EXCEL SMART PhDs

A growing number of PhD projects with collaborative teams of advisors from Ethiopia and Norway are coming to life within the EXCEL SMART partnership.

Candidates spend a few months in Oslo, while the majority of the project period is spent at home institution in Jimma or Addis and the collaboration is continued via internet. Three of the candidates are JU staff enrolled at the PhD program at UiO, the others enrolled as PhD students at JU or St.Paul's with co-advisors from UiO.

Excel smart PI Dr. Jeanette Magnus surrounded by some of the PhD canidates from  Excel smart as well as from the NORHED Saccade project. Photo taken in Addis, June 2022
Dr. Jeanette Magnus surrounded by some of the PhD candidates from Excel smart and the Saccade project in Addis in June 2022. From left: Teshome Kabeta, Misra Abdulhai, Mathewos Moges, Jeanette Magnus, Yamrot Haile, Rahel Tesfaye, Hirut Megersa and Bizualem Senkutie. 

Overview of PhDs

Shimeles Ololo (UiO PhD):

Cost effectiveness analysis of treating severe pneumonia among children below five years at primary hospitals versus general hospitals in Ethiopia

ORCID results

Advisors: Terje P. Hagen (UiO), Lumbwe Chola (UiO), Damen Hailemariam (AAU), Teferi Daba (JU) 

Tesfamichael Alaro (UiO PhD): 

Tracing the implementation Path of the Global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) via National Education Strategies into Local Health Profession Education

ORCID results

Advisors: Tony Joakim Sandset (UiO), Kristin Margrete Heggen (UiO) 

Shewatatek Gedamu (UiO PhD)

The Development of combined evidences for expert judgment and psychometric
measures in determining item properties of the licenser examination in Ethiopian
undergraduate medical education

ORCID results

Advisors: Stefan Schauber (UiO), Per Grøttum (UiO)

Henok Asefa (JU PhD) 

Non-Communicable Disease in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Pubmed results

Advisors: René Holst (UiO)

Teshome Kebeta (JU PhD)

Biostatistics Models to unravel dietary diversity in rural Ethiopia

ORCID results

Advisors: Dessalegn Tamiru (JU), Arnoldo Frigessi (UiO), René Holst (UiO), Mekdes Gebremariam (UiO)

Rahel Tesfaye (JU PhD)

Effect of Perinatal Oral Health Education intervention and Training on Oral health status, Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Pregnant Women in Gamo zone, Southern Ethiopia: Cluster Randomized Control Trial

ORCID results

Advisors: Morankar Sudhakar (JU), Dejene Kassa (HU), Tove Irene Wigen (UiO)

Yamrot Haile (JU PhD)

Challenges And Consequences Of Reproductive Health Services Utilization Among Adolescents And Youth In Sidama, Ethiopia

Advisors:  Morankar Sudhakar (JU), Katariina Laine (UIO/OUS) 

Bizualem Shenkutie (JU PhD) 

In Vitro and in Vivo Antimalarial Activity of Crude Extracts of some selected Ethiopian medicinal plants and isolation of its active bio-agents

ORCID results

Advisors: Delenasaw Yewhalaw (JU), Ahmed Zeynudin (JU), Helle Wangensten (UiO) and Minbale Gashu (DBU).

Mathewos Moges (JU PhD)

Microbial safety and governance of street foods in selected towns of Ethiopia 

ORCID results

Advisors: Argaw Ambelu (JU), Kristian Rødland (UiO/FHI) 

Hordofa Gutema (JU PhD)

SMS-Based Nudging to Improve Newborn Health and Care Seeking Behavior in Rural Jimma Zone. Usability, implementation, and Effectiveness evaluation.

ORCID results

Advisors: Zewdie Birhanu (JU), Demisew Amenu (JU), Josef Noll (UiO)

Zeleke Dutamo (JU PhD)
 

The effect of couple-based violence prevention education on intimate partner violence during pregnancy in Hadiya Zone, Southwest Ethiopia: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

ORCID results

Advisors: Muluemebet Abera (JU), Nega Asefa (HrU)

Abebech Yilma (SPHMMC PhD)

Unmet need of surgical service and barriers in selected regionwide household and public hospitals in Sidama region, Ethiopia.

Advisors: Takele Menna (SPHMMC), Engida Abebe (SPHMMC), Dyre Kleive (OUS)

Melese Takele Wossen (SPHMMC PhD)

Evaluating the Implementation fidelity and outcome of Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (CEMONC) at Health Center level: Mixed method

ORCID results

Advisors: Bezatu Alemu (SPHMMC), Yifru Berhan (SPHMMC), Katariina Laine (UIO/OUS) 

Daniel Aboma (SPHMMC PhD) 

Implimentation and Evaluation of Continous Quality Improvement Intervention for saving lives through safe surgery in southwest  Ethiopia : Quasi-Experimemtal study

ORCID results

Advisors: Tsegahun Manyazewal (AAU/ SPHMMC), Dereje Bayissa (SPHMMC), Dyre Kleive (OUS)

Getachew Adela (SPHMMC PhD)

The Impact of Pregnancy Complication and Perinatal Counseling on Postpartum Contraception Among West Shoa Zone Mothers

Advisors: Ewenat Gebrehanna (SPHMMC), Endale Hagdu (SPHMMC), Katariina Laine (UIO/OUS) 

 

Published Aug. 9, 2021 10:10 AM - Last modified Apr. 3, 2024 10:52 AM