ETHIOPIAN FIELD EPIDEMIOLOGY TRAINING PROGRAM (EFETP) COMPILED BODY OF WORKS IN FIELD EPIDEMIOLOGY

Abstract

Executive summary This compiled body of work has five main chapters all of which were done during the academic years of the program. The four chapter are expected outputs during the residency time; outbreak investigation, surveillance data analysis, evaluation of the surveillance system and health profile report including research thesis The overall outputs of the two years field residency in the program and the research thesis are presented in a summarized way; The first chapter contains outbreak investigations of AWD in 08 June – 30 September 2016.This outbreaks was studied with the method unmatched community based case control studies was conducted in Addis ketema subcity, Addis Ababa Ethiopia. Consumption of raw meat and fruit were found as risk factors of disease. Second chapter contains four years (2012_2015) surveillance data of bacillary dysentery surveillance data were analyzed in Addis ketema subcity Addis Ababa Ethiopia in 2016. Data inconsistency was a big challenge to the data analysis because HMIS data and surveillance data reports were not the same and the reported surveillance data was lack of personal variables like age and sex. Third chapter contains surveillance systems evaluation was conducted on relapsing fever in woreda 1, woreda 7 and woreda 8 due to high burden of the disease in Addis ketema subcity. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2017, The finding showed the surveillance system of the woredas were simple in terms of data recording and reporting, However lack of communication facility, budget for emergency preparedness activities and well organized supervision and feedback system Fourth chapter addressed health profile assessment was done in woreda 4 Addis ketema subcity Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 2016. .The assessed health and health related profile of woreda 4 showed acute upper respiratory tract infection, musculoskeletal and acute febrile illness were leading cause of adult morality while acute upper respiratory tract infection, pneumonia and diarrhea were the leading cause of in under five mortality Chapter five contains research theses conducted on the entitled; prevalence of preeclampsia and its associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care in public hospitals Addis Ababa Ethiopia 2017. It was found that prevalence of preeclampsia was 6.3 % in Addis Ababa public hospitals and previous hypertation and preeclampsia history of the woman were identified risk factors of the diseases is also documented.