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EthiopiaCassie MulderDanielle DowdBrittany LynnJason Couturier

+Ethiopia Located in East-Central Africa

Under a Federal republic government

It’s a multilingual society with about 80 ethnic groups

The land contains many jungles, rivers, and mountain ranges

The climate is predominantly tropical monsoon and the highlands cover most of the country

GDP per capital is one of the lowest in the world

Agricultural productivity is low and droughts occur often

Coffee is the most important export product

Christianity and Muslim are very popular religions

+Problems in Ethiopia - Diet

Nursing diagnosis: Altered nutrition: less than body requirements

Unbalanced diet

2 out of 5 children suffer from stunting

+Types of Malnutrition Common

Swelling in legs Kwashiorkor

Emaciated

+Ethiopian Dietary Concerns

Current diet Millet Sorghum Plantains No pork Injera (spongy

bread) Honey Spicy Coffee over water

• Fasting- Wednesdays - Fridays- Lent

+Dietary Concerns Cont.

Benefits High fiber Low in dairy Low fat

Deficiencies Calcium Iodine Iron Vitamin A Vitamin D Zinc

+Ways to Improve Diet

Calcium Kale

Iodine Iodized salt

Vitamin A Breastfeeding

Vitamin D Sun

Zinc Nuts

+Implementation

1. Reach out to local churches

2. Attract mothers and wives

3. Teach

4. Support

5. Missionaries

+Problems in Ethiopia - Malaria

Problem About 45 million of Ethiopia’s 68 million people are at

risk for malaria Main season transmission occurs is between

September – December Resistance to medicines has become a large issue

+Malaria Nursing Diagnosis

Knowledge Deficit Vector: Acquired from bite of infected mosquito,

single-celled parasite of the genus Plasmodium Signs and Symptoms: fever, headache, vomiting, and

usually appears 1-15 days after the mosquito bite

+Malaria Solutions

Artemisinin Drug for the treatment of

existing malaria Used with other drugs to

avoid resistance

Malaria bed nets for people at risk

Indoor residual spraying with insecticide

+Malaria Solutions

Night of Nets Collegiate sports use

their profits from sports events to raise money for malaria nets

The Doane Nets Project Waste plastic is recycled

and heated with a household iron to create a mosquito net

+Malaria Solutions

Eating garlic Garlic production in

Ethiopia has increased in Ethiopia significantly since 2008

It can be ingested or applied topically to naturally repel mosquitoes

+Problems in Ethiopia – Clean Water

• Water borne illnesses, such as cholera or diarrhea, are the leading cause of death in children under five years old in Ethiopia.

• Diarrheal Diseases is the 3rd overall leading cause of death in Ethiopia

• Only 42% of the population has access to a clean water supply

• Only 11% of the population in rural areas has access to a clean water supply

+Clean Water Nursing Diagnosis

Diarrhea

r/t unclean water

Drinking unfiltered water

Drinking water contaminated with human and animal waste, worms, or disease

+Clean Water Implementation

• Reach out to local organizations, governmental organizations, international organizations

• Teach / Educate

• Community Involvement

• Water projects that are simple, reliable and sustainable

• Ministry of Water, Irrigation & Energy of Ethiopia

• The Water Project Organization

• Water Aid Organization

+Problems in Ethiopia – Sanitation

The Problem 30% have no access to proper latrines. Open defecation and overflowing septic

tanks. Lack of basic disposal is a major contributor

to high morbidity and mortality among the urban poor.

+Sanitation Nursing Diagnosis

Risk for infection r/t contact with human feces.

Inability to provide a home environment conducive to health maintenance and personal development due to:Lack of knowledge of importance of

personal hygiene and proper sanitation. Inadequate family resources r/t financial

restraints

+Sanitation Solutions

Education on proper disposal of human waste. (discourage open defecation)

The Hunger Project: Educate importance of good hygiene. Built 961 latrines in 2014 alone.

+References

(2015). In Abiy Tsom 2015.

Ayalew, W., Gebriel, Z. W., & Kassa, H. (1999, September). In Reducing Vitamin A Deficiency in Ethiopia.

“Cornerstone University Night of Nets.” Cornerstone University. Web. 6 Apr. 2015.

“The Doane Nets Project.” Doane College. Web. 6 Apr. 2015

"Drinking Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Ethiopia." We Are Water Foundation. Web. 1 Apr. 2015.

Ethiopia. (n.d.). In water.org. Retrieved April 11, 2015, from http://water.org/country/ethiopia/

(2015). In Ethiopia Struggling to Control Iodine Deficiency Disorder.

"Family Nursing Care Plan: Assessment & Diagnoses in Family Nursing Practice." Nurseslabs. 10 Feb. 2012. Web. 6 Apr. 2015.

+References

Global Health - Ethiopia . (2013, December 4). In Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved April 4, 2015, from http://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/countries/ethiopia/

K, A. (2013, May). In Ethiopia Struggling to Control Iodine Deficiency Disorder.

Kifle, E. (2008, March). In 80% of Ethiopians Suffer From Iodine Deficiency .

Shore, R. (2015). Water in Crisis - Ethiopia. In The Water Project. Retrieved April 2, 2015, from http://thewaterproject.org/water-in-crisis-ethiopia

"Water & Sanitation - The Hunger Project." The Hunger Project. Web. 3 Apr. 2015.

“WHO Malaria.” WHO. Web. 6 Apr. 2015.