Ademe Tsegaye

‘ When you hear such rumours, you get scared’: A comparison of vaccine-related concerns between the oral polio vaccine and Covid-19 vaccines among communities in Cameroon and Ethiopia

Lara Lorenzetti, Emily Namey, Melissa Corkum, Ademe Tsegaye et autres

Despite widespread acceptance of the oral polio vaccine (OPV), vaccine hesitancy towards OPV in some countries presents a barrier to global eradication efforts. Between 2021 and 2022, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative implemented OPV campaigns concurrently with the roll-out of Covid-19 vaccines, …

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WHO guideline adherence and AWaRe antibiotic use in severe childhood pneumonia in Ethiopia: Associations with treatment outcomes

Adriano La Vecchia, Eleonora Fontani, Maria Antonietta Catania, Andrea Pietravalle et autres

BACKGROUND: Pneumonia remains a leading cause of childhood mortality in sub-Saharan African countries. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends a combination of ampicillin or benzylpenicillin with gentamicin for severe pneumonia in children aged 2-59 months. Real-world adherence to these guidelines remains limited. …

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“Build back the confidence”: qualitative exploration of community experiences with polio vaccination in the Covid-19 context in Cameroon and Ethiopia

Lara Lorenzetti, Chaudhary Mohd Parvez Alam, Emily Namey, Claude Monj et autres

BACKGROUND: In 2020, as the Global Polio Eradication Initiative worked to address outbreaks of vaccine-derived poliovirus Type 2, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, the Covid-19 pandemic suspended routine immunization campaigns worldwide. There were concerns about how Covid-19 - and the introduction of Covid-19 …

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Active close contact investigation of tuberculosis through computer-aided detection and stool Xpert MTB/RIF among people living in Oromia Region, Ethiopia (CADOOL Study): protocol for a prospective, cross-sectional study

Francesco Vladimiro Segala, Worku Nigussa, Giacomo Guido, Birhanu Kenate et autres

INTRODUCTION: Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease with high incidence in low-income countries (LICs); it remains one of the infectious diseases with the highest mortality in the world, especially in LICs. It is crucial to recognise and diagnose TB as soon …

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Adherence to WHO guidelines on severe pneumonia management in children and its impact on outcome: an observational study at Jinka General Hospital in Ethiopia

Adriano La Vecchia, Bereket Gebremedhin Teklie, Dagmawi Awoke Mulu, Kusse Koirita Toitole et autres

Introduction: Poor adherence to guidelines during empirical antibiotic prescription in low-income countries could increase antimicrobial resistance without improving outcomes. Revised World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines published in 2014 on childhood (2-59 months) pneumonia re-defined the classification of severe pneumonia and changed the …

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Priority age targets for COVID-19 vaccination in Ethiopia under limited vaccine supply

Margherita Galli, Agnese Zardini, Worku Nigussa Gamshie, Stefano Angelo Santini et autres

The worldwide inequitable access to vaccination claims for a re-assessment of policies that could minimize the COVID-19 burden in low-income countries. Nine months after the launch of the national vaccination program in March 2021, only 3.4% of the Ethiopian population received two …

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International medical electives in Sub-Saharan Africa: experiences from a 19-year NGO-driven initiative

Gianluca Quaglio, John Bosco Nsubuga, Donald Micah Maziku, Ademe Tsegaye et autres

BACKGROUND: Mainstream medical education remains largely focused on national health issues. Therefore, in order to expose medical students to international health issues, it is beneficial to facilitate international medical electives. METHODS: This article describes the Junior Project Officer (JPO) program, a medical …

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Epidemiological factors affecting outpatient department service utilization and hospitalization in patients with diabetes: A time-series analysis from an Ethiopian hospital between 2018 and 2021

Roberto Benoni, Anna Sartorello, Monica Uliana, Hiwot Solomon et autres

Background: The burden of diabetes-related deaths reached two million in 2019 globally. Accessibility to health care services and adherence to follow-up and therapy are key to improving outcomes for diabetic patients. We aimed to assess outpatient department (OPD) service utilization and diabetes-related …

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Priority age targets for COVID-19 vaccination in Ethiopia under limited vaccine supply

Margherita Galli, Agnese Zardini, Worku Nigussa Gamshie, Stefano Angelo Santini et autres

Abstract Background The worldwide inequitable access to vaccination claims for a re-assessment of policies that could minimize the COVID-19 burden in low-income countries. An illustrative example is what occurred in Ethiopia, where nine months after the launch of the national vaccination program …

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“This Is Not Our Disease”: A Qualitative Study of Influencers of COVID-19 Preventive Behaviours in Nguenyyiel Refugee Camp (Gambella, Ethiopia)

Ademe Tsegaye, Calistus Wilunda, Fabio Manenti, Matteo Bottechia et autres

The COVID-19 pandemic has infected more than 263 million people and claimed the lives of over 5 million people worldwide. Refugees living in camp settings are particularly vulnerable to infection because of the difficulty implementing preventive measures and lack of medical resources. …

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Medical Electives in Sub-Saharan Africa: A 15-Year Student/NGO-Driven Initiative

Gianluca Quaglio, Donald Micah Maziku, Marta Bortolozzo, Nicoletta Parise et autres

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Parents' Experience and Satisfaction in Neonatal Intensive Care Units in Ethiopia: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study Using an Adapted Version of EMPATHIC-N

Berhanu Gulo, Laura Miglierina, Francesca Tognon, Silvia Panunzi et autres

Background:In neonatal intensive care units (NICU) setting, parents' experience and satisfaction permit to evaluate clinical practice and improve the care of infants and parents. Little is known about this topic in low resource settings. The aim of this study was to (1) …

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