Ayelech Fikre: an outstanding woman farmer in Amhara Region, Ethiopia

The purpose of this study was to assess practitioners’ perceived involvement and challenges they encountered in the process of curriculum development in Secondary schools of Amhara Sayintworeda. Mixed research design was employed to provide answer to the basic questions of this research. The sample consisted of 125 secondary school teachers, 3 school principals, 4 vice principals, and 1 supervisor. Proportional random sampling technique was used to select the sample teachers and comprehensive sampling technique was used to select the sample school principals, vice principals, and the supervisor. The data was collected through questionnaire and semi-structured interview. The collected data was analyzed using percentage, one sample t-test and thematic description. The findings indicated low practitioners’ perceived involvement in all the curriculum development phases other than curriculum implementation. Absence of financial and material incentives and practitioners’ lack of motivation were considered as the major inhibiting factors for practitioners’ involvement in the different phases of the curriculum development process. On the basis of the major findings, relevant recommendations are suggested in the paper.

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Detection of hypertension and its associated factors among Dessie Town Government School Staffs, Amhara Region, Dessie, Ethiopia, 2019

Annals of Clinical Hypertension ◽

10.29328/journal.ach.1001022 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 009-015

Author(s):

Ademe Sewunet ◽

Edmealem Afework

Keyword(s):

Associated Factors ◽

Amhara Region ◽

Government School ◽

Town Government

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Addis Birhan ('New Light'): Fostering husbands' involvement and support in Amhara Region, Ethiopia

10.31899/pgy15.1034 ◽

2009 ◽

Author(s):

Annabel Erulkar ◽

Awraris Alemayehu

Keyword(s):

Amhara Region

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Barriers to infection prevention and control practice among Amhara region teaching hospitals in Ethiopia: Qualitative study

International Journal of Infection Control ◽

10.3396/ijic.v15i2.007.19 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Walelegn Worku Yallew ◽

Abera Kumie ◽

Feleke Moges Yehuala

Keyword(s):

Healthcare Worker ◽

Prevention And Control ◽

Healthcare Workers ◽

Infection Prevention ◽

Teaching Hospitals ◽

Infection Prevention And Control ◽

Amhara Region ◽

Implementation Barriers ◽

Control Practice ◽

And Control

Healthcare workers have good perception towards infection prevention, but there has been a poor practice towards it. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore barriers to practice of infection prevention and control practice in teaching hospitals in Amhara region. A phenomenological approach used to explore the lived experience of healthcare workers and management staffs towards infection prevention practice and control. The data was collected from ten in-depth interviews and 23 focus group discussion participants, by face to face interview using open ended interview performed in safe and quiet places. Data was managed using OpenCode software version 4.03 and contents were analyzed thematically. Totally ten different barriers were identified, such as availability of facilities, shortage of material supply, lack of maintenance of facilities and equipment, high patient flow, experience, emergency situation, healthcare worker behaviour and healthcare worker’s information about infection prevention, low awareness of patients and visitors and overflow of families and visitors to the hospital. For effective infection prevention practice implementation, barriers should be considered via identifying specific organizational, healthcare worker, patients and visitors as targets.

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Development of Anthropometric Size Charts for Ethiopian Amhara Region Girls Ages 5-10 Years for Better Fitting Garments

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.3618893 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Abrham Destaw

Keyword(s):

Amhara Region

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On-farm pre-weaning growth performance of Washera, Farta and their crossbred lambs in selected districts of western Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Ethiopian Journal of Science and Technology ◽

10.4314/ejst.v11i3.4 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 253

Author(s):

Esubalew Adimasu ◽

Kefyalew Alemayehu ◽

Tesfaye Getachew

Keyword(s):

Growth Performance ◽

Amhara Region ◽

On Farm

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Client satisfaction with existing postnatal care and associated factors: A study among mothers in Awi Zone, Amhara region, Ethiopia

Women s Health ◽

10.1177/1745506520976017 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 16 ◽

pp. 174550652097601

Author(s):

Daniel Adane ◽

Biresaw Wassihun

Keyword(s):

Antenatal Care ◽

Health Care Providers ◽

Postnatal Care ◽

Associated Factors ◽

Client Satisfaction ◽

Post Partum ◽

Care Providers ◽

Amhara Region ◽

Awi Zone

Background: The majority of maternal and neonatal adverse events take place during the postnatal period. However, it is the most neglected period for the provision of quality care. Objective: The aim of this study among mothers in the Awi Zone, Amhara region, Ethiopia, was to assess client satisfaction with existing postnatal care and associated factors. Methods: An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Awi Zone hospitals from 1 to 30 April 2018. A total of 422 post-partum mothers were selected by systematic sampling. The data were collected using a pre-tested structured questionnaire via a face-to-face interview. Data entry and analysis were completed using EpiData version 3.1 and SPSS version 22, respectively. The data were summarized with frequency and cross-tabulation. Both binary and multiple logistic regressions were used to identify predictor variables using odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals. Result: The prevalence of postnatal care satisfaction was 63%. Being from urban area (AOR = 2.1, 95% CI = (1.11–3.99)), having a history of antenatal care follow up (AOR = 1.62, 95% CI = (1.23–1.64)), spontaneous vaginal birth (AOR = 3.14, 95% CI = (1.77–3.28)), and those who did not face any complications during birth (AOR = 2.90, 95% CI = (1.47–1.69)) were some of the factors associated with client satisfaction. Conclusion: According to the results of this study, the majority of mothers were satisfied with post-partum care services. The study findings indicate that maternal satisfaction on post-partum care is mainly affected by residency, antenatal care follow up, mode of delivery, and complications during birth. Therefore, health care providers and other concerned bodies should give special attention to those mothers who are from rural areas, who face complications during birth or who have instrumental-assisted or cesarean section birth. Also, every pregnant mother should be supported to have at least four regular antenatal care visits.

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