Asnakew Achaw AYELE (BPharm, MSc, MPH, PhD)
About
Grants and Awards
2021. Belgian Directorate General for Development Cooperation (DGD) scholarship: awarded to study short course on pharmaceutical policies in health systems at Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM), Antwerp, Belgium. 2019. International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) Congress travel scholarship: awarded to present and attend FIP annual conference in Abu Dhabi, UAE 2019. Equity and Merit scholarship at University of Manchester; Awarded to study Master of Public Health with specialization of global health at University of Manchester. 2019. University of New England International Postgraduate Research Award (UNE IPRA): Awarded for Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.) study. 2018. International Society for Health Economics and Outcomes (ISPOR) conference travel grant award: awarded to present and attend ISPOR annual research conference in Baltimore, Maryland, USA 2017 . Association of Medical education in Europe (AMEE) travel grant award: Awarded to attend AMEE annual researchconference in Helsinki, Finland. 2016 . Excellent academic achievement award: Awarded by the university of Gondar for scoring high grade among 2016 batch of Bachelor of Pharmacy graduates.
Supervision
1. Diabetic health literacy and its association with glycemic control among adult patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus attending the outpatient clinic of a university hospital in Ethiopia. (Role -Principal supervisor) 2. Medication-related quality of life among Ethiopian elderly patients with polypharmacy: A cross-sectional study in an Ethiopia university hospital. (Role -Principal supervisor) 3. Challenges and opportunities of clinical pharmacy services in Ethiopia: A qualitative study from healthcare practitioners’ perspective. (Role -Principal supervisor)
Publication
30. Ayele, B.A., Abebaw Tiruneh, S., Azanaw, M.M…Ayele AA.. Determinants of under-five mortality in Ethiopia using the recent 2019 Ethiopian demographic and health survey data: nested shared frailty survival analysis. Arch Public Health 80, 137 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-022-00896-1 29. Ayele BA, Tiruneh SA, Ayele AA, Engidaw MT, Yitbarek GY, Gebremariam AD (2022) Medication adherence and its associated factors among type 2 diabetic patients in Ethiopian General Hospital, 2019: Institutional based cross-sectional study. PLOS Glob Public Health 2(5): e0000099. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000099 28. Ayele, A.A., Islam, M.S., Cosh, S. et al. Community pharmacy professionals’ practice in responding to minor symptoms experienced by pregnant women in Ethiopia: results from sequential mixed methods. J of Pharm Policy and Pract 15, 29 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40545-022-00427-x 27. Ayele AA, Getaye Tefera Y, East L.: Ethiopia’s commitment towards achieving sustainable development goal on reduction of maternal mortality: There is a long way to go. Sage Women's Health. January 2022. https://doi.org/10.1177/17455065211067073 26. Tegegn HG, Gebresillassseie BM, Erku DA, Elias A, Yabeyu AB, Ayele AA. Deprescribing practice in a resource‐limited setting: Healthcare providers’ insights in Ethiopia. International Journal of Clinical Practice. 2021 May 11:e14356. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijcp.14356 25. Tefera YG, Ayele AA. Newborns and Under-5 Mortality in Ethiopia: The Necessity to Revitalize Partnership in Post-COVID-19 Era to Meet the SDG Targets. Journal of Primary Care & Community Health. 2021 Feb;12:2150132721996889. https://doi.org/10.11772150132721996889 24. Alene KA, Gelaw YA, Fetene DM, Koye DN, Melaku YA, Gesesew H, Birhanu MM, Adane AA, Muluneh MD, Dachew BA, Abrha S. ..Ayele AA…COVID-19 in Ethiopia: a geospatial analysis of vulnerability to infection, case severity and death. BMJ open. 2021 Feb 1;11(2):e044606. 23. Gebermariam AD, Tiruneh SA, Ayele AA, Tegegn HG, Ayele BA, Engidaw M. Level of glycemic control and its associated factors among type II diabetic patients in debre tabor general hospital, northwest Ethiopia. Metabolism Open. 2020 Dec 1;8:100056. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.metop.2020.100056 22. Gebresillassie BM, Ayele AA, Abegaz TM. Unmet supportive care needs and determinants among cancer patients treated at University of Gondar Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: A prospective cross-sectional study. Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice. 2020 Nov 4: https://doi.org/10.11771078155220971035 21. Ayele AA, Islam MS, Cosh S, East L. Involvement and practice of community pharmacists in maternal and child health services: A systematic review. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy. 2020 Aug 4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.07.035 20. Tefera YG, Gebresillassie BM, Emiru YK, Yilma R, Hafiz F, Akalu H, Ayele AA. Diabetic health literacy and its association with glycemic control among adult patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus attending the outpatient clinic of a university hospital in Ethiopia. Plos one. 2020 Apr 8;15(4):e0231291. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231291 19. Tefera YG, Gebresillassie BM, Ayele AA, Belay YB, Emiru YK. The characteristics of drug information inquiries in an Ethiopian university hospital: A two-year observational study. Nature Scientific reports. 2019 Sep 25;9(1):1-9. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-50204-1 18. Gebresillassie BM, Emiru YK, Erku DA, Mersha AG, Mekuria AB, Ayele AA, Tegegn HG. Utilization of provider-initiated HIV testing and counseling as an intervention for PMTCT services among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in a teaching hospital in Ethiopia. Frontiers in Public Health. 2019;7:205. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2019.00205 17. Ayele AA, Tegegn HG, Ayele TA, Ayalew MB. Medication regimen complexity and its impact on medication adherence and glycemic control among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in an Ethiopian general hospital. BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care. 2019 Jun 1;7(1):e000685. https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjdrc-2019-000685 16. Tiruneh SA, Ayele AA, Emiru YK, Tegegn HG, Ayele BA, Engidaw MT, Gebremariam AD. Factors influencing diabetes self-care practice among type 2 diabetes patients attending diabetic care follow up at an Ethiopian General Hospital, 2018. Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders. 2019:1-8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40200-019-00408-z 15. Tegegn HG, Erku DA, Sebsibe G, Gizaw B, Seifu D, Tigabe M, Belachew SA, Ayele AA. Medication-related quality of life among Ethiopian elderly patients with polypharmacy: A cross-sectional study in an Ethiopia university hospital. PloS one. 2019 Mar 28;14(3):e0214191. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214191 14. Mersha AG, Erku DA, Belachew SA, Ayele AA, Gebresillassie BM, Abegaz TM. Contraceptive use among HIV-positive and negative women: implication to end unintended pregnancy. BMC Contraception and Reproductive Medicine. 2019 Dec;4(1):3. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40834-019-0084-2 13. Ayele AA, Emiru YK, Tiruneh SA, Ayele BA, Gebremariam AD, Tegegn HG. Level of adherence to dietary recommendations and barriers among type 2 diabetic patients: a cross-sectional study in an Ethiopian hospital. BMC Clinical diabetes and endocrinology. 2018 Dec;4(1):21. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40842-018-0070-7 12. Tegegn HG, Tefera YG, Erku DA, Haile KT, Abebe TB, Chekol F, Azanaw Y, Ayele AA. Older patients’ perception of deprescribing in resource-limited settings: a cross-sectional study in an Ethiopia university hospital. BMJ open. 2018 Apr 1;8(4):e020590. https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020590 11. Abegaz TM, Ayele AA, Gebresillassie BM. Health Related Quality of Life of Cancer Patients in Ethiopia. Journal of Oncology. 2018;2018. https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/1467595 10. Tegegn HG, Abdela OA, Mekuria AB, Bhagavathula AS, Ayele AA. Challenges and opportunities of clinical pharmacy services in Ethiopia: A qualitative study from healthcare practitioners’ perspective. Pharmacy Practice 2018 Jan-Mar;16(1):1121. https://doi.org/10.18549/PharmPract.2018.01.1121. 9. Ayele AA, Gebresillassie BM, Erku DA, Gebreyohannes EA, Demssie DG, Mersha AG, Tegegn HG. Prospective evaluation of Ceftriaxone use in medical and emergency wards of Gondar university referral hospital, Ethiopia. Pharmacology Research & Perspectives. 2018 Feb 1;6(1). https://doi.org/10.1002/prp2.383 8. Ayele AA, Mekuria AB, Tegegn HG, Gebresillassie BM, Mekonnen AB, Erku DA (2018) Management of minor ailments in a community pharmacy setting: Findings from simulated visits and qualitative study in Gondar town, Ethiopia. PLoS ONE 13(1): e0190583. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0190583 7. Belachew SA, Tilahun F, Ketsela T, Achaw Ayele A, Kassie Netere A, Getnet Mersha A, Abebe TB, Gebresillassie BM,Tegegn HG, Erku DA. Competence in metered dose inhaler technique among community pharmacy professionals in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia: Knowledge and skill gap analysis. PLoS ONE, November 27, 2017, 12(11). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0188360 6. Ayele AA, Tegegn HG, Haile KT, Belachew SA, Mersha AG, Erku DA. Complementary and alternative medicine use among elderly patients living with chronic diseases in a teaching hospital in Ethiopia. Complementary Therapies in Medicine. 2017 Oct 27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctim.2017.10.006 5. Ayele AA, Tegegn HG. Non adherence to inhalational medications and associated factors among patients with asthma in a referral hospital in Ethiopia, using validated tool TAI. BMC Asthma research and practice. 2017 Oct 6; 3(1):7. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40733-017-0035-0 4. Haile KT, Ayele AA, Mekuria AB, Demeke CA, Gebresillassie BM, Erku DA. Traditional herbal medicine use among people living with HIV/AIDS in Gondar, Ethiopia: do their health care providers know?. Complementary Therapies in Medicine. 2017 Sep 2. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ctim.2017.08.019 3. Erku DA, Belachew SA, Mekuria AB, Haile KT, Gebresillassie BM, Tegegn HG, Ayele. AA. The role of community pharmacists in patient counseling and health education: a survey of their knowledge and level of involvement in relation to type 2 diabetes mellitus. Integrated Pharmacy Research and Practice 2017, 6:137-143. https://dx.doi.org/10.2147IPRP.S140777 2. Erku DA, Ayele AA, Mekuria AB, Belachew SA, Hailemeskel B, Tegegn HG. The impact of pharmacist-led medication therapy management on medication adherence in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized controlled study. Pharmacy Practice 2017 Jul-Sep; 15(3):1026. https://doi.org/10.18549/PharmPract.2017.03.1026 1. Ayele, A. A., Atnafie, S. A., Balcha, D. D., Weredekal, A. T., Woldegiorgis, B. A., Wotte, M. M., & Gebresillasie, B. M. (2017). Self-reported adherence and associated factors to isoniazid preventive therapy for latent tuberculosis among people living with hiV/AiDs at health centers in gondar town, north West ethiopia. Patient preference and adherence, 11, 743. https://dx.doi.org/10.2147PPA.S131314