Category Archives: NCDs

New publications

The Senuph project has recently got three new papers:

Endriyas, M., et al. (2025). “A decline in the coverage and utilization of long-lasting insecticidal nets in Southern Ethiopia: A repeated cross-sectional study.” PLoS One 20(4).

Gebretsadik, A., et al. (2025). “Cluster randomized controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of a package of community-based interventions on continuum of maternal and newborn healthcare in Sidama, Ethiopia: The SiMaNeH trial protocol.” PLoS One 20(4): e0310341.

Yilma, M. T., et al. (2025). “Effect of Amaranth-Containing Dietary Intervention in Improving Hemoglobin Concentration: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.” Public Health Rev 4

Improving health care for patients with diabetes and hypertension

The World Health Organization has designed a package of essential non-communicable diseases (PEN) strategies to improve the detection and management of NCDs. However, the implementation of the PEN in Ethiopia is at an early stage, and the readiness of rural primary healthcare units to implement the strategy is unknown.

We aim to determine the prevalence of undiagnosed hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and sickness associated with hypertension and diabetes among older adults. Furthermore, we shall apply the WHO-PEN-based care model for participants diagnosed with diabetes and hypertension and evaluate its effectiveness in controlling these diseases.

Recently, the NCD group published a pre-pring of the protocol; see submitted paper.

The study started, and the picture shows a teaching session of fieldworkers before the study began.