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  1. Practice of evidence-based intrapartum care and its determinants in Gedeo Zone, Ethiopia

    Article • International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences, January 2026, Elsevier

    Zerihun Figa

  2. Prevalence of Labor Induction, its Indication, and Feto-Maternal Outcomes in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Article • INQUIRY The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing, January 2026, SAGE Publications

    Zerihun Figa

  3. Knowledge and utilization of obstetric ultrasound and associated factors among pregnant mother in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • The Ultrasound Journal, March 2025, Mattioli1885

    Zerihun Figa

  4. Beliefs and perceptions towards congenital anomalies in Dilla town, Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia; a qualitative study

    Article • BMC Pediatrics, January 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Zerihun Figa

  5. Determinants of neural tube defect among newborns admitted to neonatal intensive care units of teaching hospitals in Gedeo Zone and Sidama Region, Southern Ethiopia: a case–control study

    Article • BMJ Paediatrics Open, June 2024, BMJ

    Mesfin Abebe, Zerihun Figa

  6. The effect of maternal undernutrition on adverse obstetric outcomes among women who attend antenatal care in Gedeo zone public hospitals, cohort study design

    Article • BMC Nutrition, April 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Zerihun Figa

  7. Why Do Pregnant Mothers Prefer to Give Birth at Home After they Attended Antenatal Care Visits in Southern Ethiopia? A Phenomenological Study Design

    Article • Current Women s Health Reviews, February 2024, Bentham Science Publishers

    Zerihun Figa, Tesfaye temesgen

  8. Acceptance of the Index Case HIV Testing and Associated Factors among Anti-Retroviral Therapy Patients in Public Health Facilities in Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia. Cross-Sectional Study Design with Document Review

    Article • INQUIRY The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing, January 2024, SAGE Publications

    Zerihun Figa

  9. Comparison of effectiveness of Foley catheter versus vaginal misoprostol for cervical ripening in induction of labour in Gedeo zone public hospitals, Ethiopia, 2022. Quasi-experimental design

    Article • International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences, January 2024, Elsevier

    Zerihun Figa

  10. Early discontinuation of the IMPLANON® and associated factors in Ethiopia, systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Heliyon, June 2023, Elsevier

    Zerihun Figa

  11. Prevalence, indications and fetal outcomes of operative vaginal delivery in Sub-Saharan Africa, systematic review, and meta-analysis

    Article • BMC Women s Health, March 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Zerihun Figa

  12. Acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine among healthcare workers in Africa, systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Public Health in Practice, December 2022, Elsevier

    Zerihun Figa, Mesfin Abebe

  13. Post-operative pain and associated factors after cesarean section at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Hawassa, Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study

    Article • Annals of Medicine and Surgery, September 2022, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Zerihun Figa, Mesfin Abebe

  14. Prevalence of episiotomy practice and factors associated with it in Ethiopia, systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Women s Health, January 2022, SAGE Publications

    Zerihun Figa

  15. Assessment of Maternal Outcome Among Preeclamptic Women at Dilla University Referral Hospital, Dilla Ethiopia

    Article • International Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Clinical Science, January 2021, Science Publishing Group

    Zerihun Figa

  16. Non-Pharmacologic Labor Pain Management Practice and Its Associated Factors Among Midwives Working in Selected Public Hospitals of South Nation Nationalities and Peoples’ Region, Ethiopia

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2021, Elsevier

    Zerihun Figa

  17. Precancerous Cervical Lesion Among Women in Public Hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    Article • Cancer Research Journal, January 2020, Science Publishing Group

    Zerihun Figa