Table 2 Top 30 patient management problems encountered by junior doctors, practice analysis study, Ethiopia, 2015 (N = 191)

Diagnose and manage urinary tract infection

Diagnose and manage hypertension

Manage pneumonia of children

Manage diarrhea and vomiting for children

Mange childhood fever

Diagnose and manage anemia

Diagnose and treat pulmonary and extra pulmonary tuberculosis

Diagnose and manage different forms of diabetes mellitus

Diagnose and manage bronchial asthma

Diagnose and manage shock of different forms

Manage trauma

Diagnose and manage acute exacerbation of asthma

Diagnose and manage congestive heart failure

Offer an HIV test and counsel for HIV

Diagnose and manage hypertensive urgency and emergency

Diagnose and manage children with protein energy malnutrition

Diagnose acute abdomen

Diagnose and treat malaria

Diagnose and manage fracture

Diagnose and manage diabetic ketoacidosis

Diagnose and treat STIs (genital ulcer, discharge and mass)

Diagnose and manage common skin infections like cellulitis and impetigo

Diagnose and manage otitis media

Manage head injury

Diagnose and manage common allergic skin disorders

Diagnose and manage common fungal skin infections

Diagnose and manage coma of different causes

Diagnose and manage tonsillitis and peritonsillar abscess

Diagnose and manage chronic liver disease

Diagnose and manage conjunctivitis