Mr Yohannes Efa

Higher Degree by Research Candidate

School of Allied Health and Human Performance

College of Health


Yohannes is a PhD student at Adelaide University. His research focuses on the impact of lifestyle behaviours—including physical inactivity, sedentarybehaviour, dietary habits, alcohol use, cigarette smoking, and cannabis use—on adolescent mental health conditions, particularly depressive symptoms and suicidal behaviours. His work uses global data from more than 90 countries with diverse socioeconomic contexts. In 2024, he received the Healthy Development Adelaide (HDA) and Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation (CRF) PhD Excellence Award. Before commencing his PhD in Australia, Yohannes worked as a Lecturer and Researcher at Madda Walabu University in Ethiopia and has authoredmore than 60 research articles.

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

Year Citation
2026 Duko, B., Desta, F., Sahiledengle, B., Efa, Y. T., Tiruye, T., Whitehead, L., . . . Gebremedhin, A. T. (2026). Maternal prenatal anxiety and risk of preterm birth and low birthweight: Evidence from a cumulative meta-analysis with stability thresholds. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 148, 152701.
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2026 Ledesma, J. R., Zhang, M., Liew, M. F., Dominguez, R. M. V., Whikehart, S. M. L., Verma, M., . . . Ahmad, A. (2026). Global, regional, and national burden of tuberculosis and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis by HIV status, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. Lancet Infectious Diseases.
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2026 van der Lubbe, S. C. C., Moberg, M. E., Aluquin, D., Zhou, Y., Lenox, H., Abdullah., . . . Alif, S. M. (2026). Global, regional, and national burden of road injuries 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. Lancet Public Health, 11(9), e589-e603.
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2026 Carter, A., Zhang, M., Trejo, B. G., Verma, M., Brewer, E. D., Lasher, D., . . . Afolabi, A. A. (2026). Global, regional, and national burden of HIV/AIDS, 1990–2023, with the estimated burden attributable to intimate partner violence and forecasted impacts of funding cuts through 2030: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. Lancet HIV, S2352-3018(26)00147-5.
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2025 Efa, Y. T., Roder, D., Shi, Z., & Li, M. (2025). Clustering Patterns of Unhealthy Lifestyle Behaviours Among Adolescents: A Multilevel Analysis of a Nationally Representative School-Based Survey from 73 Countries. Nutrients, 17(4), 609.
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2025 Efa, Y. T., Roder, D., Shi, Z., & Li, M. (2025). Clustering of Unhealthy Lifestyle Behaviours and Its Contextual Determinants in Adolescents: A Multilevel Analysis of School-Based Surveys in 45 Countries. Nutrients, 17(21), 18 pages.
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2025 Gomora, D., Beressa, G., Seyoum, K., Tekalegn, Y., Sahiledengle, B., Atlaw, D., . . . Mwanri, L. (2025). Home delivery among women with adequate antenatal care: insights from a multilevel analysis of the 2019 Ethiopian mini demographic and health survey. Reproductive Health, 22(1), 49.
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2025 Sahiledengle, B., Agho, K. E., Tekalegn, Y., Gomora, D., Atlaw, D., Zenbaba, D., . . . Mwanri, L. (2025). Factors associated with childhood undernutrition in poor Ethiopian households: Implications for public health interventions. Plos One, 20(5 May), e0323332.
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2025 Beressa, G., Feyissa, G. T., Murimi, M., Muhammed, A. H., Abdulkadir, A., Jema, A. T., . . . Belachew, T. (2025). Nutritional status and associated factors among school age children in Southeast Ethiopia using a bayesian analysis approach. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 24141.
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2024 Efa, Y. T., Lathief, S., Roder, D., Shi, Z., & Li, M. (2024). Clustering of Lifestyle Habits and Association with Depressive Symptoms and Suicidal Behaviors in Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Adolescent Research Review, online(3), 1-21.
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2024 Gomora, D., Kene, C., Embiale, A., Tekalegn, Y., Geta, G., Seyoum, K., . . . Mwanri, L. (2024). Health related quality of life and its predictors among postpartum mother in Southeast Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study. Heliyon, 10(7), 13 pages.
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2024 Desta, F., Mengesha, S., Belayneh, F., Woldeyohannes, D., Tekalegn, Y., Zenbaba, D., . . . Hailu, D. (2024). Blood Pressure Control and Associated Factors among Hypertension Comorbid Type 2 Diabetic Patients in Southeast Ethiopia. International Journal of Hypertension, 2024(1), 9 pages.
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2024 Beressa, G., Biratu, A., Lencha, B., Sahiledengle, B., Zenbaba, D., Bekele, D., . . . Beressa, K. (2024). Association between dietary diversity, nutritional status, and academic performance of school-age children in Southeast Ethiopia using structural equation modelling. Journal of Health Population and Nutrition, 43(1), 188.
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2024 Sahiledengle, B., Atlaw, D., Mwanri, L., Petrucka, P., Kumie, A., Tekalegn, Y., . . . Agho, K. E. (2024). Burden of Childhood Diarrhea and Its Associated Factors in Ethiopia: A Review of Observational Studies. International Journal of Public Health, 69, 1606399.
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2024 Desta, F., Zenbaba, D., Sahiledengle, B., Tekalegn, Y., Woldeyohannes, D., Atlaw, D., . . . Beressa, G. (2024). Perceived stigma and depression among the HIV-positive adult people in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Plos One, 19(6 June), e0302875.
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2023 Zenbaba, D., Sahiledengle, B., Yassin, A., Beressa, G., Desta, F., Engida, Z. T., . . . Geleta, E. N. (2023). Barbers’ compliance with biological hazard preventive measures and predictors in selected towns, Southeast Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open, 13(10), 10 pages.
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2023 Sahiledengle, B., Agho, K. E., Petrucka, P., Kumie, A., Beressa, G., Atlaw, D., . . . Mwanri, L. (2023). Concurrent wasting and stunting among under-five children in the context of Ethiopia: A generalised mixed-effects modelling. Maternal and Child Nutrition, 19(2), 20 pages.
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2023 Woldeyohannes, D., Tekalegn, Y., Sahiledengle, B., Hailemariam, Z., Erkalo, D., Zegeye, A., . . . Enticott, J. C. (2023). Preconception care in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis on the prevalence and its correlation with knowledge level among women in the reproductive age group. Sage Open Medicine, 11, 12 pages.
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2023 Sahiledengle, B., Mwanri, L., Kumie, A., Beressa, G., Atlaw, D., Tekalegn, Y., . . . Agho, K. E. (2023). The coexistence of stunting and overweight or obesity in Ethiopian children: prevalence, trends and associated factors. BMC Pediatrics, 23(1), 218.
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2023 Mesfin, T., Tekalegn, Y., Adem, A., Seyoum, K., Geta, G., Sahiledengle, B., . . . Gomora, D. (2023). Magnitude of erectile dysfunction and associated factors among adult diabetic men on follow-up at Goba and Robe hospitals, Bale Zone, South East Ethiopia: hospital-based cross-sectional study. BMC Endocrine Disorders, 23(1), 236.
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2023 Ejigu, N., Seyoum, K., Kene, C., Gomora, D., Mengistu, S., Geta, G., . . . Atlaw, D. (2023). Prevalence and associated risk factors for failed obstetric fistula repair in East African countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis.. SAGE open medicine, 11, 20503121231187742.
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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 Tran, K. B., Lang, J. J., Compton, K., Xu, R., Acheson, A. R., Henrikson, H. J., . . . Murray, C. J. L. (2022). The global burden of cancer attributable to risk factors, 2010–19: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet, 400(10352), 563-591.
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2022 Sahiledengle, B., Mwanri, L., Petrucka, P., Kumie, A., Beressa, G., Atlaw, D., . . . Agho, K. E. (2022). Determinants of undernutrition among young children in Ethiopia. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 18 pages.
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2022 Tesfaye, D. G., Efa, Y. T., Desta, F., Gebeyehu, M. A., & Abdella, S. K. (2022). Maternal autonomy and associated factors in making decision to utilize health service for themselves and neonates in south Ethiopia: A community based cross-sectional survey. Plos One, 17(10 October), 13 pages.
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2022 Tekalegn, Y., Solomon, D., Sahiledengle, B., Assefa, T., Negash, W., Tahir, A., . . . Mwanri, L. (2022). Prevalence of central obesity and its associated risk factors among adults in Southeast Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study. Plos One, 17(8 August), 16 pages.
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2022 Teferu, Z., Tekalegn, Y., Sahiledengle, B., Zenbaba, D., Desta, F., Seyoum, K., . . . Chattu, V. K. (2022). Individual and community-level determinants of underweight among lactating mothers in Ethiopia: A multilevel analysis. Plos One, 17(5 May), 15 pages.
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2022 Kene, C., Tekalegn, Y., Dibaba, D., Abdella, M., Fikadu, G., Atlaw, D., . . . Tasew, A. (2022). Level of women-friendly care provision among mothers in immediate post-partum period at public hospitals of Southeast Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study. BMC Women S Health, 22(1), 10 pages.
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2022 Mesfin, T., Tekalegn, Y., Aman, M., Geta, G., Ketema, A., Defere, F., . . . Seyoum, K. (2022). Ingestion of Metallic Materials Found in the Stomach and First Part of the Duodenum of a Schizophrenic Man: Case Report. International Medical Case Reports Journal, 15, 681-684.
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2022 Tekalegn, Y., Solomon, D., Sahiledengle, B., Beressa, G., Desta, F., Tolcha, F., . . . Mwanri, L. (2022). Level of physical activity and its associated factors among adults in southeast Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study. BMJ Open, 12(11), 11 pages.
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2022 Sahiledengle, B., Assefa, T., Negash, W., Tahir, A., Regasa, T., Tekalegn, Y., . . . Atlaw, D. (2022). Prevalence and Factors Associated with Diabetic Retinopathy among Adult Diabetes Patients in Southeast Ethiopia: A Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study. Clinical Ophthalmology, 16, 3527-3545.
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2022 Gomora Tesfaye, D., Geta, G., Kene, C., Seyoum, K., Tekalegn, Y., Desta, F., . . . Negash, W. (2022). Maternal Health Care Seeking Behavior for Neonatal Danger Signs and Associated Factors Among Post-Partum Mothers in Southeast Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study. Inquiry United States, 59, 12 pages.
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2022 Sahiledengle, B., Petrucka, P., Kumie, A., Mwanri, L., Beressa, G., Atlaw, D., . . . Agho, K. E. (2022). Association between water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and child undernutrition in Ethiopia: a hierarchical approach. BMC Public Health, 22(1), 20 pages.
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2022 Negash, W., Assefa, T., Sahiledengle, B., Tahir, A., Regassa, Z., Feleke, Z., . . . Wilfong, T. (2022). Prevalences of diabetic foot ulcer and foot self-care practice, and associated factors in adult patients with diabetes in south-east Ethiopia. Journal of International Medical Research, 50(10), 17 pages.
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2022 Atlaw, D., Sahiledengle, B., Assefa, T., Negash, W., Tahir, A., Regasa, T., . . . Chattu, V. K. (2022). Incidence and risk factors of gestational diabetes mellitus in Goba town, Southeast Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study. BMJ Open, 12(9), 9 pages.
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2022 Desta, F., Tasew, A., Tekalegn, Y., Zenbaba, D., Sahiledengle, B., Assefa, T., . . . Atlaw, D. (2022). Prevalence of depression and associated factors among people living with HIV/AIDS in public hospitals of Southeast Ethiopia. BMC Psychiatry, 22(1), 10 pages.
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2022 Sahiledengle, B., Atlaw, D., Kumie, A., Tekalegn, Y., Woldeyohannes, D., & Agho, K. E. (2022). Menstrual hygiene practice among adolescent girls in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Plos One, 17(1 January), 26 pages.
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2022 Sahiledengle, B., Atlaw, D., Kumie, A., Beressa, G., Tekalegn, Y., Zenbaba, D., . . . Agho, K. E. (2022). Earning pocket money and girls’ menstrual hygiene management in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Women S Health, 22(1), 13 pages.
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2022 Mamo, A., Assefa, T., Negash, W., Tekalegn, Y., Sahiledengle, B., Teferu, Z., . . . Atlaw, D. (2022). Virological and Immunological Antiretroviral Treatment Failure and Predictors Among HIV Positive Adult and Adolescent Clients in Southeast Ethiopia (vol 14, pg 73, 2022). HIV AIDS-RESEARCH AND PALLIATIVE CARE, 14, 101.
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2022 Tekalegn, Y., Sahiledengle, B., Woldeyohannes, D., Atlaw, D., Degno, S., Desta, F., . . . Kene, C. (2022). High parity is associated with increased risk of cervical cancer: Systematic review and meta-analysis of case–control studies. Women S Health, 18, 11 pages.
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2022 Mamo, A., Assefa, T., Negash, W., Takelign, Y., Sahiledinigl, B., Teferu, Z., . . . Atilaw, D. (2022). Virological and Immunological Antiretroviral Treatment Failure and Predictors Among HIV Positive Adult and Adolescent Clients in Southeast Ethiopia.. HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.), 14, 73-85.
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2022 Tekalegn, Y., Takele Melku, A., Esmael, A., Seyoum, K., Zenbaba, D., Abdulkadir Abdi, A., . . . Tura, B. (2022). HOSPITALS PREPAREDNESS FOR COVID-19 PANDEMIC RESPONSE IN SOUTHEAST ETHIOPIA. Ethiopian Medical Journal, 60(2), 141-154.
2022 Yasin, A., Asefa, T., Takele, A., Fikadu, G., Sahiledengle, B., Tura, B., . . . Gezahegn, H. (2022). COVID-19-related anxiety and knowledge toward its preventive measures among patients with chronic medical illness on follow-up in public hospitals of Bale, East Bale, and West Arsi zones, Ethiopia.. SAGE open medicine, 10, 20503121211066682.
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2021 Sartorius, B., VanderHeide, J. D., Yang, M., Goosmann, E. A., Hon, J., Haeuser, E., . . . Dagnew, B. (2021). Subnational mapping of HIV incidence and mortality among individuals aged 15–49 years in sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–18: a modelling study. The Lancet HIV, 8(6), e363-e375.
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2021 Galles, N. C., Liu, P. Y., Updike, R. L., Fullman, N., Ngugyen, J., Bhandari, D., . . . Ahmed, M. (2021). Measuring routine childhood vaccination coverage in 204 countries and territories, 1980–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2020, Release 1. The Lancet, 398(10299), 503-521.
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2021 Kinyoki, D., Osgood-Zimmerman, A. E., Bhattacharjee, N. V., Bhandari, D., Local Burden Of Disease Anemia Collaborators., Kassebaum, N. J., . . . Olagunju, A. (2021). Anemia prevalence in women of reproductive age in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2018. Nature Medicine, 27(10), 1761-1782.
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2021 Jahagirdar, D., Walters, M. K., Novotney, A., Brewer, E. D., Frank, T. D., Carter, A., . . . Kyu, H. H. (2021). Global, regional, and national sex-specific burden and control of the HIV epidemic, 1990–2019, for 204 countries and territories: the Global Burden of Diseases Study 2019. The Lancet HIV, 8(10), e633-e651.
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2021 GBD 2019 Tuberculosis Collaborators. (2021). Global, regional, and national sex differences in the global burden of tuberculosis by HIV status, 1990-2019: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.. The Lancet. Infectious diseases, 22(2), 222-241.
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2021 Tekalegn, Y., Engida, Z. T., Sahiledengle, B., Rogers, H. L., Seyoum, K., Woldeyohannes, D., . . . Ayele, T. A. (2021). Individual and community-level determinants of overweight and obesity among urban men: Further analysis of the Ethiopian demographic and health survey. Plos One, 16(11 November), 14 pages.
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2021 Sahiledengle, B., Kumie, A., Atlaw, D., Tekalegn, Y., Woldeyohannes, D., Zenbaba, D., & Awoke, T. (2021). The Role of Household Flooring on Childhood Diarrhea Among Children 0 to 23 Months of Age in Ethiopia: A Nationally Representative Cross-Sectional Study Using a Multi-Level Mixed Effect Analysis. Environmental Health Insights, 15, 18 pages.
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2021 Degno, S., Lencha, B., Aman, R., Atlaw, D., Mekonnen, A., Woldeyohannes, D., . . . Nigussie, A. (2021). Adverse birth outcomes and associated factors among mothers who delivered in Bale zone hospitals, Oromia Region, Southeast Ethiopia. Journal of International Medical Research, 49(5), 12 pages.
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2021 Woldeyohannes, D., Tekalegn, Y., Sahiledengle, B., Assefa, T., Aman, R., Hailemariam, Z., . . . Girma, A. (2021). Predictors of mortality and loss to follow-up among drug resistant tuberculosis patients in Oromia Hospitals, Ethiopia: A retrospective follow-up study. Plos One, 16(5 May), 15 pages.
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2021 Sahiledengle, B., Teferu, Z., Tekalegn, Y., Awoke, T., Zenbaba, D., Bekele, K., . . . Woldeyohannes, D. (2021). Geographical variation and factors associated with unsafe child stool disposal in Ethiopia: A spatial and multilevel analysis. Plos One, 16(4 April), 19 pages.
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2021 Seyoum, K., Tekalegn, Y., Teferu, Z., & Quisido, B. J. E. (2021). Determinants of Prelacteal Feeding Practices in Ethiopia: Unmatched Case-Control Study Based on the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey Data. Midwifery, 99, 6 pages.
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2021 Kene, C., Deribe, L., Adugna, H., Tekalegn, Y., Seyoum, K., & Geta, G. (2021). Hiv/aids related knowledge of university students in southeast ethiopia: A cross-sectional survey. HIV AIDS Research and Palliative Care, 13, 681-690.
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2021 Woldeyohannes, D., Sahiledengle, B., Tekalegn, Y., & Hailemariam, Z. (2021). Prevalence of Schistosomiasis (S. mansoni and S. haematobium) and its association with gender of school age children in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Parasite Epidemiology and Control, 13, 11 pages.
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2021 Atlaw, D., Tekalegn, Y., Sahiledengle, B., Seyoum, K., Solomon, D., Gezahegn, H., . . . Chattu, V. K. (2021). Magnitude and determinants of neural tube defect in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 21(1), 14 pages.
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2021 Tekalegn, Y. (2021). Determinants of Overweight or Obesity among Men Aged 20-59 Years: A Case-Control Study Based on the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey. Journal of Obesity, 2021, 7 pages.
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2021 Sahiledengle, B., Teferu, Z., Tekalegn, Y., Zenbaba, D., Seyoum, K., Atlaw, D., & Chattu, V. K. (2021). A Multilevel Analysis of Factors Associated with Childhood Diarrhea in Ethiopia. Environmental Health Insights, 15, 10 pages.
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2021 Zenbaba, D., Sahiledengle, B., Bonsa, M., Tekalegn, Y., Azanaw, J., & Kumar Chattu, V. (2021). Prevalence of Computer Vision Syndrome and Associated Factors among Instructors in Ethiopian Universities: A Web-Based Cross-Sectional Study. Scientific World Journal, 2021, 3384332.
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2021 Zenbaba, D., Sahiledengle, B., Takele, A., Tekalegn, Y., Yassin, A., Tura, B., . . . Esmael, A. (2021). Compliance towards infection prevention measures among health professionals in public hospitals, southeast Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study with implications of COVID-19 prevention. Tropical Medicine and Health, 49(1), 11 pages.
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2021 Woldeyohannes, D., Tekalegn, Y., Sahiledengle, B., Ermias, D., Ejajo, T., & Mwanri, L. (2021). Effect of postpartum depression on exclusive breast-feeding practices in sub-Saharan Africa countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 21(1), 10 pages.
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2021 Zenbaba, D., Sahiledengle, B., Debela, M. B., Tufa, T., Teferu, Z., Lette, A., . . . Tekalegn, Y. (2021). Determinants of incomplete vaccination among children aged 12 to 23 months in Gindhir district, southeastern Ethiopia: Unmatched case–control study. Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 14, 1669-1679.
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2021 Sahiledengle, B., Tekalegn, Y., & Woldeyohannes, D. (2021). The critical role of infection prevention overlooked in Ethiopia, only one-half of health-care workers had safe practice: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Plos One, 16(1 January), 18 pages.
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2021 Tekalegn, Y., Bekele, K., Sahiledengle, B., & Woldeyohannes, D. (2021). Prevalence of Goiter Among School-Aged Children in Ethiopia: Update of Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Global Advances in Health and Medicine, 10, 2164956120988660.
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2021 Degno, S., Atlaw, D., Mekonnen, A., Lencha, B., Kumsa, K., Tekalegn, Y., . . . Aman, R. (2021). Predictors of late presentation for hiv/aids in west arsi zone public health institutions, south ethiopia: Unmatched case–control study. HIV AIDS Research and Palliative Care, 13, 759-766.
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2021 Seyoum, K., Tekalegn, Y., & Quisido, B. J. E. (2021). Determinants and prevalence of early initiation of breastfeeding: Does the place of delivery matter? A comparative cross-sectional study based on the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey data. Population Medicine, 3(December), 1-8.
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2021 Safiri, S., Kolahi, A. A., Naghavi, M., Nejadghaderi, S. A., Mansournia, M. A., Sullman, M. J. M., . . . Rathi, P. (2021). Global, regional and national burden of bladder cancer and its attributable risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease study 2019. BMJ Global Health, 6(11), e004128.
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2021 Biccard, B. M., du Toit, L., Lesosky, M., Stephens, T., Myer, L., Prempeh, A. B., . . . Gouroubéra, T. (2021). Enhanced postoperative surveillance versus standard of care to reduce mortality among adult surgical patients in Africa (ASOS-2): a cluster-randomised controlled trial. Lancet Global Health, 9(10), e1391-e1401.
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2020 Sahiledengle, B., Seyoum, F., Abebe, D., Geleta, E. N., Negash, G., Kalu, A., . . . Quisido, B. J. E. (2020). Incidence and risk factors for hospital-acquired infection among paediatric patients in a teaching hospital: A prospective study in southeast Ethiopia. BMJ Open, 10(12), 10 pages.
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2020 Obssie, G. F., Ketema, K., & Tekalegn, Y. (2020). Availability of adequately iodized dietary salt and associated factors in a town of southeast Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional survey. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, 2020, 7 pages.
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2020 Sahiledengle, B., Tekalegn, Y., Woldeyohannes, D., & Quisido, B. J. E. (2020). Occupational exposures to blood and body fluids among healthcare workers in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-Analysis. Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine, 25(1), 14 pages.
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2020 Tekalegn, Y., Aman, R., Woldeyohannes, D., Sahiledengle, B., & Degno, S. (2020). Determinants of via positivity among women screened for cervical precancerous lesion in public hospitals of Oromia Region, Ethiopia: Unmatched case-control study. International Journal of Women S Health, 12, 587-596.
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2020 Tekalegn, Y., Woldeyohannes, D., Assefa, T., Aman, R., & Sahiledengle, B. (2020). Predictors of time to sputum culture conversion among drug-resistant tuberculosis patients in Oromia Region Hospitals, Ethiopia. Infection and Drug Resistance, 13, 2547-2556.
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2020 Sahiledengle, B., Tekalegn, Y., Bekele, K., Tesemma, A., & Quisido, B. J. E. (2020). Disinfection of stethoscope and non-infrared thermometer: Practices of physicians in ethiopia in the era of covid-19. Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 13, 3245-3257.
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2020 Tekalegn, Y., Sahiledengle, B., Bekele, K., Tesemma, A., Aseffa, T., Engida, Z. T., . . . Legese, B. (2020). Correct use of facemask among health professionals in the context of coronavirus disease (Covid-19). Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 13, 3013-3019.
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2020 Sahiledengle, B., Tekalegn, Y., Zenbaba, D., Woldeyohannes, D., & Teferu, Z. (2020). Which Factors Predict Hospital Length-of-Stay for Children Admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Pediatric Ward? A Hospital-Based Prospective Study. Global Pediatric Health, 7, 2333794X20968715.
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2020 Zenbaba, D., Bogale, D., Sahiledengle, B., Woldeyohannes, D., & Tekalegn, Y. (2020). NEEDLE-STICK INJURIES AND SPLASH WITH BLOOD AND BODY FLUIDS AMONG HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN HOSPITALS OF BALE ZONE, SOUTHEAST ETHIOPIA. Ethiopian Medical Journal, 58(1), 13-20.
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2019 Woldeyohannes, D., Assefa, T., Aman, R., Tekalegn, Y., & Hailemariam, Z. (2019). Predictors of time to unfavorable treatment outcomes among patients with multidrug resistant tuberculosis in Oromia region, Ethiopia. Plos One, 14(10), 14 pages.
DOI Scopus19 WoS19 Europe PMC19
2018 Tekalegn, Y., Addissie, A., Kebede, T., & Ayele, W. (2018). Magnitude of glycemic control and its associated factors among patients with type 2 diabetes at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Plos One, 13(3), 13 pages.
DOI Scopus57 WoS58 Europe PMC59

Year Citation
2023 Gomora, D., Beressa, G., Seyoum, K., Tekalegn, Y., Sahiledengle, B., Atlaw, D., . . . Mwanri, L. (2023). Individual and community level factors associated with home delivery after adequate antenatal care visits: a multilevel analysis of the Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey 2019.
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2022 Fetene, D., Tekalegn, Y., Abdela, J., Aynalem, A., Bekele, G., & Molla, E. (2022). PROLONGED LENGTH OF HOSPITAL STAY AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG PATIENTS ADMITTED AT A SURGICAL WARD IN SELECTED PUBLIC HOSPITALS ARSI ZONE, OROMIA, ETHIOPIA, 2022.
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2022 Kene, C., Tekalegn, Y., Dibaba, D., Abdella, M., Fikadu, G., Atlaw, D., . . . Tasew, A. (2022). Level of Women-friendly Care Provision Among Mothers in Immediate Post-delivery Period at Public Hospitals of Southeast Ethiopia: a Cross-sectional Study.
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2022 Tekalegn, Y., Solomon, D., Sahiledengle, B., Assefa, T., Negash, W., Tahir, A., . . . Mwanri, L. (2022). Prevalence of central obesity and its associated risk factors among adults in Southeast Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study.
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2021 Sahiledengle, B., Atlaw, D., Kumie, A., Tekalegn, Y., Woldeyohannes, D., & Agho, K. E. (2021). Menstrual Hygiene Practice among Adolescent Girls in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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2021 Woldeyohannes, D., Tekalegn, Y., Sahiledengle, B., Erkalo, D., Hailemariam, Z., & Mwanri, L. (2021). Preconception Care in Sub Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis on Prevalence and Its Correlation With Knowledge Level Among Women in Reproductive Age Group.
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2021 Sahiledengle, B., Kumie, A., Atlaw, D., Tekalegn, Y., Woldeyohannes, D., Zenbaba, D., & Awoke, T. (2021). Factors affecting under-five diarrhea in households with dirt floors: a multilevel mixed-effects analysis from a national survey of Ethiopia.
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2021 Tekalegn, Y., Engida, Z. T., Sahiledengle, B., Rogers, H., Seyoum, K., Woldeyohannes, D., . . . Ayele, T. A. (2021). Individual and community-level determinants of overweight and obesity among urban men: Further analysis of Ethiopian demographic and health survey.
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2021 Tekalegn, Y., Sahiledengle, B., Woldeyohannes, D., Atlaw, D., Desta, F., Bekele, K., . . . kene, C. (2021). High parity is associated with increased risk of cervical cancer: Systematic review and meta-analysis of case-control studies.
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2020 Sahiledengle, B., Tekalegn, Y., Bekele, K., Tesemma, A., & Quisido, B. J. E. (2020). Stethoscope and Non-Infrared Thermometer Disinfection among Physicians: A Cross-Sectional Study with Implications for the Control of COVID-19.
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2020 Sahiledengle, B., Tekalegn, Y., & Woldeyohannes, D. (2020). The critical role of infection prevention overlooked in Ethiopia, only one-half of health-care workers had safe practice: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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2020 Sahiledengle, B., Tekalegn, Y., Takele, A., Zenbaba, D., Teferu, Z., Tasew, A., . . . Quisido, B. J. E. (2020). Hand Washing Compliance and COVID-19: A Non-Participatory Observational Study among Hospital Visitors.
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