Alemayehu Girma

Diabetes, Celiac, and Thyroid‐Related Autoantibodies in HLA Genotyped Ethiopian Children and Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Adugna Negussie Gudeta, ALEXANDER R. LIND, Alemayehu Girma, Johanna Lempainen et autres

Background: Autoantibodies against β‐cell components in the pancreatic islets of Langerhans are characteristic of type 1 diabetes (T1D). The genetic and autoimmune determinants of type 1 diabetes (T1D) in Ethiopians are not yet thoroughly characterized, with studies indicating a lower occurrence of …

Éthiopie, se, fi (code pays fourni par la source)

Experiences, barriers, and facilitators of health data use among performance monitoring teams (PMT) of health facilities in Eastern Ethiopia: A qualitative study

Admas Abera, Abebe Tolera, Biruk Shalmeno Tusa, Adisu Birhanu Weldesenbet et autres

BACKGROUND: Routine health data is crucial in decision-making and improved health outcomes. Despite the significant investments in improving Ethiopia's Performance Monitoring Team (PMT), there is limited evidence on the involvement, implementation strategies, and facilitators and barriers to data utilization by these teams …

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Incidence of celiac disease autoimmunity and associations with maternal tuberculosis and pediatric Helicobacter pylori infections in 4-year-old Ethiopian children followed up in an HLA genotyped birth cohort

Adugna Negussie Gudeta, Carin Andrén Aronsson, Bayissa Bekele Binagdie, Alemayehu Girma et autres

Background The prevalence of celiac disease in the general population is mainly unknown in most of sub-Saharan African countries. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of celiac disease autoimmunity (CDA) and its associations with latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis (LMTB) …

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Distribution of HLA‐DQ risk genotypes for celiac disease in Ethiopian children

Adugna Negussie Gudeta, Anita Ramelius, Taye Tolera Balcha, Alemayehu Girma et autres

Most patients with celiac disease are positive for either HLA-DQA1*05:01-DQB1*02 (DQ2.5) or DQA1*03:01-DQB1*03:02 (DQ8). Remaining few patients are usually DQA1*02:01-DQB1*02 (DQ2.2) carriers. Screenings of populations with high frequencies of these HLA-DQA1-DQB1 haplotypes report a 1% to 3% celiac disease prevalence. The aim …

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Magnitude of Stunting, Thinness and Associated Factors among HIV Positive Children Attending Chronic HIV Care and Support in Adama Hospital Medical College, Adama, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia

Asiya Jeylan, Ebrahim Mohammed, Alemayehu Girma

Background: Approximately 70 percent of children live in Africa where food insecurity and undernutrition are endemic. Even though underlying undernutrition makes difficulty to combat HIV/AIDS, the factors of this underlying problem is not still well known. Objective: To assess Magnitude of stunting, …

Knowledge, attitude, practice and associated factors of voluntary counseling and testing for HIV/AIDS among Wolkite university students in Ethiopia

Oumer Abdu, Girum Sebsibie Teshome, Alemayehu Girma, K Daniel et autres

Voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) for HIV is essential and critical way for prevention, care and treatment of HIV. It allows early detection of illness, reducing transmission, morbidity and mortality from it. But youth knowledge and attitude towards HIV testing services is …

Éthiopie (code pays fourni par la source)

ASSESSMENT OF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE OF AWASH INTERNATINAL BANK SHARE COMPANY

Alemayehu Girma