Abstract: Frequencies of ABO and Rhesus (Rh-D) blood groups phenotypes, alleles, and genotypes vary geographically, ethnically and from one population to another. Some variations may even occur within one ethnic group and within one small country. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the frequencies of ABO and Rh-D Blood Groups phenotypes, alleles and genotypes among students of Lemen Secondary and Preparatory School, South-West Shawa, Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia. A total of 384 stud...
Abstract: Tuberculosis is a deadly infectious disease that affects millions of people worldwide. Ethiopia ranks seventh among the twenty two high tuberculosis burden countries. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of tuberculosis (TB), particularly pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and its associated risk factors among patients visiting Dukem Health Center, Oromiya Regional State. A cross-sectional survey on the prevalence of smear positive PTB was done among TB suspected patient...
Abstract: The ABO and Rh (D) blood groups are the hereditary characters and are useful in population genetic studies, in resolving medico-legal issues and more importantly in compatibility test in blood transfusion practice and they are the most important blood group system in human blood transfusion and forensic investigation. The Aim of the study was to investigate the distribution of ABO and Rh (D) blood groups among students of three ethnic groups in Harbu Chulule Preparatory and Seconda...
Abstract: S.mansoni infection is one of the major public health problems in many developing countries including Ethiopia. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence, intensity and associated risk factors of S. mansoni infection among primary school children of Zegie Peninsula. A cross-sectional survey was carried out and a total of 403 school children were selected from a total of 1946 students using stratified random sampling technique from three primary schools that are fo...
Abstract: Malaria is one of the major public health problems in many tropical and subtropical developing countries including Ethiopia. The objective of this study was to assess the status of malaria prevalence among patients visiting Midakegn Health Center, West Shewa Zone, Oromia Regional State, A cross sectional study was carried out from December 2018-March 2019. Health records of malaria for the last five years (2014 -2018) were obtained from Midakegn Health record Offices. A systematic ...
Abstract: Malaria is one of the major public health problems in many tropical developing countries including Ethiopia. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of malaria parasite infection and to assess the people's knowledge and practices about the malaria transmission, prevention and control measures in Afdem District Eastern Hararghe, Eastern Ethiopia. A cross sectional study was carried out from October to December, 2014. Health records of malaria for the last five ye...
Abstract: Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the major public health problems in HIV sero-positive individuals in many developing countries including Ethiopia. The present study was conducted to determine the prevalence of TB and immunological status among HIV sero-positive individuals at Kolfe Keraniyo Sub-city in Addis Ababa. The design of the study was a cross-sectional survey involving a sample population of 384 HIV sero- positive individuals who were selected from three health centers. Socio-d...
Abstract: Malaria is a vector-borne infectious disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Plasmodium. It is ranked as the leading communicable disease in Ethiopia; it accounting to 17% of all outpatient visits in 2011/2012.The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and association of malaria and anemia among patients visiting Alaba Health Center, Alaba Kulito town Southern Ethiopia. The study was a Health Center based cross sectional survey and conducted from November to D...
Abstract: Urinary Tract Infections is an infection caused by the presence and growth of pathogen anywhere in the urinary tract including a kidney, ureter, bladder, and urethra. Thus, the present study was aimed at identifying the predominant bacterial species causing Urinary Tract Infection, determining the antibiotic resistance patterns of uropathogenic bacteria isolated from Urinary Tract Infection patients visiting Haramaya hospital and the risk factors associated with Urinary Tract Infec...
Abstract: The ABO and Rh blood groups are the most frequently studied genetic markers in a large group of people. The present study was aimed at providing information on the frequency of ABO and Rh D blood groups phenotypes,alleles and genotypes among students of Enticho Secondaryand Preparatory School. A total of 422 students were selected randomly among the students of Enticho Secondary and Preparatory School. Blood samples were collected by Open Slide Test method from May to June 2018. Th...
Abstract: Despite the fact that the Ebola Virus (EBOV) and Marburg Virus diseases (MARV) are well known zoonotic diseases, most of the existing studies focus on secondary infection (humanhuman transmission) and clinical treatment of the viruses often ignoring the primary source of infection. However, improving our understanding upon the interactions that promote contact among host species and identifying risky areas are important in determining EBOV and MARV transmission and subsequent contr...
Abstract: Hospital based cross sectional study was carried out from November2018 to June 2019 in Akaki Tirunesh Beijing Hospital, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia. The objectives of this study were to determine the sero-prevalence of HIV infection among tuberculosis (TB) patients with special emphasis on pulmonary tuberculosis smear negative (PTB-), pulmonary tuberculosis smear positive (PTB+), and extra pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) infections as well as their association with socio-demographic charac...
Abstract: We propose a mathematical model to investigate the effects of information–dependent vaccination behavior on meningitis transmission. The information is represented by means of information index as early proposed by d'Onofrio et al. (Theor. Popul. Biol., 2007). We perform a qualitative analysis based on stability theory, focusing to the global stability of the disease-free equilibrium (DFE) and the related transcritical bifurcation taking place at the threshold for the DFE. Finall...
Abstract: A mathematical model for a transmission of TB-HIV/AIDS co-infection that incorporates prevalence dependent behaviour change in the population and treatment for the infected (and infectious) class is formulated and analyzed. The two sub-models, when each of the two diseases are considered separately are mathematically analyzed. The theory of optimal control analysis is applied to the full model with the objective of minimizing the aggregate cost of the infections and the control eff...
Abstract: In this article, a mathematical model for the transmission of COVID-19 disease is formulated and analysed. It is shown that the model exhibits a backward bifurcation at R0=1 when recovered individuals do not develop a permanent immunity for the disease. In the absence of reinfection, it is proved that the model is without backward bifurcation and the disease free equilibrium is globally asymptotically stable for R0