Introduction the gains in maternal and child health in nepal was impressive in the last two decade but success was unevenly distributed. The 2016 ethiopia demographic and health survey 2016 edhs was implemented by the central. Jan 30, 2014 diabetes mellitus is recognized as one of the emerging public health problems in developing countries. Hand hygiene is a critical element in disease prevention, including preventing the spread of covid19, but based on the latest global estimates, 3 billion people lacked soap and water at home, 900 million children lacked soap and water at their school of high importance when children return to school from closures, and 40% of health care facilities were not equipped to practice hand hygiene. Health sector transformation plan global financing facility. Access to unimproved water and sanitation among children under 5 years old is a serious public health problem in many developing countries, including nigeria. The 20 nigeria demographic and health survey 20 ndhs is the fifth in a series of demographic and health surveys conducted in nigeria. Predictors of incompletion of immunization among children. In 2014, unicef ethiopia has received emergency funds from government of japan, government of usa cerf, hrf, government of finland and uk national committee for unicef. A 2017 report on child mortality indicated most child deaths happened in two regions of the world.
Ministry of health and multiple stakeholders in ethiopia, supported by the partnership. Socioeconomic, demographic, and environmental determinants. In nepal, as in most lowincome countries, infants are immunized with standard who recommended vaccines. Yet despite progress toward eliminating extreme poverty, ethiopia remains one of the poorest countries in the world, due both to rapid population growth and a low starting base. Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of household water purification among caregivers of underfive children in biye community, kaduna state jimoh m ibrahim 1, muawiyyah b sufiyan 2, abdulhakeem a olorukooba 2, abdulrazaq a gobir 2, hadiza adam 2, lawal amadu 2 1 department of community medicine, ahmadu bello university teaching hospital zaria, zaria, nigeria 2 department of community. January 2017 country summary 1 ethiopia largescale and unprecedented protests swept through ethiopias largest region of oromia beginning in november 2015, and in the amhara region from july 2016. The three most recent ndhs surveys of 1999, 2003, and 2008 were implemented by the national population commission. Impact of the boko haram insurgency on the childs right to education in nigeria. Determinants of modern contraceptive uptake among nigerian women. This study seeks to examine the association between womens decisionmaking autonomy and womens. Water, sanitation and hygiene wash sector since 1990, the mdg baseline year. Factors influencing maternal mortality among rural communities in southwestern nigeria dominic ezinwa azuh,1 akunna ebere azuh,2 emeka joshua iweala,3 davies adeloye,1 moses akanbi,1 raphael c mordi4 1department of demography and social statistics, 2department of estate management, 3biochemistry and molecular biology unit, department of biological sciences, 4department of chemistry, covenant. Ethiopian public health institute ephi ethiopia and icf.
Review of programming for orphans and vulnerable children in nigeria. Infant feeding practices and diarrhoea in subsaharan. Hiv voluntary counselling and testing and behaviour. We aimed to investigate the association between infant feeding practices and diarrhoea in subsaharan african countries with high diarrhoea. Many people have expressed an interest in this ministry, and it is pr imarily for them that we have written the following reports. Ethiopia country development cooperation strategy 20192024 the goal for usaidethiopias 20192024 country development cooperation strategy cdcs is ethiopia transitions to a more democratic, prosperous, and resilient society, with accountable institutions and privatesector led growth. The prevalence of under nutrition and associated factors. Background in many developing countries including ethiopia, maternal morbidity and mortality still pose a substantial burden and thus progress towards the fifth millennium development goal mdg remains slow. The 2014 ethiopia mini demographic and health survey emdhs was conducted under the aegis of the ministry of health and implemented by the central statistical agency csa. Electronic data files were transferred to the csa central office in addis ababa every few days via. World bank 2015 data prevalence of underweight, 2014 % of children under 5 with low weight for age prevalence of stunting, 2014 % of children under 5 with low height for age 1 mortality 2 morbidity s. Ethiopia is the second most populous country in africa with a current. Similarly, the retail price for wheat in november in abala, awash fentale and asaita market in afar region.
Voluntary counselling and testing vct for hiv has been promoted as a strategy to prevent hiv pandemics by changing sexual behaviour. Womens participation in household decisionmaking and. Though ethiopia has made impressive progress in reducing child mortality in the past two decades, the reduction of underfive mortalities is a major concern for the sustainable development goals sdgs introduced in 2016 targeted to reduce under5 mortality rate below 25 deaths of under5 per 1,000 live births by 2030. Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of household water. Ethiopia s progress towards reduction in underfive mortality page 2 acknowledgements the ethiopia countdown case study demonstrates the combined efforts of the ethiopian public health institute ephifederal ministry of health fmoh, partner organizations, and individuals experts.
Determinants of institutional delivery among young married. Assessing progress in africa toward the millennium. Download fulltext pdf ethnicity, gender and risky sexual behaviour among nigeria youth. In 2014, 643,010 refugees, mainly from south sudan, somalia, eritrea and sudan were residing in ethiopia. This result is lower than studies done in southern ethiopia arba minch, the amhara region felege hiwot hospital, and western ethiopia ganji. This study sought to determine various factors that influence modern family planning use in nigeria. Ethiopia became the fortysecond country in the african region to ratify the who framework convention on tobacco control who fctc when ethiopian house of peoples representatives ratified the who fctc on 21 january 2014. Integrated management of childhood illnesses imci is a holistic approach to reducing under5 morbidity and mortality, and improving growth and development of children. It is based on the information available at the time it was completed on september 4, 2015. Africa 8 kenya 510 ethiopia 353 ghana 319 nigeria1 576 11 25 11 20 40 19 26 33 43 34 36. To assess knowledge, attitude and practice of family planning and affecting factors for used of fp. Proximate determinants of infant mortality in ethiopia.
Prevalence and associated factors of safe and improved infant and. Ethiopia mini demographic and health survey 2019 the dhs. Objectives pregnancy carries a high risk for millions of women and varies by urbanrural location in nigeria, a country with the second highest maternal deaths in the world. World bank, world development indicators 2004 hce survey report, 2010 surveysrural household income, consumption and expenditure survey rhices 1981 used by the world bank poverty monitoring database. Though i was predisposed toward the ethiopia i had studied since the late 1950s, i appreciated that within its. Hence, this study aimed to compare the magnitude and associated risks of diabetes mellitus among urban and rural adults in northwest ethiopia. The etmod model and its documentation in this country report has been prepared within the unuwider project on southmodsimulating tax and benefit policies for development, which is part of a larger research project on the economics and politics of taxation and social protection. Federal democratic republic of ethiopia country environmental.
Cambodia, colombia, ecuador, ethiopia, france, lebanon, madagascar, nigeria, senegal, the philippines, and the usa. However, nationwide data is lacking on the survival status and proximate determinants of infant mortality in ethiopia. Early pregnancy contributes to the cycle of maternal malnutrition. The ethiopian developmental state and its challenges by. Population, health and environment ethiopia consortium phe. Underfive mortality rate in africa per 1,000 live births declined from 163 in 1990 to 100 in 2011. Angola, brazil, the democratic republic of the congo, ethiopia, india, indonesia, iraq, nigeria, pakistan and south africa. This study investigated the rate of and factors associated with the institutional delivery among the dalit women of the.
Reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent. Female genital mutilation fgm refers to all procedures involving partial or total removal of the female external genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for nonmedical reasons. This study compared key household and community practices in imci implementing and nonimplementing communities in two local government areas lgas of kano state, nigeria. Ethiopia demographic and health survey the dhs program. Supporting local government action in climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction and development planning this is one in a series of accra briefs developed as an output of accras research and capacitybuilding work conducted in 201011, in three sites in. The ministry of health moh conducted this years meeting under the theme crossing the finishing line and envisioning beyond. Unimproved water and sanitation are major causes of diarrhoea, which globally. In effect, pasdep is explicitly linked to the mdgs and constitutes ethiopia s medium term plan for achieving the mdgs.
D july 7, 20 introduction on july 5, 20 the central statistical agency of ethiopia announced that the ethiopian population has reached 86 million people. Epdc education trends and projections 20002025 ethiopia these profiles were produced by the education policy and data center epdc in august 20. This paper examines family planning knowledge, attitudes, and practices among in earth quake displaced population of sindupalchok district of nepal. For example, the wholesale maize price in hosanna market in snnpr is five percent higher in november than october and 12 percent higher than october 2014. Ethiopia health situation world health organization. The impact of water and sanitation on childhood mortality. Seizing the occasion i would like to warn about the. Ndhs nigeria demographic and health survey nis nutrition information system. Secondary school net and gross attendance rates, ethiopia secondary school net attendance rate in urban and rural areas, ethiopia only 15% of secondary school age youth attend school. National guidelines for comprehensive hiv prevention, care.
Design nepal demographic and health survey ndhs data sets 2011 were analysed. Ethiopia as a nation, defining it as an obsolete empirestate, a prison house of peoples. Raising awareness of women about the danger signs of pregnancy and childbirth is the first essential step in accepting appropriate and timely referral to obstetric care. It is over 15 years since the last national human development report for ethiopia was published and much has changed in the intervening period. Primary school net and gross attendance rates, ethiopia. Objectives to identify the determinants of institutional delivery among young married women in nepal. Based on the 2014 estimate, the 2014 art need is 542,121for adults and 178,500 for children under 15 years of age. Its 96 million people live throughout ethiopias one million square kilometres of landmass, the majority in rural settings. While the exact number of girls and women worldwide who have undergone fgm remains unknown, at least 200 million girls and women have. In addition, ethiopia has very low usage of sanitation services, with only 7. Evidence from the national demographic and health survey family planning is a key strategy in the control of fertility among women. Since usaid has included sbcc as a key activity in its 2014.
Knowledge of frontline health workers on the role of. Since the fall of 2004 becky and i have made several trips to the land of beckys youth as selfsupporting missionaries. A total of 191,375 south sudanese refugees arrived in gambella following conflict in south sudan in december 20. This is a burden for the fragile basic social services in gambella. Knowledge, attitude and practice of family planning method. Individual questionnaire data for men were only collected in the 2014 survey. The authors views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the united states agency for international development or the united states government. Unicefs call to protect children, especially the most marginalized, is essential now more than ever and our global databases can inform that response by painting a picture of children around the world. There is increasing global attention to the threats of open defecation od to human health and dignity, and the environment. Two thirds of the most disadvantaged dalit population of. However, its magnitude has not been studied at community levels, making the provision of appropriate services difficult in such countries.
Exponential population growth and carrying capacity of the ethiopian economy tsegaye tegenu, ph. Though ethiopia officially claims to be a developmental state, the issue remains divisive among its politicians and scholars alike. An ea is a geographic area covering on average of 181 households. Immunization is one of the most effective health interventions averting an estimated 23 million deaths every year. The other four countries are bangladesh, democratic republic of the congo, ethiopia, and pakistan. The census frame is a complete list of 84,915 enumeration areas eas created for the 2007 phc. In order to provide reliable data for planning and monitoring of key activities, new key. I am pleased to present the 2014 national human development report, which has been written on the theme of accelerating inclusive growth for sustainable human development in ethiopia.
Addis ababa, ethiopia on 28 march 2003, and the assembly of the african union at the second summit of the african union in maputo, mozambique, 21 july 2003. However, 748 million people still rely on unimproved sources of drinking water almost a quarter of which rely on untreated surface water, and 2. Despite the provision of vct in countries with generalized or highburden epidemics, including nigeria, the extent of its. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed using a subset of 1662 evermarried young women aged 1524 years. Pdf exploring the determinants of open defecation in. When using standard odin weights, category scores are weighted to make the shares of social, economic, and environmental statistics equal in the overall score. Child mortality is a deciding factor of the wellbeing of a population and often serves as a pointer of the socioeconomic status and health development of a nation. Determinants of modern contraceptive uptake among nigerian. Ethiopia are stunted, a condition caused by a lack of nutrients that leads to permanent cognitive and physical impairments.
The role of the investment case in domestic resource. Addis ababa, ethiopia for their technical support and guidance to the lea alignment with regional. This study aims to assess the risk factors attributed to under. Review of programming for orphans and vulnerable children. National situation analysis of children and women in ethiopia. Informal settlements status research series published by the housing development agency research reports. Ndhs national demographic and health survey nedeco the netherlands electrical company needs national economic empowerment and development strategy nepad new partnership for african development ngos nongovernmental organizations oecd organization for economic cooperation and development vi niger delta human development report. Ethiopia demographic and health survey 2016 fr328 the dhs. In the past few years polarized opinions have been reflected on. Globally, nearly a billion people still lack access to improved sources of drinking water, and about 2. Knowledge about obstetric danger signs and associated.
Studies from different parts of the world showed that incomplete. Mothertochild transmission of hiv and utilization of. Impact of the boko haram insurgency on the childs right. Ethiopia has the lowest level of incomeinequality in africa and one of the lowest in the world, with a gini coefficient comparable to that of the scandinavian countries. Factors influencing maternal mortality among rural. The gender disparity in attendance is slightly higher in secondary school than at the primary school level. Making adolescent girls visible, actionable, and at the center of the sahel development agenda. It is important to examine the inter relatedness of age at first marriage, fertility behavior, and womens empowerment in nigeria because in spite of being the most populous country in africa, implementation of population and gender policies such as the 2004 national population policy for sustainable development and 2006 national gender. National population commission federal republic of nigeria abuja, nigeria icf international rockville, maryland, usa.
The 20 ndhs revealed that overall, only 38% and 22% of deliveries are assisted by. Pregnancy puts adolescent women at increased risk of malnutrition through diverting nutrients from the mother to the fetus, pregnancy complications and poor pregnancy outcomes including death. To address food insecurity, the government of ethiopia. Making adolescent girls visible, actionable, and at the. Maternal health care services utilisation in the context. Odin country profile philippines open data inventory. Marriage age, fertility behavior, and womens empowerment. The 2000 ethiopia dhs was implemented by the central statistical authority under the aegis of the ministry of health. Epdc education trends and projections 20002025 ethiopia. Communityintegrated management of childhood illnesses c. The countrys current constitution from 1995, establishes the federal structure based on nine ethnic regional states and two special status cities. Comprehensive studies of family planning fp in displaced camps are relatively uncommon.
The dalits of nepal are the most disadvantaged caste group and have benefitted least from the advances in maternal health service. Affordability the sdg indicators developed and introduced in the 2017 report include many aspects of quality of service drawn from the human rights framework. Maternal mortality ratio and fertility rate, 19902014. South africa research report the housing development agency hda block a, riviera office park. Exploring the determinants of open defecation in nigeria. Pdf ethnicity, gender and risky sexual behaviour among. Similar reports have been produced for the philippines, uganda, ethiopia, burkina faso. Addressing multilevel predictors of poor pregnancy outcomes among antenatal care anc attendees in primary health care phc facilities could reduce the high maternal mortality rate in nigeria. Background the impacts of optimal infant feeding practices on diarrhoea have been documented in some developing countries, but not in countries with high diarrhoea mortality as reported by the world health organisationunited nations childrens fund.
Electronic data files were transferred to the csa central office in addis ababa. Democratic republic of the congo, ethiopia, and pakistan. The 20 ndhs is the fifth demographic and health survey conducted in the country. Ethiopias recent mdg performance a summary from the 2014 mdg report assessing progress in africa toward the millennium development goals by eca, au, undp, afdb ethiopia is frequently mentioned in this years mdg report, mostly for positive reasons, as it exhibits a number of development strides. Starchy staple foods dominate the diets in these settings.
Policy plan for accelerated and sustained development to. For more information, see the southmod project page. Ethiopia demographic and health survey 2000 central statistical authority addis ababa, ethiopia orc macro calverton, maryland, usa may 2001. The 20 ndhs data is publicly available and could be obtained from measure dhs comdata. This places the population, especially women of reproductive age, at a risk of micronutrients deficiencies.
According to this studys finding, the prevalence of unintended pregnancy was. The role of the investment case in domestic resource mobilization gff implementation workshop dar es salaam, september 2018 m. Repeated surveys allow for an analysis of trends over time. The longterm effects of chronic malnutrition cost ethiopia approximately 16. We admire their selfless spirits, and it is to them, and the thousands of other. Davison, bloombergs ethiopia correspondent, described the issue on facebook in march 2016. Discrimination act 2014 has also been passed while some states have also done the same. Lowquality monotonous diet is a major problem confronting resourceconstrained settings across the world. The federal democratic republic of ethiopia is the most populous landlocked country in the world. Therefore, this study was aimed to identify the survival status and determinants of infant mortality in ethiopia using ethiopian demographic and health survey edhs. The rating agencies underscored ethiopias stable outlook and positive.
This study aimed to measure the magnitude of unintended pregnancies and associated factors. Maternal under nutrition continues to place a heavy burden on low and middleincome countries. Ethiopia is a federal country with a twotiers structure of decentralized governance. Prevalence of unintended pregnancy and associated factors. Located in the horn of east africa, ethiopia is bordered by eritrea, djibouti, somalia, kenya, south sudan, and sudan. In ethiopia, large scale health care efforts had been done to promote infant health and survival. This report summarises the findings of the 20 nigeria demographic and health survey ndhs, implemented by the national population commission npc. Currently 367,000 patients, including 23,400 children under the age of 15, are taking art.
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