Desalegn Emana Jabana

Name: Desalegn Emana Jabana

Academic Rank:  Lecturer     
College/Institute: School of Nursing and Midwifery, Institute of Health Sciences, Wollega University
Department/Team: Comprehensive Nursing
Field of Specialization: Bsc in Nursing

• Msc in Adult Health Nursing

Research Interest:  Health

List of Publications

1. Geleta, Zewude & Chala, Dereje & Jabana, Desalegn. (2025). Perceived family support status and associated factors among people with hypertension in Nekemte City public hospitals, Western Ethiopia. PLOS One. 20. 10.1371/journal.pone.0321156.
2. Emana D, Kitaba M, Regea F, Lekasa S. Shared decision making among hypertensive clients in public hospitals of West Shoa, central Ethiopia, 2020: Institution based cross sectional study. Heliyon. 2023 Jun 1;9(6):e16786. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16786. PMID: 37346352; PMCID: PMC10279814.
3. Gudeta, H.T., Nagari, S.L., Jabana, D.E. et al. Incidence and predictors of adverse birth outcomes among women who gave birth at Assosa general hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: a retrospective cohort study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 25, 87 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-025-07191-
4. Tafasa SM, Bekuma D, Fikadu W, Gelassa FR, Jebena DE, Zerihun E, Willi W, Chaka EE. Birth preparedness, complication readiness and associated factors among pregnant women attending public health facilities in Chelia District, Central Ethiopia (2022): a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 2024 Nov 25;14(11):e084945. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-084945. PMID: 39592161; PMCID: PMC11590852.
5. Berhanu, R.D., Feyisa, J.W., Boru, J.D. et al. COVID-19-related dysfunctional anxiety and associated factors among adolescents in Southwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study. BMC Psychiatry 24, 167 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-024-05587-5
6. Hunduma Dina Hambisa, Desalegn Emana, Samuel Gedamu, Berhane Teklay Asfaha. (2023). Quality of Essential Newborn Care Provision and Associated Factors in Western Ethiopia. American Journal of Biomedical and Life Sciences, 11(3), 33-40. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajbls.20231103.11
7. Emana D, Kitaba M, Girma T, Lekassa S, Regea F, Dina H, Mulgeta S. Patient engagement in decision making and associated factors among outpatients with selected non-communicable chronic diseases in public hospitals of West Shoa, Ethiopia. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023 May 17;3(5):e0000772. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000772. PMID: 37195926; PMCID: PMC10191366.
8. Gelassa FR, Nagari SL, Jebena DE, et al Knowledge and practice of cervical cancer screening and its associated factors among women attending maternal health services at public health institutions in Assosa Zone, Benishangul-Gumuz, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022: a cross-sectional studyBMJ Open 2023;13: doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068860
9. Hambisa, Hunduma & Gedamu, Samuel & Birku, Zelalem & Jabana, Desalegn. (2023). The top determinants and magnitude of preterm neonatal mortality in Ethiopia. Systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Neonatal Nursing. 29. 10.1016/j.jnn.2023.01.007.
10. Jabana, Desalegn. (2022). Connection between tooth decay,Diabetes Mellitus,and oral Flora in Diabetics.
11. Gelassa FR, Birhanu A, Shibiru A, Nagari SL, Jabena DE. Undiagnosed status and associated factors of hypertension among adults living in rural of central, Ethiopia, 2020: Uncovering the hidden magnitude of hypertension. PLoS One. 2022 Dec 15;17(12):e0277709. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0277709. PMID: 36520859; PMCID: PMC9754235
12. Autonomy preference in decision making among hypertensive patients in selected hospitals of West Wollega Zone,2024

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