International Journal of Biomedical Science and Engineering

Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2015

  • Investigation on Pulmonary Tuberculosis Among Bedele Woreda Prisoners, Southwest Ethiopia

    Bula Boru Winsa, Abdurehman Eshete Mohammed

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2015
    Pages: 69-73
    Received: 11 September 2015
    Accepted: 28 September 2015
    Published: 27 October 2015
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    Abstract: Back ground: Tuberculosis (TB) is an airborne infectious disease. One third of the world population is infected with Mycobacterium. Ethiopia ranks 8th among the world’s top 22 countries severely affected by TB.TB is recognized as a major public health problem in the prisons of sub-Saharan Africa and it remains one of the leading cause of morbidity ... Show More
  • Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Community Towards Zoonotic Importance of Toxoplasma Infection in Central Afar Region, North East Ethiopia

    Angesom Hadush Desta

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2015
    Pages: 74-81
    Received: 03 September 2015
    Accepted: 28 September 2015
    Published: 03 December 2015
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    Abstract: Toxoplasmosis is one of the major global zoonotic diseases which have a great impact on human health with more serious outcomes in immunocompromised and pregnant women. A cross-sectional study was carried out to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of the community towards zoonotic importance of the disease in central Afar region of Northeas... Show More
  • Polymethyl Methacrylate Phantom on CT Imaging to Evaluate Size-Specific Effective Dose in Pediatric and Adult Body

    Alamgir Hossain, Samiron Kumar Saha

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2015
    Pages: 82-88
    Received: 04 December 2015
    Accepted: 14 December 2015
    Published: 30 December 2015
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    Abstract: Background: Computed tomography (CT) scan is very important for the measurement of effective dose. A patient size-dependent factor is used to estimate patient dose from scanner output indices for patients of different sizes. The size dependent factor is used over a range of patient sizes, and extends to adult and pediatric patients as well as obese... Show More