Staff Profile

About

MRs. Emaway Belay is a lecturer of health education and promotion at Debre Tabor university, Ethiopia. She received her Bsc degree in in Enviromental health from Wollo University, in 2010; and her MPH from Jimma University , Ethiopia in 2016. MRs. Emaway has joined Debre Tabor University in 2018 through transfer from Woldiya University. She has joined Woldiya University in 2017. Befor 2017 , she worked at Fekede Egzi college and Hawassa university. Alongside her academic duties, she was a depart ment head of public health and Gender coordinator of Fekede Egzi college. Currently, She is acting Gender Focal person of Health Science College of Debre Tabor university. She has been engaged in several research projects and pro bono community services activities. Her research interest includes occupational health and safty and enviromrntal health.

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 12 years experience

ADMINISTRATIVE POSITION

Current • Acting gender coordinator of health science college of Debre Tabor uiversty Past • Department head of public health and gender coordinator at Fekede Egzi College

RESEARCH INTEREST

• Occupationa Health and Safty • Enviromental Health • Public Health

Publications

• Yisak H, Ambaw B, Belay E, Desalegn T, Getie A, Asrat M, Guangul A, Seid T, Zewde EA, Assefa M and Ewunetei A (2022) Knowledge, attitude, acceptance, and practice of COVID-19 vaccination and associated factors complemented with constructs of health belief model among the general public in South Gondar, Ethiopia: A community-based study. Front. Public Health 10:914121. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.914121 • Tesfaw A, Arage G, Teshome F, Taklual W, Seid T, Belay E, et al. (2021) Community risk perception and barriers for the practice of COVID-19 prevention measures in Northwest Ethiopia: A qualitative study. PLoS ONE 16(9): e0257897. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0257897 • Andualem A, Tegegne B, Ademe S, Natnael T, Berihun G, Abebe M,..Belay E, et al. (2022) COVID-19 infection prevention practices among a sample of food handlers of food and drink establishments in Ethiopia. PLoS ONE 17(1): e0259851. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0259851 • Berhan Z, Malede A, Gizeyatu A, Sisay T, Lingerew M, Kloos H,… Belay E, et al. (2021) Prevalence and associated factors of needle stick and sharps injuries among healthcare workers in northwestern Ethiopia. PLoS ONE 16(9): e0252039. https://doi. org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252039

Presentations

• Intrauterine growth retardation and its associated factors among new born in south Gondar zone hospitals” at diffret research conference

• Time to death and its determinants among under five children in sub saharan africa using the recent (2010to2018) demographic and health survey data: Country based shared frailty analyses

• Adoption of essential new borne care and its associated factors in Fogera district

Award/Patent

• 2019/2020 principal -investigator (79,170 Ethiopian Birr ):Iincreasing knowledge ,change the attitude and improving safe handling practice of pesticides and awareness creation about the prevention and control of COVID-19 pandemics among farmers agricultural development agents and health extention workers in libo kemkem and Fogera Districts Amhara Ethiopia organized by community service . • 2020/2021 principal -investigator (58,312.80 Ethiopian Birr):Level of knowledgeand perceivedbarrierson the practice of COVID-19 prevention methods among South Gondarzone community using application of Health Belief Model Funder: Debre TaborUniversity,DebreTabor, Ethiopia • 2022/2023 principal -investigator (49,993.00 Ethiopian Birr): Level of Knowledge aboutrisk factors and practice of prevention methods on chronic non communicablediseaseinsouthGondarzonecommunityusingapplicationofConstruct sofHealthbeliefmodel:Community-basedcross sectionalstudyFunder:DebreTaborUniversity,DebreTabor,Ethiopia.

COMMUNITY SERVICES

Community service on improving screening practice and knowledge on breast cancer and COVID -19 among key health informants in south gonder zone ,NorthWest Ethiopia 2020 from May 19 to 25 /2020.

Community service on provision of health promotion and disease prevention activities targeting COVID -19 prevention by community service dirocterate from 11 to 29/10/2020.

Community service entitled as Training on increasing knowledge ,change the attitude and improving safe handling practice of pesticides and awareness creation about the prevention and control of COVID-19 pandemics among farmers agricultural development agents and health extention workers in libo kemkem and Fogera Districts Amhara Ethiopia organized by community service dirocterate fromMay 17 to 30/2020.

Community service entitled Menstrual Hygiene management in secondary and preparatory schools of Farta District ,South Gonder Zone ,Northwest Etiopia in 2022 from 14 to 20/04/2022

COURSES TEACHING

• Enviromrntal health • Health education and promotion

Other Skills

• Basic MS Office Applications, Atlas.ti. and SPSS

ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP

• Member of Ethiopian Techers Association • Member of Ethiopian Health Education Promotion Association