AUTHOR'S PROFILE

Kassa

Publications (128)

Collaboratively reframing mental health for integration of HIV care in Ethiopia.

Journal: Health policy and planning

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Wissow Lawrence S LS Tegegn Teketel T Asheber Kassahun K McNabb Marion M Weldegebreal Teklu T Jerene Degu D Ruff Andrea A

Conceptualizing and contextualizing functioning in people with severe mental disorders in rural Ethiopia: a qualitative study.

Journal: BMC psychiatry

Publication Year: 2015

Authors & Co-authors:  Habtamu Kassahun K Alem Atalay A Hanlon Charlotte C

Reliability and Validity of an Interviewer-Administered Adaptation of the Youth Self-Report for Mental Health Screening of Vulnerable Young People in Ethiopia.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Geibel Scott S Habtamu Kassahun K Mekonnen Gebeyehu G Jani Nrupa N Kay Lynnette L Shibru Julyata J Bedilu Lake L Kalibala Samuel S

Reducing HIV-related risk and mental health problems through a client-centred psychosocial intervention for vulnerable adolescents in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Journal: Journal of the International AIDS Society

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Jani Nrupa N Vu Lung L Kay Lynnette L Habtamu Kassahun K Kalibala Samuel S

Development and validation of a contextual measure of functioning for people living with severe mental disorders in rural Africa.

Journal: BMC psychiatry

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Habtamu Kassahun K Alem Atalay A Medhin Girmay G Fekadu Abebaw A Prince Martin M Hanlon Charlotte C

Developing a measure of mental health service satisfaction for use in low income countries: a mixed methods study.

Journal: BMC health services research

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Mayston Rosie R Habtamu Kassahun K Medhin Girmay G Alem Atalay A Fekadu Abebaw A Habtamu Alehegn A Prince Martin M Hanlon Charlotte C

Validation of the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule in people with severe mental disorders in rural Ethiopia.

Journal: Health and quality of life outcomes

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Habtamu Kassahun K Alem Atalay A Medhin Girmay G Fekadu Abebaw A Dewey Michael M Prince Martin M Hanlon Charlotte C

Prevalence and associated factors of common mental disorders among Ethiopian migrant returnees from the Middle East and South Africa.

Journal: BMC psychiatry

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Habtamu Kassahun K Minaye Abebaw A Zeleke Waganesh A WA

Functional impairment among people with severe and enduring mental disorder in rural Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.

Journal: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors:  Habtamu Kassahun K Alem Atalay A Medhin Girmay G Fekadu Abebaw A Hanlon Charlotte C

Psychotropic medication non-adherence among patients with severe mental disorder attending at Bahir Dar Felege Hiwote Referral hospital, north west Ethiopia, 2017.

Journal: BMC research notes

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors:  Gebeyehu Daniel Ayelegne DA Mulat Haregewoin H Bekana Lulu L Asemamaw Nega Tezera NT Birarra Mequanent Kassa MK Takele Wubet Worku WW Angaw Dessie Abebaw DA

Enhancing mental health research capacity: emerging voices from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) global hubs.

Journal: International journal of mental health systems

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  da Silva Andrea Tenório Correia ATC Hanlon Charlotte C Susser Ezra E Rojas Graciela G Claro Heloísa Garcia HG Quayle Julieta J Habtamu Kassahun K Burrone María Soledad MS Cavalcanti Maria Tavares MT Sharma Mona M

Food insecurity and work impairment in people with severe mental disorders in a rural district of Ethiopia: a cross-sectional survey.

Journal: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors:  Tirfessa Kebede K Lund Crick C Medhin Girmay G Hailemichael Yohannes Y Habtamu Kassahun K Fekadu Abebaw A Hanlon Charlotte C

Design of a parallel cluster-randomized trial assessing the impact of a demand-side sanitation and hygiene intervention on sustained behavior change and mental well-being in rural and peri-urban Amhara, Ethiopia: Andilaye study protocol.

Journal: BMC public health

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors:  Delea Maryann G MG Snyder Jedidiah S JS Belew Mulusew M Caruso Bethany A BA Garn Joshua V JV Sclar Gloria D GD Woreta Mulat M Zewudie Kassahun K Gebremariam Abebe A Freeman Matthew C MC

Functional impairment among people diagnosed with depression in primary healthcare in rural Ethiopia: a comparative cross-sectional study.

Journal: International journal of mental health systems

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Habtamu Kassahun K Medhin Girmay G Selamu Medhin M Tirfessa Kebede K Hanlon Charlotte C Fekadu Abebaw A

Shift work sleep disorders and associated factors among nurses at federal government hospitals in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.

Journal: BMJ open

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors:  Haile Kalkidan Kassa KK Asnakew Sintayehu S Waja Tsegereda T Kerbih Habtamu Bogale HB

Prevalence and Associated Factors of Metabolic Syndrome Among Patients with Severe Mental Illness at Hawassa, Southern-Ethiopia.

Journal: Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Teshome Tesfaye T Kassa Dejene Hailu DH Hirigo Agete Tadewos AT

Perceived Patient Satisfaction and Associated Factors among Psychiatric Patients Who Attend Their Treatment at Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic, Jimma University Medical Center, Southwest Ethiopia, Jimma, 2019.

Journal: Psychiatry journal

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Kassaw Chalachew C Tesfaye Elias E Girma Shimelis S Agenagnew Liyew L

Stigma Resistance and Its Associated Factors among Patients with Mood Disorder at St. Paul's Hospital and Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2019.

Journal: Psychiatry journal

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Tesfaye Elias E Kassaw Chalachew C Agenagnew Liyew L

The Magnitude of Psychological Problem and Associated Factor in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic Among Communities Living in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 2020: A Cross-Sectional Study Design.

Journal: Psychology research and behavior management

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Kassaw Chalachew C

The Current Mental Health Crisis of COVID-19 Pandemic Among Communities Living in Gedeo Zone Dilla, SNNP, Ethiopia, April 2020.

Journal: Journal of psychosocial rehabilitation and mental health

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Kassaw Chalachew C Pandey Digvijay D

Community Perception and Attitude Towards People with Schizophrenia Among Residents of Arba Minch Zuria District, Arba Minch Health and Demographic Surveillance Sites System (AM-HDSS), Ethiopia: Cross-Section Study.

Journal: Risk management and healthcare policy

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Boti Negussie N Hussen Sultan S Ayele Gistane G Mersha Abera A Gebeyehu Selamawit S Kassa Mekidm M Feleke Tesfaye T Temesgen Gebremaryam G

Exploring the concept of problematic khat use in the Gurage community, South Central Ethiopia: a qualitative study.

Journal: BMJ open

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Mihretu Awoke A Fekadu Abebaw A Habtamu Kassahun K Nhunzvi Clement C Norton Sam S Teferra Solomon S

The prevalence of general anxiety disorder and its associated factors among women's attending at the perinatal service of Dilla University referral hospital, Dilla town, Ethiopia, April, 2020 in Covid pandemic.

Journal: Heliyon

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Kassaw Chalachew C Pandey Digvijay D

Common mental disorders among seasonal migrant farmworkers in Northwest Ethiopia.

Journal: BMC psychiatry

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Gelaye Kassahun Alemu KA Sisay Malede Mequanent MM Akalu Temesgen Yihunie TY Teshome Destaw Fetene DF Wolde Haileab Fekadu HF Demissie Getu Debalkie GD Wami Sintayehu Daba SD Azale Telake T Ayele Tadesse Awoke TA

Prevalence and associated factors of post-partum depression in Ethiopia. A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Zeleke Tadele Amare TA Getinet Wondale W Tadesse Tessema Zemenu Z Gebeyehu Kassahun K

Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Symptoms and Its Associated Factors Among Residents of Gondar Town During the Early Stage of COVID-19 Pandemic.

Journal: Risk management and healthcare policy

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Akalu Temesgen Yihunie TY Gelaye Kassahun Alemu KA Bishaw Mulat Addis MA Tilahun Sewbesew Yitayih SY Yeshaw Yigizie Y Azale Telake T Tsegaye Tewodros T Asmelash Daniel D Akalu Yonas Y

Community Perception and Attitude towards people with Depression among Adults Residing in Arba Minch Health and Demographic Surveillance Site (AM-HDSS), Southern Ethiopia.

Journal: Ethiopian journal of health sciences

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Boti Negussie N Hussen Sultan S Ayele Gistane G Mersha Abera A Gebeyehu Selamawit S Kassa Mekidm M Feleke Tesfaye T Oumer Bilcha B

Anxiety and associated factors among Ethiopian health professionals at early stage of COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Dagne Henok H Atnafu Asmamaw A Alemu Kassahun K Azale Telake T Yitayih Sewbesew S Dagnew Baye B Maru Alemayehu Abiy A Andualem Zewudu Z Mequanent Sisay Malede M Tadesse Demewoz D

Assessing cognition in people with severe mental disorders in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review of assessment measures.

Journal: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Haile Yohannes Gebreegziabhere YG Habatmu Kassahun K Derese Andualem A Gouse Hetta H Lawrie Stephen M SM Cella Matteo M Alem Atalay A

Functional Disability in Patients with Mood Disorders at St Paul's Hospital Psychiatry Clinic, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2019.

Journal: Patient related outcome measures

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Tesfaye Elias E Kassaw Chalachew C Agenagnew Liyew L

Psychological distress among Ethiopian migrant returnees who were in quarantine in the context of COVID-19: institution-based cross-sectional study.

Journal: BMC psychiatry

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Habtamu Kassahun K Desie Yekoyealem Y Asnake Mulat M Lera Endirias Gina EG Mequanint Temesgen T

Psychological problems and the associated factors related to the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown among college students in Amhara Region, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.

Journal: BMJ open

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Woday Tadesse Abay A Mihret Setegn Tarekegn ST Biset Gebeyaw G Kassa Ayesheshim Muluneh AM

Sleep quality and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care at Jimma Medical Center, Jimma, Southwest Ethiopia, 2020: cross-sectional study.

Journal: BMC psychiatry

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Anbesaw Tamrat T Abebe Habtamu H Kassaw Chalachew C Bete Tilahun T Molla Alemayehu A

The prevalence of suicidal behavior and its associated factors among wives with polygamy marriage living in Gedeo zone, southern Ethiopia, 2020.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Kassaw Chalachew C Shumye Seid S

Depression Among HIV-Positive Pregnant Women at Northwest Amhara Referral Hospitals During COVID-19 Pandemic.

Journal: Risk management and healthcare policy

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Abate Hailemichael Kindie HK Mekonnen Chilot Kassa CK Ferede Yohannes Mulu YM

Impact of COVID-19 on population health and economic wellbeing in Ethiopia: A national pilot survey.

Journal: Ethiopian medical journal

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Belay Winini W Manyazewal Tsegahun T Woldeamanuel Yimtubezinash Y Makonnen Eyasu E Teferra Solomon S Addissie Adamu A Hanlon Charlotte C Haile Tewodros T Amogne Wondwossen W Hailemariam Damen D

The impact of a demand-side sanitation and hygiene promotion intervention on sustained behavior change and health in Amhara, Ethiopia: A cluster-randomized trial.

Journal: PLOS global public health

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Freeman Matthew C MC Delea Maryann G MG Snyder Jedidiah S JS Garn Joshua V JV Belew Mulusew M Caruso Bethany A BA Clasen Thomas F TF Sclar Gloria D GD Tesfaye Yihenew Y Woreta Mulat M

The prevalence of sexual compulsivity and its correlates among adults living with HIV/AIDS attending antiretroviral therapy clinic in Gambella town, Southwest Ethiopia, 2020.

Journal: BMC psychiatry

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Shumye Seid S Kassaw Chalachew C Melaku Getnet G

Under detection of depression in primary care settings in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Journal: Systematic reviews

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Fekadu Abebaw A Demissie Mekdes M Birhane Rahel R Medhin Girmay G Bitew Tesera T Hailemariam Maji M Minaye Abebaw A Habtamu Kassahun K Milkias Barkot B Petersen Inge I

Cognitive impairment in people with schizophrenia: an umbrella review.

Journal: European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Gebreegziabhere Yohannes Y Habatmu Kassahun K Mihretu Awoke A Cella Matteo M Alem Atalay A