N Deyessa
Biographic Data
| ID | 1878718 |
|---|---|
| NAME | N Deyessa |
| GIVEN NAMES | N |
| FAMILY NAME | Deyessa |
| SIGNATURE | DEYESSA N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Addis Ababa University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8843-7287 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 75 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The effect of combined psychosocial and spiritual care for war-exposed Ethiopian women with high PHQ-9, GAD-7, and PTSD scores: A pilot trial in Woldia, Ethiopia
Gender-based violence (GBV) in wartime is relatively common and is associated with depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but there are limited scalable, culture-specific interventions for these common mental health problems in low-resource settings. We conducted a pilot intervention, a pre- and post-intervention design among war-affected married women with elevated PHQ-9, GAD-7, and PCL-5 scores in Woldia, northern Ethio…
Identification of psychosocial problems in routine antenatal care in Ethiopia: A facility-based cross-sectional study
In this facility-based cross-sectional survey in primary health care centres in southern Ethiopia, women attending for antenatal care (ANC) were screened for depression (PHQ-9; score ≥ 5 and functionally impaired), anxiety symptoms (GAD-7; score ≥ 10), post-traumatic stress disorder (PCL-5 score ≥ 31), intimate partner violence (IPV; non-graphic language screening test) and risky substance use (ASSIST). Clinical notes were reviewed post-consultat…
If you want to have sex you can, if you don’t, you don’t have to”: A qualitative evaluation of the Unite for a Better Life couples program to prevent intimate partner violence in rural Ethiopia
Gender-transformative programing targeting couples is an important strategy to reduce intimate partner violence (IPV), but questions around efficacy and safety remain. This qualitative study explores indications of change and unintended consequences of the gender-transformative Unite for a Better Life (UBL) intervention, using data from the couples’ and control arms of a cluster randomized controlled trial (cRCT) in Ethiopia. The cRCT found no im…
The effects of cash and group therapy in the context of conflict: Evidence from a randomized evaluation in Ethiopia
The prevalence of depression remains high in low-income contexts, particularly those affected by conflict. This paper reports on a randomized controlled trial conducted in rural Ethiopia assessing the effects of a psychological (group therapy) intervention delivered by non-specialist health staff, as well as a large one-time cash transfer delivered post-therapy. The trial includes three arms comparing group therapy, cash, and both jointly to a st…
Gender-based violence policies and practices in humanitarian settings: A qualitative policy analysis, North Ethiopia
Gender-based violence (GBV) is a major public health issue, further intensified in humanitarian crises. In Ethiopia’s northern conflict (2021–ongoing), the scale of GBV underscores the urgent need for context-sensitive policy and service delivery. We conducted a policy analysis of national GBV-related policies within the context of the northern Ethiopia conflict. This was complemented by 9 focus group discussions with relevant stakeholders, i.e.,…
The association between perceived neighborhood social cohesion and intimate partner violence in a refugee camp in Dollo Ado, Ethiopia
Social cohesion programs and other neighborhood approaches to improve P-NSC should be explored as potential avenues to prevent and reduce IPV, with a focus on male IPV and controlling behavior perpetration
Is the Differentiated Service Delivery Model Suited to the Needs of People Living with HIV in Rwanda
Drug use and its associated factors among in-school adolescents in Harari region of eastern Ethiopia
This study aimed to determine the magnitude of current drug use and its associated factors among randomly selected 3227 in-school adolescents in eastern Ethiopia using a multistage sampling technique. Data were collected using questionnaires adapted from the Global School-Based Health Survey. The magnitude of current drug use among in-school adolescents was 5.67% (95% CI: 4.92–6.52). Rural residence (AOR = 2.25, 95% CI: 1.43; 3.54), social media …
Problem-solving therapy for pregnant women experiencing depressive symptoms and intimate partner violence: A randomised, controlled feasibility trial in rural Ethiopia
Evidence for the feasibility of brief psychological interventions for pregnant women experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV) in rural, low-income country settings is scarce. In rural Ethiopia, the prevalence of antenatal depressive symptoms and lifetime IPV are 29% and 61%, respectively. We aimed to assess the feasibility and related implementation outcomes of brief problem-solving therapy (PST) adapted for pregnant women experiencing IPV (P…
Perinatal intimate partner violence and postpartum contraception timing among currently married women in Southern Ethiopia: A multilevel Weibull regression modeling
Background Adopting contraception on time is a critical intervention for postpartum women, but violence exposure around pregnancy may interfere with postpartum contraceptive use behaviors. Hence, this study aimed to investigate the time duration of the first modern contraceptive adoption and its individual-and community-level predictors among postpartum women in the Wolaita zone, South Ethiopia. Methods A community-based prospective follow-up stu…
Economic costs and Predictors of occupation-related Injuries in Ethiopian sugar industries from the Employer’s perspective: Top-down approach and friction method
Employers' toll of occupation-related injuries has severe economic implications. The influential factors that elevated the total cost variation were: long-term absence from work, unsafe acts of the workers, having a sleeping disorder, co-morbidity, and severity (type) of injury. Therefore, the identified modifiable factors are the areas of intervention to reduce the cost of occupation-related injuries
Community-level spillover effects of an intervention to prevent intimate partner violence and HIV transmission in rural Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is associated with adverse health and psychosocial outcomes. We analysed the spillover effects of Unite for a Better Life (UBL), an intervention evaluated in a cluster randomised controlled trial using a double-randomised design; previous evidence suggests UBL reduced IPV in rural Ethiopia among direct beneficiaries. METHODS: Villages (n=64) were randomly allocated to control, or to receive UBL delivere…
Behavioural abnormalities among school-age children living with HIV at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Background : The human immunodeficiency virus infection has manifestations causing behavioural and cognitive abnormalities among children. The aim of this study was to assess the magnitude and correlates of behavioural abnormalities among school-age children living with HIV attending follow-up at the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Clinic of Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Methods : A sample of 251 children and their pr…
Displacement-related factors influencing marital practices and associated intimate partner violence risk among Somali refugees in Dollo Ado, Ethiopia: A qualitative study
Safe access to education for girls should be prioritized in humanitarian settings. Interventions to address child and forced marriage should address gender and social norms. Intimate partner violence prevention programming should include specialized content taking into account marital practices including child and forced marriage and polygamy. Laws recognizing sexual IPV within marital relationships are needed to reduce sexual IPV
Khat use and intimate partner violence in a refugee population: A qualitative study in Dollo Ado, Ethiopia
Khat use should be addressed as part of IPV prevention programming in this context. Livelihood interventions and other strategies to improve economic conditions, should be explored in collaboration with refugee camp authorities and community leaders as a potential avenue to mitigate the impact of khat use on women and families
Epidemiological study of a developmentally and culturally sensitive preschool intervention to improve school readiness of children in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Early childhood is a dynamic period of physical, psychosocial and cognitive development, where age appropriate intervention during the preschool years influences psychosocial, behavioural and academic achievement of children. This study evaluated the impact of a comprehensive preschool intervention on psychosocial, cognitive and behavioural school preparedness among children in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. METHODS: Employing a cluster-sampl…
Treatment outcome and factors affecting time to recovery in children with severe acute malnutrition treated at outpatient therapeutic care program
BACKGROUND: The outpatient therapeutic care program (OTP) of children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) has been decentralized to health post level in Ethiopia since 2008-2009. However, there is a lack of evidence regarding treatment outcomes and factors related to the duration of stay on treatment after its decentralization to health post level. OBJECTIVE: This study was aimed to assess treatment outcome and factors affecting time to recovery…
Validity of the patient health questionnaire-9 for depression screening and diagnosis in East Africa
Violence against women is strongly associated with suicide attempts: Evidence from the WHO multi-country study on women's health and domestic violence against women
Violence against women in relation to literacy and area of residence in Ethiopia
OBJECTIVE: This study explores violence against women in a low-income setting in relation to residency and literacy. SETTING: The study was conducted within the Butajira Rural Health Programme (a Health and Demographic Surveillance Site), which includes rural and semi-urban settings in south-central Ethiopia. DESIGN: This is a community-based cross-sectional study and is part of the WHO Women's Health and Life Events multi-country study. It inclu…
Violence against women in relation to literacy and area of residence in Ethiopia
OBJECTIVE: This study explores violence against women in a low-income setting in relation to residency and literacy. SETTING: The study was conducted within the Butajira Rural Health Programme (a Health and Demographic Surveillance Site), which includes rural and semi-urban settings in south-central Ethiopia. DESIGN: This is a community-based cross-sectional study and is part of the WHO Women's Health and Life Events multi-country study. It inclu…
Violence against women is strongly associated with suicide attempts: Evidence from the WHO multi-country study on women's health and domestic violence against women
Validity of the patient health questionnaire-9 for depression screening and diagnosis in East Africa
Treatment outcome and factors affecting time to recovery in children with severe acute malnutrition treated at outpatient therapeutic care program
BACKGROUND: The outpatient therapeutic care program (OTP) of children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) has been decentralized to health post level in Ethiopia since 2008-2009. However, there is a lack of evidence regarding treatment outcomes and factors related to the duration of stay on treatment after its decentralization to health post level. OBJECTIVE: This study was aimed to assess treatment outcome and factors affecting time to recovery…
Displacement-related factors influencing marital practices and associated intimate partner violence risk among Somali refugees in Dollo Ado, Ethiopia: A qualitative study
Safe access to education for girls should be prioritized in humanitarian settings. Interventions to address child and forced marriage should address gender and social norms. Intimate partner violence prevention programming should include specialized content taking into account marital practices including child and forced marriage and polygamy. Laws recognizing sexual IPV within marital relationships are needed to reduce sexual IPV
Khat use and intimate partner violence in a refugee population: A qualitative study in Dollo Ado, Ethiopia
Khat use should be addressed as part of IPV prevention programming in this context. Livelihood interventions and other strategies to improve economic conditions, should be explored in collaboration with refugee camp authorities and community leaders as a potential avenue to mitigate the impact of khat use on women and families
Epidemiological study of a developmentally and culturally sensitive preschool intervention to improve school readiness of children in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Early childhood is a dynamic period of physical, psychosocial and cognitive development, where age appropriate intervention during the preschool years influences psychosocial, behavioural and academic achievement of children. This study evaluated the impact of a comprehensive preschool intervention on psychosocial, cognitive and behavioural school preparedness among children in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. METHODS: Employing a cluster-sampl…
Community-level spillover effects of an intervention to prevent intimate partner violence and HIV transmission in rural Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is associated with adverse health and psychosocial outcomes. We analysed the spillover effects of Unite for a Better Life (UBL), an intervention evaluated in a cluster randomised controlled trial using a double-randomised design; previous evidence suggests UBL reduced IPV in rural Ethiopia among direct beneficiaries. METHODS: Villages (n=64) were randomly allocated to control, or to receive UBL delivere…
Behavioural abnormalities among school-age children living with HIV at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Background : The human immunodeficiency virus infection has manifestations causing behavioural and cognitive abnormalities among children. The aim of this study was to assess the magnitude and correlates of behavioural abnormalities among school-age children living with HIV attending follow-up at the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Clinic of Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Methods : A sample of 251 children and their pr…
Perinatal intimate partner violence and postpartum contraception timing among currently married women in Southern Ethiopia: A multilevel Weibull regression modeling
Background Adopting contraception on time is a critical intervention for postpartum women, but violence exposure around pregnancy may interfere with postpartum contraceptive use behaviors. Hence, this study aimed to investigate the time duration of the first modern contraceptive adoption and its individual-and community-level predictors among postpartum women in the Wolaita zone, South Ethiopia. Methods A community-based prospective follow-up stu…
Economic costs and Predictors of occupation-related Injuries in Ethiopian sugar industries from the Employer’s perspective: Top-down approach and friction method
Employers' toll of occupation-related injuries has severe economic implications. The influential factors that elevated the total cost variation were: long-term absence from work, unsafe acts of the workers, having a sleeping disorder, co-morbidity, and severity (type) of injury. Therefore, the identified modifiable factors are the areas of intervention to reduce the cost of occupation-related injuries
Problem-solving therapy for pregnant women experiencing depressive symptoms and intimate partner violence: A randomised, controlled feasibility trial in rural Ethiopia
Evidence for the feasibility of brief psychological interventions for pregnant women experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV) in rural, low-income country settings is scarce. In rural Ethiopia, the prevalence of antenatal depressive symptoms and lifetime IPV are 29% and 61%, respectively. We aimed to assess the feasibility and related implementation outcomes of brief problem-solving therapy (PST) adapted for pregnant women experiencing IPV (P…
Is the Differentiated Service Delivery Model Suited to the Needs of People Living with HIV in Rwanda
Drug use and its associated factors among in-school adolescents in Harari region of eastern Ethiopia
This study aimed to determine the magnitude of current drug use and its associated factors among randomly selected 3227 in-school adolescents in eastern Ethiopia using a multistage sampling technique. Data were collected using questionnaires adapted from the Global School-Based Health Survey. The magnitude of current drug use among in-school adolescents was 5.67% (95% CI: 4.92–6.52). Rural residence (AOR = 2.25, 95% CI: 1.43; 3.54), social media …
The association between perceived neighborhood social cohesion and intimate partner violence in a refugee camp in Dollo Ado, Ethiopia
Social cohesion programs and other neighborhood approaches to improve P-NSC should be explored as potential avenues to prevent and reduce IPV, with a focus on male IPV and controlling behavior perpetration
The effect of combined psychosocial and spiritual care for war-exposed Ethiopian women with high PHQ-9, GAD-7, and PTSD scores: A pilot trial in Woldia, Ethiopia
Gender-based violence (GBV) in wartime is relatively common and is associated with depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but there are limited scalable, culture-specific interventions for these common mental health problems in low-resource settings. We conducted a pilot intervention, a pre- and post-intervention design among war-affected married women with elevated PHQ-9, GAD-7, and PCL-5 scores in Woldia, northern Ethio…
Identification of psychosocial problems in routine antenatal care in Ethiopia: A facility-based cross-sectional study
In this facility-based cross-sectional survey in primary health care centres in southern Ethiopia, women attending for antenatal care (ANC) were screened for depression (PHQ-9; score ≥ 5 and functionally impaired), anxiety symptoms (GAD-7; score ≥ 10), post-traumatic stress disorder (PCL-5 score ≥ 31), intimate partner violence (IPV; non-graphic language screening test) and risky substance use (ASSIST). Clinical notes were reviewed post-consultat…
If you want to have sex you can, if you don’t, you don’t have to”: A qualitative evaluation of the Unite for a Better Life couples program to prevent intimate partner violence in rural Ethiopia
Gender-transformative programing targeting couples is an important strategy to reduce intimate partner violence (IPV), but questions around efficacy and safety remain. This qualitative study explores indications of change and unintended consequences of the gender-transformative Unite for a Better Life (UBL) intervention, using data from the couples’ and control arms of a cluster randomized controlled trial (cRCT) in Ethiopia. The cRCT found no im…
The effects of cash and group therapy in the context of conflict: Evidence from a randomized evaluation in Ethiopia
The prevalence of depression remains high in low-income contexts, particularly those affected by conflict. This paper reports on a randomized controlled trial conducted in rural Ethiopia assessing the effects of a psychological (group therapy) intervention delivered by non-specialist health staff, as well as a large one-time cash transfer delivered post-therapy. The trial includes three arms comparing group therapy, cash, and both jointly to a st…
Gender-based violence policies and practices in humanitarian settings: A qualitative policy analysis, North Ethiopia
Gender-based violence (GBV) is a major public health issue, further intensified in humanitarian crises. In Ethiopia’s northern conflict (2021–ongoing), the scale of GBV underscores the urgent need for context-sensitive policy and service delivery. We conducted a policy analysis of national GBV-related policies within the context of the northern Ethiopia conflict. This was complemented by 9 focus group discussions with relevant stakeholders, i.e.,…
Medicine (14 works) · Environmental health (9 works) · Intimate Partner and Family Violence (9 works) · Domestic violence (8 works) · Poison control (8 works) · Suicide prevention (8 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (7 works) · Psychiatry (7 works) · Demography (6 works) · Population (6 works)