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Childbearing and undernutrition during adolescence and its linkage with newborn birth outcome and infant growth in a cohort of young pregnant women and their infants in Ethiopia
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Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Pattern of trauma admissions and outcome in patients presented to jimma university specialized hospital,august2015–november2015
No full textPredictors of acute malnutrition among children 6 - 23 months in Hidhabu Abote Woreda, North Shoa Zone, Oromiya Regional State, Central Ethiopia ,2013.
No full textIntroduction: Malnutrition is major public-health problem throughout the developing world and is
an underlying factor in over 50% of the 10–11 million children under 5 years of age who die each
year. Although the prevalence of malnutrition is generally high in Ethiopia, its predictors have to do
with socio-culture bound child feeding and caring practices that are subject to variability based on
the specific cultural practices surrounding child feeding. As there was no enough documented the
predictors in North Shoa Zone of Oromiya Region, documentation of the predictors of acute
malnutrition is important for designing appropriate intervention strategies.
Objective: To identify predictors of acute malnutrition among 6 - 23 months in Hidhabu Abote
Woreda, Oromiya Regional State, Ethiopia
Methods: Community based unmatched case-control study design was utilized. Children of 6-23
months in the woreda were screened by weight for height and 288 children (144 cases and 144
controls) were selected by simple random sampling technique. Data were collected using structured
questionnaire after training was given for data collectors and supervisors. Variables that were found
statistically significant under bivariate analysis were identified and entered into multivariate logistic
regression and finally p value less than 0.05 was considered as statistically significant for all the
independent factors of outcome variables.
Results: The mean age of the cases and controls were 13.38 (+ 4.68) and 14.41 (+ 5.44) month
respectively. There were more males in the cases 68 (47.5%) than in the controls 58 (40.5Cases
with malnutrition were more likely to: have mothers who did not graduate as model by the health
extension program (AOR= 7.246), have spring and /or river as source of drinking water (AOR=
5.349), initiate breastfeeding late (AOR= 4.248), not exclusively breastfed (AOR= 4.586), not
given colostrum (AOR=2.706), be bottle fed (AOR=3.111) and have illness during the last two
weeks before the survey (AOR=4.136) compared to controls.
Conclusion: the findings showed that independent predictors of acute malnutrition were suboptimal
child feeding practices that are not according the recommendation of the national infant and youth
child feeding guidelines, mothers did not graduated by health extension program, illness of the child
during the past two weeks before the survey and using unclean water source (spring/river).
Interventions for improving the nutritional status of children should target behavior change
communications on optimal child feeding practices based on the final guideline and improving
water and sanitation including home based treatment of water using ‘Wuha’ A
Prevalence and contributing factors of childhood Physical abuse and neglect in household among School children,arba minch town, south ethiopia.
No full textBackground: Though millions of children around the world are the victims and witnesses of
physical violence, every child has the right to health and a life free from violence. On the other
hand child right conventions like African charter for child right, international child right
convention ratified by Ethiopiaa and constition of the country were strategies to minimize any cruel
and inhuman treatments against children. The most common perpetrators of child abuse are
parents. To protect children from harm associated with physical abuse, and neglect, it is necessary
to identify, magnitude and contributing factors of childhood physical abuse and neglect. Therefore
this study aims to evaluate the prevalence and contributing factors to lifetime childhood physical
abuse and neglect among school children in study area.
Objective: The objective of the study was to assess Prevalence and Contributing Factors of
Childhood Physical Abuse and Neglect in Household among School children, Arba Minch Town.
Methods: Institution based cross sectional study design was employed from March 11-17/2014.
The sample size of 737 was selected through multi-stage sampling techniques. Data were collected
through face to face interview from 7th to 10th grade students. The data analyzed using SPSS
version 16.0. Descriptive statistics, bivariate and multiple variable analyses were done.
Result A total of 713(96.7 %.) school children were included in the analysis. Among them,
453(63.5%) students were faced childhood physical abuse by their parents and 345(48.5%) school
children were neglected. From the study participants, female school children, AOR =1.95, 95% CI:
(1.3, 3.0), were more likely exposed to child physical abuse. Those aged 16 to 18, children live
with both parents and children who lived in the household of no frequent domestic violence and
those grew in urban setting were less likely exposed to physical abuse when compared to aged 13-
15 years old, those live only with one parent, child who lived in households with less domestic
violence and children grew up in rural, respectively. On the other hand children grew in the rural
area, those in household where there was frequent domestic violence and male children were more
neglected when compared with those upbring in urban, and those dwell in less domestic violence
and female ones. Students with age range of 16-18years, and those children live with two parents
and those not faced childhood physical abuse were less likely neglected their children when
compared with counter settings.
Conclusion: Majority of children were experienced childhood physical abuse and neglect in the
study area. Control and prevention of child physical abuse and neglect should take place at house
hold level considering gender isssues, child right, and age of children by creating awarenes
Prevalence and Associated Factors of Work Related Injuries in Iron and Steel Factories in Bishoftu and Dukem Towns, Oromia Regional State, Central Ethiopia
No full textBackground: The risk of occupational diseases and injuries has become by far the most
prevalent and major health problem. Particularly, steel industries continued to be dangerous
for the health of workers. This study aimed to produce relevant and up to date information on
work-related injuries that could be used in the development of preventive measures and
intervention priorities to safeguard the health and safety condition of the work force in
industries.
Objective: To assess the prevalence of work-related injuries and associated risk factors among
production workers in iron and steel industries in Bishoftu and Dukem Towns, Oromia regional
state, Central Ethiopia.
Methods: Institution based cross-sectional study was carried out in November, 2015.
Production workers in five iron and steel industries were first stratified by working sections and
a total of 359 workers were selected using simple random sampling. Data were collected using
pretested, questionnaire and observational checklist. Data were entered using Epi Data version
3.1 and analyzed using SPSS version 16.0. The magnitude and characteristics of work-related
injuries, and the socio-demographic, work environment and behavioral characteristics of the
respondents were analyzed by descriptive statistics. Bivariate and multivariate logistic
regression analyses were done to identify the associated risk factors of injuries.
Results: The injury prevalence rate was 36.5% per year and the most common causes of injury
were Hot metal contact (18.6%), fire and explosion (16%), splintering objects (15.5%),
machinery (14.4%), and hit by falling objects (12.4%). Working in maintenance section
[AOR=2.6, 95% CI: (1.4, 4.6)], lack of health and safety training [AOR=2.9, 95% CI: (1.7, 5.1)],
night shifts [AOR=3.6, 95% CI: (1.5, 8.5)], and job dissatisfaction [AOR=2.7, 95% CI: (1.6, 4.5)]
were found to increase the risk of work-related injury compared with the respective
counterparts.
Conclusion: Work-related injuries were high among iron and steel industries workers. A
significant relationship between work-related injuries and job category, health and safety
training, night shift and job satisfaction were found. Emphasis should be given to provision of
appropriate health and safety training, interventions to help workers in maintenance section
and night shift and to increase job satisfaction using different motivational factors
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Prevalence of Undernutrition and Associated Factors among Adolescent Street Children in Jimma Town, South West Ethiopia, 2019
No full textBackground: Undernutrition is the major health problem in developing countries and the whole world
which mostly affects underprivileged populations. In Ethiopia there is no clear information about the health
status in general and nutritional status in specific; like the prevalence and forms of undernutrition, their
associated factors among adolescent street children. Understanding the magnitude and contributing factors
for undernutrition helps to alleviate the problem through integrated formulation and implementation of
policies and strategies.
Objective: This study assessed the prevalence of undernutrition and its associated factors among adolescent
of street children in Jimma town from March 1-31, 2019.
Methods and materials: A community based cross sectional study was conducted among 312 street
children from March 1st to 31st.Complete enumeration of participant was made after conducting preliminary
survey and registering all available street children in all corners of the town. Self-administered structured
questioner was used for data collection. We used Epi data version 3.1 for data entry and SPSS version 20
for statistical analysis. WHO Anthro plus software version 1.0.4 was used for computing standardized
indicators of nutritional status. Independent variables with p-value ≤0.25 in bivariate analysis were included
into multivariable logistic regression and variables with P-value <0.05 in multivariable logistic regression
were declared as statistically significant.
Results: Prevalence of thinness was 29.2% [95% C.I: 24%- 34.0%], and that of stunting was 30.4% [95%
C.I; 24.6% - 35.3%]. Being female [AOR: 2.55, 95%C.I: 1.16- 5.63], Ever skipped one or more daily meal
per day [AOR: 6.56, 95%C.I: 2.25- 19.15], Inadequate dietary diversity score [AOR: 1.86, 95%C.I: 1.05-
3.27] and using unprotected water source [AOR: 1.78, 95%C.I: 1.03- 3.05] were statistically significant
factors for thinness whereas being in age group 15-18 [AOR: 5.78, 95%C.I: 3.20 -10.40] and ever used
substance [AOR: 3.01, 95%C.I: 1.17 -7.77] were statistically significant factors for stunting among
adolescent of street children.
Conclusion and recommendation: In this study, undernutrition, especially thinness and stunting was high
among adolescent of street children and a range of factors were observed that results in undernutrition.
Service provisions targeting nutritional supply, personal and environmental sanitations should be given to
these street children through intersectoral collaboratio
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