Yirgu Gebrehiwot
Biographic Data
| ID | 7550372 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yirgu Gebrehiwot |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yirgu |
| FAMILY NAME | Gebrehiwot |
| SIGNATURE | GEBREHIWOT Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | Addis Ababa University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The effect of facility-based nutrition education and counseling on dietary intake and supplemental iron folic acid use among pregnant women
Objective: Nutrition education plays a crucial role in improving the nutritional status of pregnant women, yet evidence of its impact in low-income settings like Ethiopia is limited. This study evaluated the effectiveness of facility-based nutrition education and counseling on pregnant women’s knowledge, dietary practices, and Fe-folic acid supplement use. Design: A cluster randomised controlled trial was conducted in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, invol…
‘I exist because of we’
Objectives Suboptimal adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) dramatically hampers the achievement of the UNAIDS HIV treatment targets. This study aimed to develop a theory-informed predictive model for ART adherence based on data from Chinese. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in Shenzhen, China, in December 2020. Participants were recruited through snowball sampling, completing a survey that included sociodemographic characteristi…
The Estimated Incidence of Induced Abortion in Ethiopia, 2014
CONTEXT: In 2005, Ethiopia's parliament amended the penal code to expand the circumstances in which abortion is legal. Although the country has expanded access to abortion and postabortion care, the last estimates of abortion incidence date from 2008. METHODS: Data were collected in 2014 from a nationally representative sample of 822 facilities that provide abortion or postabortion care, and from 82 key informants knowledgeable about abortion ser…
Changes in Morbidity and Abortion Care in Ethiopia After Legal Reform
CONTEXT: In Ethiopia, liberalization of the abortion law in 2005 led to changes in abortion services. It is important to examine how levels and types of abortion care-i.e., legal abortion and treatment of abortion complications-changed over time. METHODS: Between December 2013 and May 2014, data were collected on symptoms, procedures and treatment from 5,604 women who sought abortion care at a sample of 439 public and private health facilities; t…
Meeting the need for safe abortion care in Ethiopia
Complications of an unsafe abortion are a major contributor to maternal deaths and morbidity in Africa. When abortions are performed in safe environments, such complications are almost all preventable. This paper reports results from a nationally representative health facility study conducted in Ethiopia in 2008. The safe abortion care (SAC) model, a monitoring approach to assess the amount, distribution, use and quality of abortion services, pro…
The Estimated Incidence of Induced Abortion in Ethiopia, 2008
Caring for Women with Abortion Complications in Ethiopia
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The Estimated Incidence of Induced Abortion in Ethiopia, 2008
Caring for Women with Abortion Complications in Ethiopia
Meeting the need for safe abortion care in Ethiopia
Complications of an unsafe abortion are a major contributor to maternal deaths and morbidity in Africa. When abortions are performed in safe environments, such complications are almost all preventable. This paper reports results from a nationally representative health facility study conducted in Ethiopia in 2008. The safe abortion care (SAC) model, a monitoring approach to assess the amount, distribution, use and quality of abortion services, pro…
The Estimated Incidence of Induced Abortion in Ethiopia, 2014
CONTEXT: In 2005, Ethiopia's parliament amended the penal code to expand the circumstances in which abortion is legal. Although the country has expanded access to abortion and postabortion care, the last estimates of abortion incidence date from 2008. METHODS: Data were collected in 2014 from a nationally representative sample of 822 facilities that provide abortion or postabortion care, and from 82 key informants knowledgeable about abortion ser…
Changes in Morbidity and Abortion Care in Ethiopia After Legal Reform
CONTEXT: In Ethiopia, liberalization of the abortion law in 2005 led to changes in abortion services. It is important to examine how levels and types of abortion care-i.e., legal abortion and treatment of abortion complications-changed over time. METHODS: Between December 2013 and May 2014, data were collected on symptoms, procedures and treatment from 5,604 women who sought abortion care at a sample of 439 public and private health facilities; t…
‘I exist because of we’
Objectives Suboptimal adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) dramatically hampers the achievement of the UNAIDS HIV treatment targets. This study aimed to develop a theory-informed predictive model for ART adherence based on data from Chinese. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in Shenzhen, China, in December 2020. Participants were recruited through snowball sampling, completing a survey that included sociodemographic characteristi…
The effect of facility-based nutrition education and counseling on dietary intake and supplemental iron folic acid use among pregnant women
Objective: Nutrition education plays a crucial role in improving the nutritional status of pregnant women, yet evidence of its impact in low-income settings like Ethiopia is limited. This study evaluated the effectiveness of facility-based nutrition education and counseling on pregnant women’s knowledge, dietary practices, and Fe-folic acid supplement use. Design: A cluster randomised controlled trial was conducted in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, invol…
Medicine (6 works) · Pregnancy (6 works) · Abortion (5 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (5 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Obstetrics (4 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Family planning (3 works) · Health care (3 works) · Population (3 works)