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Habtamu Esubalew,1 Moges Wubie,2 Yilkal Tafere,2 Wodaje Gietaneh,2 Bekalu Endalew,2 Samuel Derbie Habtegiorgis,2 Tsige Gebre,2 Eyerus Tesfaw,2 Hailemariam Abiy,2 Animut Takele Telayneh2 1Debre Elias Woreda Health Office, Amhara, Ethiopia; 2Department of Public Health, College of Health Science, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Animut Takele Telayneh, Debre Markos University, P.O. Box 269, Debre Markos, Ethiopia, Tel +251918215993, Email animuttakele@gmail.comIntroduction: Podoconiosis is endemic non-filarial elephantiasis of the lower legs swelling caused by barefoot exposure to red clay soil. The burden of disability occurs among the poorest populations. Self-care practice is the most cost-effective prevention strategy practiced at home to improve lymphedema, working functionality, and quality of life. Despite this, there is a scarce of knowledge about self-care practices and associated factors among podoconiosis patients in Ethiopia.Objective: To determine self-care practice and its associated factors among podoconiosis patients in East Gojjam zone North West, Ethiopia.Methods: Community-based cross-sectional study design was used among 633 podoconiosis patients. Computer-generated simple random sampling technique was used to recruit participants. All patients who started podoconiosis treatment were the source population. Data were entered using Epidata version 3.1 and exported to SPSS version 25 for cleaning and analysis. Variables with 95% CI corresponding AOR were used to identify statistically significant factors for self-care practice.Results: In this study, the self-care practice of podoconiosis patient was 64%. Females [AOR: 0.38 (95% CI: 0.22, 0.65)], 55– 65 years age [AOR: 0.41 (95% CI: 0.22, 0.74)], above 65 years age [AOR: 0.22 (95% CI: 0.11, 0.450)], 4– 6 km distance from water source [AOR: 0.06 (95% CI: 0.03, 0.12)], above 6 km distance from water source [AOR: 0.03 (95% CI: 0.01, 0.09)], educational level [AOR: 0.05 (

Rahel G/egziabher,1 Gashaw Andargie Biks,2 Nigusu Worku,2 Bekalu Endalew,3 Endalkachew Dellie2 1Department of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dilla University, Dilla, Ethiopia; 2Department of Health System and Policy, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia; 3Department of Public health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Bekalu Endalew, Email bekiehsm@gmail.comBackground: The US Institute of Medicine’s “quality chasm” report defined patient-centered care as care that is respectful of and responsive to individual patient preferences, needs, and values, and ensuring that patient values guide all clinical decisions. Services that lack patient-centered care lead to unimproved health status, decreased patient and family satisfaction, and poor patient outcomes. Therefore, this study aimed to assess patient-centered care and associated factors among admitted patients in South Wollo public hospitals in northeast Ethiopia.Methods: This was a facility-based quantitative cross-sectional study design supplemented with qualitative analysis conducted from February 10 to March 10, 2020 across South Wollo public hospitals. A total of 618 admitted patients were selected using multistage systematic random sampling and interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Five health professionals were selected for in-depth interviews. Binary logistic regression analysis was carried out to identify associated variables, and potential confounders were controlled using a multivariate logistic regression model, and P< 0.05 was considered significant.Results: Overall, 60.9% (95% CI 57.1%– 64.5%) of patients received patient-centered care. Age 25– 35 years (AOR 0.39, 95% CI 0.32– 0.64) years, rural residence (AOR 2.61, 95% CI 1.62– 4.02), social well-being (AOR 2.34, 95% CI 1.45– 3.78), perceived high quality of care (A

Atsede Alle Ewunetie, Mulunesh Alemayehu, Bekalu Endalew, Hailemariam Abiye, Getnet Gedif, Muluye Molla Simieneh Department of Public Health, Health Science College, Debre Markos University, Debre markos, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Atsede Alle Ewunetie, Email atsialle@gmail.comBackground: About 600,000 children are estimated to depend on street life in Ethiopia. Estimates conclude that about 65% of street children hardly have any access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services. However, sexually transmitted infections including HIV/AIDS among street children have been reported as being very high and some studies showed that it can be higher than that of female sex workers, truck drivers and prisoners.Objective: The aim of this study is to explore the sexual and reproductive health problems of street youths and their need in East Gojjam Zone, Ethiopia, 2019.Methods: An explanatory qualitative study design was conducted on street youths residing in East Gojjam Zone town administrations from February to March, 2019. Purposively selected street youths and positioned individuals who were residing in East Gojjam Zone town administrates were included in the study. The data were collected through focus group discussion and in-depth interview and analyzed thematically.Result: A total of 85 street youths and 8 individuals who were working with street children participated in this study. Most street youths had no clear information towards sexual and reproductive health. The existing reproductive health problems were sexual violence, sexually transmitted infection, unplanned pregnancy, abortion and substance abuse. Most street youths were interested in getting sexual and reproductive health information and other services by concerned bodies similar to the general population. Accessibility of job opportunities was also one of their needs to prevent the existing sexual and reproductive health problems.Conclusion and Recommendation: Most street youths were sexually active and