Abstract: Intestinal protozoan and helminthes parasite infections are the major public health problems in many developing countries including Ethiopia. The objective of the present study was to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections and their association with anthropometric measurements among school children in Yeshimebet Primary School of Harari Region, Ethiopia. The study was a school based cross sectional survey, involving 422 participants (241 males and 181 females, ...
Abstract: Intestinal parasitic infections are the major public health problems in many developing countries including Ethiopia. Intestinal protozoa and helminths are among the major factors that contribute or cause malnutrition. This study was aimed at assessing the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections and their associations with anthropometric measurements of school children at Afezez Primary School in Merhabiete district using a school based cross-sectional survey design. A total ...
Abstract: Ethnobotanical studies are useful in documenting, analyzing and communicating knowledge and interaction between biodiversity and human society. The objective of this study was to conduct ethnobotanical study and document medicinal plants and indigenous knowledge in Tulo district. Ethnobotanical data was collected from December 2019 to January 2020 using semi-structured interview, focus group discussion and direct field observation with 80 randomly selected non traditional healers a...
Abstract: Natural products, especially those of spices origin, have always been an important source of therapeutic agents against chronic oxidative stress-related diseases. This study was aimed to analyse polyphenolic metabolites and antioxidant activity of Ethiopian Clove or kirunfud (Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr.) and Fennel or ensilal (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) extracts. Seeds of fennel and flower of clove were purchased and extraction was done using chloroform, ethyl acetate, methanol a...
Abstract: Mango (Mangifera indica L.) fruit is processed into various products, viz. juice, nectar, jam, sauce, chutney, syrup and canned or sliced mango. During the processing of mango for pulp, the peel and stone (contributing 15-20 % of total fruit weight) are generated as by-product. The seed consists of a tenacious coat enclosing the kernel. It is present about 18% of the total fruit. The kernel content of the seed ranges from 45.7% to 72.8%. Therefore, the present study was aimed at st...
Abstract: The pineapple fruit is a component of the traditional medicine, it is also known with excellent quality, special flavor, and nutritional richness, is favored by consumers worldwide. The pineapple fruit juice contributes to healthy living, because it is good source of vitamins, phenols, organic acids and carbohydrate. The aim of this research was to conduct study on antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of endophytic fungi from pineapple fruit using isolation method. The experime...
Abstract: Plants possess a wide variety of secondary metabolites which have been found to exhibit antimicrobial, antioxidant and anti tumor activities. In Ethiopia, a number of plant species are traditionally used for the treatment of many diseases. Among these, Phytolacca dodecandra and Schinus molle which are abundantly available in many areas of the Country and they are widely known for their traditional medicinal values. This study was conducted with the objective of evaluating crude ext...
Abstract: The four blood types are known as A, B, AB, and O. Blood type A contains A antigen on the surface of red blood cells and B antibody on blood plasma. Type B blood contains the reverse combination. Serum of blood type AB contains neither antibody, but red cells in this type of blood contain both A and B substances. In type O blood, neither substance is present on the red cells, but the individual is capable of forming antibodies directed against red cells containing substance A nor B...
Abstract: The consumption of raw meat has associated with cultural practices and widespread raw beef consumption habit that can be a potential source for food borne illnesses in Ethiopia. Therefore, the present study was intended to assess microbiological contamination and associated risk factors in Bekoji town. A cross sectional study was employed whereby a simple random sampling of Butcher shops in Bekoji Town. The cattle (muscle, liver, and intestine) meat samples were collected aseptical...
Abstract: Tomato fruit is highly perishable due to its climacteric ripening nature. The high postharvest loss of tomato in Ethiopia is also because of poor harvesting techniques, lack of packaging, inappropriate transportation, storage and absence of cooling facilities. Experiment was carried out to investigate the efficacy of beeswax (BW) emulsion and neem leaf extract (NLE) on elongation of shelf life and maintenance of quality of harvested tomato fruits. Freshly harvested mature green tom...
Abstract: Antioxidant and antimicrobial properties are the biological activity of natural compoundsisolated from medicinal plants that are rich source of novel drugs. Endophytic fungi are a potential source of novel bioactive compounds. The present study investigates antimicrobial and antioxidant properties of endophytic fungi from fennel (Insilali) seeds and leaves. The antioxidant activity was conducted based on determination of phenolic content, 1, 1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl and hydrogen...
Tomato leaf, shoot height and stem diameter reduced under salinity stress caused by photosynthesis reduction, tissues expansion reduction and cell divided inhibition. Salinity also reduces leaf chlorophyll content, stomatal resistance and photosynthetic activities
Abstract: Ethnomedicinal research plays an important role for conservation and sustainable utilization of medicinal plants and associated knowledge. The objective of this study was to document medicinal plants and associated indigenous knowledge in Lume District. Ethnobotanical data was collected from February 2022 to September 2023 using semi-structured interviews, focus group discussion and direct field observation with 76 randomly selected non-key informants and 10 key informants. The col...
Abstract: inadequate personal hygiene. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence, intensity and associated risk factors of human intestinal parasitic infections of school children of Nicolas Bam Primary School,Harari Region, Eastern Ethiopia. In this crossectional descriptive study direct wet mount method, formol ether concentration technique and Kato Katz technique were employed to examine 403 stool samples. In addition, questionnaire survey was carried out to obtain infor...
Abstract: The over increasing antibiotic resistance of pathogens has driven a global initiative towards the search for new sources of antimicrobial substances mainly from medicinal plants. Based on the existing traditional claim, this study investigated the antimicrobial activities and phytochemical composition of crude extracts of Aloe pirottae and Aloe mcloughlinii. Antibacterial activities of the extracts was conducted on test organisms using the disc diffusion method. The minimum inhibit...