Browsing by Author "Getachew, Meron"

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    A dissertation submitted to the Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Specialty Certificate in Psychiatry
    (Addis Ababa University, 2017-11) Getachew, Meron; Dr. Pain, Clare
    Introduction Numerous studies have shown that mental distress is a common problem among medical students. Factors associated varied across studies, however, the negative impact of mental distress on medical students has been shown to be manifold. Mental distress profiles may show variation over time, requiring periodic assessments so as to tailor interventions that best suit the current situation. Objective The objective of this study is to assess the level of mental distress and associated factors among medical students of Addis Ababa University. Methods A facility-based, cross-sectional, quantitative study was conducted on medical students of Addis Ababa University. Stratified random sampling was employed & data was collected from consenting medical students (preclinical year 1 to internship) using a 2-part structured, self-administered questionnaire (Part I: Background Data & Part II: The 20- item Self Reporting Questionnaire [SRQ-20] English version). SPSS version 20 was used for data entry and univariate and multivariate analyses were carried out to assess factors associated with mental distress. vi Results A total of 291 medical students participated in the study. The one-month prevalence of mental distress among medical students of Addis Ababa University was 64.9%, which is nearly double the prevalence 12 years ago. Suicidal ideation was reported by 14.1% of the respondents (6% in the original study). Female sex (AOR=2.187, 95% CI=1.131- 4.231), current feelings of dissatisfaction about having joined Medicine (AOR=2.839, 95% CI=1.278- 6.302) and having experienced a challenging life event in the preceding 30 days (AOR= 3.787 95% CI=1.179- 12.167) were associated independently with greater odds of mental distress. Lifetime substance use (X2= 10.658, df= 1, p=0.001) and current substance use (X2=4.080, df=1, p=0.043) had significant associations with mental distress but no such association was present in multivariate analysis. Other variables including age and year of study showed no (significant) association with mental distress in univariate or multivariate analyses. Conclusion The study shows that the prevalence of mental distress among medical students of Addis Ababa University is higher than that reported 12 years ago. Continued supportive interventions for medical students and studies of a qualitative nature are recommended.
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    Effect of Internal Marketing on Employees’ Customer Orientation and the mediating role of Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment: The case of Commercial Bank of Ethiopia
    (Addis Ababa University, 2020-09) Getachew, Meron; Worku, Andinet (PhD)
    The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationships among the most commonly used dimensions of internal marketing (i.e. motivation, communication, and training and development), job satisfaction, organizational commitment and employees’ customer orientation. This study tested the effect of internal marketing on employees’ customer orientation as well as the mediating role of job satisfaction and organizational commitment on the relationship between internal marketing and employees’ customer orientation. The research is designed as descriptive and explanatory and structured questionnaire was used to collected data from a sample of 381 employees from the selected branches of the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia by using convenient sampling technique. SPSS was used to conduct the statistical analysis of all data in this study. Multiple regression analyses were conducted to examine the postulated hypothesis and test the direct and mediated relationships among variables. From the study finding, the Pearson correlation coefficient of internal marketing variables shows that there is a positive correlation between Internal marketing variables, job satisfaction, organizational commitment and employees’ customer orientation. In addition to correlation analysis, regression analyses were conducted to examine the direct effect of internal marketing on employees’ customer orientation and the mediation role of job satisfaction and organizational commitment on the relationship between internal marketing and customer orientation. The results indicate that from the selected dimensions of internal marketing Motivation and Communication has significant effect on employees’ customer orientation. However Training and development has a non-significant effect on employees’ customer orientation. In addition, job satisfaction and organizational commitment partially mediates the relationship between internal marketing variables and employees’ customer orientation. Commercial Bank of Ethiopia is recommended to fully implement internal marketing practices to increase employees’ job satisfaction and organizational commitment and to have a significant effect on employees’ customer orientation