Journal of Bacteriology & Parasitology

Department of Biology, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Ambo University, Ambo, Ethiopia

Biography

Dr. Damtew Bekele is currently working in the Department of Biology, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Ambo University, Ambo which is located in Ethiopia.

Publications

• Research Article   
  Prevalence of Typhoid Fever and its Risk Factors in Lalo Assabi District, West Wollega, Oromiya, Ethiopia
  Author(s): Kumsa Eba and Damtew Bekele*
  
  Typhoid fever is a cause of morbidity worldwide and a major public health problem in Ethiopia and other developing countries. The objective of the study was to assess the prevalence of typhoid fever and its risk factors among the study participants in rural and urban community of Lalo Assabi District, West Wollega Zone, Ethiopia. The study design used in this study was a community based cross sectional. The method used was a secondary data from all the District health stations and laboratory diagnosis. In the present retrospective study result, the prevalence in 2014- 2018 was 10% from secondary data. In this study 76.9% of the respondents had knowledge about typhoid fever. However, it was revealed that 58.6% males and 60.4% females were claimed to have suffered from typhoid fever. Among this, typhoid fever was higher in illiterate, elementary school and high scho.. View more»
  

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