Although the attitudes of non-disabled individuals toward people with disabilities (PWDs) have been studied extensively for years, most of those studies were conducted outside of Ethiopia and very little has been written about Ethiopians and their attitudes toward PWDs. The current study examined the attitudes of a self-selected sample of Ethiopian college students toward persons with visible disabilities. Secondarily, the study identified and utilized selected variables that may affect individual personal responses to the development of these attitudes. Past studies identified that negative and seemingly pejorative personal attitudes of some nondisabled adults have often created general societal barriers affecting all aspects of the quality of life of PWDs. The non-participation of PWDs in society has been limited in Ethiopia to date based on the reports of Ethiopian local experts and governmental report documents; however, because negative attitudes are frequent barriers, without identification and adequate measurement of these attitudes, understanding, identifying, and changing them is very difficult. This study provided preliminary information about the attitudes of a group of university students at Addis Ababa University who might be influential in the future inclusion of PWDs in Ethiopia as they likely represent future elite professionals in Ethiopian society who could potentially impact PWDs in that society in relation to these attitudes. This study collected self-reported data on Ethiopian college students' attitudes toward people with visible disabilities as measured by the Multidimensional Attitudes Scale Toward Persons With Disabilities (MAS). This study examined the students' attitudes and also identified key variables from the literature related to attitude formation toward PWDs. The results of the Confirmatory Factor Analysis, T-test, ANOVA, and correlation analyses provided some preliminary findings. The CFA was conducted because the MAS has only been used once with an Israeli sample, and there were no other groups for comparison. In order to compare the loadings of items of the MAS, a vi TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES .

Objective This study was performed to assess self-care behavior and associated factors among patients with heart failure attending public hospitals in Southeast Ethiopia in 2021. Methods An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 420 patients with heart failure from 15 May to 30 June 2021 using a simple random sampling technique. A multivariable binary logistic model was used to identify factors associated with self-care behavior. Statistical significance was declared at p < 0.05. Results The magnitude of good self-care behavior among patients with heart failure was 53.6% [95% confidence interval (CI), 48.9–58.3]. Factors associated with self-care behavior were treatment with a beta blocker [adjusted odds ratio (AOR), 0.49; 95% CI, 0.27–0.89], treatment with digitalis (AOR, 0.11; 95% CI, 0.05–0.24), the level of social support (AOR, 0.07; 95% CI, 0.03–0.15), and the presence of depressive symptoms (AOR, 0.21; 95% CI, 2.70–8.33). Conclusion Slightly more than half of the respondents had good self-care behavior. Attention should be given to enhancing good self-care practice through integration of health education as routine care.

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