Hansa Haftu

Mekelle University | MU · College of Health Sciences

The Effect of War and Siege on Children with Diabetes Admitted to Ayder Hospital in Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia

The armed conflict in Tigray, which spanned from November 2020 to November 2022, along with the accompanying siege, led to the near-total collapse of Tigray’s healthcare system. Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, the most common chronic condition in children, requires significant lifestyle adjustments, including daily insulin injections, regular glucose mon...

Objectives To describe the prevalence of antibacterial resistance among hospitalized patients in Tigray. Methods A cross-sectional study design was applied in hospitalized septic medical patients in Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital from March 2020 to January 2021. Socio-demographic, clinical, and laboratory-related data was collected, and...

Introduction Due to the war in Tigray, 2.1 million people (31% of the total population) were internally displaced. Epidemiological evidence shows that the burden of mental health is higher in war/conflict and post-conflict areas of the world compared to non-conflict places, especially for those who have experienced targeted ethnic violence as a res...

Background The war between Tigray Regional Government in Northern Ethiopia and the Ethiopian Federal Government along with its allies followed by the accompanying siege between November 2020 and November 2022 led to the collapse of Tigray’s healthcare system. The present study compared diabetes care among children at the Ayder Comprehensive Special...

It describes admission pattern and outcome with its predictor variable on the mortality of children admitted to pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), Ayder Referral Hospital, Northern Ethiopia, from September 2012 to August 2014.

The war and siege in Tigray led millions to displace internally. More than three-fourths of the health facilities were either destroyed or not functional as the equipment and other resources were stolen. Furthermore, the remaining functioning health facilities were flooded beyond their capacity, resulting in many patients received treatment late, a...

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Introduction: HIV remains a serious global health pandemic, especially in developing countries where conflicts and political instabilities have persisted for decades. Although Tigray once had one of Ethiopia's best health systems, it has now completely collapsed due to the devastating two-year war and siege. Not only the lack of food but also the l...

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Background Hospital-acquired infection (HAI) is a significant cause of increased morbidity and mortality amongst hospitalized patients and represents a considerable health and economic burden worldwide. However, evidence about HAI in pediatric ICU is limited. Objective To identify the prevalence of hospital-acquired infection (HAI), clinical profi...

Background An umbilical granuloma is one of the common umbilical masses in young children which appears after the cords fall off, mainly due to an inflammatory reaction to subclinical infections. Though there are different recommendations of treatment modalities, which management modality is the best is not clear yet. Objective This systematic rev...

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Aim Atypical diabetes is commonly reported in Africa. The objective of this case report is to highlight an unusual case of thin, severely hyperglycemic and ketone resistant teenager with history and signs of chronic under-nutrition to raise the awareness of clinicians on the existence of atypical phenotype of diabetes not fitting the current classi...

Hansa Haftu,1 Kibeten Tadese,2 Teklu Gebrehiwot,3 Hagos Gebregziabher4 1Mekelle University, College of Health Science, Pediatric and Child Health Department, Tigray, Ethiopia; 2Pediatric and Child Health Department, Tigray Regional Health Bureau, Tigray, Ethiopia; 3Mekelle University, College of Health Science, Clinical Pharmacist, Tigray, Ethiopia...

Background. Wilson disease is a rare metabolic disorder involving copper metabolism, and patients may present with a variable degree of hepatic, neurologic, and psychiatric manifestations. In the case of hepatic presentation, treatment is usually initiated with potentially toxic copper chelators (D-penicillamine or Trenton). Although zinc is of low...

Background Iron folate supplementation is a cost-effective way of reducing iron deficiency anemia, low birth weight, and neural tube defects in resource-limited countries like Ethiopia. Late to start and poor adherence to iron-folate supplement has restricted its effectiveness. The aim of this study was to determine the time to start and adherence...

Objective To describe admission pattern and outcome with its predictor variable on the mortality of children admitted to pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), Ayder Referral Hospital, Northern Ethiopia, from September 2012 to August 2014. Result From 680 admitted patients, 400 patients were analyzed. Average age at admission was 62.99 ± 60.94 mont...