Ethiopian Field Epidemiology Training Program (EFETP)

Gidena, Desta (2015) Ethiopian Field Epidemiology Training Program (EFETP). Masters thesis, Addis Ababa University.

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Abstract

This document contains a two year output of Field Epidemiology Training Program that to be submitted to the graduate school of public health for the final accomplishment of master degree in Field Epidemiology. The majority of the program (75%) contains field works that known as residency. This document includes the two year outputs including diseases outbreak investigations, public health surveillance data analysis, surveillance system evaluation, narrative summary of disaster situation report, manuscripts, abstracts, and training reports. During my residency I have tried to work my best in my field work including office works as well as field works in controlling outbreaks, EVD response and preparedness and emergency response and investigation activities. The two years activities are summarized in to ten chapters. Chapter I contains disease outbreak investigation. I conduct two outbreak investigations as first outer. Both were investigated using case control study design based the outbreak investigation format (Abstract, background, methods and materials, results, and discussion). The first outbreak investigation was about malaria outbreak in Humera Town, Western Tigray that occurred on October 2014. The second outbreak investigation was conducted on measles outbreak occurred in Kola Tembien Woreda of Central Tigray. Chapter two elaborates about five year malaria data analysis in Ethiopia since 2009 to 2013. It shows the trend of malaria in years, regions and the morbidity and mortality incidence as national and regional. Type of malaria as regional level, the laboratory results and gaps in surveillance system are identified. The third chapter addresses surveillance system evaluation of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection Sentinel Surveillance of Mekele Hospital. In addition to the the purpose and objective of the sentinel surveillance this chapter presents the progress, the strength and gaps in related sectors. The evaluation based on the sentinel surveillance attributes of simplicity, flexibility, stability, acceptability, representativeness, timeliness, data quality, sensitivity and predictive positive value. Chapter four contains assessment of Kilte Awlaelo Woreda of Eastern Tigrai health profile. Health and health related activities, plans and achievement, different sectors data, major challenges and special condition in the woreda were assessed in this woreda. Recommendation and gaps were forward in order to help the planners and the health sectors. Using the Vancouver Group style manuscript is stated in the fifth chapter for peer reviewed journals. It is prepared on the malaria outbreak investigation. Two abstracts on malaria outbreak investigation and malaria surveillance data analysis are included in the sixth chapter. None of these were accepted and presented in any conference or organization. The seventh chapter indicates about the disaster narrative situation of the belg assessment of six woredas of Southern Tigray zone (five Woredas) and one woreda of the South East Zone Tigray. Health and health related like outbreaks, nutrition, Water, Sanitation and Hygien as well as preparedness of the woredas was documented. In chapter 8 two protocols for epidemiologic project were included. These protocols were about the Ebola Viruses Disease awareness assessment among health professionals and the effect of huge agricultural/sesem harvesting workers in acquiring malaria. The second topic sent to African Field Epidemiology Network for grant. Finally EVD preparedness and screening in Gambela region and Flood Emergency Response was included in the last chapter.

Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Subjects:	Q Science > Q Science (General) R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Divisions:	Africana
Depositing User:	Vincent Mpoza
Date Deposited:	19 Oct 2018 05:51
Last Modified:	19 Oct 2018 05:51
URI:	http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/6971

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