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Hailu Merga

Researcher at Jimma University

Publications -  22
Citations -  174

Hailu Merga is an academic researcher from Jimma University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 18 publications receiving 87 citations. Previous affiliations of Hailu Merga include College of Health Sciences, Bahrain.

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Predictors of virological treatment failure among adult HIV patients on first-line antiretroviral therapy in Woldia and Dessie hospitals, Northeast Ethiopia: a case-control study

TL;DR: It was showed that low current CD4 T-cell count and body mass index, as well as poor adherence for ART treatment predicts virological failure, and deliberate efforts are urgently needed in HIV care through improving their nutritional status by enhancing nutritional education and support, and by strengthening enhanced adherence counseling.
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Impacts of working environment and benefits packages on the health professionals’ job satisfaction in selected public health facilities in eastern Ethiopia: using principal component analysis

TL;DR: Level of job satisfaction of health professionals was found to be low and policy makers and health managers need to pay special attention to increase the satisfaction of the health workforce at all levels in the health system.
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Patients' satisfaction towards radiological service and associated factors in Hawassa University Teaching and referral hospital, Southern Ethiopia.

TL;DR: Assessment of patient satisfaction towards radiological service and associated factors in Hawassa University Teaching and Referral hospital found that majority of respondents was satisfied with the radiological services.
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Knowledge, attitude, and practice towards mental illness service provision and associated factors among health extension professionals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

TL;DR: Assessment of knowledge, attitude, and practice towards mental illness service provision and associated factors among urban health extension professionals of Addis Ababa City Administration showed that less than half of UHEPs had adequate knowledge, most had unfavorable attitude and about three-fourth of them had good practice.
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Epidemiology of survival pattern and its predictors among HIV positive patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy in Southern Ethiopia public health facilities: a retrospective cohort study

TL;DR: Patients with older age, tuberculosis infection, bedridden patients and severe anemia were predictors and tracing poorly adhered patients and giving drug counseling as well as encouraging them for disclosure to their families is crucial to improve their survival.