scholarly journals CT Scan Pattern of Stroke Patients at Jimma University Medical Center, South West Ethiopia

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdi Dandena
Keyword(s):  
Ct Scan ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Stroke Patients ◽  
South West ◽  
Scan Pattern ◽  
South West Ethiopia ◽  
Jimma University

scholarly journals EXPRESSED EMOTION AND SELECTED PATIENTS’ CLINICAL FACTORS AMONG CAREGIVERS OF SCHIZOPHRENIC PATIENTS VISITING JIMMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER PSYCHIATRY OUT PATIENT UNIT, SOUTH WEST ETHIOPIA

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bethlehem Yimam ◽  
Matiwos Soboka ◽  
Yemiamrew Getachew ◽  
Bezaye Alemu ◽  
Gutema Ahmed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Expressed Emotion ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
High Status ◽  
Clinical Factors ◽  
Care Givers ◽  
South West ◽  
Schizophrenic Patients ◽  
South West Ethiopia ◽  
Jimma University

ABSTRACTBackgroundExpressed emotion (EE) measures the emotion of the caregivers of persons with schizophrinia and is predictive of symptom levels in a range of medical and psychiatric conditions. It is worth to assess expressed emotion and associated factors among caregivers of patient with schizophrenia in Ethiopia since there is limited data on this issue in this part of the world.ObjectiveTo assess the status of expressed emotions and selecte patients’ clinical factors among care givers of patients with schizophrenia attending psychiatry oupatient unit of Jimma university medical center, South west, Ethiopia, 2019.MethodA cross-sectional study design employed involving 422 caregivers of schizophrenic patients using consecutive sampling technique. Data was collected using structured interviewer administrated questionnaires (Family Questioners) which assess the level of expressed emotion, entered into Epidata 4.4 and analyzed by Statistical package for social science (SPSS) version 25. Descripitive statistics used to summerize data, bivariate logistic regression was done to identify candidate variables for multivariable logistic regressions and the association between expressed emotion and predictor variables was identified by using multiple logistic regression model.ResultsHigh expressed emotion was observed in 43.6% of respondents. Caring for schizophrenic patients for about 6-8 years, having 3-4 episodes of the illness was significantly associated with high expressed emotion.ConclusionsThis study revealed that there is high status of care givers expressed emotion compared to other studies. It also showed that number of episode of illnesses had significant association with high caregivers expressed emotion. Health care systems, which provide interventions for patients with schizophrenia, need to design proper strategy to address caregivers need as well.

Establishing Local Diagnostic Reference Levels for Routine Computed Tomography Examinations in Jimma University Medical Center South West Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mesfin Zewdu ◽  
Elias Kadir ◽  
Million Tesfaye ◽  
Melkamu Berhane
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Reference Level ◽  
Diagnostic Reference Level ◽  
Ct Examination ◽  
South West ◽  
Abdomen Ct ◽  
Recommended Guidelines ◽  
South West Ethiopia ◽  
Jimma University

Abstract The main purpose of this study was to determine local diagnostic reference level (LDRL) for Routine Computed Tomography (CT) examination in, Jimma University Medical Center (JUMC) South West Ethiopia. Retrospective study was conducted to determine LDRL for routine CT examination in JUMC. We have considered CTDIvol and DLP as dosimetric quantity based on the recommended guidelines to determine LDRLs by different international legal Authorities. The 75th percentile values of the calculated CTDIvol and DLP were proposed as LDRL. LDRL was obtained as CTDIvol, 42.97mGy, 7.76mGy, 14.32mGy, and 10.86mGy for routine brain CT, routine chest CT, routine thoraco-lumbar CT and routine abdomen CT examination respectively. Similarly the determined LDRL from DLP was 1364.15mGycm, 368.96mGycm, 853.18mGycm, and 1568.96mGycm for brain, chest, thoraco-lumbar and abdomen examination respectively. The LDRL obtained for DLP was higher compared with international DRLs; it can be reduced by coordinating effort between radiologists, technologists and medical physicist.

scholarly journals Retraction Note: Risk factors, clinical presentations and predictors of stroke among adult patients admitted to stroke unit of Jimma university medical center, south west Ethiopia: prospective observational study

BMC Neurology ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ginenus Fekadu ◽  
Legese Chelkeba ◽  
Ayantu Kebede
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Stroke Unit ◽  
Prospective Observational Study ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Technical Error ◽  
Final Version ◽  
South West ◽  
Clinical Presentations ◽  
South West Ethiopia ◽  
Jimma University

The Editor and Publisher have retracted this article [1]. This article was published as the result of a technical error which resulted in two versions [1, 2] of the same article being published. [2] is the final version of the article. Springer Nature apologises to the authors and to readers for the inconvenience caused. All authors agree with this retraction.

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