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oai:zenodo.org:8193 2025-07-08T11:50:26Z user-mattu_university

TARAFA, ASEFA AYANA 2025-07-08 There are several semiconductor devices that can be used to detect the presence of photons. These devices are known as photo detectors. A photo detector (PD) is an optoelectronic device widely used to convert optical signals into electrical signals. As a result, enormous data is being transmitted in the form of text and images. The work in this thesis was concerned with the effect of band gap alignment on the photo responsivity of GaAs PIN photodiode with different parameters. Origin and COMSOL Multiphysics have been employed to figure out the results. The design parameters of the detectors was randomly selected at first then changed until the desired band gap of the detector obtained. The geometry of the detector was drawn in 3 dimensions in structures Software COMSOL Multiphysics simulation and device were used to build the detector Geometry. The results of the simulation were described both qualitatively and graphically. A wavelength sweep is performed where the power of the incident light is held constant whilst the wavelength is varied from 875 nm to 475 nm. To find energy level and spontaneous emission the wavelength must be swept on the electrical contact and find responsively (A/W). The next step was to use COMSOL Multiphysics for important calculation. It yielded a result of responsivity vs wavelength in GaAs pin photodiode. The wavelength increases, and thus the photon energy is decreased, while the responsively peaks at ~0.089A/W at a wavelength of 725nm before gradually reducing as the photon energy is further decreased. It was found out that the spontaneous emission from the device when the incident wavelength was set to 725 nm. There is no emission with photon energies below the band gap energy as expected. At the band gap energy the emission abruptly begins, peaking with an emitted photon energy of ~1.505 eV which corresponds to a wavelength of 825 nm. https://zenodo.org/record/8193 10.20372/nadre:8193 oai:zenodo.org:8193 doi:10.20372/nadre:8192 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by PIN Photodiode, COMSOL Multi physics Simulation, Responsivity THE EFFECT OF BANDGAP ALIGNMENT ON THE PHOTORESPONSIVITY OF GaAs PIN PHOTODIODE info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:8199 2025-07-08T11:16:26Z user-mattu_university

GEMEDA, ANDINET ADINEW 2025-07-08 Bamboo is a multipurpose and a fast growing plant that supports local livelihoods in many ways. The purpose of this study was to assess multipurpose uses of Lowland Bamboo in livelihoods of local communities in Bure district. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected from 137 households through structured questionnaires, observation and interviews using random sampling technique in three purposively selected kebeles. The finding of this study showed that lowland Bamboo is grown and distributed in the Bure district. The majorities of rural families are entirely dependent on raw Bamboo for the household furniture, construction of house, animal sheds fences, firewood .Although it Plays a vital role in environmental amelioration, biodiversity preservation, soil conservation, wind, water erosion and itself from freely moving speedy winds. However, the challenges that affect the Bamboo forest 46 % were overexploitation 34.3%were expansions of farmland, and were overgrazing 19.7% as reported by respondents. Additionally, absence of management and conservation by government and other non-government were affects considerably small holder farmers on the utilization of Bamboo and Bamboo products for the life of small holders at Bure District of those kebeles. From model based data analysis Access to market information, educational level and market distance affect the price of Bamboo and Bamboo products. So that urgent and effective action is required to secure their future existence and for their use on sustainable basis. https://zenodo.org/record/8199 10.20372/nadre:8199 oai:zenodo.org:8199 doi:10.20372/nadre:8198 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by MULTI-PURPOSE USES OF LOWLAND BAMBOO (Oxytenanthera abyssinica(A. Rich Muniro))IN LIVELIHOODS OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN BURE DISTRCT, ILU ABBA BOR ZONE,OROMIA REGIONAL STATE, SOUTHWEST ETHIOPIA info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:8201 2025-07-08T11:41:54Z user-mattu_university

MURA, WONDIMAGEGN TEREFE 2025-07-08 The critical electric field at breakdown is one of the most significant parameters in the design and performance of high power devices. In the present study the effect of doping concentration in determination of critical electric field for breakdown in Si versus 4H-SiC had been studied. The thesis focused on simulation study of how different doping concentration affects the critical electric field at breakdown and analytically calculating the critical field at electric breakdown in Si and 4H-SiC. The study compared the critical electric field at breakdown in Si with 4H-SiC for different doping concentration. The critical field for electric breakdown is one of the most significant parameters in the design and performance of high power devices. Python and origin software have been employed to collect data and to figure out the results. The result indicates when doping concentration increase, the critical electric field at breakdown in Si and 4H-SiC also increase and vice versa. For the same doping concentration, breakdown voltage in silicon carbide polytype (4H-SiC) is 56.2 times larger than in silicon, and the critical electric field in silicon carbide polytype (4H-SiC)is 8.2248 times larger than in silicon. Theoretically A relatively high breakdown voltage is the most distinguishing feature for a power device and in practical structures, the breakdown voltage can be drastically reduced by the enhancement of the electric field at the edges of the devices. So 4H-SiC power devices shows superior performance compared to Si because 4H-SiC have a magnitude higher breakdown electric field than Silicon. https://zenodo.org/record/8201 10.20372/nadre:8201 oai:zenodo.org:8201 doi:10.20372/nadre:8200 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by THE EFFECT OF DOPING CONCENTRATION IN DETERMINATION OF CRITICAL ELECTRIC FIELD FOR BREAKDOWN IN Si VERSUS 4H-SiC info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:8203 2025-07-08T11:22:40Z user-mattu_university

ABDULKADIR MOHAMMED 2025-07-08 Water plays major role in the day-to-day activities of the societies and other living things. However, fresh water is becoming polluted due to increased discharge from manufacturing industries in the form of effluents into the environment. Therefore, the effluent needs to be treated before discharged to the environment. In this work ZnO, Ag3VO4 and Ag3VO4/ZnO nanocomposite was synthesized by co-precipitation method. The as prepared samples were characterized by using XRD, FTIR and UV-Vis Spectroscopic technique. The catalytic activities of the synthesized ZnO, Ag3VO4 and Ag3VO4/ZnO nanocomposites were evaluated for the decolorization of methylene blue dye in the presence of NaBH4, as reducing agents. Thus, based on the obtained result corresponding catalytic degradation efficiency was reached 31%, 40% and 97% for ZnO, Ag3VO4 and Ag3VO4/ZnO nanocomposites respectively. This results indicates that the catalytic activity of Ag3VO4/ZnO nanocomposites was greatly improved compared with that of ZnO and Ag3VO4. Thus, the present study provides a promising way to fabricate different nanocomposites material for extensive applications in the area of catalysis especially for the removal of organic dyes in wastewater. https://zenodo.org/record/8203 10.20372/nadre:8203 oai:zenodo.org:8203 doi:10.20372/nadre:8202 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Ag3VO4/ZnO Nanocomposites, Methylene Blue, Catalytic Reduction CATALYTIC REDUCTION OF METHYLENE BLUE BY USING Ag3VO4/ZnO NANOCOMPOSITES IN THE PRESENCE OF NaBH4 info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:8205 2025-07-08T11:46:23Z user-mattu_university

NURA MEKONNEN 2025-07-08 In this research the approximate analytical solutions of nonlinear fractional time-space partial differential equations (PDEs) is solved by homotopy analysis method. The homotopy analysis method is efficient and powerful in solving wide classes of nonlinear evolution fractional order equation. The fractional derivatives are described in Caputo sense. Numerical results show that the HAM is easy to implement and accurate when applied to space- time- fractional nonlinear PDEs. We compare the results obtained by the homotopy analysis method with the exact solutions. https://zenodo.org/record/8205 10.20372/nadre:8205 oai:zenodo.org:8205 doi:10.20372/nadre:8204 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Homotopy analysis method nonlinear fractional time-space Partial differential equation, approximate analytical solution ANALYTICAL APPROXIMATE SOLUTION OF FRACTIONAL TIME-SPACE NONLINEAR PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS BY USING HOMOTOPHY ANALYSIS METHOD. info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:8261 2025-07-09T03:41:58Z user-mattu_university

ASCHALEW ALEMU 2025-07-09 The development of the internet has made Afaan Oromo's writings widely available both offline and online. Automatic text classification is an invertible response to the continuously expanding amount of information resources available. The practice of classifying a text or document into predetermined categories is called text categorization, or text classification (TC). It is recommended that this study employ the deep learning technique with word embedding on Afaan Oromo's multi label news text classifications. Since extracting feature values from news articles is difficult, this research suggests a deep learning strategy for news text categorization. The word order information, which is essential for classifying news texts, was not taken into consideration by the earlier approaches, which classified the text data by using a bag of words to represent the words in the text. Despite their low time complexity, the earlier models do not adequately account for the context and any semantic links between text words. Furthermore, as the number of characteristics and classes increased, the models' accuracy decreased. This thesis uses CNN, LSTM, BRNN, GRU and algorithms to perform deep learning approaches for Afaan Oromo multilabel news text categorization. To create a pre-trained word embedding model, utilize the Afaan Oromo news domain. Then, train our data using the CNN, LSTM, BRNN and GRU model create the classification process to recommend the best for the problem at hand. In this study, the models for the Afaan Oromo languages were constructed using newly gathered and annotated news datasets totaling nine thousand forty one (9041). After completing the following procedures, the Afaan Oromo News text documents are classified using those deep learning algorithms. Preprocessing, word embedding, deep network construction, output determination, model training, and classification. The semantics of the page are finished with word2vec, which uses neural network architecture to map similar words into a single vector. Consequently, the vector representations of words serve as the input for the deep network development component. Training, testing, and validation datasets are used to evaluate the model using accuracy and loss; finally, the performance of our models is compared. LSTM performs exceptionally well, scoring 98.71% accuracy and 98.71% precision, while CNN, BRNN and GRU score 94%, 94%, 96.40%, 97.48%, and 94.42%,92.4% respectively. https://zenodo.org/record/8261 10.20372/nadre:8261 oai:zenodo.org:8261 doi:10.20372/nadre:8260 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Text classification, Deep learning, RNN, CNN, LSTM, GRU and word-embedding AFAAN OROMO MULTI LABEL NEWS TEXT CLASSIFICATION USING DEEP LEARNING APPROACH info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:8259 2025-07-09T03:48:05Z user-mattu_university

HUSSIEN, ABDUREHMAN SULTAN 2025-07-09 This research examined the effect of service quality on customer satisfaction in Enat Bank Metu Town branch. To achieve the objectives of this study, data was collected through a questionnaire from a sample of 200 customers selected using a convenient sampling method. The data collected were analyzed using statistical tools such as mean for descriptive statistics, and Pearson correlation and regression analysis. The findings show that all five service quality dimensions (empathy, assurance, reliability, responsiveness, and tangibility) are highly correlated with customer satisfaction. The results indicate that, except for reliability, the four service quality dimensions (tangibility, assurance, empathy, and responsiveness) have a positive and significant relationship with customer satisfaction. The findings also indicate that customers were most satisfied with the empathy dimension of service quality. Even though reliability has a positive correlation, there is no significant relationship with customer satisfaction. Based on the findings, the researcher forwards recommendations to the bank's management and suggestions for other researchers. This study highlights the critical role of service quality in enhancing customer satisfaction at the Enat Bank Metu Town branch. The findings reveal that four out of five service quality dimensions—tangibility, assurance, empathy, and responsiveness—exhibit a positive and significant relationship with customer satisfaction, while reliability, despite showing a positive correlation, does not significantly impact satisfaction levels. Given that customers expressed the highest satisfaction with the empathy dimension, it is essential for bank management to prioritize this aspect in their service delivery. To improve overall customer satisfaction, the following recommendations are proposed: enhance reliability by ensuring consistent and dependable service delivery; focus on empathy by training staff to provide personalized and attentive service; improve responsiveness by implementing faster response times to customer inquiries and complaints; invest in tangibles by upgrading physical facilities and ensuring that tangible elements of service are appealing and functional; and conduct regular training on service quality dimensions to maintain high standards of customer service. Future researchers are encouraged to explore the specific factors influencing reliability and investigate the long-term impacts of improved service quality on customer loyalty within the banking sector. https://zenodo.org/record/8259 10.20372/nadre:8259 oai:zenodo.org:8259 doi:10.20372/nadre:8258 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Customer Satisfaction, Quality service, Service Quality Dimensions SERVQUAL, THE EFFECT OF QUALITY SERVICE ON THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION THE CASE OF ENAT BANK METU TOWN BRANCH info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:8263 2025-07-09T03:52:25Z user-mattu_university

BANCHIYEMAR ABDISA 2025-07-09 The identification of hate speech in Afaan Oromo audio and video content is a challenging task due to the complex nature of the language and the need for efficient processing of audio and video data. In this study, we propose a deep learning approach for identifying hate speech in Afaan Oromo using the librosa and movplay libraries, along with spectrograms as input features. To train our model, we utilized a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) architecture. The librosa library enabled us to extract meaningful audio features from the Afaan Oromo audio and video data, and transform them into spectrograms. Spectrograms provide a visual representation of the frequency and amplitude characteristics of the audio signal over time, allowing the model to capture discriminatory patterns and features associated with hate speech. The movplay library played a crucial role in handling both audio and video data during the training process. It facilitated seamless integration of the spectrograms into the CNN model pipeline, enabling efficient data augmentation, preprocessing, and model training. After training the model, we evaluated its performance using a validation dataset. The model achieved a validation loss of 61.4, indicating a reasonable level of error in its predictions. Moreover, it achieved a validation accuracy of 64.1, demonstrating its effectiveness in accurately classifying hate speech in Afaan Oromo audio and video content. However, further improvements are desired to enhance the model's performance. This may involve fine-tuning the CNN model architecture, exploring advanced deep learning techniques, and expanding the dataset with diverse and representative examples of hate speech in Afaan Oromo. Our study presents a deep learning approach for identifying hate speech in Afaan Oromo audio and video content. The proposed model, trained on a CNN architecture using spectrograms generated by librosa and movplay libraries, achieved promising results with a validation loss of 61.4 and validation accuracy of 64.1. This research contributes to addressing the challenge of hate speech detection in Afaan Oromo and lays the foundation for further advancements in this field. https://zenodo.org/record/8263 10.20372/nadre:8263 oai:zenodo.org:8263 eng doi:10.20372/nadre:8262 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Afaan Oromo, Hate speech, Deep Learning, CNN, Spectrogram, LibRosa, MovPlay IDENTIFYING HATE SPEECH IN AFAAN OROMO AUDIO AND VIDEO USING DEEP LEARNING APPROACH info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:8271 2025-07-09T04:17:38Z user-mattu_university

EMEBET TESFAYE 2025-07-09 Coffee is one of the most widely traded commodities in the world, with prices that can greatly impact the economies of coffee-producing countries such as Ethiopia. The Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX) is a key player in the coffee market in southwestern Ethiopia, and accurate forecasting of coffee prices is critical for farmers, traders, and other stakeholders. This research addresses the challenge of accurately forecasting coffee prices in the context of the ECX. The study investigates the effectiveness of a stacking ensemble approach in combining the predictions of multiple models to make the final forecast. The research findings show that coffee plants in the region are typically grown by smallholder farmers at a density of around 30,000 plants per hectare, with the potential to yield up to millions of kilograms of coffee per year, including both specialty and commercial grades. The performance of individual models was evaluated, with the Random Forest algorithm showing the strongest predictive power, achieving a Mean Squared Error (MSE) of 0.06 and an R-squared value of 0.99. In contrast, the Linear Regression model struggled, with an MSE of 7.48 and an R-squared of -0.01. The Gradient Boosting model also performed well, with an MSE of 0.77 and an R-squared of 0.90. However, the true strength of the research lies in the stacking ensemble approach, which was able to optimally combine the predictions of the individual base learners. The Stacking Regressor meta-model delivered the best overall performance, with an MSE of 0.11 and an Rsquared of 0.98, significantly outperforming the standalone models. These findings highlight the power of ensemble learning techniques, such as stacking, in leveraging the complementary strengths of diverse modeling approaches to achieve superior forecasting accuracy, which is crucial in the coffee sector where accurate price predictions can have a substantial impact on the livelihoods of smallholder farmers and other stakeholders. https://zenodo.org/record/8271 10.20372/nadre:8271 oai:zenodo.org:8271 doi:10.20372/nadre:8270 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Random Forest, Gradient Boosting, Linear Regression, Mean Squared Error (MSE),R-squared, Ensemble learning FORCASTING COFFEE PRICE USING STACKING ENSEMBLE APPROACH IN CASE OF ETHIOPIAN COMMODITY EXCHANGE info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:8273 2025-07-09T04:20:58Z user-mattu_university

MEKONEN, DERIBEW KEBEDE 2025-07-09 For many years, potatoes have been staple human diets, originating in the southern part of North America and subsequently spreading across the world. A global food system will need to be significantly improved if it is to be able to sustainably and nutritiously feed the growing world population in the next decades. Detecting potato leaf disease is essential in the agricultural sector to ensure food security. Deep learning techniques have demonstrated impressive performance in detecting potato leaf disease. The objective of this study is to identify the best activation function to effectively detect infections in potato leaves. Potato leaf images were collected from Masha wereda gatimoy kebele South West Ethiopia using mobile camera. Total 2000 potato leaf images were taken from Masha and Gecha farm area and Masha Agricultural Fields. These have three channels Red (R), Green (G) and Blue (B). On this study image preprocessing is performed by resizing the image to 128 * 128 pixels and converting to gray scale. Finally, the proposed CNN model was evaluated using performance evaluation metrics such as accuracy, precision, recall and F-Score. Based on the findings of the experiments, the leaky rectifier function achieved 98.0%accuracy. Therefore, LRelu activation function is best activation function for the convolutional neural network (CNN) model. The study utilizes deep learning techniques to show the identification of potato leaf diseases, aiming to offer valuable insights to researchers and practitioners in the agricultural field. By employing convolutional neural networks (CNN) in agriculture, the intention is to enhance potato production by providing heuristic knowledge https://zenodo.org/record/8273 10.20372/nadre:8273 oai:zenodo.org:8273 doi:10.20372/nadre:8272 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by CNN, potato, Deep learning, potato leaf disease, performance evaluation metric ANALYSIS OF ACTIVATION FUNCTION IMPACT ON DEEP LEARNING IN CASE OF POTATO LEAF DISEASE DETECTION info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:8265 2025-07-09T03:56:31Z user-mattu_university

BETIGLU JIMA 2025-07-09 Ethiopia is home to the largest livestock population in Africa, making the health and productivity of these animals a critical economic and food security concern. One of the significant challenges facing the Ethiopian cattle industry is Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD), a serious animal skin disease caused by the Lumpy Skin Disease Virus (LSDV). Early and accurate detection of LSD is essential for implementing effective disease management strategies. In this study, the researchers developed a deep learning-based system to automate the detection of LSD in cattle. They evaluated the performance of three prominent deep learning models: Artificial Neural Network (ANN), Convolutional Neural Network (CNN), and VGG16, a pretrained CNN architecture. The results of the evaluation showed that the ANN model achieved an accuracy of 87.2% in correctly identifying LSD in cattle. The VGG16 model, leveraging its pre-trained feature extraction capabilities, demonstrated a strong performance with an accuracy of 97.2%. However, the standout performer was the custom-built Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) model, which achieved an impressive accuracy of 99%. The CNN's superior performance can be attributed to its ability to effectively learn and extract the distinctive visual features associated with LSD, enabling it to make highly accurate predictions. These findings suggest that the CNN-based approach is the most promising deep learning technique for automating the detection of LSD in cattle. By implementing this system, veterinarians and farmers in Ethiopia can enhance their ability to identify LSD early, leading to improved disease management, reduced economic losses, and better overall cattle health and productivity. https://zenodo.org/record/8265 10.20372/nadre:8265 oai:zenodo.org:8265 doi:10.20372/nadre:8264 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Lumpy Skin Disease, Cattle, Deep Learning, Convolutional Neural Network, Artificial Neural Network, VGG16, Ethiopia, Livestock LUMPY SKIN DISEASE IDENTIFICATION IN CATTLE BY USING DEEP LEARNING APPROACH info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:8269 2025-07-09T04:14:30Z user-mattu_university

DEGAGA, DESALEGN TASEW 2025-07-09 Recognizing and classifying agricultural plant diseases is difficult. Understanding and classifying plant diseases can help monitor large crop fields and quickly recognize leaf symptoms. Early pepper leaf disease diagnosis is essential for treatment and control. Real-world farmers and agriculture specialists use visual examinations to spot fruit and vegetable diseases. To solve this problem, a novel idea which is hybrid deep learning model was used. We develop methods for pepper leaf disease detection and recognition using data processing, noise removal, input resizing, feature extraction, and classification. Our key contribution is a better pepper leaf disease detection method. Combinations of CNN-TL, CNNCAE, CNN-HOG, and CNN-DBN models were tested. The accuracy of each pepper leaf disease detection model was assessed. The hybrid CNN-TL model has Training 100%, Test 100% accuracy, the CNN-CAE model Training 98.81%, Test 98.8%, the CNN-HOG mode Training 100%, Test 100%, accuracy and the CNN-DBN Training 90.96%, Test 99.37%accuracy. The hybrid CNN-TL, CNN-HOG, CNN+CAE model identified pepper leaf illnesses well. This method uses hybrid models to extract and learn features from input data for better illness identification. The findings suggest hybrid CNN-TL, CNN-HOG deep learning can detect pepper leaf problems in agriculture. Farmers and agriculture specialists can identify and manage crop illnesses faster with such approaches, improving crop output and sustainability. https://zenodo.org/record/8269 10.20372/nadre:8269 oai:zenodo.org:8269 doi:10.20372/nadre:8268 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Image processing, Convolution neural network, Transfer learning, Histogram of Oriented Gradients (HOG), Deep Belief Network, hybrid techniques, diseases detection PEPPER LEAF DISEASES DETECTION USING HYBRID TECHNIQUES WITH DEEP LEARNING info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:8285 2025-07-09T06:55:23Z user-mattu_university user-zenodo

Abebaye Terefe 2025-07-09 Chatbot technology is one of the many applications of artificial intelligence. A Chatbot is a computer program that uses natural language to simulate human-like conversations between people and computers or other communication devices. A sophisticated program uses natural language to have conversations with computers. The conversational process of answering questions is the primary use case for chatbots. This study focused on developing an Afaan Oromo based Chatbot modelling using deep learning approaches for wheat disease detection and treatment recommendation. By combining natural language processing with deep learning algorithms, the study modelled Chatbot serves as a vital resource for farmers, delivering timely and accurate information in their native language. The first thing we did was gathered information from Ilu Ababor agricultural offices that more relevant input for prepare dataset to model a Chatbot. We then transformed the data into the JSON data format dataset that contains 34 classes after its labeled. After that, we used natural language processing (NLP) approaches to clean up the provided dataset of inconsistencies, incompleteness, and normalization processes. Text feature generation, or getting our deep learning model to comprehend what we input for training, is the next step after preprocessing our data. The collection and preprocessing of relevant agricultural data, followed by the use of a deep neural network (LSTM) to analyze user queries and provide context-specific responses. We used Softmax for data function activation and for regulation adjustment Dropout. The performance evaluation metrics indicated strong high accuracy rates of 0.9577 (95.77%) while the training loss around 0.2102 (21.02%) at 200 epoch that indicates more significantly trained Chatbot that effectiveness helps farmers for make decisions manage the wheat disease. https://zenodo.org/record/8285 10.20372/nadre:8285 oai:zenodo.org:8285 doi:10.20372/nadre:8284 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/zenodo info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Chatbot, Wheat, Wheat disease detection, treatment, recurrent neural network and Long shot Term memory, Artificial intelligence, Natural language processing, Machine learning, deep learning. AFAAN OROMO CHATBOT MODELLING FOR WHEAT DISEASE DETECTION AND TREATMENT RECOMMENDATION USING DEEP LEARNING APPROACHES info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:8277 2025-07-09T06:54:12Z user-mattu_university user-zenodo

KOCHITO, TESHALE MENGESHA 2025-07-09 The technique of reducing a lengthy text to a manageable length while maintaining its essential concepts and points are known as text summary. Its goal is to give a concise synopsis that encapsulates the main ideas of the original work. In text summarization, there are two main approaches: the extractive approach and the abstractive approach. In order to provide a succinct summary, extractive text summarizing entails determining the important details by picking out key sentences or phrases from the source text. The technique of creating an internal semantic representation of the source text and rewriting it in new words using natural language processing is known as abstractive text summarization. Extractive text summarization is the main focus of this study. There is no available text summarization research for the Kafi-noonoo language. The main objective of this study is to develop Kafinoonoo text summarizer models with a deep learning approach. For the purpose of this study, 402 kafi-noonoo texts with summaries were used as input documents. Consequently, three deep learning models were proposed in this study: CNN (convolutional neural network), LSTM (long short-term memory), and Bi-LSTM (bi-directional long short-term memory) to perform a comparison analysis for a Kafi-noonoo dataset. So, the developed models for Kafinoonoo language eliminate the mentioned problems of content selection bias, information overload, and wasting time, effort, and materials. In our experiments, the result indicates that the LSTM model achieves precision 98.2%, recall 98.6%, F1 score 98.1%, accuracy 93% and 98.5% of validation accuracy and 96.7% of training accuracy; Bi-LSTM scores precision 98.3%, recall 99.2%, F1 score 98.6%, accuracy 98% and 98.6% of validation accuracy and 97.8% of training accuracy; and the CNN model scores precision 88%, recall 87%, F1 score 93.9%, accuracy 93.5% and 94% of validation accuracy and 93.6% of training accuracy https://zenodo.org/record/8277 10.20372/nadre:8277 oai:zenodo.org:8277 doi:10.20372/nadre:8276 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/zenodo info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Automatic text summarization, Natural language processing, Abstractive summarization, Extractive summarization, Kafi-noonoo language KAFI-NOONOO TEXT SUMMARIZATION WITH A DEEP LEARNING APPROACH info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:8283 2025-07-09T06:55:03Z user-mattu_university user-zenodo

WAGARI GOJE 2025-07-09 In recent years, crime prediction has garnered significant interest in ensuring public safety and optimizing resource allocations. One approach to address this challenge is the identification of crime Hotspot, which are geographical areas characterized by higher crime rates. Clustering algorithms, such as K-means and K-medoids, play a critical role in crime prone area by grouping similar crime incidents based on spatial and temporal attributes. In this study we implemented and analyzed K-means and Kmedoids clustering algorithm on a large dataset of crime incidents. Also we compare the effectiveness of K-means and K-medoids in identifying high crime intensity and evaluate their results using the silhouette score. The optimal number of clusters (k) was determined to be 14 using the silhouette score. The performance of both algorithms was assessed based on their silhouette scores, which measure the quality of clustering results, and both algorithms obtained a score of 1. The results indicate that both Kmeans and K-medoids formed well-defined clusters with excellent separation, demonstrating their effectiveness in identifying high crime zone. These findings contribute to a better understanding of the potential of clustering algorithms for crime prediction and offer valuable insights for law enforcement agencies and policymakers. The high silhouette scores achieved by both methods highlight their successful utilization in high crime intensity identification for crime prediction. Future investigations could explore additional features and alternative clustering techniques to further enhance the effectiveness of crime prone area detection and prediction. https://zenodo.org/record/8283 10.20372/nadre:8283 oai:zenodo.org:8283 doi:10.20372/nadre:8282 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/zenodo info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Crime prediction, K-Means, K-Medoids, clustering, machine learning, high crime zone A CLUSTERING-BASED CRIME HOTSPOT IDENTIFICATION: IN CASE OF ILU ABBA BOR ZONE POLICE DEPARTMENT info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:8275 2025-07-09T06:54:00Z user-mattu_university user-zenodo

ABEBAYEHU MESERET 2025-07-09 Applications for deep learning have been widely adopted and proven beneficial in a number of sectors, including tax, finance, telecommunications, insurance, and aviation. Deep learning technology has been applied to fraud detection, especially by tax authorities. Actually, the most challenging problem facing modern revenue collection is tax fraud. Determining if deep learning techniques could be applied to tailored fraud detection was the aim of this study. In the data, a total of 13,999 records were preserved, of which particular data for the study was taken from Ethiopian Customs Commission. In total, 16 distinct features were used in the study. Once collected, the data is preprocessed and packed in a way that is suitable for deep learning tasks. Fraud detection is one part of total fraud management techniques that may be automated and helps to reduce the human portions of the screening/checking process. A trait like as fraud was used as a target class to create deep neural network models. Furthermore, the models' classification and detection ability, as well as the validity of the rules created using deep neural networks, were evaluated. The outcomes are compared in order to identify an acceptable model with improved precision and predictability. As a result, the deep neural network model after oversampling outperforms other models in terms of accuracy. The experimental results show that deep neural networks outperform previously recommended supervised machine learning techniques across all assessment criteria, with accuracy, precision, recall, and F-1 score of 99.6%%, 99.4%, 99.7%, and 99.6%, respectively. https://zenodo.org/record/8275 10.20372/nadre:8275 oai:zenodo.org:8275 doi:10.20372/nadre:8274 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/zenodo info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Fraud, Fraud detection, Deep Learning, Ethiopian Customs Commission, Deep Neural Network CUSTOM FRAUD ANALYSIS USING DEEP LEARNING TECHNIQUES info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:8281 2025-07-09T06:54:24Z user-mattu_university user-zenodo

Hordofa, Dejene Teka 2025-07-09 Tea leaf classification is an important task in the tea industry, as it is necessary for ensuring quality control and grading of tea leaves. Traditionally, tea leaf classification is done manually by human experts, which can be time-consuming and subjective. With the advancement of deep learning algorithms, it is now possible to automate this process and achieve high accuracy rates. In this study, the researchers used three different deep learning models: a CNN, Inception v3, and EfficientNet B0, to classify tea leaves based on their visual features. The CNN model is a popular and widely used deep learning architecture for image classification tasks. Inception v3 is a more complex architecture that uses a combination of convolutional layers in parallel with pooling and concatenation to improve accuracy. EfficientNet B0 is a newer architecture that has achieved state-of-the-art performance on image classification tasks with a smaller number of parameters and faster training times. The researchers collected a dataset of tea leaf images, which they split into training, validation, and testing sets. They then trained the three models on the training set, using the validation set for hyperparameter tuning and to prevent overfitting. Finally, they evaluated the models' performance on the testing set. The results showed that both CNN and EfficientNet B0 outperformed the Inception v3 model, achieving accuracy rates of 96.9% and 97.4%, respectively, compared to the Inception v3 accuracy rate of 95.9%. These findings demonstrate the effectiveness of these deep learning algorithms in tea leaf classification and highlight the potential for further improvement and application in the tea industry. https://zenodo.org/record/8281 10.20372/nadre:8281 oai:zenodo.org:8281 doi:10.20372/nadre:8280 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/zenodo info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Deep learning, tea leaf classification, convolutional neural networks, Inception v3, EfficientNet B0, accuracy, quality control, tea industry CLASSIFICATION OF TEA LEAF USING DEEP LEARNING APPROACHES info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:8287 2025-07-09T06:55:34Z user-mattu_university user-zenodo

Wosen H/Mariam 2025-07-09 The coffee supply chain involves a complex network of actors, including coffee farmers, intermediaries, exporters, importers, roasters, retailers and among others. The goal of the coffee supply chain is to deliver high-quality coffee beans to the end consumer at an affordable price, while ensuring that all stakeholders in the supply chain receive a fair share of the profits. The coffee supply chain faces challenges such as low productivity, poor quality control, and inadequate infrastructure. The performance evaluation and optimization of the coffee supply chain network is a research area that seeks to analyze and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the coffee supply chain. Therefore, this study will present the performance evaluation and optimization of the coffee supply chain network in I/A/Bora and Bunno Bedele zones in Ethiopia. The objective is to identify the major challenges faced by the coffee supply chain and propose solutions for optimization. The findings and recommendations of the study have implications for policymakers, coffee producers, processors, and traders in the zones and other similar contexts. The study employs a mixed-method approach, which includes a survey of coffee farmers and a case study analysis of the coffee supply chain network by selecting Ilubabor coffee as a case study. Primary and secondary data collected using data collection instruments such as available reports in the government offices, questionnaire, interview, and observation. The results were analyzed using both quantitative and qualitative data analysis methods. The research has identified the challenges facing the supply chain and analyzed the extent to which the challenges have affected the performance of the coffee supply chain. The findings showed that challenges facing the performances of the coffee supply chain were lack of collaboration, weak information flow and low awareness about supply chain management. In addition the researcher has identified the trends of Ilubabor coffee potential with the coffee quality level. Finally the research has recommended new supply chain network for Ilubabor coffee with its implementation strategy. Generally findings suggest that all actors of coffee supply chain must give appropriate attention to the collaboration and information sharing throughout the network and all participant actors should work jointly for the betterment of the overall supply chain profitability. https://zenodo.org/record/8287 10.20372/nadre:8287 oai:zenodo.org:8287 doi:10.20372/nadre:8286 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/zenodo info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Coffee, supply chain network, Ilubabor coffee potential, Optimization, Performance evaluation Performance Evaluation and Optimization of Coffee Supply Chain Network: A Case of I/A/Bora and Bunno Bedele Zones info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:8289 2025-07-09T06:55:50Z user-mattu_university user-zenodo

Petiros Barki 2025-07-09 Stance classification in Afan Oromo, an important language spoken in Ethiopia, is a challenging task with significant implications for understanding political sentiments. In this study, we propose a deep learning-based approach for Afan Oromo stance classification, leveraging Convolutional Neural Network (CNN), Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM), and Bidirectional LSTM (Bi-LSTM) models. We curated a comprehensive dataset of Afan Oromo text documents, annotated with favor and against stance labels. The dataset was preprocessed to convert the text into numerical representations suitable for deep learning models. We conducted single-task learning experiments, training each model separately for stance classification.our results indicate that the CNN model achieved the highest accuracy of 85.9%, surpassing both LSTM (82.9%) and Bi-LSTM (78.8%) in single-task learning. This highlights the CNN model's ability to capture local patterns and extract relevant features from Afan Oromo text, establishing it as the best-performing model in this study. Additionally, we explored multi-task learning, training the Bi-LSTM and LSTM models on related tasks. In the multi-task learning setting, the Bi-LSTM model achieved an accuracy of 80.9%, while the LSTM model achieved an accuracy of 80.4%. These results demonstrate the challenges and complexities associated with multi-task learning for Afan Oromo stance classification. the findings contribute to sentiment analysis and political discourse analysis in the Afan Oromo language. Accurate stance classification using deep learning models enables applications such as opinion mining, political analysis, and decisionmaking support. https://zenodo.org/record/8289 10.20372/nadre:8289 oai:zenodo.org:8289 doi:10.20372/nadre:8288 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/zenodo info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Afan Oromo, stance classification, deep learning, BI-LSTM, LSTM, single-task, multi-task, accuracy AFAN OROMO POLITICAL STANCE CLASSIFICATION USING DEEP LEARNING APPROCHES info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:8386 2025-07-09T10:21:56Z user-mattu_university

Abdella Mohammed 2025-07-09 The main objective of this study was to investigate the impacts of PFM on forest condition in Chora Woreda Buno Bedele zone, Southwest Ethiopia. Woody species and vegetation data were collected from different PFM forest blocks and adjacent Non-PFM forest blocks. A total of 48 plots measuring 20 m × 20 m were employed to collect species composition and structural data. Data for all the sapling and seedlings were also collected within subplots of 4 m X 4 m and 2 m X 2 m respectively. Accordingly, a total of 58 different woody plant species (56 at PFM and 47 at Non-PFM forests), representing 35 families were recorded, with 45 species shared. Woody species diversity and evenness were higher in the forest with PFM (H´ = 3.45, E = 0.88) compared to the forest without PFM (H´ = 2.89, E =0 .75). The overall average values of sapling and seedling density were also significantly (p <0 .05) higher in PFM than Non-PFM forests, however, no significant variations were observed in basal area and dominance of the species between the two forests. Main challenges to PFM implementation were low productivity of land and income of communities, poorly defined net benefit sharing arrangements, limited Budget for follow up and awareness of PFM communities, low level of knowledge and information use level of use of existing technology and knowledge in informing the process, suboptimal community participation, persistent tenure insecurity, lack of well-defined and agreed upon net benefit sharing arrangements and poor productivity of forests under PFM. The community, therefore, required training and scale up their awareness on development, value addition and marketing of Non-Wood Forest Products (NWFP) among others. Thus, it can be concluded that participatory forest management is showing signs of delivering impact in terms of woody species diversity conservation in the study area. However, there is a gap in some of forest user groups in terms of forest protection from illegal activities. Therefore, it is important to conduct further assessments in the remaining forest user group’s to have baseline data for further study and performance evaluation over all forests under PFM approaches. https://zenodo.org/record/8386 10.20372/nadre:8386 oai:zenodo.org:8386 doi:10.20372/nadre:8385 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Forest User Group, Regeneration and Species diversity Impact of Participatory Forest Management on Forest Condition in Chora Woreda Buno Bedele Zone, Southwest Ethiopia info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:8388 2025-07-09T10:24:44Z user-mattu_university

ABDUU DIRRIBAA 2025-07-09 Kaayyoon qorannoo kanaa Afseenaafi gochaalee goota Fatansaa Iluu xiinxaluudha. Qorannoo kana geggeessuudhaaf ka’umsi afseenaafi goochaaleen Fatansaa Iluu kanaan dura beekumsa afaaniin daddarbaa ture qorannoo kanaan gara barreeffamaatti jijjiiruun beeksisuufi jajjabeessuun gara fuula duraatti afseenaan isaa bifa barreeffamaan qindaa’ee ta’uun itti fufiinsa akka qabaatu gochuudha. Kaayyoo qorannoo kanaa galmaan gahuuf, malli qorannoo dhimma itti bahame akkamtaa yoo ta’u, gosti qorannichaa ammoo addeessaadha. Qorannoo kana geggeessuu keessatti maddi ragaa tokkoffaafi lammaffaan hojiirra oolaniiru. Tooftaa kana keessatti ammoo malli iddatteessuu kaayyeffataafi eerumsaa/darbaan dabarsaa filatamani jiru. Ragaan qorannoo kanaaf barbaachisan mala afgaaffii, marii gareefi dookimantii sakatta’uun funaaname mala qulqulleeffataan hiikamuun ibsamee jira. Qorannoo kanarratti odeefkennitoonni hirmaatan maanguddoota, ogeessota Waajjira Aadaafi Turiziimii Aanaa Yaayyoofi ogeessota Waajjira Aadaafi Turiziimii godina Iluu Abbaa Boor. Ragaa qorannoo kanaaf barbaachisu malleen olitti ibsameen funaaname akkaataa kaayyoo gooreetiin qaacceffamanii jiru. Haaluma kanaan hojiiwwan qorannoo kanaan bira gahaman keessaa, afseenaafi gochaalee Fatansaa dhaloota isaa irraa qabee hanga lubbuun isaa darbuutti maal akka tureefi hojiiwwaan jajjabduu inni hojjetee darbe agarsiifamee jira. Akkasumas, akkaataa inni gara biyya bulchuutti dhufe karaa dur uummanni barameen osoo hin taane humnaan akka ta’e garuu ammoo, bara bulchiinsa isaa keessa daangaan Iluu humna nafxanyaan akka hin cabneef nufffii tokko malee akka hojjetaa ture bira gahameera. Hojiiwwan bara bulchiinsa Diimaa Caalii inni hojjetee ittiin beekame hoogganaa humna waraanaa/abbaa duulaa ta’ee tajaajiluun hawaasa biratti beekamtii guddaa argatee akka ture raga xiinxalamerraa arguun danda’ameera. Bara bulchiinsa isaa keessa ammoo tokkummaa uummataa duraan laafee ture ni cimse, muudama adda addaa kennuun biyya geggeesseera, lola sirni nafxanyaa yeroo adda addaa kallattii jijjiiruun yeroo shaniif Iluu humnaan cabsuuf dhufe irratti injifannoo marsaa tokkoffaa hanga marsaa afuraffaatti walitti fufiinsaan mo’achuun ofirraa deebisee akka ture arguun danda’ameera. Dirree lolaa hunda irratti ajajuu irra darbee ofii isaatii dura bu’uummaan lolee lolchiise. Kana malees, afseenaafi gochaaleen isaa bu’aa maalii akka buuseefi faayidaa afseenaa qabu ibsuun dhuma irratti, afseenaafi gochaaleen Fatansaa ogeessota waajjira aadaafi tuurzimii, maanguddootaafi namoota waa’eesaa beekan tokko tokko qofa bira waan jiruuf osoo xiyyeeffannoon itti kennamee haalli ittiin dhaloota barsiisan mijatee gaarii ta’a https://zenodo.org/record/8388 10.20372/nadre:8388 oai:zenodo.org:8388 doi:10.20372/nadre:8387 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by OGBARRUU OROMOOTIIN GAMIISAAN GUUTTACHUUF QOPHAA'EE YUUNIVASIITII MATTUU KOOLLEEJII SAAYINSII HAWAASAAFI NAMUMMAATTII MUMMEE AFAAN OROMOOFI OGBARRUUTIIF DHIHAATE XIINXALA AFSEENAAFI GOCHAALEE GOOTA FATANSAA ILUU info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:8390 2025-07-09T10:27:19Z user-mattu_university

ADDELO ATUMO 2025-07-09 This study investigated the "Effectiveness of Indigenous Knowledge in Marital Conflict Resolution in Ethiopia, Kaffecho people: The case of Saylem Woreda. The study employed descriptive survey design. In this study, both primary and secondary sources of data were used. Furthermore, this study employed mixed approaches and a multistage sampling technique. Initially, cluster sampling was used to select sample kebeles by lottery method. Based on this, 100 samples were selected for questionnaire; 50 key informants purposively selected: 17 for interview, 12 local elders and 21 for FGD. Thus, quantitative data were analyzed using SPSS. Conversely, qualitative data were analyzed through narration. The study's findings showed that indigenous methods of resolving marital disputes are effective in the study area in terms of reduced costs, increased speed, fostering marital stability among couples, achieving lasting peace between married people, fostering social ties within society, and bringing about lasting peace. Despite the fact that indigenous marital conflict resolution is effective in terms of the aforementioned features, there were certain challenges regarding indigenous marital conflict resolution: absence of support from court, government, interruption of marital counseling, denial of women's participation, and globalization. Consequently, the study depicted that proverbs, stories, the Miyaatoo (best man), and Geenittino system were indigenous knowledge applied to marital conflict resolution in the study area. Based on the findings, it was recommended that the government of the study area should mobilize indigenous knowledge as social capital for effective and efficient realization for all aspects of development, and it should support the local elders with indigenous knowledge. https://zenodo.org/record/8390 10.20372/nadre:8390 oai:zenodo.org:8390 doi:10.20372/nadre:8389 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by conflict resolution, effectiveness, indigenous knowledge, marriage EFFECTIVENESS OF INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE IN MARITAL CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN ETHIOPIA, KAFFECHO PEOPLE: THE CASE OF SAYLEM WOREDA info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:8498 2025-07-10T04:06:13Z user-mattu_university

ADUGNA HAILEMARIAM 2025-07-10 The objective of this study was to explore academic self-efficacy, study habits and time management as predictors of academic achievement in the case of Mettu College Teachers Education students. The study was conducted using three Likert-scales i.e., academic selfefficacy scale, study habit scale and time management scale on the total sample of 280 participants (175 males and 105 females). Data was analyzed using mean, Pearson product moment correlation, linear multiple regression, independent samples t-test, and one-way ANOVA. An investigation of Pearson product moment correlation shows that academic selfefficacy, study habit and time management had statistically significant relationship to academic achievement with r=0.818, r=0.772 and r=0.748 respectively. An investigation in relative contribution of paired independent variables (academic self-efficacy and study habit, academic self-efficacy and time management, and study habit and time management) in predicting academic achievement by using linear multiple regressions shows that all paired independent variables had significant positive regression weights in predicting CGPA. An investigation combined effect of multiple regression analysis of all independent variables in predicting academic achievement shows that, with all three predictors produced R2 = .682,F(3,276)=197.702, p<.05, i.e., all independent variables (academic self-efficacy, study habits and time management) had significant positive regression weights, indicating students with higher scores on independent variables were expected to have higher CGPA. Independent samples t-test reveals that, there was statistically significant variation in academic achievement across gender. Investigation of one-way ANOVA indicates that, there were no statistically significant variations in academic achievement across streams. On the basis of these results discussion, summary, and conclusion were made. Finally, some recommendations are forwarded for possible intervention. https://zenodo.org/record/8498 10.20372/nadre:8498 oai:zenodo.org:8498 doi:10.20372/nadre:8497 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by ACADEMIC SELF-EFFICACY, STUDY HABITS AND TIME MANAGEMENT AS PREDICTORS OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT: IN CASE OF METTU COLLEGE OF TEACHERS EDUCATION STUDENTS info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:8496 2025-07-10T04:00:07Z user-mattu_university

ABAZZAASH WANDIMMUU 2025-07-10 Qorannoon kun mata-duree xiinxala ergaa walaloowwan kitaaba miila kaayyoo irratti xiyyeeffachuun kan gaggeeffamedha. Kaayyoon gooroo qorannichaa ergaa walaloowwan Kitaaba miila kaayyoo jedhu haala hojii aartichaa keessatti qabu xiinxala gadi fageenyaa kennuudha.Barbaachisummaan qorannoo kanaa: qorannoo kana ka"umsa godhachuun qorattoonni ogbarruu akka ciicataatti akka itti fayyadamaniif barsiisotni qabiyyee barnootaa cinatti ergaa isaa akka ittiin barsiisaniif, Barattoonni manneen barnootaa keessatti dandeettii waa uumuu isaanii gara sadarkaa olaanaatti ceesisuuf akka itti gargaaramaniif.Akkasumas, qorattoota mata-duree kana fakkaatu irratti qorannoo gaggeesuu barbaadaniif akka ka"umsaatti tajaajiluu danda"a. Qorannichi malleen qorannoo keessaa mala qorannoo akkamtaatti dhimma ba"eera.Gosa iddatteessuu mit-carraa keessaa immoo kaayyeffataatti dhimma baheera.Tooftaaleen ragaaleen ittiin walitti qabaman sakatta"a dokumantiiti.Odeeffannoon sakatta"a barruun walitti qabames saxaxa ibsaatiin xiinxalameera.walaloowwaan kitaaba „miila kaayyoo" keessatti argaman qabiyyeewwan adda addaa 18 titti qoqqodamuun ergaan isaanii xiinxalamee saxaxa ibsaatiin ibsamaniiru. Qabiyyeewwan walaloowwan kunneen akka: siyaasaa, seenaa, dinagdee, sonoota hawaasaa fi kan kana fakkaatan yoo ta"u, haala qabatamaa jiruufi jireenya hawaasaa bu"uura godhatee kan dhiyaate ta"uusaati. https://zenodo.org/record/8496 10.20372/nadre:8496 oai:zenodo.org:8496 doi:10.20372/nadre:8495 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by AFAAN OROMOO, OGBARRUU FOOKLOORII XIINXALA ERGAA WALALOO 'MIILLA KAAYYOO' info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:8530 2025-07-14T07:05:57Z user-mattu_university

TESHOME LIDETU 2025-07-14 Agroforestry bridges the gap that often separates agriculture and forestry by building integrated system that address both environmental and socio-economic objectives. This study aimed to assess agroforestry practices and its contributions for smallholder farmers’ livelihood in Didu District of Ilu Ababor Zone, southwestern Ethiopia. To attain the intended objectives, cross sectional survey research design and mixed research approaches were employed. Through multistage sampling procedure, a total of 296 respondents (174 agroforestry adopters and 122 non-adopters) were selected for the purpose of this study. Data were collected from both primary and secondary sources. Primary data were gathered through questionnaires; interview, focus group discussion and field observation; whereas secondary data were collected from published and unpublished documents. The collected data were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. Furthermore, the study utilized binary logistic regression model to assesses factors of farmers’ decision to adopt agroforestry practices. The findings of the study showed that different agroforestry practices were adopted by the farmers of the study area encompassed home garden, scattered tree on cropland, boundary tree planting and head grow. It was found that farmers’ educational level, farm size, slope, extension service, farmers’ farm experience and wealth status of farmers have positively and significantly influenced the adoption of agroforestry practice, while the distance of farmland from homestead negatively and significantly influenced the adoption of agroforestry practice. The study results revealed that agroforestry practices have significant contribution in diversifying livelihood of the smallholder farmers of the area. The mean agroforestry-based farm income of adopter households and non-adopter were computed to be 38,901 and 30,809 ETB respectively. Hence, farmers who adopted agroforestry had more annual income compared to non-adopters and consumption expenditure of adopters was higher than the consumption expenditure of non-adopter farmers. This implies that the increased level of income helped adopters’ farmers meet certain household needs like affording medical spending and paying children’s education fees for school. Subsequently, agroforestry practice brings options for reducing poverty, improving food security, and increasing income and livelihood security of smallholder farmers in the study area. Finally, the researcher recommended possible measures to boost agroforestry practice based on the findings of the study for sustainable socio-economic improvement and natural resource management of the area. https://zenodo.org/record/8530 10.20372/nadre:8530 oai:zenodo.org:8530 doi:10.20372/nadre:8529 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Agroforestry, Binary logistic regression, livelihood AGROFORESTRY PRACTICES AND ITS CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE LIVELIHOOD OF SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN DIDU DISTRICT, SOUTHWESTERN ETHIOPIA info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:10060 2025-07-18T13:40:20Z user-mattu_university

ALEMAYEHU BEKELE 2025-07-18 Ethiopia has a long history of initiatives aimed at managing watersheds, with efforts dating back to the 1970s. Currently, the country is facing the challenge of climate change and its impacts. To address this issue, adaptation measures are necessary to mitigate the effects of climate change, cope with its consequences, and take advantage of opportunities arising from it. To this end, this study was conducted to evaluate the role of watershed management in addressing climate change and variability, using the badesa Watershed in Doreni District, Ilu Aba Bor Zone, Southwestern Ethiopia as a case study. The study analyzed the spatial and temporal variability of tempreture and rainfall in the area, including trends, with providing any meteorological explanations for the patterns observed. The study used gridded monthly rainfall and temperature data obtained from the National Meteorological Agency of Ethiopia for the period 1991–2021, at a resolution of 15× 15 km. The mean annual temperature in the Didu Haro, Elemu and Kusaye varies from 18.9 °C (1996) to 21.6 °C (2003), 18.5 0C (1993) to 21.6 0C (2003), 18.8 0C (1993) to 36.8 0C (2003) respectively. The mean annual temperature over the period of observation is 19.7 °C, 19.7 0C, 26.6 with standard deviation of 0.69 °C, 0.70C and 7.020C and coefficient of variation of 3.48 °C, 3.50C, and 26.40C respectively. The mean annual temperature of the watershed was 26.5 °C, with a standard deviation of 0.31 °C and a coefficient of variation of 0.01 °C. Mean annual precipitation in the Didu, Elemu and Kusaye was 1721.2mm, 1725.67mm and 1723.31mm respectively with a standard deviation of 483.5mm, 484.54mm and 475mm. The coefficient of variation (CV) is the measure of spread data points in data series around the mean annual precipitation which is found 28.1%, 28.1% and 27.6% respectively. All the statistical parameters on an annual and seasonal basis. Except average annual rainfall (CV<30); all months, seasons and locations have shown high rainfall variations with considerable difference across the kebeles. at the p = 0.05 level. The year-to-year variability in the mean annual minimum and maximum temperatures showed that the 2000s were cooler than the preceding decades. Surprisingly, the study found that annual and seasonal rainfall totals showed increasing trends, and maximum and minimum temperatures showed increasing trends. This highlights the importance of conducting local-level investigations to develop context-specific climate change adaptation and agricultural planning, rather than relying solely on coarse scale national level analysis to guide local-level decisions. https://zenodo.org/record/10060 10.20372/nadre:10060 oai:zenodo.org:10060 doi:10.20372/nadre:10059 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Climate Change and variability, Spatiotemporal variation, Community based Watershed Management, THE ROLE OF WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON VARIABILITY AND TRENDS OF TEMPERATURE AND RAINFALL: THE CASE OF DORANI DISTRICT ILU ABA BORA ZONE SOUTHWEST ETHIOPIA info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:10098 2025-07-18T14:02:50Z user-mattu_university

ALEMU BELAY 2025-07-18 Soil and water resources conservation and management is important for the welfare of thepeople. Community-based Soil and Water Conservation (SWC) practices have beenadoptedin Ethiopia since 1991 for restoration of the degraded landscape. The main objective of thisstudy is to Evaluate Technical Feasibility of Physical Soil And Water conservation Practices:The Case of Bure District, Ilu Aba Bora Zone, Southwestern Ethiopia. Cross-sectional surveyresearch design was used to carry out this study. Multi-stage sampling procedures wasemployed to get relevant data from the respondents. In the first stage, Bure District wasselected purposively out of 14 Districts in the Zone. In the second stage representativeof watersheds (lowest administration) from respective District was be selected purposivelythrough due to the watershed’s area coverage and dominance of conservation practices. Physical soil and water conservation measures with ultimate intention of reducing sever soil erosion and its associated impact had been implemented for the last four decades in southernEthiopia. Yet, so far the technical viability of the implemented structures weren't studied. The data was collected by field observation and direct measurement of the implementedstructures. Moreover, focused group discussion and key informant interviewwas done. Descriptive statistics was used for data analysis. The results were compared with standards. The collected data were presented in Table and Figures. The study result showed that Level soil bund and Check dam were implemented in communal land by public participation, whileLevel soil bunds and bench terrace were found in private land. The implemented structureswere appropriate for the catchment, while the layouts of most implemented structures werenot as the standard. The regular maintenance and management practices were also minimal. As the result, technically deficient SWC measures were found as cause of soil erosionandwitnessed that construction of SWC structure in field is not an end means by itself foref ective controlling of soil erosion. To be ef ective the implemented SWC structures hastobe appropriate for the area and technically be sound. Regular maintenance and management of the structure after implementation is also vital to achieve its very inception objective. https://zenodo.org/record/10098 10.20372/nadre:10098 oai:zenodo.org:10098 doi:10.20372/nadre:10097 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Maintenance; Soil and Water conservation, Technical feasibility, Standard EVALUATION OF TECHNICAL FEASIBLITY OF PHYSICALSOILANDWATER CONSERVATION PRACTICES: THE CASE OFBUREDISTRICT, ILU ABA BORA ZONE, SOUTH WESTERNETHIOPIA info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:10112 2025-07-18T14:08:34Z user-mattu_university

GOOBANAA, DASSAALENY GAMMADAA 2025-07-18 Qorannoon kun kan gaggeeffame xiinxala sirboota Afaan Oromoo Diddaa mul"isan: Sirboota filataman xiyyeeffachuun irratti geggeeffame. Kaayyoon dimshaashaa qorannoo kanaa, walaloo sirboota Oromoo kanneen diddaa mul`isan isaaniin xiinxalame. Saxaxni qorannoon kun ittiin geggeffame saxaxa qorannoo ibsaati. Haaluma walfakkatuun, dangaan qorannoon kun Kan xiyyeeffatu walaloo sirbaa weellistoota Oromoo Iskindir Taammiruu,Caalaa Daggafaa, Wabii Dhaabaa, Falmataa Kabbadaa, Caalaa Bultumeefi Yoosan Geetahun xiyyeeffachuun filataman irrattidha. Bu"uuruma kanaan, walaloon sirboota 10 mala iddattoo xiyyeeffata irratti hunda"uun qorannoo kanaaf filatameeti. Qorannoon kun mala qorannoo akkamtaa fayyadamuun ragaaleen xiinxalamaniiru. Qorannoon kun madda raga tokkoffaatti dhimma ba"ame. Yaadxinni qorannoon kun bu"uureeffate yaadxina hawaasummaa fayyadamuun ergaan ijoo walaloo sirbaa haala hawaasummaa, siyaasaafi dinagdee keessa jiruu mul"isuun hiika isaa xiinxaluuf dhimma itti bahameera. Xiinxala walaloo sirbaa diddaa Oromoo irratti gaggeeffameen ergaan ijoo isaanii tokkummaa dhabu, haqa dhabuu, miidhaa siyaasaafi dinagdee akka ta"e bu"aan qorannoo kun ni mul"isa. Ergaan ijoo dhiibbaan Uummata Oromoo qabiyyee walaloo sirba kana keessatti qorannoo kanaan argaman, reebicha, hidhuufi dararuu, lafa irraa fudhachuu, ajjeechaa, himannaa sobaaniifi ragaa sobaan murtii kennuu, sodaachisuufi dorsisuu, saamicha lafaa isaan gurguddoodha. Dhiibbaan uummata Oromoo irra karaa hawaasummaa, siyaasaafi dinagdeetiin irra gahaa jiru jala bahuuf, kutaaafi amantiidhaan osoo wal hin qoodin tokkummaa isaa cimsee diddaa gaggeessuun mirga abbaa biyyummaa isaa mirkaneffachuu akka qabu ergaan ijoo walaloo sirbaa kanaa bal"inaan ni mul"isa. Dabalatanis, walaloo sirboota afaan Oromoo diddaa irratti xiyyeeffatani bahan keessatti ergaan ijoo isaanii, gootummaa, tokkummaa, seenaa, biyya (Oromiyaa) faarsaan qorannoon kun ni mul"isa. Akka waliigalaa siboonni weellistoota kanaa diddaa uummata Oromoo irraa karaa hawaasummaa, siyaasaa, dinagdeetiin sirna mootummaa dhufaa darbaa keessatti gahaa jiru jijjiiruuf, hubannoo uummataa uumuufi kakaasuu keessatti gahee salphaa taphachaa hin jiru. Xumurarratti gaheen sirboota weellistoota Oromoon wellifaman qabsoo uummata Oromoo keessatti qaban qabiyyeen isaanii xiinxalame barreeffaman dhaloota dhufuuf dabarsuufi barsiisuuf gara fuula duraatti xiyyeeffannaan itti kennamee qoratamu akeekuudha. https://zenodo.org/record/10112 10.20372/nadre:10112 oai:zenodo.org:10112 doi:10.20372/nadre:10111 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by XIINXALA SIRBOOTA AFAAN OROMOO DIDDAA MUL"ISAN: SIRBOOTA FILATAMAN XIYYEEFFACHUUN info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:10116 2025-07-18T14:11:24Z user-mattu_university

DANIEL GEBRE 2025-07-18 Forest is one of the most essential kinds of resources that human beings and other animals depend on. It regulates environmental and ecological balances. A well-managedforest resource through participatory approach led to sustainable management of theforest resource of a given area. The study attempted to investigate the implicationof participatory forest management on the status of forest cover and local communitylivelihoods in Sayi forest, southwest Ethiopia. The study employed cross sectional andlongitudinal survey research deign as well as mixed research approach. Satelliteimageries of the year 2003, 2013 and 2023 were used to detect the changes in the status of forest cover. Through simple random sampling technique, a total of 288 respondents were selected for the purpose of this study. Data were collected from both primary andsecondary sources. Primary data were gathered through questionnaires; interview, focus group discussion and field observation; whereas secondary data were collected frompublished and unpublished documents. The collected data were analyzed quantitativelyand qualitatively. Furthermore, the study utilized binary logistic regression model toinvestigate factors of af ecting the’ decision to adopt PFM or not. The results indicatedthat PFM is introduced as one of the solutions to solve the problem of open access toforest resources and uphold sustainable forest management through communityparticipation. The Results indicated that forest cover status has increase from2013- 2023 in 1182ha.The Results of NDVI also showed that vegetation greenness has increased. This implies that PFM has significant contribution in improving forest cover status and vegetation greenness of the study area. It was found that PFMhas significantly improved livelihood condition, improved non-forest based incomediversification, improved food security status, creates employment opportunities for youth, improved various access to incentives of the local community as perceived by thesample respondents. The results of binary logistic regression model indicated that Sex of the household, age of the household, educational status, distance of the forest fromhomestead as well as access to training are major determinant factors that significantly(P<0.05) af ects households’ decision to adopt PFM or not in the study area. Furthermore, awareness problem about PFM, budget constraint or lack of financial capacity, lack of cooperation and collaboration among dif erent sectors, gaps in policyand legal frameworks are major challenges of PFM, whereas good culture of communityin environmental resource conservation experiences like Gada Systemand KobboPractices, Presences of various conservation organizations (existence of Various NGOs), government attention to support sustainable forest management as well as the presenceof Higher institution like Mattu University are major identified opportunities/prospects for PFM of the area. Conclusively, the study suggests that raising community awareness, adopting an equitable and inclusive approach, improving stakeholder coordination, andstrengthening local community ownership are found to be essential. https://zenodo.org/record/10116 10.20372/nadre:10116 oai:zenodo.org:10116 doi:10.20372/nadre:10115 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Challenges,Forest Cover, Participatory Forest Management, livelihood THE IMPLICATION OF PARTICIPATORY FOREST MANAGEMENTONTHESTATUS OF FOREST COVER AND LOCAL COMMUNITY LIVELIHOODSINSAYI FOREST, SOUTHWEST ETHIOPIA info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:10122 2025-07-18T14:14:15Z user-mattu_university

Debela, Alemu Ayana 2025-07-18 This study aimed to examine Contribution of Integrated Farming and it’s Challenges for Local Community Livelihoods of Algie-Sachi district, Ilubabor zone, southwest Ethiopia.The study area was selected purposively in four rural kebeles; and data was collected from 337 sample households selected by using systematic random sampling method. Both quantitative and qualitative methods and different data collection tools (questionnaire survey, key informant interview, FGD) were used. The findings of the study was summarized and presented using quantitative and qualitative tools such as descriptive statistics, tables, bar graphs and line graphs, charts, figures, maps and pictures.The results of the study reveal that livestock farming ( 1%), Arable farming (2.7%)and Crop Livestock integration with 96.3 % were the three types of integrated farming practiced by the local community . Of all 96.3 % of the sample households practice integrated livestock with crop production in the area.Crops such asMaize (97.3%), Sorghum (64.4%), Beans (46.6%) and Teff (36.2%); Fruit tree crops include banana (40.1%), avocado (62.6%), mango (54.6%); and also Tree crops like coffee (100%) and chat (64.4%) are integrated with Livestock such as cattle (84%), sheep (76%), goats (67.1%), horses (26.4%), donkeys (38.9%), chickens (82.5%) and also Apiculture (49.9%) are practiced in the study area. Farmers realize the benefits of integrated livestockcrop production system, as profit generation, alternative power, income diversification, risk reduction, soil fertility improvement and environmental safety. The major challenges for practicing integrating crops and livestock farming in the study area were limited amount of capital, unavailable labor force, lack of financial support, lack of seed and feeds, Lack of scientific knowledge and Lack of market. .Infrastructural development, research and improving farmer’s education are suggested strategies that might support smallholders’ integrated livestock-crops production. https://zenodo.org/record/10122 10.20372/nadre:10122 oai:zenodo.org:10122 doi:10.20372/nadre:10121 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Integrated Farming, livestock, crop, Contributions, Challenge The contribution of Integrated Farming system & it's challenges the Case of Alge Sachi Woreda, Ilubabor zone, Oromia regional national state, Ethiopia. info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:10130 2025-07-18T14:19:41Z user-mattu_university

BAQQALAA, BIRAANEE SIRAATAA 2025-07-18 GABAASA QORANNOO YUUNIVARSIITII MATTUU, KOLLEEJJII SAAYINSII HAWAASAAFI NAMOOMAA MUUMMEE AFAANIIFI OGBARRUU OROMOOTTI ULAAGAA DIGIRII LAMMAFFAA (MA) GAMISAAN GUUTTACHUUF QOPHAA’EE, MUUMMEE AFAAN OROMOOFI OGBARRUUTIIF KAN DHIYAATE https://zenodo.org/record/10130 10.20372/nadre:10130 oai:zenodo.org:10130 doi:10.20372/nadre:10129 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by GABAASA QORANNOO XIINXALA BARWALALOO 'ABBAA IRBUU' YAADIDDAMA AKKAATUMMAATIIN info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:10132 2025-07-18T14:21:37Z user-mattu_university

ASEFA BERHANU 2025-07-18 Climate change is one of the major challenges which threatens the social, economic, and environmental aspects of global communities. As a response, integrated watershed management practice has emerged as a key climate change adaptation strategy. The objective of this study was to investigate the contribution of integrated watershed management practices for climate change adaptation at Qaber watershed of Bacho District, Southwest Ethiopia. The study utilized cross-sectional and longitudinal survey research design with mixed approach to attain the intended objectives. Data were collected from both primary and secondary sources. The primary data were collected by using questionnaires, key informant interview and focus group discussion, wheras secondary data were collected from published and unpublished documents. Through simple random sampling technique, 336 respondents were selected for questionnaires from three rural kebeles of the district. In addition, long term temperature and rainfall data were obtained from National Metrelogical Agency of Ethiopia. The colleted data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics, binary regression model, Mann-Kendall (MK) and Sen’s slope. The Mann-Kendall (MK) trend test and Sen's slope estimator results revealed that there was a minor decreasing tendency in inter-annual rainfall amount at a rate of 38.83mm per decade,and the temperature data also showed that there was increasing trends for the annual average, maximum and minimum temperature in the study area. The rate of increase for mean annual, maximum, and minimum temperature was as 0.027 ◦C, 0.061 ◦C, and 0.0063◦C per year respectively. Various integrated watershed management practices were implemented to adapt the changing climate in the area. The integrated watershed management activities in the area played a crucial role in decreasing the risks associated with climate change including floods, soil erosion, diseases of crops and animals, and land degradation as pecived by respondents. The binary logistic regression model showed gender, age, education status,land size, acess to extension contact ,income and credit access are the most important factors that influence climate change adaptation startegies of the farmers in the area. Conclusively, improving farmers' understanding through training and awareness programs is essential for sustainable implementation of integrated watershed practices to increase the community’s adaptive strategies to climate change impacts. https://zenodo.org/record/10132 10.20372/nadre:10132 oai:zenodo.org:10132 doi:10.20372/nadre:10131 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Integrated watershed management ,Climate change , Adaptation strategies, Binary logistic regression THE CONTRIBUTION OF INTEGRATED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AT QABER WATERSHED OF BACHO DISTRICT, SOUTHWEST ETHIOPIA info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:10138 2025-07-18T14:28:17Z user-mattu_university

FAAXUMAA YASUUFIIN 2025-07-18 Qorannoon kun qabiyyeewwan afwalaloo dalaga dubartootaa Godina Iluu Abbaa Boor Aanaa Mattuu qaaccessuu irratti xiyyeeffata. Kaayyoon qorannichaas qabiyyeewwan afwalaloo dalaga dubartootaa tarreessuu, yoomessa afwalaloo dalaga dubartootaa ibsuufi ergaa afwalaloo dalaga dubartootaa addeessuu yammuu ta"u qorannichi yaadiddama caasessumma, yaadiddama haalawaafi yaadiddama aadaa bal"aa fayyadamuun geggeeffameera. Qorannicha geggeessuuf qorattuun saxaxa qorannoo ibsaatti fayyadamteetti Aanicha keessaa haadholii 38 mala iddatteessuu akkaayyoofi mala darbaa dabarsaatiin iddattoo filatamaniiru. Malleen funaansa ragaa daawwannaa, afgaaffii marii gareefi sakatta"a dookmantii fayyadamuun sassaabameera. Qorannoon kun afwalaloon dalaga dubartootaa qabiyyeewwan hawaasummaa, diinagdeefi siyaasa akka of keessatti qabatu akka ta"e adda ba"eera. Qabiyyeewwan hawaasummaa keessatti dhiyaatanis deessuun sanyii abbaa warraa ishee itti fufsiisuu, ilaalcha gadi aantummaa hawaasni dubartii dhabduu irratti qabu, kabaja ayyaana ateetee, kabaja abbaa warraa dubartootni qabaniifi aadaa hojii dabooti. Gama diinageetiin immoo ga"ee dubartootni diinagdee maatii keessatti qaban, hojii qonnaa, qabeenya horachuu, garaagarummaa hiyyeessaaf dureessaafi horii horsiisuu of qabata. Afwalaloon dalaga dubartootaa qabiyyee siyaasaa irratti xiyyeeffatu immoo garaagarummaa ilaalchaa gootaafi lugna gidduu jiru, ga"ee abbaan warraa siyaasa keessatti qabu akkasumas ilmi dhiiraa roorroo saba irraa ittisuuf shoora inni qabu kan ibsudha. Dalagni dubartootaa yoomessa murtaa"aa kan qabu yammuu ta"u, bakkaan mana deessuutti, bakka ijaarsa manaattifi mana ateeteetti dalagama. Waqtiin isaa immoo ji"a ayyaanni ateetee itti kabajamu, arfaasaa yeroo ijaarsa manaa akkasumas mana deessuutti immoo gaafa shananii raawwatama. Ergaawwan dalagni dubartootaa qabu keessaa tokko galateeffannaa yoo ta"u Maaramii dubartii ulfaa nagaan ofkolchitee daa"imni nagaan akka dhalatu gargaarte galateeffatu. Dabalataanis dubartii deessuufi daa"ima dhalateef jaalalaaf gammachuu qaban ibsatu. Gama biraan immoo dubartii dhabduu akka milkii badaatti ilaaluun jibbaaf qeeqa qabaniif ibsatu. Ergaan afwalaloo dalaga dubartootaa inni afraffaan dubartootni yammuu dalagan anatu caalaadhaaf waliin morkii taasisanidha. https://zenodo.org/record/10138 10.20372/nadre:10138 oai:zenodo.org:10138 doi:10.20372/nadre:10137 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by qabiyyeewwan afwalaloo dalaga dubartootaa Godina Iluu Abbaa Boor QAACCESSA QABIYYEE DALAGA DUBARTOOTAA GODINA ILUU ABBAA BOOR AANAA MATTUU info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:10181 2025-07-18T14:58:20Z user-mattu_university

CHANIYALEW CHALCHISA 2025-07-18 The main purpose of this study focuses on the womens who are economically empowering specially in areas of poverty minimization and health status for womensempowerment of SinkeBank saving and Credit association on rural women in the case of Yayo District Ilu Aba Bor Zone, Oromia National Regional State Ethiopia. For the purpose of this study the researcher was used both qualitative and quantitative research approachand thesampling technique to draw 270 sample were 100% respondents. Simple descriptive statistical analysis such as mean, standard deviation and percentage and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. Results of the study revealed that the empowerment status of the Sinke Bank member sampled respondents were better than the non-member sampled respondents. As per the group of the respondents majority of the member of SB 35.6% and nonmembers of SB 60% are belongs to the age group of 15-25 years. It was defined constructed that women with young age are more likely to engage in income generating activities that enhance asset ownership and access to information, which ultimately leads to better empowerment (Kishore et al., 2004).The result has shown that marital status, dependency ratio, distances from the nearest market are found to influence women empowerment negatively. On the other hand, family size, level of formal education, years of experience in income generate, years of membership in Sinke Bank and livestock ownership were found to influence women empowerment positively. The descriptive statistics results on saving and credit use pattern of the sampled respondents of the association members showed significant changes on saving and credit uptakes. In Sinke Bank Microfinance products have created wider opportunity for members to engage in productive activities and linkage with formal MFI enhanced access to credit services. However, women empowerment cannot be attained through mere provision of microfinance as it determined by other factors indicated above and other situational factors. Therefore, programs that aiming at inducing women empowerment through microfinance needs to consider the importance of factors that affect both negatively and positively. https://zenodo.org/record/10181 10.20372/nadre:10181 oai:zenodo.org:10181 doi:10.20372/nadre:10180 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Microfinance, Women Economic Empowerment, Household, Microfinance Institution WOMEN EMPOWERMENT THROUG MICRO CREDITS THE ROLE OF SINKE BANK IN ETHIOPIA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO YAYO WOREDA. info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:10771 2025-07-21T08:33:49Z user-mattu_university

KAPITO EFA 2025-07-21 Saving is an important behaviour that can promote long run economic growth particularly at individual and household level and considered as an important variable in the theory of economic growth determining both national and individual wellbeing. However, saving level in Ethiopia is very low and little is known empirically about its determinants. This paper was analysed with the objectives of assessing the saving habits and identifying the demographic variables that significantly influence saving decision of public sector employees in Bedele town, Ethiopia. In order to meet these objective primary data were collected by distributing self-administrated questionnaires using simple random sampling techniques; accordingly 279 sample respondents were selected from the total population of 920 employees. The data were distributed to the respondents using treaty sampling technique. Descriptive statistics and inferential analysis was used to analyse the effect of explanatory variables, like age, working experiences, income level, and expenditure, and family size, social and capital factor on the dependent variable which is saving decision. A total of eight explanatory variables were included in the regression. The results obtained from the analyses conclude that only detail awareness or training and expenditure level of the employees have positive and significant impact on saving decision of the public employees. However, the rest, six (6) variables have negative and significant impact, in this case. Finally, it is recommended that to create wide range of awareness in urban areas through financial education and training relating to saving and finance. https://zenodo.org/record/10771 10.20372/nadre:10771 oai:zenodo.org:10771 doi:10.20372/nadre:10770 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Employee Saving Culture and Determinant Factors, "DETERMINANTS OF EMPLOYEES' SAVING PRACTICE IN PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANIZATION": CASE OF BUNO BEDELE ZONE OF BEDELE TOWN info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:10783 2025-07-21T08:37:34Z user-mattu_university

HANA DERIBE 2025-07-21 Performance appraisal (PA) is regarded as an effective tool of Human Resources Management used to measure the frameworks set by any organization to its employees by tracking individual contribution and performance against organizational goals. For organizations to achieve a competitive edge, a good performance Appraisal system must be put in place. This study was carried out to ascertain effects of Performance Appraisal on employee motivation in CBE Mettu District. The specific objective of the study were to examine the relationship between performance appraisal Practices and employee motivation at CBE Mettu District. The study adopted both descriptive and explanatory research design as it intended to gather quantitative and qualitative information to be used for statistical inference through data analysis. This was because this method clearly shows effects of Performance Appraisal on the overall employee Motivation. The target population in this research comprised of 240 employees of CBE Mettu District. The sampling technique adopted in this research was stratified Random Sampling and a sample size of 118 employees was selected for the study. The main instrument of data collection used in this study was questionnaire which was administered to management staff, HR, Finance and junior officers. The study used both descriptive and inferential statistics analysis which involved a process of transforming and presenting a mass of raw data into tables, charts, with frequency distribution and percentages. The collected data was analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) program version 26.Correlation and multiple regression analysis were used to determine the relationship between dependent variable and the independent variables. Descriptive statistics were represented by use of frequencies, measure of central tendencies (the mean and medium) and also measure of dispersions (standard deviation, range and variance).Inferential data analysis was done by using the Pearson Correlation Coefficient which tested the hypotheses, regression analysis and multiple regression analysis. The research study found out that there was a positive and significant relationship between continuous open Communication and Performance reword with a p-value of 0.001 and 0.023 which is below the required value of 0.05 level of significance. However an insignificant relationship existed between Employee Participation with a p-value of 0.052 which is above the value of 0.05. Similarly the relationship between Fairness of Performance Appraisal and was insignificant with a p-value of 0.291 which is greater than 0.05 significant values. This indicated that performance appraisal system according to this study has a great effect on employee Motivation in CBE Mettu District. The study further recommended that all institutions in the banking sector should embrace performance appraisal practice in this study as it greatly influences Motivation of employees. https://zenodo.org/record/10783 10.20372/nadre:10783 oai:zenodo.org:10783 doi:10.20372/nadre:10782 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by employee, Motivation in CBE, Mettu District EFFECT OF PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL SYSTEM ON EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:10793 2025-07-21T08:44:18Z user-mattu_university

Abaynesh Mulune 2025-07-21 The main objective of the study was analysis of factors that affect enrolment of rural households in Community Based Health Insurance Scheme in Ilubabor Zone, Ethiopia in light of health care utilization, enrollment and coverage, and household consumption. Both mixed research design (descriptive and explanatory) and mixed research approach (quantitative and qualitative) method has been employed in this study. To estimate the effect of the scheme/treatment 363 households were participated from fifteen Gares of five Kebelles of each of the seven districts. The questionnaire of the study was distributed among uninsured and insured households. In the Gares selected from the five kebeles about 55% were uninsured households and 45% of them were insured households. The data were collected from primary sources through questionnaire, interview and document analysis. To analyze the effects of the Scheme Pearson Chi Square was employed. The findings of the study indicate that: the insured households were likely of visiting the health centers when member of the family is sick and to have maximum frequency of visiting the health centers. Besides, the insured households were likely of perceiving the out-of-pocket expenditure for health care is fair while the uninsured households were likely of perceiving the out-of-pocket expenditure for health care is not fair; as the expenditure of insured house-holds are comparatively less than those house-holds who are not insured. The findings of the study also show that the enrollment and coverage of the households in the scheme is low. In line, the insured households were likely to satisfy with the services delivered in the health centers and to be informed of the CBHI benefits rather than the uninsured households. Moreover, the insured households are more likely expected to mitigate their financial barriers of health care while the uninsured households are more likely unable to mitigate their financial barriers of health care, to promote equitable access to health care, to increase financial protection and to enhance domestic resource mobilization for the health sector and social inclusion in health. Thus the major factor that affect rural households participation were source of income for premium payments, lack of awareness, problems related to health sector service provision for insured households and the time of premium collection. It is recommended that through Medias, meetings, trainings the concerned government and non-government bodies would work better to increase the number of CBHI scheme participants. For the financial problem of the uninsured households, it is advisable that the health institutions to work with financial institutions so that those needy people could be supported. https://zenodo.org/record/10793 10.20372/nadre:10793 oai:zenodo.org:10793 doi:10.20372/nadre:10792 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by health care utilization, enrollment and coverage and household consumption, community based health insurance Factors Affecting Enrolment of Rural Households in Community Based Health Insurance: In Case of Ilubabor Zone, Ethiopia info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:10817 2025-07-21T08:59:00Z user-mattu_university

DEREJE BEKELE LEMU 2025-07-21 This research paper was aimed at assessing factors affecting the growth performance of MSEs at Bedele town. In order to meet the objectives of the study, data were collected through questionnaires means and were analyzed using statistical analysis such as descriptive and inferential analyses. Descriptive statistics was explained through graph, mean and percentage while inferential analyses were discussed Multiple Regressions. Information was gathered using a five-point Likert scale questionnaire from a sample of 221 MSE members. Simple random sampling techniques were used. This study finds that ten critical variables can significantly affect the growth of MSEs in Bedele town which include: managerial skills factors, financial access, technology and information aspect, the economic factors, marketing access issue, infrastructure facilities, socio-cultural factors, political & legal, Entrepreneurial issue, and working premises related factors are significantly and statistically affect the growth of MSEs. Findings further indicated that among the independent variables financial access and working premises related problems were the major factors that significantly affected growth of MSEs. Based on the findings it was recommended that the concerned stakeholders should provide adequate infrastructure facilities and establish a centrally managed marketing site that will equally give access to market in order to improve performance of MSE at this area. https://zenodo.org/record/10817 10.20372/nadre:10817 oai:zenodo.org:10817 doi:10.20372/nadre:10816 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Determinant Factors, Growth, Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) FACTORS AFFECTING THE GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF MICRO & SMALL ENTERPRISES: THE CASE OF BEDELE TOWN info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:12093 2025-07-23T07:52:14Z user-mattu_university

TEKLU TESEMA 2025-07-23 The paper investigated factors affecting employee job satisfaction at Dabena Poly Technic College. In the study the target population was all employees of Dabena Poly Technic College including both trainers and Administrative staff. The data was collected and administered by means of self-administered questionnaire based on the question of college’s job satisfaction. Especially the study was concentrated to afford solution on identified variables such as current status of employee environment, work condition, employee relationship with their supervision or management and carrier advancement which affected employee’s job satisfaction in the study findings. According to the finding of the research still today in Dabana poly technic college the support for the trainers from their immediate supervisors is not as such strong, hence this affect the working moral of the employees at large. Furthermore, the absence of comfortable furniture and infrastructures such as toilet, meeting hall, bath room, cafeteria, internet service, practical site and other facilities have a paramount effect on employees’ job satisfaction in Dabena poly technic college. Besides, the research rectifies due to a little attention paid by concerning bodies on issues like salary increment, merit promotion and health insurance have also a negative impact on the attainment of institutional objectives... About half percent employee trainers have not been in training due to the absence of their fields of training in the college. The concerning bodies like federal TVET, Oromia TVET Bureaus and zonal TVET Bureaus should give due attention by mobilizing idle human working power to another work area. https://zenodo.org/record/12093 10.20372/nadre:12093 oai:zenodo.org:12093 doi:10.20372/nadre:12092 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Job Satisfaction, Work Condition and Relation with Co-Workers FACTORS AFFECTING EMPLOYEES' JOB SATISFACTION THE CASE OF DEBENA POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:12099 2025-07-23T07:54:38Z user-mattu_university

YIGEZU, FANUEL METORIA 2025-07-23 The general objective of this study is to investigate The Leadership Approach and its effect on Organizational Change: the case of CBE, Mattuu District. In this study, both explanatory and descriptive design was employed and also used both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Again, for the study both primary and secondary data was collected. Primary data were collected from 203 number of respondents using multistage sampling techniques with response rate of 100%. The data analyses method employed statistical packages for social sciences (SPSS) version 21 and analyzed results were presented in tables and percentages for easily understanding, as well as multiple linear regression model analysis were employed in order to describing the relationship between the dependent and independent variables. Therefore, the study shows that, transformational, transactional, and Laissez-faire leadership have significant impact on organizational change practices. Ttransformational, and transactional leadership has positive impact whereas Laissez-faire leadership has negative impact on the organization change Practice. Based on these findings, the researcher recommends that, the organizational change practice basically determined by leadership approach, therefore, the researcher recommends that, identifying the more appropriate leadership approach is important for leaders. Among them Transformational and transactional leadership style is the more appropriate leadership approach and therefore, it is better if the organization under study shall continue and practice it. https://zenodo.org/record/12099 10.20372/nadre:12099 oai:zenodo.org:12099 doi:10.20372/nadre:12098 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Transformational, Transactional, Laissez-faire, Autocratic, Democratic leadership, Organizational change. THE LEADERSHIP APPROACH AND ITS EFFECT ON ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE: THE CASE OF CBE, MATTU DISTRICT info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:12105 2025-07-23T07:57:38Z user-mattu_university

KUMISA, MELESE ALEMAYEHU 2025-07-23 The aim of this study was to examine the effect of organizational culture on academic staff’s job satisfaction in the case of Mattu University. Descriptive and explanatory research design was used. The target population comprised 816 academic staff employees and 256 samples drawn, 234 were returned and 11 were rejected because of poor data quality 223 questionnaires were valid with sufficient amount of response rate of 81%. The Stratified sampling technique was used. The study used questionnaires as a tool for data collection. Two separate instruments Job Satisfaction Survey and Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument were used to measure job satisfaction and organizational culture respectively. In order to test the reliability of the instrument, the Crobanch alpha test was used. Pearson correlation and multiple linear regression analysis were employed to estimate the causal relationships between organizational culture and job satisfaction. Finally, the responses of the respondents were analyzed using descriptive Statistics, correlation, and regression. The findings of the study showed that hierarchy culture was the dominant culture in the university. The level of job satisfaction of the employees was medium. The effect of each independent variable was statistically significant. Clan, adhocracy, and market cultures had a positive effect and hierarchy culture had a negative effect on job satisfaction. The overall finding of this study suggests that organization culture do play important roles in determining levels of job satisfaction. So, the university leaders should improve the level of employees’ job satisfaction, and retain them through actually practicing an effective type of organizational culture types and creating conducive environment for employees. The study recommends that the organization should be concerned about compatibility of formalized and structured place to work. The organization should revise periodically the rules and policies of organization. https://zenodo.org/record/12105 10.20372/nadre:12105 oai:zenodo.org:12105 doi:10.20372/nadre:12104 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Organizational culture, hierarchy culture, market culture, clan culture, adhocracy culture and job satisfaction. EFFECTS OF ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE ON EMPLOYEE'S JOB SATISFACTION (THE CASE OF MATTU UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC STAFF) info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:12149 2025-07-23T08:35:32Z user-mattu_university

DEBELA BEKANA 2025-07-23 Introduction: The elderly population is extremely dependent people with chronic disease and severe disabilities. Chronic energy deficiency is an important public health problem among older (aged > 65years) population. Globally, one in seven older people has a medium to high risk of malnutrition. Even though there were evidences which indicated the status of chronic energy deficiency among elderly population in different settings, the magnitude of chronic energy deficiency among older people is quite poorly known in study area. Objective: This study was used to assess chronic energy deficiency and associated factors among elderly people in Sibu Sire district, south west Ethiopia, 2023. Methods: A Community based cross sectional study design was used. Multi stage sampling technique with systematic sampling was used to select total of 626elderly populations. Pretested interviewer administered questionnaires was used to collect data. BMI was used to assess the nutritional status of elderly people. Data were entered into Epi -data version 4.6.and analyzed by SPSS version 26. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression model were used to test for relationship between different factors and outcome variable. In the final model those variables with p value of < 0.05 were considered statistically significant. The model fitness was checked by Hosmer-Lemeshow test while the strengths of association were measured by AOR with 95% CI. Results: The findings of this study revealed 24.9% of the elderly in the study area had chronic energy deficiency. In the multivariable model, male sex (AOR: 0.28, 95% CI: 0.17, 0.58), high dietary diversity (AOR: 0.01, 95% CI: 0.001, 0.02), medium dietary diversity (AOR: 0.05, 95% CI: 0.02, 0.09) and elderly who had food security (AOR: 0.02, 95% CI: 0.01, 0.16) were significantly associated with chronic energy deficiency at p < 0.05. Conclusion: About one fourth of the study participants had chronic energy deficiency. Male sex, elderly food security, high and medium dietary diversity of the respondents was associated factors with chronic energy deficiency. Therefore, maintaining household food security of the elderly and improving their dietary diversity were crucial. https://zenodo.org/record/12149 10.20372/nadre:12149 oai:zenodo.org:12149 doi:10.20372/nadre:12148 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Chronic energy deficiency, elderly, Sibu Sire, South West Ethiopia CHRONIC ENERGY DEFICIENCY AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG ELDERLY PEOPLE IN SIBU SIRE DISTRICT, EAST WOLLEGA ZONE, SOUTH WEST ETHIOPIA. info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:12145 2025-07-23T08:33:27Z user-mattu_university

KEFYALEW GEZAHEGN 2025-07-23 Background: Patient satisfaction is the most important attribute of any health service providing system. However, health service qualities or patient satisfaction in developing countries are low. Patient satisfaction is the way to measure patients need during service provision. Objective: To assess patient’s satisfaction among on ART services in Mattu Karl referral hospital, South Ethiopia July 15 – August 10/2021. Method: A cross sectional study design was implemented on 345 patients in Mattu Karl referral hospital, South west Ethiopia from July 15 – August 10/2021using a structured questionnaire. The respondents were selected by using systematic random sampling technique. The data was entered to Epidata version 3.1 then exported to SPSS version 20.0. Results: The overall patient satisfactions of among patients on ART were 65.4%, duration on ART [AOR=2.28, 95% CI :( 1.16, 4.46)]and duration of adviceon ARV therapy in this clinic were [AOR= 0.109, 95% CI: (0.045, 0.265]. Conclusion: The study showed that the patient’s satisfactions were rated low when compared to other studies in the same context. Duration on ART long waiting time at card room and duration of advice by health care provider in the clinic were major factors affecting patients’ satisfaction. https://zenodo.org/record/12145 10.20372/nadre:12145 oai:zenodo.org:12145 doi:10.20372/nadre:12144 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Patientsatisfaction and duration of advice,ART. Clients and patients were interchangeably use PATIENT SATISFACTION WITH ANTI RETROVIRAL THERAPY SERVICES AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG ON CHRONIC CARE AT MATTU KARL REFERRAL HOSPITAL SOUTH WEST ETHIOPIA 2021 info:eu-repo/semantics/article publication-article

oai:zenodo.org:12215 2025-07-23T11:22:52Z user-mattu_university

DEBELI TERFASSA 2025-07-23 Background: Adherence to antiretroviral treatment (ART) among women on prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) program is a vital component to reduce viral loads and achieve elimination of mother to child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Option B+ is an ART during pregnancy and breast-feeding, regardless of HIV disease stage or degree of immunodeficiency. The aim of this study was to assess to option B+ART adherence and associated factors among pregnant and lactating women enrolled in PMTCT clinic at the public health facilities in Gambella town, southwest Ethiopia, 2023 Methodology: Implemented cross-sectional study design to assess the level of adherence to option B+ART and associated factors. Used simple random sampling technique to address the 354 women. Entered data in EpiData version 4.6 and analyzed by using SPSS version 27.0 statistical software. Results: In this study, the level of good adherence to option B+ART was 69.5%, (95%CI; 64.4-74.2)]. While the level of poor adherence among the respondents was one hundred eight, 30.5%, (95%CI; 25.8-35.6). Women having monogamous partner, [AOR 6.12(95% CI; 1.56- 23.99)], missing ART doses reduces its effectiveness, [AOR 7.03 (95%CI; 1.71-28.82)]. Adhering to ART reduces the risk of OIs, [AOR 4.54 (95%CI; 1.16-17.77)], not perceiving it is tiresome to take ART every day, [AOR 6.16(95%CI; 1.55-24.43)], taking ART benefit both the mother and the babies, [AOR 11.83(95%CI; 2.58-54.35)], being urban residents, [AOR 4.73(95%CI; 1.17-19.13)]. Knowledge on side effects of medication, [AOR 7.37(95%CI; 1.65-32.93)], male partner support after disclosure, [AOR 35.04(95% CI; 6.93- 177.23)], and perceiving medication schedule fit daily life, [AOR 4.83(95%CI; 1.16-20.03)], were positively and significantly associated with adherence to option B+ART. Conclusion and Recommendation: This study revealed the level of option B+ ART adherence in the study area as low compared to the expected national standard for good adherence, i.e. >=95% and nine significantly associated factors to option B+ ART adherence. However, six of the significantly associated factors are specific findings to this thesis. With the support of the Gambella regional health bureau, non-government organizations and other stakeholders working in the region, health professionals working in the health facilities need to assess the level of client’s adherence to option B+ ART and make an intervention based on the findings of the associated factors of option B+ ART adherence in this study. https://zenodo.org/record/12215 10.20372/nadre:12215 oai:zenodo.org:12215 doi:10.20372/nadre:12214 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by adherence, option B+, ART, PMTCT, associated factors, Gambella town OPTION B+ ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY ADHERENCE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG PREGNANT AND LACTATING WOMEN ENROLLED IN PMTCT CLINIC AT THE PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES IN GAMBELLA TOWN, SOUTHWEST ETHIOPIA, 2023 info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:12221 2025-07-23T11:26:24Z user-mattu_university

ABDULAZIZ NURI 2025-07-23 Background:Malnutrition continues to be a major public health problem in developing countries. Food insecurity is one of the determinants of malnutrition in developing countries. In Ethiopia, child malnutrition rate is one of the most serious public health problem and the highest in the world. However, little was understood about the prevalence of undernutrition and associated factors among children from food insecure households from Ethiopia including the study area Objective-The aim of study was to assess the prevalence of under nutrition and associated factors among children 6-59 month from food insecurity household in Mettu town, in illubabor zone, southwest Ethiopia . Methods: Community-based cross-sectional study design was used among randomly selected 375 children aged 6-59months living in food insecurity households from June 19st to July 19,2021.Data were collected by four nurses using pretested structured questionnaires and anthropometric measurement were recorded. The data were coded and entered into Epi-data version 3.1. and exported to SPSS version for further analysis. Underweight, stunting, and wasting were determined by World Health Organization anthro software. Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were used to see the association between dependent and independent variables. An odds ratio along with a 95% confidence interval (CI)was used to compute the presence and degree of association. Statistical significance was declared when a P value of less than 0.05.. Result: The study revealed that the nutritional status prevalence of under nutrition (stunting, underweight, and wasting) to be 50.5%, 30.7%, and 31% respectively. Maternal education [(AOR=2.39, 95% CI :( 1.36,-4.18) and extra food consumption during pregnancy and lactation [(AOR=1.76, 95%CI: (1.3-2.73)]) were associated with stunting. Source of water drink [(AOR=1.51, 95%CI: (1.11-3.82), presence of diarrhea in last two weeks [(AOR=0.20, (0.17-0.50)] and use of family planning method [(AOR=0.47, 95%CI :( 0.27-0.82)] were associated with wasting.). Maternal occupation [(AOR=2.75, 95%CI: (1.14-6.64)] and marital status [(AOR= 0.23, 95%CI: (0.90, 0.81)] were significantly associated with association with underweight. Conclusion: This study indicated that there was higher prevalence of stunting, wasting and underweight .in the study area. Maternal education, maternal status, extra food consumption during pregnancy/lactation, presence of diarrhea in last two weeks, maternal occupation and source of water drink were significantly associated with under nutrition. Promotion of nutrition related education on extra food during pregnancy/lactation, on family planning method and Prevention and control of childhood illnesses are highly recommended in this study. https://zenodo.org/record/12221 10.20372/nadre:12221 oai:zenodo.org:12221 doi:10.20372/nadre:12220 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Nutritional Status; Children; food insecurity UNDERNUTRITION AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG CHILDREN AGED 6-59 MONTHS FROM FOOD INSECURE HOUSEHOLDS IN METTU TOWN, ILLUBABOR ZONE, SOUTHWEST ETHIOPIA. info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:12231 2025-07-23T11:36:43Z user-mattu_university

FAYSEL EBRAHIM 2025-07-23 Background: Adolescence is a period of intense physical, psychosocial, and cognitive development and the second to infancy at which the highest rate of physical growth occurs. So Adolescents need to have a good quantity and quality nutrients to cope with this rapid growth and other health risks which increase nutritional demand. However, there is limited study and attention for adolescent nutrition and its relationship with school performance. Objectives: This study was conducted to assess nutritional status and associated factors and its correlation with academic performance among primary school adolescents in Bedele rural woreda, southwest Ethiopia Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted. Data were collected using a pre-tested structured interviewer-administered questionnaire. Sex, age, height, and weight were transferred to WHO Anthroplus v1.0.4 to convert nutritional data into Z-scores to calculate Stunting and thinness according to WHO definition. Binary and multivariable logistic regression analyses were used to identify independent predictors of nutritional status and correlation analysis was used to see the correlation between nutritional status and school performance. An odds ratio with a 95 % Confidence interval was estimated to identify the predictors of the outcome variables. Statistical significance was affirmed at a p-value ≤ 0.05. Results: A total of 587 study participants were involved from May to June 2021, which made a response rate of 100%. The overall prevalence of stunting and thinness among the school adolescents were 14.70 (95% CI, 11.90-17.50) and 24.2% (95%CI 20.60-27.80) respectively. Skipping breakfast 3.707(2.263-6.072), food purchased 2.037(1.042-3.980), and sometimes hand washes with soap after toilet 1.995(1.319-3.016)were factors significantly associated with thinness. Age greater than 14 years [AOR= 3.47,95 % CI =2.06-5.85], meal frequency less than three times per day [AOR=2.22, 95% CI=1.27-3.89], male sex [AOR=0.50, 95%CI= 0.30-0.84] and having breakfast always [AOR=0.24, 95%CI =0.10-0.57] were significantly associated with stunting. HAZ and BAZ were positively correlated with academic performances. Conclusion: One out of four study participants were found to be thin and one out of seven adolescent was found stunted. Stunting and thinness affect the academic performance of adolescents. Hence, health extension workers should be aware families on adolescent nutrition. https://zenodo.org/record/12231 10.20372/nadre:12231 oai:zenodo.org:12231 doi:10.20372/nadre:12230 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by adolescent, shunting, thinness, academic performance NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AND ITS CORRELATION WITH ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL ADOLESCENTS IN BEDELE RURAL WOREDA, SOUTHWEST ETHIOPIA info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:12237 2025-07-23T11:38:33Z user-mattu_university

GETU MELAKU 2025-07-23 Background: Infant feeding practices are influenced by the family ,environment, by information provided by health professionals and also by the media, through advertising by food manufacturers. Diarrheal diseases are amongst the most frequent childhood illnesses and the leading cause of preventable death, especially among children under five in developing countries Objective: To assess feeding profile, diarrheal morbidity, and associated factors among 6-12 month infants in Bedele town Southwest Ethiopia, 2022 Methods: A community based cross-sectional study design was conducted. HHs were used as a sampling unit and kebeles as blocks. the data was entered into epidata manager version 4.2 and exported to SPSS version 20 for management and analysis. descriptive statistics and multiple logistic regression was used. candidate variarbles with p-value of < 0.25 in the bivariate analysis were selected to the final multiple logistic regression. significant association was declared with pvalue < 0.05 in multible logistic regression. Result -: Total of 197 mothers participated, with a 99.6% response rate. The prevalence of correct weaning was 96( 48.7% ). The signiificant association between weaning practices ,Home deliver AOR:0.06,95%CI(0.06,0.07), self –Employee AOR:7.65,95%CI(1.16,50.42), Daily laborer house bands AOR: .02,95%CI (.002,.25), Cow’s milk AOR : .11,95%CI (.037,.33), Diarrhea AOR: 3.99, 95%CI (1.51,10.56). The prevalence of diarrhea was 42.13%. significant association with Diarrhea were mothers can’t read &write AOR: 9.86,95%CI (1.03,94.18), read and writes AOR: 9.86,95%CI (1.03,94.18), Elementary school AOR:9.86,95%CI (1.03,94.18), washing feeding materials once per day AOR:19.1; 95% CI:2.11,173.12), Full time house wife AOR: 0.38,95%, CI (0.03,0.48), diarrhea in the last 15 days AOR: 3.99,95% CI (1.511-10.56). Conclusion; The prevalence of correct weaning was 96 (48.8%). The prevalence of diarrhea was 83 (42%). The factors associated significantly with correct weaning were Place of delivery, Mothers occupation, husband occupation, HH income, ingredients given after births, and diarrhea in the last 15 days. The factors associated significantly with diarrhea were Mothers Can’t read &write, read &write, and Elementary school, mother’s Full-time housewife and Self– Employed, HH monthly income, mothers who has given cow’s milk and other ingredient after birth, and one to two times daily washing of feeding materials. Therefore, I recommend all stake holders to stick on those significant. https://zenodo.org/record/12237 10.20372/nadre:12237 oai:zenodo.org:12237 doi:10.20372/nadre:12236 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Feeding Profile, Diarrhea morbidity, infant 6-12 months, Bedele Town FEEDING PROFILE, DIARRHEA MORBIDITY, AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN INFANTS OF 6-12 MONTHS IN BEDELE TOWN, SOUTH WEST ETHIOPIA info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:12223 2025-07-23T11:29:10Z user-mattu_university

MITIKU JURA 2025-07-23 Background: Undernutrition and Tuberculosis are both problems of considerable magnitude in most of the underdeveloped regions of the world. They have a bidirectional relationship; having active tuberculosis leads to loss of weight and being underweight is a risk factor for developing tuberculosis. Nevertheless, little is known about magnitude of undernutrition and its associated factors among tuberculosis patients in low-income countries like Ethiopia. Objective: This study was aimed to assess undernutrition and its associated factors among adult tuberculosis patients in the public health centers of Ilu Abba Bor Zone, Southwest Ethiopia,2022. Methods: An institutional-based cross-sectional study design was conducted among 495 randomly selected adult tuberculosis patients at public health centers of Ilu Abba Bor Zone from March 10, 2022 – June 10, 2022. Interviewer-administered questionnaires, tuberculosis treatment registration book reviews, and anthropometric measurements were used to collect data. Data were entered into Epidata version 4.6 and exported to SPSS version 20.0 for analysis. Bivariate and multivariable analyses were done to identify independent factors associated with undernutrition. Adjusted odd ratio along with 95% CI was estimated to assess the strength of the association and the level of statistical significance was declared at P-value <0.05. Results: The magnitude of undernutrition (BMI<18.5kg/m2) was found to be 50.7%;95% CI :(45.7, 55.7). Adult tuberculosis patients who were females [AOR=3.48, 95% CI:(1.918- 6.314)], no dietary counseling [AOR=2.51, 95% CI: (1.335-4.720)], initiation phase (less than two months) of the treatment [AOR=3.76, 95% CI:( 2.072-6.852)], Eating less than three times per day [AOR=3.6,95% CI: (1.942-6.676)] were significantly associated with undernutrition. Conclusion: The magnitude of undernutrition was high in the study area. Sex, duration of the treatment, dietary counseling, and meal frequency per day were factors independently associated with undernutrition in adult TB patients. Regular nutritional assessment and dietary counseling of all TB patients; and provision of nutritional support including food assistance for those who ate less than three times per day and for those undernourished. https://zenodo.org/record/12223 10.20372/nadre:12223 oai:zenodo.org:12223 doi:10.20372/nadre:12222 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Undernutrition, Adult Tuberculosis, Body Mass Index, Ilu Abba Bor Zone UNDERNUTRITION AND ITS ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG ADULT TUERCULOSIS PATIENTS IN PUBLIC HEALTH CENTERS OF ILU ABBA BOR ZONE; SOUTHWEST ETHIOPIA info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:12227 2025-07-23T11:31:43Z user-mattu_university

DEMU, KASAHUN TAMIRU 2025-07-23 Background: - Complementary feeding is the timely introduction of nutritious and safe solid, semisolid, or soft foods to infants. In Ethiopia, half of under age of six months are exclusively breastfeed which is contrary to the recommendation that all children under age of six months should be exclusively breastfeed .To fill this gap the assessment of time to initiation of complementary feeding practice and its associated factors among mothers with children aged 6-23 months old was found to be advantageous . Objective: To assess time to initiation of complementary feeding practice and its associated factors among mothers with children aged 6-23 months old in Didu woreda , Illubabor zone south west Ethiopia, 2023. Method and Materials: Community based cross sectional study design was conducted among 602 children aged 6-23 months selected by systematic random sampling. Completed data were obtained from 579 mother/care giver. A p-value <0.2 was Considered to select eligible variables for multivariable cox regression proportional model analyses and adjusted hazard ratio (AHR) along with p-value <0.05 were considered to identify statistically significant variables for the outcome of interest. Result: Among 579 children aged 6-23 months about 61.8%, of mother were received ANC follow up for the index child. The median time for the initiation of complimentary feeding practice among the study children was 6 months. The hazard of initiation of complimentary feeding practice below six months among mother who were received ANC follow up was 0.52 times lower compared to those who had not received ANC follow up(HR =0.52; 95 % CI: 0.36, 0.75). Place of delivery (HR=0.66; 95 % CI: 0.50, 0.86) had also significant effect on initiation of complimentary feeding practice. Conclusion: high prevalence of complimentary feeding practice initiation below six months. Place of delivery and ANC follow up had association with time to initiation of complimentary feeding practice .Therefore child health program managers and health care providers need to take Interventions such us counseling and strengthening health education on Place of delivery and ANC follow up to help mothers or caregiver to initiate CFP timely. https://zenodo.org/record/12227 10.20372/nadre:12227 oai:zenodo.org:12227 doi:10.20372/nadre:12226 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by high prevalence, complimentary feeding, ANC TIME TO INITIATION OF COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING PRACTICE AND IT'S ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG MOTHERS WITH CHILDREN AGED 6-23 MONTHS OLD IN DIDU WOREDA , ILLUBABOR ZONE SOUTH WEST ETHIOPIA info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:12229 2025-07-23T11:33:39Z user-mattu_university

MULU BEKELE 2025-07-23 Background: Maternal satisfaction with delivery service is a means of secondary prevention of maternal mortality, since satisfied women may be more likely to adhere to health providers’ recommendations. The objective of the present investigation was to determine the maternal satisfaction towards delivery services at MKSH Hospital, Objective: To assess Satisfaction towards delivery service and associated factors among mothers who gave birth at MKCSH, Mattu, Ilu Aba Bor, Southwestern Ethiopia Methods: An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 248 randomly selected mothers who give birth in MKCSH, from June, 2023 to July, 2023. A systematic random sampling technique was implemented. Data was collected using intervieweradministered questionnaires. The collected data were entered into Epi-Data version 4.6 and exported to SPSS version 25 for analysis. Descriptive statistics like frequency and percentage was used to describe the population, and multivariable logistic regression was used to assess the association between the independent variables and the dependent variable. The odds ratio with a 95% confidence interval and a p-value less than 0.05 was used to declare statistical significance. Results: The overall satisfaction of mothers who gave birth were 67.7% and this is found in between 62.5% to 74.1% (at 95% CI) confidence interval. participants who have duration of labor less than 12 hours were 3.84 times (AOR = 3.84, 95% CI: (1.88, 7.86)), maintained their privacy were 8.41 times (AOR = 8.41, 95% CI: (4.05, 17.45)), mothers which gets periodic update were 4.35 times (AOR = 4.35, 95% CI: (2.10, 8.99)), And respondents who asked for consent were 3.58 times (AOR= 3.58, 95% CI: (1.74, 7.35)) more likely satisfied on delivery services than their counterparts. Conclusion: In this study about two third of mothers were satisfied with delivery service. Maternal satisfaction was significantly associated with duration of labor, maintained privacy, asked for consent and periodic update. Recommendation: maintaining privacy, periodic update and asking for consent were recommended for concerned bodies. https://zenodo.org/record/12229 10.20372/nadre:12229 oai:zenodo.org:12229 doi:10.20372/nadre:12228 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Satisfaction, Delivery Service, MKCSH, Mattu, Ethiopia SATISFACTION TOWARDS DELIVERY SERVICE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG MOTHERS WHO GAVE BIRTH AT MKCSH, MATTU, ILUBABOR, SOUTHWEST ETHIOPIA, 2023 info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:12759 2025-07-25T14:27:15Z user-mattu_university

BIRDIDA, RABIRA TARIKU 2025-07-25 Introduction: Complementary feeding is a critical time of transition in the life of infant and complementary foods should be hygienically prepared, stored and fed with clean hands, dishes and utensils to prevent diseases. However, Prevalence and risk factors of hygienic complementary feeding practice is not well addressed in Ethiopia especially in study area. Objective: To assess hygienic practices and associated factors during complementary feeding among mothers with children aged 6 to 24 months in Borecha Woreda, Buno Bedele Zone, South Western Ethiopia, 2022. Methods: Community based cross sectional study design with multi-stage sampling technique was employed. The study was conducted on 536 mothers with children aged 6-24 months in the Borecha Woreda from March 1stto April 1st, 2022. Data were collected using interviewer administered structured questionnaire. Data were coded, cleaned, edited and entered into Epi-Data version 4.6 and exported to SPSS version 20.0 for further analysis. Both bivariate and multivariable logistic regression models were fitted. Moreover, Crude (for bivariate) and adjusted (multivariable) odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals was computed to assess the association between independent factors and outcome variables. A pvalue < 0.05 was considered as level statically significance. Result: Among 536 respondents, 350 (65.3%) of study participants had poor hygienic practice during complementary feeding. The risk of poor practice among more than 30 years old were about two times [AOR: 1.8 (with 95% CI 1.11, 2.90)] higher than those of less than 25 years old women. Mother whose husband has primary or above education level has a reduction of 50% [AOR: 0.5 (with 95% CI 0.50 (0.31, 0.83)] in the odds of having a poor hygiene care practices during complementary feeding compared to counterpart. The odds of poor hygiene practice among mother with poor knowledge of hygienic care were 2.71 times [AOR: 2.71(95%CI; 1.60, 4.61)] higher than those knowledgeable. Conclusion: The prevalence of poor hygienic practice during complementary food preparation and handling of mothers in Borecha Woreda is high as compared to other studies. Therefore, improving hygiene practice of complementary food preparation requires the responsibility of policy makers, community and family https://zenodo.org/record/12759 10.20372/nadre:12759 oai:zenodo.org:12759 doi:10.20372/nadre:12758 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Hygienic CF Practice, Mothers with Children Aged 6-24 months, Boracha woreda HYGIENIC PRACTICE DURING COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG MOTHERS WITH CHILDREN AGED 6-24 MONTHS IN BORECHA WOREDA SOUTH WESTERN ETHIOPIA info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:12764 2025-07-25T14:31:20Z user-mattu_university

ABDULAZIZ NURI 2025-07-25 Background:Malnutrition continues to be a major public health problem in developing countries. Food insecurity is one of the determinants of malnutrition in developing countries. In Ethiopia, child malnutrition rate is one of the most serious public health problem and the highest in the world. However, little was understood about the prevalence of undernutrition and associated factors among children from food insecure households from Ethiopia including the study area Objective-The aim of study was to assess the prevalence of under nutrition and associated factors among children 6-59 month from food insecurity household in Mettu town, in illubabor zone, southwest Ethiopia . Methods: Community-based cross-sectional study design was used among randomly selected 375 children aged 6-59months living in food insecurity households from June 19st to July 19,2021.Data were collected by four nurses using pretested structured questionnaires and anthropometric measurement were recorded. The data were coded and entered into Epi-data version 3.1. and exported to SPSS version for further analysis. Underweight, stunting, and wasting were determined by World Health Organization anthro software. Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were used to see the association between dependent and independent variables. An odds ratio along with a 95% confidence interval (CI)was used to compute the presence and degree of association. Statistical significance was declared when a P value of less than 0.05.. Result: The study revealed that the nutritional status prevalence of under nutrition (stunting, underweight, and wasting) to be 50.5%, 30.7%, and 31% respectively. Maternal education [(AOR=2.39, 95% CI :( 1.36,-4.18) and extra food consumption during pregnancy and lactation [(AOR=1.76, 95%CI: (1.3-2.73)]) were associated with stunting. Source of water drink [(AOR=1.51, 95%CI: (1.11-3.82), presence of diarrhea in last two weeks [(AOR=0.20, (0.17-0.50)] and use of family planning method [(AOR=0.47, 95%CI :( 0.27-0.82)] were associated with wasting.). Maternal occupation [(AOR=2.75, 95%CI: (1.14-6.64)] and marital status [(AOR= 0.23, 95%CI: (0.90, 0.81)] were significantly associated with association with underweight. Conclusion: This study indicated that there was higher prevalence of stunting, wasting and underweight .in the study area. Maternal education, maternal status, extra food consumption during pregnancy/lactation, presence of diarrhea in last two weeks, maternal occupation and source of water drink were significantly associated with under nutrition. Promotion of nutrition related education on extra food during pregnancy/lactation, on family planning method and Prevention and control of childhood illnesses are highly recommended in this study. https://zenodo.org/record/12764 10.20372/nadre:12764 oai:zenodo.org:12764 doi:10.20372/nadre:12763 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Nutritional Status; Children; food insecurity UNDERNUTRITION AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG CHILDREN AGED 6-59 MONTHS FROM FOOD INSECURE HOUSEHOLDS IN METTU TOWN, ILLUBABOR ZONE, SOUTHWEST ETHIOPIA. info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:12768 2025-07-25T14:37:10Z user-mattu_university

KEFYALEW GEZAHEGN 2025-07-25 Background: Patient satisfaction is the most important attribute of any health service providing system. However, health service qualities or patient satisfaction in developing countries are low. Patient satisfaction is the way to measure patients need during service provision. Objective: To assess patient’s satisfaction among on ART services in Mattu Karl referral hospital, South Ethiopia July 15 – August 10/2021. Method: A cross sectional study design was implemented on 345 patients in Mattu Karl referral hospital, South west Ethiopia from July 15 – August 10/2021using a structured questionnaire. The respondents were selected by using systematic random sampling technique. The data was entered to Epidata version 3.1 then exported to SPSS version 20.0. Results: The overall patient satisfactions of among patients on ART were 65.4%, duration on ART [AOR=2.28, 95% CI :( 1.16, 4.46)]and duration of adviceon ARV therapy in this clinic were [AOR= 0.109, 95% CI: (0.045, 0.265]. Conclusion: The study showed that the patient’s satisfactions were rated low when compared to other studies in the same context. Duration on ART long waiting time at card room and duration of advice by health care provider in the clinic were major factors affecting patients’ satisfaction. https://zenodo.org/record/12768 10.20372/nadre:12768 oai:zenodo.org:12768 doi:10.20372/nadre:12767 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by :Patientsatisfaction and duration of advice,ART. Clients and patients were interchangeably use PATIENT SATISFACTION WITH ANTI RETROVIRAL THERAPY SERVICES AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG ON CHRONIC CARE AT MATTU KARL REFERRAL HOSPITAL SOUTH WEST ETHIOPIA 2021 info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:14697 2025-07-30T12:41:56Z user-mattu_university

DEBELA BEKANA NEME 2025-07-30 Introduction: The elderly population is extremely dependent people with chronic disease and severe disabilities. Chronic energy deficiency is an important public health problem among older (aged > 65years) population. Globally, one in seven older people has a medium to high risk of malnutrition. Even though there were evidences which indicated the status of chronic energy deficiency among elderly population in different settings, the magnitude of chronic energy deficiency among older people is quite poorly known in study area. Objective: This study was used to assess chronic energy deficiency and associated factors among elderly people in Sibu Sire district, south west Ethiopia, 2023. Methods: A Community based cross sectional study design was used. Multi stage sampling technique with systematic sampling was used to select total of 626elderly populations. Pretested interviewer administered questionnaires was used to collect data. BMI was used to assess the nutritional status of elderly people. Data were entered into Epi -data version 4.6.and analyzed by SPSS version 26. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression model were used to test for relationship between different factors and outcome variable. In the final model those variables with p value of < 0.05 were considered statistically significant. The model fitness was checked by Hosmer-Lemeshow test while the strengths of association were measured by AOR with 95% CI. Results: The findings of this study revealed 24.9% of the elderly in the study area had chronic energy deficiency. In the multivariable model, male sex (AOR: 0.28, 95% CI: 0.17, 0.58), high dietary diversity (AOR: 0.01, 95% CI: 0.001, 0.02), medium dietary diversity (AOR: 0.05, 95% CI: 0.02, 0.09) and elderly who had food security (AOR: 0.02, 95% CI: 0.01, 0.16) were significantly associated with chronic energy deficiency at p < 0.05. Conclusion: About one fourth of the study participants had chronic energy deficiency. Male sex, elderly food security, high and medium dietary diversity of the respondents was associated factors with chronic energy deficiency. Therefore, maintaining household food security of the elderly and improving their dietary diversity were crucial. https://zenodo.org/record/14697 10.20372/nadre:14697 oai:zenodo.org:14697 doi:10.20372/nadre:14696 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Chronic energy deficiency, elderly, Sibu Sire, South West Ethiopia CHRONIC ENERGY DEFICIENCY AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG ELDERLY PEOPLE IN SIBU SIRE DISTRICT, EAST WOLLEGA ZONE, SOUTH WEST ETHIOPIA. info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:16034 2025-08-07T06:40:27Z user-mattu_university

DEBELI TERFASSA 2025-08-07 Background: Adherence to antiretroviral treatment (ART) among women on prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) program is a vital component to reduce viral loads and achieve elimination of mother to child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Option B+ is an ART during pregnancy and breast-feeding, regardless of HIV disease stage or degree of immunodeficiency. The aim of this study was to assess to option B+ART adherence and associated factors among pregnant and lactating women enrolled in PMTCT clinic at the public health facilities in Gambella town, southwest Ethiopia, 2023 Methodology: Implemented cross-sectional study design to assess the level of adherence to option B+ART and associated factors. Used simple random sampling technique to address the 354 women. Entered data in EpiData version 4.6 and analyzed by using SPSS version 27.0 statistical software. Results: In this study, the level of good adherence to option B+ART was 69.5%, (95%CI; 64.4-74.2)]. While the level of poor adherence among the respondents was one hundred eight, 30.5%, (95%CI; 25.8-35.6). Women having monogamous partner, [AOR 6.12(95% CI; 1.56- 23.99)], missing ART doses reduces its effectiveness, [AOR 7.03 (95%CI; 1.71-28.82)]. Adhering to ART reduces the risk of OIs, [AOR 4.54 (95%CI; 1.16-17.77)], not perceiving it is tiresome to take ART every day, [AOR 6.16(95%CI; 1.55-24.43)], taking ART benefit both the mother and the babies, [AOR 11.83(95%CI; 2.58-54.35)], being urban residents, [AOR 4.73(95%CI; 1.17-19.13)]. Knowledge on side effects of medication, [AOR 7.37(95%CI; 1.65-32.93)], male partner support after disclosure, [AOR 35.04(95% CI; 6.93- 177.23)], and perceiving medication schedule fit daily life, [AOR 4.83(95%CI; 1.16-20.03)], were positively and significantly associated with adherence to option B+ART. Conclusion and Recommendation: This study revealed the level of option B+ ART adherence in the study area as low compared to the expected national standard for good adherence, i.e. >=95% and nine significantly associated factors to option B+ ART adherence. However, six of the significantly associated factors are specific findings to this thesis. With the support of the Gambella regional health bureau, non-government organizations and other stakeholders working in the region, health professionals working in the health facilities need to assess the level of client’s adherence to option B+ ART and make an intervention based on the findings of the associated factors of option B+ ART adherence in this study. https://zenodo.org/record/16034 10.20372/nadre:16034 oai:zenodo.org:16034 doi:10.20372/nadre:16033 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by adherence, option B+, ART, PMTCT, associated factors, Gambella town OPTION B+ ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY ADHERENCE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG PREGNANT AND LACTATING WOMEN ENROLLED IN PMTCT CLINIC AT THE PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES IN GAMBELLA TOWN, SOUTHWEST ETHIOPIA, 2023 info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:16043 2025-08-07T06:45:38Z user-mattu_university

Makida Tijani 2025-08-07 Background: Male circumcision is an invasive technique in which all or part of the foreskin, the fold of skin covering the head of the penis is removed by a surgical cut. Studies shows that circumcision reduced the risk of heterosexual HIV transmission from an infected woman to a circumcised. However, circumcision in Majang zone is still low. Hence, in addition to there is limited study in the area, this study assess the prevalence and associated factors of uncircumcised male students among high school students in Majang Zone. Methods: Facility based cross sectional study was employed. Initially, profile of all eligible students was taken from each school registrar/office. At the first stage, we included all high schools (totally 4 in number) in the study. Then using identification numbers of those eligible students were allocated the sample size proportionally to number of students at each high school. Structured and pre-tested questionnaire was used to collect data. Data was entered in to Epi data version 3.1 and analyzed by SPSS 20 after having encoded each data per respondent. Logistic regression analysis was employed to identify predictor variables. Odd ratio with 95% confidence interval was used to assess association of variables and P-value of ≤ 0.05 was considered as significant association. Result: A total of 382 men aged 15–35 years from the high school students from Majang zone, Gambella region of Ethiopia participated in the study. From the total participant of the study 73.3% of the respondent was circumcised. In multivariable except marital status and MC reduce the risk of HIV infection was significant. Male high school students who had age 15-29 (AOR = 0.047, 95 % CI: 3.628(1.016-12.950) were more likely to have uncircumcised male high school student as compared to age group of 30-39. Students who followed orthodox religion (AOR = 0.038, CI: 2.849(1.059–7.667) were three times leseless more likely to have uncircumcised male high school student as compared to those who followed Muslim. Those who were living in urban area (AOR = 0.033, 95 % CI: (1.045– 2.846) were more likely to have uncircumcised male high school student as compared to living in a rural area. Conclusion and recommendation: The findings indicate that a substantial proportion of High school male students were heard about Male circumcision though the prevalence is higher than that of the national and other regions data. This study revealed that respondent’s perception towards the threat of HIV/AIDS, knowledge about the importance of male circumcision and age were the major predictors of willing to uptake circumcision. Addressing these issues on adolescents at school or different institutional levels might be somewhat easier than shifting population-level norms around male circumcision. https://zenodo.org/record/16043 10.20372/nadre:16043 oai:zenodo.org:16043 doi:10.20372/nadre:16042 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Male circumcision CIRCUMCISION UPTAKE AND ITS ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG MALE STUDENTS IN MAJANG ZONE HIGH SCHOOL, SOUTHWEST ETHIOPIA. info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:16048 2025-08-07T06:49:18Z user-mattu_university

TAKELE DERIBU 2025-08-07 Background: Self-medication is defined as the use of drugs to treat self-identified illnesses or disorders without the medical prescription; it is also the continued use of drugs without the order of concerning body for recurrent symptoms either by sharing from other person or buying from unlicensed body. Most previous institution-based studies have been conducted at institutions in cities and towns this leads to difficulty of generalizing for rural study subjects. Thus, this study focuses on the assessment of the prevalence and factors associated with the self-medication among pregnant women in the study area. Objectives: To assess prevalence of self-medication and associated factors among pregnant mothers in Ameya Wereda, South West Shoa, Ethiopia, 2021 Methods: Institution based cross sectional study was conducted on 585 pregnant women who came for ANC at Ameya Wereda selected public health institutions from June to July 2021. Data was collected by document review of antenatal care follow up cards and exit interview of pregnant women using interviewer-administered structured questionnaire. Data was entered to Epi-data version 3.1 and exported to SPSS version 23 for analysis. Backward multivariable logistic regression model was used and variables with p-value <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: In this study the prevalence of self-medication among pregnant women in Ameya wereda was 19.8%. Respondents who were primigravida (AOR=2.739, 95% CI 1.229-6.105) and, and respondents with un-able to read and write husband (AOR=3.619, 95% CI 1.019- 12.851) were significantly associated with self-medication practice. Contrary to this those walking one hour or less to the nearest health facility (AOR=0.227, 95% CI 0.085-0.603) were 77.3% less likely to practice self-medication and respondents knowing their gestational age (AOR=0.521, 95% CI 0.290-0.936) were 47.9% less likely to practice self medication. Conclusion and Recommendation: Considerable proportion of pregnant women practiced self-medication. Being primigravida and respondents with un-able to read and write husband were significantly associated with self-medication practice. On other hand, knowing gestational age, and being close to their health facility were protective to practice selfmedication. Health education on risk of drug on pregnancy should be given to all pregnant women (particularly for primigravida) including their husband in line with other routine ANC services. https://zenodo.org/record/16048 10.20372/nadre:16048 oai:zenodo.org:16048 doi:10.20372/nadre:16047 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Self-medication, pregnant women, antenatal care, Ameya, Gindo PREVALENCE OF SELF MEDICATION AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN IN AMEYA WEREDA, SOUTH WEST SHOA, ETHIOPIA: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:16058 2025-08-07T06:51:45Z user-mattu_university

ABELLA, ABOULLA AJALLA 2025-08-07 Background: Dietary diversity is the number of different food groups consumed over a specified time period. Despite efforts made in Ethiopia, substantive and long-term changes that will result in improved preschool practices have been ineffective. As a result, this study will serve as a baseline for future studies that want to delve deeper into dietary practice of preschool children"s Objective: To asses Dietary practice of preschool children"s and its associated factors in Gog woreda, Gambela Region, south west Ethiopia, 2022. Method: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Gog Woreda Anywaa Zone Gambela Region, Southwest Ethiopia from February 21 - March 21/2022 A total of 406 children were selected by using systematic random sampling technique from four urban kebeles. Data were collected using a pretested interviewer-administered questionnaire. The collected data were entered into Epi-Data version 3.1 and exported to SPSS version 22 for analysis. Descriptive statistics was used to describe the population, and multivariable logistic regression was used to assess the association between the independent variables and the dependent variable. The odds ratio with a 95% confidence interval and a p-value less than 0.05 was used to declare statistical significance. Result: A total of 400 study participants were included in the study with response rate of 98%, with the prevalence of Adequate feeding among preschooler was 57%. Based on Multivariable logistic regression analysis; Father occupation (Merchant; AOR=1.23, 95%CI ;(1.02,4.42)), order of child(rich) (AOR=1.26, 95%CI ;(1.02,3.33)),No Home gardening (AOR=0.225,95% CI:( 0.09,0.54), Wealth status (Rich: AOR=6.21 95% CI; (2.262,9.7)),Food security (AOR=6.414,(3.08,11.5)), No postnatal care (PNC) follow up (AOR:0.21:(0.121,0.84) were significantly associated with Dietary practice of Preschool children"s. Conclusion: Inadequate practices of minimum dietary diversity observed in the current study area were mainly associated with father occupation; order of child, no home gardening, wealth status and no postnatal care follow up. Improving the above variables are important intervention to improve dietary diversity practices. https://zenodo.org/record/16058 10.20372/nadre:16058 oai:zenodo.org:16058 doi:10.20372/nadre:16057 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Dietary practice, Lactating mothers, Food variety, Ethiopia DIETARY DIVERSITY PRACTICE OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN AND ITS ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN GOG WOREDA, ANYWAA ZONE, GAMBELLA REGION SOUTH WEST ETHIOPIA. info:eu-repo/semantics/article publication-article

oai:zenodo.org:16080 2025-08-07T06:59:36Z user-mattu_university

ETSEGENET DENBEL 2025-08-07 The study was conducted in Ale District Ilu Abba Bore Zone with the aim of ecological impact analysis of tea plantations. Sampling techniques were used purposely for site selection considering the oldest age of tea plantation in Ethiopia and four kebeles were renownedas tea growers with their land. Tools employed in data collection were questioners, laboratory analysis, satellite images, and climate conditions from the National Meteorological Agency of Ethiopia and analysed by excel, Satellite images of Landsat8 (OLI-TIRS) 7 (ETM+), 5(TM) and SPSS version (24) model of two-way of (ANOVA). A total of 73 informants and 40 soil samples were selected by simple random sampling technique to collect from 30cm depth. Tea plantations have advantages in generating employment and immediate income source besides their negative effects to decrease plant species, honey products eviction of local inhabitants. Its effect on LULCC is conversion from, forest, shrubland wetland, 65.46, 67.26, 185.13, 192.66 and 218.50-hectare tea plantations respectively. Regarding climate change from (1990-2021) maximum and minimum temperatures rose by 0.25 °C and 0.3°C respectively. The average value of soil parameters at different age levels found under tea plantations indicates for pH values extremely acidic, electric conductivity (non saline) Phosphorus, Potassium, Calcium Magnesium under low fertility, however, total nitrogen and cation exchange capacity has medium concentration. The Soil under the control group pH value strongly acidic, Electric conductivity was slightly saline, cation exchange capacity, organic carbon, Total nitrogen, potassium, exchangeability of calcium and Magnesium were found under medium fertility class, and except electric conductivity all parameters significant difference for experimental and control group. Generally, Tea plantations greater negative effect on socioeconomic, land use system, climate conditions, and depletion of soil nutrients so, all stockholders and authority over environmental issues, and must take conservative measures. https://zenodo.org/record/16080 10.20372/nadre:16080 oai:zenodo.org:16080 doi:10.20372/nadre:16079 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Ale District, impact, tea plantation, soil parameters ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ANALYSIS OF TEA (Thea sinensis L.) PLANTATION, IN ALE DISTRICT, ILU ABBA BOR ZONE, OROMIA REGION, SOUTHWEST ETHIOPIA info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:16062 2025-08-07T06:55:45Z user-mattu_university

MURA, WONDIMAGEGN TEREFE 2025-08-07 The critical electric field at breakdown is one of the most significant parameters in the design and performance of high power devices. In the present study the effect of doping concentration in determination of critical electric field for breakdown in Si versus 4H-SiC had been studied. The thesis focused on simulation study of how different doping concentration affects the critical electric field at breakdown and analytically calculating the critical field at electric breakdown in Si and 4H-SiC. The study compared the critical electric field at breakdown in Si with 4H-SiC for different doping concentration. The critical field for electric breakdown is one of the most significant parameters in the design and performance of high power devices. Python and origin software have been employed to collect data and to figure out the results. The result indicates when doping concentration increase, the critical electric field at breakdown in Si and 4H-SiC also increase and vice versa. For the same doping concentration, breakdown voltage in silicon carbide polytype (4H-SiC) is 56.2 times larger than in silicon, and the critical electric field in silicon carbide polytype (4H-SiC)is 8.2248 times larger than in silicon. Theoretically A relatively high breakdown voltage is the most distinguishing feature for a power device and in practical structures, the breakdown voltage can be drastically reduced by the enhancement of the electric field at the edges of the devices. So 4H-SiC power devices shows superior performance compared to Si because 4H-SiC have a magnitude higher breakdown electric field than Silicon. https://zenodo.org/record/16062 10.20372/nadre:16062 oai:zenodo.org:16062 doi:10.20372/nadre:16061 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by DOPING CONCENTRATION, CRITICAL ELECTRIC FIELD, Si VERSUS 4H-SiC THE EFFECT OF DOPING CONCENTRATION IN DETERMINATION OF CRITICAL ELECTRIC FIELD FOR BREAKDOWN IN Si VERSUS 4H-SiC info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:16108 2025-08-07T07:10:45Z user-mattu_university

GEDA MELKA 2025-08-07 As global electricity demand increases, ensuring a reliable and sustainable power supply for critical infrastructure like factories, hospitals, and hotels is vital. Traditional reliance on centralized power grids can be vulnerable to disruptions, highlighting the need for alternative energy solutions. Hybrid renewable energy systems, combining multiple energy sources, offer a promising approach to enhance energy security and efficiency. This research analysis and optimization of a hybrid solar PV-hydroelectric grid-connected system for the Bedele Beer Factory in Ethiopia. The study area boasts abundant solar radiation and a nearby dabana river suitable for hydropower generation. The daily average load of the system is 588.47kw; the peak load of the system is 964.47kw, the installed capacity of the system 1087kw for safety margin and future extension. The present allowed power from Ethiopia electricity to bedele beer factory is 1075kw. HOMER software was employed to design, optimize, and simulate a system that incorporates A 70 kW solar PV array, 1017 kW hydroelectric power plant and a grid connection for backup and to export excess energy. Annual energy production 7725978kwh, annual energy consumption 6456044kwh, annual energy sold to grid 1311394kwh, annual energy purchased from the grid 30834kwh and renewable fraction 99.5%. The net present cost is $3854991, the levelized cost of electricity is $0.02790/kWh, annual operating costs is $19995.10 and annual generated revenue by selling excess energy to the grid is $29617.8. The simulation results demonstrate the system's effectiveness in meeting the factory's load requirements and the proposed hybrid solar PV-hydroelectric grid-connected system offers a technically feasible, economically viable, and environmentally sustainable alternative for powering the Bedele Beer Factory, enhancing energy security of the system https://zenodo.org/record/16108 10.20372/nadre:16108 oai:zenodo.org:16108 doi:10.20372/nadre:16107 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Grid, HOMER, Hydroelectric, Optimization, Solar PV. ANALYSIS AND OPTIMIZATION OF HYBRID SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC AND SMALL HYDRO TO THE INTEGRATION OF GRID SYSTEM. A CASE STUDY OF BEDELLE BEER FACTORY. info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:16142 2025-08-07T07:30:15Z user-mattu_university

GODA, DIRO TOLOSA 2025-08-07 Human communication relies on natural language, such as Afaan Oromoo. However, forcomputers to interact effectively with humans, they must be able to understandnatural language. Natural language processing is the field that enables computers to understandand use human language. Since textual entailment determines the relationship betweensentence pairs, it is a crucial task in natural language processing. Recent development indeep learning has offered promising solutions for automating feature engineeringandlearning semantic representations. This study used a deep learning approach for classifyingtextual entailment in Afaan Oromoo into three categories: Entailment, Contradiction, andNeutral. Despite its widespread use in the Horn of Africa, Natural Language Processingtools for Afaan Oromoo are limited. To address this gap, we collected a dataset of 13,060sentence pairs in Afaan Oromoo, preprocessed the data, and developed model architecturefor classification. We developed the model using various deep learning approaches, including CNN, LSTM, and BiLSTM, comparing their performance to identify themost effective approach. The BiLSTM model showed highest performance, achieving91.23%accuracy on the training dataset, 82.15% accuracy on the validation dataset, and80.47%accuracy on the test dataset. Considering that there are currently little resources availablefor Afaan Oromoo Natural Language Processing, these results are encouraging. Asastarting point for future research, this study offers a basis for additional investigationandadvancement in this field. This research is expected to make a substantial contributiontothe development of Afaan Oromoo's natural language processing capabilities. https://zenodo.org/record/16142 10.20372/nadre:16142 oai:zenodo.org:16142 doi:10.20372/nadre:16141 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Afaan Oromoo, Bidirectional Long Short Term Memory, Convolutional Neural Network, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing, Textual Entailment Classification. AFAAN OROMOO TEXTUAL ENTAILMENTCLASSIFICATION USINGDEEPLEARNINGAPPROACH info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:16132 2025-08-07T07:19:46Z user-mattu_university

Amanuel Abera 2025-08-07 Fenugreek is an annual herbaceous and self-pollinating legume crop. In Ethiopia, the productivity of fenugreek was low as compared to its potential yield. Being limited by inappropriate agronomic management including poor nutrient and plant spacing management the productivity of the crop was very low. Research on Blended NPSB fertilizer practices for the fenugreek crop is given little attention in study area. Hence, the objective of this study was to determine the optimum NPSB rate and best spacing for Fenugreek production. The field experiment was conducted during 2022/23 cropping season at Leka Dulecha district, East Wollaga, Ethiopia. The treatments consist of four NPSB fertilizer rates (0, 50, 100 and 150 kg ha-1 ) and three row spacing (20, 30 and 40 cm) that gave 12 treatments with three replication. The treatment was laid out in a randomized complete block design in factorial arrangement with three replications. Analysis of variance revealed that days to 50% flowering, days to 90% physiological maturity, plant height, number of secondary branches plant-1- , number of nodules plant-1 , nodule dry weight plant-1 , number of pods plant-1 , number of seeds pod-1 , and biological yield were significantly affected by the main effect of NPSB fertilizer. The number of primary branches plant-1 , thousand seed weight, and grain yield of fenugreek were significantly affected by the interaction effects of NPSB rates and row spacing. The 30 cm row spaced and applied with 100 kg NPSB ha-1 resulted in the highest number of primary branches plant-1 (5.8) and the highest thousand seed weight (18.47g). The highest grain yield (1160.67 Kg ha-1 ) was achieved from 100 kg NPSB ha-1 with 40 cm row spacing. The highest marginal rates of return (13564) were recorded from treatment combination 50 kg NPSB ha-1 with 20 cm row spacing. Based on economic analysis growing Chala variety along with 50 kg ha-1 rate of NPSB fertilizer with 20 cm row spacing recommended. However, the study needs to be repeated in a different year and location in order to provide comprehensive recommendations in the study area and areas with similar agro-ecology. https://zenodo.org/record/16132 10.20372/nadre:16132 oai:zenodo.org:16132 doi:10.20372/nadre:16131 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Blended fertilizer, Chala variety, inter row spacing, nodule, seed quality Growth and seed yield response fenugreek(Trigonnella foenum graecum L.) To NBSP fertilizer Rate and row spacing i leka Dulecha district, western Ethiopia info:eu-repo/semantics/article publication-article

oai:zenodo.org:16146 2025-08-07T07:36:37Z user-mattu_university

FIRISSA, HIRUT MEKONEN 2025-08-07 In recent years, deep learning techniques have shown remarkable success in various medical image analysis tasks, including pneumonia detection. Transfer learning, leveraging pretrained models such as VGG16, has been particularly effective due to its ability to generalize features from large datasets. However, the choice of optimizer and learning rate significantly impacts model performance and convergence speed. This study investigates the impact of three popular optimizers (Adam, RMSProp, and SGD) and different learning rates on pneumonia detection using the VGG16 transfer learning model. Pneumonia is a prevalent infectious disease with significant mortality worldwide. Early and accurate detection plays a crucial role in patient management and treatment outcomes. Deep learning models, especially those based on convolutional neural networks (CNNs), have shown promise in automating pneumonia detection from chest X-ray images. Transfer learning, using pretrained CNNs like VGG16, offers a powerful approach to leverage knowledge learned from large-scale datasets. We employ a VGG16 model pretrained on ImageNet and fine-tune it on a dataset of chest X-ray images for pneumonia detection. Three optimizers, Adam, RMSProp, and SGD, are compared under various learning rates. The dataset is split into training, validation, and test sets to evaluate model performance. Each optimizer is tested with learning rates ranging from 0.1 to 0.0000001 to study their effects on training dynamics, convergence speed, and final accuracy metrics. Our experimental results demonstrate that the choice of optimizer and learning rate significantly influences the performance of the VGG16 model for pneumonia detection. SGD consistently achieves faster convergence and higher validation accuracy compared to RMSProp and Adam across all tested learning rates. The choice of learning rate within the range of 0.1 to 0.0000001 also impacts performance, with an optimal balance between convergence speed and accuracy observed around 0.0001 for SGD. These findings highlight the critical role of optimizer selection and learning rate tuning in maximizing the performance of VGG16 models in medical image analysis tasks like pneumonia detection. https://zenodo.org/record/16146 10.20372/nadre:16146 oai:zenodo.org:16146 doi:10.20372/nadre:16145 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Pneumonia detection, transfer learning, VGG16, deep learning, optimizer, learning rate IMPACT OF COMMONLY USED OPTIMIZERS AND LEARNING RATE ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE TRANSFER LEARNING MODEL DURING THE DETECTION OF PNEUMONIA. info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:16164 2025-08-07T07:42:04Z user-mattu_university

KOCHITO, TESHALE MENGESHA 2025-08-07 The technique of reducing a lengthy text to a manageable length while maintaining its essential concepts and points are known as text summary. Its goal is to give a concise synopsis that encapsulates the main ideas of the original work. In text summarization, there are two main approaches: the extractive approach and the abstractive approach. In order to provide a succinct summary, extractive text summarizing entails determining the important details by picking out key sentences or phrases from the source text. The technique of creating an internal semantic representation of the source text and rewriting it in new words using natural language processing is known as abstractive text summarization. Extractive text summarization is the main focus of this study. There is no available text summarization research for the Kafi-noonoo language. The main objective of this study is to develop Kafinoonoo text summarizer models with a deep learning approach. For the purpose of this study, 402 kafi-noonoo texts with summaries were used as input documents. Consequently, three deep learning models were proposed in this study: CNN (convolutional neural network), LSTM (long short-term memory), and Bi-LSTM (bi-directional long short-term memory) to perform a comparison analysis for a Kafi-noonoo dataset. So, the developed models for Kafinoonoo language eliminate the mentioned problems of content selection bias, information overload, and wasting time, effort, and materials. In our experiments, the result indicates that the LSTM model achieves precision 98.2%, recall 98.6%, F1 score 98.1%, accuracy 93% and 98.5% of validation accuracy and 96.7% of training accuracy; Bi-LSTM scores precision 98.3%, recall 99.2%, F1 score 98.6%, accuracy 98% and 98.6% of validation accuracy and 97.8% of training accuracy; and the CNN model scores precision 88%, recall 87%, F1 score 93.9%, accuracy 93.5% and 94% of validation accuracy and 93.6% of training accuracy. https://zenodo.org/record/16164 10.20372/nadre:16164 oai:zenodo.org:16164 doi:10.20372/nadre:16163 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Automatic text summarization, Natural language processing, Abstractive summarization, Extractive summarization, Kafi-noonoo language KAFI-NOONOO TEXT SUMMARIZATION WITH A DEEP LEARNING APPROACH info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:16172 2025-08-07T07:51:20Z user-mattu_university

Jibril Mohammed 2025-08-07 Construction industry is known for its: fragmentation problems, low productivity, delay and cost overruns; poor safety, and insufficient quality which ultimately leads to project success factors and effects. The purpose of this study is toward aiming to find out the problems interms of Project Success Factors and their Effects that leads to construction project failure, assessing the significant effects of project success factors and evaluating the top most effective measures with recommended and remedial solutions that cause project success factors and effects of public construction projects. This research implies: theoretical, descriptive, cause –and –effect, with: questionnaire distribution, interview, observation and document review were the methods of data collection used in this study. Relative importance index method was used and the results were presented by: tables, charts and figures. Convenience or availability of non-probability sampling technique of data collection was used. As the study goes to deep specifically, the first most top causative players of project success factors were: i.e. material wastage on projects and Price escalation of construction materials, lack of an effective and efficient procurement planning, enterprise does not identify its stakeholders properly and evaluate the stakeholder acceptability, lack of supervision and delay of inspections and unexpected changes in material availability. Through these, the causative success factors were toward effect related to: cost overrun, delay and quality problems such as: cost incurred due to high wastage, poor planning and scheduling, lack of an effective project quality planning. The end results from these effects were project failure and termination. Correlation analysis implies that if the: resource, procurement, stakeholder, site supervision and external factors are improved; it would improve projects quality failure. Hence, it has recommended that: having a clear and brief plan that the contractors, consultants and clients toward intended relating to the objectives oriented of construction projects. Further study has going to be needed and futurity is better toward improving and controlling project success factors over: time, cost and quality of all parties to ensure the highest quality of construction projects and find out whether there is project success factors and effects, periodically within project implementation. https://zenodo.org/record/16172 10.20372/nadre:16172 oai:zenodo.org:16172 doi:10.20372/nadre:16171 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Constraints, Construction projects, Effects and Factors. PROJECT SUCCESS FACTORS AND THEIR EFFECTS, ON PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, THE CASE OF ILU-ABA-BOOR ZONE, MATTU TOWN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:16206 2025-08-07T08:10:33Z user-mattu_university

TIKI, DECHASA OLUMA 2025-08-07 Criminal case judgment and penalty prediction has recently gained significant attention in the field of legal informatics. While numerous studies have explored deep learning techniques for high-resource languages like English, there remains a lack of research targeting low-resource languages such as Afaan Oromo. This study addresses this gap by proposing a deep learning-based system for predicting criminal case judgments and corresponding penalties in Afaan Oromo. A new dataset was prepared from scratch, collected from the Ilu Aba Bor Zone Supreme Court and selected First Instance Woreda Courts. The dataset includes 3,892 labeled cases for judgment prediction, categorized into two classes: Yakkama (Guilty) and Bilisa (Not Guilty), and 1,742 records for penalty prediction comprising 39 distinct penalty categories. To address the research questions, four deep learning architectures LSTM, BiLSTM, GRU, and BiGRU were implemented and evaluated. Among them, the BiLSTM model demonstrated the best performance for both tasks. For penalty classification, it achieved an accuracy of 98% and an F1-score of 98%. For judgment classification, the BiLSTM and BiGRU models attained the highest results, both with an F1- score of 86% and accuracy scores of 85.6% and 85.4%, respectively. This research contributes a newly developed and publicly unavailable dataset for a low-resource language, explores multiple deep learning models for dual classification tasks, and presents a comparative evaluation of their performance. The findings indicate that deep learning approaches, especially BiLSTM, are effective in handling legal text classification in Afaan Oromo and show potential for integration into real-time legal support systems, provided further testing and optimization are conducted. https://zenodo.org/record/16206 10.20372/nadre:16206 oai:zenodo.org:16206 doi:10.20372/nadre:16205 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Criminal Case Judgment, Penalty Prediction, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing, Afaan Oromo Deep Learning Based Criminal Case Judgement and penalty Prediction for Afaan Oromo info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:16194 2025-08-07T07:58:39Z user-mattu_university

FIROMSA TAMASGEN 2025-08-07 Background: According to the world health organization, unintended pregnancy is defined as a pregnancy which is not wanted and/or not planed at the time of conception. Unintended pregnancy happens due to different reasons like; not using family planning, failure of contraceptive methods, lack of contraceptive methods, incidental sexual intercourse, including rape, and lack of awareness regarding family planning. Objective-To assess the magnitude of unintended pregnancy and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care at Public Health Facilities in Mattu Town, southwest, Ethiopia, 2024 GC. Methods: An institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted among 327 randomly selected mothers attending ANC at public health facilities of Mattu town Ilu Abba Boor Zone Oromia, Ethiopia, from September 18 to November 18, 2024. A total of 327 pregnant women was selected by using systematic random sampling from 3 public health facilities of mattu town Data was collected by structured questionnaire and entered into Epi-Data version 3.1 and exported to SPSS version 25 for analysis. Data was collected by trained data collectors using Pre-tested structured questionnaires, and also was checked for completeness, consistency, coded and entered in to SPSS version 25 software and analyzed. Results: Magnitude of unintended pregnancy was 33.1%. Parity ≥ 5 [AOR=0.8 95% CI (0.87,1.41)], lack of spousal communication [(AOR=4.8; 95% CI: (1.5-5.2)], Know about IUCD [(AOR: 1.65, 95% CI: (1.2-3.75)], awareness that unintended pregnancy is preventable [AOR=1.9; 95% CI: (0.38-2.6)], history of past unintended pregnancy [AOR=1.4, 95% CI: (0.1-2.9)], distance between health facility and home[AOR=3.34, 95% CI: (0.10,4.4)], and decision to obtain health care [AOR=1.83: 95% CI: (0.56-4.2)] showed significant association with unintended pregnancy. Conclusion and recommendation: Parity, lack of spousal communication, distance between health facility and home, know about IUCD, awareness that unintended pregnancy is preventable, history of past unintended pregnancy, and decision to obtain health care showed significant association with unintended pregnancy. Health bureau and health worker should work to scale up communication of couples about fertility and contraceptive issues through peer education and promoting long‐term modern family planning methods. https://zenodo.org/record/16194 10.20372/nadre:16194 oai:zenodo.org:16194 doi:10.20372/nadre:16193 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Unintended pregnancy, pregnant women, Ethiopia. UNINTENDED PREGNANCY AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDINGANTENATAL CARE AT MATTU TOWN PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES, SOUTH WEST ETHIOPIA. info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:16208 2025-08-07T08:12:24Z user-mattu_university

Dawit Oljira 2025-08-07 The objective of this study is to assess the major contributing factors of construction material waste in Metu building construction projects. From the number of building constructions found in Metu, building contractors one, two and three were selected as the target population. To meet the objective of the study, a questionnaire and key informant interview were used as data collection tools. Among the distributed 50 questionnaires for the construction companies, 40 were collected. Simple statistical analysis involving tables and percentages were used in analyze the results from the questionnaire.. The finding of this research indicates that “Frequent design changes at construction stage”, “Rework due to workers mistakes” and “Poor quality of materials” were the three major factors of construction material waste among the 44 identified factors. In addition, high amount of concrete wastage was identified as the top major contributing factors in the performance of building construction projects since concrete uses in larger quantity in construction sites. Beside this, the results obtained indicate, the construction material waste minimizing measures are not practiced yet in construction sites. The results of this study recommended that there is a need to establish strong communication towards the scope of work in the design phase of the project based on the client interest. And adoption different technologies like prefabrication and precast units, proper detailing during designing, coordinating dimensions between materials and the design, and planning ahead to minimize design changes are sensible mechanisms. https://zenodo.org/record/16208 10.20372/nadre:16208 oai:zenodo.org:16208 doi:10.20372/nadre:16207 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Building construction, waste contributing factors, minimization techniques,Metu,Ethiopia FACTORS FOR CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL WASTAGE IN METU: THE CASE OF SELECTED BUILDING info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:16210 2025-08-07T08:17:58Z user-mattu_university

DEBELA BEKELE 2025-08-07 The basic objective of this study was to assess factors affecting sustainability of small and medium scale enterprises in Ilu aba bor zone Bure woreda selected kebeles. The study uses 418 of total population the sampling techniques 204 by using yemane formula. The study assessed internal and external factor that affect the sustainability of small and medium scale enterprise. The study employed mixed approach. Both primary and secondary data was employed. Questionnaires were the most data collection instruments data coiiected from 204 and the interview from 5 representative of the sectors those are Manufacturing, Agricalture, Trade, Service and constraction sectores . Samples were selected from enterprise using stratified simple random sampling from sectors. After the data has been collected, it had been analyze using descriptive statistics/ Descriptive statistics performed by means of frequency and percentages and those were display using tables and inferential statistics was used to assess the relationships and differences between variables. multiple regression- was used for this study, the research finding showed that among factors management factor, marketing factor, has no effect on the sustainability of SMES. On the opposite finding financial, technology, work-related, and political legal factors are the key factors that affect the sustainability of SMES in Ilu aba bor zone Bure woreda selected kebeles. The researcher recommends the government to have specific office, guideline and specific assigned employees for small and medium enterprise administration purpose. https://zenodo.org/record/16210 10.20372/nadre:16210 oai:zenodo.org:16210 doi:10.20372/nadre:16209 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by sustainability, enterprises, small enterprise, medium enterprise, eternal factors, internal factors FACTORS AFFECTING SUSTAINABILITY OF MICRO AND SMALL ENTERPRISE (IN THE CASE OF ILU BABOR ZONE BURE WOREDA SELECTED KEBELES ) info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:16284 2025-08-07T11:50:09Z user-mattu_university

GURMU , MISGANA OBSI 2025-08-07 The purpose of the study was to examine factors that affect public procurement performance in the case of Bedele woreda office of finance. Specifically, the study sought to examine the variables procurement planning, resource allocations, staff competency, procurement policy and procedure and procurement staff competency that affect the performance of procurement. The study used both quantitative and qualitative research approach and explanatory and descriptive research design .The study employed purposive sampling technique with stratified sampling to select the respondents. The sample size of the study is 238 respondents from public sectors staffs who currently working at management position, procurement department and have direct relationship with procurement activities and suppliers. A structured questionnaire and interview as a data collection instrument were used. The field data was statistically analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential analyses. Findings of the study indicate that, all variables procurement planning with 000 significant level , resource allocation with 000 significant level , procurement staff competency with 000 significant level, procurement procedure with 000 significant level and procurement staff ethics with 000 significant level are highly affect the performance of procurement. The study conclude that procurement plan did not follow participatory approach, The organizations involved in the study are not following standard procurement procedures, specifications from the user sector are not being prepared by taking into account the procurement principles and procedures. Finally the study recommends that , preparation of annual procurement plans should be participatory and frequently reviewed, participating training in order to boost the skills and competency levels required by staffs involved in the procurement process and to become effective and efficient, public organization should ensure that ethical practices and apply code of conduct, professional ethics in accordance. https://zenodo.org/record/16284 10.20372/nadre:16284 oai:zenodo.org:16284 doi:10.20372/nadre:16283 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Procurement, performance, competency, policy, planning, ethics FACTORS AFFECTING PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PERFORMANCE: THE CASE OF BEDELE WOREDA OFFICE OF FINANCE info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:16302 2025-08-07T13:30:18Z user-mattu_university

Moses Tilahun 2025-08-07 Service quality is considered very important because it leads to higher customer satisfaction and retention. The general objective of the research is measuring service quality dimensions and its affect on customer satisfaction in Commercial Bank of Ethiopia sor branch Mattu. In this research expectation and perception about service quality of the bank are measured. The researcher used quantitative research approach, survey research design as a research design and it also used non-probability sampling using convenience sampling as a sampling design.. In the research the SERVQUAL instrument developed by Parasuraman (1985) has been applied in designing the questionnaire by using five dimensions of service quality; tangibility, reliability, responsiveness, assurance and empathy with five point Likert scale from “1” strongly disagree to “5” of strongly agree. In the study 395 questionnaires were distributed to saving account customers and interviews were asked to employees of CBE Sor branch. From these questionnaires 245 were returned by respondents which are the response rate is 62%. The researcher analyzed data by using correlation and regression analysis. The correlation result shows that positive correlation between service quality dimensions and customer satisfaction, from this tangibility has the highest . The regression result shows service quality dimensions have positive effect. It was found that the overall service quality perceived by consumers was not satisfactory meaning expectations exceeded perceptions and all the dimensions showed higher expectations than perceptions of service. It also confirmed that there is a positive and strong correlation between the service quality dimensions and customer satisfaction. The findings suggest that the bank need to improve all the dimensions of service quality from the gap analysis carried out. https://zenodo.org/record/16302 10.20372/nadre:16302 oai:zenodo.org:16302 doi:10.20372/nadre:16301 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by service quality, service quality dimensions, customer satisfaction, SERVQUAL MEASURING SERVICE QUALITY DIMENTIONS AND ITS EFFECT ON CUSTOMER SATISFACTION (The Case of CBE Sor Branch Mattu) info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:16336 2025-08-07T14:24:15Z user-mattu_university

AMENA BIRHANU 2025-08-07 Background: Malaria is among the leading causes of mortality and morbidity among under five children in developing countries. Ethiopia has set targets for controlling malaria through at-risk group interventions. However, the disease remains a serious public health concern. Objective: This study aimed at determining the magnitude of malaria and associated factors among febrile children under 5 years old attending Mattu Karl Comprehensive Specialized Hospital. Methods: A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted among systematically randomly selected 311 under five children in Mattu Karl Specialized Hospital, South west Ethiopia, from June 2024 to July 2024. A capillary blood sample was collected from each child to prepared thin and thick blood smears. A pretested structured questionnaire was used to collect on sociodemographic data, parental/caregiver knowledge, and malaria determining factors. Multicollinearity was checked by variance inflation factor while model fitness was checked by Hosmer-Lemeshow test at p > 0.05. Bivariable logistic regression was run to select candidate variables for multivariable logistic regression analysis at p< 0.25.AOR along with its 95% CI was used for measure of association. Statistical significance was declared at p < 0.05. Results: The overall magnitude of malaria among febrile under-five children visiting Mattu Karl Comprehensive Specialized Hospital was 47.3% (95% CI: 42%–53%). Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium. vivax, and mixed infection (both species) accounted for 52.7%, 38.6%, and 8.7% of the cases, respectively. The multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that living in rural residence [AOR=1.97 95% CI (1.17, 3.63)], caregiver’s educational status of unable to read and write [AOR=2.00: 95% CI (1.58, 8.72)], not sleeping under ITN [AOR=3.42 95% CI (2.93, 6.78)], and presence of outdoor activity at night [AOR =2.24, 95% CI (1.21, 9.15)] were the factors independently associated with malaria infection among febrile under five children. Conclusion: The magnitude of malaria was high among children under the age of five enrolled in the study. The local government should focus on regular insecticide treated net utilization reducing the risk of mosquito bites while sleeping at night and increasing public understanding of malaria prevention and control through health education would also help to minimize the burden of malaria https://zenodo.org/record/16336 10.20372/nadre:16336 oai:zenodo.org:16336 doi:10.20372/nadre:16335 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by malaria, febrile, under-five, Ethiopia MAGNITUDE OF MALARIA AND ASSOCIATED FACTORSAMONG FEBRILE UNDER FIVE CHILDREN ATTENDING PEDIATRIC OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT OF MATTU KARL COMPREHENSIVE SPECIALIZED HOSPITAL, MATTU TOWN, SOUTH WEST, ETHIOPIA INVASTIGATIOR info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:16331 2025-08-07T14:17:20Z user-mattu_university

SISAY KORSA 2025-08-07 Background: Insecticide-treated bed nets (ITN) are a cost-effective vector control method for malaria prevention. ITN utilization interventions exist to reduce risk for vulnerable groups. However, information on ITN utilization among pregnant mothers is limited, especially in the rural community of Gachi woredas. Objective: the study aimed to assess insecticide-treated bed net utilization and associated factors among pregnant women in Gachi Woreda, district, South West Ethiopia, 2024 Methods: A Community-based cross-sectional study was conducted at Gachi Woreda from June 2024 to July 2024, involving 422 randomly selected pregnant mothers. Data was collected using a pretested questionnaire and logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with insecticide bed net usage. The variables with p-value less than 0.25 in the univariable analysis were included in the multivariate logistic regression model. Hosmer-Lemeshow's goodness of fit test was used to assess the necessary assumptions for the application of multivariate logistic regression. Adjusted odds ratios were calculated with 95% CIs, and statistical significance was declared at p ≤ 0.05. Result: The finding of this study revealed that 93.9% the respondents had ITN and the current utilization status of pregnant mothers was 46.5% [41.7 % -51.3%]. The low level utilization was significantly associated with mothers' education [AOR: 0.48, 95% CI: 0.28–0.81], parity [AOR: 1.98, 95% CI: 1.30–3.03], Antenatal care (ANC) attendance [AOR: 2.08, 95% CI: 1.21-2.58], and family size [AOR: 2.53, 95% CI: 1.61-3.87]. Accordingly, mothers without formal education were 52% less likely to use ITN, while those with primpara were 1.98 times more likely. Those had family size less than five were 2.53 times more likely to use ITN. Pregnant mothers who attended at least one ANC visit were 2.08 times more likely to use ITN. Conclusion: The level of ITN utilization among pregnant mothers in the study setting is very low when compared with national target, which alarms for action to save the lives of life-giving mothers. It also highlights the importance of ANC visits in the reduction of maternal malaria and maternal education on the utilization of preventive measures. Therefore, the key players in maternal care should focus on awareness creation and enhancements of ANC follow-up to reduce illness during pregnancy, including deadly malaria, in the setting. https://zenodo.org/record/16331 10.20372/nadre:16331 oai:zenodo.org:16331 doi:10.20372/nadre:16329 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Pregnant mothers, Malaria, Insecticide Treated Bed Nets, Gechi Woreda INSECTICIDE TREATED BED NETS UTILIZATION AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN IN GECHI WOREDA, BUNNO BEDELE ZONE SOUTH WEST ETHIOPIA: COMMUNITY BASED CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY, 2024. info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:16318 2025-08-07T13:49:28Z user-mattu_university

WALDAYES, ARARSO KASAHUN 2025-08-07 Background:Stroke is “rapidly developing clinical signs of focal and global disturbance of cerebral function lasting more than 24 hours or leading to death with no apparent cause than that of vascular origin. In 2019, there are over 12.2 million new strokes and 101 million prevalent strokes every year globally. Despite rapidly increasing stroke incidence and prevalence, the prevention practice of stroke was inadequate in many countries around globe. Objectives: To assess stroke prevention practices and associated factors among hypertensive Patients attending in public hospitals, Buno Bedele zone, Oromia region, southwest Ethiopia, 2024. Method: A Hospital based cross-sectional study design was conducted from June 15 to July15, 2024 among a randomly selected sample of 414 hypertensive patients on follow-up. Data were collected using interviewer administered structured questionnaire. Data were coded, cleaned, edited and entered into Epi Data version 3.1 and were exported to SPSS version 25 for analysis. Descriptive statistics such as frequencies, proportions, and numerical summary measures were used to describe the data. Variables with P value less than 0.25 were candidate for multivariable logistic regression. Model fitness was checked by Hosmier-Leimshow test. Multicollinearity, were checked by VIF. P-value < 0.05 were considered to declared a result as statistically significant. The odds ratio with its 95% CI was reported to measure the association between the dependent and independent variables. Results: Among 406 respondents,188(46.3%) 95% (CI = 41, 51)) of study participants had good stroke prevention practices. Age < 65 years old [AOR:1.85 (95% CI (1.18,2.89)],females[AOR: 1.64 (with 95% CI (1.05,2.55) ],formal education [AOR: 1.90 (with 95% CI (1.16,3.11) ] ,urban residence [AOR: 2.15 (with 95% CI ;2(1.38,3.33) ] and Good knowledge [AOR: 3.37 (with 95% CI (2.13,5.32) ] were good stroke prevention practice. Conclusion:The magnitude of stroke prevention practice among hypertensive patients at Bedele hospital and chora hospital were 46.3%.Therefore,health education should be made to improve patients' understanding and behaviors regarding to stroke prevention. https://zenodo.org/record/16318 10.20372/nadre:16318 oai:zenodo.org:16318 doi:10.20372/nadre:16317 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by stroke prevention practice attending in hospitals, Buno Bedele zone,Oromia,southwest Ethiopia. STROKE PREVENTION PRACTICE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS IN BUNO BEDELE ZONE PUBLIC HOSPITALS, SOUTH WEST ETHIOPIA, 2024 info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:16334 2025-08-07T14:20:55Z user-mattu_university

ASEGAHEGN SHIGUT 2025-08-07 Background: Adolescents and young person"s face numerous challenges related to sexual and reproductive health (SRH), including limited access to and utilization of sexual reproductive health services. This can lead to adverse health outcomes, such as unintended pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections, and unsafe abortions. Understanding the factors influencing sexual reproductive health service utilization among secondary school students in Bedele town is essential for developing targeted interventions. Objective: This study aimed to assess the utilization of sexual reproductive health services and identify associated factors among secondary school students in Bedele town, Ethiopia. Methods: School based cross-sectional study design was conducted from June 15- July 15, 2024, among Bedele secondary school students. Systematic random sampling techniques were used to select a total of 298 respondents. A self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection. Collected data was checked for completeness, cleaned, coded and entered Epi data 3.1 and then the data was exported into SPSS version 26. Bivariable and multivariable binary logistic regression were used to identify factors associated with utilization of Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) at P value < 0.05 level of statistical significance. Results: Out of 298 respondents, 127(42.6%) (95% CI:37,48) adolescents utilized sexual reproductive health services. Factors associated with utilization included place of residence (AOR = 2.159, 95% CI: 1.237, 3.767), access to Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) information (AOR = 2.27, 95% CI: 1.231, 4.028), provider attitudes (AOR = 0.333, 95% CI: 0.149, 0.747), and service time convenience (AOR = 0.612, 95% CI: 0.372, 1.006) were significantly associate with utilization of SRH services. Conclusion and recommendation: This study results showed that there was low utilization of sexual reproductive health services in the last twelve months among high school students when compared with other studies. The most utilized services were Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) followed by sexual reproductive health Information Education and counselling services. Residential area, Exposing for sexual reproductive health (SRH) information, perceived attitude from the service provider and convenience of service time were factors significantly associated with Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) utilization. It is better to understand these factors, strengthen youth clubs and their interrelated influences is essential for developing effective interventions to improve reproductive health outcomes among students. https://zenodo.org/record/16334 10.20372/nadre:16334 oai:zenodo.org:16334 doi:10.20372/nadre:16333 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by SRH service utilization, Adolescent, Bedele, Ethiopia SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES UTILIZATION AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN BEDELE TOWN, WESTERN ETHIOPIA info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:16344 2025-08-07T14:42:42Z user-mattu_university

UMETA, ABA BOKU HABTAMU 2025-08-07 This study aims to investigate the effects of the BSC on various aspects of justice delivery within the OSC. Developed by Kaplan and Norton in 1992, the BSC evaluates organization performance across learning and growth, internal processes, customers, and financial perspectives including the judiciary. The research addresses critical questions regarding the BSC's influence on case management efficiency, justice delivery effectiveness, customer satisfaction, and employee perceptions within the OSC. Despite over a decade of BSC use, its specific effects on judicial administration remain underexplored. Utilizing a mixed research approach with both descriptive and explanatory research designs. The findings reveal that the implementation of the BSC in the OSC has significantly enhanced various aspects of justice delivery. Regression analysis and descriptive findings demonstrate that BSC implementation markedly improves the efficiency of case management, with reduced case processing times and higher clearance rates. The BSC also effectively improves the effectiveness of justice delivery by significantly reducing case backlogs, reflected in a mean difference of -2.76 and a strong statistical significance. Additionally, customer satisfaction has notably increased, with high accessibility and expectations being met. Employee perceptions also highlight substantial improvements in engagement and training postBSC implementation. The study concludes that the BSC's strong positive correlation (R = 0.928) with justice deliverance, and high explanatory power (R-squared = 0.861), affirm that BSC implementation aligns strategic objectives with performance measures, leading to a more efficient, effective, and satisfactory judicial system in the OSC. The study recommends the OSC invest in case management software, train staff on best practices, and implement cost-saving technologies to reduce case processing times and improve financial performance. Focus on effective strategies to increase case clearance rates, regularly review and adjust these strategies, and implement targeted initiatives to reduce pending cases. Develop comprehensive and up-todate training programs for judicial staff, regularly assess their effectiveness, recognize and reward staff contributions, and provide professional development opportunities. Continuously seek feedback from court users to understand their needs, implement user-friendly services, and improve communication to enhance satisfaction. Maintain and improve the court's effectiveness in delivering justice by reducing case resolution times and promptly addressing backlog issues. https://zenodo.org/record/16344 10.20372/nadre:16344 oai:zenodo.org:16344 doi:10.20372/nadre:16343 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Balanced Scorecard (BSC), Justice Delivery, Oromia Supreme Court (OSC) THE EFFECTS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF BALANCED SCORECARD ON JUSTICE DELIVERANCE: THE CASE OF OROMIA SUPREME COURT. info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:16338 2025-08-07T14:30:41Z user-mattu_university

BERHANU BELAY 2025-08-07 Background: Dietary diversity is the term used to describe a person's balanced intake of food in order to meet their nutritional needs. According to data from the EDHS in 2016, 22% of women are undernourished or thin, indicating a significant rate of malnutrition among women. This is associated with a maternal death rate of 420 per 100,000 live births. Objective: To assess dietary diversity, under nutrition and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care at public health facilities in Mattu Town, south-western Ethiopia Method: An institutional based cross-sectional study design was conducted among 382 pregnant women selected by a simple random sampling method from September, 17 to November, 17/2024 GC. Maternal anthropometric measurements, pregnancy and nutrition related data was collected by trained data collectors. The collected data were double entered to Epi-Data version 3.1 and exported to Statistical Package for Social Science version 25 for analysis. Descriptive statistics was used to describe characteristics of study participants. Mid Upper Arm Circumference of the left arm of the respondents were measured the nutritional status of mother using cutoff point for mid upper arm circumference>23cm normal and 4 (AOR=1.78.95%CI: 0.398, 2.01),being un-literate (no formal education)(AOR=1.23,95%CI:0.676,1.84), being daily laborer(AOR=2.39, 95% CI: (1.4,3.1), low average monthly household income less than 1500Ethiopianbirr(AOR=1.83,95%CI: 0.41, 2.17), WDDS <5 (AOR:1.24, 95% CI:0.72, 2.88), and meal frequency <2 times a day (AOR:1.7, 95% CI: 1.16,2.02) were factors associated with dietary diversity and under nutrition among pregnant women. Conclusion: Magnitude of under nutrition and inadequate dietary diversity among pregnant women were high in study area. Maternal no formal education, Household income and family size were significantly associated with pregnant women nutritional status and dietary diversity. Therefore, pregnant women, government, non-governmental organization and other stakeholders should focus on importance of maternal education, improving household income, and minimize family size to improve the use of diversified diet, and nutritional status of pregnant women. https://zenodo.org/record/16338 10.20372/nadre:16338 oai:zenodo.org:16338 doi:10.20372/nadre:16337 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Dietary diversity, under nutrition, pregnant women DIETARY DIVERSITY, UNDERNUTRITION AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CARE AT MATTU TOWN PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES, SOUTH WESTERN ETHIOPIA info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:16340 2025-08-07T14:37:53Z user-mattu_university

TIKIMT TILAHUN 2025-08-07 The purpose of this study was assessing the project stakeholder management practices of Bilo Nopa woreda water supply and sanitation sector project. The research emphasizes on assessing how the project stakeholders where managed by assessing the practice of stakeholders management, and evaluating the challenges encountered, project stakeholder management practice impact on success of project and the practice of conflict resolution. The populations of the study were B/Nopa water supply and sanitation stakeholders such as local government employees, technical expert, project team members, and administration staffs. The study use stratified random sampling technique and the sample size was 150 out of 240 target populations. To calculate sample size the study were used Yamane formula. 150 questioners were distributed out of this140 questioner were received with 93.3% response rate. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected through questionnaire. The descriptive study was used to determine the existing conditions and practices in the case under study. The quantitative data from the survey questionnaire were be sorted and analyzed with the help of SPSS 22 version software, and the qualitative data was analyzed by relating the results with literatures. The finding present that challenge of stakeholder management practice were lack of identifying stakeholder at initial stage, lack of identifying project mission, lack of good commitment, technical complexity, lack of clear definition.. of project mission, different stake holder interest and limited resource and conflict between stakeholders can be solved depending on the concerned issue and according to conflict context they use different stakeholder conflict resolution method to achieve the desire objectives From the result the researcher concluded that those stakeholders have life blood of project. Their roles, interests and expectations must be understood and managed for a project to be successful. Furthermore paper recommended administration plan and implement action to improve stakeholder management practice during the project implementation for good outcome. https://zenodo.org/record/16340 10.20372/nadre:16340 oai:zenodo.org:16340 doi:10.20372/nadre:16339 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Stakeholder, management practice, conflict resolution ASSESSING STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT PRACTICE IN CASE OF BILO NOPHA WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION SECTOR, OROMIA, ETHIOPIA info:eu-repo/semantics/article publication-article

oai:zenodo.org:16342 2025-08-07T14:40:20Z user-mattu_university

ALIMA TIRUNEH 2025-08-07 This study will mainly set out with a general purpose to assess the quality management practices and identify challenges in public building construction projects in case of Mattu. To achieve its objective, the study will be employed both descriptive and explanatory research and both primary and secondary data will be used. Questionnaires were used as data collection tools. Furthermore, it employed purposive sampling techniques. The survey questionnaire was distributed to 63 project implementation team members who were selected purposively among them 58 respondents were responded, which represented a response rate of 92.02%. The data gathered through the questionnaire was analysed by Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). The generated data will analyse using tables, frequency, percentage, and multiple regression approaches. The summary of study shows there is quality planning process, quality control process, quality assurance, some use of tools and techniques and top management commitment in study area. The study summarize the challenges in implementing quality management practice are difficulties in measuring result, Problem with Right of way and increase in time, lack of standardized quality management guidelines, ineffective communication & gov’t bureaucracy, problems with consultants performance and employee turnover. The regression result of study shows there is a positive correlation between successful quality management practice and independent variables. The regression result shows quality management tools & technique and Quality assurance had positive and significantly successful quality management practice. The regression result shows project quality planning, quality control and top management commitment had positive and insignificantly influence successful quality management practice. The study recommends the following measuring the result properly follow the government guideline and policy, install effective communication, the consultants needs to perform properly to manage the problem they create in their poor performance and the human resource needs to identify the problem related employee turnover give the solution for employees. https://zenodo.org/record/16342 10.20372/nadre:16342 oai:zenodo.org:16342 doi:10.20372/nadre:16341 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Quality planning, Quality control, Quality assurance, top management commitment ASSESSMENT OF QUALITY MANAGEMENT PRACTICE IN PUBLIC BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN CASE OF MATTU info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:16348 2025-08-07T14:54:33Z user-mattu_university

DAWIT FETENE 2025-08-07 This study evaluates maintenance management practices in public buildings, focusing on a case study of Mettu’s public hospital. Maintenance is essential for ensuring the safety, functionality, and longevity of buildings. The research utilized physical observation, questionnaires, interviews, and a literature review to collect data. A purposive sampling technique was employed to select participants, and a sample size of 50 respondents, including hospital staff and maintenance personnel, was used. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Findings reveal that the hospital buildings are in poor condition due to reliance on corrective maintenance instead of preventive practices. Common issues include damaged roofs, floors, ceilings, defective plumbing and drainage systems, dilapidated ceilings, and electrical systems. Key challenges include lack of preventive maintenance, aging, misuse, poor maintenance culture, inadequate funding, and limited training. The study recommends implementing planned maintenance programs, increasing preventive maintenance, securing adequate funding, addressing defective plumbing and drainage systems, repairing dilapidated ceilings, and conducting regular building assessments to ensure effective management. https://zenodo.org/record/16348 10.20372/nadre:16348 oai:zenodo.org:16348 doi:10.20372/nadre:16347 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by maintenance management, public buildings, preventive maintenance, constraints ASSEMENT OF MAINTANANCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICE OF PUBLIC HOSPITAL BUILDINGSIN METTU info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:16525 2025-08-13T05:11:51Z user-mattu_university

YORDANOS TADESSE 2025-08-13 Background: Iron deficiency anemia is a significant public health concern among adolescent girls in Ethiopia, affecting their health and development. The Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation program was implemented to address iron deficiency anemia but its effectiveness in this age group remains unclear. Objective: The aim of this study was to assess anemia and its associated factors among adolescent girls in Gog and Abobo woreda, Gambella Region, Southwest Ethiopia.. Methods: This study employed a comparative cross-sectional design to investigate anemia among high school students in Gambella, Abobo, and Gog woreda. A total of 359 students were randomly selected and surveyed using a pre-tested structured questionnaire. Data analysis was performed using SPSS. Bivariable binary logistic regression was conducted to identify potential predictors of anemia. Variables with a p-value less than 0.25 in the bivariable models were included in the final multivariable logistic regression model. Goodness-of-fit and multicollinearity tests were conducted to ensure the validity of the statistical models. Adjusted odds ratios (AORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated to measure the strength of the association. Statistical significance was declared at a p-value less than 0.05. Result: The overall prevalence of anemia among high school students was 28.4% (95% CI: 22.5- 34.1). Significantly higher rates were observed in non-WIFAS schools (33.9%, 95% CI: 28- 34.2) compared to WIFAS schools (22.9%, 95% CI: [17-31.5]). In WIFAS schools, students from households where the father had died were 11.08 times (AOR = 11.08, 95% CI: 1.47-28.33) more likely to be anemic compared to those with living fathers. A history of malaria increased the odds of anemia by 3.62 times (AOR = 3.622, 95% CI: 1.08-12.11). Inadequate knowledge about anemia was associated with a 7.57 times increased risk of anemia (AOR = 7.57, 95% CI: 2.94-19.47). Lack of access to healthcare services increased the odds of anemia by 5.04 times (AOR = 5.04, 95% CI: 1.81-14.09). Students with underweight were 9.30 times (AOR = 9.30, 95% CI: 3.01-28.83) more likely to be anemic compared to their counterparts. In non-WIFAS schools, belonging to larger families increased the odds of anemia by 6.22 times (AOR = 6.22, 95% CI: 2.29-16.82). Low dietary diversity was associated with a 4.02 times increased risk of anemia (AOR = 4.02, 95% CI: 1.52-9.11). Lack of healthcare access increased the risk by 5.11 times (AOR = 5.11, 95% CI: 2.31-12.78). Students with underweight were 2.82 times (AOR = 2.82, 95% CI: 1.05-7.59) more likely to be anemic.This study showed that anemia was a moderate public health problem in this population, with non-WIFAS schools exhibiting higher rates. Deceased father, history of malaria, Inadequate Knowledge on Anemia, lack of healthcare access, underweight were significantly associated with anemia among WIFAS group while large family size, low dietary diversity, lack of health care access, underweight were significantly associated with anemia among non-WIFAS https://zenodo.org/record/16525 10.20372/nadre:16525 oai:zenodo.org:16525 doi:10.20372/nadre:16524 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Anemia, WIFAS, School students, Gambella, Ethiopia ANEMIA AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG ADOLESCENT GIRLS IN WEEKLY IRON AND FOLIC ACID SUPPLEMENTATION IMPLEMENTED AND NONIMPLEMENTED SCHOOLS IN GOG AND ABOBO WOREDA, GAMBELLA, SOUTHWEST ETHIOPIA. info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:16521 2025-08-13T05:07:29Z user-mattu_university

ZELALEM TADESSE 2025-08-13 Background: Vitamin A Supplementation is for the functioning of the immune system and the healthy growth and development of children and reduces child morbidity and mortality. However, Ethiopian children do not receive the necessary dose of vitamin A supplementation. Addressing the gaps related to vitamin A requires a multifaceted approach, including education, strengthening health care delivery and community engagement. Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the magnitude of uptake of Vitamin A Supplementation and its associated factors among children aged 6-59 months in public hospitals, Buno Bedele, Southwestern Ethiopia, 2024. Methods and Materials: This study was conducted among randomly selected 317 childmothers‘ paired respondents. A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted from June 15 to July 15, 2024. Data were collected using kobo collect software, and analyzed using SPSS version 25. Bivariable logistic regression analysis was used select candidate variables for the multivariable logistic regression analysis at a p-value < 0.25. Multicollinearity was checked by using VIF while model fitness was checked by using Hosmer-Lemeshow test. AOR with its 95% CI were used to measure association of variables. A p-value less than 0.05 were used to declare statistical significance. Result: According to the results, the magnitude of VAS was 64.4% (95% CI: 1.344, 1.682). Mothers/care givers who completed college/University AOR: 11.87 (95% CI: 2.031 to 69.407, P=0.001), Mothers or care givers whose spouses graduated from college/university AOR: 5.9 (95% CI: 1.259 to 27.703, P=0.003), respondents good knowledge about the VAS AOR: 11.6 (95% CI: 6.786, 20.204, P=0.001), Care giver/family who know the consequence of VAD AOR: 8.3 (95% CI:2.19 to 31.47,p=0.002) and the amount of time spent traveling to the closest health facility less than thirty minute AOR: 3.92 (95% CI: 1.750 to 8.815, P=0.001) and between thirty to sixty nine minute AOR: 3.59 (95% CI: 1.58 to 8.817, P=0.002) were significantly associated with up-take of VAS. Conclusion: The coverage of VAS in the study area was 64.4 % which is below the WHO‘s recommendation and national target of 80%. Government and all responsible body should create continuous awareness creation programs for local communities, research studies focused on gaps of uptake of vitamin A supplementation should be strengthened. https://zenodo.org/record/16521 10.20372/nadre:16521 oai:zenodo.org:16521 doi:10.20372/nadre:16520 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by vitamin A supplementation, Vitamin A, uptake of health service, Ethiopia. UPTAKE OF ROUTINE VITAMIN A SUPPLIMENTATION AND ITS ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG CHILDREN AGED 6 MONTHS TO 5 YEARS IN BUNO BEDELE ZONE PUBLIC HOSPITALS, SOUTHWESTERN ETHIOPIA, 2024 info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:16529 2025-08-13T05:17:53Z user-mattu_university

KINDU ABEBAW 2025-08-13 Introduction: Hepatitis B virus is an enveloped virus containing partially double-stranded circular DNA in its viral genome, and it is classified under the family Hepadnaviridae, HBV infection poses a serious threat to liver health, leading to potential life-threatening complications. Among the five types of hepatitis viruses (A, B, C, D, and E), Hepatitis B virus is the most prevalent cause of liver-related illness Objective: the objective of study toAssess the Magnitude of Hepatitis B surface antigen and its related determinants among pregnant women receiving antenatal care at hospitals in Gambella town, Gambella region, south west Ethiopia 2024. Methods and materials: Hospital based cross-sectional study was conducted fromAug 1 2024 to Aug 30 2024 using systematic random sampling technic, it includes 190 pregnant women’s and the Data was collected by using pretested close ended questioner, Descriptive statics was computed to describe the mean, standard deviation and percentage, Bivariatelogistic regression and multivariate logistic regression analyses was used to determine in what extent the predictor variable influence the dependent variable. Independent variables with P-value ≤ 0.05 was declare statistical significant. Result:In this study 4.86% of the pregnant women were reactive for HBsAg. Among the various factors affecting HBsAg sero-positivity, multi sexual partner (AOR [95%CI] =5.04[1.21-5.21]) with P=0.001 and those who are not attending formal education (AOR [95%CI] = 4.375[1.96- 5.34) with P=0.000 were found as independent predictors,this study has shown that HBV prevalence in pregnant women is of intermediate endemicity. Conclusion and recommendation:Regarding risk factors multi sexual partner and educational status were the independent predictors for sero-positivity of HBsAg. Hence educate individuals on high-risk behaviors, routine screening of pregnant women for HBV infection and administering the HBV vaccine to newborn infants, along with specific immune globulins if necessary https://zenodo.org/record/16529 10.20372/nadre:16529 oai:zenodo.org:16529 doi:10.20372/nadre:16528 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by HBsAg, Vaccine, Magnitude HBsAg, related determinants of HBsAg ,Gambella MAGNITUDE OF HEPATITES B INFECTION AND ASSOCIATED FACTORES AMONG PREGNANT MOTHERS ATTENDING ANTENATAL CARE AT PUBLIC HOSPITALS IN GAMBELLA TOWN SOUTH WESTERN ETHIOPIA: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:16527 2025-08-13T05:14:26Z user-mattu_university

SHIBIRU DAMANA DINKA 2025-08-13 Khat (Catha edulis Forsk) is a stimulant plant that grows in certain areas of East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. Heavy metal pollution has been a global concern due to its acute and chronic health effects and the major route of exposure is consumption of contaminated foods. In this study, determination and health risk assessment of heavy metals (Mn, Cu, Zn, Ni, Cr, Cd, and Pb) in khat and its support soil samples was carried out. The calibration curves of each analyte were linear in the concentration range of 0.3 - 10 mg/L with R2 > 0.99 and the detection limit and limit of quantification of the method were 0.0131 - 0.497 mg/kg and 0.016 - 0.1911 mg/kg; 0.0419 - 1.586 and 0.052 - 0.609 mg/kg for soil and khat, respectively. The percent recoveries and relative standard deviations were 93.07 - 101.59 and 0.007 - 5.1, respectively. The levels (mg/kg) of analytes in soil and khat samples were: Cu in soil (29.00+0.94); in Sembeto kebele ,in Chkorsa doyu (31.40+0.35); in Nado (35.80+0.88); and in khat (23.09+0.12) in Chokorsa doyu (25.68+0.49); in Nado (6.78+0.71) Mn in Senbeto kebele( 1724.60+0.52);in Chokorsa Doyu (1855.40+0.72);in Nado kebele (1197.60+0.48 );Zn in Sembeto kebele(4.30+0.65); in soil (199.02+0.73); in Chokorsa Doyu (87.90+0.19);in Nado( 87.66+1.42 );and in khat in Sembeto( 25.09+0.84); in Chokorsa Doyu (29.89+1.0);in Nado kebele Ni (6.37- 64.80); Cr (0.82-169.20); Cd (14.2-38.8) and Pb (Not Detected). Among the analyzed heavy metals in soil, Mn was the most abundant, followed by Zn, Cr, Cu, Ni, and Cd while that of Zn was the highest followed by Cu, Mn, and Cr in khat. The levels of Zn, Cr, and Cd in soil samples from all the study sites and detected concentrations of Cr in khat samples exceeded the recommended FAO/WHO levels. The hazard index (HI) of metals in khat from study areas was less than one indicating a less likelihood of noncarcinogenic toxicological health effects. However, the presence of these toxic chemicals in soil and khat indicates product contamination and needs extensive further investigation involving other heavy metals. https://zenodo.org/record/16527 10.20372/nadre:16527 oai:zenodo.org:16527 doi:10.20372/nadre:16526 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Soil, Khat, Heavy metals, and FAAS DETERMINATION OF TOXIC HEAVY METALS IN KHAT AND ITS SUPPORT SOIL AND ASSOCIATED HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENTS IN ALGE SACHI WOREDA, ILUBABOR ZONE, SOUTHWEST ETHIOPIA info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:16541 2025-08-13T05:36:26Z user-mattu_university

AMENA BIRHANU 2025-08-13 Background: Malaria is among the leading causes of mortality and morbidity among under five children in developing countries. Ethiopia has set targets for controlling malaria through at-risk group interventions. However, the disease remains a serious public health concern. Objective: This study aimed at determining the magnitude of malaria and associated factors among febrile children under 5 years old attending Mattu Karl Comprehensive Specialized Hospital. Methods: A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted among systematically randomly selected 311 under five children in Mattu Karl Specialized Hospital, South west Ethiopia, from June 2024 to July 2024. A capillary blood sample was collected from each child to prepared thin and thick blood smears. A pretested structured questionnaire was used to collect on sociodemographic data, parental/caregiver knowledge, and malaria determining factors. Multicollinearity was checked by variance inflation factor while model fitness was checked by Hosmer-Lemeshow test at p > 0.05. Bivariable logistic regression was run to select candidate variables for multivariable logistic regression analysis at p< 0.25.AOR along with its 95% CI was used for measure of association. Statistical significance was declared at p < 0.05. Results: The overall magnitude of malaria among febrile under-five children visiting Mattu Karl Comprehensive Specialized Hospital was 47.3% (95% CI: 42%–53%). Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium. vivax, and mixed infection (both species) accounted for 52.7%, 38.6%, and 8.7% of the cases, respectively. The multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that living in rural residence [AOR=1.97 95% CI (1.17, 3.63)], caregiver’s educational status of unable to read and write [AOR=2.00: 95% CI (1.58, 8.72)], not sleeping under ITN [AOR=3.42 95% CI (2.93, 6.78)], and presence of outdoor activity at night [AOR =2.24, 95% CI (1.21, 9.15)] were the factors independently associated with malaria infection among febrile under five children. Conclusion: The magnitude of malaria was high among children under the age of five enrolled in the study. The local government should focus on regular insecticide treated net utilization reducing the risk of mosquito bites while sleeping at night and increasing public understanding of malaria prevention and control through health education would also help to minimize the burden of malaria https://zenodo.org/record/16541 10.20372/nadre:16541 oai:zenodo.org:16541 doi:10.20372/nadre:16540 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by malaria, febrile, under-five, Ethiopia MAGNITUDE OF MALARIA AND ASSOCIATED FACTORSAMONG FEBRILE UNDER FIVE CHILDREN ATTENDING PEDIATRIC OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT OF MATTU KARL COMPREHENSIVE SPECIALIZED HOSPITAL, MATTU TOWN, SOUTH WEST, ETHIOPIA INVASTIGATIOR info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:16531 2025-08-13T05:21:08Z user-mattu_university

KURABACHEW ASSEFA 2025-08-13 Background: Assessing health-related quality of people living with HIV measures patient’s service delivery and outcome of care. However, PLHIV in Gambella are highly impacted associated with high turnover, agricultural investment, mining resources and cross bordering. in addition, sociocultural determinants like polygamy, shared marriage and multiple sexual practice has put at risk of impoverished quality of life. Therefore, I assessed the magnitude and associated factors of health-related quality of life among adult PLHIV on Anti-retroviral therapy in public hospitals in Gambella Town, Southwest Ethiopia. Methods: A facility based cross-sectional study was conducted among 389 people living with HIV in public hospitals of Gambella town, Southwest Ethiopia yielding a response rate of 98.5%. A simple random sampling technique was employed to enroll study participants which was conducted from June 1 to 30, 2024. Apart from the interview, data abstraction tool was used to extract data from patient medical records. Health related quality of life was assessed using the World Health Organization Quality of Life HIVBREF (WHOQOL-HIV-BREF) standard tool. Data were entered into Epideta version 3.5.3 and analyzed using SPSS version 26 for windows. A multivariate logistic regression analysis was fitted to identify factors associated with the overall Health related quality of life and AOR with 95% CI was computed to measure the association of predictors with outcome a statistical significance was declared at 0.05 p value. Result: The study showed that 53.47% 95% CI (49.10-58.10%) of respondents had goodoverall HRQoL, in which, the level of independence domain ranked first with 261(67.1%) followed by environmental domain which accounts 223(57.3%). PLHIV from General hospital (AOR = (AOR = 5.79, 95% CI = (2.64,12.67), age =12 v mg/dl (AOR=2.05, 95% CI (1.24, 3.38), were identified as independent predictors of good HRQoL at (p<0.0Recommendations: PLHIV should receive targeted intervention giving due emphasis to their age. They should also refrain from substances and encouraged to get health education, counseling and support. https://zenodo.org/record/16531 10.20372/nadre:16531 oai:zenodo.org:16531 doi:10.20372/nadre:16530 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by HIV/AIDS, ART, Health Related Quality of life, People living with HIV/AIDS HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AND ITS ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG PEOPLE LIVING WITH HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS/ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME ON ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY IN PUBLIC HOSPITALS OF GAMBELLA TOWN, SOUTHWEST ETHIOPIA: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:16543 2025-08-13T05:40:11Z user-mattu_university

SISAY KORSA 2025-08-13 Background: Insecticide-treated bed nets (ITN) are a cost-effective vector control method for malaria prevention. ITN utilization interventions exist to reduce risk for vulnerable groups. However, information on ITN utilization among pregnant mothers is limited, especially in the rural community of Gachi woredas. Objective: the study aimed to assess insecticide-treated bed net utilization and associated factors among pregnant women in Gachi Woreda, district, South West Ethiopia, 2024 Methods: A Community-based cross-sectional study was conducted at Gachi Woreda from June 2024 to July 2024, involving 422 randomly selected pregnant mothers. Data was collected using a pretested questionnaire and logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with insecticide bed net usage. The variables with p-value less than 0.25 in the univariable analysis were included in the multivariate logistic regression model. Hosmer-Lemeshow's goodness of fit test was used to assess the necessary assumptions for the application of multivariate logistic regression. Adjusted odds ratios were calculated with 95% CIs, and statistical significance was declared at p ≤ 0.05. Result: The finding of this study revealed that 93.9% the respondents had ITN and the current utilization status of pregnant mothers was 46.5% [41.7 % -51.3%]. The low level utilization was significantly associated with mothers' education [AOR: 0.48, 95% CI: 0.28–0.81], parity [AOR: 1.98, 95% CI: 1.30–3.03], Antenatal care (ANC) attendance [AOR: 2.08, 95% CI: 1.21-2.58], and family size [AOR: 2.53, 95% CI: 1.61-3.87]. Accordingly, mothers without formal education were 52% less likely to use ITN, while those with primpara were 1.98 times more likely. Those had family size less than five were 2.53 times more likely to use ITN. Pregnant mothers who attended at least one ANC visit were 2.08 times more likely to use ITN. Conclusion: The level of ITN utilization among pregnant mothers in the study setting is very low when compared with national target, which alarms for action to save the lives of life-giving mothers. It also highlights the importance of ANC visits in the reduction of maternal malaria and maternal education on the utilization of preventive measures. Therefore, the key players in maternal care should focus on awareness creation and enhancements of ANC follow-up to reduce illness during pregnancy, including deadly malaria, in the setting. https://zenodo.org/record/16543 10.20372/nadre:16543 oai:zenodo.org:16543 doi:10.20372/nadre:16542 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Pregnant mothers, Malaria, Insecticide Treated Bed Nets, Gechi Woreda INSECTICIDE TREATED BED NETS UTILIZATION AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN IN GECHI WOREDA, BUNNO BEDELE ZONE SOUTH WEST ETHIOPIA: COMMUNITY BASED CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY, 2024. info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:16539 2025-08-13T05:33:04Z user-mattu_university

WALDAYES, ARARSO KASAHUN 2025-08-13 Background:Stroke is “rapidly developing clinical signs of focal and global disturbance of cerebral function lasting more than 24 hours or leading to death with no apparent cause than that of vascular origin. In 2019, there are over 12.2 million new strokes and 101 million prevalent strokes every year globally. Despite rapidly increasing stroke incidence and prevalence, the prevention practice of stroke was inadequate in many countries around globe. Objectives: To assess stroke prevention practices and associated factors among hypertensive Patients attending in public hospitals, Buno Bedele zone, Oromia region, southwest Ethiopia, 2024. Method: A Hospital based cross-sectional study design was conducted from June 15 to July15, 2024 among a randomly selected sample of 414 hypertensive patients on follow-up. Data were collected using interviewer administered structured questionnaire. Data were coded, cleaned, edited and entered into Epi Data version 3.1 and were exported to SPSS version 25 for analysis. Descriptive statistics such as frequencies, proportions, and numerical summary measures were used to describe the data. Variables with P value less than 0.25 were candidate for multivariable logistic regression. Model fitness was checked by Hosmier-Leimshow test. Multicollinearity, were checked by VIF. P-value < 0.05 were considered to declared a result as statistically significant. The odds ratio with its 95% CI was reported to measure the association between the dependent and independent variables. Results: Among 406 respondents,188(46.3%) 95% (CI = 41, 51)) of study participants had good stroke prevention practices. Age < 65 years old [AOR:1.85 (95% CI (1.18,2.89)],females[AOR: 1.64 (with 95% CI (1.05,2.55) ],formal education [AOR: 1.90 (with 95% CI (1.16,3.11) ] ,urban residence [AOR: 2.15 (with 95% CI ;2(1.38,3.33) ] and Good knowledge [AOR: 3.37 (with 95% CI (2.13,5.32) ] were good stroke prevention practice. Conclusion:The magnitude of stroke prevention practice among hypertensive patients at Bedele hospital and chora hospital were 46.3%.Therefore,health education should be made to improve patients' understanding and behaviors regarding to stroke prevention https://zenodo.org/record/16539 10.20372/nadre:16539 oai:zenodo.org:16539 doi:10.20372/nadre:16538 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by stroke prevention practice attending in hospitals, Buno Bedele zone,Oromia,southwest Ethiopia STROKE PREVENTION PRACTICE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS IN BUNO BEDELE ZONE PUBLIC HOSPITALS, SOUTH WEST ETHIOPIA, 2024 info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:16537 2025-08-13T05:26:49Z user-mattu_university

ASEGAHEGN SHIGUT 2025-08-13 Background: Adolescents and young person"s face numerous challenges related to sexual and reproductive health (SRH), including limited access to and utilization of sexual reproductive health services. This can lead to adverse health outcomes, such as unintended pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections, and unsafe abortions. Understanding the factors influencing sexual reproductive health service utilization among secondary school students in Bedele town is essential for developing targeted interventions. Objective: This study aimed to assess the utilization of sexual reproductive health services and identify associated factors among secondary school students in Bedele town, Ethiopia. Methods: School based cross-sectional study design was conducted from June 15- July 15, 2024, among Bedele secondary school students. Systematic random sampling techniques were used to select a total of 298 respondents. A self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection. Collected data was checked for completeness, cleaned, coded and entered Epi data 3.1 and then the data was exported into SPSS version 26. Bivariable and multivariable binary logistic regression were used to identify factors associated with utilization of Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) at P value < 0.05 level of statistical significance. Results: Out of 298 respondents, 127(42.6%) (95% CI:37,48) adolescents utilized sexual reproductive health services. Factors associated with utilization included place of residence (AOR = 2.159, 95% CI: 1.237, 3.767), access to Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) information (AOR = 2.27, 95% CI: 1.231, 4.028), provider attitudes (AOR = 0.333, 95% CI: 0.149, 0.747), and service time convenience (AOR = 0.612, 95% CI: 0.372, 1.006) were significantly associate with utilization of SRH services. Conclusion and recommendation: This study results showed that there was low utilization of sexual reproductive health services in the last twelve months among high school students when compared with other studies. The most utilized services were Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) followed by sexual reproductive health Information Education and counselling services. Residential area, Exposing for sexual reproductive health (SRH) information, perceived attitude from the service provider and convenience of service time were factors significantly associated with Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) utilization. It is better to understand these factors, strengthen youth clubs and their interrelated influences is essential for developing effective interventions to improve reproductive health outcomes among students. https://zenodo.org/record/16537 10.20372/nadre:16537 oai:zenodo.org:16537 doi:10.20372/nadre:16536 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by SRH service utilization, Adolescent, Bedele, Ethiopia SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES UTILIZATION AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN BEDELE TOWN, WESTERN ETHIOPIA info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:16533 2025-08-13T05:24:04Z user-mattu_university

BERHANU BELAY 2025-08-13 Background: Dietary diversity is the term used to describe a person's balanced intake of food in order to meet their nutritional needs. According to data from the EDHS in 2016, 22% of women are undernourished or thin, indicating a significant rate of malnutrition among women. This is associated with a maternal death rate of 420 per 100,000 live births. Objective: To assess dietary diversity, under nutrition and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care at public health facilities in Mattu Town, south-western Ethiopia Method: An institutional based cross-sectional study design was conducted among 382 pregnant women selected by a simple random sampling method from September, 17 to November, 17/2024 GC. Maternal anthropometric measurements, pregnancy and nutrition related data was collected by trained data collectors. The collected data were double entered to Epi-Data version 3.1 and exported to Statistical Package for Social Science version 25 for analysis. Descriptive statistics was used to describe characteristics of study participants. Mid Upper Arm Circumference of the left arm of the respondents were measured the nutritional status of mother using cutoff point for mid upper arm circumference>23cm normal and 4 (AOR=1.78.95%CI: 0.398, 2.01),being un-literate (no formal education)(AOR=1.23,95%CI:0.676,1.84), being daily laborer(AOR=2.39, 95% CI: (1.4,3.1), low average monthly household income less than 1500Ethiopianbirr(AOR=1.83,95%CI: 0.41, 2.17), WDDS <5 (AOR:1.24, 95% CI:0.72, 2.88), and meal frequency <2 times a day (AOR:1.7, 95% CI: 1.16,2.02) were factors associated with dietary diversity and under nutrition among pregnant women. Conclusion: Magnitude of under nutrition and inadequate dietary diversity among pregnant women were high in study area. Maternal no formal education, Household income and family size were significantly associated with pregnant women nutritional status and dietary diversity. Therefore, pregnant women, government, non-governmental organization and other stakeholders should focus on importance of maternal education, improving household income, and minimize family size to improve the use of diversified diet, and nutritional status of pregnant women. https://zenodo.org/record/16533 10.20372/nadre:16533 oai:zenodo.org:16533 doi:10.20372/nadre:16532 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Dietary diversity, under nutrition, pregnant women DIETARY DIVERSITY, UNDERNUTRITION AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CARE AT MATTU TOWN PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES, SOUTH WESTERN ETHIOPIA. info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:10801 2025-08-19T12:56:45Z user-mattu_university user-zenodo

ASFAW ABERA 2025-07-21 The purpose of the study was to assess the factors that affects voluntary compliance taxpayers of category “A” tax payers in light of nine variables and came up with findings. This research was employed descriptive and explanatory type of research. A mixed research approach was employed in this research. The target population of the study was consists of 220 category “A” tax payers of the study area from which the desired data / information respondents under collected. To analyze the data and draw a conclusion, 142 respondents was selected with probability sampling technique. To realize the objectives of the study the questionnaires, structured interviews and document analysis was employed as data collection instrument. The data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics by using SPSS 24. Regarding to the main finding of the study, the relationship between the independent and the dependent variable, the correlation between variables were fall under .175 to .622 which indicates weak and as well as very high correlation among them. The interdependence shows that there is strong and weak influence either positive or negative between and among one variable to the other. The influence of one variable significantly affects the other and vice versa. Finally; Based on the major findings recommendations were forwarded: the revenue office and other concerned body will conduct extensive awareness creation programs to tax payers, the office employing and assigning qualified, competent and also improve sufficient public relation which led to high awareness creation for the taxpayers about taxation. Generally, this study has significant role in designing possible strategies that influencing taxpayer’s attitude towards paying taxes. https://zenodo.org/record/10801 10.20372/nadre:10801 oai:zenodo.org:10801 doi:10.20372/nadre:10800 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/zenodo info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Tax, Taxpayer, Category "A" Taxpayers, Tax Compliance AN ASSESSMENT OF FACTORS AFFECTING VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE OF TAXPAYER OF CATEGORY "A": IN CASE OF CHORA DISTRICT, BUNO BEDELE ZONE, OROMIA REGIONAL STATE, ETHIOPIA info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:19131 2025-09-23T13:12:06Z user-mattu_university

Gemechu Mekonnen 2025-09-23 The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of working environment on employee performance in Metu town water supply. Both Quantitative and qualitative research approach with explanatory and descriptive research design was adopted in carrying out this research. Cross sectional data was collected to addressresearch objectives of the study using self-administered questionnaire from 113 employees using censes survey technique. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation and regression analysis through statistical package for social science (SPSS) version 25. The study used seven major working environment factors including: physical environment, reward, training and workload as predictor variables and employee performance as dependent variable. The finding of the research highlights that physical work environment, reward and training have positive and statistically significant impact on employee performance while, workload negative and statistically significant impact on employee performance. Based on the findings of study, recommendations made for management of the water supply are: physical work environment in terms of lighting, noise level, temperature and ventilation should be made sure that they stay at an acceptable level, work over load has to be minimized at work place by giving rest time for employees. https://zenodo.org/record/19131 10.20372/nadre:19131 oai:zenodo.org:19131 doi:10.20372/nadre:19130 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by Metu town water supply, Employee performance, working environment. EFFECT OF WORKING ENVIRONMENT ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:19137 2025-09-29T06:36:23Z user-mattu_university user-zenodo

NARDOS HAILU 2025-09-23 Background: Youth is a period of life in which an individual passes from significant physiological, psychological and social changes that expose them at high risk of reproductive health problems. Even though, there were several strategies approved to solve reproductive health problems of young people including international conference on population development, they still face with unsafe abortion, unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, acquired human immune deficiency syndrome, lack of provision of condoms and unmet need of family planning. Methods: A school-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 394 randomly selected preparatory school students in Gambella Town. Data were collected by selfadministered questionnaires. Data was entered with EpiData version 3.1 and analyzed using SPSS version 23. Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression were performed. The candidate variables with a p-value<0.25 in Bivariable analysis were moved to multivariable analysis to identify their significance with dependent variables, and those with a pvalue<0.05 were taken as independent factors affecting youth-friendly service utilization. Result: The overall utilization of youth friendly service was 31.2% (123) among preparatory school students in Gambella town. About 271 (69.1%) of sexually active students had used at least one reproductive health service in the past 12 months Bivariate and multivariate analyses identified significant associations with service use. Notably, being married increased utilization by about five times, having pocket money doubled the likelihood, and not having to pay for services more than doubled it. Having knowledge about YFRHS, convenient working hours, and sexual experience were also linked to higher utilization, with odds ratios of 2.51 and 3.38, respectively. Conclusion and recommendation: The study concludes that youth-friendly service utilization among preparatory school students in Gambela town is relatively low. This trend is influenced by factors such as marital status, having knowledge about YFRHS the availability of daily pocket money, payment for services, convenience of working hours, and engagement in sexual activity. https://zenodo.org/record/19137 10.20372/nadre:19137 oai:zenodo.org:19137 doi:10.20372/nadre:19136 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/zenodo info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by youth-friendly, service utilization, preparatory school YOUTH FRIENDLY SERVICE UTILIZATION AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG YOUNG PREPARATORY SCHOOLS STUDENTS IN GAMBELLA TOWN, SOUTH WEST ETHIOPIA: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:19191 2025-09-29T12:40:16Z user-mattu_university

BIRHANU OFGAHA 2025-09-29 This study viewed good governance through the lens of the practices of principles of good governance in which the employees were asked to look back on the existing implementation of the principles. Thus, the study sought to assess the practice and challenges of good governance in public sector of Hurumu one of the thirteen districts of Ilu Aba Bor zone. About 84 public servants randomly have drawn from three public sectors namely revenue authority office (30employees), Administration office, (34employees) and Public service and human resource office (20employees). Close ended questionaries’ with five level likert scales were distributed. In addition, key informant interview were conducted. The questionaries’ were tested for its Validity and Reliability. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data using SPSS-Version 22. The result of descriptive statistics of five point likert scale, except rule of low, the rest indicators of good governance is not well practice in Hurumu district. The result also reveals that resistance from public servants, Limited skill and knowledge of public servant on the existing reform, Limited Leadership focus and Poor Participation of Communities in Good governance affairs are major challenges of implementation of good governance in public sector Hurumu district. In order of their importance, by looking beta coefficients training, financial management, modern technology, organizational structure, reporting system, planning, employee motivation, auditing, and evaluation affected the implementation of goof governance in public sectors of Hurumu district. The study suggested that, leaders of the public sector should coach every activity in view of principles of good governance and further coordinate the employees and local communities so as to foster conducive environment for the realization of good governance https://zenodo.org/record/19191 10.20372/nadre:19191 oai:zenodo.org:19191 doi:10.20372/nadre:19190 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by good governance,practices, challenges PRACTICESANDCHALLENGESOFLOCAL GOVERNMENTINENSURINGGOODGOVERNANCE: THECASEHURUMUWOREDA,I/A/BOORZONE, SOUTHWESTOROMIA info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis

oai:zenodo.org:20560 2025-10-23T11:50:47Z user-mattu_university

NHIALCHUOL TUNG 2025-10-23 The great majority of underprivileged and low-income groups are now able to access banking services at a reasonable price because to financial inclusion. It is increasingly important for economic growth, development, and the reduction of poverty. This study examines the impact of financial inclusion on Ethiopian families' income using cross-sectional data from the Ethiopian Socio-economic Survey (ESS), which was conducted in 2015. Both descriptive and econometric methods of data analysis were used in the study. In the econometric portion, endogeneity issues that might exist between financial inclusion and income have been controlled using Quantile regression and Propensity Score Matching techniques. The finding indicates that access to finance has a significant positive effect on household's income. Financial inclusion has a larger effect on the lower quantiles of household income. The 10th quantile income of financially excluded households is 37 percent lower than financially included households while the top 90th quantile income of financially exclude households is 17percent lower than of financially included households. This shows financial inclusion benefits more low-income households than high-income households, which supports those findings that argue financial inclusion lowers poverty and income inequality. The results show that having access to credit significantly raises household income. Lower quantiles of household income are more impacted by financial inclusion. Financially excluded households have incomes that are on average 37 percent lower at the 10th quantile than financially included families and on average 17 percent lower at the top 90th quantile. This reinforces the findings that financial inclusion reduces poverty and income inequality by benefiting lowincome families‘ more than high-income households. https://zenodo.org/record/20560 10.20372/nadre:20560 oai:zenodo.org:20560 doi:10.20372/nadre:20559 url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/mattu_university info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by financial inclusion, poverty THE EFFECT OF FINANACIAL INCLUSION ON HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN GAMBELLA, JEKOW DISTRICTS info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis publication-thesis