Not so long ago, measles was the leading cause of childhood blindness in poor countries. Vaccination and vitamin A supplementation helped – but now measles cases are again on the rise. In Ethiopia, VaccinesWork spoke to sightless survivors.
Objective: Bacterial meningitis (BM) is a public health threat with considerable mortality and morbidity worldwide; particularly in the meningitis belt of Africa where Ethiopia is located. The study aims to assess the prevalence, antibiogram, and associated factors of bacteria isolated from presumptive meningitis patients at Debre Markos Comprehensive Specialized Hospital (DMCSH), Northwest Ethiopia.
Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study between March 1, 2021, and May 30, 2021. Socio-demographic and clinical data were collected using structured questionnaires. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) was collected aseptically, and gram stain, culture, and biochemical tests were performed to identify bacterial isolates. An antimicrobial susceptibility test was conducted using the disc diffusion method on Mueller-Hinton agar (MHA). Data were entered into EpiData version 3.1 (Epidata Association, Denmark) and exported to SPSS version 23 software (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY) for analysis. P value
Assessing knowledge on stroke warning signs and associated factors among hypertensive patients in Northwest Ethiopia reveals that patients have poor knowledge.
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