The Department of Pediatrics and Neonatal Nursing at Wallaga University, Institute of Health Sciences, School of Nursing and Midwifery, has been a pioneer in advancing child and neonatal health education since its establishment in 2010^E.C. The department was founded in alignment with the vision and mission of Wallaga University, with the core aim of addressing the critical shortage of pediatric and neonatal health professionals across Ethiopia. Its mandate is to prepare highly skilled nurses capable of delivering preventive, curative, and rehabilitative services that improve the health and survival of children and newborns nationwide.

Academic Programs

The department offers a comprehensive suite of programs that cater to different levels of professional development:

1. Post-Basic in Pediatrics and Child Health Nursing
2. Post-Basic in Neonatal Health Nursing
3. Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Pediatrics and Child Health Nursing
4. Master of Science (MSc) in Pediatrics and Child Health Nursing

Program Duration

• Post-Basic Programs: Two and a half years
• Undergraduate Generic BSc Program: Four years
• Postgraduate MSc Program: Two years

Achievements

Since its inception, the department has successfully graduated five cohorts of post-basic students and two cohorts of postgraduate (MSc) students. The generic undergraduate program is currently in its second year of training, with growing enrollment and demand.

Through these programs, the department continues to fulfill its mission of producing competent, compassionate, and innovative pediatric and neonatal nurses who are equipped to address Ethiopia’s pressing child and newborn health challenges.

DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS AND NEONATAL NURSING                                                                       

                 ፔዲያትሪክስ እና ኒኦናታል ነርሲንግ ት/ ክፍል

Overview

• The Department of Pediatrics and Neonatal Nursing was established in 2010 ^C. as a unit under the Institute of Health Sciences, School of Nursing and Midwifery at Wallaga University. Since its inception, the department has been dedicated to addressing the critical shortage of professionals in pediatric and neonatal health services by producing competent nurses who can provide preventive, curative, and rehabilitative care to children and newborns.
• Initially, the department launched two-and-a-half-year post-basic training programs in Pediatrics and Neonatal Nursing. This initiative was designed to respond to the urgent demand for specialized child health and neonatal nursing professionals across the country. Including the post-basic training programs, the department started training BSc in Pediatrics and child health undergraduates, thereby addressing gaps in the middle level of child and newborn health professionals.
• The department has maintained its commitment to Wallaga University’s vision and mission by producing highly skilled and compassionate nurses capable of serving diverse communities in Ethiopia. Training of these specialty nurses has proven to be both feasible and effective in reducing preventable neonatal and childhood illnesses and mortality.

Leadership History

• Werku Etafa (2010-2011 ^E.C), the first department head.
• Bizuneh Wakuma (2012-2015 ^E.C) led until leaving for postgraduate study.
• Bruck Tesfaye (2015-Present) is currently leading the department.

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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Name: Lammi Bayisa  Ababa

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 Tropical infectious Disease and HIV

Research Area of Interest: Sexually transmitted infection, HIV/AIDS in particular, Infectious Diseases, Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) and Sexual and Reproductive Health issues.

List of Publications

1. Bayisa L, Keno TS, Ayana GE, Abera T, Akuma AO. Out-of-Catchment Area Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation and its Factors among HIV Positive People on Lifelong Therapy in Western Ethiopia: Implementation of Decentralized ART Services. J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care JIAPAC. 2025 Jan 1; 24:23259582241307467. https://doi.org/10.1177/23259582241307467
2. Bayisa L, Tadesse A, Reta MM, Gebeye E. Prevalence and Factors Associated with Delayed Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy Among People Living with HIV in Nekemte Referral Hospital, Western Ethiopia. HIVAIDS Auckl NZ. 2020;12:457  http://doi.org/10,2147/HIV.5267408
3. Bayisa L, Bayisa D, Turi E, Mulisa D, Tolossa T, Akuma AO, et al. Same-Day ART Initiation and Associated Factors Among People Living with HIV on Lifelong Therapy at Nekemte Specialized Hospital, Western Ethiopia. HIVAIDS - Res Palliat  2023 Jan 24; 15:11–22. https://doi.org/10.2147/HIV.S395238
4. Bayisa L, Abadiga M, Tolossa T, Oluma A, Abera T, Mulisa D, et al. Disclosure Deficits among People Living With HIV on ART at Nekemte Specialized Hospital,  Western Ethiopia. J AIDS Clin Res. 2021 May  4;  https://www.researchgate.net/publication/351308526
5. Bayisa L, Tadesse A, Mulisa D, Turi E, Tolosa T. Behavioral factors associated with delayed ART initiation among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH) in Nekemte  referral Hospital, Western Ethiopia. Int J Afr Nurs Sci. 2021 Jan 1; 14:100280.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijans.2021.100280
6. Bayisa L, Abera T, Mulisa D, Mosisa G, Mosisa A, Tolosa T, et al. Time to Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation and Its Predictors Among Newly Diagnosed HIV Positive People in Nekemte Town, Western Ethiopia: Claim of Universal Test and Treat. HIVAIDS Auckl NZ. 2021; 13:959. https://dx.doi.org/10.2147%2FHIV.S327967
7. Bayisa L, Wakuma B, Abera T, Mulisa D, Mosisa G, Tolossa T, et al. Are the Things Told to Care Providers Kept Confidential? Perceived Breaches of Confidentiality and Associated Factors Among HIV/AIDS Clients on ART at Nekemte Specialized  Hospital, Western Ethiopia, 2021. HIVAIDS Auckl NZ. 2022; 14:1.  https://doi.org/10.2147/HIV.S350091
8. Hussein A, Mosisa G, Bayisa L. Willingness to use HIV PrEP and its Associated Factors among Female Sex Workers in Nekemte Town, Western Ethiopia (under review on journal of BMC Infectious Diseases) https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3956682/v1
9. Mosisa G, Mulisa D, Ayana A, Bayisa L, Merdassa E, Bayisa D, et al. HIV sero status disclosure and associated factors among HIV positive women in East Africa: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Implications for prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission. 2022 Nov 22; https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.919410
10. Ali D, Di Q, Turi E, Fekadu G, Feyisa B, Temesgen S, Bayisa L, Tesfaye S, Bright A, Abdul-Aziz S, et al. Psychoactive substance uses among people living with  HIV/AIDS in Western Ethiopia: a multi-centered facility-based cross-sectional study.  J Subst Use. 2022 Sep 12; https://doi.org/10.1080/14659891.2022.2120428
11. Mulisa D, Tolossa T, Bayisa L, Abera T, Wakuma B. First-line virologic-based ART treatment failure and associated factors among adult HIV Positives in Southwest  Shoa, Central Ethiopia. J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care JIAPAC. 2022 Jan  1;21:23259582221111080. https://doi.org/10.1177/23259582221111080
12. Turi E, Simegnew D, Fekadu G, Tolossa T, Desalegn M, Bayisa L, et al. High Perceived Stigma Among People Living with HIV/AIDS in a Resource Limited Setting in Western Ethiopia: The Effect of Depression and Low Social Support.  HIVAIDS Auckl NZ. 2021; 13:389. http://doi.org/10.2147/HIV.S295110
13. Tolossa T, Wakuma B, Besho M, Mulisa D, Fekadu G, Bayisa L, et al. HIV serostatus disclosure and associated factors among HIV positive pregnant and  lactating women at Nekemte public health facilities, western Ethiopia. PLOS ONE.  2021 Mar 19; 16 (3):e0248278. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248278
14. Tolossa T, Merdassa Atomssa E, Fetensa G, Bayisa L, Ayala D, Turi E, et al. Acute respiratory distress syndrome among patients with severe COVID-19 admitted to treatment center of Wollega University Referral Hospital, Western Ethiopia. PloS  2022; 17 (6):e0267835. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0267835
15. Mosisa G, Abera T, Chala D, Bayisa L, Kejela G, Turi E, et al. Burden of intestinal parasitic infections and associated factors among pregnant women in East Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Matern Health Neonatol Perinatol. 2023 Apr  6;9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40748-023-00150-8
16. Tolossa T, Wakuma B, Ayala D, Seyoum D, Fetensa G, Getahun A, et al. 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. PLOS ONE. 2022 Jul 27; 17(7):e0267827. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0267827
17. Bayisa D, Waltengus F, Lake S, Wakuma B, Bayisa L, Chala M, et al. Pregnant women’s knowledge, attitudes, and associated factors toward physical exercise during pregnancy among those attending antenatal care at Bahir Dar city, Northwest  SAGE Open Med. 2022 Aug 1; 10:205031212211152. https://doi.org/10.1177/20503121221115252
18. Abera T, Bayisa L, Bekele T, Dessalegn M, Mulisa D, Gamtessa LC. Neonatal Mortality and Its Associated Factors among Neonates Admitted to Wollega University Referral Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, East Wollega, Ethiopia. Glob Pediatr Health. 2021 Jan 1; 8:2333794X211030157.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2333794X211030157
19. Mulisa D, Tolossa T, Regasa MT, Bayisa L, Abera T, Wakuma B, et al. <p>Autonomy of Nurses in Their Work and Associated Factors in Nurses of Selected Public Hospitals of Wollega Zones, Oromia Regional State, Western Parts of  Ethiopia, 2020</p>. Nurs Res Rev. 2021 Jun 3; 11:1– 8. https://doi.org/10.2147/NRR.S307326
20. Mulisa D, Tolossa T, Ayana AO, Regasa MT, Bayisa L, Abera T, et al. Nurses are leaving the nursing profession: A finding from the willingness of the nurses to stay in the nursing profession among nurses working in selected public hospitals of Wollega  Zones, Oromia, Ethiopia. SAGE Open Med. :9.  https://doi.org/10.1177/20503121221081755
21. Tiruneh G, Yilma M, Wakuma B, Abdisa E, Bayisa L, Nichols M, et al. Compliance with research ethics in epidemiological studies targeted to conflict-affected areas in Western Ethiopia: validity of informed consent (VIC) by information comprehension and voluntariness (ICV). BMC Med Ethics. 2024 Jan 18;25. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-024-01003-5
22. Geneti D, Bayisa L, Mosisa G. Self-care practice and associated factors among adult asthmatic patients on follow up care at public hospitals in East Wollega zone, West Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study, 2025. BMJ Open. 2025 May 28;15(5): e092556.https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-092556

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Name: Chaltu Hinkosa Feyisa

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 Maternal and reproductive Health Nursing

Research Interest:  Maternal and Reproductive Health, Maternal Health Literacy and Public health

 List of Publications

1. Hinkosa, Chaltu & Dugassa, Dinka & Fekadu, Ginenus. (2019). Prevalence of abused social drugs among gute area peoples, east wollega zone, oromia regional state, ethiopia. World Journal Of Pharmaceutical Research. 1. 38-45.
2. Hinkosa, Chaltu & Dugassa, Dinka & Jifar, Dejene & Fekadu, Ginenus. (2019). Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice of post exposure prophylaxis for hiv/aids among health care workers in shambu general hospital, horro guduru wollega zone, oromia regional state, ethiopia. World Journal Of Pharmaceutical Research.
3. Dugassa, Dinka & Ginenusfekadu, & Hinkosa, Chaltu & Gebeyehu, Habte & Bekele, Firomsa. (2019). Drug utilization pattern and potential teratogenesity risk among pregnant women; nekemte referral hospital, east wollega zone, oromia regional state, ethiopia. World Journal Of Pharmaceutical Research.
4. Hinkosa, Chaltu & Dugassa, Dinka & Fekadu, Ginenus & Gebeyehu, Habte & Bekele, Firomsa. (2018). Assessement of knowledge, attitude and practice of wollega university extension pharmacy students towards hiv voluntary counselling and testing, west ethiopia. World Journal Of Pharmaceutical Research.
5. Dugassa, Dinka & Fekadu, Ginenus & Hinkosa, Chaltu. (2019). Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice of shambu preparatory school female students towards use of emergency contraceptive. World Journal Of Pharmaceutical Research.
6. Dugassa, Dinka & Fekadu, Ginenus & Bekele, Firomsa & Hinkosa, Chaltu. (2019). Ethno medical survey among residents of nekemte town, east wollega zone, oromia regional state, ethiopia. World Journal Of Pharmaceutical Research.

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Name: Nasira Jemal Jibril

 College/Institute: School of Nursing and Midwifery, Institute of Health Sciences, Wollega University
 Department/Team: Adult Health Nursing          

 Field of Specialization: Clinical Nursing , Bsc Nursing

• Msc in Adult Health Nursing

 Contact Address:Mobile phone: +251920417015

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Name: Misganu Diriba Olana
 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: Nursing care and Health Related Topics          

List of Publications

1.  Prehospital delay and associated factors among stroke patients in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2025-08-17 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0326323
2. Dignified care and associated factors among adult patients admitted to Jimma Medical Center, south west Ethiopia, 2023 DOI :https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-12995-0

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Name: Adugna Oluma Ayana  

Academic Rank:  Ass’t. Professor       
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

 Assistant professor of Adult Health Nursing   

Research Interest:  Health related issues 

 List of Publications

1. Oluma, A., Abadiga, M., Mosisa, G., & Etafa, W. (2021). Magnitude and predictors of poor glycemic control among patients with diabetes attending public hospitals of Western PloS                      one, 16(2),                     e0247634. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247634
2. Oluma, , Mosisa, G., Abadiga, M., Tsegaye, R., Habte, A., & Abdissa, E. (2020). Predictors of adherence to self-care behavior among patients with diabetes at public hospitals in West Ethiopia. Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity, 3277-3288. I: https://doi.org/10.2147/DMSO.S266589
3. Oluma, A., & Abadiga, M. (2020). Caring behavior and associated factors among nurses working in  Jimma  University  specialized  hospital,  Oromia,  Southwest Ethiopia, 2019. BMC nursing, 19, 1-7.  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-020-0407-2
4. Oluma, A., Abadiga, M., Mosisa, , Fekadu, G., & Turi, E. (2020). Perceived self- efficacy and associated factors among adult patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus at public hospitals of Western Ethiopia, 2020. Patient preference and adherence, 1689-1698. https://doi.org/10.2147/PPA.S275887
5. Oluma, , Abadiga,  M.,  Mosisa,  G.,  Etafa,  W.,  &  Fekadu,  G.  (2020).  Food Insecurity among people living with HIV/AIDS on ART follower at public hospitals of  Western  Ethiopia. International Journal  of  Food  Science, 2020(1),  8825453. https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/8825453
6. Mosisa, , Mulisa, D.,  Oluma,  A.,  Bayisa,  L.,  Merdassa, E.,  Bayisa,  D., ...  & Wakuma, B. (2022). HIV sero-status disclosure and associated factors among HIV positive women in East Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis. Implications for prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission. Frontiers in Public Health, 10, 919410. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.919410
7. Mosisa, G., Diriba, D. C., Tsegaye, R., Kejela, G., Bayisa, D., Oluma, A. ... & Tufa, G. (2023). Burden of intestinal parasitic infections and associated factors among pregnant women in East Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology, 9(1), 5. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40748-023- 00150-8
8. Mosisa, , Tsegaye, R., Wakuma, B., Mulisa, D., Etefa, W., Abadiga, M., Fekadu, G., Oluma, A. and Turi, E., 2020. Fertility desire and associated factors among people living with HIV in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Archives of Public Health, 78, pp.1-16. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-020-00504-0
9. Abadiga, , Wakuma, B., Oluma, A., Fekadu, G., Hiko, N., & Mosisa, G. (2021).Determinants of preterm birth among women delivered in public hospitals of Western Ethiopia, 2020:    Unmatched    case-control    study. PloS    one, 16(1),    e0245825. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245825
10. Abadiga, M., Mosisa, G., Amente, T., & Oluma, A. (2019). Health-related quality of life and associated factors among epileptic patients on treatment follow up at public hospitals of Wollega   zones,   Ethiopia,   BMC   research   notes, 12,   1-7. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-019-4720-3
11. Etafa, W., Wakuma, B., Fetensa, G., Tsegaye, R., Abdisa, E., Oluma, A., ... & Takele, T. (2020). Nurses’ knowledge about palliative care and attitude towards end- of-life care  in  public  hospitals  in  Wollega  zones:  A  multicenter  cross-sectional study. PloS one, 15(10), e0238357. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238357
12. Abadiga, M., Mosisa, G., Tsegaye, R., Oluma, A., Abdisa, E., & Bekele, T. (2022). Determinants of adverse birth outcomes among women delivered in public hospitals of Ethiopia, Archives         of         Public         Health, 80(1),         12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-021-00776-0
13. Tsegaye, R., Mulisa, D., Wakuma, B., Etafa, W., Mosisa, G., Turi, E., Fetensa, G., Oluma, A., Seyoum, D., Fekadu, G. and Tolossa, T., 2021. The magnitude of depressive disorder and associated factors among prisoners in Ethiopia; implications for nursing care: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences, 14,  100289.   https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijans.2021.100289 ISSN 2214-1391
14. Mosisa, G., Abadiga, M., Oluma, A., & Wakuma, B. (2022). Quality of work-life and associated factors among nurses working in Wollega zones public hospitals, West Ethiopia: a  cross-sectional   International   Journal   of   Africa   Nursing Sciences, 17, 100466. : https://doi.org/10.1016/J.IJANS.2022.100466
15. Bayisa, L., Abadiga, M., Tolosa, T., Oluma, A., Abera, T., Mulisa, D., ... & Mamo, G. (2021). Disclosure Deficits among People Living With HIV on ART at Nekemte Specialized Hospital, Western Ethiopia. : https://www.researchgate.net/publication/351308518
16. Mulisa, D., Tolossa, T., Oluma Ayana, , Regasa, M. T., Bayisa, L., Abera, T., ... & Mosisa, G. (2022). Nurses are leaving the nursing profession: A finding from the willingness of the nurses to stay in the nursing profession among nurses working in selected public hospitals   of   Wollega   Zones,   Oromia,   Ethiopia. SAGE   Open Medicine, 10, 20503121221081755. https://doi.org/10.1177/20503121221081755
17. Fekadu, G., Adamu, A., Gebre, M., Gamachu, B., Bekele, F., Abadiga, M., ... & Oluma, (2020).  Magnitude  and  determinants  of  uncontrolled  blood  pressure among  adult  hypertensive  patients  on  follow-up  at  Nekemte  Referral  Hospital,  Western       Ethiopia. Integrated       blood       pressure       control,       49-61.      https://doi.org/10.2147/IBPC.S245068
18. Woyessa, A. H., Oluma, A., Palanichamy, T., Kebede, B., Abdissa, E., Labata, B. G., & Assefa, L. (2021). Predictors of health-care workers’ unwillingness to continue working during the peak of COVID-19 in Western Ethiopia: an extended parallel- process model   Risk   management   and   healthcare   policy,   1165-1173.  : https://doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S288003

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Name: Teshale  Mulatu Dibisa 

Academic Rank:  Ass’t. Professor       
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 Maternal and reproductive Health Nursing

 Assistant professor of Maternal and Reproductive Health Nursing

Research Interest:  Maternal and Reproductive Health

 List of Publications

1. Teshale Mulatu*, Amsale Cherie and Lemma Negesa, Prevalence of Unwanted Pregnancy and Associated Factors among Women in Reproductive Age Groups at Selected Health Facilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. J Women's Health Care 2017, 6:5 DOI: 10.4172/2167-0420.1000392
2. Teshale Mulatu Dibisa*, Lemma Negesa, Tewelde Gebre Hawareya and Degu Abate, Breast cancer screening practice and its associated factors among women in Kersa District, Eastern Ethiopia. Pan Afr Med J. 2019; 33: 144.DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2019.33.144.1806
3. Teshale Mulatu Dibisa and Yitagesu Sintayehu, Exclusive Breast Feeding and Its Associated Factors Among Mothers of <12 Months Old Child in Harar Town, Eastern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study. Dovepress, Pediatric Health Med Ther. 2020; 11: 145–152. DOI: 10.2147/PHMT.S253974
4. Yitagesu Sintayehu, Assefa Desalew, Biftu Geda, Kasiye Shiferaw, Getahun Tiruye, Teshale Mulatu, Haymanot Mezmur, Knowledge of Basic Neonatal Resuscitation and Associated Factors Among Midwives and Nurses in Public Health Institutions in Eastern Ethiopia https://doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.
5. Yitagesu Sintayehu, Assefa Desalew, Biftu Geda, Getahun Tiruye , Haymanot Mezmur , Kasiye Shiferaw , Teshale Mulatu: Basic neonatal resuscitation skills of midwives and nurses in Eastern Ethiopia are not well retained: An observational study. PLoS One. 2020;15(7):e0236194. Published 2020 Jul24. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0236194
6. Teshale Mulatu *, Yitagesu Sintayehu, Yadeta Dessie , Merga Dheresa . Modern Family Planning Utillization and Its Associated Factors among Currently Married Women in Rural Eastern Ethiopia: A community Based Study. Hindawi BioMed Research International Volume 2020, Article ID 6096280, 9 pages https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/6096280
7. Mathewos Mekonnen*,  Kumera Bekele, Kemal Jemal, Dejene Hailu,  Bikila Tesfa,  Teshale Mulatu. Oral Rehydration Therapy Use During the Diarrheal Episode and Associated Factors Among Mothers of Under-Five Children Visiting Public Health Facilities in North Showa Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia. Dovepress, patient Preference and Adherence 2021:15 423–430.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.2147/PPA.S295428
8. Shegaw Geze Tenaw , Nega Assefa, Teshale Mulatu and Abera Kenay Tura*.  Maternal near miss among women admitted in major private hospitals in eastern Ethiopia: a retrospective study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (2021) 21:181  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-021-03677-w
9. Teshale Mulatu *, Adera Debella, Tilaye Feto, Yadeta Dessie: Determinants of Stillbirth among Women Who delivered at Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital, Eastern Ethiopia: A facility based cross-sectional study. Sage Open Medicine https://doi.org/10.1177/20503121221076370
10. Seble Mengistu, Firehiwot Mesfin, Adera Debela, Teshale Mulatu* Merga Dheresa: Prevalence of stillbirth and associated factors among mothers who gave at Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital,Eastern Ethiopia, frontiers in pediatrics. DOI: 10.3389/fped.2022.820308
11. Mathewos Mekonnen, Kemal Jemal, Ayele Tilahun*, Dejene Edosa, Teshale Mulatu: Sexual violence and adverse reproductive health outcomes among youth females in North Shoa zone, Oromia, Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study. Sage Open Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1177/20503121221125142
12. Yitagesu SintayehuI*, Legesse AberaI, Alekaw Sema , Yalelet Belay , Alemu GutaI, Bezabih Amsalu , Tafese Dejene , Nigus Kassie , Teshale Mulatu,  Getahun Tiruye : Factors associated with neonatal near miss among neonates admitted to public hospitals in dire Dawa administration, Eastern Ethiopia: A case-control study. Plos One: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0273665
13. Teshale Mulatu*, Adera Debella, Tilaye Feto , 14. Yadeta Dessie : Adverse Birth Outcomes among Women Who Gave Birth at Selected Public hospitals in Eastern Ethiopia. East African Journal of Health and Biomedical Sciences: http://ejol.ethernet.edu.et/index.php/EAJHBS/article/view/2135/1365
14. Arega T, Mulatu T*, Alemayehu A, Mussa I and Dheresa M (2022) Institutional delivery and associated factors among women who gave birth in Benishangul Gumuz region, South West Ethiopia. Front. Public Health 10:965524. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.965524
15. Teshale Mulatu*, Merga Deressa, Yitagesu Sintayehu, Yadeta Dessie : male involvement in family planning use and associated factors among currently married men in rural Eastern Ethiopia. Community-based cross-sectional study, 2020.  Sage Open Medicine https://doi.org/10.1177/20503121221094178
16. Etenat Aemro, Meyrema Abdo, Alem Deksisa, Afework Alemayehu, Teshale Mulatu*, Tahir Ahmed Hassen, Alemayehu Molla and Kedir Teji Roba : Immediate postpartum intrauterine contraceptive device utilization and associated factors among women who gave birth in public health facilities of Adama town, Ethiopia. SAGE Open Medicine, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/20503121221142412
17. Girma, N., Abdo M, Kalu S, Alemayhu A, Mulatu T* et al. (2023). "Late initiation of antenatal care among pregnant women in Addis Ababa city, Ethiopia: a facility based cross-sectional study." BMC Women's Health 23(1): 13.
18. Wolde M, Mulatu T*, Alemayehu G,Alemayehu A and Assefa N (2024) Predictors and perinatal outcomes of pre-labor rupture of membrane among pregnant women admitted to Hiwot Fana Comprehensive Specialized University Hospital, Eastern Ethiopia: a retrospective study.Front. Med. 10:1269024.doi: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1269024
19. Wolde M, Mulatu T*, Alemayehu G,Alemayehu A and Assefa N (2024) Predictors and perinatal outcomes of pre-labor rupture of membrane among pregnant women admitted to Hiwot Fana Comprehensive Specialized University Hospital, Eastern Ethiopia: a retrospective study. Front. Med. 10:1269024.doi: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1269024
20. Mulatu, T*., et al. (2024). "Multi-level analysis of intimate partner violence and its determinants among reproductive age group women in Ethiopia: evidence from Ethiopian Demographic Health Survey, 2016." BMC Public Health 24(1): 1391.
21. Mengistie T, Mulatu T*, Alemayehu A,Yadeta TA and Dheresa M (2022) Respectful maternity care among women who gave birth at public hospitals in Hadiya Zone, Southern Ethiopia. Front. Public Health 10:949943.doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.949943

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