Melaku Yalew

Full NameMelaku Yalew Anagaw
Academic RankAssistant Professor
Education BackgroundMPH 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 ExperienceAssistant 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 InterestStatistical GeneticsSpatial EpidemiologyGenetic EpidemiologyMaternal and Child Health Communicable and Non-communicable DiseasesEvidence Synthesis
Publications1)      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.02540922)      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.02419753)      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.02518474)      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/s12889-020-08653-15)      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-x6)      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.02498877)      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.02665958)      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/s12905-022-01713-19)      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/s13690-020-00415-010)  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-z12)  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/s12905-021-01484-113)  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/s12978-022-01347-415)  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/s12905-020-01069-416)  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.025203917)  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-w18)  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-y19)  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-z20)  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.024634821)  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.025582422)  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.026930423)  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/s41598-022-05260-524)  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.025509425)  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.024634926)  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.024882527)  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.025556628)  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.024738631)  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.027315232)  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.commelakuyalew@inu.edu.et