Messay Gebremariam Kotecho
Biographic Data
| ID | 199573 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Messay Gebremariam Kotecho |
| GIVEN NAMES | Messay Gebremariam |
| FAMILY NAME | Kotecho |
| SIGNATURE | KOTECHO M G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Johannesburg |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4884-9041 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Finding Strength Within—Spirituality and the Journey of Mothers in Raising Children With Physical Disabilities: A Qualitative Case Study of Service Recipients at Cheshire Ethiopia
This article explores the life challenges mothers in urban Ethiopia face in raising a child with physical disability and the role of spirituality in coping with those challenges. The research was conducted in collaboration with an organization called Cheshire Ethiopia. Qualitative data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 16 mothers who were the organization’s service users, and who had children with physical disabilities includ…
Mental Health Across the Globe: Learning Locally to Impact Families Globally
Towards a “New Mothering” Practice? The Life Experiences of Mothers Raising a Child with Autism in Urban Ethiopia
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurological and developmental disorder that has seen an increase in prevalence over the past two decades, particularly in low and middle-income countries. The purpose of the current paper is to examine the experiences of mothers in Ethiopia raising a child with ASD through employing a qualitative research design involving semi-structured interviews with twenty mothers. The experiences of mothers in thi…
Caregivers’ perspectives on preparing girls to leave care in Ethiopia
Purpose Research on caregivers’ experiences of and perspectives on preparing young people to leave care in Africa is lacking. A clearer understanding of caregivers’ practice and experience is important for developing improved care-leaving services. The aim of this study is to describe the experiences and perceptions of caregivers providing care-leaving services at one residential care institution in Addis Abba, Ethiopia. Design/methodology/approa…
Hunger would kill us instead of Covid‐19 ’: Elders' response to the pandemic in Debre Markos Town, Ethiopia
The COVID-19 pandemic has posed unpredictable challenges globally. Older adults are among the population groups most vulnerable to COVID-19. Poor urban elders in Ethiopia struggle to meet their basic needs due to waning traditional familial norms of providing care for elders as a result of urbanisation, poverty and migration. The aim of this study was to give voice to vulnerable elders during the COVID-19 lockdown in Ethiopia and to reveal their …
No Matter How Harsh, We Are Alive: Coping Strategies of Rural–Urban Migrant Homeless Older People in Ethiopia
The prevalence of homelessness among older adults in Ethiopia is growing. While prior studies examined the push factors and challenges of homeless elders, little is known about how older people cope with homelessness in a context of limited ageing services. This study explored the coping strategies of homeless older people in Kobo Town, Ethiopia. Purposive sampling was used to identify 10 homeless older people and four key informants. Thematic an…
Effects of Covid-19 imposed school closure on school feeding program in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The school feeding program in government schools in Addis Ababa was interrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The study employed a qualitative research to explore the effects of the interruption on students' well-being. The study participants were recruited from seven primary schools within six sub-cities of Addis Ababa using convenience sampling. Fifty-three in-depth interviews were conducted with students, parents, teachers, school principals, …
“The Ugly Face of Old Age”: Elders’ Unmet Expectations for Care and Support in Rural Ethiopia
As migration, urbanization, and aging accelerate in developing nations, traditional family supports for elders are diminishing. With these trends in mind, hermeneutic phenomenology was used to examine the experiences of 10 rural Ethiopian elders of age 70 and older. Narrative data from in-depth interviews revealed three prominent themes: the “good old days,” drained happiness, worry and pessimism. Elders felt devalued by their children, grandchil…
Exploring Potential Intervention Strategies to Reduce Unsafe Youth Migration in Ethiopia: A Mixed Methods Study
There is dearth of evidence on what interventions help to reduce unsafe youth migration in sub-Saharan Africa. This study aimed primarily to identify interventions that may help to reduce unsafe youth migration from the perspectives of key stakeholders in Ethiopia. A mixed methods study was conducted in eight migration hotspot areas. For the qualitative study, fifty-six in-depth interviews and thirty-two focus group discussions (FGD) were done to…
Homelessness and Health Problems Are Not Distinct: ” The Challenges of Rural-Urban Migrant Homeless Older People in Ethiopia
‘I exist because of we’: Shielding as a communal ethic of maintaining social bonds during the Covid-19 response in Ethiopia
Objectives Suboptimal adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) dramatically hampers the achievement of the UNAIDS HIV treatment targets. This study aimed to develop a theory-informed predictive model for ART adherence based on data from Chinese. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in Shenzhen, China, in December 2020. Participants were recruited through snowball sampling, completing a survey that included sociodemographic characteristi…
Female Care-Leavers’ Experiences of Aftercare in Ethiopia
The phenomenon of care-leavers’ experience of aftercare in Ethiopia has not yet been recognized. A qualitative research design was used to uncover female care-leavers’ experience of aftercare in 2017. Participants in the study were recruited via a snowball sampling technique, and data were collected through in-depth interviews and a review of documents. The generated data were analyzed using thematic analysis. The study found that participants ar…
Hunger would kill us instead of Covid‐19 ’: Elders' response to the pandemic in Debre Markos Town, Ethiopia
The COVID-19 pandemic has posed unpredictable challenges globally. Older adults are among the population groups most vulnerable to COVID-19. Poor urban elders in Ethiopia struggle to meet their basic needs due to waning traditional familial norms of providing care for elders as a result of urbanisation, poverty and migration. The aim of this study was to give voice to vulnerable elders during the COVID-19 lockdown in Ethiopia and to reveal their …
No Matter How Harsh, We Are Alive: Coping Strategies of Rural–Urban Migrant Homeless Older People in Ethiopia
The prevalence of homelessness among older adults in Ethiopia is growing. While prior studies examined the push factors and challenges of homeless elders, little is known about how older people cope with homelessness in a context of limited ageing services. This study explored the coping strategies of homeless older people in Kobo Town, Ethiopia. Purposive sampling was used to identify 10 homeless older people and four key informants. Thematic an…
Homelessness and Health Problems Are Not Distinct: ” The Challenges of Rural-Urban Migrant Homeless Older People in Ethiopia
Female Care-Leavers’ Experiences of Aftercare in Ethiopia
The phenomenon of care-leavers’ experience of aftercare in Ethiopia has not yet been recognized. A qualitative research design was used to uncover female care-leavers’ experience of aftercare in 2017. Participants in the study were recruited via a snowball sampling technique, and data were collected through in-depth interviews and a review of documents. The generated data were analyzed using thematic analysis. The study found that participants ar…
‘I exist because of we’: Shielding as a communal ethic of maintaining social bonds during the Covid-19 response in Ethiopia
Objectives Suboptimal adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) dramatically hampers the achievement of the UNAIDS HIV treatment targets. This study aimed to develop a theory-informed predictive model for ART adherence based on data from Chinese. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in Shenzhen, China, in December 2020. Participants were recruited through snowball sampling, completing a survey that included sociodemographic characteristi…
Effects of Covid-19 imposed school closure on school feeding program in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The school feeding program in government schools in Addis Ababa was interrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The study employed a qualitative research to explore the effects of the interruption on students' well-being. The study participants were recruited from seven primary schools within six sub-cities of Addis Ababa using convenience sampling. Fifty-three in-depth interviews were conducted with students, parents, teachers, school principals, …
“The Ugly Face of Old Age”: Elders’ Unmet Expectations for Care and Support in Rural Ethiopia
As migration, urbanization, and aging accelerate in developing nations, traditional family supports for elders are diminishing. With these trends in mind, hermeneutic phenomenology was used to examine the experiences of 10 rural Ethiopian elders of age 70 and older. Narrative data from in-depth interviews revealed three prominent themes: the “good old days,” drained happiness, worry and pessimism. Elders felt devalued by their children, grandchil…
Exploring Potential Intervention Strategies to Reduce Unsafe Youth Migration in Ethiopia: A Mixed Methods Study
There is dearth of evidence on what interventions help to reduce unsafe youth migration in sub-Saharan Africa. This study aimed primarily to identify interventions that may help to reduce unsafe youth migration from the perspectives of key stakeholders in Ethiopia. A mixed methods study was conducted in eight migration hotspot areas. For the qualitative study, fifty-six in-depth interviews and thirty-two focus group discussions (FGD) were done to…
Homelessness and Health Problems Are Not Distinct: ” The Challenges of Rural-Urban Migrant Homeless Older People in Ethiopia
Caregivers’ perspectives on preparing girls to leave care in Ethiopia
Purpose Research on caregivers’ experiences of and perspectives on preparing young people to leave care in Africa is lacking. A clearer understanding of caregivers’ practice and experience is important for developing improved care-leaving services. The aim of this study is to describe the experiences and perceptions of caregivers providing care-leaving services at one residential care institution in Addis Abba, Ethiopia. Design/methodology/approa…
Hunger would kill us instead of Covid‐19 ’: Elders' response to the pandemic in Debre Markos Town, Ethiopia
The COVID-19 pandemic has posed unpredictable challenges globally. Older adults are among the population groups most vulnerable to COVID-19. Poor urban elders in Ethiopia struggle to meet their basic needs due to waning traditional familial norms of providing care for elders as a result of urbanisation, poverty and migration. The aim of this study was to give voice to vulnerable elders during the COVID-19 lockdown in Ethiopia and to reveal their …
No Matter How Harsh, We Are Alive: Coping Strategies of Rural–Urban Migrant Homeless Older People in Ethiopia
The prevalence of homelessness among older adults in Ethiopia is growing. While prior studies examined the push factors and challenges of homeless elders, little is known about how older people cope with homelessness in a context of limited ageing services. This study explored the coping strategies of homeless older people in Kobo Town, Ethiopia. Purposive sampling was used to identify 10 homeless older people and four key informants. Thematic an…
Mental Health Across the Globe: Learning Locally to Impact Families Globally
Towards a “New Mothering” Practice? The Life Experiences of Mothers Raising a Child with Autism in Urban Ethiopia
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurological and developmental disorder that has seen an increase in prevalence over the past two decades, particularly in low and middle-income countries. The purpose of the current paper is to examine the experiences of mothers in Ethiopia raising a child with ASD through employing a qualitative research design involving semi-structured interviews with twenty mothers. The experiences of mothers in thi…
Finding Strength Within—Spirituality and the Journey of Mothers in Raising Children With Physical Disabilities: A Qualitative Case Study of Service Recipients at Cheshire Ethiopia
This article explores the life challenges mothers in urban Ethiopia face in raising a child with physical disability and the role of spirituality in coping with those challenges. The research was conducted in collaboration with an organization called Cheshire Ethiopia. Qualitative data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 16 mothers who were the organization’s service users, and who had children with physical disabilities includ…
Psychology (11 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Medicine (9 works) · Qualitative research (9 works) · Political science (7 works) · Thematic analysis (7 works) · Social science (5 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (4 works) · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (4 works) · Qualitative property (4 works)