Tag: Ethiopia

Source:- Publications | UN Women – Africa This study has been conducted to develop the evidence base on the economic impacts of violence against women more broadly through estimating these impacts with a focus on IPV. It employed a mixed methods approach to estimate the broader economic costs of IPV for women/households and the economy […]

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs), other than HIV, constitute a major public health problem worldwide. Cognizant of these facts, the National HIV/AIDS Policy of Ethiopia identifies STI prevention and control as one of the strategies to prevent and control HIV/AIDS. Nationally there is still considerable underreporting of STI cases. In order to fill the critical information […]

In 1958, obstetrician and gynaecologist Catherine Hamlin and her husband—also a doctor—answered an advertisement inThe Lancet to set up a midwifery school in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Within days of arriving, the Australian couple saw obstetric fistula cases for the first time. An obstetric fistula is a hole between the vagina and rectum or bladder that is […]

Violence Against Women (VAW) is recognized as both a cause and consequence of gender inequality and is a major obstacle to women and girls’ enjoyment of human rights and their full participation in society and the economy. The findings of the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey show that more than 1 out of 4 […]

In line with HSTP–II, the strategic plan has given emphasis on the five-priority transformation agenda. Key strategic initiatives will be implemented to address these priority issues to transform the health system and to achieve ‘health for all. The transformation agenda are: Quality and equity: Refers to ensuring equity in the delivery of quality health services […]

Overview Despite its cultural and biological importance, limited knowledge about menstruation and cultural taboos in many contexts mean that menarche often brings fear and stigma. In Ethiopia, the context of this paper, lack of knowledge and the stigma around menstruation create challenges for adolescent girls related to menstrual hygiene management and their reproductive health more […]

Abstract Limited emphasis is placed on understanding the gendered pathways that influence mental health, especially long-term cumulative impacts of gender-based inequalities. Exposure to early child marriage (marriage by age 15) may exaggerate exposure to gender-based mental health risk-factors, providing an opportunity to understand the multi-layered gendered pathways that impact mental health overtime. We used nationally […]