objective: evaluation activity was conducted using three spearmint genotypes (wg-spm-engl, spm-fran and spm-eas) and one standard check (wgsm-03) at wondo genet, awassa, debre zeit and allagae during 2012 and 2013 for two years. methods: the treatments were arranged in randomized complete block design with four replications. data on leaf to stem ratio, leaf yield/ha, essential oil content and e...

1Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA; 2Tigray Agriculture Bureau, Tigray, Ethiopia; 3Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 4Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 5Suhul Hospital, Tigray, Ethiopia; 6Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 7Tigray Regional Health Bureau, Tigray, Ethiopia; 8World Healt...

for determining the fatty acid characteristics and biodiesel quality of ethiopian jatropha provenances, the study was conducted in five regions namely southern nation nationalities peoples regional state (snnprs), amhara region, tigria region, oromia region and benishangul gumuz regions, where physic nut is found abundantly. for each region, representative sampling sites were selected following...

research results and facts of indigenous sheep production were reviewed with the aim of delivering relevant information for the beneficiaries. the common production system used in ethiopia was the extensive type, which was characterized by small flock sizes and the flock being periodically devastated by diseases. some indigenous sheep groups of the country were characterized and their names wer...

objective: castor (ricinuscommunis l.) is an industrial oilseed that belongs to the family euphorbiaceae. castor is believed to be originated in east africa probably ethiopia. although ethiopia is known as a primary diversity for castor the knowledge on nature and extent of variation of the indigenous germplasm is limited. the present test was conducted to study the nature and extent of variabi...

a cross sectional study was carried out from october 2010 to march 2011 at andassa livestock research center, north-west ethiopia. the objective was to determine the prevalence of cattle flukes infection. faecal samples were collected from a total of 384 cattle, cross breed (n= 39) and fogera breed (n=345) of all age groups and sex. sedimentation technique was employed for the recovery of fluke...

background: research on poisoning epidemiology in different regions is highly important for evidence-informed health planning. the present study was conducted with the aim of evaluating the two-year epidemiologic pattern of acute poisoning cases treated at adama hospital medical college (ahmc) in adama, ethiopia. methods: in this retrospective descriptive study, medical records of emergency dep...

1Department of Anaesthesia, School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Ethiopia 2Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Ethiopia 3Department of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Ethiopia 4Department of Optometry, School of Medicine, College of Medic...

background malaria affects the health and wealth of individuals, as well as nations. in ethiopia, malaria is identified as both a disease of poverty and a cause of poverty. objectives a retrospective analysis was conducted to investigate the changes in malaria indices at the serbo health center, ethiopia. materials and methods based on existing blood smear examination data. the original case re...

introduction: drug use in pediatric patients is a unique dilemma in the management and monitoring of disease. this study aimed at assessing medication prescribing in a pediatric ward of an  ethiopian hospital. materials and methods: a retrospective cross-sectional study was done by reviewing the medical records of 249 patients among those admitted in the period between 11th of september 2007 an...