Research
Student Attitude towards on Sexual Harassment: the Case of Wolaita Sodo University, Ethiopia
An attempt has been done on attitude towards sexual harassment which is critical issue nowadays in higher institutions. The result of the study could suggest for putting proper polices in place which considered as vital in preventing sexual harassment as well as creating awareness about sexual harassment issue specially in higher institutions as well as other sectors in general. For study purpose we focus to investigate attitude towards on sexual harassment of students in Wolaita Sodo University students taking a sample of 377 students from all batch admitted in Wolaita Sodo University. Self-administered questionnaire was developed and piloted for use in this study. The cross tabulation with Chi-square test and binary logistic regression were employed to analyze the data. The result of cross tabulation with Chi-square test show that sex and level of schooling have significantly associated with attitude towards on sexual harassment at 5% level of significance. Also the result of the binary logistic regression analysis showed that age, sex and level of schooling have a significant relation with attitude towards on sexual harassment at 5% level of significance. It can be concluded that to promote and improve students’ attitude towards on sexual harassment some crucial steps regarding gender issue in counseling as well as guiding about sexual harassment should be taken into consideration.
Comparison of Banking System of Commercial Bank of Ethiopia and Dashen Bank Using Queuing Modelling Approach: The Case of Wolaita Zone, SNNPR, Ethiopia
In order to deliver service in quality specially in banking system the queuing model was appropriate in order to suggest waiting time, service rate and etc for efficient service delivery of better implementation of banking system. Comparative study of two selected banks (Commercial Bank of Ethiopia & Dashen Bank) in Wolaita zone of Ethiopia was investigated. The queuing model was employed for both banking system in order to measure the behavioral queuing characteristics of customers in terms of their arrival and service rate respectively. The data for the arrival and service rate of the two banks were collected by observation methods for two days of a week simultaneously. The result revealed that on average 10.2 and 8.6 customers arrive and served per hours, respectively in Commercial Bank of Ethiopia Tona branch.
Statistical Modeling on Determinants of Traffic Fatalities and Injuries in Wolaita Zone, Ethiopia
Road traffic accidents are a major public health concern. In developing countries road traffic accidents are among the leading cause of death and injury. Ethiopia experiences the highest rate of such accidents in Sub-Saharan Africa. Out of all the accidents registered in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa accounts for 60% on average especially in Wolaita zone more 25% on average. The objective of this study is to identify factors that contribute to the occurrence of road traffic accidents leading to human injuries and death. For study purpose we employed ordinal logistic regression models to identify factors influencing traffic fatalities and injuries. Stratified sampling with proportional allocation and simple random sampling technique are used to select samples from recorded frame. The result of ordinal logistic regression analyses shows that drivers aged 18-30 years caused the largest number of accidents.
