Helen Yifter
College of Health Sciences, Bahrain
13 Papers
29 Citations
Helen Yifter is an academic researcher from College of Health Sciences, Bahrain. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Diabetes mellitus. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 8 publications.
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Papers
'I exist because of we': shielding as a communal ethic of maintaining social bonds during the COVID-19 response in Ethiopia.
Abiy Seifu Estifanos,Getnet Alemu,Solomon Negussie,Debebe Ero,Yewondwossen Tadesse Mengistu,Adamu Addissie,Yirgu Gebrehiwot,Helen Yifter,Addisu Melkie,Damen Hailemariam Gebrekiros,Messay Gebremariam Kotecho,Sophie Soklaridis,Carrie Cartmill,Cynthia Whitehead,Dawit Wondimagegn +14 more
TL;DR: As health policy stakeholders in Ethiopia, it is believed that the only way to contain COVID-19 is to implement strategies embedded in togetherness, which has been a guiding principle in sub-Saharan Africa for hundreds of years.
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Prevalence of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus among pregnant women attending antenatal care clinic of St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors aimed at determining the prevalence of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) using the one-step 75-g Oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) protocol, with plasma glucose measurement taken when patient is fasting and at 1 and 2 h and identify associated risk factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care clinic at St. Paul Hospital Millennium Medical College in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Passing the microphone: broadening perspectives by amplifying underrepresented voices.
Dawit Wondimagegn,Sophie Soklaridis,Helen Yifter,Carrie Cartmill,Mariamawit Yonathan Yeshak,Cynthia Whitehead,Cynthia Whitehead,Cynthia Whitehead +7 more
TL;DR: Questions that shine light on structural barriers that silence certain voices and/or contexts are essential to consider if the aims of HPE are to be international rather than Euroamerican dominated.
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Risk factors assessment of diabetic foot ulcer using the sixty seconds screening tool: a hospital based cross-sectional study at tikur anbessa specialized hospital.
TL;DR: Diabetic foot problems are common among the diabetic patients examined at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital Diabetic Center and the need for a clinical diagnosis of diabetic foot ulcer using the 60 seconds screening tool is stressed.
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Achievement of diabetes care goals at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
TL;DR: The achievement of diabetes care goals is lower as compared to other studies done in Ethiopia because of the absence of standardized monitoring tool, inconsistent patient-doctor relationship and follow up by internal medicine residents with little supervision.
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