Yifru Berhan

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Medical doctors profile in Ethiopia: production, attrition and retention. In memory of 100-years Ethiopian modern medicine & the new Ethiopian millennium.

Yifru Berhan
Ethiopian medical journal
2008

BACKGROUND Although the practice of western medicine in Ethiopia dates back to the time of King Libne Dengel (1520-1535), organized and sustainable modern medical practice started after the battle of… (More)

Determinants of underweight, stunting and wasting among schoolchildren

Mekides Wolde, Yifru Berhan, Alemzewed Chala
BMC public health
2015

BACKGROUND The cause of under-nutrition in schoolchildren is complex and varying from region to region. However, identifying the cause is the basic step for nutritional intervention programs. … (More)

Antenatal Care as a Means of Increasing Birth in the Health Facility and Reducing Maternal Mortality: A Systematic Review

Yifru Berhan, Asres Berhan
Ethiopian journal of health sciences
2014

BACKGROUND Although there is a general agreement on the importance of antenatal care to improve the maternal and perinatal health, little is known about its importance to improve health facility… (More)

Perinatal Mortality and Associated Risk Factors: A Case Control Study

Getachew Bayou, Yifru Berhan
Ethiopian journal of health sciences
2012

BACKGROUND Perinatal mortality is reported to be five times higher in developing than in developed nations. Little is known about the commonly associated risk factors for perinatal mortality in… (More)

A Meta-Analysis of Drug Resistant Tuberculosis in Sub-Saharan Africa: How Strongly Associated with Previous Treatment and HIV Co-Infection?

Asres Berhan, Yifru Berhan, Desalegn Yizengaw
Ethiopian journal of health sciences
2013

BACKGROUND In Sub-Saharan Africa, the fight against tuberculosis (TB) has encountered a great challenge because of the emergence of drug resistant TB strains and the high prevalence of HIV infection.… (More)

Review of Maternal Mortality in Ethiopia: A Story of the Past 30 Years

Yifru Berhan, Asres Berhan
Ethiopian journal of health sciences
2014

BACKGROUND Ethiopia is one of the six countries which have contributed to more than 50% of all maternal deaths across the world. This country has adopted the millennium development goals (MDGs)… (More)

Meta-analyses of fertility desires of people living with HIV

Yifru Berhan, Asres Berhan
BMC public health
2013

BACKGROUND Literature review has shown that some years back the fertility desires of people living with HIV was low but in the recent years, it was reported as increasing. However, little is known… (More)

Predictors of sexual-risk behaviour and HIV-preventive practices among university students in Ethiopia

Yifru Berhan, Dejene Asefa Hailu, Abraham Alano
African journal of AIDS research : AJAR
2011

A cross-sectional study design was used to assess sexual-risk behaviour and HIV-preventive practices among students at Hawassa University, Ethiopia, in 2009. Among 1 220 students eligible for the… (More)

A Meta-Analysis on Higher-Risk Sexual Behavior of Women in 28 Third World Countries

Asres Berhan, Yifru Berhan
2013

Background: Previous reports on sexual behaviours and risks of HIV infection in relation to socioeconomic status of women were contradictory. The purpose of this study was to determine the… (More)

The risks of planned vaginal breech delivery versus planned caesarean section for term breech birth: a meta-analysis including observational studies.

Yifru Berhan, Abraham Haileamlak
BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and…
2016

BACKGROUND The mode of delivery in term singleton breech presentation has been debated for more than half a century and has been examined in both randomised and observational studies. OBJECTIVE To… (More)

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