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CV OF ZENEBU BEGNA

PERSONAL DETAILS
 Name: Zenebu Begna Bayissa
 Date of Birth: May 27, 1987
 Sex: Female
 Marital status: Married
 Nationality: Ethiopian
 E-mail: zeni.begn@gmail.com , zbayissa@hsph.harvard.edu
 Mobile number : +251-913-229623 / +251 937160552
I am working as an assistant professor at the Department of Public Health college of medicine and
health sciences, Ambo University. I have a B.Sc. degree in clinical nursing from Addis Ababa
University, Mph in epidemiology from Jimma University. I earned my Ph.D. in epidemiology from
India Jawaharlal Nehru University. I have worked in clinical setups treating patients, with the
community focusing on prevention activities, as an expert at the zonal health department of a
government institution. During my stay at the zonal health department, I worked as a Maternal and Child
Health Coordinator, and communicable disease control expert especially focusing on the health
extension program from 2007 to 2010. Moreover, in Ambo university, I have been working as an
assistant professor, supervisor, examiner, and advisor in the college of medicine and health science
department of public health officer. Biostatics, Epidemiology, software, Research methods,
communicable disease control, disaster management and preparedness, are the courses I am delivering
in the department.
I have also experience in coordinating research project with national and international organizations.
One of my experiences is at Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI)for a multi-country research
project which has been conducted by AHRI, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and
Ghana.
I have reach experience in conducting empirical research with a mixed method using different software,
systematic review and meta-analysis, and have a number of publications. Most of my research works
mainly focus on maternal and child health, cancer care, health system and HIV/AIDS.

Currently, I am working as a postdoctoral fellow, with Harvard University, school of public health in
collaboration with Ethiopian public health institute and Saint Paul millennium medical college. This
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research project uses different methods like secondary data analysis of longitudinal data from Health and
Demographic Surveillance Site and empirical research using qualitative methods.
SOME OF THE PUBLICATIONS LIST

11. Zenebu Begna, and Segni Mulugeta, Undernutrition and Associated Factors among School
Adolescent Girls in Abuna Gindeberet District, Central Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study. BMC,
Nutrition published

10. Anene Tesfa and Zenebu Begna, A systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative research
studies on food taboos related to pregnancy in Ethiopia. Under, Nutrition and Health NAH-21-0336

9. Mideso Buta, Negasa Dida, Abebe Dechasa, Anene Tesfa, Zenebu Begna, Nutritional Status and its
Associated Factors Among Lactating Mothers in Toke Kutaye District, West Shoa Zone, Oromia
Region, Ethiopia, 2019. Under Review in Plos One.

8. Afework Tamiru and Zenebu Begna, The Performance of COVID-19 Surveillance System as Timely
Containment Strategy in Western Oromia, Ethiopia. published on BMC public health

7) Begna, Z. and Bisht, R., Exploring Barriers in Health Care Delivery System for Cancer Care in
Ethiopia, International Journal of Health Sciences and Research www.ijhsr.org ISSN: 2249-9571
6) Bayissa ZB, Exclusive Breast Feeding Status and its Determinant among HIV Positive Women in
West Showa Zone Oromia Region Ethiopia, Journal of AIDS Clinical Research 2016, 8:1 published

5) Bayissa ZB*, Gelaw BK, Geletaw A, Abdella A, Chinasho B, Knowledge and Practice of Mothers
towards Exclusive Breastfeeding and Its Associated Factors in Ambo Woreda West Shoa Zone Oromia
Region, Ethiopia. Epidemiology (sunnyvale) 5: 182. doi:10.4172/21611165.1000182

4) Bayissa ZB, Negara E, Tolesa G, Kefale B (2015) Factors that Influences School Youth Exposure to
HIV/AIDS, in Mettu Town, South West Ethiopia. J Community Med Health Educ 5:339. doi:
10.4172/2161-0711.1000339

3) Zenebu Begna, Sahilu Assegid, Wondwosen Kassahun and Mulusew Gerbaba, Determinant of Inter
birth interval among women of child bearing age in pastoral south west Ethiopia: a case control study,
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13:116
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2) Zenebu Begna Bayissa, Young Female Perception of Sexual and Reproductive health services and
factor affecting utilization of services in high school of Ambo town, Oromia region Ethiopia,
Epidemiology(sunnyvale) 2017, 7:1 DOI: 10.4172/2161-1165.1000293

1) Zenebu Begna, Fikirte Geremew, Mekitie Wondafrash, Bitiya Admassu, Comparative study on
nutritional status of under five children with employment status of mothers in Adama Town, Central
Ethiopia, Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences journal of MaternPediatrNutr 2017, 3:1 DOI:
10.4172/2472-1182.1000117

REFERENCES

1. Prof Ramila Bisht (PhD Supervisor)

Centre: Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health, Jawaharlal Nehru University India
Email: ramila@mail.jnu.ac.in / ramila.bisht@gmail.com
2. Mammo Muchie
Position DST/NRF Research professor
Faculty Faculty of management sciences, Tshwane University of Technology South
Africa
Email: mammo.muchie@gmail.com
Mobile: +27727502841
Personal webpage: https://www.tut.ac.za/rni/research/research-chairs/prof-muchie