Mr Yohannes Melaku

School of Medicine

College of Health

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.


Yohannes is an early-career researcher in nutritional and sleep epidemiology at Flinders University. His research focuses on diet, sleep and disease outcomes. He uses big datasets from Australia, China, the United Kingdom and the United States and applies advanced and novel statistical and epidemiological tools.

Nutritional and sleep epidemiology, causal inference methods

Date Position Institution name
2013 - 2015 Principal Research Investigator Mekelle University, College of Health Sciences
2012 - 2015 Lecturer Mekelle University
2011 - 2012 Assistant Lecturer Mekelle University
2009 - 2010 Teaching Assistant Mekelle University

Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
2014 Achievement Best Young Researcher of the Year (2014) Mekelle University, College of Health Sciences Ethiopia -

Language Competency
Amharic Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
English Can read, write, speak and understand spoken

Date Institution name Country Title
2015 - 2018 The University of Adelaide Australia PhD
2014 - 2018 Addis Continental Institute of Public Health Ethiopia MPH/Nutrition
2010 - 2012 Mekelle University Ethiopia MPH/General
2006 - 2008 University of Gondar Ethiopia BSc in Public Health (mainly clinical courses)

Date Title Institution name Country
2016 Introduction to Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (Coursera) -
2016 Statistical Reasoning for Public Health 2: Regression Methods John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (Coursera) -
2015 Statistical Reasoning for Public Health 1: Estimation, Inference, & Interpretation John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (Coursera) -
2015 Comprehensive Systematic Review Training The Joanna Briggs Institute Australia
2015 Nutrition Operational Research (NOR) ENGINE/Jhpiego Ethiopia

Year Citation
2025 Abebe, Z., Wassie, M. M., Nguyen, P. D., Reynolds, A. C., & Melaku, Y. A. (2025). Association of dietary patterns derived by reduced-rank regression with colorectal cancer risk and mortality. European Journal of Nutrition, 64(1), 15 pages.
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2025 Abebe, Z., Dickinson, K., Mekonnen, T. C., Reynolds, A., Appleton, S., Mohammadi, L., . . . Melaku, Y. A. (2025). What Do Australians Eat? A Systematic Review of Dietary Patterns and Adverse Health Outcomes. Nutrition Reviews, 83(10), 1908-1927.
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2025 Mekonnen, T. C., Melaku, Y. A., Shi, Z., & Gill, T. K. (2025). Joint analysis of diet quality, inflammatory potential of diet and ultra-processed food exposure in relation to chronic respiratory diseases and lung cancer mortality. Respiratory Medicine, 243, 108138-1-108138-14.
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2025 Reynolds, A. C., Thomas, E., Melaku, Y. A., Hensen, H. A., Krishnan, A. V., Gandevia, S. C., . . . Eckert, D. J. (2025). A Comparative Study of Polysomnography-Derived Sleep Disturbance in People Living With Multiple Sclerosis Compared to Matched Controls From the General Population. Journal of Sleep Research, 35(1), e70075-1-e70075-6.
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2025 Abebe, Z., Wassie, M. M., Reynolds, A. C., & Melaku, Y. A. (2025). Burden and Trends of Diet-Related Colorectal Cancer in OECD Countries: Systematic Analysis Based on Global Burden of Disease Study 1990-2021 with Projections to 2050.. Nutrients, 17(8), 1320-1-1320-23.
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2025 Mekonnen, T. C., Shi, Z., Gebremichael Menota, B., Melaku, Y. A., & Gill, T. K. (2025). Ultra-processed food consumption is linked to an increased risk of chronic respiratory diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, 68, 647-659.
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2025 Abebe, Z., Wassie, M. M., Reynolds, A. C., & Melaku, Y. A. (2025). Temporal Eating Patterns and Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review. Current Nutrition Reports, 14(1), 114-1-114-18.
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2025 Maghsoudi, Z., A. Alsanie, S., Melaku, Y. A., Sayyari, A., Nouri, M., Shoja, M., . . . Zamani, B. (2025). The Association of Dietary Diabetes Risk Reduction Score and the Risk of Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies. Nutrients, 17(23), 17 pages.
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2025 Melaku, Y. A., Bassil, M., Tayyem, R. F. A., ElObeid, T., Zhao, L., Manger, S., . . . Shi, Z. (2025). The Impact of Unhealthy Lifestyle on the Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases in the State of Qatar: A Systematic Analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, 20 pages.
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2025 Abebe, Z., Wassie, M. M., Mekonnen, T. C., Reynolds, A. C., & Melaku, Y. A. (2025). Difference in Gastrointestinal Cancer Risk and Mortality by Dietary Pattern Analysis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Nutrition Reviews, 83(3), e991-e1013.
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2024 Bizuayehu, H. M., Dadi, A. F., Ahmed, K. Y., Tegegne, T. K., Hassen, T. A., Kibret, G. D., . . . Belachew, S. A. (2024). Burden of 30 cancers among men: Global statistics in 2022 and projections for 2050 using population-based estimates. Cancer, 130(21), 3708-3723.
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2024 Coxall, S. C., Albers, F. E., Li, S. X., Shi, Z., Hodge, A. M., Lynch, B. M., & Melaku, Y. A. (2024). Dietary patterns derived by reduced rank regression, macronutrients as response variables, and variation by economic status: NHANES 1999-2018. European Journal of Nutrition, 63(8), 3207-3221.
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2024 Mekonnen, T. C., Melaku, Y. A., Shi, Z., & Gill, T. K. (2024). Ultra-processed food consumption and risk of chronic respiratory diseases mortality among adults: evidence from a prospective cohort study.. Eur J Nutr, 63(4), 1-16.
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2024 Melaku, Y. A., Zhao, L., Adams, R., & Eckert, D. J. (2024). Plant-based and vegetarian diets are associated with reduced obstructive sleep apnoea risk. ERJ Open Research, 10(2), 00739-2023-1-00739-2023-12.
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2024 Parker, J. L., Vakulin, A., Naik, G., Melaku, Y. A., Stevens, D., Wittert, G. A., . . . Adams, R. J. (2024). Associations of baseline obstructive sleep apnea and sleep macroarchitecture with cognitive function after 8 years in middle‐aged and older men from a community‐based cohort study. Journal of Sleep Research, 33(3), e14078-1-e14078-13.
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2024 Melaku, Y. A., Appleton, S., Reynolds, A. C., Milne, R. L., Lynch, B. M., Eckert, D. J., & Adams, R. (2024). Healthy lifestyle is associated with reduced cardiovascular disease, depression and mortality in people at elevated risk of sleep apnea. Journal of Sleep Research, 33(4), e14069-1-e14069-15.
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2024 Peng, Y., Bassett, J. K., Hodge, A. M., Melaku, Y. A., Afshar, N., Hopper, J. L., . . . Jayasekara, H. (2024). Adherence to 2018 WCRF/AICR cancer prevention recommendations and risk of cancer: the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, 33(1), 43-54.
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2024 Sterän, M. C., Mendez, J. S., Kim, A. E., Obón-Santacana, M., Moratalla-Navarro, F., Martín, V., . . . Gauderman, W. J. (2024). Genome-Wide Gene-Environment Interaction Analyses to Understand the Relationship between Red Meat and Processed Meat Intake and Colorectal Cancer Risk. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, 33(3), 400-410.
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2024 Thomas, C. E., Georgeson, P., Qu, C., Steinfelder, R. S., Buchanan, D. D., Song, M., . . . Phipps, A. I. (2024). Epidemiologic Factors in Relation to Colorectal Cancer Risk and Survival by Genotoxic Colibactin Mutational Signature. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, 33(4), OF1-OF13.
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2024 Arndt, M. B., Abate, Y. H., Abbasi Kangevari, M., Elhafeex, S. A., Tiruye, T. Y., & Reiner, R. C. (2024). Global, regional, and national progress towards the 2030 global nutrition targets and forecasts to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet, 404(10471), 2543-2583.
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2023 Parker, J. L., Vakulin, A., Melaku, Y. A., Wittert, G. A., Martin, S. A., D'Rozario, A. L., . . . Adams, R. J. (2023). Associations of Baseline Sleep Microarchitecture with Cognitive Function After 8 Years in Middle-Aged and Older Men from a Community-Based Cohort Study. Nature and Science of Sleep, 15, 389-406.
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2023 Harvey, A., Scott, H., Melaku, Y. A., Lack, L., Sweetman, A., Micic, G., & Lovato, N. (2023). The mortality risk of night-time and daytime insomnia symptoms in an older population. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 1-9.
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2023 Wang, Y. B., Page, A. J., Gill, T. K., & Melaku, Y. A. (2023). The association between diet quality, plant-based diets, systemic inflammation, and mortality risk: findings from NHANES. European Journal of Nutrition, 62(7), 2723-2737.
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2023 Parker, J. L., Vakulin, A., & Melaku, Y. A. (2023). Corrigendum to: Associations of Baseline Sleep Microarchitecture with Cognitive Function After 8 Years in Middle-Aged and Older Men from a Community-Based Cohort Study (Nat Sci Sleep. 2023, 15, 389–406.). Nature and Science of Sleep, 15, 433-434.
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2023 Parker, J. L., Appleton, S. L., Adams, R. J., Melaku, Y. A., D'Rozario, A. L., Wittert, G. A., . . . Vakulin, A. (2023). The association between sleep spindles and cognitive function in middle-aged and older men from a community-based cohort study. Sleep Health, 9(5), 774-785.
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2023 Tekeste, Z., Berhe, N., Arage, M., Degarege, A., Melaku, Y., & Reynolds, A. (2023). Cancer signs and risk factors awareness in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a population-based survey. Infectious Agents and Cancer, 18(1), 1-10.
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2023 Gelaw, Y. A., Koye, D. N., Alene, K. A., Ahmed, K. Y., Assefa, Y., Erku, D. A., . . . Melaku, Y. A. (2023). Socio-demographic correlates of unhealthy lifestyle in Ethiopia: a secondary analysis of a national survey. BMC Public Health, 23(1), 1528-1-1528-11.
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2023 Lim, D. C., Najafi, A., Afifi, L., Bassetti, C. L., Buysse, D. J., Han, F., . . . Jackson, C. L. (2023). The need to promote sleep health in public health agendas across the globe. Lancet Public Health, 8(10), e820-e826.
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2023 Tekeste, Z., Berhe, N., Arage, M., Degarege, A., & Melaku, Y. A. (2023). Correction: Cancer signs and risk factors awareness in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a population-based survey (Infectious Agents and Cancer, (2023), 18, 1, (1), 10.1186/s13027-022-00477-5). Infectious Agents and Cancer, 18(1), 1 page.
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2022 Sweetman, A., Lechat, B., Appleton, S., Reynolds, A., Adams, R., & Melaku, Y. A. (2022). Association of co-morbid insomnia and sleep apnoea symptoms with all-cause mortality: Analysis of the NHANES 2005-2008 data.. Sleep Epidemiology, 2, 100043.
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2022 Reynolds, A. C., Lechat, B., Melaku, Y. A., Sansom, K., Brown, B. W. J., Crowther, M. E., . . . Eastwood, P. R. (2022). Shift work, clinically significant sleep disorders and mental health in a representative, cross-sectional sample of young working adults. Scientific reports, 12(1), 16255.
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2022 Wang, Y. B., Page, A. J., Gill, T. K., & Melaku, Y. A. (2022). Association of dietary and nutrient patterns with systemic inflammation in community dwelling adults. Frontiers in Nutrition, 9, 977029-1-977029-14.
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2022 Manners, J., Appleton, S. L., Reynolds, A. C., Melaku, Y. A., Gill, T. K., Lovato, N., . . . Scott, H. (2022). The Good Sleeper Scale-15 items: a questionnaire for the standardised assessment of good sleepers.. J Sleep Res, 32(2), e13717.
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2022 Koye, D. N., Melaku, Y. A., Gelaw, Y. A., Zeleke, B. M., Adane, A. A., Tegegn, H. G., . . . Alene, K. A. (2022). Mapping national, regional and local prevalence of hypertension and diabetes in Ethiopia using geospatial analysis. BMJ Open, 12(12), 1-8.
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2022 Yap, E., Ouyang, J., Puri, I., Melaku, Y., & Goldwasser, P. (2022). Novel methods of predicting ionized calcium status from routine data in critical care: External validation in MIMIC-III. CLINICA CHIMICA ACTA, 531, 375-381.
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2022 Parker, J. L., Melaku, Y. A., D’Rozario, A. L., Wittert, G. A., Martin, S. A., Catcheside, P. G., . . . Vakulin, A. (2022). The association between obstructive sleep apnea and sleep spindles in middle-aged and older men: a community-based cohort study. Sleep, 45(3), 1-9.
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2022 Lechat, B., Appleton, S., Melaku, Y. A., Hansen, K., McEvoy, R. D., Adams, R., . . . Sweetman, A. (2022). Comorbid insomnia and sleep apnoea is associated with all-cause mortality. European Respiratory Journal, 60(1), 11 pages.
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2022 Lechat, B., Appleton, S., Melaku, Y. A., Hansen, K., McEvoy, R. D., Adams, R., . . . Sweetman, A. (2022). The association of co-morbid insomnia and sleep apnea with prevalent cardiovascular disease and incident cardiovascular events. Journal of Sleep Research, 31(5), 7 pages.
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2022 Parker, J. L., Appleton, S. L., Melaku, Y. A., D'Rozario, A. L., Wittert, G. A., Martin, S. A., . . . Vakulin, A. (2022). The association between sleep microarchitecture and cognitive function in middle-aged and older men: a community-based cohort study. The Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 18(6), 1593-1608.
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2022 Melaku, Y. A., Reynolds, A. C., Appleton, S., Sweetman, A., Shi, Z., Vakulin, A., . . . Adams, R. (2022). High-quality and anti-inflammatory diets and a healthy lifestyle are associated with lower sleep apnea risk. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 18(6), 1667-1679.
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2022 Brown, B. W. J., Crowther, M. E., Appleton, S. L., Melaku, Y. A., Adams, R. J., & Reynolds, A. C. (2022). Shift work disorder and the prevalence of help seeking behaviors for sleep concerns in Australia: A descriptive study. Chronobiology International, 39(5), 714-724.
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2022 Appleton, S. L., Reynolds, A. C., Gill, T. K., Melaku, Y. A., & Adams, R. J. (2022). Insomnia Prevalence Varies with Symptom Criteria Used with Implications for Epidemiological Studies: Role of Anthropometrics, Sleep Habit, and Comorbidities. Nature and Science of Sleep, 14, 775-790.
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2022 Misganaw, A., Naghavi, M., Walker, A., Mirkuzie, A. H., Giref, A. Z., Berheto, T. M., . . . Gebremedhin, L. T. (2022). Progress in health among regions of Ethiopia, 1990–2019: a subnational country analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet, 399(10332), 1322-1335.
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2022 Zhao, L., Teong, X. T., Liu, K., Liu, B., Melaku, Y. A., Vincent, A. D., . . . Heilbronn, L. K. (2022). Eating architecture in adults at increased risk of type 2 diabetes: associations with body fat and glycaemic control. The British Journal of Nutrition, 128(2), 324-333.
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2022 Yap, E., Melaku, Y., Puri, I., Ouyang, J., & Goldwasser, P. (2022). Predicting ionized hypocalcemia: External validation of an ionized calcium prediction model in patients with COVID-19 and renal failure. ANNALS OF CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY, 59(2), 110-115.
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2021 Jezmir, J. L., Bharadwaj, M., Chaitoff, A., Diephuis, B., Crowley, C. P., Kishore, S. P., . . . Kashani, K. (2021). Performance of crisis standards of care guidelines in a cohort of critically ill COVID-19 patients in the United States. Cell Reports Medicine, 2(9), 100376.
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2021 Vasquez, C. R., Gupta, S., Miano, T. A., Roche, M., Hsu, J., Yang, W., . . . Lazarous, D. G. (2021). Identification of Distinct Clinical Subphenotypes in Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19. Chest, 160(3), 929-943.
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2021 Shaefi, S., Brenner, S. K., Gupta, S., O’Gara, B. P., Krajewski, M. L., Charytan, D. M., . . . Wagner, J. (2021). Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in patients with severe respiratory failure from COVID-19. Intensive Care Medicine, 47(2), 208-221.
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2021 Flythe, J. E., Assimon, M. M., Tugman, M. J., Chang, E. H., Gupta, S., Shah, J., . . . Bergl, P. A. (2021). Characteristics and Outcomes of Individuals With Pre-existing Kidney Disease and COVID-19 Admitted to Intensive Care Units in the United States. American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 77(2), 190-203.e1.
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2021 Guscoth, L. B., Appleton, S. L., Martin, S. A., Adams, R. J., Melaku, Y. A., & Wittert, G. A. (2021). The Association of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Nocturnal Hypoxemia with Lipid Profiles in a Population-Based Study of Community-Dwelling Australian Men. Nature and Science of Sleep, 13, 1771-1782.
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2021 Appleton, S. L., Melaku, Y. A., Reynolds, A. C., Gill, T. K., de Batlle, J., & Adams, R. J. (2021). Multidimensional sleep health is associated with mental well-being in Australian adults.. Journal of sleep research, 31(2), e13477.
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2021 Friedman, A. N., Guirguis, J., Kapoor, R., Gupta, S., Leaf, D. E., Timsina, L. R., . . . Prudhvi, K. (2021). Obesity, inflammatory and thrombotic markers, and major clinical outcomes in critically ill patients with COVID-19 in the US. Obesity, 29(10), 1719-1730.
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2021 Shakya, P. R., Melaku, Y. A., Shivappa, N., Hébert, J. R., Adams, R. J., Page, A. J., & Gill, T. K. (2021). Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII®) and the risk of depression symptoms in adults. Clinical Nutrition, 5(5), 3631-3642.
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2021 Alene, K. A., Gelaw, Y. A., Fetene, D. M., Koye, D. N., Melaku, Y. A., Gesesew, H., . . . Kinfu, Y. (2021). COVID-19 in Ethiopia: a geospatial analysis of vulnerability to infection, case severity and death. BMJ Open, 11(2), e044606-1-e044606-11.
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2021 Gesesew, H. A., Koye, D. N., Fetene, D. M., Woldegiorgis, M., Kinfu, Y., Geleto, A. B., . . . Adane, A. A. (2021). Risk factors for COVID-19 infection, disease severity and related deaths in Africa: a systematic review. BMJ Open, 11(2), e044618-1-e044618-10.
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2021 Sweetman, A., Melaku, Y. A., Lack, L., Reynolds, A., Gill, T. K., Adams, R., & Appleton, S. (2021). Prevalence and associations of co-morbid insomnia and sleep apnoea in an Australian population-based sample. Sleep Medicine, 82, 9-17.
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2021 Parker, J. L., Appleton, S. L., Melaku, Y. A., Stevens, D., Wittert, G. A., Martin, S., . . . Vakulin, A. (2021). Sleep macroarchitecture but not obstructive sleep apnea is independently associated with cognitive function in only older men of a population-based cohort. Journal of Sleep Research, 30(6), e13370-1-e13370-16.
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2021 Wang, Y. B., Shivappa, N., Hébert, J. R., Page, A. J., Gill, T. K., & Melaku, Y. A. (2021). Association between Dietary Inflammatory Index, Dietary Patterns, Plant-Based Dietary Index and the Risk of Obesity. Nutrients, 13(5), 15 pages.
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2021 Reynolds, A. C., Ferguson, S. A., Appleton, S. L., Crowther, M. E., Melaku, Y. A., Gill, T. K., . . . Adams, R. J. (2021). Prevalence of Probable Shift Work Disorder in Non-Standard Work Schedules and Associations with Sleep, Health and Safety Outcomes: A Cross-Sectional Analysis. Nature and Science of Sleep, 13, 683-693.
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2021 Stevens, D., Appleton, S., Melaku, Y., Martin, S., Adams, R., & Wittert, G. (2021). Participation in physical activity is associated with reduced nocturnal hypoxaemia in males. ERJ Open Research, 7(2), 1-9.
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2021 Melaku, Y., Singh, S., & Wondimu, W. (2021). Agrophysiological changes caused by farmyard manure and nps fertilizer enhance yield and economic return from maize (Zea mays L.) cultivation in acidic soil. Tropical Agriculture, 98(1), 28-37.
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2021 Lechat, B., Hansen, K. L., Melaku, Y. A., Vakulin, A., Micic, G., Adams, R. J., . . . Zajamsek, B. (2021). A Novel Electroencephalogram-derived Measure of Disrupted Delta Wave Activity during Sleep Predicts All-Cause Mortality Risk. Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 19(4), 649-658.
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2020 Stevens, D., Appleton, S., Vincent, A. D., Melaku, Y., Martin, S., Gill, T., . . . Wittert, G. (2020). Associations of OSA and Nocturnal Hypoxemia with Strength and Body Composition in Community Dwelling Middle Aged and Older Men. Nature and Science of Sleep, 12, 959-968.
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2020 Sahle, B. W., Chen, W., Melaku, Y. A., Akombi, B. J., Rawal, L. B., & Renzaho, A. M. N. (2020). Association of Psychosocial Factors With Risk of Chronic Diseases: A Nationwide Longitudinal Study. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 58(2), e39-e50.
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2020 Appleton, S. L., Reynolds, A. C., Gill, T. K., Melaku, Y. A., & Adams, R. (2020). Waking to use technology at night, and associations with driving and work outcomes: a screenshot of Australian adults.. Sleep, 43(8), 1-10.
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2020 Shakya, P. R., Melaku, Y. A., Page, A., & Gill, T. K. (2020). Association between dietary patterns and adult depression symptoms based on principal component analysis, reduced-rank regression and partial least-squares. Clinical Nutrition, 39(9), 2811-2823.
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2020 Shakya, P. R., Melaku, Y. A., Page, A. J., & Gill, T. K. (2020). Nutrient patterns and depressive symptoms among Australian adults.. Eur J Nutr, 60(1), 329-343.
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2020 Sahle, B. W., Slewa-Younan, S., Melaku, Y. A., Ling, L., & Renzaho, A. M. N. (2020). A bi-directional association between weight change and health-related quality of life: evidence from the 11-year follow-up of 9916 community-dwelling adults. Quality of Life Research, 29(6), 1697-1706.
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2019 Melaku, Y. A., Renzaho, A., Gill, T. K., Taylor, A. W., Dal Grande, E., de Courten, B., . . . Kinfu, Y. (2019). Burden and trend of diet-related non-communicable diseases in Australia and comparison with 34 OECD countries, 1990–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. European Journal of Nutrition, 58(3), 1299-1313.
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2019 Melaku, Y. A., Gill, T. K., Taylor, A. W., Appleton, S. L., Gonzalez-Chica, D., Adams, R., . . . Renzaho, A. (2019). Trends of mortality attributable to child and maternal undernutrition, overweight/obesity and dietary risk factors of non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa, 1990-2015: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. Public Health Nutrition, 22(5), 827-840.
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2019 Deribew, A., Biadgilign, S., Deribe, K., Dejene, T., Tessema, G. A., Melaku, Y. A., . . . Wang, H. (2019). The Burden of HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia from 1990 to 2016: Evidence from the Global Burden of Diseases 2016 Study. Ethiopian journal of health sciences, 29(1), 859-868.
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2019 Orpana, H., Marczak, L., Arora, M., Abbasi, N., Abdulkader, R., Abebe, Z., . . . Jha, R. (2019). Global, regional, and national burden of suicide mortality 1990 to 2016: Systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. BMJ (Online), 364(1), 11 pages.
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2019 Melaku, Y. A., Gill, T. K., Appleton, S. L., Hill, C., Boyd, M. A., & Adams, R. J. (2019). Sociodemographic, lifestyle and metabolic predictors of all-cause mortality in a cohort of community-dwelling population: An 18-year follow-up of the North West Adelaide Health Study. BMJ Open, 9(8), e030079.
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2019 Melaku, Y. A., Appleton, S., Reynolds, A. C., Sweetman, A. M., Stevens, D. J., Lack, L., & Adams, R. (2019). Association between Childhood Behavioral Problems and Insomnia Symptoms in Adulthood. JAMA Network Open, 2(9), 17 pages.
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2019 Afshin, A., Sur, P. J., Fay, K. A., Cornaby, L., Ferrara, G., Salama, J. S., . . . Sanabria, J. (2019). Health effects of dietary risks in 195 countries, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet, 393(10184), 1958-1972.
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2019 Global Burden of Disease Cancer Collaboration., Fitzmaurice, C., Abate, D., Abbasi, N., Abbastabar, H., Abd-Allah, F., . . . Murray, C. J. L. (2019). Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life-Years for 29 Cancer Groups, 1990 to 2017: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study.. JAMA Oncol, 5(12), 1749-1768.
DOI Scopus2217 WoS1690 Europe PMC1835
2019 Melaku, Y. A., Reynolds, A. C., Gill, T. K., Appleton, S., & Adams, R. (2019). Association between Macronutrient Intake and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness: An Iso-Caloric Substitution Analysis from the North West Adelaide Health Study. Nutrients, 11(10), 17 pages.
DOI Scopus17 WoS14 Europe PMC12
2018 Deribew, A., Deribe, K., Dejene, T., Tessema, G. A., Melaku, Y. A., Lakew, Y., . . . Biadgilign, S. (2018). Tuberculosis Burden in Ethiopia from 1990 to 2016: Evidence from the Global Burden of Diseases 2016 Study. Ethiopian journal of health sciences, 28(5), 519-528.
DOI Scopus29 WoS28 Europe PMC30
2018 Roth, G. A., Feigin, V. L., Nguyen, G., Cercy, K., Johnson, C. O., Alam, T., . . . Lafranconi, A. (2018). Global, regional, and country-specific lifetime risks of stroke, 1990 and 2016. New England Journal of Medicine, 379(25), 2429-2437.
DOI Scopus1277 WoS1063 Europe PMC1033
2018 Melaku, Y., Wassie, M., Gill, T., Zhou, S., Tessema, G., Amare, A., . . . Deribew, A. (2018). Burden of disease attributable to suboptimal diet, metabolic risks and low physical activity in Ethiopia and comparison with Eastern sub-Saharan African countries, 1990-2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. BMC Public Health, 18(1), 552-1-552-20.
DOI Scopus11 WoS11 Europe PMC9
2018 Fitzmaurice, C., Akinyemiju, T. F., Al Lami, F. H., Alam, T., Alizadeh-Navaei, R., Allen, C., . . . Mokdad, A. H. (2018). Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life-Years for 29 Cancer Groups, 1990 to 2016: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study. JAMA oncology, 4(11), 1553-1568.
DOI Scopus1449 WoS132 Europe PMC1163
2018 Stanaway, J. D., Afshin, A., Gakidou, E., Lim, S. S., Abate, D., Abate, K. H., . . . Gill, T. (2018). Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2017: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet, 392(10159), 1923-1994.
DOI Scopus4196 WoS3692 Europe PMC3199
2018 Melaku, Y., Gill, T., Taylor, A., Adams, R., & Shi, Z. (2018). A comparison of principal component analysis, partial least-squares and reduced-rank regressions in the identification of dietary patterns associated with bone mass in ageing Australians. European Journal of Nutrition, 57(5), 1969-1983.
DOI Scopus27 WoS26 Europe PMC22
2018 Melaku, Y., Appleton, S., Gill, T., Ogbo, F., Buckley, E., Shi, Z., . . . Fitzmaurice, C. (2018). Incidence, prevalence, mortality, disability-adjusted life years and risk factors of cancer in Australia and comparison with OECD countries, 1990–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. Cancer Epidemiology, 52, 43-54.
DOI Scopus29 WoS30 Europe PMC23
2018 Melaku, Y., Gill, T., Taylor, A., Adams, R., Shi, Z., & Worku, A. (2018). Associations of childhood, maternal and household dietary patterns with childhood stunting in Ethiopia: proposing an alternative and plausible dietary analysis method to dietary diversity scores. Nutrition Journal, 17(1), 14-1-14-15.
DOI Scopus29 WoS19 Europe PMC21
2018 Fitzmaurice, C. (2018). Global, regional, and national cancer incidence, mortality, years of life lost, years lived with disability, and disability-adjusted life-years for 29 cancer groups, 2006 to 2016: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease study. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, 36(15), 1 page.
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2017 Forouzanfar, M. H., Liu, P., Roth, G. A., Ng, M., Biryukov, S., Marczak, L., . . . Murray, C. J. L. (2017). Global burden of hypertension and systolic blood pressure of at least 110 to 115mmHg, 1990-2015. JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association, 317(2), 165-182.
DOI Scopus1868 WoS1631 Europe PMC1464
2017 Laurence, C., Tessema, G., Melaku, Y., Misganaw, A., Woldie, S., Hiruye, A., . . . Deribew, A. (2017). Trends and causes of maternal mortality in Ethiopia during 1990-2013: findings from the Global Burden of Diseases study 2013. BMC Public Health, 17(1), 1-8.
DOI Scopus145 WoS132 Europe PMC127
2017 Deribew, A., Dejene, T., Kebede, B., Tessema, G., Melaku, Y., Misganaw, A., . . . Stanaway, J. (2017). Incidence, prevalence and mortality rates of malaria in Ethiopia from 1990 to 2015: Analysis of the global burden of diseases 2015. Malaria Journal, 16(1), 7 pages.
DOI Scopus62 WoS60 Europe PMC59
2017 Misganaw, A., Melaku, Y., Tessema, G., Deribew, A., Deribe, K., Abera, S., . . . Naghavi, M. (2017). National disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 257 diseases and injuries in Ethiopia, 1990-2015: findings from the global burden of disease study 2015. Population Health Metrics, 15(1), 28-1-28-16.
DOI Scopus46 WoS42 Europe PMC1
2017 Deribew, A., Kebede, B., Tessema, G. A., Adama, Y. A., Misganaw, A., Gebre, T., . . . Deribe, K. (2017). Mortality and disability-adjusted life-years (dalys) for common neglected tropical diseases in Ethiopia, 1990-2015: Evidence from the global burden of disease study 2015. Ethiopian Medical Journal, 55(Suppl 1), 3-14.
Scopus18 Europe PMC15
2017 Melaku, Y., Gill, T., Taylor, A., Adams, R., & Shi, Z. (2017). Association between nutrient patterns and bone mineral density among ageing adults. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, 22, 97-106.
DOI Scopus10 WoS9 Europe PMC9
2017 Gakidou, E., Afshin, A., Abajobir, A. A., Abate, K. H., Abbafati, C., Abbas, K. M., . . . Brugha, T. S. (2017). Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990-2016: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. The Lancet, 390(10100), 1345-1422.
DOI Scopus2193 WoS1981 Europe PMC1562
2017 Melaku, Y. A., & Shi, Z. (2017). Lessons for the Sustainable Development Goals from Ethiopia's success: the case of under-5 mortality. Lancet Global Health, 5(11), e1060-e1061.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1
2017 Melaku, Y. A., Gill, T. K., Appleton, S. L., Taylor, A. W., Adams, R., & Shi, Z. (2017). Prospective associations of dietary and nutrient patterns with fracture risk: A 20-year follow-up study. Nutrients, 9(11), 19 pages.
DOI Scopus19 WoS20 Europe PMC18
2017 Wang, H., Bhutta, Z. A., Coates, M. M., Coggeshall, M., Dandona, L., Diallo, K., . . . Bazargan-Hejazi, S. (2017). Erratum: Global, regional, national, and selected subnational levels of stillbirths, neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 (The Lancet (2016) 388(10053) (1725–1774)(S0140673616315756)(10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31575-6)). Lancet, 389(10064), e1.
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2017 Kassebaum, N. J., Barber, R. M., Dandona, L., Hay, S. I., Larson, H. J., Lim, S. S., . . . Bärnighausen, T. (2017). Erratum: Global, regional, and national levels of maternal mortality, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 (The Lancet (2016) 388(10053) (1775–1812)(S0140673616314702)(10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31470-2)). Lancet, 389(10064), e1.
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2017 Kassebaum, N. J., Barber, R. M., Dandona, L., Hay, S. I., Larson, H. J., Lim, S. S., . . . Bärnighausen, T. (2017). Global, regional, and national levels of maternal mortality, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey, 72(1), 11-13.
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2017 Fitzmaurice, C., Allen, C., Barber, R., Barregard, L., Bhutta, Z., Brenner, H., . . . Tessema, G. A. (2017). Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life-years for 32 Cancer Groups, 1990 to 2015: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study. JAMA oncology, 3(4), 524-548.
DOI Scopus3626 WoS4196 Europe PMC2847
2016 Deribew, A., Tessema, G. A., Deribe, K., Melaku, Y. A., Lakew, Y., Amare, A. T., . . . Kassebaum, N. (2016). Trends, causes, and risk factors of mortality among children under 5 in Ethiopia, 1990-2013: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. Population Health Metrics, 14(1), 42-1-42-10.
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2016 Deribew, A., Tessema, G. A., Deribe, K., Melaku, Y. A., Lakew, Y., Amare, A. T., . . . Kassebaum, N. (2016). Trends, causes, and risk factors of mortality among children under 5 in Ethiopia, 1990-2013: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013.. Population health metrics, 14, 42.
DOI Europe PMC70
2016 Khalil, I., Colombara, D., Forouzanfar, M., Troeger, C., Daoud, F., Moradi-Lakeh, M., . . . Mehari, A. (2016). Burden of diarrhea in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990-2013: findings from the global burden of disease study 2013. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 95(6), 1319-1329.
DOI Scopus29 WoS27 Europe PMC24
2016 Melaku, Y., Temesgen, A., Deribew, A., Tessema, G., Deribe, K., Sahle, B., . . . Forouzanfar, M. (2016). The impact of dietary risk factors on the burden of non-communicable diseases in ethiopia: Findings from the global burden of disease study 2013. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 13(1), 13 pages.
DOI Scopus44 WoS42 Europe PMC33
2016 Vos, T., Kyu, H. H., Pinho, C., Wagner, J. A., Brown, J. C., Bertozzi-Villa, A., . . . Oh, I. H. (2016). Global and national burden of diseases and injuries among children and adolescents between 1990 and 2013 findings from the global burden of disease 2013 study. JAMA Pediatrics, 170(3), 267-287.
DOI Scopus547 WoS240 Europe PMC404
2016 Wang, H., Wolock, T. M., Carter, A., Nguyen, G., Kyu, H. H., Gakidou, E., . . . Amare, A. (2016). Estimates of global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and mortality of HIV, 1980–2015: the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Lancet HIV, 3(8), 361-387.
DOI Scopus518 WoS465 Europe PMC429
2016 Melaku, Y., Gill, T., Adams, R., & Shi, Z. (2016). Association between dietary patterns and low bone mineral density among adults aged 50 years and above: findings from the North West Adelaide Health Study (NWAHS). British Journal of Nutrition, 116(8), 1437-1446.
DOI Scopus37 WoS36 Europe PMC31
2016 Melaku, Y. A. (2016). Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioral, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Lancet, 388(10053), 1659-1724.
DOI Scopus3851 WoS3036 Europe PMC2715
2016 Lim, S., Allen, K., Bhutta, Z., Dandona, L., Forouzanfar, M., Fullman, N., . . . Bayou, T. (2016). Measuring the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: a baseline analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Lancet, 388(10053), 1813-1850.
DOI Scopus436 WoS62 Europe PMC295
2016 Kassebaum, N., Arora, M., Barber, R., Bhutta, Z., Brown, J., Carter, A., . . . Amberbir, A. (2016). Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 315 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE), 1990-2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Lancet, 388(10053), 1603-1658.
DOI Scopus1889 WoS1383 Europe PMC1470
2016 Vos, T., Allen, C., Arora, M., Barber, R., Bhutta, Z., Brown, A., . . . Amberbir, A. (2016). Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Lancet, 388(10053), 1545-1602.
DOI Scopus6298 WoS2786 Europe PMC4748
2016 GBF 2015 Maternal Mortality Collaborators., Wang, H., Amare, A., Hancock, J., Lalloo, R., Melaku, Y., & Tessema, G. (2016). Global, regional, national, and selected subnational levels of stillbirths, neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Lancet, 388(10053), 1725-1774.
DOI Scopus640 WoS41 Europe PMC544
2016 GBF 2015 Maternal Mortality Collaborators., Kassebaum, N., Amare, A., Ciobanu, L., Hancock, J., Lalloo, R., . . . Azzopardi, P. (2016). Global, regional, and national levels of maternal mortality, 1990–2015 : a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Lancet, 388(10053), 1775-1812.
DOI Scopus967 WoS811 Europe PMC779
2016 Wang, H., Naghavi, M., Allen, C., Barber, R., Bhutta, Z., Carter, A., . . . Alexander, L. (2016). Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980-2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Lancet, 388(10053), 1459-1544.
DOI Scopus5616 WoS3648 Europe PMC4301
2016 Alemayehu, M., Lemma, H., Abrha, K., Adama, Y., Fisseha, G., Yebyo, H., . . . Medhanyie, A. A. (2016). Family planning use and associated factors among pastoralist community of afar region, eastern Ethiopia. BMC Women S Health, 16(1), 39.
DOI Scopus51 Europe PMC52
2016 Lim, S. S., Allen, K., Bhutta, Z. A., Dandona, L., Forouzanfar, M. H., Fullman, N., . . . Murray, C. J. (2016). Measuring the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: a baseline analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. LANCET, 388(10053), 1813-1850.
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2016 Wang, H., Bhutta, Z. A., Coates, M. M., Coggeshall, M., Dandona, L., Diallo, K., . . . Murray, C. J. L. (2016). Global, regional, national, and selected subnational levels of stillbirths, neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality, 1980-2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. LANCET, 388(10053), 1725-1774.
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2015 GBD 2013 DALYs Collaborators., HALE Collaborators., Murray, C., Barber, R., Foreman, K., Ozgoren, A., . . . Başara, B. (2015). Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 306 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 188 countries, 1990-2013: quantifying the epidemiological transition. The Lancet, 386(10009), 2145-2191.
DOI Scopus1667 WoS1403 Europe PMC1322
2015 Forouzanfar, M., Alexander, L., Bachman, V., Biryukov, S., Brauer, M., Casey, D., . . . Aburto, T. (2015). Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. The Lancet, 386(10010), 2287-2323.
DOI Scopus2367 WoS2226 Europe PMC1709
2015 Melaku, Y., Zello, G., Gill, T., Adams, R., & Shi, Z. (2015). Prevalence and factors associated with stunting and thinness among adolescent students in Northern Ethiopia: a comparison to World Health Organization standards. Archives of Public Health, 73(1), 44-1-44-11.
DOI Scopus69 WoS60 Europe PMC60
2015 Feigin, V., Mensah, G., Norrving, B., Murray, C., Roth, G., Bahit, M., . . . Venketasubramanian, N. (2015). Atlas of the global burden of stroke (1990-2013): The GBD 2013 study. Neuroepidemiology, 45(3), 230-236.
DOI Scopus204 WoS187 Europe PMC156
2015 Barker-Collo, S., Bennett, D. A., Krishnamurthi, R. V., Parmar, P., Feigin, V. L., Naghavi, M., . . . Melaku, Y. A. (2015). Sex differences in stroke incidence, prevalence,mortality and disability-adjusted life years: Results from the global burden of disease study 2013. Neuroepidemiology, 45(3), 203-214.
DOI Scopus188 WoS168 Europe PMC142
2015 Feigin, V. L., Krishnamurthi, R. V., Parmar, P., Norrving, B., Mensah, G. A., Bennett, D. A., . . . Lindsay, M. P. (2015). Update on the global burden of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke in 1990-2013: The GBD 2013 study. Neuroepidemiology, 45(3), 161-176.
DOI Scopus1090 WoS974 Europe PMC851
2015 Global Burden of Disease Cancer Collaboration. (2015). The global burden of cancer 2013. JAMA oncology, 1(4), 505-527.
DOI Scopus2599 WoS2327 Europe PMC1942
2015 Weldearegawi, B., Melaku, Y. A., Dinant, G. J., & Spigt, M. (2015). How much do the physician review and InterVA model agree in determining causes of death? A comparative analysis of deaths in rural Ethiopia. BMC Public Health, 15(1), 7 pages.
DOI Scopus5 WoS5 Europe PMC6
2015 Lalloo, R., & GBD 2013 Mortality and Causes of Death Collaborators. (2015). Global, regional, and national age-sex specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 240 causes of death, 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. Lancet, 385(9963), 117-171.
DOI Scopus6591 WoS5432 Europe PMC4980
2015 Streatfield, P. K., Khan, W. A., Bhuiya, A., Hanifi, S. M. A., Alam, N., Diboulo, E., . . . Byass, P. (2015). Malaria mortality in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH health and demographic surveillance system sites (vol 7, 25369, 2014). GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION, 8(1), 1.
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2015 Weldegebreal, R., Melaku, Y., Alemayehu, M., & Gebrehiwot, T. (2015). Unintended pregnancy among female sex workers in Mekelle city, northern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health, 15(1), 40-1-40-9.
DOI Scopus51 WoS47 Europe PMC43
2015 Weldearegawi, B., Melaku, Y., Abera, S., Ashebir, Y., Haile, F., Mulugeta, A., . . . Spigt, M. (2015). Infant mortality and causes of infant deaths in rural Ethiopia: a population-based cohort of 3684 births. BMC Public Health, 15(1), 770-1-770-7.
DOI Scopus35 WoS29 Europe PMC35
2015 Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 Collaborators., Vos, T., Barber, R., Bell, B., Bertozzi-Villa, A., Biryukov, S., . . . Artaman, A. (2015). Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. Lancet, 386(9995), 743-800.
DOI Scopus5691 WoS4559 Europe PMC4344
2014 Melaku, Y., Berhane, Y., Kinsman, J., & Reda, H. (2014). Sexual and reproductive health communication and awareness of contraceptive methods among secondary school female students, northern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health, 14(1), 252-1-252-11.
DOI Scopus49 WoS41 Europe PMC39
2014 Melaku, Y., & Zeleke, E. (2014). Contraceptive utilization and associated factors among HIV positive women on chronic follow up care in tigray region, northern ethiopia: a cross sectional study. PLoS One, 9(4), e94682-1-e94682-10.
DOI Scopus41 WoS38 Europe PMC44
2014 Melaku, Y., Zeleke, E., Kinsman, J., & Abraha, A. (2014). Fertility desire among HIV-positive women in Tigray region, Ethiopia: implications for the provision of reproductive health and prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission services. BMC Women's Health, 14(1), 137-1-137-10.
DOI Scopus38 WoS34 Europe PMC37
2014 Melaku, Y., Weldearegawi, B., Tesfay, F., Abraham, L., Aregay, A., Ashebir, Y., . . . Kinsman, J. (2014). Poor linkages in maternal health care services - evidence on antenatal care and institutional delivery from a community-based longitudinal study in Tigray region, Ethiopia. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 14(1), 418-1-418-13.
DOI Scopus31 WoS30 Europe PMC29
2014 Melaku, Y., Sahle, B., Tesfay, F., Bezabih, A., Aregay, A., Abera, S., . . . Zello, G. (2014). Causes of death among adults in northern Ethiopia: evidence from verbal autopsy data in health and demographic surveillance system. PLoS ONE, 9(9), e106781-1-e106781-12.
DOI Scopus22 WoS24 Europe PMC23
2014 Weldearegawi, B., Melaku, Y., Spigt, M., & Dinant, G. (2014). Applying the InterVA-4 model to determine causes of death in rural Ethiopia. Global Health Action, 7(1), 25550-1-25550-6.
DOI Scopus14 WoS15 Europe PMC15
2014 Streatfield, P., Khan, W., Bhuiya, A., Hanifi, S., Alam, N., Millogo, O., . . . Byass, P. (2014). HIV/AIDS-related mortality in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH health and demographic surveillance system sites. Global health action, 7(1), 25370-1-25370-11.
DOI Scopus16 WoS32 Europe PMC29
2014 Streatfield, P., Khan, W., Bhuiya, A., Hanifi, S., Alam, N., Diboulo, E., . . . Byass, P. (2014). Malaria mortality in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH health and demographic surveillance system sites. Global health action, 7(1), 25369-1-25369-12.
DOI Scopus40 WoS36 Europe PMC32
2014 Streatfield, P., Khan, W., Bhuiya, A., Hanifi, S., Alam, N., Diboulo, E., . . . Wilopo, S. (2014). Mortality from external causes in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH health and demographic surveillance system sites. Global health action, 7(1), 25366-1-25366-10.
DOI Scopus29 WoS27 Europe PMC25
2014 Streatfield, P., Khan, W., Bhuiya, A., Hanifi, S., Alam, N., Bagagnan, C., . . . Byass, P. (2014). Adult non-communicable disease mortality in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH Health and Demographic Surveillance System sites. Global Health Action, 7(1), 25365-1-25365-12.
DOI Scopus32 WoS41 Europe PMC44
2014 Kim Streatfield, P., Khan, W., Bhuiya, A., Hanifi, S., Alam, N., Ouattara, M., . . . Ngulukyo, E. (2014). Cause-specific childhood mortality in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH health and demographic surveillance system sites. Global Health Action, 7(1), 25363-1-25363-12.
DOI Scopus42 WoS31 Europe PMC27
2014 Melaku, Y., Weldearegawi, B., Aregay, A., Tesfay, F., Abreha, L., Abera, S., & Bezabih, A. (2014). Causes of death among females-investigating beyond maternal causes: a community-based longitudinal study. BMC Research Notes, 7(1), 629-1-629-9.
DOI Scopus10 Europe PMC9
2014 Murray, C., Ortblad, K., Guinovart, C., Lim, S., Wolock, T., Roberts, D., . . . Dayama, A. (2014). Global, regional, and national incidence and mortality for HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria during 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. Lancet, 384(9947), 1005-1070.
DOI Scopus781 WoS656 Europe PMC662
2013 Milkias, H. (2013). Incidence and Risk Factors of Anemia among HIV/AIDS Patients Taking Anti-Retroviral Therapy at Tertiary Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Diseases, 8 pages.
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2024 Razjouyan, J., Crew, E., Sweetman, A., Wallace, D., Melaku, Y., Azarian, M., & Sharafkhaneh, A. (2024). COMORBID INSOMNIA AND SLEEP APNEA: MORTALITY TRENDS IN A LARGE NATIONAL COHORT OF US VETERANS. In SLEEP Vol. 47 (pp. 1 page). TX, Houston: OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC.
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2024 Sharafkhaneh, A., Razjouyan, J., Crew, E., Wallace, D., Azarian, M., Melaku, Y., & Sweetman, A. (2024). MORTALITY IN VETERANS WITH INSOMNIA, SLEEP APNEA AND COMORBID INSOMNIA AND SLEEP APNEA (COMISA): A COHORT STUDY. In SLEEP Vol. 47 (pp. 1 page). TX, Houston: OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC.
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2023 Thomas, C. E., Georgeson, P., Qu, C., Steinfelder, R. S., Buchanan, D. D., Jenkins, M. A., . . . Phipps, A. I. (2023). Lifestyle and environmental factors in relation to colorectal cancer risk and survival by colibactin tumor mutational signature status. In CANCER RESEARCH Vol. 83 (pp. 3 pages). FL, Orlando: AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH.
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2021 Ouyang, J., Melaku, Y., Puri, I., Yap, E., & Goldwasser, P. (2021). Prediction of Ionized Hypocalcemia and Hypercalcemia: External Validation of a Novel Model. In JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY Vol. 32 (pp. 387). AMER SOC NEPHROLOGY.
2021 Wang, Y., Page, A., Gill, T., & Melaku, Y. (2021). Plant Nutrients and Diet are Associated with CRP Level in Men and Metabolically Unhealthy Obesity. In OBESITY Vol. 29 (pp. 31). WILEY.

 

Fund Year  
Travel grant (funded by The University of Adelaide, Australia) August 2017
Travel grant (funded by The University of Adelaide, Australia) November 2016
Scholarship for Ph.D (funded by Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship) July 2015 - July 2018
Scholarship for master’s degree in public health (funded by Mekelle University) June 2010 - July 2012

 

Mekelle University, School of Public Health
Class Semester, year Role

Introduction to Public Health

Semester I & II, 2009/10 Teaching Assistant (undergraduate)

Introduction to Public Health

Semester I & II, 2010/11

Teaching Assistant (undergraduate)

 

Human Nutrition Semester I & II, 2010/11 Teaching Assistant (undergraduate)
Human Nutrition Semester I & II, 2011/12 Teaching Assistant (undergraduate)
Public Health Nutrition Semester II, 2012/13 Senior Teaching Assistant (graduate, MPH)
Human Nutrition Semester I, 2013/14 Senior Teaching Assistant (undergraduate)
Public Health Nutrition Semester II, 2013/14 Assistant Lecturer (graduate, MPH)
Human Nutrition Semester I, 2014/15 Lecturer (undergraduate)
Public Health Nutrition Semester II, 2014/15 Lecturer (graduate, MPH)

 

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2022 - 2025 Co-Supervisor Inflammatory Potential and Quality of Diet, Metabolic and Inflammatory Biomarkers, and Chemical Contaminants: A Nexus for Ultra-Processed Food Consumption and Chronic Respiratory Diseases Risk Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Tefera chane Mekonnen
2019 - 2021 Co-Supervisor The Association between Nutrition and Depression Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Prem Raj Shakya

Date Role Membership Country
2016 - ongoing Member Nutrition Society of Australia Australia
2014 - ongoing Member Food and Nutrition Society of Ethiopia (FoNSE) Ethiopia
2013 - ongoing Member Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Collaborative Group Ethiopia
2009 - ongoing Member Ethiopia Public Health Association(EPHA) Ethiopia

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