Past and future land-use/land-cover change trends and its potential drivers in Koore’s agricultural landscape, Southern Ethiopia

Wise-use of land resources determines sustainability of environment and human welfare. But, the ongoing land-use change constrains environmental sustainability. Thus, this study aims to quantify past and future land-use change trend with its associated drivers in Koore’s agricultural landscape of Southern Ethiopia. To quantify the change trends, geospatial tools were applied. A CA–Markov model was used to predict land-use changes. Relative Importance Index was used to identify major drivers of the change. The result of the study showed agroforestry, built-up and cultivation rise by 192%, 152% and 18% at the expense of natural environment. Population growth and agricultural expansion are among the leading land-use change drivers. CA–Markov model revealed a continued increment of anthropogenically modified land-use classes which adversely affect the sustainability of the landscape. Information on spatiotemporal dynamics has been confirmed as effectual measure for nature conservation, agriculture, urban planners, and policymakers to plan sustainable development actions

Epidemiology of neonatal near miss in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Background: In many low-resource countries, progress toward reducing neonatal mortality is slow. This scenario is particularly prevalent in Sub-Saharan Africa and Ethiopia. Neonates who nearly died due to severe complications during birth or the neonatal period constitute neonatal near-miss cases. However, no pooled data exists to quantify the magnitude of neonatal near-misses in Ethiopia. As a result, the goal of this study was to identify national burden of NNM and associated factors in Ethiopia. Methods: This systematic review and meta-analysis follows the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guideline and was registered on PROSPERO (CRD42022303477). A comprehensive search of literature was carried out using PubMed/Medline, HINARI, African Journal Online, Science Direct, and Google Scholar. From 2010 to 2020, all lists of eligible studies' references were also identified and retrieved. The pooled estimate with a (95% CI) was calculated using a random-effects model in STATA 14.1-version. I2and meta-bias statistics were used to assess heterogeneity of the included studies. Results: From those included studies, (9 articles) with a total of 6437 neonates were included in the meta-analysis. The pooled prevalence of NNM in Ethiopia was 14% (95% CI: 13–15). Neonates who were born by Caesarean section, neonates whose mothers had pregnancy-induced hypertension and premature ruptured-membranes had higher odds of NNM. Conclusions: In Ethiopia, one out of every seven neonates suffers from NNM. Cesarean section, Pregnancy-induced hypertension and premature ruptures of the membrane are risk factors for NNM. Improving maternal health-care utilization would reduce the burden of NNM