Ethiopia Field Epidemiologyand laboratory Training Program (EFETP)Compiled Body of Works in Field Epidemiology
Creators: name: Seyoum, Melaku
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2019

description: This compiled body of works has nine main chapters which all of them were done during the residency time of the program. These nine sections are expected outputs during the residency time; such as outbreak investigation, surveillance data analysis report, surveillance system evaluation, description of a health profile report, Manuscript for peer reviewed journal, abstract for submission in scientific conferences, writing protocol/proposal of epidemiologic research project, a summary of disaster situation report and other additional outputs. Chapter One:-Two outbreak investigations were carried out. The first outbreak was conducted in Hudet Woreda, Dawa zone of Somali region and the second in Addis Ababa. In the first outbreak a total of 358 measles cases with 13 deaths were identified in Hudet woreda and in the second outbreak 260 imported cholera cases with no death were identified in Addis Ababa Bole international airport. Both outbreaks were confirmed at EPHI national reference laboratory. To identify the risk factors case-control study design was conducted for the first outbreak investigations and descriptive for the second outbreak. Recommendation was given for both based on the findings. Chapter Two:-Conducting Surveillance data analysis is the other core competency for field epidemiology training program. We retrospectively analyzed a five year national malaria surveillance data collected from 2013 to 2017 to describe epidemiology of malaria in Ethiopia. Chapter Three:-Gambella regions' Guinea worm disease surveillance system was evaluated from March 20 to April 5, 2018. Descriptive cross sectional study design was used. The chapter clearly presents the purpose and objectives of Guinea worm disease surveillance; its progress towards its objectives. The surveillance attributes: simplicity, flexibility, acceptability, representativeness, timeliness, data quality, sensitivity, cost, predictive value positive and usefulness of the surveillance system were also assessed and presented in the chapter. Chapter Four:-Health profile is a system of collecting and summarizing health and other health related events, demographic, socio-economic, political and cultural aspect of a particular district. Health and health related data was collected in Soro Barguda Woreda of west Guji Zone during February 25-March 15, 2018. xix | P a g e MELAKU SEYOUM, AAU SPH EFETP Compiled Body of Work in Field Epidemiology April 2019 Chapter Five:-Included two manuscripts for peer reviewed journal. The manuscripts were conducted on measles outbreak investigation and cholera outbreak investigation reports. Chapter Six:-Presents abstracts on "Invest igat ion of Measles Outbreak in pastoralists and hard to reach Hudet woreda of Somali region, Ethiopia October 2018" and "Challenges of imported cholera cases among deportees in Ethiopia: From Saudi Arabia prisons March 2019. Both abstracts were developed during this residency period. Chapter Seven:-Narrative summary of disaster situation. Rapid conflict impact and recovery assessment in internally displace population in west Guji and Borena zones was conducted in March 2018. Chapter Eight:-Contain an epidemiological protocol entitled "communit y based measles immunization coverage survey among children aged 12–23 months in Hudet district of Somali region". Community based measles immunization coverage was not widely assessed and often there is variation between actual coverage in the community versus administration coverage. The main purpose of this study is to determine community based measles immunization coverages and validate it with administrative coverage figures in the woreda. Cross sectional study design will be used in Hudet woreda from 1 xx | P a g e MELAKU SEYOUM, AAU SPH EFETP st July to 30 th July 2019. Chapter Nine:-Contains other additional outputs like training and weekly epidemiologic bulletin. EFETP frontline workshop1 training was given to woreda and hospital level PHEM officers/focals in Tigray region, November 2018. Training material was comprised of importance of surveillance, Surveillance data collection, Surveillance data analysis and interpretation, surveillance data quality assessment; monitoring and evaluation. In addition to this Weekly epidemiological bulletin was written to SNNPR. FETP frontline trainings given to Oromia and SNNPR, PHEM Integrated supportive supervision, Influenza supportive supervision and the likes were conducted but not included in this report