Matiwos Soboka
Biographic Data
| ID | 7238666 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Matiwos Soboka |
| GIVEN NAMES | Matiwos |
| FAMILY NAME | Soboka |
| SIGNATURE | SOBOKA M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Dalhousie University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2820-0947 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
How effective are community health workers in managing and preventing perinatal depression in sub-Saharan Africa? A systematic review of quantitative evidence
The accessibility to the prevention and management of perinatal depression can be improved by using community health workers. This review was aimed at determining the effectiveness of interventions led by community health workers (CHWs) in reducing depressive symptoms and the prevalence of depression during the perinatal period. We conducted a search in PubMed, CINAHL, SCOPUS, and ProQuest Databases of Dissertation and Thesis (PQDT) to locate stu…
Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021
BACKGROUND: Understanding the health consequences associated with exposure to risk factors is necessary to inform public health policy and practice. To systematically quantify the contributions of risk factor exposures to specific health outcomes, the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2021 aims to provide comprehensive estimates of exposure levels, relative health risks, and attributable burden of disease for 88 ri…
The substance use profiles of adults who sought mental health and addiction services through a centralized intake process in Nova Scotia (2020–2021)
The high prevalence of daily substance use among MHA Intake service users in Nova Scotia highlights the need for prevention and treatment strategies to address individual and structural level factors contributing to daily substance use
The forms and adverse effects of insecurities among internally displaced children in Ethiopia
Successful relocation and reintegration of IDPs would help to alleviate both parent and child post-conflict stressors. Managing and following up on economic reintegration efforts is needed in both the short and long term. Such measures will help to achieve goals for specific projects attached to donor support outcomes, consequently enabling social support and conflict resolution management efforts
Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of smoking tobacco use and attributable disease burden in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019
BACKGROUND: Ending the global tobacco epidemic is a defining challenge in global health. Timely and comprehensive estimates of the prevalence of smoking tobacco use and attributable disease burden are needed to guide tobacco control efforts nationally and globally. METHODS: We estimated the prevalence of smoking tobacco use and attributable disease burden for 204 countries and territories, by age and sex, from 1990 to 2019 as part of the Global B…
Khat Use Patterns, Associated Features, and Psychological Problems in a Khat-Treatment-Seeking Student Sample of Jimma University, Southwestern Ethiopia
Background: Khat ( Catha edulis ) is a traditionally used substance in African and Arab countries that contains the amphetamine-like alkaloid cathinone. Khat use among Ethiopian students is a growing concern. This study aims to describe khat use, psychological problems, and motivation to change and to determine associated factors of khat use among students from Jimma University seeking psychological assistance. Methods: In a cross-sectional study…
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Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of smoking tobacco use and attributable disease burden in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019
BACKGROUND: Ending the global tobacco epidemic is a defining challenge in global health. Timely and comprehensive estimates of the prevalence of smoking tobacco use and attributable disease burden are needed to guide tobacco control efforts nationally and globally. METHODS: We estimated the prevalence of smoking tobacco use and attributable disease burden for 204 countries and territories, by age and sex, from 1990 to 2019 as part of the Global B…
Khat Use Patterns, Associated Features, and Psychological Problems in a Khat-Treatment-Seeking Student Sample of Jimma University, Southwestern Ethiopia
Background: Khat ( Catha edulis ) is a traditionally used substance in African and Arab countries that contains the amphetamine-like alkaloid cathinone. Khat use among Ethiopian students is a growing concern. This study aims to describe khat use, psychological problems, and motivation to change and to determine associated factors of khat use among students from Jimma University seeking psychological assistance. Methods: In a cross-sectional study…
The forms and adverse effects of insecurities among internally displaced children in Ethiopia
Successful relocation and reintegration of IDPs would help to alleviate both parent and child post-conflict stressors. Managing and following up on economic reintegration efforts is needed in both the short and long term. Such measures will help to achieve goals for specific projects attached to donor support outcomes, consequently enabling social support and conflict resolution management efforts
Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021
BACKGROUND: Understanding the health consequences associated with exposure to risk factors is necessary to inform public health policy and practice. To systematically quantify the contributions of risk factor exposures to specific health outcomes, the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2021 aims to provide comprehensive estimates of exposure levels, relative health risks, and attributable burden of disease for 88 ri…
The substance use profiles of adults who sought mental health and addiction services through a centralized intake process in Nova Scotia (2020–2021)
The high prevalence of daily substance use among MHA Intake service users in Nova Scotia highlights the need for prevention and treatment strategies to address individual and structural level factors contributing to daily substance use
How effective are community health workers in managing and preventing perinatal depression in sub-Saharan Africa? A systematic review of quantitative evidence
The accessibility to the prevention and management of perinatal depression can be improved by using community health workers. This review was aimed at determining the effectiveness of interventions led by community health workers (CHWs) in reducing depressive symptoms and the prevalence of depression during the perinatal period. We conducted a search in PubMed, CINAHL, SCOPUS, and ProQuest Databases of Dissertation and Thesis (PQDT) to locate stu…
Medicine (5 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Pathology (3 works) · Burden of disease (2 works) · Disease (2 works) · Disease burden (2 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (2 works) · Population (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works) · Public health (2 works)