Fitsum Workneh
Biographic Data
| ID | 6590836 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Fitsum Workneh |
| GIVEN NAMES | Fitsum |
| FAMILY NAME | Workneh |
| SIGNATURE | WORKNEH F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Strengthening interventions to support the sexual and reproductive health and wellbeing of young women involved in sex work amid conflict and distress migration in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Amid growing global recognition of the importance of young people's sexual and reproductive health and wellbeing, an intervention to support peer-based comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) for young women involved in sex work in Ethiopia was implemented in 2020. Since 2018, conflict has driven an upsurge in distress migration by young women to some intervention sites. OBJECTIVE: This article explores the experiences of young women …
The influence of adolescents' nutrition knowledge and school food environment on adolescents' dietary behaviors in urban Ethiopia: A qualitative study
Adolescence is a critical period of physical, cognitive, and social development that needs to be supported with healthy diets. Dietary behaviours of adolescents can be shaped by their nutrition-literacy and their interaction with parents and peers as well as their school food environment. Therefore, the present study aimed to assess factors that influence dietary behaviours of adolescents in urban Ethiopia. Sex-disaggregated, focused group discus…
Disrupted educational pathways: The effects of conflict on adolescent educational access and learning in war-torn Ethiopia
As the mid-way point for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) timeframe nears, countries affected by conflict and fragility represent one of the key challenges to achieving SDG 4—-ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education for all. Drawing on qualitative research undertaken in late 2021 in South Gondar zone, in Ethiopia’s war-torn northern Amhara region, with adolescent girls and boys ( n = 80), their caregivers ( n = 11…
Covid-19 and social policy in contexts of existing inequality: Experiences of youth with disabilities in Ethiopia and Jordan
This article explores the social policy implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for adolescents and young people with disabilities in Ethiopia and Jordan. The article draws on qualitative research interviews carried out in person between November and December 2019 and by phone between April and June 2020 with 65 young people with hearing, visual and physical impairments in urban settings in both countries, complemented by interviews with key inform…
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Disrupted educational pathways: The effects of conflict on adolescent educational access and learning in war-torn Ethiopia
As the mid-way point for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) timeframe nears, countries affected by conflict and fragility represent one of the key challenges to achieving SDG 4—-ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education for all. Drawing on qualitative research undertaken in late 2021 in South Gondar zone, in Ethiopia’s war-torn northern Amhara region, with adolescent girls and boys ( n = 80), their caregivers ( n = 11…
Covid-19 and social policy in contexts of existing inequality: Experiences of youth with disabilities in Ethiopia and Jordan
This article explores the social policy implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for adolescents and young people with disabilities in Ethiopia and Jordan. The article draws on qualitative research interviews carried out in person between November and December 2019 and by phone between April and June 2020 with 65 young people with hearing, visual and physical impairments in urban settings in both countries, complemented by interviews with key inform…
The influence of adolescents' nutrition knowledge and school food environment on adolescents' dietary behaviors in urban Ethiopia: A qualitative study
Adolescence is a critical period of physical, cognitive, and social development that needs to be supported with healthy diets. Dietary behaviours of adolescents can be shaped by their nutrition-literacy and their interaction with parents and peers as well as their school food environment. Therefore, the present study aimed to assess factors that influence dietary behaviours of adolescents in urban Ethiopia. Sex-disaggregated, focused group discus…
Strengthening interventions to support the sexual and reproductive health and wellbeing of young women involved in sex work amid conflict and distress migration in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Amid growing global recognition of the importance of young people's sexual and reproductive health and wellbeing, an intervention to support peer-based comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) for young women involved in sex work in Ethiopia was implemented in 2020. Since 2018, conflict has driven an upsurge in distress migration by young women to some intervention sites. OBJECTIVE: This article explores the experiences of young women …
Economic growth (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychological intervention (2 works) · Added sugar (1 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (1 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (1 works) · Children's Rights and Participation (1 works) · Civil society (1 works) · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 (1 works)