ABSTRACT

This book examines prevailing human health problems in political, socioeconomic, cultural, and physical/biotic settings of health practitioners and planners in Ethiopia. It also evaluates modern and traditional health resources and examines the occurrence of nonvectored communicable diseases.

chapter 1|6 pages

Introduction

part One|126 pages

The Physical and Socioeconomic Environment, the Population, Nutrition, and Disasters

part Two|205 pages

Health Services and Sexually Transmitted and Other Nonvectored Diseases

chapter 9|22 pages

Modern Health Services

chapter 10|22 pages

Traditional Medicine

chapter 11|12 pages

Water Supply and Sanitation

chapter 14|10 pages

Viral Hepatitis

chapter 18|20 pages

Tuberculosis

chapter 19|9 pages

Meningococcal Meningitis

chapter 22|19 pages

AIDS

part Three|86 pages

Vector-Borne Diseases

chapter 23|12 pages

Malaria

chapter 24|14 pages

Trypanosomiasis

chapter 25|8 pages

Onchocerciasis

chapter 26|14 pages

Leishmaniasis

chapter 28|8 pages

Relapsing Fever

chapter 30|12 pages

Schistosomiasis

part Four|96 pages

Chronic Noninfectious Diseases, Injuries, Mental Health, and Other Health Problems

chapter 32|9 pages

Diabetes Mellitus

chapter 34|7 pages

Fluorosis

chapter 35|9 pages

Dental Health

chapter 37|9 pages

Neurological Disorders

chapter 38|14 pages

Mental Illness

chapter 39|9 pages

Other Diseases