Dawit Getachew Assefa

ORCID: 0000-0002-9951-5762
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Research Areas
  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Computational Drug Discovery Methods
  • Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Diverse Scientific Research Studies
  • Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
  • Healthcare Systems and Reforms
  • Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
  • Vibrio bacteria research studies
  • Antibiotic Use and Resistance
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
  • Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis
  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
  • Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
  • Marriage and Sexual Relationships
  • Homelessness and Social Issues

Eastern Health
2025

Monash University
2025

Dilla University
2021-2024

Jimma University
2023

Ethiopian Public Health Institute
2020-2022

Addis Ababa University
2021-2022

Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region
2022

Hawassa University
2021

Children's Specialized Hospital
2020

Federal Ministry of Health
2019

Depression and anxiety disorders are common among people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus than the non-infected individuals. The co-existence of these associated barriers to treatment worsening medical outcomes, including resistance, increased risk for suicide, greater chance recurrence utilization resources and/or increase morbidity mortality. Therefore, assessing depression HIV patients has a pivotal role further interventions. Institution based cross-sectional study was conducted...

10.1186/s12888-016-1037-9 article EN cc-by BMC Psychiatry 2016-11-02

Abstract Background There are limited studies on the prevalence of misdiagnosis as well detection rates severe psychiatric disorders in specialized and non-specialized healthcare settings. To best our knowledge, this is first study to determine including schizophrenia, schizoaffective, bipolar, depressive a setting. Method In cross-sectional study, random sample 309 patients with was selected by systematic sampling technique. Severe were assessed using Structured Clinical Interview for...

10.1186/s12991-021-00333-7 article EN cc-by Annals of General Psychiatry 2021-02-02

Mental disorders are always remained a neglected public health problems in low and middle-income countries (LMICs), most people with mental never receive effective care there is large treatment gap. In order to solve the problem integration of into primary recommended Ethiopia implementation scale services at level was started 2014. For success care, professionals key personnel who responsible for management mental, neurologic substance use disorders. However, proper training education...

10.1186/s13033-017-0169-8 article EN cc-by International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2017-10-12

Background . Epilepsy stigma is considered to be one of the most important factors that have a negative influence on people with epilepsy. Among all types perceived further exerts stress and restricts normal participation in society. Methods Hospital based cross-sectional study was conducted from May 1, 2013, 30, 2013. All patients epilepsy Ethiopia were source population. The sample size determined using single population proportion formula 347 subjects selected by systematic random...

10.1155/2015/627345 article EN Psychiatry Journal 2015-01-01

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) pandemic has exacerbated tuberculosis disease especially in Sub-Saharan African countries. The World Health Organization (WHO) and Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) have recommended Isoniazid Preventive Therapy (IPT) for HIV infected patients to reduce the burden of (TB). Ethiopia been implementing IPT since 2007. However, effectiveness averting occurrence active among not assessed.Retrospective cohort study was employed using secondary data...

10.1186/s12879-016-2109-7 article EN cc-by BMC Infectious Diseases 2017-01-03

Sexual dysfunction is remarkably prevalent amongst psychiatric patients than general population. This might be due to either the nature of illness itself or unwanted effect medication they are taking for which limits capability forming interpersonal and sexual relationships. issue rarely raised in developing countries, aim this study was assess magnitude factors contributing among with Schizophrenia. Hospital based cross sectional conducted at Amanuel Mental Specialized from January June...

10.1186/s12888-018-1738-3 article EN cc-by BMC Psychiatry 2018-05-29

Introduction: Health Sector Development Plans (HSDPs) aim to accelerate movement towards achieving sustainable development goals for health, reducing inequalities, and ending poverty. Reproductive, maternal, newborn child health (RMNCH) services are vulnerable economic imbalances, including insecurity, unmet need healthcare, low expenditure. The same vulnerability influences the potential of a country combat global outbreaks such as COVID-19. We aimed provide some important insights into...

10.2147/rmhp.s328004 article EN cc-by-nc Risk Management and Healthcare Policy 2021-10-01

Acinetobacter species have been a leading cause of nosocomial infections, causing significant morbidity and mortality over the entire world including Ethiopia. The most important features A. baumannii are its ability to persist in hospital environment rapidly develop resistance wide variety antibiotics. This study aimed determine trend antimicrobial five years period.

10.1371/journal.pone.0250896 article EN cc-by PLoS ONE 2021-04-29

Stunting is a common type of undernutrition in schoolchildren, and it has significant negative impact on academic performance. refers to child who too short for their age. It the result chronic or recurring malnutrition. can have far-reaching consequences that last lifetime. Malnutrition still major public health concern developing countries, including Ethiopia, with an estimated 118 million people going hungry by 2020. Therefore, this study was intended assess prevalence associated factors...

10.1016/j.ijans.2022.100451 article EN cc-by International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences 2022-01-01

Ethiopia is among the thirty-high tuberculosis (TB) burden countries with multidrug resistant (MDR-TB) and Tuberculosis/Human Immunodeficiency Virus (TB/HIV). Given public health importance of problem, it apparent that probing work done in this regard essential to mitigate problem thus we reviewed research repositories compile directories researches from Jan 1, 2001 Dec 30, 2017 order avail evidence-based information stakeholders beneficiaries intervening country. The evidences generated...

10.4314/ejhs.v30i6 article EN Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences 2020-12-21

Multidrug resistant, extremely drug-resistant, pan-drug carbapenem-resistant, and carbapenemase-producing gram-negative bacteria are becoming more common in health care settings posing a growing threat to public health.The study was aimed detect phenotypically characterize carbapenem no- susceptible bacilli at the Ethiopian Public Health Institute.A prospective cross-sectional conducted from June 30, 2019, May 2020, national reference laboratory of Institute. Clinical samples were collected,...

10.1371/journal.pone.0256556 article EN cc-by PLoS ONE 2021-12-02

About 25–60% of the homeless population is reported to have some form mental disorder. To our knowledge, there are no studies aimed at screening, diagnosis, treatment, care, rehabilitation, and support people with mental, neurologic, substance use (MNS) disorders in general Ethiopia. This first study its kind Africa which was individuals possible MNS Community-based survey conducted from January March 2015. Homeless who had overt observable psychopathology positive for screening instruments...

10.1186/s12991-017-0163-1 article EN cc-by Annals of General Psychiatry 2017-11-16

Different foods and food groups are good sources for various macro- micronutrients. Diversified diet play an important role in both physical mental growth development of children. However, meeting minimum standards dietary diversity children is a challenge many developing countries including Ethiopia.To assess associated factors among (6-23 months) Gedieo Zone, Ethiopia.Community based cross-sectional study was carried out at Ethiopia, from January to March 15, 2019. Multi-stage sampling...

10.1186/s13052-021-01181-7 article EN cc-by ˜The œItalian Journal of Pediatrics/Italian journal of pediatrics 2021-12-01

This study aimed to assess the perception of caring behaviors and associated factors among nurses midwives who provided maternal health care services at Sidama region public hospitals, Hawassa, Ethiopia.

10.1016/j.ijnss.2022.09.014 article EN cc-by-nc-nd International Journal of Nursing Sciences 2022-09-23

Abstract Background Through the health extension package, Ethiopia had practiced infant and young child feeding. However, feeding (IYCF) practice has been poor. Hence, in this study, knowledge, attitude, of mothers/caregivers on were assessed. Methods A cross-sectional study was carried out among 486 from Assosa Districts Zone Benshangul Gumuz Region, Western Ethiopia. semi-structured interviewer-administered questionnaire used. To isolate independent predictors for good practice, favorable...

10.1186/s13690-021-00690-5 article EN cc-by Archives of Public Health 2021-09-26

Background: The burden of mental disorders is increaasing in low and middle income countries including Ethiopia but the number psychiatry professionals scarce. Integrating health primary care vital to address problem. This survey aimed assessing experiences, strengths challenges integrating Ethiopia. Methods: Facility based supervisions was done centers where scale up program implemented giving services. Semi structured standardized WHO Global Action Programme support supervision...

10.4172/2327-4972.1000204 article EN Family Medicine & Medical Science Research 2016-01-01

Introduction: Orthopedic Trauma exerts a holistic influence on survivors' physical health including range of mental problems which interfere with recovery.Psychiatric disorders and behavioral disturbances are reported to be 3-5 times more common among people injuries predictor poor outcome ongoing disability.Therefore, assessing depression anxiety orthopedic trauma patients play vital role in implementing further interventions.Methods: Institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted...

10.4172/2378-5756.1000450 article EN Journal of Psychiatry 2018-01-01
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