Bahir Dar University

The intention of community pharmacy professionals to provide vaccination services: using the theory of planned behavior model

Community pharmacies play a crucial role in expanding access to vaccination services. Vaccination services in Ethiopia can significantly enhance public health services by improving vaccine accessibility. However, pharmacist-led vaccination services are not yet available. This stu...

Regional and sex inequalities in the prevalence of underweight in adults in 48 sub-Saharan African countries: a multi-country descriptive analysis

Adult underweight remains a persistent yet underrecognized public health concern in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), with marked geographic and sex-based inequalities in its prevalence. underweight remains. Underweight reflects not only a lower body mass but also the broader consequence...

Imbalance-aware explainable machine learning for concurrent child undernutrition modeling

Abstract Child undernutrition remains a significant public-health issue in Ethiopia, shaped by socioeconomic, environmental, and health-related factors. This study develops a machine-learning (ML) classification model that accounts for concurrent nutritional outcomes in male and...

Environmental sustainability mediating adaptive marketing capability and performance of manufacturing firms in emerging markets

While sustainability has emerged as a critical mega-trend reshaping business strategies worldwide, little is known about how adaptive marketing capabilities foster corporate environmental sustainability and whether these capabilities translate into improved firm performance. This...

Distribution, major threats, and management methods of maple tree species in temperate forests: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Despite its contribution to multiple ecosystem goods and services, maple tree species distribution, survival, and growth are declining due to multiple interconnected threats. Therefore, inclusive understanding of distributions, threats, and silvicultural management is essential f...

Hepatitis B knowledge, attitudes, prevention practices, and associated factors among graduating health sciences students at Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia

Hepatitis B virus infection is a major public health concern with a high contagious rate via blood and body fluids. It is a vaccine-preventable disease. Graduate-level students of health sciences are future healthcare professionals who play a crucial role in the prevention and ma...

Pyrolysis Kinetics, Reaction Mechanisms, and Thermodynamic Analysis of Rice Husk via TGA–DSC Analysis for Biohydrogen Production Potential

ABSTRACT Rice husk (RH) is one of the most abundant lignocellulosic agricultural residues with significant potential for thermochemical bioenergy conversion. In this study, the thermal degradation behavior, pyrolysis kinetics, reaction mechanism, and thermodynamic properties of R...

Application of digital technologies for agricultural knowledge sharing in research and development organizations and their impact on organizational knowledge management in northern Ethiopia

Digital technologies are increasingly recognized as essential tools for achieving sustainable development by enhancing knowledge sharing and innovation within agricultural systems. Despite their potential, empirical evidence on the extent of digital technology adoption, its deter...