Agumas Fentahun

Full NameAgumas Fentahun Ayalew
Academic RankLecturer
Education BackgroundMPH in Epidemiology from Bahir Dar University (September 2016 to March 2019)BSc in Public Health from Kea Med Medical College (September 2012 to July 2016)Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technician from Bahir Dar Health Sciences College (November 2005 to July 2008)
Working ExperienceLecturer at Injibara University (September 2021 to Present)Lecturer at Woldia University (February 2020 to August 2021)Lecturer at Salale University (September 2019 to January 2020)Medical Laboratory Technician at Family Guidance Association of Ethiopia (May 2014 to August 2019)Laboratory Technician (Anatomy and Histopathology Technical Assistant) at Debre Markos University (November 2012 to April 2014)Medical Laboratory Technician at Different Governmental Health Institution (September 2008 to October 2012)
Research InterestCommunicable or Infectious DiseaseEmerging and Re-emerging Disease (e.g. COVID 19)Neglected Tropical DiseaseChronic Disease or Non-communicable DiseaseCardio Metabolic DiseaseEmergency Medical Services, Injury and TraumaHealth and Health Related Events and Determinants of HeathMaternal, Neonatal, Child, Adolescent/Youth HealthNutrition, Food Safety and PolicyEnvironmental, Occupational Health and SafetyHealth Promotion, and Disease PreventionHealth Systems Management, Policy and Health EconomicsModern Medicine and Indigenous KnowledgeMental Health and Substance Use Related ProblemsPharmaceutical Regulation and Quality Assurance, and the Supply Chain Management SystemHerbal and Traditional Medicine and/or Its Integration with Modern MedicineInnovative Medicine, Biomedical Sciences and Anesthesia ServicesSport in Health and Community
Publications1)     Cancers preventive practice and the determinants in Amhara regional state, Northwest Ethiopia; PLOS ONE, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.02671892)     Preparedness toward COVID-19 pandemics and associated factors among health care workers in Dire Dawa Hospitals, Eastern Ethiopia: A facility-based cross-sectional study; SAGE Open Medicine, DOI: 10.1177/205031212110549703)     Determinants of preterm birth in public hospitals in central Ethiopia: an unmatched case-control study [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review] DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.50974.14)     Exploring maternal nutrition counseling provided by health professionals during antenatal care follow-up: a qualitative study in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia-2019 BMC Nutrition, DOI: 10.1186/s40795-021-00427-15)     HIV-Positive Status Disclosure to Sexual Partner and Associated Factors Among Adult HIV-Positive Patients in Debre Markos Town, 2019 HIV/AIDS – Research and Palliative Care, DOI: 10.2147/HIV.S2930176)     Prevalence of stunting and associated factors among public primary school pupils of Bahir Dar city, Ethiopia: School-based cross-sectional study PLOS ONE, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.02481087)     Occupational Health Safety of Health Professionals and Associated Factors During COVID-19 Pandemics at North Showa Zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, DOI: 10.2147/RMHP.S2928308)     Global burden of COVID-19: Situational analyis and review Human Antibodies, DOI: 10.3233/hab-2004209)     Determinants of Anemia among Pregnant Women at Public Hospitals in West Shewa, Central Ethiopia: A Case-Control Study; Anemia, DOI: 10.1155/2020/286573410)    Global public health significances, health care perception of community, treatments, prevention and control methods of COVID-19 Human Antibodies, DOI: 10.3233/hab-20042211)    The level of risk, effects response to potential health emergencies, prevention and control method of COVID-19: A systematic review Human Antibodies, DOI: 10.3233/hab-20042112)    The treatment outcomes of epilepsy and its root causes in children attending at the University of Gondar teaching hospital: A retrospective cohort study, 2018 PLOS ONE, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.023018713)    Intestinal parasitic infections and associated factors among mentally disabled and non-disabled primary school students, Bahir Dar, Amhara regional state, Ethiopia, 2018: a comparative cross-sectional study; BMC Infectious Diseases DOI: 10.1186/s12879-019-4165-2
AddressDepartment of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Injibara University, EthiopiaTel: +251 918071471Email: fentahun143@gmail.com