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 Lihiket (Excellence) is a collaborative Partnership to develop institutional capacity for health systems research project between the Institute of Public Health, University of Gondar, the Ethiopian Public Health Institute, and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine PI  Building an evidence base to support and enhance community health workers' (informal) use of mobile phones in Ghana, Malawi and Ethiopia. MRC Jointly Funded Initiatives. Joint Health Systems Research Initiative Foundation Grant Jan 2017, PI  Improving Household Survey Modules for Measuring Pregnancy Outcomes Every Newborn Action Plan Partnering with Ending Preventable Maternal Mortality. Funded by the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) by means of a grant to LSHTM (PI JEL), and a sub-award to the INDEPTH MNCH working group managed in Accra and with technical leadership by MakSPH (PI PW) , Co-PI  Enhanced community case management to increase access to pneumonia treatment  Fighting cervical cancer: A community-wide, home-based screening. program for women in Dabat District Northwest Ethiopia partnering with Heidelberg University Germany, Co-PI  Researching the Effectiveness and Accessibility of Community Health workers in low- and middle- income countries, PI  The effect of internal conflict on Expanded Program of Immunization (EPI) among Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs): How to Optimize the Health Service at the District level  Improving hypertension management through task-sharing with Health Extension workers in rural districts of northwest Ethiopia: 2020  Quality of growth monitoring program (GMP) and utilization of growth monitoring program (GMP) information for predicting nutritional problems and planning nutritional interventions in Amhara Regional state, Co-PI  Assessing and improving the competency of Urban Health Extension Workers in the prevention of non-communicable disease and promotion of healthy lifestyles in Urban districts of the then north Gondar Zone, northwest Ethiopia, Co-PI  Effectiveness of group antenatal care model in improving health literacy and self-efficacy, quality of care experience, and maternity continuum of care utilization at the primary health care delivery sites in northwest Ethiopia, Co-PI

Supervision

Primary Supervisor (PhD) 1. Patterns and Determinants of Fertility Transition in Dabat District, North West Ethiopia: :Completed 2. Role of Water Bodies, Land Use/Land Cover Features, Environmental and Non-Ecological Factors for The Spatial and Spatiotemporal Malaria Heterogeneity in Northwest Ethiopia : completed 3. Epidemiology of Malaria and Determinants Among Seasonal Farm Workers in The Development Corridors of Northwest Ethiopia: Completed 4. Geographic Disparities in Maternal and Child Health Services in Ethiopia: completed 5. Road traffic injury outcomes, barriers to trauma care at hospitals, and establishing pre-hospital emergency response system in Northwest Ethiopia: completed 6. Patterns and Determinants of Fertility Transition in Dabat Health and Demographic Surveillance System Site, Northwest Ethiopia 7. Prospective Cohort Study of Pre-eclampsia among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care Follow-up in Selected Hospitals in Southern Ethiopia 8. Effect of Health Extension intervention on Blood Pressure patients in northwest Ethiopia. 9. Epidemiology of malaria among seasonal migrant farmworkers, north west ETthiopia 10. Explanatory model of disease and treatment outcome of cutaneous leishmaniasis patients in Ethiopia: prospective follow-up study 11. Epidemiology of childhood Pneumonia: Care pathways and delays, and management of pneumonia in under five children in South Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia Co-supervisor (PhD) 1. Provider-patient relationships and effectiveness of mHealth to improve patients’ compliance to anti-TB treatment in selected districts, Northwest Ethiopia: completed 2. The Role of Mobile Phone Based Interventions on Completeness and Timeliness of Routine Childhood Immunizations in Selected Districts of North-West Ethiopia: completed 3. Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology of tuberculosis among peoples living around peri-urban and urban areas in Ethiopia: completed 4. Implementation Fidelity of the Youth-Friendly Services: Determinants, Barriers and Enablers to its Implementation Northwest Ethiopia: completed 5. Community based newborn care implementation fidelity in south Wollo zone, Ethiopia: Completed The Effects of Inter-Pregnancy Intervals on Perinatal Outcomes among Pregnant Women in Southern Ethiopia: A Mixed-Effect Analysis of Cohort Study completed 6. The contribution of Midwife-led continuum of care on reducing adverse pregnancy outcome and neonatal health status in north shoa zone, Amhara region, 2018: a prospective cohort Study: Completed 7. Consumption Of Plant-based Vitamin A-rich Foods And Ultra-processed Foods, Its Association With Overweight Among Children In Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: completed 8. Psychometric testing, neonatal near miss, quality of care and contributing factors in central Gondar zone hospitals 9. Effect of Group Antenatal Care on Client-focused Outcomes, Challenges in Standard Antenatal Care, and Expectations and Experiences in Group Antenatal Care in Central Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia Oversea University 10. Developing and pilot testing an interprofessional rehabilitation program for people with chronic low back pain in Ethiopia 11. Exploring severe malaria-related disability in children from the perspectives of caregivers 12. Infertility among Ethiopian women

Publication

1. Belayneh Hamdela Jena, Gashaw Andargie Biks , Yigzaw Kebede Gete, and Kassahun Alemu Gelaye. Association of primary postpartum hemorrhage with inter-pregnancy interval in urban South Ethiopia: a matched nested case-control study 2. Tesfaye Tilaye Biru; Belay Tessema Tessema; Kassahun Alemu Gelaye. High asymptomatic malaria among seasonal migrant workers departing to home from malaria endemic areas in northwest Ethiopia. Malaria Journal (2022) 21:184 3. Belayneh Hamdela Jena, Gashaw Andargie Biks , Yigzaw Kebede Gete, and Kassahun Alemu Gelaye. Efects of inter-pregnancy intervals on preterm birth, low birth weight and perinatal deaths in urban South Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study. Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology (2022) 8:3 4. Atalay Goshu Muluneh, Mehari Woldemariam Merid, Kassahun Alemu Gelaye, Sewbesew Yitayih Tilahun, Nahom Worku Teshager, Aklilu Yiheyis Abereha, Kalkidan Samuel Sugamo, Mulugeta Ayalew Yimer, Getahun Molla Kassa. More Than Three-Fourths of AstraZeneca (ChAdox1 COV-19) COVID-19 Vaccinated Individuals Develop Post Immunization Adverse Event in northwest Ethiopia. Infection and Drug Resistance. 2022:15 2409-2416 5. Daniel Gashaneh Belay, Asefa Adimasu Taddese and Kassahun Alemu Gelaye. Does socioeconomic inequality exist in minimum acceptable diet intake among children aged 6–23 months in subSaharan Africa Evidence from 33 sub-Saharan African countries’ demographic and health surveys from 2010 to 2020." wagstaff decomposition approach 6. Daniel Gashaneh Belay, Asefa Adimasu Taddese and Kassahun Alemu Gelaye. Minimum acceptable diet intake and its associated factors among children age at 6–23 months in sub-Saharan Africa: a multilevel analysis of the sub-Saharan Africa demographic and health survey" - BMC public health 7. Zewditu Abdissa Denu, Mensur Osman Yassin, Telake Azale, Gashaw Andargie Biks and Kassahun Alemu Gelaye. Insufficient Supply, Diagnostic Services, and Lack of Trained Personnel in Primary Hospitals in North-West Ethiopia Worsened Trauma Care: A Mixed-Method Study. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2022.44. 8. Gizework Alemnew Mekonnen, Kassahun Alemu Gelaye, Eyob Alemayehu Gebreyohannes, Tadesse Melaku Abegaz.Treatment Outcomes of Diabetic Ketoacidosis Among Diabetes Patients in Ethiopia. Hospital-Based Study. PLOS ONE 9. Destaw Fetene Teshome, Shitaye Alemu Balcha , Tadesse Awoke Ayele , Asmamaw Atnafu , Mekonnen Sisay , Marye Getnet Asfaw, Getnet Mitike and Kassahun Alemu Gelaye.Trained health extension workers correctly identify high blood pressure in rural districts of northwest Ethiopia: a diagnostic accuracy study. BMC Health Services Research (2022) 22:375 10. Tadesse Melaku Abegaz, Gizework Alemnew Mekonnen, Kassahun Alemu Gelaye, Eyob Alemayehu Gebreyohannes. Treatment Outcomes of Diabetic Ketoacidosis Among Diabetes Patients in Ethiopia: Hospital-Based Study. PLOS ONE 11. Hailemeskel S, Alemu K, Christensson K, Tesfahun E, Lindgren H (2021) Health care providers’ perceptions and experiences related to Midwife-led continuity of care–A qualitative study. PLoS ONE 16(10): e0258248. 12. DF Teshome, S Alemu, TA Ayele, A Atnafu, KA Gelaye. Effect of Health Extension Workers led Home-based Intervention on Hypertension Management in Northwest Ethiopia, 2021: Study Protocol for a Cluster-randomized Controlled Trial. BMJ open 12 (3), e051178 13. Zemene Tigabu Kebede, Alemayehu Teklu Toni,Ashenafi Tazebew Amare,Tadesse Awoke Ayele, Tesfahun Melese Yilma, Tadesse Guadu Delele, Gashaw Andargie Biks, Kassahun Alemu Gelaye Mothers experience on neonatal danger signs and associated factors in northwest Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectionalstudy. Pan African Medical Journal. 2022;41:83. Published on 31 Jan 2022 14. Zewditu Abdissa Denu, Mensur Osman Yassin, Telake Azale, Gashaw Andargie Biks, Kassahun Alemu Gelaye. Barriers and opportunities of establishing an integrated pre-hospital emergency response system in North West Ethiopia: A qualitative study. Injury Prevention 15. Yohannes Ayanaw Habitu, Gashaw Andargie Biks, Abebaw Gebeyehu Worku, Kassahun Alemu Gelaye. Individual and Contextual Factors affect the Implementation Fidelity of Youth-Friendly Services, northwest Ethiopia: a Multilevel Analysis. PLoS ONE 17(2): e0263733. 16. Solomon Hailemseke, Kassahun Alemu, Esubalew Tesfahun, Helena Lindgren, Helena.Lindgren, Kyllike Christensson Midwife-led continuity of care increases women’s satisfaction with antenatal, intrapartum and postpartum care: NorthShoa, Amhara regional state, Ethiopia. Women and Birth 17. Mengstu Melkamu Asaye, Kassahun Alemu Gelaye, Yohannes Matebe, Helena Lindgren, Kerstin Erlandsson. Valid and Reliable Neonatal Near-miss Assessment Scale in Ethiopia: A Psychometric Validation. Global Health Action. 18. DD Ayalew, BA Kassie, MT Hunegnaw, KA Gelaye, AK Belew. Determinants of Early Initiation of Breastfeeding in West Belessa District, Northwest Ethiopia. Nutrition and Metabolic Insights 15, 11786388211065221 19. A Kebede, M Jirström, A Worku, K Alemu, HY Berhane, C Turner, ...Residential Food Environment, Household Wealth and Maternal Education Association to Preschoolers’ Consumption of Plant-Based Vitamin A-Rich Foods: The EAT Addis Survey in …Nutrients 14 (2), 296 20. EMPIC Study Group. Innovative, enhanced community management of non-hypoxaemic chestindrawing pneumonia in 2–59-monthold children: a cluster-randomised trial in Africa and Asia. BMJ Global Health 2021;0:e006405 21. Zeleke Abebaw Mekonnen, Kassahun Alemu Gelaye, Martin C. Were, Binyam Tilahun. Effect of Mobile Phone Text Message Reminders on the Completion and Timely Receipt of Routine Childhood Vaccinations: Superiority Randomized Controlled Trial in Northwest Ethiopia. 22. Kassahun Dessie Gashu, Kassahun Alemu Gelaye , Richard Lester Binyam Tilahun Effect of a phone reminder system on patient-centered tuberculosis treatment adherence among adults in Northwest Ethiopia: a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Health Care Inform. 2021 Jun;28(1):e100268. doi:10.1136/bmjhci-2020-100268. 23. Belayneh Hamdela Jena, Gashaw Andargie Biks, Yigzaw Kebede Gete and Kassahun Alemu Gelaye. The efect of inter-pregnancy interval on stillbirth in urban South Ethiopia. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (2021) 21:847 24. Zewditu Abdissa Denu, Mensur Osman Yassin, Telake Azale, Gashaw Andargie Biks, Kassahun Alemu Gelaye. Do deaths from road traffic injuries follow a classical trimodal pattern in North West Ethiopia? A hospital-based prospective cohort study. BMJ Open 2021;11:e051017. doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2021-051017 25. Masho Tigabe, Abaynesh Fentahun, Solomon Getawa, Kassahun Alemu Gelaye, Eyob Alemayehu Gebreyohannes. Clinical Characteristics and In-Hospital Outcome of Acute Heart Failure Patients Admitted to the Medical Ward of University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia. Vascular Health and Risk Management 2021:17 581–590 26. Habtamu Digis Adal, Kassahun Alemu,Esileman Abdela Muche. Seizure control status and associated factors among pediatric epileptic patients at a neurologic outpatient clinic in Ethiopia. Published: November 3, 2021. Published: November 3, 2021.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0259079 27. Dagne H, Atnafu A, Alemu K, Azale T, Yitayih S, Dagnew B, et al. (2021) Anxiety and associated factors among Ethiopian health professionals at early stage of COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia. PLoS ONE 16(6): e0252664. https:// doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252664 28. Yibrie Azmeraw, Temesgen Yihunie Akalu, Moges Boke, Kassahun Gelaye. The Effect of Socioeconomic and Behavioral Factors on Childhood Stunting in Janamora District, Ethiopia. Nutrition and Dietary Supplements 2021:13 91–10 29. Nega Alazbih, Assefa Hailemariam Kaya, Mezgebu Mengistu, Kassahun Gelaye.Age at First Marriage and Fertility Decline in Dabat Health and Demographic Surveillance System Site, Northwest Ethiopia: Decomposition Analysis. 30. Destaw Fetene Teshome, Shitaye Alemu Balcha, Tadesse Awoke Ayele, Asmamaw Atnafu, Kassahun Alemu Gelaye. Development and Psychometric Validation of the Hypertension Beliefs Assessment Tool Among Adult Population in Northwest Ethiopia. Patient Preference and Adherence. 31. Kasahun Alemu Gelaye, Getu Debalke, Tadesse Awoke Ayele, Haileab Fekadu Wolde, Malede Mequanent Sisay, Destaw Fetene Teshome, Temesgen Yihunie Akalu, Sintayehu Daba Wami. Occupational Health Problems among Seasonal and Migrant Farmworkers in Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study. Risk Manag Healthc Policy. 2021 Oct 30;14:4447-4456. doi: 10.2147/RMHP.S323503. eCollection 2021 32. Nebiyu Mekonnen Derseh, Kassahun Alemu Gelaye and Atalay Goshu Muluneh.Spatial patterns and determinants of undernutrition among late-adolescent girls in Ethiopia by using Ethiopian demographic and health surveys, 2000, 2005, 2011 and 2016: a spatial and multilevel analysis. . BMC Public Health (2021) 21:2005 33. Zewditu Abdissa Denu, Mensur Osman Yassin, Muhammed Yesuf, Telake Azale, Gashaw Andargie Biks & Kassahun Alemu Gelaye. Disability scores rate changes and predictors among road traffic injury victims admitted at Gondar specialized comprehensive hospital northwest Ethiopia: A prospective follow-up study. Traffic Injury Prevention. https://doi.org/10.1080/15389588.2021.1990895 34. B Jikamo, M Adefris, T Azale, K Alemu. Cultural adaptation and validation of the Sidamic version of the World Health Organization Quality-of-Life-Bref Scale measuring the quality of life of women with severe …Health and quality of life outcomes 19 (1), 1-9 35. E Seid, T Melese, K Alemu. Spatial distribution and predictors of domestic violence against women: evidence from analysis of Ethiopian demographic health survey 2016. BMC women's health 21 (1), 1-15 36. DG Belay, FM Aragaw, DT Anley, YS Tegegne, KA Gelaye, ZT Tessema. Spatiotemporal distribution and determinants of delayed first antenatal care visit among reproductive age women in Ethiopia: a spatial and multilevel analysis BMC Public Health 2021 (1), 1-18 37. GM Beyene, T Azale, KA Gelaye, TA Ayele. Depression remains a neglected public health problem among pregnant women in Northwest Ethiopia Archives of public health 79 (1), 1-12 38. GM Beyene, T Azale, KA Gelaye, TA Ayele.The effect of antenatal depression on birth weight among newborns in South Gondar zone, Northwest Ethiopia: a population-based prospective cohort study. Archives of Public Health 79 (1), 1-12 39. S Hailemeskel, K Alemu, K Christensson, E Tesfahun, H Lindgren. Midwife-led continuity of care improved maternal and neonatal health outcomes in north Shoa zone, Amhara regional state, Ethiopia: A quasi-experimental study Women and Birth 40. H Taye, K Alemu, A Mihret, S Ayalew, E Hailu, JLN Wood, Z Shkedy, ...Epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineages and strain clustering within urban and peri-urban settings in Ethiopia 41. PloS one 16 (7), e0253480 42. Atkure Defar, Kassahun Alemu, Zemene Tigabu, Lars Åke Persson and Yemisrach B. Okwaraji. Caregivers’ and Health Extension Workers’ Perceptions and Experiences of Outreach Management of Childhood Illnesses in Ethiopia: A Qualitative Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 3816 43. Gizachew Tadele Tiruneh, Tesega Mengistu Birhanu, Abdurahaman Seid, Mahteme Haile Workneh, Dareskedar Getie, Tenagnework Antefe Abebe, Ambanesh Necho Mulat, Taye Zeru Tadege, Bekele Belayhun, Gashaw Andargie, Kassahun Alemu Gelaye. Neonatal mortality in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Hospitals in Ethiopia remains high: A systematic review and Meta-Analysis. Ethiopian Medical Journal. April 2021 Volume 59 Number 2 44. Yohannes Ayanaw Habitu, Gashaw Andargie Biks, Abebaw Gebeyehu Worku, Kassahun Alemu Gelaye . Level of Implementation Fidelity of Youth-Friendly Services in Northwest Ethiopia. Risk Management and Healthcare Policy 2021:14 1097–1108 45. Hawult Taye, KassahunAlemu, Adane Mihret, James L.N.Wood, Ziv Shkedy, Stefan Berge, Abraham Aseffa. Factors associated with localization of tuberculosis disease among patients in a high burden country: A health facility-based comparative study in Ethiopia. Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases Volume 23, May 2021. 46. Asressie Molla Tessema, Abebaw Gebeyehu, Solomon Mekonnen, Kassahun Alemu, Zemene Tigabu. Intervention fidelity and its determinants of focused antenatal care package implementation, in south Wollo zone, Northeast Ethiopia. l. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. (2021) 21:150 47. Zeleke Abebaw Mekonnen, Kassahun Alemu Gelaye, Martin C. Were, Binyam Tilahun Acceptability, Barriers and Facilitators of Mobile Text Message Reminder System Implementation in Improving Child Vaccination: A qualitative study in northwest Ethiopia. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare. 48. Temesgen Yihunie, Sewbesew Yitayih, mulat addis, Yonas Akalu, Yigizie Yeshaw, Telake Azale,Daniel Asmelash, Kassahun Alemu, Tewodros Tsegaye. Depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms and its associated factors among residents of Gondar town during the early stage of COVID-19 pandemic. Risk Management and Healthcare Policy 49. Zeleke Abebaw Mekonnen, Kassahun Alemu Gelaye, Martin C. Were, Binyam Tilahun. Mothers’ intention and preference to use mobile phone text message reminders for child vaccination in Northwest Ethiopia. BMJ Health Care Inform 2021;28:e100193. 50. Judith Yargawa, Kazuyo Machiyama, Victoria Ponce Hardy, Yeetey Enuameh, Edward Galiwango, Kassahun Gelaye, Kaiser Mahmud, Sanne M. Thysen, Damazo T. Kadengye, Vladimir Sergeevich Gordeev, Hannah Blencowe, Joy E. Lawn, Angela Baschieri, John Cleland & Every Newborn-INDEPTH Study. Collaborative Group. Pregnancy intention data completeness, quality and utility in population-based surveys: EN-INDEPTH study. Population Health Metrics volume 19, Article . number. 6 (2021) 51. Getu Debalkie Demissie; Tadesse Awoke Ayele; Sintayehu Daba Wami; Malede Mequanent Sisay; Destaw Fetene; Haileab Fekadu Wolde; Temesgen Yihunie Akalu; Kassahun Alemu Gelaye. Low practice of malaria prevention among migrants and seasonal farmworkers in Metema and West Armachiho districts, northwest Ethiopia. BMC Infectious Diseases 52. Kate Hampshire, Tawonga Mwase-Vuma, Kassahun Alemu, Albert Abane, Alister Munthali, Tadesse Awoke, Simon Mariwah, Elita Chamdimba, Samuel Asiedu Owusu, Elsbeth Robson, Michele Castelli, Ziv Shkedy, Nicholas Shawa, Jane Abel, Adetayo Kasim. Informal mhealth at scale in Africa: Opportunities and challenges. World Development 139 (2021) 105257 53. Tamiru AT, Rade BK, Taye EB, Azene ZN, Merid MW, Muluneh AG, Molla GM, Yenit MK, Taddese AA, Gelaye KA, Geberu DM, Tilahun SY, Mekonnen HS, Azagew AW, Wubneh CA, Belay GM, Assimamaw NT, Agegnehu CD, Azale T, Andualem Z, Dagne H, Gashaye KT, Kabito GG, Mekonnen TH, Daba S, Azanaw J, Adane T, Alemayehu M. Community Level of COVID-19 Information Exposure and Influencing Factors in Northwest Ethiopia. Risk Management and Healthcare Policy 54. Kassahun Alemu Gelaye; Malede Mequanent Sisay; Temesgen Yihunie Akalu; Destaw Fetene Teshome; Haileab Fekadu Wolde; Getu Debalkie Demissie; Sintayehu Daba Wami; Telake Azale; Tadesse Awoke Ayele. Common mental disorders among seasonal migrant farmworkers in northwest Ethiopia. BMC Psychiatry - BPSY-D-20-00567R6 55. A Defar, YB Okwaraji, Z Tigabu, LÅ Persson, K Alemu. Distance, difference in altitude, and socio-economic determinants of utilization of maternal and child health services in Ethiopia: a geographic and multilevel modelling analysis. BMJ Open 2021;11:e042095 56. ZA Denu, MY Osman, TA Bisetegn, GA Biks, KA Gelaye. Prevalence and risk factors for road traffic injuries and mortalities in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis. Injury Prevention.Vol 27(1) 57. ZA Denu, MO Yassin, TA Bisetegn, GA Biks, KA Gelaye.The 12 items Amharic version WHODAS-2 showed cultural adaptation and used to measure disability among road traffic trauma victims in Ethiopia. BMC psychology 9 (1), 1-11 58. Zelalem Nigussie Azene ,Mehari Woldemariam Merid,Atalay Goshu Muluneh,Demiss Mulatu Geberu,Getahun Molla Kassa,Melaku Kindie Yenit,Sewbesew Yitayih Tilahun,Kassahun Alemu Gelaye,[…].Adherence towards COVID-19 mitigation measures and its associated factors among Gondar City residents: A community-based cross-sectional study in Northwest Ethiopia.Plos One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0244265 59. Habtamu Sewunet Mekonnen , Abere Woretaw Azagew , Chalachew Adugna Wubneh2 , Getaneh Mulualem Belay , Nega Tezera Assimamaw , Chilot Desta Agegnehu , Telake Azale , Zelalem Nigussie Azene , Mehari Woldemariam Merid6 , Atalay Goshu Muluneh , Demiss Mulatu Geberu , Getahun Molla Kassa , Melaku Kindie Yenit , Sewbesew Yitayih Tilahun , Kassahun Alemu Gelaye , Animut Tagele Tamiru, Bayew Kelkay Rade , Eden Bishaw Taye, Asefa Adimasu Taddese , Zewudu Andualem11, Henok Dagne11, Kiros Terefe Gashaye, Gebisa Guyasa Kabito, Tesfaye Hambisa Mekonnen, Sintayehu Daba Wami, Jember Azanaw, Tsegaye Adane and Mekuriaw Alemayehu. Community’s misconception about COVID19 and its associated factors among Gondar town residents, Northwest Ethiopia. Tropical Medicine and Health. (2020) 48:99 60. Bisrat Misganew, Adhanum G/Egizabihier, Kassahun Alemu, Alemakef Wagnew. Factors Affecting Under-Five Mortality in Ethiopia: A Multilevel Negative Binomial Mode. Pediatric Health, Medicine and Therapeutics. Volume 11 61. G Mengistu, G Dejenu, C Tesema, B Arega, T Awoke, K Alemu, F Moges. Epidemiology of streptomycin resistant Salmonella from humans and animals in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PloS one 15 (12), e0244057 62. KA Gelaye, GD Demissie, TA Ayele, SD Wami, MM Sisay, TY Akalu. Low Knowledge and Attitude Towards Visceral Leishmaniasis Among Migrants and Seasonal Farm Workers in Northwest Ethiopia.Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine 11, 159 63. BS Megersa, H Bussmann, T Bärnighausen, AA Muche, K Alemu. Community cervical cancer screening: Barriers to successful home-based HPV self-sampling in Dabat district, North Gondar, Ethiopia. A qualitative stud. Plos one 15 (12), e0243036 64. HS Mekonnen, AW Azagew, CA Wubneh, GM Belay, NT Assimamaw, ...Community’s misconception about COVID-19 and its associated factors among Gondar town residents, Northwest Ethiopia. Tropical Medicine and Health 48 (1), 1-9 65. Bizuhareg Teka Hailemariam, Tesfaye Girma Legesse, Kassahun Alemu Gelaye. Effect of Nutritional Status and Associated Factors on Pneumonia Treatment Outcome among Under-Five Children at St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. International Journal of Child Health and Nutrition 7(4):194-200 66. A Atnafu, G Andargie, M Yitayal, TA Ayele, K Alemu, GD Demissie, ...Prevalence and determinants of incomplete or not at all vaccination among children aged 12–36 months in Dabat and Gondar districts, northwest of Ethiopia: findings from the …BMJ open 10 (12), e041163 67. SB Aychiluhm, KA Gelaye, DA Angaw, GA Dagne, AW Tadesse, A Abera. Determinants of malaria among under-five children in Ethiopia: Bayesian multilevel analysis. BMC Public Health 20 (1), 1-10 68. Community case management of chest indrawing pneumonia in children aged 2 to 59 months by community health workers: study protocol for a multi-country cluster randomized open label non-inferiority trial Enhanced Management of Pneumonia in Community (EMPIC) Study Group. International Journal of Clinical Trials EMPIC study group. Int J Clin Trials. 2020 May;7(2):131-141 http://www.ijclinicaltrials.com 69. Yasir Bin Nasir, Zemene Tigabu Kebede,Tadesse Awoke Ayele,Kassahun Alemu, Ashenafi Tazebu.Management of fast breathing pneumonia in young infants aged 7 to 59. International Journal of Clinical Trials EMPIC study group. Int J Clin Trials. 2020 May;7(2):83-93 http://www.ijclinicaltrials.com 70. ZT Tessema, MM Azanaw, YA Bukayaw, KA Gelaye. Geographical variation in determinants of high-risk fertility behavior among reproductive age women in Ethiopia using the 2016 demographic and health survey: a geographically weighted 71. Joseph Akuze, Hannah Blencowe, Peter Waiswa, Angela Baschieri, Vladimir S Gordeev, Doris Kwesiga, Ane B Fisker, Sanne M Thysen, Amabelia Rodrigues, Gashaw A Biks, Solomon M Abebe, Kassahun A Gelaye, Mezgebu Y Mengistu, Bisrat M Geremew, Tadesse G Delele, Adane K Tesega, Temesgen A Yitayew, Simon Kasasa, Edward Galiwango, Davis Natukwatsa, Dan Kajungu, Yeetey AK Enuameh, Obed E Nettey, Francis Dzabeng, Seeba Amenga-Etego, Sam K Newton, Charlotte Tawiah, Kwaku P Asante, Seth Owusu-Agyei, Nurul Alam, Moinuddin M Haider, Ali Imam, Kaiser Mahmud, Simon Cousens*, Joy E Lawn*, on behalf of the Every Newborn-INDEPTH Study Collaborative Group. Randomised comparison of two household survey modules for measuring stillbirths and neonatal deaths in five countries: the Every Newborn-INDEPTH study. The Lancet. Global Health, 01 Apr 2020, 8(4):e555-e566 72. BH Jena, GA Biks, KA Gelaye, YK Gete. Magnitude and trend of perinatal mortality and its relationship with inter-pregnancy interval in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis 73. KA Gelaye, G Debalkie, TA Ayele, SD Wami, MM Sisay, D Fetene. The role of mass media exposure on tuberculosis knowledge and attitude among migrant and seasonal farmworkers in Northwest Ethiopia 74. ZA Mekonnen, KA Gelaye, MC Were, B Tilahun. Timely completion of vaccination and its determinants among children in northwest, Ethiopia: a multilevel analysis 75. A Fenta, K Alemu, DA Angaw. Prevalence and associated factors of acute diarrhea among under-five children in Kamashi district, western Ethiopia: community- based study 76. KD Gashu, KA Gelaye, ZA Mekonnen, R Lester, B Tilahun. Does phone messaging improves tuberculosis treatment success? A systematic review and meta-analysis 77. T Derso, GA Biks, M Yitayal, TA Ayele, K Alemu, GD Demissie, HF Wolde. Prevalence and determinants of modern contraceptive utilization among rural lactating mothers: findings from the primary health care project in two northwest Ethiopian districts 78. HF Wolde, T Derso, GA Biks, M Yitayal, TA Ayele, KA Gelaye, ...High Hidden Burden of Diabetes Mellitus among Adults Aged 18 Years and Above in Urban Northwest Ethiopia.Journal of Diabetes Research 2020 79. GG Kabito, M Alemayehu, TH Mekonnen, S Daba Wami, J Azanaw, ...Community’s perceived high risk of coronavirus infections during early phase of epidemics are significantly influenced by socio-demographic background, in Gondar City Plos one 15 (11), e0242654 80. A Keleb, T Sisay, K Alemu, A Ademas, M Lingerew, H Kloos. Pneumonia remains a leading public health problem among under-five children in peri-urban areas of north-eastern Ethiopia 81. Asmamaw Atnafu , Adane Kebede, Bisrat Misganaw, Destaw Fetene Teshome , Gashaw Andargie Biks , Getu Debalkie Demissie , Haileab Fekadu Wolde , Kassahun Alemu Gelaye, Mezgebu Yitayal , Tadesse Awoke Ayele , Telake Azale,Terefe Derso et al. Determinants of the Continuum of Maternal Healthcare Services in Northwest Ethiopia: Findings from the Primary Health Care Project 82. A Ademas, M Adane, T Sisay, H Kloos, B Eneyew, A Keleb, M Lingerew, Atimen Derso, Kassahun Alemu.Does menstrual hygiene management and water, sanitation, and hygiene predict reproductive tract infections among reproductive women in urban areas in Ethiopia? PloS one 15 (8), e0237696 83. Ayechew Ademas,Metadel Adane,Tadesse Sisay,Helmut Kloos,Betelhiem Eneyew,Awoke Keleb,Mistir Lingerew,Atimen Derso, Kassahun Alemu. Does menstrual hygiene management and water, sanitation, and hygiene predict reproductive tract infections among reproductive women in urban areas in Ethiopia? PloS one. Vol. 15 (8), e0237696 84. 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