Ameyu Godesso
Biographic Data
| ID | 6466536 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ameyu Godesso |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ameyu |
| FAMILY NAME | Godesso |
| SIGNATURE | GODESSO A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Jimma University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Health issues and needs among adolescents in Ethiopia
Adolescence, which is a critical foundation for lifelong health, comes with distinct health challenges and needs. Understanding these is crucial for timely and effective measures. This study therefore examines adolescent health issues and needs and identifies unmet health information and service needs, including differences by sex, grade level, and school type, to inform tailored and effective interventions. The study employed a cross-sectional d…
Adolescents’ health literacy perspectives and implications
The study explored health literacy from adolescents' perspectives in Ethiopia, and contributed to understanding of the issue. It identified notable gaps in adolescent health literacy and provided insights into the enabling and hindering factors. This study laid the ground for developing a health literacy tool sensitive to the Ethiopian sociocultural context and for broader studies to enhance understanding and to develop effective interventions to…
Sexual and reproductive health literacy among young people in Sub-Saharan Africa
BACKGROUND: Sexual and reproductive health literacy is a key to attaining and maintaining sexual and reproductive health, especially among young people in low-income countries, such as sub-Saharan Africa. While the importance of sexual and reproductive health literacy is gaining wider recognition, studies on the topic have been mainly concentrated in high-income (developed) countries. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to provide a coherent sum…
Living on the Margins
In cities in the global South, internally displaced persons (IDPs) often end up in marginalized places created by uneven processes of urbanization. While IDPs experience similar disadvantages to the urban poor living in these places, they face additional vulnerabilities related to their displacement. Building on insights from urban studies and forced migration studies, we argue in this article that a multidimensional understanding of urban margin…
Intention to voluntary HIV counseling and testing (VCT) among health professionals in Jimma zone, Ethiopia
Behavioral intention to use VCT was a function of attitude and perceived social pressure. Demographic related social determinants were not barriers for VCT use intention. Most health workers test their blood by themselves. Strategies to empower health professionals on social pressure resistance and programs targeted at changing negative attitude on VCT use can enhance intention of health professionals to use VCT
Living on the Margins
In cities in the global South, internally displaced persons (IDPs) often end up in marginalized places created by uneven processes of urbanization. While IDPs experience similar disadvantages to the urban poor living in these places, they face additional vulnerabilities related to their displacement. Building on insights from urban studies and forced migration studies, we argue in this article that a multidimensional understanding of urban margin…
Intention to voluntary HIV counseling and testing (VCT) among health professionals in Jimma zone, Ethiopia
Behavioral intention to use VCT was a function of attitude and perceived social pressure. Demographic related social determinants were not barriers for VCT use intention. Most health workers test their blood by themselves. Strategies to empower health professionals on social pressure resistance and programs targeted at changing negative attitude on VCT use can enhance intention of health professionals to use VCT
Sexual and reproductive health literacy among young people in Sub-Saharan Africa
BACKGROUND: Sexual and reproductive health literacy is a key to attaining and maintaining sexual and reproductive health, especially among young people in low-income countries, such as sub-Saharan Africa. While the importance of sexual and reproductive health literacy is gaining wider recognition, studies on the topic have been mainly concentrated in high-income (developed) countries. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to provide a coherent sum…
Living on the Margins
In cities in the global South, internally displaced persons (IDPs) often end up in marginalized places created by uneven processes of urbanization. While IDPs experience similar disadvantages to the urban poor living in these places, they face additional vulnerabilities related to their displacement. Building on insights from urban studies and forced migration studies, we argue in this article that a multidimensional understanding of urban margin…
Adolescents’ health literacy perspectives and implications
The study explored health literacy from adolescents' perspectives in Ethiopia, and contributed to understanding of the issue. It identified notable gaps in adolescent health literacy and provided insights into the enabling and hindering factors. This study laid the ground for developing a health literacy tool sensitive to the Ethiopian sociocultural context and for broader studies to enhance understanding and to develop effective interventions to…
Health issues and needs among adolescents in Ethiopia
Adolescence, which is a critical foundation for lifelong health, comes with distinct health challenges and needs. Understanding these is crucial for timely and effective measures. This study therefore examines adolescent health issues and needs and identifies unmet health information and service needs, including differences by sex, grade level, and school type, to inform tailored and effective interventions. The study employed a cross-sectional d…
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Health Literacy and Information Accessibility (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Public health (3 works) · Biostatistics (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Health care (2 works) · Health literacy (2 works)