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Ayele Semachew Kasa

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+251913959205

finoteayu24@gmail.com

Full name

Sex

Phone Number

E-mail (Institutional, if available)

 

Academic Degree

MSc

Academic Rank

Associate Professor

At Bahir Dar University Since

2010

School

Nursing and Midwifery

Department

Adult Health Nursing

Field of Specialization

Adult Health Nursing

Research Interest

✓ Experimental studies 

✓ Health service studies 

✓ Implementation science

Publication(s) [If any]+Link

  1. Kasa AS, Traynor V, Lee SC, Drury P. On the Relationship Between Frailty, Nutritional Status, Depression and Quality of Life Among Older People. International Journal of Older People Nursing / BMC Geriatrics. 2024 Sept 03;19(5). doi: 10.1111/opn.12644

 

  1. Kasa AS, Traynor V, Drury P. Measuring the effects of nurse-led frailty intervention on community-dwelling older people in Ethiopia: a quasi‑experimental study. BMC Geriatrics. 2024 Apr 30;24(1):384. doi: 10.1186/s12877-024-04909-2

 

  1. Kasa AS, Drury P, Chang HR, Lee SC, Traynor V. Measuring the effects of a nurse-led intervention on frailty status of older people living in the community in Ethiopia: A protocol for a quasi‑experimental study. PLOS One. 2024 Jan 19;19(1):e0296166. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0296166

 

  1. Kasa AS, Lee SC, Chang HCR. Frailty in older people living in Africa: A systematic review of prevalence and associated factors. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics Plus. 2024;1(4). doi: 10.1016/j.aggp.2024.100078

 

  1. Kasa AS, Drury P, Traynor V, Lee SC, Chang HCR. The effectiveness of nurse-led interventions to manage frailty in community-dwelling older people: a systematic review. Systematic Reviews. 2023;12:182. doi: 10.1186/s13643-023-02335-w

 

  1. Kasa AS, Drury P, Chang HCR, Lee SC, Traynor V. Cross-Cultural Adaptation, Validity, and Reliability Testing of the Tilburg Frailty Indicator (TFI) Amharic Version for Screening Frailty in Community-Dwelling Ethiopian Older People. Clinical Interventions in Aging. 2023;18. (DOI not provided)

 

  1. Endeshaw D, Dessie G, Kasa AS, Endalamaw A, Tesfaye TD, Birhanu S, Abate TW, Afewerk S, Bogale EK, Workineh Y. Consistent condom utilization among sexually active HIV positive individuals in Sub‑Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta‑analysis. Scientific Reports. 2024 Mar 10;14(1):5837. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-56574-5

 

  1. Abate MD, Kasa AS, Emishaw S, Meseret F, Azmeraw M, Algaw D, et al. Incidence and predictors of hyperglycemic emergencies among adult diabetic patients in Bahir Dar city public hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia: A multicenter retrospective follow-up study. Frontiers in Public Health. 2023 Mar 17;11:1116713. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1116713

 

  1. Chang HR, Ho MH, Zhang WQ, Yuan F, Kasa AS, Montayre J. Comparison of perceived general health status between suspected and confirmed cases of COVID‑19 and identifying the nursing diagnoses: A cross‑sectional study. Nursing Open. 2023 Mar;10(3):1656‑1661. doi: 10.1002/nop2.1420

 

  1. Chang HR, Spencer JC, Ho MH, Kasa AS, Ataiza C, Lambert K, Chang CC. Effectiveness of interventions on feeding difficulties among people with dementia: A systematic review and meta‑analysis. Australasian Journal on Ageing. 2023 Mar 28. doi: 10.1111/ajag.13192

 

  1. Kasa AS, Lee SC, Chang HC. Prevalence and factors associated with depression among older adults in the case of a low-income country, Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta‑analysis. BMC Psychiatry. 2022 Nov 1;22(1):675. doi: 10.1186/s12888-022-04282-7

 

  1. Kasa AS, Dagget T, Beyene Y, Dessie G, Endalamaw A, Workineh Y, et al. Precancerous cervical lesion in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta‑analysis. Systematic Reviews. 2021 Nov 1;10(1):287. doi: 10.1186/s13643-021-01840-0

 

  1. Kerie S, Workineh Y, Kasa AS, Ayalew E, Menberu M. Erectile dysfunction among testicular cancer survivors: A systematic review and meta‑analysis. Heliyon. 2021 Jul 3;7(7):e07479. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07479

 

  1. Ayalew E, Workineh Y, Kasa AS, Woldgiorgies T, Kerie S, Gedamu H, Zeleke B. Nurses' intention to leave their job in sub‑Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta‑analysis. Heliyon. 2021 Jun 24;7(6):e07382. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07382

 

  1. Bantie GM, Aynie AA, Gelaw YM, Kasa AS, Alemayehu MA, Tamirat KS, et al. Awareness regarding risk factors and determinants of cancers among Bahir Dar city residents, Northwest Ethiopia. PLOS One. 2021 Apr 23;16(4):e0248520. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248520

 

  1. Kasa AS, Temesgen WA, Workineh Y, Tesfaye TD, Kerie S, Amsalu E, Awoke SE. Knowledge towards standard precautions among healthcare providers of hospitals in Amhara region, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study. Archives of Public Health. 2020 Dec 1;78(1):127. doi: 10.1186/s13690-020-00509-9

 

  1. Kasa AS, Workineh Y, Ayalew E, Temesgen WA. Low back pain among nurses working in clinical settings of Africa: systematic review and meta‑analysis of 19 years of studies. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 2020 May 16;21(1):310. doi: 10.1186/s12891-020-03341-y

 

  1. Bantie GM, Aynie AA, Assefa MK, Kasa AS, Kassa TB, Tsegaye GW. Knowledge and attitude of reproductive age group (15‑49) women towards Ethiopian current abortion law and associated factors in Bahir Dar city, Ethiopia. BMC Women’s Health. 2020 May 6;20(1):97. doi: 10.1186/s12905-020-00958-y

 

  1. Workineh Y, Kasa AS, Ayalew A, Animaw W, Mulat Tirfie, Minychil Birhanu. Prevalence of perinatal asphyxia in East and Central Africa: systematic review and meta‑analysis. Heliyon. 2020;6:e03793 (DOI not provided)

 

  1. Franco Karoni H, Mulat G, Azage M, Kasa AS, et al. Maternal satisfaction among vaginal and cesarean section delivery care services in Bahir Dar city health facilities, Northwest Ethiopia: a facility‑based comparative cross‑sectional study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 2020;20:473. doi: 10.1186/s12884-020-03170-w

 

  1. Kasa AS, Gedamu H. Predictors of adult patient satisfaction with nursing care in public hospitals of Amhara region, Northwest Ethiopia. BMC Health Services Research. 2019 Jan 21;19(1):52. doi: 10.1186/s12913-019-3898-3

 

  1. Tesfaye TD, Temesgen WA, Kasa AS, Yismaw YS. Prevalence and associated factors of hypertension in Amhara Regional State city and its surrounding rural districts: a community‑based cross‑sectional study. African Health Sciences. 2019;19(3):2580‑2590 (DOI not provided)

 

  1. Workineh Y, Kasa AS, Ayalew E, Temesgen WA. Compliance to Iron‑Folic Acid Supplementation and Its Association with the Number of ANC Visits in Ethiopia: Systematic Review and Meta‑Analysis. Advances in Preventive Medicine (Hindawi). 2019 (DOI not provided)

 

  1. Kasa AS, Minibel A, Bantie GM. Knowledge, attitude and preventive practice towards tuberculosis among clients visiting public health facilities. BMC Research Notes. 2019. doi: 10.1186/s13104-019-4292-2

 

  1. Kasa AS. Implementation of nursing process in clinical settings: the case of three governmental hospitals in Ethiopia. BMC Research Notes. 2018;11:173 (DOI not provided)

 

  1. Kasa AS, Tarekegn M, Embiale N. Knowledge, attitude and practice towards family planning among reproductive age women in resource‑limited settings of Northwest Ethiopia. BMC Research Notes. 2018 Aug 13;11(1):577. doi: 10.1186/s13104-018-3689-7

 

  1. Kasa AS, Afewerk S, Embiale N. Dataset on utilization of a clinical checklist in the surgical operation in resource‑limited settings. Data Brief. 2018 Nov 27;21:2562‑2566. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2018.11.112

 

  1. Tesfaye TD, Temesgen WA & Kasa AS. Vaccination coverage and associated factors among children aged 12–23 months in Northwest Ethiopia. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics. 2018. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2018.1502528

 

  1. Abate A, Tareke M, Tirfie M, Kasa AS, Amare D, Ayalew E. Chewing khat and risky sexual behavior among residents of Bahir Dar City administration, Northwest Ethiopia. Annals of General Psychiatry. 2018 Jun 12;17:26. doi: 10.1186/s12991-018-0194-2

 

  1. Kasa AS, Tesfaye TD, Temesgen WA. Knowledge, attitude and practice towards cervical cancer among women in Finote Selam city administration, Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopia. African Health Sciences. 2018 Sep;18(3):623‑636. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v18i3.20

 

  1. Beyene A, Ayalew AF, Mulat G, Kasa AS, Birhan T. The treatment outcomes of epilepsy and its root causes in children attending the University of Gondar teaching hospital: A retrospective cohort study. PLOS One. 2020 Mar 12;15(3):e0230187. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0230187

 

  1. Kasa AS, Belachew T, Tesfaye T, Adinew YM. Predictors of job satisfaction among nurses working in Ethiopian public hospitals, 2014: institution‑based cross‑sectional study. Human Resources for Health. 2017 Apr 24;15(1):31. doi: 10.1186/s12960-017-0204-5

Mega Research, Role [If any]

 

Project(s), Role [If any]

Nov 2017 Fund for two research projects with Ref. No: H/R/T/T/1/443/09  and Ref. No: 

 H/R/T/T/1/442/09, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia.