Search Results - "WOLDEHANNA, Tassew"

Growth recovery and faltering through early adolescence in low- and middle-income countries: Determinants and implications for cognitive development by Georgiadis, Andreas, Benny, Liza, Duc, Le Thuc, Galab, Sheikh, Reddy, Prudhvikar, Woldehanna, Tassew

“…Child chronic undernutrition, as measured by stunting, is prevalent in low- and middle-income countries and is among the major threats to child development…”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on anxiety and depression symptoms of young people in the global south: evidence from a four-country cohort study by Porter, Catherine, Favara, Marta, Hittmeyer, Annina, Scott, Douglas, Sánchez Jiménez, Alan, Ellanki, Revathi, Woldehanna, Tassew, Duc, Le Thuc, Craske, Michelle G, Stein, Alan

“…ObjectiveTo provide evidence on the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of young people who grew up in poverty in low/middle-income countries…”
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Absenteeism, Dropout, and On-Time School Completion of Vulnerable Primary School Students in Ethiopia: Exploring the Role of Adolescent Decision-Making Power in the Household, Exposure to Violence, and Paid and Unpaid Work by Woldehanna, Tassew, Endale, Kefyalew, Hamory, Joan, Baird, Sarah

“…While Ethiopia has seen a rapid expansion of school enrollment over the past 25 years, especially in primary education, dropout, absenteeism, and grade…”
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Intersectionality as a Framework for Understanding Adolescent Vulnerabilities in Low and Middle Income Countries: Expanding Our Commitment to Leave No One Behind by Baird, Sarah, Camfield, Laura, Ghimire, Anita, Hamad, Bassam Abu, Jones, Nicola, Pincock, Kate, Woldehanna, Tassew

“…Given increasing policy attention to the consequences of youth marginalisation for development processes, engaging with the experiences of socially…”
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The Implications of COVID-19 for Early Childhood Education in Ethiopia: Perspectives from Parents and Caregivers by Kim, Janice H., Araya, Mesele, Hailu, Belay Hagos, Rose, Pauline M., Woldehanna, Tassew

“…Recent research on the effects of COVID-19 on school closures has mainly focused on primary and secondary education, with extremely limited attention to early…”
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Correction to: Absenteeism, Dropout, and On-Time School Completion of Vulnerable Primary School Students in Ethiopia: Exploring the Role of Adolescent Decision-Making Power in the Household, Exposure to Violence, and Paid and Unpaid Work by Woldehanna, Tassew, Endale, Kefyalew, Hamory, Joan, Baird, Sarah

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Challenges for research uptake for health policymaking and practice in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review by Semahegn, Agumasie, Manyazewal, Tsegahun, Hanlon, Charlotte, Getachew, Eyerusalem, Fekadu, Bethelhem, Assefa, Esubalew, Kassa, Munir, Hopkins, Michael, Woldehanna, Tassew, Davey, Gail, Fekadu, Abebaw

“…An estimated 85% of research resources are wasted worldwide, while there is growing demand for context-based evidence-informed health policymaking. In low- and…”
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Young people, mental health, and civil conflict: Preliminary findings from Ethiopia's Tigray region by Favara, Marta, Hittmeyer, Annina, Porter, Catherine, Singhal, Saurabh, Woldehanna, Tassew

“…We examine the association between mental health and violent conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region. Two longitudinal phone-surveys (08/2020–10/2020;…”
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Burden of neglected tropical diseases and access to medicine and diagnostics in Ethiopia: a scoping review by Semahegn, Agumasie, Manyazewal, Tsegahun, Getachew, Eyerusalem, Fekadu, Bethelhem, Assefa, Esubalew, Kassa, Munir, Davey, Gail, Hopkins, Michael, Araya, Mesele, Woldehanna, Tassew, Hanlon, Charlotte, Fekadu, Abebaw

“…More than 1.7 billion people are affected by neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) worldwide. Forty percent of the NTD-affected people live in Africa with the…”
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Improving Menstrual Health Literacy Through Life-Skills Programming in Rural Ethiopia by Baird, Sarah, Hamory, Joan, Gezahegne, Kiya, Pincock, Kate, Woldehanna, Tassew, Yadete, Workneh, Jones, Nicola

“…Despite its cultural and biological importance, limited knowledge about menstruation and cultural taboos in many contexts mean that menarche often brings fear…”
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Impact of COVID-19 on essential healthcare services in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Implications for future pandemics by Abera, Admas, Fenta, Esete Habtemariam, Woldehanna, Berhan Tassew, Wolde, Firmaye Bogale, Legesse, Meseret, Regassa, Lemma Demissie, Mor, Siobhan, Kaba, Mirgissa

“…Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic has presented an unprecedented challenge to health systems, with countries needing to balance the demands of responding…”
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Effect of community-based health insurance on catastrophic health expenditure among chronic disease patients in Asella referral hospital, Southeast Ethiopia: a comparative cross-sectional study by Degefa, Mosisa Bekele, Woldehanna, Berhan Tassew, Mebratie, Anagaw Derseh

“…Chronic disease-related catastrophic health spending is frequent in Ethiopia affecting several households, particularly the poorest ones. A community-based…”
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Shocks and Consumption in 15 Ethiopian Villages, 1999–2004 by Dercon, Stefan, Hoddinott, John, Woldehanna, Tassew

“…Households in arid areas, who experience large rainfall volatility, appear more vulnerable than those in non-arid areas, where malaria emerges as a key risk…”
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The role of health education on cervical cancer screening uptake at selected health centers in Addis Ababa by Abu, Selamawit Hirpa, Woldehanna, Berhan Tassew, Nida, Etsehiwot Tilahun, Tilahun, Abigiya Wondimagegnehu, Gebremariam, Mahlet Yigeremu, Sisay, Mitike Molla, Robboy, Stanley J

“…Introduction Cervical cancer is one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality among women in developing countries including Ethiopia. Unlike other…”
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Primary School-Level Responses to The Covid-19 Pandemic in Ethiopia: Evidence from Phone Surveys of School Principals and Teachers by Yorke, L, Rose, P, Woldehanna, T, Hailu, B.H

“…Located at the intersection of the education system, the school and community, school principals now have the responsibility for the effectiveness of…”
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Awareness, Willingness to Join, and Affordability of Social Health Insurance among Public Employees in Arba Minch Town, South Ethiopia by Kebede, Bahiru Mulatu, Bassa, Muluken Bafa, Gujo, Mintesinot Melka, Hailu, Alemayehu Desalegn, Mebratie, Anagaw Derseh, Domba, Markos Manote, Belachew, Aleme Mekuria, Woldehanna, Berhane Tassew

“…Background. As part of the efforts being made to achieve universal health coverage, Ethiopia plans to introduce a social health insurance scheme for the formal…”
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Growth trajectories from conception through middle childhood and cognitive achievement at age 8 years: Evidence from four low- and middle-income countries by Georgiadis, Andreas, Benny, Liza, Crookston, Benjamin T, Duc, Le Thuc, Hermida, Priscila, Mani, Subha, Woldehanna, Tassew, Stein, Aryeh D, Behrman, Jere R

“…Child chronic malnutrition is endemic in low- and middle-income countries and deleterious for child development. Studies investigating the relationship between…”
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Inequality, preschool education and cognitive development in Ethiopia: Implication for public investment in pre-primary education by Woldehanna, Tassew

“…This study used longitudinal data from the Young Lives Project in Ethiopia to examine the main factors relating to preschool access and their potential effects…”
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Social capital as a double-edged sword for sustained poverty escapes in Ethiopia by Woldehanna, Tassew, Tafere, Yisak, Yonis, Manex B.

“…•Families able to sustain poverty escapes typically possess a combination of material wealth and social capital.•Better-off households are able to draw on…”
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“People will talk about her if she is not circumcised”: Exploring the patterning, drivers and gender norms around female genital mutilation in Ethiopia's Somali region by Presler-Marshall, Elizabeth, Jones, Nicola, Endale, Kefyalew, Woldehanna, Tassew, Yadete, Workneh, Abdiselam, Abdilahi

“…Over the past decade there has been a burgeoning literature on social norms and the need to understand their context-specific patterning and trends to promote…”
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