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BUTAJIRA DSS,
Ethiopia
The Butajira DSS or BRHP (Butajira Rural
Health Program) is located in one of the most densely populated parts of
Ethiopia, Meskan and Mareko district, Guraghe Zone.
The district is part of the Southern Nations Nationalities and People’s
Region (SNNPRG). The estimated size of the District is 797 km2,
of which Butajira town covers approximately 9 km2. The
district lies at an average of 2100 m above seal level ranging from 1750
to 3400 meters above sea level, ranging from 1750 m in lowlands to 3400
m in mountainous areas, which are sparsely inhabited. Annual rainfall
ranges between 900 and 1,400 mm.
Objectives
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To provide baseline and longitudinal
community based. demographic, socio-economic and health related data
in collaboration with INDEPTH and to To utilize the generated data fro
the monitoring and improvement of health status of communities and
functioning of the health care delivery system ;
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To utilize the site as a field
laboratory for health services training and research ; and
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To create a framework for inter-sectoral
collaboration in local level planning and monitoring of activities.
Priority Research Areas
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Reproductive health including HIV/ AIDS:
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Study of mechanisms and rate of spread
of HIV from rural to urban areas;
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Studies of mortality patterns in
different gender and age groups;
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Fertility studies; and
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Studies of domestic violence
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Health Systems and Financing
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Assess the impact of changes in the
organization and structure of health services to health seeking
behavior and health status of population;
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The Impact of revolving drug funds on
the demand for health services in rural communities
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Establishing health
information system and its management that links the research base
with the local health system including the hospital
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Methodological pilot studies of STEPS
surveys in Butajira a part of the development of the WHO STEPwise
Approach to Surveillance (STEPS) of Non-Communicable Diseases Risk
Factors,
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Study of in-door air pollution and its
association with respiratory tract infection in children; and
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Mental health studies
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