Background: Tuberculosis continues to be a major global public health issue in many developing countries, including Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Ethiopia. It is the leading infectious agent-related cause of death, ...

Introduction: Self-medication is the selection and use of medicine by individuals to treat self-recognized illnesses or symptoms. Self-medication during pregnancy is a global issue that demands significant attention ...

Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is defined as is behavior within an intimate relationship that results in or is likely to result in physical, sexual or emotional harm to an individual. Intimate partner ...

Background: With industrialization, radical changes in the life of many rapidly developing countries are observable. But lack of well-designed personal protective equipment and appropriate safety measures leads to serious ...

Background: Short birth interval is defined as when women give birth within 33 months between two consecutive live births, which had an impact on the health of the mother, and the baby. Although evidence indicates, magnitude ...

Background: At this time viral load monitoring has become the standard of care to monitoring the success and diagnosing of virological treatment failure. In Ethiopia, prevalence of virological treatment failure is high ...

Background: Syphilis is an infectious sexually transmitted disease caused by the Spirochete Treponema palladium. Untreated maternal syphilis causes adverse pregnancy outcomes such as spontaneous miscarriage, stillbirth, ...

Introduction: Teenage pregnancy is a worldwide issue raising concerns for all who are interested in the health and well-being of women and their children. It carries major health and social issues with medical and ...

Background: Underweight is the predominant global public health problems among HIV infected patients and it creates a vicious cycle which may catalyze progression from HIV infection to AIDS. In developing countries including ...

Background: Overweight and obesity among children is a significant global public health concern of the 21st century, affecting every country and contributing to obesity, morbidity, and mortality later in life. Ethiopia is ...