Nigatu Regassa
Biographic Data
| ID | 657344 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nigatu Regassa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nigatu |
| FAMILY NAME | Regassa |
| SIGNATURE | REGASSA N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hawassa University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Ethiopia’s high childhood undernutrition explained: Analysis of the prevalence and key correlates based on recent nationally representative data
Objective To examine the contribution of child, maternal and household factors in stunting, wasting and underweight among children under 5 years in Ethiopia. Design Quantitative cross-sectional design based on nationally representative data. Setting Urban and rural areas of Ethiopia. Participants Younger (0–24 months; n 4199) and older age groups (25–59 months; n 5497), giving a total of 9696 children. Results Among the younger age group, 29 % we…
Housing and Poverty in Southern Ethiopia: Examining Affordability of Condominium Houses in Hawassa City
IntroductionThere is no doubt that housing is one of the basic necessities for human beings. However, it has remained a critical problem for millions of poor people in developing countries (Bihon, 2007).As a result of increasing urban homelessness and the growth of slums, from the 1950s governments throughout the world started to develop various strategies and intervene more directly in the procurement of urban housing (Wakely, 1988). The two dec…
Contextual Risk Factors for Maternal Malnutrition in a Food-Insecure Zone in Southern Ethiopia
This study examined the nutritional status of mothers in one of the most populous food-insecure zones in southern Ethiopia, the Sidama zone. The study used primary data collected from 1094 households with a child under 24 months located in ten kebeles (the smallest administrative district). Households were selected using multi-stage probability sampling techniques. The mothers' nutritional status was estimated using both body mass index (BMI) and…
Intimate partners violence in Southern Ethiopia: Examining the prevalence and risk factors in the Sidama zone
The high level of intimate partner violence against women in many population groups in Ethiopia and the risk factors associated with the practice is not well understood among scholars and decision makers. This study examined the prevalence and risk factors associated with intimate partner violence in Sidama, a populous zone in Southern Ethiopia. A combination of simple random and multistage sampling techniques were used to select 1094 households,…
Household food insecurity and hunger among households in Sidama district, southern Ethiopia
Objective To examine household food insecurity and hunger in Sidama Zone, one of the most populous zones in southern Ethiopia. Design Cross-sectional survey administered individually by trained interviewers. Food insecurity was calculated with both the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) and the Household Hunger Scale (HHS), developed by the Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Project. Setting Rural households from ten kebeles (the…
Correlates of Family Planning Service Utilization in Urban Ethiopia: The Case of Mojo Town
Challenges and Opportunities in Municipal Solid Waste Management: The Case of Addis Ababa City, Central Ethiopia
Solid waste, which is a consequence of day-to-day activity of human kind, needs to be managed properly. Addis Ababa, like other cities in developing countries, faces problems associated with poorly managed solid waste operation. This study deals with analysis of the city's current municipal solid waste management problems, opportunities and existing solid waste management practices. The survey was conducted in Bole and Akaki Kality sub-city. Diff…
Gender Differentials in Migration Impacts in Southern Ethiopia
The Southern Nations, Nationalities Peoples Region (SNNPR) of Ethiopian is experiencing one of the highest population growth rate (about 2.8 percent per annum) mainly as a result of very high fertility rate (Total Fertility Rate, TFR, of 5.9). Like in other parts of the country, rural-urban migration is an increasingly becoming common phenomenon mainly as direct response to environmental degradation and rural poverty. While there are interwoven s…
Characterization of Women under Polygamous Marital Relationship: (An Examination of Socio-cultural Contexts of Gender Disparities through Qualitative Approach Study in Sidama Zone of Southern Ethiopia…
Estimating the Fecundability and Average Conception Wait of Women among Low Contraceptive Tribal Community of Southern Ethiopia
This article is an empirical study aimed at examining the fecundability of women in low contraceptive communities in Southern Ethiopia. The data were collected from 1467 ever-married women who were selected from one of the most populous zones of Southern Ethiopia (the Sidama tribe) through the multistage stratified sampling technique. In order to provide a comparative picture, secondary data collected at national level were used. The study examin…
Estimating the Levels and Fertility Inhibiting Effects of Four Proximate Determinants of Fertility among Low Contraceptive Communities of Southern Ethiopia
Socio-economic Correlates of High Fertility among Low Contraceptive Communities of Southern Ethiopia
This article is an empirical study aimed at examining the socio economic determinants or correlates of fertility in low contraceptive communities in Southern Ethiopia. The data were collected from 1467 ever-married women who were selected through the multistage stratified sampling technique. The study examined the adjusted and unadjusted effects of eleven predictors using a multivariate analysis model called Multiple Classification Analysis (MCA)…
Correlates of Rural Out-Migration in Southern Ethiopia
Ethiopia is experiencing a high population growth rate (about 2.6 per cent per annum) mainly as a result of a high fertility rate (Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 5.9). Like in other developing nations, rural-urban migration is increasingly becoming a common phenomenon mainly as a direct response to environmental degradation and rural poverty. In this regard, some socio-economic and demographic correlates play a pivotal role in the out-migration of…
Gender Differentials in Migration Impacts in Southern Ethiopia
The Southern Nations, Nationalities Peoples Region (SNNPR) of Ethiopian is experiencing one of the highest population growth rate (about 2.8 percent per annum) mainly as a result of very high fertility rate (Total Fertility Rate, TFR, of 5.9). Like in other parts of the country, rural-urban migration is an increasingly becoming common phenomenon mainly as direct response to environmental degradation and rural poverty. While there are interwoven s…
Challenges and Opportunities in Municipal Solid Waste Management: The Case of Addis Ababa City, Central Ethiopia
Solid waste, which is a consequence of day-to-day activity of human kind, needs to be managed properly. Addis Ababa, like other cities in developing countries, faces problems associated with poorly managed solid waste operation. This study deals with analysis of the city's current municipal solid waste management problems, opportunities and existing solid waste management practices. The survey was conducted in Bole and Akaki Kality sub-city. Diff…
Socio-economic Correlates of High Fertility among Low Contraceptive Communities of Southern Ethiopia
This article is an empirical study aimed at examining the socio economic determinants or correlates of fertility in low contraceptive communities in Southern Ethiopia. The data were collected from 1467 ever-married women who were selected through the multistage stratified sampling technique. The study examined the adjusted and unadjusted effects of eleven predictors using a multivariate analysis model called Multiple Classification Analysis (MCA)…
Correlates of Rural Out-Migration in Southern Ethiopia
Ethiopia is experiencing a high population growth rate (about 2.6 per cent per annum) mainly as a result of a high fertility rate (Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 5.9). Like in other developing nations, rural-urban migration is increasingly becoming a common phenomenon mainly as a direct response to environmental degradation and rural poverty. In this regard, some socio-economic and demographic correlates play a pivotal role in the out-migration of…
Estimating the Fecundability and Average Conception Wait of Women among Low Contraceptive Tribal Community of Southern Ethiopia
This article is an empirical study aimed at examining the fecundability of women in low contraceptive communities in Southern Ethiopia. The data were collected from 1467 ever-married women who were selected from one of the most populous zones of Southern Ethiopia (the Sidama tribe) through the multistage stratified sampling technique. In order to provide a comparative picture, secondary data collected at national level were used. The study examin…
Estimating the Levels and Fertility Inhibiting Effects of Four Proximate Determinants of Fertility among Low Contraceptive Communities of Southern Ethiopia
Socio-economic Correlates of High Fertility among Low Contraceptive Communities of Southern Ethiopia
This article is an empirical study aimed at examining the socio economic determinants or correlates of fertility in low contraceptive communities in Southern Ethiopia. The data were collected from 1467 ever-married women who were selected through the multistage stratified sampling technique. The study examined the adjusted and unadjusted effects of eleven predictors using a multivariate analysis model called Multiple Classification Analysis (MCA)…
Characterization of Women under Polygamous Marital Relationship: (An Examination of Socio-cultural Contexts of Gender Disparities through Qualitative Approach Study in Sidama Zone of Southern Ethiopia…
Gender Differentials in Migration Impacts in Southern Ethiopia
The Southern Nations, Nationalities Peoples Region (SNNPR) of Ethiopian is experiencing one of the highest population growth rate (about 2.8 percent per annum) mainly as a result of very high fertility rate (Total Fertility Rate, TFR, of 5.9). Like in other parts of the country, rural-urban migration is an increasingly becoming common phenomenon mainly as direct response to environmental degradation and rural poverty. While there are interwoven s…
Correlates of Family Planning Service Utilization in Urban Ethiopia: The Case of Mojo Town
Challenges and Opportunities in Municipal Solid Waste Management: The Case of Addis Ababa City, Central Ethiopia
Solid waste, which is a consequence of day-to-day activity of human kind, needs to be managed properly. Addis Ababa, like other cities in developing countries, faces problems associated with poorly managed solid waste operation. This study deals with analysis of the city's current municipal solid waste management problems, opportunities and existing solid waste management practices. The survey was conducted in Bole and Akaki Kality sub-city. Diff…
Contextual Risk Factors for Maternal Malnutrition in a Food-Insecure Zone in Southern Ethiopia
This study examined the nutritional status of mothers in one of the most populous food-insecure zones in southern Ethiopia, the Sidama zone. The study used primary data collected from 1094 households with a child under 24 months located in ten kebeles (the smallest administrative district). Households were selected using multi-stage probability sampling techniques. The mothers' nutritional status was estimated using both body mass index (BMI) and…
Intimate partners violence in Southern Ethiopia: Examining the prevalence and risk factors in the Sidama zone
The high level of intimate partner violence against women in many population groups in Ethiopia and the risk factors associated with the practice is not well understood among scholars and decision makers. This study examined the prevalence and risk factors associated with intimate partner violence in Sidama, a populous zone in Southern Ethiopia. A combination of simple random and multistage sampling techniques were used to select 1094 households,…
Household food insecurity and hunger among households in Sidama district, southern Ethiopia
Objective To examine household food insecurity and hunger in Sidama Zone, one of the most populous zones in southern Ethiopia. Design Cross-sectional survey administered individually by trained interviewers. Food insecurity was calculated with both the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) and the Household Hunger Scale (HHS), developed by the Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Project. Setting Rural households from ten kebeles (the…
Housing and Poverty in Southern Ethiopia: Examining Affordability of Condominium Houses in Hawassa City
IntroductionThere is no doubt that housing is one of the basic necessities for human beings. However, it has remained a critical problem for millions of poor people in developing countries (Bihon, 2007).As a result of increasing urban homelessness and the growth of slums, from the 1950s governments throughout the world started to develop various strategies and intervene more directly in the procurement of urban housing (Wakely, 1988). The two dec…
Ethiopia’s high childhood undernutrition explained: Analysis of the prevalence and key correlates based on recent nationally representative data
Objective To examine the contribution of child, maternal and household factors in stunting, wasting and underweight among children under 5 years in Ethiopia. Design Quantitative cross-sectional design based on nationally representative data. Setting Urban and rural areas of Ethiopia. Participants Younger (0–24 months; n 4199) and older age groups (25–59 months; n 5497), giving a total of 9696 children. Results Among the younger age group, 29 % we…
Geography (10 works) · Socioeconomics (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Demography (7 works) · Population (7 works) · Economics (6 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (5 works) · Fertility (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Economic growth (4 works)