Eba Abdisa Golja

  Name: Eba Abdisa Golja

   Academic Rank:  Assi. Professor, PhD candidate     
   College/Institute: School of Nursing and Midwifery, Institute of Health Sciences, Wallaga University.
  Department/Team: Psychiatry Nursing
  Current position: - Former Nursing and Midwifery Academic and Service Directorate (from June,2019 to January, 2022), Former     Institute of Health Sciences, ACVD (from January, 9/2022 to December,15/2024).
     Field of Specialization: Integrated Clinical and Community Mental Health (ICCMH)           

      Research Interest:  Mental health and related issues in Ethiopia      

 List of Publications

1. Medication prescribing errors among hospitalized pediatric patients at Nekemte Referral Hospital, western Ethiopia: cross-sectional study. BMC Res Notes (2019) 12:421 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-019-4455-1 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/334500518
2. Self-stigma and medication adherence among patients with mental illness treated at Jimma University Medical Center, Southwest Ethiopia. Int J Ment Health Syst (2020) 14:56  https://doi.org/10.1186/s13033-020-00391-6
3. Predictors of Adherence to Self-Care Behavior Among Patients with Diabetes at Public Hospitals in West Ethiopia Dove Press © 2020 at http://doi.org/10.2147/DMSO.S266589.
4. Prevalence of Drug Non-Adherence and Associated Factors Among patients with Schizophrenia at Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. in Health Science Journal · January 2017 DOI: 10.21767/1791-809X.1000520
5. Maternal Common Mental Disorder as Predictors of Stunting among Children Aged 6-59 Months in Western Ethiopia: A Case-Control Study. Hindawi, International Journal of Pediatrics Volume 2019, Article ID 4716482, 8 pages https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/4716482
6. Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice towards tuberculosis infection control among health professionals in Nekemte Referral Hospital, Nekemte, Oromia, West Ethiopia: cross sectional facility-based study. International Journal of Infection Control · July 2020 DOI: 10.3396/ijic. v16i3.019.20 : https://www.researchgate.net/publication/346841911
7. Medication Non-adherence and Use of Traditional Treatment Among Adult Psychiatric Patients in Jimma Town Treated at Jimma University Teaching Hospital Psychiatric Clinic. Community Based Cross-sectional Study, 2016. Mekuriaw et al., J Psychiatry 2017, 21:1DOI: 10.4172/2378-5756.1000434
8. Disability among Patients with Mental Illness in Jimma Town, Southwest Ethiopia, 2017, Community based Cross sectional Study: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341977133
9. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Associated Factors Among Traumatic Patients Attended in Four Government Hospitals, West Ethiopia. : https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344899206
10. 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
11. Adherence to antiretroviral therapy and associated factors among Human immunodeficiency virus positive patients accessing treatment at Nekemte referral hospital, west Ethiopia, 2019. PLoS ONE 15(5): e0232703. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0232703
12. Substance Use Disorders and Associated Factors Among Adult Psychiatric Patients in Jimma Town, Southwest Ethiopia, 2017. Community-Based Cross-sectional Study. in Clinical Medicine Insights Psychiatry · February 2021 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/349478278 DOI:10.1177/1179557321989699
13. Prevalence of Depressive Symptoms and Its Associated Factors among People Living with HIV Attending Public Hospitals of Nekemte Town, Western Ethiopia, Hindawi Behavioural Neurology Volume 2021, Article ID 8854791, 7 pages https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/8854791
14. Predictors of Health-Care Workers’ Unwillingness to Continue Working During the Peak of COVID-19 in Western Ethiopia: An Extended Parallel-Process Model Study. submit your manuscript | dovepress.com DovePresshttp://doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S288003
15. 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 BMJ Open 2023;13: e070195. doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2022-070195
16. Disclosure Deficits among People Living with HIV on ART at Nekemte Specialized Hospital, Western Ethiopia:https://www.researchgate.net/publication/351308526
17. Magnitude and associated factors of depression among prisoners in Wollega zones, Oromia region, Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study. PLoS ONE 17(3): e0260920. https://doi.org/1371/journal.pone.0260920
18. Cultural sensitivity and associated factors among nurses in southwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study. Berhanu et al. BMC Nursing (2024) 23:182 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-024-01838-8
19. Antenatal Care Service Utilization Among Women Who Gave Birth Amid Covid-19 Pandemic in Wollega Zone, West Ethiopia: Community Based Cross-Sectional Study. November 2022, DOI: 10.69614/ejrh.v14i4.554 :https://www.researchgate.net/publication/365216387
20. Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on chronic diseases care follow-up and current perspectives in low resource settings: a narrative review Int J Physiol Pathophysiol Pharmacol 2021;13(3):86-93 ijppp.org /ISSN:1944-8171/IJPPP0133845
21. 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 : https://www.researchgate.net/publication/355162393
22. 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) https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-024-01003-5

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