Research Papers – Page 4 – Amref Health Africa

The state of youth sexual and reproductive health problems and service utilisation in major towns of Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study This cross-sectional study assessed the prevalence of reproductive health issues and service utilization among youths in 13 urban towns in Ethiopia, involving 1954 community youths and 1261 students from higher education institutions. Findings revealed that 35% of youths engaged in… Read More
The Relationship of Climate Change and Malaria Incidence in the Gambella Region, Ethiopia. This study examined the relationship between climate variables and malaria incidence in Ethiopia’s Gambella region using 30 years of satellite-derived climate data and 10 years of malaria records. Employing autoregressive modeling, the analysis revealed significant upward trends in rainfall, relative… Read More
Groundwater Suitability Mapping in Jimma and Borena Zones of Ethiopia Using GIS and Remote Sensing Techniques This study applied Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing (RS), and the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) to identify groundwater potential zones in Ethiopia’s Jimma and Borena regions, where surface water is scarce. By analyzing hydrogeological factors such as lithology, slope,… Read More
Gender disparities and barriers to access and use of essential health services in Ethiopia: Designing primary health care through gender lens. This exploratory qualitative study investigated gender-related barriers to accessing maternal and child health (MCH) services in Ethiopia’s primary health care system, despite national efforts to improve health service delivery through the “Optimizing Ethiopian Health Extension Program” strategy. Conducted across nine… Read More
Cost-Effectiveness of Youth-Friendly Health Services in Health Post Settings in Jimma Zone, Ethiopia This study evaluated the cost-effectiveness of implementing Youth-Friendly Health Services (YFHS) in rural health posts in Jimma Zone, Ethiopia, to improve adolescent sexual and reproductive health (SRH). Using an ingredient-based costing approach and modeling health outcomes through disability-adjusted life years… Read More
The Vaccine Trust Framework: mixed-method development of a tool for understanding and quantifying trust in health systems and vaccines This study developed and validated a contextually grounded Vaccine Trust Framework to better understand and measure trust in vaccines across low- and middle-income countries. Using an exploratory sequential mixed-methods approach, ethnographic research in Nigeria, Kenya, and Pakistan informed the creation… Read More
The impact and social return on investment (SROI) of health workforce training in fragile, conflict-affected settings—a study of the Maridi Health Sciences Institute (MHSI) in South Sudan This study evaluated the long-term social impact of pre-service health workforce training at Maridi Health Sciences Institute (MHSI) in South Sudan, particularly in fragile and conflict-affected settings. Using Social Return on Investment (SROI) analysis, researchers gathered data from 596 respondents… Read More
Facilitators and barriers of Community Case management of Malaria implementation in Homabay, Busia and Kakamega Counties, Kenya This mixed-methods study assessed the facilitators and barriers to the uptake of Community Case Management of malaria (CCMm) in Kenya, where trained community health volunteers (CHVs) provide malaria diagnosis and treatment at the household level. Among 528 surveyed households, 72%… Read More

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Ebola Outbreak in Africa: Strengthening Africa’s Health Security