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author

Journal name

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1. 

Magnitude of substance use and associated factors among Wallaga University undergraduate students, Western Ethiopia, 2024.

Firezer Belay K, Golja EA, Desisa AE, Gobena GG, Bulbula DB, Moti LM, Dibbisa KE, Fikadu W,Fetensa G

Frontiers in Public Health

·         DOI: 

·         10.3389/fpubh.2025.1519425

2

Time to death and its predictors among HIV patients on antiretroviral therapy in public health facilities of Horro Guduru Wallaga zone, Ethiopia: a retrospective cohort study

Morka B, Belay Keno F, Gebre DS, Fikadu W, Tiruneh G, Golja EA

Frontiers in Public Health

DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1565573

3.

Perioperative care capacity in East Africa: results of an Ethiopian national cross-sectional survey

Kifle F, Belihu KD, Beljege BZ, Dhufera HT, Keno FB

International journal of surgery

·         DOI: 10.1097/GH9.0000000000000057

4

Incidence and predictors of mortality among HIV positive children on anti-retroviral therapy in the selected health facilities of West Wollega ZoneWestern Ethiopia: Retrospective cohort study

Gurmu G,   Merdassa E, Tiruneh G, Efrem K, Belay F, Mekonnen L

PLOSE ONE

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0314112

5

Community-based health insurance dropout rate and its’ associated factors among households in Seyo District, Kellem Wollega Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia:community-based study.

Tafasa SM, Etana Y, Keno FB, Fikadu W, Seyoum D

Frontiers in Public Health

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40575102/

6

Improving Second-Year Midwifery Female Students’Classroom Participation at  Wollega University: An Action Research

Worku Fikadu1, Segni Mulugeta, Firezer Belay Keno, Adisu Ewunetu

Medical and Health Sciences Research Journal

https://doi.org/10.20372/mhsr. v1i2.11641

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Title

author

Journal name

Link/doi

1

Individual and community-level risk factors of women's acceptance of intimate partner violence in Ethiopia: multilevel analysis of 2011 Ethiopian Demographic Health Survey.

Emiru Merdassa Atomssa

Dr Arya Abrha Medhaniyie

Dr Girmatsion Fisseha

BMC Women Health

https://bmcwomenshealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12905-021-01427-w

2

Determinants of anemia among pregnant women attending antenatal care in Horo Guduru Wollega Zone, West Ethiopia: Unmatched case-control study

Tulu, B. D.,

Atomssa, E. M., &

Mengist, H. M

PlosOne

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31671128/

3

Determinants of obstetric fistula in South-western Ethiopia

Tilahun, T., Sura, B., & Merdassa, E.

International Urogynecology Journal,

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00192-021-04690-5

4

Incidence and predictors of mortality among HIV positive children on anti-retroviral therapy in the selected health facilities of West Wollega Zone, Western Ethiopia: Retrospective cohort study.

Gurmu, G., Merdassa, E. Tiruneh, G. Efrem, K., Belay, F., Mekonnen, L., Feyisa, Jira W., Lema, M. Shama, A., Desalegn, M.

PLOS ONE

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0314112

5

Acceptance of Index Case HIV Testing and Its Associated Factors Among HIV/AIDS Clients on ART Follow-Up in West Ethiopia: A Multi-Centered Facility-Based Cross-Sectional Study.

Edosa, M.,

Merdassa, E. and Turi, E

HIV/AIDS-Research and Palliative Care

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36199377/

6

Incidence and predictors of death from COVID-19 among patients admitted to treatment center of Wollega University Referral Hospital, Western Ethiopia: A retrospective cohort study.

Tolossa, T., Wakuma, B.,

Ayala,

D., Seyoum, D., Fetensa, G., Getahun, A., Atomssa, E, M.,

Plos one

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35895703/

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Title

Author

Journal Name

Link

1

Technical efficiency and its determinants in health service delivery of public health centers in East Wollega Zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia: Two-stage data envelope analysis

Edosa Tesfaye Geta1,

Wolkite Olani 

et al.

BMJ  

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11431-z

2

Effectiveness of shared decision-making for glycaemic control among type 2 diabetes mellitus adult patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Edosa Tesfaye, Dufera Rikitu

Wase Benti Hailu

Wolkite Olani

Emiru Merdassa

Markos Dessalegn

Miesa Gelchu

Dereje Chala

PLOS ONE

 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0306296

3

Impact of the COVID- 19 pandemic on the cost of chronic diseases treatment and care at public hospitals in Wallaga zones, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia:

a hospital- based, cross- sectional study

Dufera Rikitu,  Edosa Tesfaye, Belachew Etana,

Adisu Ewunetu Wolkite Olani, Getahun Fetensa, Melese Chego,

Eba Abdisa,

Ebisa Turi,

Tariku Tesfaye ,

Motuma Getachew,

Lensa Tesfaye, Temesgen Tilahun

 BMJ Open

doi: 10.1080/21645515.2023.2167901

4

Antenatal care service utilization among women who gave birth amid covid-19 pandemic in wollega zone, west Ethiopia. Community based cross sectional study.

Ebisa Turi, Temesgen Tilahun, Motuma Getachew,

Tariku Tesfaye,

Belachew Etana,

Eba Abdisa,

Wolkite Olani,

Adisu Ewunetu, Getahun Fetensa,

Dufera Rikitu,

 Edosa Tesfaye, Melese Chego, Ginenus Fekadu,

Tadesse Tolossa,

Ethiopian journal of reproproductive

health

DOI:10.69614/ejrh.v14i4.554

5

Magnitude and Determinants of Self-Referral of Patients at a General Hospital, Western Ethiopia

Wolkite Olani Abdi, 

Waju Beyene Salgedo, 

Gebeyehu Tsega Nebeb

Science journal of clinical medicine.

doi: 10.11648/j.sjcm.20150405.12

S.n

Title

author

Journal name

Link

1

Magnitude of Hypertension and its association with obesity among employees of Wallaga University, Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study

Co-author

BMJ Open

https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-070656

2

Prevalence and practice of Recommended physical activity level among Middle- age adults in Nekemte town, Western Ethiopia

Co-author

JEBMH

10.18410/jebmh/2022/09.07.37

3

Prevalence of homebirth preference and associated factors among pregnant women in Ethiopia: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Co-author

PLoS One

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0291394

4

Prevalence and associated factors of stunting and thinness among primary school-aged children in Gudeya Bila district, West Ethiopia: across sectional study

Co-author

BMJ Open

https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072313

5

Time to reoccurrence of tuberculosis and its predictors among adult HIV/AIDS patients on ART at public hospitals in East and Horro Guduru Wollega zones, West Ethiopia: a retrospective cohort study

BMC Public Health

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-23194-1

6

Time to recovery and its predictors among under-five children admitted with severe pneumonia in East Wallaga Zone public hospitals, western Ethiopia, 2023; a retrospective cohort study

Co-author

BMC Pediatrics

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-024-04937-2

7

Magnitude and determinants of undernutrition among tuberculosis patients in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis

Co-author

BMC Public Health

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-19220-3

8

Assessment of infant and young child feeding practices and associated factors among less than two years' children in Leka Dullecha District, East Wollega, Ethiopia

Co-author

Health Science Reports

https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.2119

9

Community-Based Findings of Magnitude of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus among Adults in Selected Towns of Western Ethiopia

Co-author

Dubai Diabetes and Endocrinology

https://doi.org/10.1159/000522563