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  • Assessment of the household availability of oral rehydration salt in rural Botswana 

    Jammalamadugu, Swetha Bindu; Mosime, Botsang; Masupe, Tiny; Habte, Dereje (PAMJ-Center for Public Health Research and Information, http://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/, 2013)
    Introduction: Diarrhea contributed for 17.6% of under-five deaths in Botswana. Oral rehydration salt (ORS) therapy has been the cornerstone in the control of morbidity and mortality secondary to diarrheal diseases. The ...
  • Health-related quality of life and associated factors among patients with diabetes mellitus in Botswana 

    Rwegerera, Godfrey Mutashambara; Moshomo, Thato; Gaenamong, Marea; Oyewo, Taibat Aderonke; Gollakota, Sivasomnath; Rivera, Yordanka Piña; Masaka, Anthony; Godman, Brian; Shimwela, Meshack; Habte, Dereje (Elsevier, www.elsevier.com, 2017-06-09)
    Background: Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is an important aspect of diabetes mellitus care. The objective of the study was to determine the HRQOL of diabetes mellitus (DM) patients in Botswana as little known in ...
  • Maternal risk factors for childhood anaemia in Ethiopia 

    Habte, Dereje; Asrat, Kalid; Magafu, Mgaywa GMD; Ali, Ibrahim M.; Benti, Tadele; Abtew, Wubeshet; Tegegne, Girma; Abera, Dereje; Shiferaw, Solomon (Women's Health and Action Research Centre [WHARC], https://www.ajrh.info/index.php/ajrh, 2013-09)
    A total of 8260 children between the ages of 6-59 months were analyzed to identify the risk factors associated with childhood anaemia in Ethiopia. The overall mean (SD/ standard deviation) haemoglobin (Hgb) level among the ...
  • Metabolic control and determinants among HIV-infected Type 2 diabetes mellitus patients attending a tertiary llinic in Botswana 

    Rwegerera, Godfrey Mutashambara; Shailemo, Dorothea H.P.; Pina Rivera, Yordanka; Mokgosi, Kathryn O.; Bale, Portia; Oyewo, Taibat Aderonke; Diaz Luis, Bruno; Habte, Dereje; Godman, Brian (Dove Medical Press Ltd, www.dovepress.com, 2021-01-11)
    Purpose: We primarily aimed at determining the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and abnormal individual metabolic control variables in HIV-infected participants as compared to HIV-uninfected participants given current ...
  • Non-communicable diseases in antiretroviral therapy recipients in Kagera Tanzania: a cross-sectional study 

    Magafu, Mgaywa Gilbert Mjungu Damas; Moji, Kazuhiko; Igumbor, Ehimario Uche; Magafu, Naoko Shimizu; Mwandri, Michael; Mwita, Julius Chacha; Habte, Dereje; Rwegerera, Godfrey Mutashambara; Hashizume, Masahiro (African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET); www.afenet.net/, 2013-11-06)
    Introduction: The aim of this study was to describe the extent of self-reported non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) recipients in Kagera region in Tanzania and their effect ...