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    PREVALENCE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS OF UTERINE FIBROIDS AMONG REPRODUCTIVE AGE WOMEN ATTENDING GYNECOLOGY UNIT IN GURAGE ZONE HOSPITALS, CENTRAL ETHIOPIA, 2024.
    (WOLKITE UNIVERSITY, 2024-04) MUNTAHA KEDIR
    Introduction: Uterine fibroid is one of the most common benign smooth muscle tumors of the uterus that affect women of reproductive age. The prevalence of fibroids is significant with esti mates that 20-25% of women and about 235 million of women who represent 6.6% of global women population estimated to be affecting worldwide. In our country the prevalence and asso ciated factors of uterine fibroids among reproductive age women is still unclear, thus, this study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of uterine fibroids among women attending gynecological unit in Gurage Zone Hospitals, 2024. Methods: An institution based cross-sectional study was conducted in 2024, involving 342 study participants who were selected consecutively during the study period. The data were collected by using pre-tested structured questioners and data were entered into epi-data manager Version 4.2 and subsequently exported to SPSS version 20 for analysis. Bivariable and Multivariable Lo gistic regressions analysis were performed to identify associated factors for uterine fibroids con sidering of 95% CI and P-value of < 0.05. Results: The prevalence of uterine fibroids among reproductive age women was 22.1%. The mean age of respondents was 33.4 and SD ± 6.8 years. Factors such as, age between 36-45 years (AOR = 8.635, 95% CI (1.179 - 63.223); participants educational status of secondary level (AOR = .040, 95% CI (.003-.485); experiencing infertility (AOR = 18.626, 95% Cl (4.336 - 80.011); obstetrics and gynecology related surgeries (AOR = 15.520, 95% Cl (5.755 - 41.854); ever used of contraceptives (AOR = .267, 95% Cl (.094 - .759); late age of menarche (AOR = .031,95% Cl (.001- .646); and family history of uterine fibroids (AOR = 6.705, 95% Cl (2.464 18.248); were significantly associated with uterine fibroids. Conclusion In this study, the prevalence of uterine fibroids found to be relatively high. Major predictors such as age of women, participant educational status, infertility, obstetrics and gynecology related op eration, contraceptives, family history, and late menarche age was found to be predictors of uter ine fibroids. Therefore, encourage of the women early childbirth, promotion of contraceptives pills through long times should be promoted by health information and health education pro gram.
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    Private Commercial Banks and Economic Growth in Ethiopia: Panel Data Analysis
    (WOLKITE UNIVERSITY, 2019-01) Dereje Diriba
    The purpose this study is to investigate the role of private commercial banks on economic growth in Ethiopia, and their direction of causality for a period of 10 years from 2008-2017. The data was sourced from the National Bank of Ethiopia, Ministry of Finance and Economic Cooperation-MoFEC, Central Statistics Agency (CSA). To undertake this study, eight private commercial banks were purposively selected out of sixteen which currently operating in Ethiopian banking industry. In analyzing the relationship between private commercial banks and economic growth the study applied Unit root tests, Kao Residual co-integration test, and Granger causality test. Moreover, the study used both descriptive statistics and econometric analyses. The Random effect model was used for econometrics analysis. The study found that a positive and significant relationship among profits, loan and advance and labor force with economic growth whereas there is negative and a significant relationship between branch network and economic growth. Furthermore, the study found unidirectional causal relationship moving from loan and advance, and profit to economic growth while there is no causality between asset, deposit and RGDP. There is a bidirectional between branch network and economic growth. Finally, the policy makers and stakeholders should make policies to enhance the banking sector in Ethiopia because profits, loan and advances are significantly contributing in the economic growth of Ethiopia.