Publications

Dengue fever in Somaliland: emerging evidence, surveillance challenges, and priorities for public health preparedness

Mohamed Suleiman Jama & Ilyas Abdullahi Khalif

Dengue is expanding across tropical, subtropical, and increasingly temperate settings, driven by shifting vector ranges, climate-sensitive t…

Drivers of household poverty in Somaliland: empirical evidence

Hamse Abdiwahab. Abdilahi, Obsa Teferi Erenab

Despite global progress in poverty reduction, poverty remains a persistent challenge in Somaliland. This study aims to identify the factors…

Evaluation of the malaria surveillance system and trends in Jimma town, Southwest Ethiopia, 2024: a mixed-method study

Abdilaahi Yusuf Nuh1, Chaltu Fikru1, Dawit Regassa1, Henok Ashenafi1, Asnake Abreham1, Buay Mattew1, Ekram Nasir1, Haile Fikadu1,2, Hailemikael Mulugeta1, Hudian Abubekir1, Laker Christine1, Mohamed Ali1, Roomey Oloock1, Tafesse Gizaw1,3

Prevalence of uncontrolled asthma and its associated factors among adult asthmatic patients attending hospitals in Burao City, Somaliland

Abdilaahi Yusuf Nuh Guta Kune Zerihun Kura

Prevalence and determinants of fever, diarrhea, and acute respiratory infection among children aged 5–59 months in Somaliland, 2020: insights from a nationwide survey

Abdilaahi Yusuf Nuh

Medicine (Pediatrics/Infectious Diseases)

Clinical profile and predictors of adverse outcomes in pediatric dengue fever presenting with febrile illness: a prospective observational study in Burao, Somaliland

Mohamed Omer Farah and Dek Kahin Yosef

Frontiers in Pediatrics

Medicine (Public Health/Infectious Diseases)

Community knowledge, attitudes, and preventive behaviors regarding Chikungunya virus infection in Burao, Somaliland: implications for vector control and public health interventions

Dek Kahin Yosef, Fadumo Osman Ahmed, Mohamed Omer Farah & Mohamed Omer Ali

Scientific Reports (Nature portifolio; springer nature)

Medicine (Public Health / Epidemiology / Environmental Health)

Socio-Demographic and Household Environmental Conditions Associated With Prevalence of Diarrheal Disease in Burao, Somaliland

Dek Kahin Yosef and Mohamed Ahmed Hassan

Environmental Health Insights (SAGE)

Medicine

Assessment of the capacity of health facilities in preventing and managing non-communicable diseases in selected regions of Somaliland

Yusuf A Ali, Opeolu O Ojo, Omar O Hersi, Ayodele A Falobi, Nura Ali, Lawrence Tan.

BMC Health Services Research

Medicine (Medical Parasitology)

Prevalence and species distribution of intestinal parasites: a four-year retrospective study at Burao general hospital, Somaliland

Dek Kahin Yosef, Ahmed Saeed Ismail, Mohamed Ahmed Hassan, Halima Ahmed Hassan, Mohammed Faysal Mohammed, Cabdixaafid Maxamed Jama, Ahmed Mohammed Aadan, Barkhad Ahmed Suleyman, Jama Awil Shire & Hamse Abdilaahi Elmi

BMC Research Notes (springer nature)

Medicine (Nephrology)

Chronic kidney disease prevalence and associated risk factors in hypertensive adults at Burao general hospital, Burao City, Somaliland: a cross-sectional study

Dek Kahin Yosef,and Yusuf Ahmed Ali 

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Medicine (Infectious Diseases/Maternal Health)

Seroprevalence of Brucella Infection and Its Determinants Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care in Burao City: At the Human Livestock Interface in Northeast Somaliland, Somalia

Dek Kahin Yosef, Ahmed Saeed Ismail

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology (wiley)

Medicine (Public Health/Food Safety)

Demographic characteristics and camel milk production and handling practices in Burao City, Somaliland: implications for food safety

Dek Kahin Yosef, Ahmed Saeed Ismail, Mohamed Ahmed Hassan & Halima Ahmed Hassan

Discover Food (springer nature)

Medicine (Infectious Diseases / Tropical Medicine)

Epidemiology of dengue fever in Somaliland: clinical features, and serological patterns from a retrospective study

Dek Kahin Yosef, Ahmed Saeed Ismail, Barwaqo Saleban Awil, Halima Ahmed Hassan & Mohamed Ahmed Hassan

Education

Factors affecting academic performance of students at the University of Burao (UOB), Somaliland

Mohamed Kunle

African Educational Research Journal