Research and Reviews : A Journal of Immunology
Volume 6, Issue 1 (2016)
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Client Satisfaction and its Associated Factors towards Maternal and Child Health Services in Mekelle Health Centers, Ethiopia, 2015
Abstract: The health of the mother and child constitutes one of the most serious health problems affecting the community, particularly in the developing countries. Client satisfaction is fundamental for further improvement of quality of health care delivery system in general and maternal and child health care services in particular. However, studies on the level of client satisfaction with maternal and child health care service are lacking. So, the purpose of this …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Immunology · Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 1–5 Read article
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Knowledge and Practice of Nurses on Emergency Triage at Casualty Department of Tikur Anbessa Specialized and St. Paul Referral Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Cross-sectional Survey
Abstract: The hospital emergency department is one of the most important components of health care delivery system. All patients arriving for emergency care needed to be assessed and classified to prioritize those who have the most urgent medical problems and are in need of an immediate care. There is a consensus that triage is an essential procedure in EDs, and is an effective system for reducing the waiting times and ensuring …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Immunology · Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 12–20 Read article
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Mothers Practice and Associated Factors on Kangaroo Mother Care, in Mekelle City Hospitals Tigray, North Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Survey
Abstract: Kangaroo mother care (KMC) is a special way of holding low birth weight, preterm and hypothermic babies with skin-to-skin contact between the mother and the newborn in a position like a kangaroo. Most neonatal units in the world do not has appropriate space and material to offer a comfort to mothers providing a continuous KMC. In Ethiopia, KMC has not expanded as broadly as we hoped. To assess the practice …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Immunology · Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 21–31 Read article
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Role of Human Neutrophils in Inflammation and its Modulation by Ixora coccinea
Abstract: Neutrophils are one of the key cells that actively participate in the innate immune reactions. Sequences of event of pathogen elimination by neutrophils are initiated with the activation of resting neutrophils. Pathogen is then eliminated by oxygen-dependent killing mechanism or oxygen-independent killing mechanism. This process includes margination, diapedesis, chemotaxis, phagocytosis and degranulation of neutrophils. Although, these mechanisms of the neutrophils are targeted to eliminate the pathogens and protect the body, …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Immunology · Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 32–48 Read article
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Assessment of Hygienic Practice on Complementary Food among Mothers with 6–24 Months Age Living Young Children in Mohoni Town, North Eastern Ethiopia, 2015
Abstract: Timely introduction of appropriate complementary foods promotes good nutritional status and growth in infants and young children. Inadequate sanitary conditions and poor hygiene practices play major roles in the increased burden of communicable disease within developing countries. Inadequate food hygiene is considered to be one of the major contributors to diarrhea. The objective of this study was to assess awareness and hygienic practices on complementary food among mothers with 6–24 …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Immunology · Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 6–11 Read article