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    ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE TOWARDS COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTH INSURANCE IN WOLKITE TOWN,GURAGE ZONE, SOUTH ETHIOPIA, 2022 G.C
    (WOLKITE UNIVERSITY, 2022-05) Semira Abdulquadr; Asnake Detamo; Mebatsion Abayneh
    Background :Community-based health insurance (CBHI) is a not-for-profit mechanism based upon solidarity among a relatively small group of people up to large community. It is also considered as any program managed and operated by a community-based organization, other than government or a private for-profit company, that provides risk-pooling to cover the costs (or some part thereof) of health care services. To ensure the community to get access the health care service, many developing countries have designed Community-Based Health Insurance Schemes. However, lack of knowledge, attitudinal and practical barriers made the process of the implementation of these schemes far behind attaining the intended goals and objectives. Objective: The objective of this study was to assess knowledge, attitude and practice of the community towards CBHI in Wolkite town, Gurage Zone, South Ethiopia . The study was done from May, 2022 GC- June, 2022 GC.Study Design- We used community based cross sectional study design to assess knowledge, attitude and practice of the community towards community based health insurance in the Wolkite town. Simple random sampling technique employed to select individuals from randomly selected kebeles in wolkite town. Data analyzed by using SSPS Software and presented by word and tables ; and could be used by any institutional and non institutional body who want to tackle the problems of study area. Result: The community‘s knowledge, attitude and practices towards CBHI was found as 87%, 65% and 49% respectively in the study area. Conclusion: There was good awareness about CBHI schemes in study area, but it is not adequate. There was also positive attitude towards CBHI and there was also relative good enrollment of CBHI in study area
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    KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, PRACTICE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS OF MENSTRUAL HYGIENE AMONG ADOLESCENT GIRLS IN WOLISO TOWN SECONDARY SCHOOLS, OROMIA REGION, ETHIOPIA, 2023
    (WOLKITE UNIVERSITY, 2023-08) : BERI MULATU; EYOB MECHEMERIA; HAWI TULU
    Introduction: Menstruation is one of normal biological processes as well as a key sign of reproductive health. But the issue is inadequately assessed and has not received proper attention. In many cultures menstruation is greatly stigmatized, treated as something shameful or dirty and constrained by practical, social, economic and cultural factors such as expense of commercial sanitary pads, lack of water and latrine facilities, lack of private rooms for changing sanitary pads and limited education about the facts of menstrual hygiene. However, menstrual hygiene management is an issue that is under researched in Ethiopia in general and study area in particular. Objective: To assess knowledge, Attitude, practice and associated factors of menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls in woliso town secondary schools, Oromia region, Ethiopia 2023. Method: An institutional-based cross-sectional study design was employed from May to June, 2023 in Woliso town secondary schools. A simple random sampling technique was used to select 414 study participants. A pretested and self- administer structured questionnaire was used to collect the data. Data was collected, coded, and entered into SPSS version 25.0. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression was used in the analysis to determine the association between independent and outcome variables. Independent variables with a p-value of less than 0.25 in the bivariate analysis was entered into the multivariable logistic regression model. The significance and strength of the association was determined at a 95% confidence interval with a p-value of less than 0.05. Results: A data were collected from 414 participants, and 414 girl students were completed the questionnaires giving the response rate of 100%. Among 414, 245(59.2%), 214(51.7%) and 167(40.3%) adolescent girls have good knowledge, positive attitude and good practice of menstrual hygiene management respectively. Respondents whose mother’s educational status of college and above [AOR=1.71, 95% CI (1.538-5.458)]. Respondents whose mother’s able to read and write [AOR=2.73, 95% CI (1.069-6.954), P=0.036)]. Respondents who was 11th grade level [AOR= 6.824; 95% CI (1.265-36.815), P=0.026)], who get permanent pocket money [AOR=7.603;95% CI (3.210-18.010), P=0.000), who learn about menstrual hygiene management in school [AOR=2.9; 95% CI (1.185-6.873), P=0.019)] were factors significantly associated with knowledge, attitude, practice of menstrual hygieneConclusion and Recommendation: More than half of respondents were knowledgeable and had positive attitude about menstrual hygiene but, lower than half of respondents had good practice of menstrual hygiene. Town education office and school directors should work hard to improve knowledge, attitude and practice of students on menstrual hygiene management