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The cost of hunger in Ethiopia: implications for the growth and transformation of Ethiopia
Ethiopian Public Health Institute, 2013The cost of hunger (COHA) study is an important step forward to better understand the role child nutrition and human development can play as a catalyser, or as a constraint, in implementation of Ethiopia’s Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP).DocumentSensory acceptability trial for a chickpea based ready to use supplementary food among moderately malnourished children (6 – 59 months)
Ethiopian Public Health Institute, 2014Malnutrition is one of the most important causes of child mortality in Ethiopia being the underlying cause of 57 per cent of child deaths in Ethiopia. These children and their mothers suffer from the poor health and nutrition situation in the country.DocumentHow does Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net program affect livestock accumulation and children’s education?
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2014The report uses panel data from Northern Ethiopia to investigate the welfare impact of Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Program. We assess whether the program raised livestock asset levels and children’s education among participant households.DocumentOverview of the Ethiopian National Food Consumption survey (NFCS): implications for fortification programs
Ethiopian Public Health Institute, 2011In 2011, the then Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute now EPHI conducted the Ethiopian National Food Consumption Survey (FCS) in response to a request by the Federal Ministry of Health to provide evidence for the National Food Fortification Program.DocumentFactors associated with dietary practices and nutritional status among pregnant women in Wondo Genet district
Ethiopian Public Health Institute, 2014Malnutrition is a serious public health problem linked to increase in the risk of mortality and morbidity (Blossner and de Onis, 2005). Women and young children are most affected. Diets that are deficient in macro and micronutrients place people at risk of malnutrition. A total of 925 million people were undernourished in 2010 worldwide (FAO, 2010).DocumentLand valuation and perceptions of land sales prohibition in Ethiopia
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2014This study investigates attitudes towards legalizing land sales and Willingness to Accept (WTA) sales prices and compensation prices for land among smallholder households in four different areas in the Oromia and SNNP Regions in the southern highlands of Ethiopia.DocumentEvaluation of the dynamics of national nutrition program implementation in Ethiopia
Ethiopian Public Health Institute, 2014The Government of Ethiopia developed a National Nutrition Strategy in 2008, followed by a National Nutrition Program. The revised plan of action for nutrition has recently been updated to focus on stunting and multi-sectoral approach and cover the period from September 2012 to August 2015.DocumentDiet diversity is negatively associated with stunting among Ethiopian children 6-23 months of age
Ethiopian Public Health Institute, 2012Stunting (i.e. height-for-age z-score (HAZ)) during childhood is a major public-health problem in underdeveloped and developing countries as a result of chronically not meeting nutrient requirements for growth between conception and 24 months of age.DocumentUrban Land Markets in East Africa
2011The cities in the East African region are characterised by rapid urbanisation and uncontrolled spatial sprawl, with large informal settlements and inadequate service provision. The research study investigates how urban land markets operate in such a context, and particularly, how effectively poor people can access, trade and hold land.DocumentEffective modalities to improve pregnant women’s compliance to daily iron supplementation
Ethiopian Public Health Institute, 2012Prenatal Iron Supplementation (PIS) has a paramount contribution for reducing maternal mortality. The coverage and compliance in Ethiopia is 17.3 per cent and 0.4 per cent respectively. The aim of this study is to determine the coverage of and adherence to prenatal IFS (Iron Folic acid Supplementation) and to identify factors affecting utilization of the service.Pages