This study aimed at assessing clients’ satisfaction and associated factors among adults. A cross sectional facility based study was conducted on 420 clients of Yekatit 12 Hospital Medical College from 1 June 2016 to 1 July 2016. Data was entered, cleaned, and analyzed using SPSS statistical package. Data was analyzed using a multivariable logistic regression model to find out the most significant predictors for clients satisfaction with outpatient services at Yekatit 12 Hospital Medical College. This study showed that the overall clients’ satisfaction level towards out-patient health service at Yekatit 12 Hospital Medical College was 47% at 95% CI (42.5, 51.7%). The most frequently identified problems were: lack of clean toilet in nearby the waiting areas, lack of waiting area particularly at pharmacy, inadequate furniture like chair, lack of adequate drugs and supplies, lack of privacy at the examination room, lack of direction signs, and poor communication between clients and health service providers. In conclusion the overall satisfaction level of the patients is low, so this demands the Hospital to take further action on the identified problems to improve the services delivered to the patients.

Health Management Information System (HMIS) has sub system under HIS is specially designed to assist the management and planning of health programmes opposed to delivery of care that provides decentralized decision making and planning. However, decentralized informational management is at infancy stage in Ethiopia. Hence, to ensure the effective and efficient utilization of a system, periodic assessment becomes imperative at this juncture. The study aims in assessing utilization of HMIS at Public Health Centers in Addis Ababa. Institution based cross sectional quantitative and qualitative study was conducted from July to September 2011. The sample size was calculated using single population proportion formula and a total of 416 health professionals were included. Frequencies, proportion and summary statistics were used to describe the study population in relation to relevant variables. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were also be carried out to see the effect of each independent variable on the dependent variable. 416 respondents respond to the questionnaire with 98% response rate. The current utilization rate of HMIS at health centers were about 41.7%. The total outcomes of the generated routine data were compiled using tally sheet, registers, and reports, and in combination of these formats. The combined utilization of the mentioned formats constituted 199 (48.8%). The odds ratio result indicated that the provisions of technical supports, presence of computers, generated data at department level and practice of conversion of data into information enhanced the utilization of HMIS (AOR=1.69, 95%CI:1.09-2.63), (AOR=2.08, 95%CI:1.29-3.35) (AOR=2.78, 95%CI:1.65 -4.68), and (AOR=3.44, 95%CI:(1.82-6.51) respectively.

Metabolic syndrome is a growing health problem that affects the whole population including adolescents due to change in lifestyles. It is strongly associated with different lifestyle behavioral factors. The objective of the study was to investigate the magnitude and associated factors of metabolic syndrome in adolescents. School based cross-sectional study design was used. The sample size for this study was 844 and 8 high schools were randomly selected from Addis Ababa city Administration. Simple random sampling technique was used to select each participant. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 24 and descriptive summary statistics produced to present the findings. In this study among the components of metabolic syndrome, the highest prevalence was observed in high level of fasting blood glucose level 57.8%, followed by high waist circumference 32.2%. The overall prevalence of metabolic syndrome from the total study participants was 12.4%. Smoking, alcohol intake, performing vigorous or modern physical activity, body mass index and time spent for sedentary activities were factors which had significant association with individual metabolic abnormalities. In conclusions the magnitude of metabolic syndrome is common problem of adolescents in the study area.

Voluntary HIV counseling and Testing (VCT) is a process by which an individual undergoes counseling to enable informed about HIV status. The provision of voluntary HIV counseling and testing (VCT) is an important part of any national prevention program. This study tried to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice determinants of voluntary counseling and testing utilization for HIV/AIDS of Ambo University students. Descriptive cross-sectional study design was implemented with multistage sampling apply in the study. There were 93.2 response rates in the study. Three hundred eight nine (51.9%) of the respondents have sexual experience, or ever had sexual intercourse; out of which 288 (38.4%) were males and the rest 101 (13.5%) were females. Among the total participants 504(67.2%) were used VCT services but 246(32.8%) were never used VCT service. Regarding the location of VCT service recommended, health facility, school and youth club were recommended by 337(49.7%), 310(41.3) and 219(29.2%) of the students respectively. There were different determinants those have statistical association with VCT service utilization include sex, batch, sexual exposure and knowledge of the students about VCT. Even though most of the students have adequate knowledge, attitude and practice still there is a gap in the participants KAP towards VCT utilization due to different determinants like sex, sexual exposure and their level of education (batch).

Background: The HIV global epidemic continues to be the most serious of infectious disease challenges to the public health and it remains as a major threat to socioeconomic development. AIDS accounts for a leading cause of mortality and resulted in the deaths of 25 million people. Everyday 5,700 persons die from AIDS worldwide. The HIV prevalence in the student populations hadn’t adequately studied, but there is some undependable reports suggesting widespread of unsafe sexual practices making the young vulnerable to HIV infection. Hence the current study assesses HIV Sero-prevalence among St. Marry University students in Ethiopia to narrow the gap of studies in the young population. A cross sectional study design with self-administered questioners and clinical blood specimen collection were done among 900 St. Marry University, Ethiopia study participant in March, 2012.The sample size were determined with single population formula with considering none respondent rate. Statistical tests were carried out for HIV Sero positivity and its association to predisposing factors to HIV infections. Detail explanation were given the study participant, a written consent was obtained from each participant after clear explanation to the procedure, merits and demerits of being tested for HIV. The study shows, 98.7% of response rate. According to the finding the overall HIV Sero-prevalence among the participants was found to be 3.8% and more specifically, HIV prevalence shown among students come from urban areas 14(5.7%), small town15 (4.5%) and rural areas 5(1.6%). Unsafe sexual behaviors, risky habits of styles of life involving alcohol beverages drinking, chat chewing, substance use, drug abuse, men to men sex, change and exchange of several sex partners, rapes, revealed positive association with HIV positive Sero status. HIV remains as a serious health problem to those who were positive as well as to those who practice risk behaviors and comparably, lower prevalence of HIV was noticed in the study. There is a need to be further studies in depth for contributing factors which predispose to new HIV infection to prevent HIV infection among the late adolescence and adult population. Moreover, as a result of higher institution expansion, there is a need to provide organized HIV prevention activities to decrease HIV new infection.