Bereket Gebremichael Menota
Higher Degree by Research Candidate
School of Agriculture, Food and Wine
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
I am a public health expert with main research interest in maternal and child nutrition. Currently, I am investigating effect of perinatal consumption of low- or no-calorie sweeteners (LNCS) on maternal and child health outcome using longitudinal and linked data.
Nutritional epidemiology, Maternal and child nutrition, Public health nutrition, Eating behavior, Chronic disease
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 - 2022 | Nutrition and child health researcher | MERQ consultancy PLC |
| 2016 - 2022 | Lecturer | Addis Ababa University |
| 2012 - 2016 | Graduate assistant, Assistant Lecturer and Lecturer | Madda Walabu University |
| Language | Competency |
|---|---|
| Amharic | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| English | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Date | Title | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masters of science in Pediatrics health | Addis Ababa University | Ethiopia | |
| MSc/ Mph- Community Nutrition | Addis Ababa University | Ethiopia |
| Date | Title | Institution name | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Certificate in public management | Young Africa Leadership Institute-RLC EA | Kenya |
| — | Higher Diploma Program | Addis Ababa University | Ethiopia |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Gebremichael, B., Abera, A., Biadgilign, S., Baye, K., Zhou, S. J., & Haile, D. (2025). Correction to: Double burden of malnutrition among under-five children in Eastern and Southern African countries (Scientific Reports, (2025), 15, 1, (11042), 10.1038/s41598-025-87144-y). Scientific Reports, 15(1), 1 page. |
| 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. Scopus1 WoS1 |
| 2025 | Gebremichael, B., Begum, M., Bianco-Miotto, T., Zhou, S. J., & Lassi, Z. S. (2025). Preconception and pregnancy artificially sweetened beverage consumption and its association with adverse pregnancy outcomes: findings from the Australian longitudinal study on women's health.. Diabetes research and clinical practice, 227, 112422. |
| 2025 | Gebremichael, B., Lassi, Z. S., Begum, M., & Zhou, S. J. (2025). Association between low‐calorie sweetener consumption during pregnancy and child health: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Maternal and Child Nutrition, 21(1), e13737-1-e13737-21. Scopus1 WoS2 Europe PMC2 |
| 2025 | Gebremichael, B., Abera, A., Biadigilign, S., Baye, K., Zhou, S. J., & Haile, D. (2025). Double burden of malnutrition among under-five children in Eastern and Southern African countries. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 11042-1-11042-11. Scopus1 WoS1 |
| 2025 | Gebremichael, B., Baye, K., Maru, Y., Noor, R., Mengistu, F., Darsene, H., . . . Chitekwe, S. (2025). Rethinking Growth Monitoring and Promotion in the Era of Universal Health Coverage: Qualitative Assessment of Programme Delivery Challenges in Ethiopia. Maternal and Child Nutrition, 7 pages. |
| 2025 | Stark, B. A., DeCleene, N. K., Desai, E. C., Hsu, J. M., Johnson, C. O., Lara-Castor, L., . . . Sobrinho, C. A. (2025). Global, Regional, and National Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors in 204 Countries and Territories, 1990-2023. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 86(22), 2167-2243. Scopus26 Europe PMC8 |
| 2024 | Gebremichael, M. B., Lassi, Z. S., Begum, M., & Zhou, S. J. (2024). Effect of perinatal consumption of low-calorie sweetener on maternal health: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, 63, 164-176. Scopus3 WoS4 Europe PMC3 |
| 2023 | Gebremichael, B., Lassi, Z. S., Begum, M., Mittinty, M., & Zhou, S. -J. (2023). Patterns and Predictors of Low-Calorie Sweetener Consumption during Pregnancy: Findings from a National Survey. Nutrients, 15(19), 4196-1-4196-16. Scopus5 WoS5 Europe PMC5 |
| 2023 | Biadgilign, S., Hailu, A., Gebremichael, B., Letebo, M., Berhanesilassie, E., & Shumetie, A. (2023). The role of universal health coverage and global health security nexus and interplay on SARS-CoV-2 infection and case-fatality rates in Africa : a structural equation modeling approach. Globalization and Health, 19(1), 13 pages. Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC2 |
| 2023 | Biadgilign, S., Mgutshini, T., Gebremichael, B., Haile, D., Berhanu, L., Chitekwe, S., & Memiah, P. (2023). Correlates of Sedentary Time Among Children and Adolescents in Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study. Pediatric Exercise Science, 35(1), 15-22. Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC2 |
| 2023 | Biadgilign, S., Mgutshini, T., Gebremichael, B., Berhanu, L., Cook, C., Deribew, A., . . . Memiah, P. (2023). Association between dietary Intake, eating behavior, and childhood obesity among children and adolescents in Ethiopia. BMJ Nutrition Prevention and Health, 6(2), 203-211. Scopus4 WoS2 Europe PMC3 |
| 2023 | Jebero, Z., Moga, F., Gebremichael, B., & Tesfaye, T. (2023). Determinants of Acute Malnutrition among Under-Five Children in Governmental Health Facilities in Sodo Town, Southern Ethiopia: Unmatched Case-Control Study. International Journal of Pediatrics United Kingdom, 2023, 11 pages. Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC3 |
| 2022 | Menalu, M. M., Gebremichael, B., Desta, K. W., Kebede, W. M., Tarekegn, F. N., Mulu, G. B., & Atinafu, B. T. (2022). Time to death and its predictors among neonates who were admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit at tertiary hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Retrospective follow up study. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 10, 11 pages. Scopus7 WoS7 Europe PMC10 |
| 2022 | Birhanu, D., Gebremichael, B., Tesfaye, T., Tadesse, M., Belege, F., Godie, Y., . . . Tamiru, E. (2022). Survival status and predictors of mortality among preterm neonates admitted to neonatal intensive care unit of Addis Ababa public hospitals, Ethiopia, 2021. A prospective cohort study. BMC Pediatrics, 22(1), 12 pages. Scopus15 WoS11 Europe PMC15 |
| 2022 | Gebremichael, B., Haile, D., & Biadgilign, S. (2022). Population vitamin D status might be related to COVID-19 mortality but not with infection rate in Africa: evidence from ecological analysis. Pan African Medical Journal, 41, 249. Scopus1 Europe PMC1 |
| 2022 | Gebremichael, B., Hailu, A., Letebo, M., Berhanesilassie, E., Shumetie, A., & Biadgilign, S. (2022). Impact of good governance, economic growth and universal health coverage on COVID-19 infection and case fatality rates in Africa. Health Research Policy and Systems, 20(1), 9 pages. Scopus7 WoS6 Europe PMC5 |
| 2022 | Biyazin, Y., Wondwossen, K., Wubie, A. B., Getachew, M., & Gebremichael, B. (2022). Survival and predictors of mortality among HIV-positive children on antiretroviral therapy in public hospitals. Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, 15(1), 13 pages. Scopus17 WoS17 Europe PMC17 |
| 2022 | Gebremichael, B., Beletew, B., Bimerew, M., Haile, D., Biadgilign, S., & Baye, K. (2022). Magnitude of urban household food insecurity in East Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Public Health Nutrition, 25(4), 994-1004. Scopus16 WoS15 Europe PMC15 |
| 2022 | Gemechu, J., Gebremichael, B., Tesfaye, T., Seyum, A., & Erkalo, D. (2022). Predictors of mortality among TB-HIV co-infected children attending anti-retroviral therapy clinics of selected public hospitals in southern, Ethiopia: retrospective cohort study. Archives of Public Health, 80(1), 13 pages. Scopus20 WoS20 Europe PMC20 |
| 2022 | Biadgilign, S., Gebremichael, B., Abera, A., & Moges, T. (2022). Gender Difference and Correlates of Physical Activity Among Urban Children and Adolescents in Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study. Frontiers in Public Health, 10, 9 pages. Scopus5 WoS5 Europe PMC6 |
| 2021 | Aynalem, Y. A., Mekonen, H., Akalu, T. Y., Gebremichael, B., & Shiferaw, W. S. (2021). Preterm Neonatal Mortality and its predictors in Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a retrospective cohort study. Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences, 31(1), 43-54. Scopus16 WoS13 Europe PMC16 |
| 2021 | Gebremichael, B., Abate, B. B., & Tesfaye, T. (2021). Mothers had inadequate knowledge towards key essential nutrition action messages in mainly rural Northeast Ethiopia. Journal of Nutritional Science, 10, 7 pages. Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC3 |
| 2020 | Akalu, T. Y., Gebremichael, B., Desta, K. W., Aynalem, Y. A., Shiferaw, W. S., & Alamneh, Y. M. (2020). Predictors of neonatal sepsis in public referral hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia: A case control study. Plos One, 15(6), 12 pages. Scopus24 WoS26 Europe PMC24 |
| 2019 | Nigatu, D., Haile, D., Gebremichael, B., & M Tiruneh, Y. (2019). Predictive accuracy of perceived baby birth size for birth weight: A cross-sectional study from the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey. BMJ Open, 9(12), 8 pages. Scopus11 WoS10 Europe PMC10 |
| 2019 | Beletew, B., Gebremichael, B., Tesfaye, T., Mengesha, A., & Wudu, M. (2019). The practice of key essential nutrition action messages and associated factors among mothers of children from birth up to 2 years old in Wereilu Wereda, south Wollo zone, Amhara, Northeast Ethiopia: A community based cross-sectional study. BMC Pediatrics, 19(1), 11 pages. Scopus12 WoS11 Europe PMC13 |
| 2018 | Gebremichael, B., Abebaw, T. A., Moges, T., Abaerei, A. A., & Worede, N. (2018). Predictors of pediatric tuberculosis in public health facilities of Bale zone, Oromia region, Ethiopia: A case control study. BMC Infectious Diseases, 18(1), 9 pages. Scopus7 WoS7 Europe PMC7 |
| 2018 | Moges, T., Gebremichael, B., Shiferaw, S., & Yirgu, R. (2018). Is inadequate play area in schools associated with overweight among students in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia? A comparative cross-sectional study. Epidemiology and Health, 40(40), 8 pages. Scopus15 WoS14 Europe PMC12 |
| 2018 | Fullman, N., Yearwood, J., Abay, S. M., Abbafati, C., Abd-Allah, F., Abdela, J., . . . Ciobanu, L. (2018). Measuring performance on the Healthcare Access and Quality Index for 195 countries and territories and selected subnational locations: A systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. The Lancet, 391(10136), 2236-2271. Scopus795 WoS607 Europe PMC579 |
| 2018 | Troeger, C., Blacker, B. F., Khalil, I. A., Rao, P. C., Cao, S., Zimsen, S. R., . . . Sartorius, B. (2018). Estimates of the global, regional, and national morbidity, mortality, and aetiologies of diarrhoea in 195 countries: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 18(11), 1211-1228. Scopus1173 WoS1669 Europe PMC921 |
| 2018 | Roth, G. A., Abate, D., Abate, K. H., Abay, S. M., Abbafati, C., Abbasi, N., . . . Badawi, A. (2018). Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet, 392(10159), 1736-1788. Scopus6329 WoS6085 Europe PMC4966 |
| 2018 | Lozano, R., Fullman, N., Abate, D., Abay, S. M., Abbafati, C., Abbasi, N., . . . Appiah, L. T. (2018). Measuring progress from 1990 to 2017 and projecting attainment to 2030 of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals for 195 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet, 392(10159), 2091-2138. Scopus401 WoS403 Europe PMC300 |
| 2018 | Abeway, S., Gebremichael, B., Murugan, R., Assefa, M., & Adinew, Y. M. (2018). Stunting and its determinants among children aged 6-59 Months in Northern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, 2018, 8 pages. Scopus56 WoS44 Europe PMC44 |
| 2018 | Roth, G. A., Abate, D., Abate, K. H., Abay, S. M., Abbafati, C., Abbasi, N., . . . Badawi, A. (2018). Erratum: Department of Error. Lancet London England, 392(10160), 2170. Scopus10 WoS8 |
| 2017 | Barber, R. M., Fullman, N., Sorensen, R. J. D., Bollyky, T., McKee, M., Nolte, E., . . . Beyene, T. J. (2017). Healthcare access and quality index based on mortality from causes amenable to personal health care in 195 countries and territories, 1990-2015: A novel analysis from the global burden of disease study 2015. The Lancet, 390(10091), 231-266. Scopus597 WoS520 Europe PMC443 |
| 2017 | Naghavi, M., Abajobir, A. A., Abbafati, C., Abbas, K. M., Abd-Allah, F., Abera, S. F., . . . Chibueze, C. E. (2017). Global, regional, and national age-sex specifc mortality for 264 causes of death, 1980-2016: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. The Lancet, 390(10100), 1151-1210. Scopus4202 WoS2625 Europe PMC3323 |
| 2017 | Wang, H., Abajobir, A. A., Abate, K. H., Abbafati, C., Abbas, K. M., Abd-Allah, F., . . . Bennett, J. R. (2017). Global, regional, and national under-5 mortality, adult mortality, age-specific mortality, and life expectancy, 1970-2016: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. The Lancet, 390(10100), 1084-1150. Scopus659 WoS345 Europe PMC532 |
| 2017 | Biadgilign, S., Mgutshini, T., Haile, D., Gebremichael, B., Moges, Y., & Tilahun, K. (2017). Epidemiology of obesity and overweight in sub-Saharan Africa: A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open, 7(11), 4 pages. Scopus39 WoS27 Europe PMC30 |
| 2017 | Abebaw, T. A., Aderaw, Z., & Gebremichael, B. (2017). Hepatitis B virus vaccination status and associated factors among health care workers in Shashemene Zonal Town, Shashemene, Ethiopia: A cross sectional study. BMC Research Notes, 10(1), 260. Scopus32 Europe PMC31 |
| - | Abate, B. B., Bimerew, M., Gebremichael, B., Mengesha Kassie, A., Kassaw, M., Gebremeskel, T., & Bayih, W. A. (2021). Effects of therapeutic hypothermia on death among asphyxiated neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized control trials. PLOS ONE, 16(2), e0247229. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Zewde, A., Gebremichael, B., Tesfaye, T., Sibhat, M. M., & Bimer, K. (2022). Risk factors of preterm birth among newborns delivered in public hospitals of Southern Ethiopia: A case-control study. DOI |
| Date | Award/Recognition | Funder | Role | Amount |
| 2025 | Robinson Research Institute travel grant | RRI Institiute | - | 1,000 AUD |
| 2025 | Adelaide Graduate Research School travel grant | AGRS | - | 3,000 AUD |
| 2025 | AUGU/R.C. Heddle Award | Adelaide University Graduate’s Union | - | 4,000 AUD |
| 2024 | School of Agriculture Food and Wine, HDR symposium best long oral presentation award (Food Science) | Waite Research Institute | - | 200 AUD |
| 2023 | PhD Research Support Grant Scheme 2023-24 | CRE HiPP | CIA | 3,000 AUD |
| 2023 | Nutrition Society Australia travel grant travel grant | Nutrition Society Australia | - | 460 AUD |
| 2022 | Covidence 2022 Covidence Global Scholarship | Covidence | CIA | 3,600 AUD |
| 2018 | Agriculture for Nutrition and health (A4NH) MSc thesis grant award | IFPRI & Wageningen University | CIA | 4,500 USD |
| 2018 | Modern contraceptive utilization and its associated factors among street dwelling reproductive age women in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a mixed method study. | CIRHT, Ethiopia | CIB | 28,000 USD |
| 2018 | Quality of labour and delivery care provided by midwives in health centers of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | CIRHT, Ethiopia | CIB | 34,600 USD |
| 2016 | Identifying predictors of pediatric tuberculosis in public health facilities of Bale zone, Oromia region, Ethiopia: a case control study. | Madda Walabu University | CIA | 3,400 USD |
Public Health Nutrition, Evidence Based Nutrition
| Date | Role | Membership | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 - ongoing | Member | Australasia Epidemiological Association | Australia |
| 2024 - ongoing | Member | Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand | Australia |
| 2024 - ongoing | Member | American Society of Nutrition | United States |
| 2023 - ongoing | Member | Nutrition Society Australia | Australia |
| 2022 - ongoing | Member | Healthy Development Adelaide | Australia |
| 2022 - ongoing | Member | Centre of Research Excellence Health in Preconception & Pregnancy | Australia |
| Date | Office Name | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 - 2016 | Research and technology transfer coordinator | College of health science, Madda Walabu University | Ethiopia |
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