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This study aimed to evaluate community pharmacists' knowledge of opioid-containing medications and their attitude toward opioid use problems. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using a self-administered, structured questionnaire distributed to 105 community pharmacists from July 1– 30, 2023 in Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia. The tool included demographic information and questions designed to assess participants' knowledge and attitudes. Results: Out of the 105 pharmacists included in this study, majority were males (54.3%), nearly half held a bachelor's degree (49.5%), and slightly above one-third had over a decade experience (39%). Regarding knowledge and attitude towards opioids, 62 individuals (59%) exhibited good knowledge, and 64 (61%) demonstrated less stigma toward opioid usage. Factors affecting knowledge include: education level (AOR (95% CI): 8.43 (1.76– 40.35) and 9.93 (1.04– 85.33) for bachelors and postgraduates respectively and age 1.45 (1.20– 1.77)]. Meanwhile, experience [AOR (95% CI): 4.64(1.20– 17.90) and 4.29 (1.23– 15.05)] for 5– 9 years and ≥ 10 years respectively and education level [AOR (95% CI): 4.08 (1.40– 11.93) for bachelors and 6.40 (1.42– 28.96)] for postgraduates were linked to attitude. Conclusion: A gap in knowledge and more stigmatizing behavior was observed among community pharmacists. These findings imply the importance of tailored educational interventions to address knowledge gaps and promote positive attitudes toward opioid usage among community pharmacists. Therefore, it is imperative to deliver up-to-date information on opioids, emphasizing their high addiction potential, to ensure pharmacists are well-equipped with the latest information. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Lactating women's nutritional status is critical since it influences the health of their infants. However, there was a scarcity of data on maternal nutrition in low‐income countries such as Ethiopia, particularly in the study area. Methods: Institutional‐based cross‐sectional study was conducted among 401 lactating women in Dire Dawa town health facilities from February 10, 2019 to March 30, 2019. The sum of the number of food categories consumed by each respondent over the 24‐h recall period is the women's diet diversity score. To identify factors linked to undernutrition, all variables with a p‐value of less than 0.25 were included into multivariate logistic regression. Result: Prevalence of undernutrition was 22%. Women who age 15–25 years were four times more likely undernourished than older (adjusted odd ratio [AOR] = 4.04; confidence interval [CI]: [1.74, 9.40]). Unable to read and write women were almost five times more likely to be undernourished than formal education (AOR = 4.76; CI: [2.31, 9.81]). Women who have family size >7 were six times more likely to be undernourished than family size <3 (AOR = 5.53; CI: [1.15, 26.53]). Women not take additional food during lactating were 4.5 times more likely undernourished than take additional food (AOR = 4.56; CI [1.50, 13.9]). DD score <5 were four times more likely to be undernourished than (≥5) DD (AOR = 4; CI: [2.02, 7.90]). Conclusion: Prevalence of undernutrition in the study area was high. Factors associated with undernutrion were: age of lactating women, education status, family size, additional food during lactation and DD score. Thus, multisectoral collaboration targeted at improving women's educational status and increasing food during lactation need to be emphasized. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]