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Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia

Biography

Alemu Mekonnen is currently the Center Director and Senior Research Fellow at the EfD center in Ethiopia/EEPFE and an Assistant Professor of economics at the School of Economics of Addis Ababa University. His research interests are on economic development and the environment. His work so far has focused on forestry, energy, and poverty and the environment. Particular areas of focus on Ethiopia so far include contingent valuation of community forestry, agricultural choice modelling related to health and water, rural households’ tree growing behaviour, and poverty and the environment.  

Publications

• Research Article   
  Antibiotics Prescription Practice for Inpatients Clients at St. Paul’s Hospital Mellinium Medical College in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Cross Sectional Study
  Author(s): Ketema D*, Mekonnen A and Demissie DB
  
  Background: Antibiotics are one of the most widely used groups of drugs. Irrational and uncontrolled use of these agents both in developing and developed countries has resulted in an evolution of resistant strains in addition to poor health outcome. The abusive use of antibiotics is a worldwide problem and worth investigation. The regional data from Ethiopia is contributing to worldwide understanding of the situation. Objective: To assess prescription practice for inpatients clients at St Paul’s Hospital millennium Medical College in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2018. Methods: Data was collected prospectively from March 1-30/2018 G.C. through chart abstraction, observation and interview by following patients from admission to discharge, death or left against medical advice. Sample size was calculated using a single .. View More»
  

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