Mekonnen Girma

HIV seroprevalence, treatment cascade outcomes, and determinants of seropositivity in East Africa: a multi-country analysis of population-based HIV impact assessment surveys

HIV remains a major public health challenge in East Africa despite progress in antiretroviral therapy (ART). Although Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (PHIA) surveys provide high-quality, standardized data, multi-country comparisons of HIV seroprevalence, treatment cascade...

Genome-wide association study of egg number and egg weight in indigenous Tilili chickens in Ethiopia using whole genome sequencing

Abstract Egg production traits, especially egg number and egg weight, are economically important in chicken breeding programs. However, the genetic basis of these traits in Ethiopian indigenous chicken populations remains unexploited. The study aimed to identify suggestive genomi...