Duressa, Tasew Erena (2015) Ethiopia Field Epidemiology Training Program (EFETP) Compiled Body of Works in Field Epidemiology. Masters thesis, Addis Ababa University.
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Abstract
This document contains a two years Field Epidemiology Training Program outputs which is equivalent with thesis to be submitted to graduate school of public health for fulfillment of masters degree in Field Epidemiology. It includes reports of diseases outbreak investigations, public health surveillance data analysis, surveillance system evaluation, narrative summary of disaster situation report, manuscripts, abstracts, and training reports. Accordingly, the document is organized to eleven chapters. Chapter One: contains disease outbreak investigations. I have conducted two outbreak investigations as first Author and one as a collaborator with other field epidemiology residents. Two of the investigations were conducted using case control study design. All investigation report contains abstract, introduction, methods, discussions, conclusion, recommendations, acknowledgement and references separately. Chapter Two: contains report of surveillance data analysis which was conducted on Analysis of Measles Surveillance Data in Ethiopia, January to December 2013: One year data was used in the analysis. The objective of this study was to describe measles distribution by person, place, and time and recommend possible solutions. Chapter Three: addresses surveillance system evaluation entitled “To assess key attributes of malaria surveillance system and Performance of the system in line with set objectives and operations of the system to generate evidence based information for the better improvement of the surveillance system. ” This chapter clearly presents the purpose and objectives of the malaria surveillance and its progress towards its objectives. The surveillance attributes: simplicity, flexibility, stability, acceptability, representativeness, timeliness, data quality, sensitivity and predictive positive value were also assessed in the chapter. Chapter Four: contains assessment of Health Profile Data Description of Surround Finfine Special Zone, Dukem Administrative Town, and Oromia Regional State. In the chapter health and health related data of Administrative Town populations were evidently presented which is very imperative for prioritizing high-flying problems. It is basic for planning and undertakingappropriate public health interventions; and is doorway point for operational public health researches. Stake holders of health and health related issues will access evidence based information from this chapter. Chapter Five: contains Scientific Manuscripts for Peer reviewed Journals. In chapter two manuscripts were presented. The manuscripts were prepared according to Ethiopian journal of health development author’s guideline. The first manuscript was Outbreak of Measles in Jimma Town, Oromia Region, Ethiopia, October 2014 and the second was Traveler Risk Assessment and Risk Management of Ebola in Ethiopia 2014. Chapter Six: Abstracts on Epidemiology of Measles in Ethiopia, January to December 2013, Outbreak of measles in Jimma Town Oromia Region, Ethiopia 2014 and Traveler Risk assessment and Risk Management of Ebola in Ethiopia Jan,2014 and sent to international conference. Chapter Seven: includes the narrative disaster situation report. As part of early warning and vulnerability assessment the government of Ethiopia has been conducting nationwide human health and nutrition emergency need assessment twice a year in collaboration with different government sectors and partners. The assessment was conducted to identify potential problems which need humanitarian assistance. Based on the report from the assessment humanitarian requirement document was developed and shared with potential partners for response. This chapter clearly presents pre harvest human health and nutrition need assessment conducted in West Arsi and Bale zones of Oromia region. Chapter Eight: Two protocols or proposals for epidemiological projects were damped in the proposal entitled “Assessment of factors associated with full immunization in informal and formal settlements among children 12-23 months in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2014” was sent to African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENT) for mini grant. It was accepted and funded to be conducted. The second proposal, Traveler Risk Assessment and Risk Management of Ebola Viral Disease in Ethiopia 2014, was developed for epidemiological project to be submitted to Addis Ababa University School of Public Health.Chapter Nine: describes training conducted on outbreak investigation and response. The training addressed overview of purpose of outbreak investigation, steps out break investigation and understands the use of epidemiologic study designs in outbreak investigation. Chapter Ten: Ebola virus disease (EVD) prevention and control activity was conducted in Gog woreda of Gambella region for one month in major port of entry. Chapter Eleven: Finally, Public Health Emergency weekly bulletins were indicated in weekly bulletins. It was prepared during the two years field base attachment, I was includes only two of them in this document. The weekly bulletins were communicated to different stakeholders including ministry of health through Deputy Director General of Ethiopian Public Health Institute on weekly bases.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | Emmanuel Ndorimana |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Aug 2018 14:17 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Aug 2018 14:17 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/8140 |
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