Destawu Fetene Teshome - Epidemiology

Author Information

Destawu Fetene Teshome is associated with the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia. He has made significant contributions to the field of epidemiology, focusing on various public health issues including hypertension, diabetes, and mental health among different populations in Ethiopia.

Research Contributions

Destawu Fetene Teshome has been actively involved in research addressing critical public health challenges in Ethiopia. His work includes studies on hypertension management, dietary practices among diabetes patients, mental health in seasonal migrant farmworkers, and the unmet need for modern contraceptives among HIV-positive women. Teshome has also contributed to the development and validation of tools for assessing health beliefs and practices. His research often employs cross-sectional and randomized controlled trial designs to generate evidence that can inform health interventions and policies.

Aliases

Destawu Fetene Teshome is also known by several aliases including D Teshome, Desta Teshome, Destaw Fetene Teshome, and Destaw Teshome.

Publication and Citation Metrics

Metric	Value
Total Papers	42
Total Citations	497
h-index	12

Publications:

Effect of health extension workers led home-based intervention on hypertension management in Northwest Ethiopia, 2021: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051178

Year: 2022

Knowledge and attitude towards anesthesia for cesarean section and its associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care: A cross sectional study

DOI: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.103299

Year: 2022

Trained health extension workers correctly identify high blood pressure in rural districts of northwest Ethiopia: a diagnostic accuracy study

DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-07794-w

Year: 2022

Recommended dietary practice and associated factors among patients with diabetes at Debre Tabor General Hospital, northwest Ethiopia: institutional-based cross-sectional study design

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038668

Year: 2021

Common mental disorders among seasonal migrant farmworkers in Northwest Ethiopia

DOI: 10.1186/s12888-021-03068-7

Year: 2021

Unmet need for modern contraceptives and associated factors among HIV positive reproductive age women attending at ART clinic in government hospitals Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

DOI: 10.11604/PAMJ-OH.2021.5.10.28597

Year: 2021

Knowledge and attitude towards anesthesia for cesarean section and its associated factors among pregnant women attending Antenatal care

DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-851856/v1

Year: 2021

Time to nutritional recovery and its determinants among children aged 6 to 59 months with severe acute malnutrition admitted to stabilization centers of WagHimra Zone, Northeast Ethiopia

DOI: 10.1080/03670244.2021.1907746

Year: 2021

Development and Psychometric Validation of the Hypertension Beliefs Assessment Tool Among Adult Population in Northwest Ethiopia

DOI: 10.2147/PPA.S335070

Year: 2021

Occupational Health Problems among Seasonal and Migrant Farmworkers in Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

DOI: 10.2147/RMHP.S323503

Year: 2021

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