scholarly journals Assessment of Practice and Factors associated with Sunlight Exposure of Infants among Mothers in Debre Berhan Town, North Shewa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Vol Volume 12 ◽  
pp. 507-517
Author(s):  
Wegayehu Zeneb Teklehaimanot ◽  
Leul Deribe Kitawu ◽  
Tewodros Tesfaye ◽  
Abebe Mihretie ◽  
Michael Amera Tizazu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sunlight Exposure ◽  
Amhara Region ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Debre Berhan ◽  
Assessment Of Practice

scholarly journals Pre-menarche adolescent girls’ menstrual knowledge and preparedness to menarche in North Shewa zone of Amhara region, Ethiopia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abayneh Birlie Zeru ◽  
Mikyas Arega Muluneh
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Multivariable Analysis ◽  
Outcome Variable ◽  
P Value ◽  
Emotional Wellbeing ◽  
Amhara Region ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
The North ◽  
Menstrual Knowledge

Abstract Background: Many adolescent girls in Ethiopia attain menarche without adequate knowledge and preparation which could have a distressing negative impact on their psychosocial, physical, and emotional wellbeing. This study aimed to assess pre-menarche adolescent girls’ menstrual knowledge and preparedness to menstruation and associated factors in the North Shewa Zone of the Amhara region.Methods: A school-based cross-sectional study was conducted on participants selected through a multi-stage sampling technique. Data collected through a self-administered questionnaire were entered into Epi Data and exported to SPSS for analysis. Bi-variable and multivariable logistic regressions were computed to identify factors associated with the good menstrual knowledge and preparedness to menarche. An odds ratio with 95%CI was computed to measure the magnitude of the association. Variables with a p-value of <0.05 on multivariable analysis were considered statistically significant factors associated with the outcome variable.Results: From a total of 424 pre-menarche adolescent girls included in the study, 166(39.2%) had good menstrual knowledge and about a quarter 110(25.9%) had good preparedness towards menarche. An increase in the school grade level of adolescent girls, the educational status of the mother, and occupation of the father (government employment) were positively associated with good menstrual knowledge. Having good menstrual knowledge increased the preparedness of pre-menarche girls to menarche by over 13-fold than poorly knowledgeable girls.Conclusions: Menstrual knowledge and preparedness to menarche of pre-menarche adolescent girls were low in the North Shewa Zone of the Amhara region. The level of preparedness to menarche was also highly dependent on girls' menstrual knowledge. Thus, the school's health program and teachers should address the problem by delivering age-appropriate menstrual information to equip adolescent girls with accurate and adequate menstrual knowledge before the onset of menarche.

scholarly journals Factors Associated With Minimum Dietary Diversity Among Children Aged 6 to 23 Months in Debre Berhan Town, Central Ethiopia: Community-based Cross-sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takele Gezahegn Demie ◽  
Getachew Tilahun Gesese ◽  
Behailu Tariku Derseh ◽  
Kalayu Birhane Mruts ◽  
Tesfaye Birhane Gebremariam
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Diversity ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Food Groups ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Central Ethiopia ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Debre Berhan ◽  
Minimum Dietary Diversity

Abstract Background: Minimum dietary diversity (MDD) is the consumption of four or more food groups from the seven food groups. Poor infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices in the first 2 years of age are among major causes of childhood undernutrition, illness, and mortality. Therefore, this study aimed at investigating MDD and its associated factors among IYC aged 6–23 months in Debre Berhan town, central Ethiopia.Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was undertaken from January 1 to 30, 2017. A simple random sampling technique was used to sample 377 IYC aged 6-23 months with mothers/caregivers. An interviewer-administered structured and pretested questionnaire was used to collect data through a face-to-face interview. Data were cleaned and entered into Epidata 3.1, exported to SPSS software version 20. Logistic regression was fitted and an odds ratio with a 95% confidence interval (CI) and p-value less than 0.05 was used to identify factors associated with MDD. Results: A total of 377 IYC aged 6-23 months with mothers/caregivers were participated in the study. The proportion of children who met the MDD practice was 58.4%. Mother’s education [(AOR = 0.15; 95% CI = 0.02-0.88), (AOR = 0.21; 95% CI = 0.05-0.97)], mother’s occupation (AOR = 0.28; 95% CI = 0.15-0.54), father’s occupation (AOR = 3.45; 95% CI = 1.40-8.54), and number of antenatal care visit by mothers (AOR = 0.54; 95% CI = 0.30-0.97) were factors associated with MDD among IYC.Conclusion: Even though the study showed better progress as compared to the national prevalence of the consumption of MDD, it is substandard in the study area. Thus, more efforts need to be done to achieve the recommended MDD intake for all children aged between 6 and 23 months. Increasing mothers’ level of education, creating employment opportunities for both mothers and fathers’, and increasing the frequency of ANC service use are vital interventions to improve IYCF practices in Debre Berhan town.

scholarly journals Assessment of Socio-economic Importance and Major Constraints of Working Equines in and around Debre Berhan Town, Central Ethiopia

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 30-38
Author(s):  
Abaynew Gelaye ◽  
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Haben Fesseha ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Water Shortage ◽  
Economic Importance ◽  
Gastrointestinal Parasites ◽  
Amhara Region ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Major Health ◽  
Central Ethiopia ◽  
Eye Problems ◽  
Debre Berhan ◽  
Study Sites

Background Equines play a crucial role in the Ethiopian economy; however, their welfare is extremely poor. Wounds, eye problems, lameness, hoof problems, parasites, and poor body condition were the most dominant welfare issues identified from different part of the country. Aim The objective of this study was to assess the socio-economic importance and constraints of equines in and around Debre Berhan town, North Shewa Zone of the Amhara region, Central Ethiopia. Material and Methods A cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey was carried from November 2016 to April 2017 and a total of 150 equine owners from the three districts namely Debre Berhan (97), Basonaworana (41), and Chacha districts (12) were interviewed during the study period. Results Accordingly, 66 (44%) and 46 (30.67%) of respondents use their equines for packing and carting. Besides, equines were also used for other social activities such as a funeral (2%), marriage (5.33%), religious ceremonies (23.33%), and mixed uses (69.34%). Diseases (46.67%), feed shortage (26%), water shortage (18%), and market unavailability of what (9.33%) were among the major constraints identified in the area. Moreover, gastrointestinal parasites (30%), back sore (16.67%), lameness (21.33%), colic (12%), and other diseases (20%) were the major health constraints of working equines in the study area. Conclusion The welfare and management of working equines in the study sites need more close attention and should be improved. Awareness creation through training in the welfare problems of equines is advantageous to fully exploit these animals.

Prevalence and Associated Factors of Thinness among Adolescent Students in Finoteselam Town, Amhara Region, Ethiopia

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Damitie Kebede Mengesha ◽  
Reddy P. C. J. Prasad ◽  
Degnet Teferi Asres
Keyword(s):  
Associated Factors ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Multivariate Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Physical Growth ◽  
P Value ◽  
Amhara Region ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Adolescent Students

Abstract Background Adolescence is the period of intense physical, psychosocial and cognitive development and the second to infancy at which highest rate of physical growth occur. So, adolescents need to have good quantity and quality nutrient to cope with this rapid growth and other health risk which increase nutritional demand. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of thinness among school adolescents in Finoteselam town, Amhara region, Ethiopia.Methods A school-based cross-sectional study among adolescent students aged 10-19 in public primary and secondary schools was carried out in Finoteselam town from February 05 to March 27, 2018. A total of 397 adolescent students were included in the study. Stratified and simple random sampling techniques were employed to select study subjects. Pre tested structured questionnaires were used to collect the data. Data was entered using Epi info version 7 and analyzed using SPSS version 20 and WHO Anthro Plus soft ware. A multivariate logistic regression analysis was employed to identify factors associated with stunting. Crude and adjusted odds ratios with 95% level significance were used to measure the strength of association and statistical significance was declared at p-value less than 0.05.Results The prevalence of thinness among adolescents was 14.9%. Early Adolescent stage (AOR= 4.81; 95% CI: 1.23, 18.51), being Male adolescent students (AOR = 2.33; 95% CI: 1.60, 3.40), and using well water (AOR= 3.82; 95% CI: 1.46, 10.04) were significantly associated with thinness at P-value <0.05.Conclusion The study revealed that prevalence of thinness was high in the study area. Age, Sex and sources of drinking water were found to be important factors associated with thinness among the respondents.

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