Samara University

Contraceptive discontinuation rate and associated factors among reproductive-age women in Ethiopia: evidence from the 2023 performance monitoring for action cross-sectional survey

Contraception is used to prevent unintended pregnancies, space births, improve reproductive health, and enhance quality of life. Despite increased use of modern contraceptive methods in Ethiopia, contraceptive discontinuation remains a major public health challenge. It increases...

Radial-residual energy-aware deep learning framework for sustainable cloud–IoT intelligence in smart cities

Smart city Internet of Things (IoT) networks is generating a continuous stream of heterogeneous sensor data that tends to require a timely analysis under the strict energy, latency, and computational constraints. Existing cloud-edge learning approaches have improved IoT intellige...

Transforming raw milk safety in Ethiopia through an integrated tiered strategy to address public health threats and economic losses

Abstract Ethiopia’s widespread raw milk consumption, coupled with regulatory gaps, inadequate infrastructure, and dysfunctional market incentives, creates public health and economic crisis. While individual studies and recent systematic reviews have documented these crises separa...

Nasopharyngeal Carriage Rate, Risk Factors, and Co‐Resistance Patterns of Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Ethiopia: Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

ABSTRACT Methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nasopharyngeal carriage is a major global health concern linked to severe infections and transmission. However, comprehensive evidence on the burden of MRSA carriage, antimicrobial resistance, and associated risk factors...

Microbial risks of raw camel milk: Salmonella identification and antimicrobial susceptibility profiling in the pastoral settings of Somali region, Ethiopia

Abstract Background Camel milk is the primary means of ensuring food security in pastoral settings of the Somali Region, where usually consumed raw. This untreated camel milk is believed to be a major source of foodborne illnesses; yet, the microbial risks—especially Salmonella c...