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Item ASSESSMENT OF KAP ON MENSTRUAL HYGIENE AMONG FEMALE STUDENTS IN ABA FRANSUA GENERAL SECONDARY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL GUBRE TOWN, GURAGE ZONE, SOUTHERN REGION, ETHIOPIA, 2023 G.C(WOLKITE UNIVERSITY, 2023-08) NATIF GEBISA; MUSEAB EBRAHIM; SEGENET GERBACHEWBackground: Poor hygiene-related menstrual management practices are a very important risk factor for reproductive tract infections (RTI), and females suffer from poor menstrual hygiene, which restricts their movement and self-confidence and ends up poor school performance. Menstrual hygiene and management is an issue that is insufficiently acknowledged and has not received adequate attention. Objective: The objective of this study is to assess KAP on menstrual hygiene among female students in Gubre town, Aba Fransua General secondary and preparatory school, Southern Ethiopia from June 15 to July 30 , 2023 G.C.Method: A cross sectional study design was used to conduct study .A Simple random sampling technique was used to select the study participants. Data was collected through a structured questionnaire and the collected data entered into a computer using SPSS for analysis. Ethical approval was obtained from the relevant institutional review board before the study begins. Result: Among 248 respondent 89.1% of respondents have good knowledge on menstrual hygiene Regarding attitude 71.0% respondents have good attitude on menstrual hygiene and respondents have good practice75.3% on menstrual hygiene Conclusion: Generally the overall result of our study shows there is good a management on menstrual hygiene.Item KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUIED AND PREVENTIVE PRACTICES ON SEXUALLY TRANSMITED INFECTIONSAND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG STUDENTS AT ABA FRANSO PREPARATORY SCHOOL IN GURAGE ZONE,SNNPR,ETHIOPIA 2022(Wolkite University, 2022-03) EDOMGENET MULUNEH,; ZEBIBA ABDELA,; REDIET ABEBE,Background- Sexually transmitted infections are a major health problem affecting mostly young people, not only in developing, but also in developed countries. It is an infection that has a significant probability of transmission between humans by means of human sexual behavior, including vaginal oral sex, and anal sex. More than 30 different bacteria, virus and parasites are known to be transmitted through sexual contact. According to the 2011 EDHS report, 63% of women and 56%of men who had an STI or STI symptoms did not seek any advice or treatment; this has a great impact on STIs prevalent in the country (12).The aim of this study was to assessed knowledge, attitude, preventive practice and associated factors on STIs. Objectives: To assess the knowledge, attitude, preventive practice on sexually transmitted infections and associated factors among students at Aba Franso preparatory school Gurage zone, SNNPR, Ethiopia, 2022 Methods –An institutional based cross- sectional study was conduct from March to June 2022.A total of 423 students was involved in the study using systematic random sampling technique. Data was collect using a structured self-administer questionnaire, the collected data was enter to EPI-data version 3.1 software and analyze using SPSS version 21. The descriptive result present in text, figure and table. P value of 0.05 and 95% confidence level was considered to be asserted statistical significance. Result-From the total 423 respondents 95% heard about sexual transmitted infection, majority of them get the information in friends. 46.1% of participant had good knowledge and 39% had favorable attitude. 44% had good preventive practice on sexual transmitted infection. Conclusion and recommendation- less than half of participant had good knowledge and less half of participant had favorable attitude and preventive practices. We would like to recommend Aba franso preparatory school director and other teacher members to organize and strengthen anti-Sexual transmitted infection club in school that focus on reproductive health of youth to raise their attitudeItem KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, AND PRACTICE ON PREVENTION OF NOSOCOMIAL INFECTION AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AT WOLKITE UNIVERSITY SPECIALIZED HOSPITAL GUBRE TOWN, GURAGE ZONE, SNNPR ETHIOPIA, 202(Wolkite University, 2022-06) EYERUSALEM MEGENU,; MOHAMED AHME,; MUNTAHA MUHE,Background Nosocomial infection also called hospital-acquired infection is defined as infection by a patient who was admitted for a reason other than infection. An infection occurs patient in a hospital or other than a care facility in whom the infection was not present or incubating at the time of admission. This includes infections acquired in the hospital but appearing after discharge and also occupational infection among the staff of the facility. Objective; Assessment of KAP on prevention of nosocomial infection and associated factors among healthcare workers at WKUSTH. Method and material; a descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at WKUSTH to assess healthcare workers in the prevention of nosocomial infection by using convenient sampling of patients who acquired the surgical site, medical ward, obstetric and gynecological ward assessed. Data collection was started by sample random method within the study population. Then the data was analyzed by SPSSItem KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, PRACTICE AND THEIR PREDICTORS TOWARDS PREVENTION OF DIABETIC FOOT ULCER AMONG ADULT DIABETIC PATIENTS ATTENDING AT DIABETIC FOLLOW UP CLINIC AT GURAGE ZONE, SOUTHERN, ETHIOPIA, 2022(Wolkite University, 2022-06) HENOK TEKLE,; MAHLET ALEMU,; METI KINFU,Background: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic and complex metabolic disorder that results into many complications. Diabetic foot ulcer is one of its complication and that affects life quality of diabetic patient. Despite its great negative impact on life quality, only few studies have been done so far to assess its determinants. Objective: To assess patients’ knowledge, attitude, practice on prevention of diabetic foot ulcer and their predictors among adult diabetic patients at selected hospitals in Gurage zone. Methodology: Institution-based cross-sectional study design was conducted among 380 patients selected by simple random sampling in three selected hospitals from Feb to June 2022. Data was collected using pretested and semi structured self-administered questionnaire. Collected data was entered in EPI and exported to SPSS version 25 for analysis. Descriptive analysis for frequency and percentage, and binary logistic regression for association was done. Results: Out of the 380 study participants, 374 were completed the study giving the response rate of 97.4%. The mean age of participants is 46.06 (13.5) years. From total, 148 (39.6%) had poor knowledge and 226 (60.4%) of participants had good knowledge towards prevention of diabetic foot ulcer. Nearly three fourth, 283 (78.8%) patients had positive attitude but only 185 (56.4%%) patients had good foot care practice. Socio-demographic variables such as residence, age group, educational status, religion, marital status, and history of diagnosed foot problem are found to be significantly associated with knowledge on prevention of diabetic foot ulcer. Attitude and practice of the patient also significantly associated with the age and educational status Conclusion Nearly half of the study participants had good knowledge and good practice. Age, educational status, occupation, residence, marital status and history foot problem are associated factors. Recommendation: The researches recommends that health care providers and responsible bodies like, health professionals, policy makers should create strategy to give quality health education to enhance the knowledge on prevention of diabetic foot ulcerItem Knowledge, attitude and practice of mothers (care givers) towards oral rehydration solution for diarrhea treatment among under five children at WKUSTH Gurage zone, south west, Ethiopia,(Wolkite University, 2022-06) Eyerus Lemma,; Melat Derso,; Mahmud Tesem,Knowledge, attitude, practice, oral rehydration solution