scholarly journals Seasonal rainfall and crop productivity in South West Ethiopia: Preliminary analysis for recent climate

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 211-217
Author(s):  
Mekonnen Alemu Molla ◽  
Yemenu Desta Fitsume
Keyword(s):  
Preliminary Analysis ◽  
Crop Productivity ◽  
Seasonal Rainfall ◽  
South West ◽  
Recent Climate ◽  
South West Ethiopia

The effect of production decline of Qoltso on food security in Gamo Highlands, South-west Ethiopia

GeoJournal ◽  
2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abera Uncha Utallo ◽  
Tarekegne Shado Shano ◽  
Degefa Tolosa Degaga
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
South West ◽  
South West Ethiopia

Dietary Calcium Intake and Associated Factors Among Pregnant Women in Loma District, South West Ethiopia, 2020 

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adisu Hailu Tofu ◽  
Yibeltal Kassa ◽  
Damene Darota Amamo
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Calcium Intake ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Dietary Calcium ◽  
Dietary Calcium Intake ◽  
Nutritional Counseling ◽  
South West ◽  
South West Ethiopia

Abstract Background: Low dietary calcium intakes could cause harmful effects to the pregnant woman by influencing pregnancy outcome. Adequate intake of dietary calcium during pregnancy reduces the risk of complications and aids in improved birth outcome. Many researchers focus on urban areas to address the issue and our study was focused on rural community. Hence the study is aimed at assessing dietary calcium intake in rural communities.Objective: To assess the dietary calcium intakes and associated factors among pregnant women in Loma, south west Ethiopia from May to July, 2019Methods: -A community based cross-sectional study was conducted in Loma district, Dawuro zone, southwest Ethiopia. Data were collected from 398 pregnant women after random selection from nine kebeles. Simple random sampling technique was employed to select study subjects. Socio-economic and demographic, and health related data was collected using structured, interviewer administered, and pre tested questionnaire. The 24 hr dietary recall was used for three different days with seven days interval as per the recommendation. When dietary data is collected, often it was converted into nutrients, especially the calcium intake by using Ethiopian food composition table. Collected data was checked for completeness, and entered in to Epi Data version 3.02 for data clearance and exported to SPSS version 20 for analysis. AOR with 95% C.I results of multivariate logistic regression was used to assess the statistical significance of associations between independent and dependent variables. The level of statistical significance was declared at p <0.05.Result: The median calcium intake was 543mg per day. From 398 participants, 265(66.6%) were at risk of inadequate intake of calcium. Greater than half 249 (62.6%) respondents had practiced avoiding calcium rich food during their pregnancy. The finding of this study identified that nutritional counseling have strong statistical association with dietary calcium intake of mothers during pregnancy. The chance of dietary calcium intakes during pregnancy who were received nutritional counseling 2.4 times higher than those who were not received nutritional counseling (AOR=2.432 95% CI: 1.072-5.517).Conclusion and recommendation: From the present study, it can be concluded that, majority of pregnant mothers 265(66.6%) had a poor dietary calcium intakes during their pregnancy. It is recommended that consumption of enough calcium and dairy products should be included and emphasized in the nutrition education component of maternal health programs.

scholarly journals Household food insecurity and coping strategies among pensioners in Jimma Town, South West Ethiopia

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Misgana Asesefa Kisi ◽  
Dessalegn Tamiru ◽  
Melese Sinaga Teshome ◽  
Meseret Tamiru ◽  
Garumma Tolu Feyissa
Keyword(s):  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Household Food Insecurity ◽  
Household Food ◽  
South West ◽  
And Coping ◽  
South West Ethiopia ◽  
Jimma Town

scholarly journals Evaluation of abortifacient efficacy of Rumex steudelli (Tult) root traditionally used medicinal plant in South West Ethiopia

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 221-223
Author(s):  
Alemu Tadesse Feroche ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Alcoholic Extract ◽  
Phytochemical Screening ◽  
Albino Rat ◽  
Pregnant Rats ◽  
Plant Medicine ◽  
South West ◽  
Implantation Sites ◽  
South West Ethiopia ◽  
Western Ethiopia

The practice of traditional medicine for the control of fertility in most part of South Western Ethiopia is based on the uses of plant medicine for many years. The present study was carried out in female albino rat to explore the abortifacient activity of the Rumex steudelli roots. Pregnant rats weighing 140- 200 g were randomized into 7 groups. Rats were laprotomised on 10th day of pregnancy and the two horns of uteri were examined to determine the implantation sites. The administration of 400 mg/kg body weight of the aqueous extract of Rumex steudelli resulted in 95% abortion. The 200 and 400 mg/kg body weight alcoholic extract showed 100% fetus abortion. The phytochemical screening of the roots of Rumex steudelli revealed the presence of flavonoids, phenolics, alkaloids, steroids, tannins and saponins.

scholarly journals Indigenous Knowledge and Practices on Medicinal Plants Used by Local Communities of Gambella Region, South West Ethiopia

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Jemberu Alemu Megenase ◽  
Ketema Tilahun Gelaye ◽  
Prem Kumar Dara
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Chemical Extraction ◽  
Traditional Use ◽  
Traditional Medicines ◽  
South West ◽  
Informants Consensus Factor ◽  
South West Ethiopia

Indigenous knowledge and practices on medicinal plants used by local communities of Gambella region, south west Ethiopia was conducted to investigate those potential and popular medicinal plants used for the treatment of various diseases in Gambella region. A total of 100 purposively selected inhabitants were employed in the study of which 84 were male and 16 were females. A traditional use of plants information was obtained by semi structured oral interviews from experienced rural elders, Focus group discussion and through questionnaire administered to traditional herbal medicine practitioners of the study area. 81 medicinal plants were identified for the traditional treatment of both human (25) and animal (16) disease. The highest numbers of medicinal plants for traditional uses utilized by this community were belonging to shrubs 30(37.03%) followed by trees (32.10%). The result reviled that 15.2% of the remedies are prepared from root part and squeezing accounts 17(20.99%) followed by chewing 14(17.28%). The major routs of administration of traditional medicines were reported oral 50(61.73%). Urine, placental retention and milk let down accounts higher informants’ consensus factor value (0.96). The findings showed that sheferaw and leele have higher fidelity level which is 100 and 92 respectively. Various factors were recorded as the main threats of medicinal plants in the study area. In conclusion, the community carries a vast knowledge of medicinal plants but this knowledge is also rapidly disappearing in this community. Such type of ethno-botanical studies will help in systematic documentation of ethno-botanical knowledge and availing to the scientific world plant therapies used as antivenin by the Gambella community and further research on plant species identification and chemical extraction is recommended.

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