Ayalew Tegegn

Biographic Data

ID7186202
NAMEAyalew Tegegn
GIVEN NAMESAyalew
FAMILY NAMETegegn
SIGNATURETEGEGN A
AFFILIATIONSJimma University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS4
TOTAL CITATIONS19
AUTHOR COUNT4
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2008
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2012
H-INDEX2

  • Food insecurity, childhood illness and maternal emotional distress in Ethiopia

    Open AccessL C Anderson, Ayalew Tegegn et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2012

    Objective The relationship between food insecurity, maternal emotional distress and childhood morbidity in resource-poor settings is not well clarified. The present study aimed to assess independent associations between household food insecurity and childhood morbidity and potential modifications by maternal emotional distress. Design A cross-sectional survey. A food security scale was used to assess household food insecurity; maternal reports we…

  • Women's preferences for obstetric care in rural Ethiopia

    Margaret E Kruk, Magdalena M Paczkowski et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…2010Cited by: 5References: 25

    BACKGROUND: Delivery attended by skilled professionals is essential to reducing maternal mortality. Although the facility delivery rate in Ethiopia's rural areas is extremely low, little is known about which health system characteristics most influence women's preferences for delivery services. In this study, women's preferences for attributes of health facilities for delivery in rural Ethiopia were investigated. METHODS: A population-based discr…

  • Parental symptoms of common mental disorders and children's social, motor, and language development in sub-Saharan Africa

    Open AccessCraig Hadley, Ayalew Tegegn et al.ARTICLEAnnals of Human Biology2008

    Child development in this setting is strongly associated with child age and maternal depression. If these findings are replicated elsewhere, they may suggest that interventions aimed at improving maternal depression may have an important role to play in efforts to improve child development and to mitigate the intergenerational transmission of poor health in sub-Saharan Africa

  • Food insecurity, stressful life events and symptoms of anxiety and depression in east Africa

    Craig Hadley, Ayalew Tegegn et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…2008Cited by: 14References: 29

    OBJECTIVES: Common mental disorders are a major contributor to the burden of disease in developing countries. An assessment was carried out of whether food insecurity and exposure to stressful life events, two common features of life in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), are associated with symptoms of mental disorders among adults. METHODS: The Gilgel Gibe Growth and Development Study (GGGDS) is an ongoing cohort study in rural Ethiopia. Participants of …