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{"title":"The Effect of Albuterol Spray on Hypoxia and Bronchospasm in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) under General Anesthesia: A bouble-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial.","authors":"Seyedmahrokh A Maddah,&nbsp;Akbar Barzegari","doi":"10.4314/ejhs.v33i3.12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/ejhs.v33i3.12","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) experience an increased risk of perioperative pulmonary complications. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of albuterol spray on hypoxia and bronchospasm in patients with COPD under general anesthesia.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This single-center, double-blind, parallel-group, randomized clinical trial was performed on 120 smoking patients with COPD who were referred to 5 Azar Educational Hospital in Gorgan, Northern Iran, in 2021. Twenty minutes before general anesthesia and also after completion of surgery and before extubation, 60 patients in the intervention group were inhaled with 2 puffs of albuterol spray. In the control group, patients were inhaled with 2 puffs of placebo spray. In perioperative period, the occurrence of wheezing, bronchospasm, coughing, hemodynamic changes, postoperative shivering, dyspnea, and nausea and vomiting were evaluated in all patients. The Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) checklist was used to report important aspects of this study.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The mean age of the patients was 52.34 ±8.95 years, and 115 (95.8%) of them were males while the rest were females. The difference between systolic blood pressure before induction of anesthesia (after administration of albuterol spray) between the group receiving albuterol spray and the group not receiving it was statistically significant (p=0.04). Also, the difference between the mean arterial oxygen saturation before tracheal extubation (after re-administration of albuterol spray) between the albuterol spray group and the non-albuterol group was statistically significant (p = 0.03). Wheezing and recurrent cough after induction of anesthesia and after extubation (after albuterol spray administration) was lower in the albuterol group than in the control group (p<0.05). No significant side effects were detected in the albuterol-treated group.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>According to the results of this study, it seems that the prophylactic use of albuterol spray is useful in reducing the incidence of wheezing and recurrent cough before induction of anesthesia in COPD patients with smoking.</p>","PeriodicalId":12003,"journal":{"name":"Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences","volume":"33 3","pages":"491-498"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10416337/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10001519","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Relationship between Capital Domains and Resilience in Facing the COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia.","authors":"Arief Hargono,&nbsp;Febi Dwirahmadi,&nbsp;Kurnia Dwi Artanti,&nbsp;Erni Astutik,&nbsp;Siti Shofiya Novita Sari,&nbsp;Febriyanti","doi":"10.4314/ejhs.v33i3.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/ejhs.v33i3.2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Strengthening disaster resilience is important to protect existing development and in anticipation of various disasters and risks due to disasters such as the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to determine resilience among individuals in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia based on the capital domains.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study used a cross-sectional design with 97 Indonesian people and was conducted using an online survey in May-December 2020. Data were analysed using multivariable logistic regression.</p><p><strong>Result: </strong>The results showed that 45.36% of the respondents had low resilience. Respondents whose expenses increased had 6.36 times higher odds of good resilience compared to respondents whose expenses decreased (AOR=6.36,95%CI=1.26-32,p=0.025). Respondents whose expenses were not affected had 12.32 times higher odds of having good resilience than respondents whose expenses were reduced (AOR=12.32,95%CI=1.82-83.40, p=0.01). Respondents with larger families had 32% lower odds of having good resilience than those with fewer family members (AOR=0.68, 95%CI=0.47-0.98, p=0.038). Respondents with no quarantine facilities had 65% lower odds of good resilience than those with quarantine facilities (AOR=0.35, 95%CI 0.13-0.95, p=0.04).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Economic and physical capital as the part of capital domains showed a significant association with resilience during COVID-19 pandemics. Economic capital variables that had association with resilience were money expenses and the number of family members in household. Physical capital had a relationship with resilience were the availability of quarantine facilities. Government could encourage cooperation within the community to share economic resources. Local government could provide isolation facilities in local area.</p>","PeriodicalId":12003,"journal":{"name":"Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences","volume":"33 3","pages":"391-402"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10416324/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9996281","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Antimicrobial Resistance Profile of <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> from Different Clinical Samples in Debre Tabor Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia.","authors":"Tsigereda Asamenew,&nbsp;Seble Worku,&nbsp;Hilina Motbainor,&nbsp;Daniel Mekonnen,&nbsp;Awoke Deribe","doi":"10.4314/ejhs.v33i3.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/ejhs.v33i3.5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the leading causes of hospital-acquired infections and the most common antimicrobial-resistant pathogens. It is associated with a variety of infections. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of P. aeruginosa and its antimicrobial resistance profile from different clinical specimens at Debre Tabor Comprehensive Referral Hospital (DTCRH).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional study was conducted from May to July 2022 at DTCRH. Socio-demographic and clinical data were collected using a structured questionnaire. Clinical samples (blood, wound swab, urine, and sputum) were collected from 348 study participants and processed following the standard bacteriological techniques. Antibiotic susceptibility testing was done by the Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method. Data were entered and analyzed using SPSS version 25 statistical software. Descriptive statistics was used to present the findings of the study.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The prevalence of P.aeruginosa was 74(19.3%). The detection of the isolates was different based on the type of samples that ranged from 0% to 54.5% from sputum and wound swabs, respectively. P.aeruginosa showed resistance against gentamicin at 62.2%, ceftazidime 51.4%, cefepime 50%, amikacin 29.7%, imipenem 28.4% and ciprofloxacin 14.9%. The level of multi-drug resistance (MDR) was 45.9%, and the suspicious extreme-drug resistance (XDR) rate was 9.5%. Being inpatient and wound swab samples were factors associated with the detection of P.aeruginosa from clinical samples.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The antibiotic resistance profile of P. aeruginosa isolates in the present study area was found to be alarming. Actions to minimize the effect of antimicrobial resistance should be strengthened, and further large-scale study should be conducted to find out the main reasons behind antibiotic resistance of P.aeruginosa and other clinically relevant isolates.</p>","PeriodicalId":12003,"journal":{"name":"Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences","volume":"33 3","pages":"423-432"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10416326/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10001517","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Rapid Bioethical Assessment for <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> and Host Genetic Study in Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia: Towards a Context-Specific Ethical Approach.","authors":"Daniel Mekonnen,&nbsp;Abaineh Munshea,&nbsp;Endalkachew Nibret,&nbsp;Awoke Derbie,&nbsp;Mastewal Wubetu,&nbsp;Mengistie Taye,&nbsp;Taye Zeru,&nbsp;Belay Bezabih,&nbsp;Muluken Azage,&nbsp;Kidist Bobosha,&nbsp;Abraham Aseffa","doi":"10.4314/ejhs.v33i3.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/ejhs.v33i3.4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Rapid Ethical Assessment (REA) is a rapid qualitative study anticipated to understand the ethical sphere of the research setting prior to recruiting study subjects. This study assessed the communities' knowledge about tuberculosis (TB) and research, understand the social arrangements advisable for recruiting research participant and appraised the information provision and consent process.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study was conducted in Amhara region, Ethiopia from 5^th-30^th January 2021. Google-based survey, face-to-face in-depth interview and focus group discussion were carried out to collect the data from researchers, data collectors, health professionals, TB program officers. A structured questionnaire was administered to assess the knowledge of TB patients and healthy controls about TB, research, gene, (co)evolution and consent process.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Over 71% of researchers were not satisfied with the current consent process, and 82.7% of researchers agreed that the best interest of the research participants was not adequately addressed in the current research practices in ANRS. TB patients and healthy controls misunderstood research and its goals. Participants advised the researchers to approach the community with the assistance of health extension workers (HEW) or religious/local leaders. Combined use of verbal and written based information provision at individual participant level is the preferred way for information provision.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The adherence of researchers to standard information provision and consent process was very low. Healthy controls and TB patients have low level of knowledge and awareness about research, ethics and genomic research-related common terms. Hence, public education is required to strengthen the research ethics in the region.</p>","PeriodicalId":12003,"journal":{"name":"Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences","volume":"33 3","pages":"413-422"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10416330/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10003013","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Regional Distribution of the Anthropometric Failure among Under-five Children and Its Determinants in India.","authors":"Ramendra Nath Kundu,&nbsp;Juri Borah,&nbsp;Susmita Bharati,&nbsp;Premananda Bharati","doi":"10.4314/ejhs.v33i3.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/ejhs.v33i3.11","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Undernutrition in children seems to be one of the major health issues in developing nations including India. Stunting, underweight, and wasting are the three most often used anthropometric indicators to evaluate childhood undernutrition. Children who exhibit one or more indicators of undernutrition are considered as anthropometric failure (AF). The present study aims to determine the distribution and determinants of anthropometric failure in children under the age of five in different regions of India.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>NFHS-5 data, collected between 2019 and 2021, were utilized for the study. Pearson's chi-square (χ²) test was used to look into the association between categorical variables. Binary logistic regression was used to find the explanatory factors that influence anthropometric failure.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>More than half of the under-five children (52.18%) in India are suffering from anthropometric failure, out of these West (57.88%), East (56.58%), and Central (53.94%) regions have covered half of the total occurrence. State-wise, Bihar (61.66%), followed by Gujarat (60.26%), and Jharkhand (58.05%) have recorded the highest rates of anthropometric failure. Anthropometric failure is higher among anemic children, boys, parent not alives, the higher number of birth order, lower educated mothers, rural dwellers, belonging to scheduled tribes and scheduled castes communities, living in nuclear families, and having lower household wealth indexes than their other counterparts.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These aspects imply that regional determinants should be taken into consideration when implementing child nutrition development programs.</p>","PeriodicalId":12003,"journal":{"name":"Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences","volume":"33 3","pages":"479-490"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10416325/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9996284","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Prevalence of Anemia and Associated Risk Factors among Pregnant Women in Semarang, Indonesia, during COVID-19 Pandemic.","authors":"Ani Margawati,&nbsp;Ahmad Syauqy,&nbsp;Aras Utami,&nbsp;Dea Amarilisa Adespin","doi":"10.4314/ejhs.v33i3.8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/ejhs.v33i3.8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused several changes that affect overall health, including the prevalence of anemia in pregnant women. Several risk factors, including iron deficiency during pregnancy, diabetes, maternal smoking, preterm birth, low birth weight, and multiple pregnancies, can influence poor iron intake in infants. This study aims to analyze the prevalence and factors associated with anemia in pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional study was conducted on 238 pregnant women from two districts in Semarang, Indonesia. The study population was selected using a cluster sampling technique. Trained enumerators collected data through interviews using the Semi-Quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire (SQ-FFQ) to estimate participants' food intake and anthropometric measurements. Additionally, hemoglobin levels were measured by trained nurses during antenatal care (ANC) visits. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed using logistic regression to estimate the factors associated with anemia in pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among all participants, 14.3% (n=34) were anemic, with 32.3% and 67.6% having moderate and mild anemia, respectively. Moreover, study variables such as less compliance with ANC (antenatal care) guidelines (p = 0.020), excessive phosphorus intake (p = 0.039), inadequate zinc intake (p = 0.003), and inadequate calcium intake (p = 0.043) were associated with anemia among pregnant women.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Anemia among pregnant women in Semarang, Indonesia, is a mild public health problem. Less compliance with ANC guidelines, excessive phosphorus intake, and inadequate zinc intake are significantly associated with anemia among pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>","PeriodicalId":12003,"journal":{"name":"Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences","volume":"33 3","pages":"451-462"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10416334/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9998713","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Brief Overview of Bioethics.","authors":"Abraham Haileamlak","doi":"10.4314/ejhs.v33i3.1","DOIUrl":"10.4314/ejhs.v33i3.1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12003,"journal":{"name":"Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences","volume":"33 3","pages":"390"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10416332/pdf/EJHS3303-0390.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10001516","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"What Is Going on in Indoor Air Quality of a University Hospital in Northern Cyprus?","authors":"Meryem Güvenir,&nbsp;Ufuk Kaya,&nbsp;Dilek Özçelik,&nbsp;Kaya Süer","doi":"10.4314/ejhs.v33i3.18","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/ejhs.v33i3.18","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>There are two main purposes of microbial monitoring of the inanimate hospital environment. One of them is to monitor hygiene standards, and the second is to determine the presence of nosocomial pathogens. This study was aimed to investigate the indoor environment of the different departments of a university hospital.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The prospective study was conducted in a university hospital, a teaching hospital with 143 beds and 30 ICU beds, and a hospital with 6 different wards in Northern Cyprus. Active air sampling was done by using an air IDEAL 3P device. Air samples were taken at 38 points defined before in different parts of the hospital.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Our results showed a low level of microorganisms' numbers in microbial airborne communities in a university hospital. Moreover, our results indicated that the temperature of the hospital's indoor environment is not significantly related to the airborne microbial community. On the other hand, our results indicate that the Aspergillus species were mostly isolated in the drug preparation room.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The studies have shown that one of the causes of hospital infections is the microorganisms entering the airborne microbial communities. In this case, epidemiology and pathogenesis of airborne microbial communities should be understood.</p>","PeriodicalId":12003,"journal":{"name":"Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences","volume":"33 3","pages":"541-546"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10416329/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10008224","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cancer Incidence and Mortality in a Tertiary Hospital in Indonesia: An 18-Year Data Review.","authors":"Prihantono,&nbsp;Reski Rusli,&nbsp;Robert Christeven,&nbsp;Muhammad Faruk","doi":"10.4314/ejhs.v33i3.15","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/ejhs.v33i3.15","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Every population, regardless of wealth or social development, faces the major health issue of cancer. Cancer incidence and mortality differ by region and period. Thus, this study aimed to determine the characteristics, incidence, and mortality of various cancers at Dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo Hospital, a referral center hospital in Makassar, Indonesia.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study employed a descriptive research design using secondary data recorded at Dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo Hospital in Makassar, Indonesia, between January 2002 and December 2019.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We classified the 7824 cancer patients in our study into solid and non-solid cancer groups. The incidence of solid cancer (79.3%) was higher than that of non-solid cancer (20.7%), causing 1063 deaths, or 61.7%, of all cancer-related deaths. There were 6083 (77.7%) cases of cancer survival. The cancers with the highest incidence were breast cancer (1008 cases [12.9%]), leukemia (683 cases [8.7%]), and cervical cancer (631 cases [8.1%]). Breast, cervical, and ovarian cancers were the most frequent cancers in female patients. Leukemia was the most frequent cancer in male patients, followed by colorectal and liver cancers.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>A region-based statistical record of cancer incidence and mortality is vital and useful to prioritizing cancer treatment at a given time.</p>","PeriodicalId":12003,"journal":{"name":"Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences","volume":"33 3","pages":"515-522"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10416343/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10001514","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Knowledge, Awareness and Practice towards Screening for Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.","authors":"Adithya G Rao,&nbsp;Winniecia Dkhar,&nbsp;S Sharath,&nbsp;Rajagopal Kadavigere,&nbsp;Abhimanyu Pradhan","doi":"10.4314/ejhs.v33i3.19","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/ejhs.v33i3.19","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Globally prostate cancer is one of the most prevalent cancer among men and a leading cause of morbidity and mortality, especially in a developing country, which is mainly due to lack of knowledge and awareness regarding the screening of prostate cancer. The main objective of this review and meta-analysis is to evaluate the knowledge, awareness and practice of adult men about prostate cancer.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>An extensive literature search was performed on studies published between January 2000 to 2021. The systematic review initially yielded 137 studies, out of which 7 studies were covered on this meta-evaluation.</p><p><strong>Result: </strong>We noted that the pooled estimate of knowledge and awareness were respectively 65% [CI: 29%, 100%], and 74% [CI: 66%, 82%] about prostate cancer. However, there were limited practices noted in screening of prostate cancer.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In order to increase the awareness and screening practice rate for prostate cancer, an improved health education is highly recommended.</p>","PeriodicalId":12003,"journal":{"name":"Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences","volume":"33 3","pages":"547-554"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10416328/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10102968","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}