ABSTRACT Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems (HDSS) have been developed
in several low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) in Africa and Asia. This paper reviews …

BACKGROUND: Ethiopia is one of the six countries which have contributed to more than
50% of all maternal deaths across the world. This country has adopted the millennium …

BACKGROUND: The cultural validity of instruments to detect perinatal common mental
disorders (CMD) in rural, community settings has been little-investigated in develo** …

Medicinal plants are an important element of Ethiopian traditional medicine. This
questionnaire survey examined the extent and type of medicinal plants used in self-care by …

Background Child undernutrition is a major public health problem in low income countries.
Prospective studies of predictors of infant growth in rural low-income country settings are …

Background A majority of Ethiopians rely on traditional medicine as their primary form of
health care, yet they are in danger of losing both their knowledge and the plants they have …

Objectives To examine the impact of antenatal psychosocial stressors, including maternal
common mental disorders (CMD), upon low birth weight, stillbirth and neonatal mortality …

Background Studies from high-income countries have shown intimate partner violence to be
associated with depression among women. The present paper examines whether this …

Abstract Background In Ethiopia most childbirth occurs at home and is not assisted by skilled
birth attendants. On the other hand having a birth attendant with midwifery skills during child …

OBJECTIVES: To quantify the use of self-treatment and to determine the actions taken to
manage malaria illness. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was undertaken in six peasant …