Addis Girma

Datos Biográficos

ID9003065
NOMBREAddis Girma
NOMBRESAddis
APELLIDOGirma
FIRMAGIRMA A
AFILIACIONESAmref Health Africa
ORCID0000-0003-2800-2916
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS5
TOTAL DE CITAS0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR5
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2021
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2026
ÍNDICE H0

  • Advancing gender equity in primary health care

    Open AccessGizachew Tadele Tiruneh, Agumasie Semahegn et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Gender inequities remain a major barrier to women’s access to reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH) services. To address this gap, the Improve Primary Health Care Service Delivery (IPHCSD) project integrated a set of gender-responsive strategies into primary health care (PHC) systems. This paper presents lessons from implementing gender-responsive strategies that empowered women and communities while enhancing access to essent…

  • Gender dynamics affecting women’s uptake of maternal health service in agrarian and pastoral settings in Ethiopia

    Open AccessAgumasie Semahegn, Gizachew Tadele Tiruneh et al.ARTICLEReproductive Health2026

    BACKGROUND: Lack of access to essential maternal health service remains a significant public health challenge in low-income countries. Gender dynamics play a critical role in determining women’s access to and use of maternal health services. We assessed the influence of gender dynamics on women’s use of maternal health services in Ethiopia. METHODS: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted using a mixed method in 10 selected district…

  • Women’s postpartum family planning use and intention in Ethiopia

    Open AccessAgumasie Semahegn, Gizachew Tadele Tiruneh et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Despite the substantial improvement on maternal health service use and impactful intervention to reduce the risk of maternal and child deaths, uptake of Postpartum Family Planning (PPFP) has remain a critical gap in Ethiopia. There is a paucity of context-based evidence is crucial in addressing these gaps to inform policies. We assessed women’s current use and intention on postpartum contraception in the agrarian and pastoral contexts of Ethiopia…

  • Gender disparities and barriers to access and use of essential health services in Ethiopia

    Open AccessAgumasie Semahegn, Yohannes Mehretie Adinew et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Despite remarkable gains in maternal and child health (MCH) outcomes globally, the lack of access to and use of essential health services remains a challenge in low-income countries, like Ethiopia. To address health service access and use, the Ethiopian government has endorsed a fifteen-year “Optimizing Ethiopian Health Extension Program” strategy. This study explored gender barriers to access to and use of MCH services in the primary health care…

  • Routine health management information system data in Ethiopia

    Open AccessAbyot Adane, Tewabe M Adege et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2021

    Background: Ethiopia is investing in the routine Health Management Information System. Improved routine data are needed for decision-making in the health sector.Objective: To analyse the quality of the routine Health Management Information System data and triangulate with other sources, such as the Demographic and Health Surveys.Methods: We analysed national Health Management Information System data on 19 indicators of maternal health, neonatal s…