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Researcher

Fitsum Weldegebreal Mlashu

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19 Results

2026

Neonatal near miss and its associated factors among neonates in Garowe City, Puntland, Somalia, 2025 : a cross sectional study

Maryan Mohamed HayirFitsum Weldegebreal MlashuFentahun MeseretAbera kenay Tura

A2 Journal Article in SAGE OPEN NURSING

2025

A comparative study on nosocomial and community-acquired bacterial urinary tract infections : prevalence, antimicrobial susceptibility pattern, and associated risk factors among symptomatic patients attending Hiwot Fana Comprehensive Specialized University Hospital, Eastern Ethiopia

Sisay FekaduFitsum Weldegebreal MlashuTadesse ShumieGetachew Kabew Mekonnen

A2 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN EPIDEMIOLOGY

Bacterial vaginosis, vaginal Candida colonization and antifungal susceptibility patterns in pregnant women of eastern Ethiopia : a prospective study

Fitsum Weldegebreal MlashuAkewok Sime NegesaDesalegn Admassu AyanaTara WilfongMerga DheresaTesfaye Assebe YadetaBodine Van EenoogheLisa HimschootYohannes Mulugeta DemmuTewodros Tesfa et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

Determinants of virological failure among people living with HIV receiving first-line antiretroviral therapy in Hiwot Fana Comprehensive University Hospital, Eastern Ethiopia

Kedir NuredinFitsum Weldegebreal MlashuFirayad AyeleFekede Asefa

A1 Journal Article in MEDICINE

Hand hygiene compliance and its predictors among healthcare providers in primary healthcare settings in the Girawa District, Eastern Ethiopia

Umar HassenFitsum Weldegebreal MlashuUsmael JibroGetachew Kabew Mekonnen

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF WATER SANITATION AND HYGIENE FOR DEVELOPMENT

Prevalence and associated factors of recent HIV-1 infection among newly identified HIV-positive individuals tested with the Asante Rapid Recency assay in Harari region, Eastern Ethiopia

Muzemil Ebrahim NureFitsum Weldegebreal MlashuFikru TebejeAkewok SimeLemma Demissie Regassa

A2 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN EPIDEMIOLOGY

Prevalence and associated factors of soil-transmitted helminth infections among children in previous leprosarium and non-leprosarium areas in Eastern Ethiopia : a community-based comparative study

Fitsum Weldegebreal MlashuJunedin AbamechaUkash UmerGetachew Kabew MekonnenAssefa DesalewTemam Beshir RaruKedir Urgesa

A2 Journal Article in IJID REGIONS

Prevalence, intensity, and associated factors of intestinal schistosomiasis among primary school children in Nono District, Southwest Ethiopia

Bayisa ToleraJemal MohammedUkash UmerJunedin AbamechaFikru TebejeAkewok SimeFitsum Weldegebreal Mlashu

A2 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN TROPICAL DISEASES

Relationship between vaginal and gut microbiome and pregnancy outcomes in eastern Ethiopia : a protocol for a longitudinal maternal-infant cohort study (the EthiOMICS study)

Fitsum Weldegebreal MlashuDesalegn Admassu AyanaTara WilfongMerga DheresaTesfaye Assebe YadetaAkewok Sime NegesaYohannes Mulugeta DemmuTewodros TesfaTegbaru Nibrat AlemuTadesse Gure Eticha et al.

A1 Journal Article in BMJ OPEN

The global prevalence of antibiotic self-medication among the adult population : systematic review and meta-analysis

Tigist GashawTesfaye Assebe YadetaFitsum Weldegebreal MlashuLemma DemissieAbera JamboNega Assefa

A1 Journal Article in SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS

2024

Health related quality of life and associated factors among children living in previous leprosarium and nonleprosarium areas of Eastern Ethiopia

Assefa DesalewSiraj Aliyi AdemFitsum Weldegebreal MlashuGetachew Kabew MekonnenTemam Beshir RaruUkash UmerMulualem KeneniKedir Urgesa

A1 Journal Article in SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

Hepatosplenic schistosomiasis, treatment outcomes and associated factors among adult patients treated at public hospitals in the Harari Region of Ethiopia : retrospective cross-sectional study

Derara KumelaAliyi AhmedAme MehadiFenta WondimnehMohammed AhmedAhmednajash YusufFitsum Weldegebreal Mlashu

U Journal Article in TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

Nasal carriage of MRSA among clinically affiliated undergraduate students at the College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Ethiopia

Tadesse ShumeKedir UrgesaShambel MekonnenFirayad AyeleTewodros TesfaFikru TebejeWondimagegn WoldeMohammed AhmedKasahun BogaleSileshi Debebe et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

Nasal carriage rate, associated factors, and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of methicillin resistance Staphylococcus aureus among pre-clinical undergraduate students at the College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Ethiopia

Fitsum Weldegebreal MlashuKedir UrgesaFirayad AyeleKasahun BogaleTaddese ShumeMohammed AhmedSileshi DebebeFikru TebejeHaftu AsmeromTewodros Tesfa et al.

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH

Prevalence of active trachoma and its associated factors among children aged 1–9 years in previous leprosarium and non-leprosarium areas in eastern Ethiopia : a community-based comparative study

Fitsum Weldegebreal MlashuMitiku GetachewGetachew Kabew MekonnenAssefa DesalewShambel MekonnenTemam Beshir RaruUkash UmerKedir Urgesa

A2 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN TROPICAL DISEASES

Prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorder and ergonomic risk practice among medical laboratory professionals at health facilities of eastern Ethiopia

Dagim FikreBehailu Hawulte AyeleAkewok SimeFikru TebejeFitsum Weldegebreal Mlashu

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH

Prevalence, associated factors and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Salmonella and Shigella species among diarrheic under five children in Sultan Sheik Hassan Yabere referral Hospital, Jigjiga, Eastern Ethiopia

Kader MuseKedir UrgessaTadesse ShumeBawlah TahirFitsum Weldegebreal Mlashu

A1 Journal Article in BMC PEDIATRICS

Treatment outcome of pneumonia and its associated factors among pediatric patients admitted to Hiwot Fana Comprehensive Specialized University Hospital, Eastern Ethiopia

Gebremariam AdbelaHanan AbdurahmanSaba HailuMulualem KeneniAhmed MohammedFitsum Weldegebreal Mlashu

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS

Water, sanitation, and hygiene service inequalities and their associated factors among urban slums and rural communities in Eastern Ethiopia

Getachew Kabew MekonnenAbdurauf ZakoFitsum Weldegebreal MlashuAssefa DesalewTemam Beshir RaruUkash UmerKedir Urgesa

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH