Background The world is being challenged by the COVID-19 outbreak that resulted in a universal concern and economic hardship. It is a leading public health emergency across the globe in general and developing countries in particular. Strengthening good preventive behavior is the best way to tackle such pandemics. Objective The study assessed preventive behavior and associated factors towards COVID-19 among residents of Qellam Wallaga Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia, 2020. Methods A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted with a multistage sampling technique. Data were collected by interview and analyzed using SPSS version 23.0. Binomial logistic regression was used to test the association between the variables. An Adjusted Prevalence with 95% CI was used to express the associations and interpret the findings. Results Among 634 participants, 417(65.8%) were from urban residences, and 347 (54.7%) belongs to a female. Age ranges 18 years through 87 years. Only 68(10.7%) participants showed good preventive behavior for COVID-19. The majority of them (84.7%) perceived that the disease is very dangerous and 450(71.0%) of them believe that they are at high risk. More than 17% of the respondents have sufficient knowledge. Respondents with sufficient knowledge about COVID-19 were about 2 times more likely to exercise good preventive behavior compare to those with insufficient knowledge, [(APR: 2.1; 95% CI: [1.2, 3.9)]. The urban residents was 3.3 more than that of rural residents to practice good preventive behavior, [(APR: 3.3; 95% CI: [1.6, 6.4)]. Respondents who use social media as a source of information were more than 2 times more likely to have good preventive behavior compared to those who did not, [(APR: 2.3; 95% CI: [1.3, 3.4)]. Conclusion Adoptions of COVID-19 preventive behavior in the study population is very low. Due emphasis should be given to rural residents. Risk communication activities should be strengthened through effective community engagement to slow down and stop the transmssion of the disease in the community.

Background: The use of herbal medicine during pregnancy for different indications now a day becomes common across globally. Its use is increasing, especially in developing countries. It is estimated that 65%-80% of the population use herbal products Objectives: This study aimed to assess the prevalence of herbal medicine use among pregnant women attending Antenatal care at Jimma University medical center, Southwestern Ethiopia. Methods: A cross-sectional study design was employed to conduct the study. Data was collected by data collectors using data abstraction formats, then entered and analyzed using SPSS version 26.0. Frequency and percentage were computed as summary statistics. Results:  A total of 341 pregnant women attending antenatal care were enrolled in the study, of which 331 participated in the study. Out of 331 pregnant women who participated in the study, 3.93% of them practiced self-medication with herbal medicine during their current pregnancy. Conclusions: The most frequently practiced herbal medicine among pregnant women attending antenatal care at JUMC were Ginger and Damakese with the most common clinical indication of vomiting and headache respectively. The source of information for the participant's herbal medicine use were mostly family and friends.

The aim of this study was to assess epilepsy treatment outcome, adherence to Anti-seizure medication (ASM), and its predictors among epileptic patients on follow-up at the chronic care unit of Jimma University Medical Center with a total of 168 epileptic patients enrolled in the study. Data was collected by data collectors using data abstraction formats, then entered and analyzed using SPSS version 26.0. Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to identify the association between dependent and independent variable. In this study, 132(78.6%) patients were adherent to their ASMs. Seizure recurrence was identified in 120(71.4%) patients. Rural residence (AOR = 6.42, 95% CI: 1.32, 31.28, P-value = 0.02), chronic ASM therapy for above five years (AOR = 20.86, 95% CI: 2.66, 163.77, P-value = 0.00), and complaint of ASM-associated undesirable effect (AOR = 13.51, 95% CI: 2.72, 67.26, P-value = 0.00) significantly increased the probability of seizure recurrence. On the other hand, the presence of seizure triggering factor(s) (AOR = 0.12, 95% CI: 0.02, 0.64, P-value = 0.01) decreased the probability of seizure recurrence by 88%.

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The aim of this study was to assess epilepsy treatment outcome, adherence to Anti-seizure medication (ASM), and its predictors among epileptic patients on follow-up at the chronic care unit of Jimma University Medical Center with a total of 168 epileptic patients enrolled in the study. Data was collected by data collectors using data abstraction formats, then entered and analyzed using SPSS version 26.0. Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to identify the association between dependent and independent variable. In this study, 132(78.6%) patients were adherent to their ASMs. Seizure recurrence was identified in 120(71.4%) patients. Rural residence (AOR = 6.42, 95% CI: 1.32, 31.28, P-value = 0.02), chronic ASM therapy for above five years (AOR = 20.86, 95% CI: 2.66, 163.77, P-value = 0.00), and complaint of ASM-associated undesirable effect (AOR = 13.51, 95% CI: 2.72, 67.26, P-value = 0.00) significantly increased the probability of seizure recurrence. On the other hand, the presence of seizure triggering factor(s) (AOR = 0.12, 95% CI: 0.02, 0.64, P-value = 0.01) decreased the probability of seizure recurrence by 88%.