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View article: The impact of enhancing nutrition and antenatal infection treatment on birth outcomes in Amhara, Ethiopia: a pragmatic factorial, cluster-randomised clinical effectiveness study
The impact of enhancing nutrition and antenatal infection treatment on birth outcomes in Amhara, Ethiopia: a pragmatic factorial, cluster-randomised clinical effectiveness study Open
Introduction We aimed to determine the impact of antenatal interventions to optimise maternal nutrition and infection management on birth outcomes in Ethiopia. Methods We conducted a pragmatic, open-label, 2×2 factorial randomised clinical…
View article: Corrigendum for ‘P24-044-24 The Impact of Enhancing Nutrition and Antenatal Infection Treatment on Birth Outcomes in Amhara, Ethiopia: A Pragmatic Randomized Clinical Effectiveness Study’ [Current Developments in Nutrition 8S2 (2024)]
Corrigendum for ‘P24-044-24 The Impact of Enhancing Nutrition and Antenatal Infection Treatment on Birth Outcomes in Amhara, Ethiopia: A Pragmatic Randomized Clinical Effectiveness Study’ [Current Developments in Nutrition 8S2 (2024)] Open
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1016/j.cdnut.2024.102964.].
View article: Household Sanitation and Crowding Status in Addis Health and Demographic Surveillance System (Addis-HDSS) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Household Sanitation and Crowding Status in Addis Health and Demographic Surveillance System (Addis-HDSS) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Open
BACKGROUND: Access to sanitation and healthy housing conditions are essential for public health, reducing the spread of diseases and improving overall well-being. However, millions of people, particularly in low-income countries, still lac…
View article: Healthcare Facility Preference among Households in Addis Health and Demographic Surveillance Site (ADDIS-HDSS), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Healthcare Facility Preference among Households in Addis Health and Demographic Surveillance Site (ADDIS-HDSS), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Open
BACKGROUND: Understanding healthcare facility preferences—public versus private—is essential for formulating policies that promote universal health coverage (UHC). Various sociodemographic factors influence these preferences. This study ex…
View article: Prevalence of Self-Reported Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases among Adults in Addis Health and Demographic Surveillance System (Addis-HDSS), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Prevalence of Self-Reported Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases among Adults in Addis Health and Demographic Surveillance System (Addis-HDSS), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Open
BACKGROUND: Chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a global health challenge, causing millions of deaths annually and contributing significantly to the global disease burden. Despite their prevalence in low- and middle-income countri…
View article: The Addis Health and Demographic Surveillance System (Addis-HDSS): Context and Method
The Addis Health and Demographic Surveillance System (Addis-HDSS): Context and Method Open
BACKGROUND: Accurate population-based data is essential for evidence-based public health decision-making. Monitoring health events and evaluating interventions through a population-based platform enables timely decisions in rapidly growing…
View article: Agreement Between a Subjective Single-Item Socioeconomic Status and Wealth Index in the Addis Health and Demographic Surveillance System (Addis-HDSS), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Agreement Between a Subjective Single-Item Socioeconomic Status and Wealth Index in the Addis Health and Demographic Surveillance System (Addis-HDSS), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Open
BACKGROUND: Measuring household economic status is crucial, as it is a key determinant of health. In low-income settings, no single measure of economic status is universally accepted. This study aims to assess the agreement between a singl…
View article: Self-rated Health Status of the Adult Population in Addis Health and Demographic Surveillance System (Addis-HDSS), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Self-rated Health Status of the Adult Population in Addis Health and Demographic Surveillance System (Addis-HDSS), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Open
BACKGROUND: Self-rated health (SRH) status is a subjective assessment of one's health condition and can serve as a reliable indicator of a community’s overall health. This study aimed to evaluate the SRH status of communities and its assoc…
View article: Prevalence of Reported Mental Illness in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Community-Based Study
Prevalence of Reported Mental Illness in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Community-Based Study Open
BACKGROUND: Mental illness is the second leading cause of disease burden globally, following cardiovascular diseases. Over 25% of people worldwide will experience mental illness at some point, and low-income countries contribute 12% of the…
View article: Population Nutritional Status in Addis Health and Demographic Surveillance System (ADDIS-HDSS), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Population Nutritional Status in Addis Health and Demographic Surveillance System (ADDIS-HDSS), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Open
BACKGROUND: Low—and middle-income countries face a double burden of malnutrition. However, comprehensive, population-based nutritional assessments are rare, particularly across all age groups. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of m…
View article: Impact of maternal antenatal nutrition and infection treatment interventions on Longitudinal Infant Development and Growth in rural Ethiopia: protocol of the LIDG child follow-up study
Impact of maternal antenatal nutrition and infection treatment interventions on Longitudinal Infant Development and Growth in rural Ethiopia: protocol of the LIDG child follow-up study Open
Introduction Maternal undernutrition and inflammation in utero may significantly impact the neurodevelopmental potential of offspring. However, few studies have investigated the effects of pregnancy interventions on long-term child growth …
View article: Targeting strategies of antenatal balanced energy and protein supplementation in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: study protocol for a randomized effectiveness study
Targeting strategies of antenatal balanced energy and protein supplementation in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: study protocol for a randomized effectiveness study Open
Background Antenatal balanced energy and protein (BEP) supplements have well-documented benefits for pregnancy outcomes. However, considerable practical gaps remain in the effective and cost-effective delivery of antenatal BEP supplements …
View article: Burden of genitourinary tract and parasitic infections in pregnancy in rural Ethiopia
Burden of genitourinary tract and parasitic infections in pregnancy in rural Ethiopia Open
Population Medicine considers the following types of articles:• Research Papers -reports of data from original research or secondary dataset analyses.• Review Papers -comprehensive, authoritative, reviews within the journal's scope.These i…
View article: Dietary Perspectives and Practices during Pregnancy in Rural Amhara Region of Ethiopia: An Exploratory Qualitative Study
Dietary Perspectives and Practices during Pregnancy in Rural Amhara Region of Ethiopia: An Exploratory Qualitative Study Open
Although participants understood the importance of a healthy and diverse diet in pregnancy, we identified several barriers and perspectives regarding nutrition during pregnancy. Low income and lack of access to diverse foods, particularly …
View article: Harmonization of maternal balanced energy-protein supplementation studies for individual participant data (IPD) meta-analyses – finding and creating similarities in variables and data collection
Harmonization of maternal balanced energy-protein supplementation studies for individual participant data (IPD) meta-analyses – finding and creating similarities in variables and data collection Open
Background Public health and clinical recommendations are established from systematic reviews and retrospective meta-analyses combining effect sizes, traditionally, from aggregate data and more recently, using individual participant data (…
View article: Community Access to Adequately Iodized Salt in Rural Amhara, Ethiopia
Community Access to Adequately Iodized Salt in Rural Amhara, Ethiopia Open
OBJECTIVES: To assess community access to adequately iodized salt in rural Amhara, Ethiopia. METHODS: We collected market and household salt samples from December 2020-January 2021 in West Gojam and South Gondar, Amhara, Ethiopia. A total …
View article: Associations Between Global Diet Quality Score (GDQS) and Nutritional Status Among Rural Pregnant Women in Amhara Region, Ethiopia
Associations Between Global Diet Quality Score (GDQS) and Nutritional Status Among Rural Pregnant Women in Amhara Region, Ethiopia Open
OBJECTIVES: Nutritionally adequate diet during pregnancy is essential to promote the nutrition and health of pregnant women and their fetuses, but there are few measures to assess diet quality. We examined the associations of a new metric,…
View article: The unfinished agenda and inequality gaps in antenatal care coverage in Ethiopia
The unfinished agenda and inequality gaps in antenatal care coverage in Ethiopia Open
Background Antenatal care is an essential platform to provide all the necessary health interventions during pregnancy that aim to reduce maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality. Although the antenatal care coverage has been increasing…
View article: Enhancing Nutrition and Antenatal Infection Treatment (ENAT) study: protocol of a pragmatic clinical effectiveness study to improve birth outcomes in Ethiopia
Enhancing Nutrition and Antenatal Infection Treatment (ENAT) study: protocol of a pragmatic clinical effectiveness study to improve birth outcomes in Ethiopia Open
Introduction The WHO Nutrition Target aims to reduce the global prevalence of low birth weight by 30% by the year 2025. The Enhancing Nutrition and Antenatal Infection Treatment (ENAT) study will test the impact of packages of pregnancy in…