Mulusew Gerbaba

Datos Biográficos

ID7753471
NOMBREMulusew Gerbaba
NOMBRESMulusew
APELLIDOGerbaba
FIRMAGERBABA M
AFILIACIONESJimma University
ORCID0000-0002-0383-7012
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS8
TOTAL DE CITAS0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR8
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2011
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2025
ÍNDICE H0

  • Acceptability, Feasibility, and Appropriateness of Mobile Phone Messaging-Based Message-Framing Intervention for Promoting Maternal and Newborn Care Practices

    Open AccessHordofa Gutema Abdissa, Gebeyehu Bulcha et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2025

    There is limited evidence on key implementation outcomes for mHealth interventions that target maternal and newborn health. Hence, this study aimed to evaluate the acceptability, feasibility, and appropriateness of a mobile phone messaging-based message-framing intervention. A cross-sectional study was conducted, involving 397 mothers who participated in the mobile phone messaging-based intervention. Multivariate general linear modeling was carri…

  • Impact of Ethiopia's productive safety net program on household food security and child nutrition

    Open AccessBezawit Bahru, Mulusew Gerbaba et al.ARTICLESSM - Population Health2020

    Safety nets are expanding in African countries as a policy instrument to alleviate poverty and food insecurity. Whether safety nets have improved household food security and child diet and nutrition in sub-Saharan Africa has not been well documented. This paper takes the case of Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP) and provides evidence of the impact of safety nets on household food security and child nutritional outcomes. Prior studie…

  • Integrating nutrition into health systems at community level

    Open AccessJacqueline K Kung’u, Richard Pendame et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2018

    Maternal undernutrition and mortality remain high in several African countries. Key nutrition and health interventions improve maternal and birth outcomes. Evidence is scarce on how to strengthen health systems to ensure pregnant women and newborns are reached with these interventions. We conducted three quasi-experimental nonrandomized Community Based Maternal and Neonatal Health and Nutrition projects in regions of Ethiopia, Senegal, and Kenya …

  • The effect of food insecurity on health status of adolescents in Ethiopia

    Open AccessMulusew Gerbaba, Mulusew G Jebena et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2017

    These findings imply that any social, nutrition and public health interventions designed to improve adolescent health should consider underlying social determinants of health such as food insecurity

  • Household food insecurity and its association with school absenteeism among primary school adolescents in Jimma zone, Ethiopia

    Open AccessDessalegn Tamiru, Alemayehu Argaw et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2016

    Findings of this study showed that household food insecurity has strong linkage with adolescent school absenteeism. Maternal education and household economic status were significantly associated with household food security status. Therefore, national policies and programs need to stress on how to improve family income earning capacity and socioeconomic status to handle household food insecurity which is a key contributor of adolescent school abs…

  • Intimate partner physical violence among women in Shimelba refugee camp, northern Ethiopia

    Open AccessGirmatsion Feseha, Abebe G Mariam et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2012

    Intimate partner physical violence was found to be high and a serious problem among women in Shimelba refugee camp. Multifaceted interventions such as male counseling, increasing awareness on the consequences of intimate partner violence and the effect of substance use like alcohol will help to reduce intimate partner violence

  • Risky sexual practices and related factors among ART attendees in Addis Ababa Public Hospitals, Ethiopia

    Open AccessYohannes Amare Dessie, Yadeta Dessie et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2011

    A considerable proportion (36.9%) of respondents engaged in unprotected sexual intercourse, potentially resulting in re-infection by a new virus strain, other sexually transmitted infections and onward transmission of the HIV virus. Health education and counseling which focuses on the identified factors has to be provided. The health education and counseling can be provided to these people at ART appointments on follow- up care. It can be provide…

  • Determinants of timely initiation of breastfeeding among mothers in Goba Woreda, South East Ethiopia

    Open AccessTesfaye Setegn, Mulusew Gerbaba et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2011

    The practice of timely initiation of breast feeding is low as nearly half the mothers did not start breastfeeding with one hour after delivery. The results suggest that breast feeding behavior change communication especially during the post natal period is critical in promoting optimal practice in the initiation of breast feeding. Rural mothers need special attention as they are distant from various information sources