Gebisa Guyasa Kabito
About
Grants and Awards
1. Safety practice improvement among building construction Projects in Gondar town, Amhara National Regional State, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019/2020 (CoA). Funded by University of Gondar 2. Assessment of community responses during the early phase of the covid-19 epidemic in Gondar city: Risk perception, information exposure, preventive measures: a mixed approach, 2020 (PI). Funded by University of Gondar 3. Assessment of indoor particulate matters, microbial count and association with respiratory symptoms among Under-five children” in Gondar city, northwest Ethiopia, 2018(CoA). Funded by University of Gondar 4. Occupational Health Risk Mitigation (HRM) Methods for Sanitation Workers: Assessment of Barriers of Access and Practice of Safe Sanitation Work (SSW) in Ethiopia, 2022 (CoA). Funded by Water Aid, UK
Supervision
1. Mr. Kassahun Abate MPH student, Research Title: PREVALENCE OF WORK RELATED STRESS AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN GIMBIE TOWN, OROMIYA, WESTERN ETHIOPIA, 2021 2. Ms. Alem Gizachew MPH student Research on : Prevalence of Burnout syndrome and associated factors among academic staff in Haramaya University, Ethiopia , 2020 3. Ms. Meskele Abraham MpH student Research: The Utilization of COVID-19 Preventive Measures and Associated Factors among Government Employees in Nekemte Town, Ethiopia, 2021 4. Azanaw Asega MPH student Research: Prevalence of Burnout Syndrome and Associated Factors among Public Secondary School Teachers in Gondar City, North West Ethiopia, 2022
Publication
1. Mekonnen, T.H., Kekeba, G.G., Azanaw, Kabito, G.G. Prevalence and healthcare seeking practice of work-related musculoskeletal disorders among informal sectors of hairdressers in Ethiopia, 2019: findings from a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health 20, 718 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-08888-y 2. Kabito, G.G., Wami, S.D. Perceived work-related stress and its associated factors among public secondary school teachers in Gondar city: a cross-sectional study from Ethiopia. BMC Res Notes 13, 36 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-020-4901-0 3. Andualem Z, Adane T, Tigabu A, Yallew WW, Wami SD, Dagne H, Azanaw J, Guyasa G, Azene ZN, Endalew M. Pneumonia among Under-Five Children in Northwest Ethiopia: Prevalence and Predictors-A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study. Int J Pediatr. 2020 Apr 29;2020:3464907. doi: 10.1155/2020/3464907. PMID: 32411257; PMCID: PMC7211243 4. Kabito GG, Wami SD, Chercos DH, Mekonnen TH. Work-related Stress and Associated Factors among Academic Staffs at the University of Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia: An Institution-based Cross-sectional Study. Ethiop J Health Sci. 2020 Mar;30(2):223-232. doi: 10.4314/ejhs.v30i2.10. PMID: 32165812; PMCID: PMC7060383. 5. Kabito GG, Mekonnen TH (2020): Psychological distress symptoms among healthcare professionals are significantly influenced by psychosocial work context, Ethiopia: A cross-sectional analysis. PLoS ONE 15(9): e0239346. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0239346 6. Kabito GG, Alemayehu M, Mekonnen TH, Daba Wami S, Azanaw J, Adane T, et al. (2020) Community’s perceived high risk of coronavirus infections during early phase of epidemics are significantly influenced by socio-demographic background, in Gondar City, Northwest Ethiopia: A cross-sectional -study. PLoS ONE 15(11): e0242654. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242654 7. Tamiru AT, Rade BK, Taye EB, Azene ZN, Merid MW, Muluneh AG, Molla GM, Yenit MK, Taddese AA, Gelaye KA, Geberu DM, Tilahun SY, Mekonnen HS, Azagew AW, Wubneh CA, Belay GM, Assimamaw NT, Agegnehu CD, Azale T, Andualem Z, Dagne H, Gashaye KT, Kabito GG, Mekonnen TH, Daba S, Azanaw J, Adane T, Alemayehu M. Community Level of COVID-19 Information Exposure and Influencing Factors in Northwest Ethiopia. Risk Manag Healthc Policy. 2020;13:2635-2644 https://doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S280346 8. Belachew, H., Assefa, Y., Guyasa, G. et al. Sick building syndrome and associated risk factors among the population of Gondar town, northwest Ethiopia. Environ Health Prev Med 23, 54 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12199-018-0745-9 9. Azene ZN, Merid MW, Muluneh AG, Geberu DM, Kassa GM, Yenit MK, et al. (2020) Adherence towards COVID-19 mitigation measures and its associated factors among Gondar City residents: A community-based cross-sectional study in Northwest Ethiopia. PLoS ONE 15(12): e0244265. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0244265 10. Taddese AA, Azene ZN, Merid MW, Muluneh AG, Geberu DM, Kassa GM, et al. (2021) Knowledge and attitude of the communities towards COVID-19 and associated factors among Gondar City residents, northwest Ethiopia: A community based cross-sectional study. PLoS ONE 16(4): e0248821. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248821 11. Mekonnen, H.S., Azagew, A.W., Wubneh, C.A. et al. Community’s misconception about COVID-19 and its associated factors among Gondar town residents, Northwest Ethiopia. Trop Med Health 48, 99 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-020-00279-8 12. Gebisa Guyasa Kabito, Henok Dagne, and Mulat G/Hiwot. Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices, and Determinants Towards Wastewater Management in Northwest Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study. Risk Management and Healthcare Policy. 2021;14:2697-2705 https://doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S306571. (PI) 13. Endawok Tamiru Fentie, Sintayehu Daba Wami & Gebisa Guyasa Kabito (2021) Prevalence of burnout syndrome and associated factors among health care workers at public hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: results from a cross-sectional study, International Journal of Mental Health, DOI: 10.1080/00207411.2021.1946904