Stigma mean scores differences based on socio-demographic backgrounds in the Gilgel Gibe Field Research Center, Southwest Ethiopia, 2012.

1<p>AU = authoritarianism,</p>2<p>BE = benevolence,</p>3<p>SR = social restrictiveness,</p>4<p>CMHI = community mental health ideology.</p

Stigma score at different levels of education and exposure to mental illness with respect to income, education and perceived supernatural causes of mental illness scores in the Gilgel Gibe Field Research Center, Southwest Ethiopia, 2012.

<p>Stigma score at different levels of education and exposure to mental illness with respect to income, education and perceived supernatural causes of mental illness scores in the Gilgel Gibe Field Research Center, Southwest Ethiopia, 2012.</p

Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents in the Gilgel Gibe Field Research Center, Southwest Ethiopia, 2012 (N = 845).

<p>*Married, divorced, and widowed,</p><p>**Private work, student, government employee, house worker (maid),</p><p>***Yem, Guraghe, Amhara, Keffa, and Dawro.</p

Exposure to mental illness and perceived causes and signs of mental illness in the Gilgel Gibe Field Research Center, Southwest Ethiopia, 2012.

<p>Exposure to mental illness and perceived causes and signs of mental illness in the Gilgel Gibe Field Research Center, Southwest Ethiopia, 2012.</p

Predictors of public stigma against PWMI in the Gilgel Gibe Field Research Center, Southwest Ethiopia, 2012.

<p>*P<0.05,</p><p>**P<0.01,</p><p>***P<0.001.</p

Data_Sheet_1_Molecular characterization of carbapenem-resistance in Gram-negative isolates obtained from clinical samples at Jimma Medical Center, Ethiopia.docx

BackgroundIn resource-constrained settings, limited antibiotic options make treating carbapenem-resistant bacterial infections difficult for healthcare providers. This study aimed to assess carbapenemase expression in Gram-negative bacteria isolated from clinical samples in Jimma, Ethiopia.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted to assess carbapenemase expression in Gram-negative bacteria isolated from patients attending Jimma Medical Center. Totally, 846 Gram-negative bacteria were isolated and identified using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). Phenotypic antibiotic resistance patterns were determined using the Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method and Etest strips. Extended-spectrum β-lactamase phenotype was determined using MAST disks, and carbapenemases were characterized using multiplex polymerase chain reactions (PCR).ResultsAmong the isolates, 19% (157/846) showed phenotypic resistance to carbapenem antibiotics. PCR analysis revealed that at least one carbapenemase gene was detected in 69% (107/155) of these strains. The most frequently detected acquired genes were blaNDM in 35% (37/107), blaVIM in 24% (26/107), and blaKPC42 in 13% (14/107) of the isolates. Coexistence of two or more acquired genes was observed in 31% (33/107) of the isolates. The most common coexisting acquired genes were blaNDM + blaOXA-23, detected in 24% (8/33) of these isolates. No carbapenemase-encoding genes could be detected in 31% (48/155) of carbapenem-resistant isolates, with P. aeruginosa accounting for 85% (41/48) thereof.ConclusionThis study revealed high and incremental rates of carbapenem-resistant bacteria in clinical samples with various carbapenemase-encoding genes. This imposes a severe challenge to effective patient care in the context of already limited treatment options against Gram-negative bacterial infections in resource-constrained settings.</p

Data_Sheet_2_Molecular characterization of carbapenem-resistance in Gram-negative isolates obtained from clinical samples at Jimma Medical Center, Ethiopia.xlsx

BackgroundIn resource-constrained settings, limited antibiotic options make treating carbapenem-resistant bacterial infections difficult for healthcare providers. This study aimed to assess carbapenemase expression in Gram-negative bacteria isolated from clinical samples in Jimma, Ethiopia.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted to assess carbapenemase expression in Gram-negative bacteria isolated from patients attending Jimma Medical Center. Totally, 846 Gram-negative bacteria were isolated and identified using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). Phenotypic antibiotic resistance patterns were determined using the Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method and Etest strips. Extended-spectrum β-lactamase phenotype was determined using MAST disks, and carbapenemases were characterized using multiplex polymerase chain reactions (PCR).ResultsAmong the isolates, 19% (157/846) showed phenotypic resistance to carbapenem antibiotics. PCR analysis revealed that at least one carbapenemase gene was detected in 69% (107/155) of these strains. The most frequently detected acquired genes were blaNDM in 35% (37/107), blaVIM in 24% (26/107), and blaKPC42 in 13% (14/107) of the isolates. Coexistence of two or more acquired genes was observed in 31% (33/107) of the isolates. The most common coexisting acquired genes were blaNDM + blaOXA-23, detected in 24% (8/33) of these isolates. No carbapenemase-encoding genes could be detected in 31% (48/155) of carbapenem-resistant isolates, with P. aeruginosa accounting for 85% (41/48) thereof.ConclusionThis study revealed high and incremental rates of carbapenem-resistant bacteria in clinical samples with various carbapenemase-encoding genes. This imposes a severe challenge to effective patient care in the context of already limited treatment options against Gram-negative bacterial infections in resource-constrained settings.</p

Factors associated with probable case of depression among patients with dyspepsia in Ethiopia.

Factors associated with probable case of depression among patients with dyspepsia in Ethiopia.</p

Socio-demographic characteristics and probable case of depression among patients with dyspepsia in Ethiopia (n = 871).

Socio-demographic characteristics and probable case of depression among patients with dyspepsia in Ethiopia (n = 871).</p

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