeling by Fentahun Tesafa, Messay Mulugeta, Solomon Tsehay

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Spatial analysis of milk and cottage cheese reveals poor microbial quality and contamination with foodborne pathogens in the central highlands of Ethiopia by Abdi Keba, Gebrerufael Girmay, Henok Nahusenay, Ashagrie Zewdu

“…The overall prevalence of samples contaminated by at least one pathogen was 50.3% (95% CI 47.1–53.7%), indicating that raw milk samples collected from milk collectors were predominantly contaminated (OR = 2.1, p = 0.003), followed by milk processors (OR = 1.3, p = 0.003).DiscussionThe spatial analysis revealls that the poor microbial quality standards and distribution of microbial quality indicators and foodborne pathogens were concentrated in the central highlands of Ethiopia, within nearly 100 kilometers radius from Addis Ababa city to surrounding towns. This study offers some insight into the importance of food traceability to prevent food safety threats along the dairy value chain and intervention areas.…”
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Temporomandibular Joint Ankylosis among Patients at Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia: A 9-Year Retrospective Study by Dereje Mekonnen, Andamlak Gizaw, Bruktawit Kebede

“…Paul’s Hospital millennium medical college (SPHMMC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Methods. A retrospective descriptive study design was conducted at SPHMMC. …”
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Chest-to-Back Skin-to-Skin Contact to Regulate Body Temperature for Low Birth Weight and/or Premature Babies: A Crossover Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial by Sisay Gere, Yemane Berhane, Alemayehu Worku

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Comparative performance of microscopy, rapid diagnostic tests, and multiplex real-time PCR for detection of malaria parasites among pregnant women in northwest Ethiopia by Zemenu Tamir, Abebe Animut, Sisay Dugassa, Araya Gebresilassie, Mahlet Belachew, Adugna Abera, Berhanu Erko

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Čechoslováci pod ochranou císaře: Strastiplná cesta Bedřicha Hildprandta a Ferdinanda Veverky do etiopského exilu by Jan Dvořáček

“…Bedřich Hildprandt, belonging to aristocratic family Hildprandt of Ottenhausen, served as an administrator of the imperial stud farm in Addis Ababa, while Ferdinand Veverka became a diplomatic counselor at the imperial court in Addis Ababa, where he was largely using his previous vast experience from the Czechoslovak diplomatic services. …”
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Evaluating the potential of Nature-based solutions to mitigate land use and climate change impacts on the hydrology of the Gefersa and Legedadi watersheds in Ethiopia by Yared Bayissa, Raghavan Srinivasan, Johannes Hunink, Douglas Nyolei, Semu Moges, David de Andrade Costa, Dereje Tadesse, Assefa Melesse, Seifu Tilahun

“…Study region: Surface water supply source of Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia, relies primarily on the small reservoirs in Gefersa and Legedadi water supply systems located upstream of Little and Big Akaki rivers. …”
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