[HTML][HTML] Does phone messaging improves tuberculosis treatment success? A systematic review and meta-analysis

KD Gashu, KA Gelaye, ZA Mekonnen, R Lester… - BMC infectious …, 2020 - Springer
Background Compliance to anti-TB treatment is crucial in achieving cure and avoiding the
emergence of drug resistance. Electronic health (eHealth) interventions are included in the …

[HTML][HTML] Mapping the role of digital health technologies in prevention and control of COVID-19 pandemic: review of the literature

B Tilahun, KD Gashu, ZA Mekonnen… - Yearbook of medical …, 2021 - thieme-connect.com
Background: Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) is currently spreading exponentially around
the globe. Various digital health technologies are currently being used as weapons in the …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of mobile text message reminders on routine childhood vaccination: a systematic review and meta-analysis

ZA Mekonnen, KA Gelaye, MC Were, KD Gashu… - Systematic reviews, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background The World Health Organization estimates that 29% of under-five
mortality could be prevented with existing vaccines. However, non-consistent attendance for …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of a phone reminder system on patient-centered tuberculosis treatment adherence among adults in Northwest Ethiopia: a randomised controlled trial

KD Gashu, KA Gelaye, R Lester… - BMJ Health & Care …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the effect of the phone reminder system on patient-
centred TB treatment adherence during continuation phase, where patients are responsible …

[HTML][HTML] Intention to use wearable health devices and its predictors among diabetes mellitus patients in Amhara region referral hospitals, Ethiopia: Using modified …

AD Walle, AT Jemere, B Tilahun, BF Endehabtu… - Informatics in Medicine …, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction The burden of diabetes mellitus is increasing in Africa. Wearables have a
proven track record of combating chronic diseases. However, little is known about patients' …

[HTML][HTML] Adherence to TB treatment remains low during continuation phase among adult patients in Northwest Ethiopia

KD Gashu, KA Gelaye, B Tilahun - BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021 - Springer
Background Patients' failure to adhere to TB treatment was a major challenge that leads to
poor treatment outcomes. In Ethiopia, TB treatment success was low as compared with the …

Health professionals' readiness and its associated factors to implement electronic medical record system in four selected primary hospitals in Ethiopia

SM Awol, AY Birhanu, ZA Mekonnen… - Advances in medical …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background Incorporating electronic medical record systems (EMRs) into the healthcare
system is not only about modernizing the health system, but is about saving lives by …

[HTML][HTML] Mapping the role of digital health technologies in the case detection, management, and treatment outcomes of neglected tropical diseases: a scoping review

B Tilahun, KD Gashu, ZA Mekonnen… - Tropical medicine and …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a diverse group of
communicable diseases that principally impact the world's poorest people. The use of digital …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 related knowledge sharing practice and associated factors among healthcare providers worked in COVID-19 treatment centers at teaching …

AA Chereka, KD Gashu, A Fentahun, B Tilahun… - Informatics in medicine …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background COVID-19 is a pandemic that causes many deaths and disrupts the lives of the
world population on an unprecedented scale. Healthcare providers are on the frontline in …

[HTML][HTML] Information-seeking behavior on sexually transmitted infections and its associated factors among university students in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

AW Shimie, KD Gashu, AM Shiferaw, SA Mengiste - Reproductive Health, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) are infections commonly spread
through sexual contact and transmitted by bacteria, viruses, or parasites. In today's world …