Melaku Yalew

Full Name Melaku Yalew Anagaw
Academic Rank Assistant Professor
Education Background
  • MPH in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from Wollo University (September 2020 to August 2022)
  • MPH in Reproductive Health from Wollo University (September 2016 to July 2018)
  • BSc in Public Health from Wollo University (September 2010 to July 2014)
Working Experience
  • Assistant Professor, Injibara University (July 2022 to Present)
  • Assistant Professor, Wollo University (January 2022 to July 2022)
  • Lecturer, Wollo University (October 2018 to January 2022)
  • Assistant Lecturer, Wollo University (March 2017 to October 2018)
  • Graduate Assistant II, Wollo University (March 2016 to March 2017)
  • Graduate Assistant I, Dessie Health Science College (November 2016 to March 2016)
Research Interest
  • Statistical Genetics
  • Spatial Epidemiology
  • Genetic Epidemiology
  • Maternal and Child Health Communicable and Non-communicable Diseases
  • Evidence Synthesis
Publications

1)      Yalew, M., Adane, B., Arefaynie, M., Kefale, B., Damtie, Y., Mitiku, K., . . . Dewau, R. (2021). Menstrual hygiene practice among female adolescents and its association with knowledge in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One, 16(8), e0254092. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0254092 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0254092

2)      Yalew, M., Adane, B., Damtie, Y., Kefale, B., Arefaynie, M., & Yasin, T. (2020). Trend and determinants of anemia change among pregnant and/or lactating women in Ethiopia: A multivariate decomposition analysis. PLoS One, 15(11), e0241975. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0241975 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0241975

3)      Yalew, M., Adane, B., Damtie, Y., Kefale, B., Dewau, R., Mektu, K., . . . Andargie, A. (2021). Determinants of change in timely first antenatal booking among pregnant women in Ethiopia: A decomposition analysis. PLoS One, 16(6), e0251847. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0251847 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0251847

4)      Yalew, M., Adane, B., Kefale, B., & Damtie, Y. (2020). Individual and community-level factors associated with unmet need for contraception among reproductive-age women in Ethiopia; a multi-level analysis of 2016 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey. BMC Public Health, 20(1), 529. doi:10.1186/s12889-020-08653-1 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-08653-1

5)      Yalew, M., Adane, B., Kefale, B., Damtie, Y., Arefaynie, M., Wedajo, S., . . . Wasihun, Y. (2020). Parent-young communication on sexual and reproductive health issues and its association with sex and perceptions of young people in Ethiopia, 2020: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Arch Public Health, 78(1), 133. doi:10.1186/s13690-020-00515-x https://archpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13690-020-00515-x

6)      Yalew, M., Adane, B., Kefale, B., Damtie, Y., Tadesse, S. E., & Molla, A. (2021). The effect of counseling, antiretroviral therapy and relationship on disclosing HIV positive status to sexual partner among adult HIV patients in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One, 16(4), e0249887. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0249887 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0249887

7)      Yalew, M., Arefaynie, M., Bitew, G., Amsalu, E. T., Kefale, B., Muche, A., . . . Dewau, R. (2022). Time to under-five mortality and its predictors in rural Ethiopia: Cox-gamma shared frailty model. PLoS One, 17(4), e0266595. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0266595 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0266595

8)      Yalew, M., Nigatu, D., Yasin, T., Kefale, B., & Damtie, Y. (2022). Respectful delivery care and associated factors among mothers delivered in public health facilities of Dessie city, Northeast Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study. BMC Womens Health, 22(1), 127. doi:10.1186/s12905-022-01713-1 https://bmcwomenshealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12905-022-01713-1

9)      Adane, B., Fisseha, G., Walle, G., & Yalew, M. (2020). Factors associated with postnatal care utilization among postpartum women in Ethiopia: a multi-level analysis of the 2016 Ethiopia demographic and health survey. Arch Public Health, 78, 34. doi:10.1186/s13690-020-00415-0 https://archpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13690-020-00415-0

10)  Adane, B., Yalew, M., Damtie, Y., & Kefale, B. (2020). Perceived Stigma and Associated Factors Among People Living with HIV Attending ART Clinics in Public Health Facilities of Dessie City, Ethiopia. HIV AIDS (Auckl), 12, 551-557. doi:10.2147/hiv.s274019 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7549310/

11)  Amsalu, E. T., Kefale, B., Muche, A., Fentaw, Z., Dewau, R., Chanie, M. G., . . . Mekonnen, T. C. (2021). The effects of ANC follow up on essential newborn care practices in east Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Sci Rep, 11(1), 12210. doi:10.1038/s41598-021-91821-zc https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-91821-z

12)  Arefaynie, M., Bitew, G., Amsalu, E. T., Kefale, B., Muche, A., Fentaw, Z., . . . Damtie, Y. (2021). Determinants of wife-beating acceptance among reproductive age women in Ethiopia: a multilevel analysis of 2016 Ethiopian demographic and health survey. BMC Womens Health, 21(1), 342. doi:10.1186/s12905-021-01484-1 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12905-021-01484-1

13)  Arefaynie, M., Damtie, Y., Kefale, B., & Yalew, M. (2021). Predictors of Discrimination Towards People Living with HIV/AIDS Among People Aged 15-49 Years in Ethiopia: A Multilevel Analysis. HIV AIDS (Auckl), 13, 283-292. doi:10.2147/hiv.s29981 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7979683/

14)  Arefaynie, M., Kefale, B., Yalew, M., Adane, B., Dewau, R., & Damtie, Y. (2022). Number of antenatal care utilization and associated factors among pregnant women in Ethiopia: zero-inflated Poisson regression of 2019 intermediate Ethiopian Demography Health Survey. Reprod Health, 19(1), 36. doi:10.1186/s12978-022-01347-4 https://reproductive-health-journal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12978-022-01347-4

15)  Arefaynie, M., Yalew, M., Damtie, Y., & Kefale, B. (2020). Determinants of early sexual initiation among female youth in Ethiopia: a multilevel analysis of 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey. BMC Womens Health, 20(1), 205. doi:10.1186/s12905-020-01069-4 https://bmcwomenshealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12905-020-01069-4

16)  Berhan, Z., Malede, A., Gizeyatu, A., Sisay, T., Lingerew, M., Kloos, H., . . . Adane, M. (2021). Prevalence and associated factors of needle stick and sharps injuries among healthcare workers in northwestern Ethiopia. PLoS One, 16(9), e0252039. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.025203 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0252039

17)  Chanie, M. G., Melaku, M. S., Yalew, M., Arefaynie, M., Bitew, G., Amsalu, E. T., . . . Adane, M. (2021). Predictors of community acquired childhood pneumonia among 2-59 months old children in the Amhara Region, Ethiopia. BMC Pulm Med, 21(1), 179. doi:10.1186/s12890-021-01548-w https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-021-01548-w

18)  Damtie, Y., Cherie, N., Fentaw, H., Kefale, B., Addisu, E., Yalew, M., . . . Ayele, F. Y. (2022). Pre-marital sex and its association with peer pressure and watching pornography among young individuals in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Sci Rep, 12(1), 9572. doi:10.1038/s41598-022-13448-y https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-13448-y

19)  Damtie, Y., Kefale, B., Yalew, M., Arefaynie, M., & Adane, B. (2021a). Multilevel analysis of determinants of polygyny among married men in Ethiopia. BMC Public Health, 21(1), 1677. doi:10.1186/s12889-021-11701-z https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-021-11701-z

20)  Damtie, Y., Kefale, B., Yalew, M., Arefaynie, M., & Adane, B. (2021b). Short birth spacing and its association with maternal educational status, contraceptive use, and duration of breastfeeding in Ethiopia. A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One, 16(2), e0246348. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0246348 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0246348

21)  Damtie, Y., Kefale, B., Yalew, M., Arefaynie, M., Adane, B., Edmealem, A., & Andualem, A. (2021). Depressive symptoms and associated factors among HIV positive patients attending public health facilities of Dessie town: A cross-sectional study. PLoS One, 16(8), e0255824. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0255824 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0255824

22)  Damtie, Y., Kefale, B., Yalew, M., Arefaynie, M., Adane, B., Muche, A., . . . Adane, M. (2022). HIV risk behavior and associated factors among people living with HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One, 17(7), e0269304. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0269304 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0269304

23)  Damtie, Y., Kefale, B., Yalew, M., Arefaynie, M., Addisu, E., Birhan, T., . . . Andualem, A. (2022). The effect of lack of ANC visit and unwanted pregnancy on home child-birth in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Sci Rep, 12(1), 1490. doi:10.1038/s41598-022-05260-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-05260-5

24)  Dewau, R., Angaw, D. A., Kassa, G. M., Dagnew, B., Yeshaw, Y., Muche, A., . . . Ayele, T. A. (2021). Urban-rural disparities in institutional delivery among women in East Africa: A decomposition analysis. PLoS One, 16(7), e0255094. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0255094 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0255094

25)  Dewau, R., Muche, A., Fentaw, Z., Yalew, M., Bitew, G., Amsalu, E. T., . . . Mekonen, A. M. (2021). Time to initiation of antenatal care and its predictors among pregnant women in Ethiopia: Cox-gamma shared frailty model. PLoS One, 16(2), e0246349. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0246349 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0246349

26)  Habtegiorgis, Y., Sisay, T., Kloos, H., Malede, A., Yalew, M., Arefaynie, M., . . . Adane, M. (2021). Menstrual hygiene practices among high school girls in urban areas in Northeastern Ethiopia: A neglected issue in water, sanitation, and hygiene research. PLoS One, 16(6), e0248825. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0248825 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0248825

27)  Kefale, B., Adane, B., Damtie, Y., Arefaynie, M., Yalew, M., Andargie, A., & Addisu, E. (2021). Unmet need for family planning among reproductive-age women living with HIV in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One, 16(8), e0255566. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0255566 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0255566

28)  Kefale, B., Damtie, Y., Yalew, M., Adane, B., & Arefaynie, M. (2020). Predictors of Comprehensive Knowledge of HIV/AIDS Among People Aged 15-49 Years in Ethiopia: A Multilevel Analysis. HIV AIDS (Auckl), 12, 449-456. doi:10.2147/hiv.s266539 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7509684/

29)  Kefale, B., Yalew, M., Damtie, Y., & Adane, B. (2020). A Multilevel Analysis of Factors Associated with Teenage Pregnancy in Ethiopia. Int J Womens Health, 12, 785-793. doi:10.2147/ijwh.s265201 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7548018/

30)  Kefale, B., Yalew, M., Damtie, Y., Arefaynie, M., & Adane, B. (2021). Predictors of sexual violence among female students in higher education institutions in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One, 16(2), e0247386. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0247386 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0247386

31)  Redi, T., Seid, O., Bazie, G. W., Amsalu, E. T., Cherie, N., & Yalew, M. (2022). Timely initiation of antenatal care and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care in Southwest Ethiopia. PLoS One, 17(8), e0273152. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0273152 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0273152

32)  Tefera, Z., Assefaw, M., Ayalew, S., Gashaw, W., Abate, M., Temesgen, K., . . . Yalew, M. (2022). Factors Associated with Implanon Discontinuation among Women of Reproductive Age in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Int J Reprod Med, 2022, 9576080. doi:10.1155/2022/9576080 https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijrmed/2022/9576080/

33)  Tadesse, S. E., Zerga, A. A., Mekonnen, T. C., Tadesse, A. W., Hussien, F. M., Feleke, Y. W., … & Ayele, F. Y. (2022). Burden and Determinants of Anemia among Under-Five Children in Africa: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Anemia (20901267). https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/1382940
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Email: meleya7@gmail.com

melakuyalew@inu.edu.et