27 Result(s)

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Publisher Correction: Reach and impact of a nationwide media campaign in Ethiopia for promoting safe breastfeeding practices in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

Abel Negussie, Bereket Tefera, Elyas Melaku Mazengia… in BMC Global and Public Health (2024)

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Reach and impact of a nationwide media campaign in Ethiopia for promoting safe breastfeeding practices in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

In response to the COVID-19 challenge and the consequent concerns and misconceptions about potential mother-to-child virus transmission, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in collaboration with the E...

Abel Negussie, Bereket Tefera, Elyas Melaku Mazengia… in BMC Global and Public Health (2024)

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Social and behavior change communication competency among front-line healthcare system actors in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) plays a critical role in improving behavior and health outcomes across the continuum of healthcare. Failing to implement tailored SBCC strategies continues to po...

Simegnew Handebo, Rachana Sharma, Tesfaye Simireta… in BMC Public Health (2024)

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Level of completion of a continuum of age-appropriate infant feeding practices and barriers among breastfeeding mothers in Ethiopia: a mixed methods study

Ethiopia has committed to ending undernutrition by implementing nutrition intervention strategies, including promoting optimal feeding and care practices. To monitor and evaluate optimal infant feeding practic...

Shikur Mohammed, Alemayehu Worku, Eshetu Girma in BMC Public Health (2024)

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BabyWASH and diarrhea prevention practices following multimedia educational intervention in hard-to-reach areas of the Afar and Somali regions of Ethiopia: a mixed-method endline evaluation

Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions, which are specifically targeted towards young children—known as “BabyWASH”—reduce exposure to environmental contamination and prevent microbial burden in th...

Abel Negussie, Ephrem Lejore, Ariam Hailemariam, Bereket Tefera… in BMC Public Health (2023)

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Pregnant women’s perception on the health effects of household air pollution in Rural Butajira, Ethiopia: a phenomenological qualitative study

Household air pollution is the major public health problem in develo** countries. Pregnant women spent the majority of their time at home and are the most affected population by household air pollution. Expl...

Sisay Shine, Mulugeta Tamirie, Abera Kumie, Adamu Addissie… in BMC Public Health (2023)

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Toward a multi-level strategy to reduce stigma in global mental health: overview protocol of the Indigo Partnership to develop and test interventions in low- and middle-income countries

There is increasing attention to the impacts of stigma and discrimination related to mental health on quality of life and access to and quality of healthcare. Effective strategies for stigma reduction exist, b...

Petra C. Gronholm, Ioannis Bakolis… in International Journal of Mental Health Sys… (2023)

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Training for mental health professionals in responding to experienced and anticipated mental health-related discrimination (READ-MH): protocol for an international multisite feasibility study

Mental health and other health professionals working in mental health care may contribute to the experiences of stigma and discrimination among mental health service users but can also help reduce the impact o...

Claire Henderson, Uta Ouali, Ioannis Bakolis… in Pilot and Feasibility Studies (2022)

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Empowerment training to support service user involvement in mental health system strengthening in rural Ethiopia: a mixed-methods pilot study

Increased service user involvement is recommended to improve weak mental health systems in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, involvement is rarely implemented and interventions to support invol...

Sisay Abayneh, Heidi Lempp, Sauharda Rai, Eshetu Girma… in BMC Health Services Research (2022)

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Mental health stigma and discrimination in Ethiopia: evidence synthesis to inform stigma reduction interventions

People with mental illnesses are at an increased risk of experiencing human rights violations, stigma and discrimination. Even though mental health stigma and discrimination are universal, there appears to be ...

Eshetu Girma, Bezawit Ketema… in International Journal of Mental Health Sys… (2022)

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Internalized stigma among patients with mood disorders in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional facility-based study

Information on the degree of internalized stigma experienced by patients with mood disorders in Ethiopia is limited. This study attempted to assess the levels of internalized stigma and factors associated with...

Elias Tesfaye, Benyam Worku, Eshetu Girma… in International Journal of Mental Health Sys… (2020)

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“He can send her to her parents”: The interaction between marriageability, gender and serious mental illness in rural Ethiopia

For women in most low- and middle-income countries, the diagnosis with serious mental illness (SMI) leads to stigma and challenges related to starting or maintaining marriages. The purpose of this qualitative ...

Maji Hailemariam, Senait Ghebrehiwet, Tithi Baul, Juliana L. Restivo… in BMC Psychiatry (2019)

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Predictors of breast self - examination among female teachers in Ethiopia using health belief model

Breast cancer is by far the most frequent cancer of women. It is the second leading cause of death in women worldwide. Approximately one out of eight women develops breast cancer all over the world. Majority o...

Negussie Birhane, Abebe Mamo, Eshetu Girma, Shifera Asfaw in Archives of Public Health (2015)

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Public stigma against family members of people with mental illness: findings from the Gilgel Gibe Field Research Center (GGFRC), Southwest Ethiopia

Public stigma against family members of people with mental illness is a negative attitude by the public which blame family members for the mental illness of their relatives. Family stigma can result in self so...

Eshetu Girma, Anne Maria Möller-Leimkühler… in BMC International Health and Human Rights (2014)

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Facility based cross-sectional study of self stigma among people with mental illness: towards patient empowerment approach

Self stigma among people with mental illness results from multiple cognitive and environmental factors and processes. It can negatively affect adherence to psychiatric services, self esteem, hope, social integ...

Eshetu Girma, Markos Tesfaye… in International Journal of Mental Health Sys… (2013)

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Knowledge and utilization of computer among health workers in Addis Ababa hospitals, Ethiopia: computer literacy in the health sector

Incorporation of information technology advancements in healthcare has gained wide acceptance in the last two decades. Developed countries have successfully incorporated information technology advancements in ...

Ebrahim Mohammed, Gashaw Andargie, Solomon Meseret, Eshetu Girma in BMC Research Notes (2013)

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Intention to voluntary HIV counseling and testing (VCT) among health professionals in Jimma zone, Ethiopia: the theory of planned behavior (TPB) perspective

Voluntary HIV Counseling and Testing (VCT) forms one of the cornerstones of HIV prevention strategies. It is imperative to understand HIV testing correlates and their theoretical underpinnings in order to prom...

Fira Abamecha, Ameyu Godesso, Eshetu Girma in BMC Public Health (2013)

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Stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV by healthcare providers, Southwest Ethiopia

Stigma and discrimination against people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are obstacles in the way of effective responses to HIV. Understanding the extent of stigma / discrimination and the under...

Garumma T Feyissa, Lakew Abebe, Eshetu Girma, Mirkuzie Woldie in BMC Public Health (2012)