Yohannes Melaku
Adelaide Medical School
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
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.
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Nutritional and sleep epidemiology, causal inference methods
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Appointments
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 -
Awards and Achievements
Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount 2014 Achievement Best Young Researcher of the Year (2014) Mekelle University, College of Health Sciences Ethiopia -
Language Competencies
Language Competency Amharic Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review English Can read, write, speak and understand spoken -
Education
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) -
Certifications
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 -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 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.
Scopus12022 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. The European respiratory journal, 60(1), 2101958.
Scopus32022 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, 7 pages.
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.
Scopus1 WoS12022 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 : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 18(6), 1667-1679.
WoS12022 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.
Scopus1 WoS12022 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.
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.
Scopus22022 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.
Scopus1 WoS12021 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.
Scopus4 Europe PMC32021 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.
Scopus8 Europe PMC102021 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.
Scopus57 Europe PMC392021 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.
Scopus73 Europe PMC642021 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.
Scopus2 WoS22021 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.
Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC22021 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.
Scopus6 Europe PMC12021 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.
Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC12021 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.
Scopus8 WoS8 Europe PMC42021 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.
Scopus9 WoS8 Europe PMC52021 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.
Scopus21 WoS17 Europe PMC162021 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.
Scopus13 WoS13 Europe PMC62021 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.
Scopus1 WoS22021 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.
Scopus4 WoS6 Europe PMC32021 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.
Scopus5 WoS6 Europe PMC22021 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.
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. 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.. Nat Sci Sleep, 12, 959-968.
Scopus12020 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.
Scopus7 WoS8 Europe PMC42020 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.
Scopus12 WoS10 Europe PMC52020 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.
Scopus9 WoS10 Europe PMC72020 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.
Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC22020 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.
Scopus6 WoS5 Europe PMC32019 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.
Scopus28 WoS27 Europe PMC142019 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.
Scopus8 WoS8 Europe PMC32019 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.
Scopus21 Europe PMC172019 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.
Scopus80 WoS964 Europe PMC1442019 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.
Scopus2 WoS22019 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.
Scopus2 WoS1 Europe PMC12019 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.
Scopus1676 WoS1524 Europe PMC7812019 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.
Scopus1012 WoS822 Europe PMC5432019 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.
Scopus4 WoS7 Europe PMC32018 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.
Scopus12 Europe PMC112018 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.
Scopus521 WoS470 Europe PMC2572018 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.
Scopus5 WoS5 Europe PMC32018 Fitzmaurice, C., Akinyemiju, T., Al Lami, F., Alam, T., Alizadeh-Navaei, R., Allen, C., . . . Mokdad, A. (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.
Scopus939 WoS839 Europe PMC5242018 Stanaway, J., Afshin, A., Gakidou, E., Lim, S., Abate, D., Abate, K., . . . 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.
Scopus2076 WoS1911 Europe PMC9982018 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.
Scopus14 WoS15 Europe PMC72018 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.
Scopus20 WoS20 Europe PMC82018 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.
Scopus17 WoS12 Europe PMC112017 Forouzanfar, M., Liu, P., Roth, G., Ng, M., Biryukov, S., Marczak, L., . . . Murray, C. (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.
Scopus1020 WoS993 Europe PMC5952017 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.
Scopus86 WoS84 Europe PMC602017 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.
Scopus45 WoS44 Europe PMC382017 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.
Scopus25 WoS24 Europe PMC12017 Misganaw, A., Haregu, T., Deribe, K., Tessema, G., Deribew, A., Melaku, Y., . . . Naghavi, M. (2017). National mortality burden due to communicable, non-communicable, and other diseases in Ethiopia, 1990-2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. Population Health Metrics, 15(1), 29-1-29-17.
Scopus81 WoS832017 Deribew, A., Kebede, B., Tessema, G., Adama, Y., 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.
Scopus16 Europe PMC112017 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.
Scopus7 Europe PMC62017 Gakidou, E., Afshin, A., Abajobir, A., Abate, K., Abbafati, C., Abbas, K., . . . Brugha, T. (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.
Scopus1493 WoS1405 Europe PMC7282017 Melaku, Y. A., & Shi, Z. (2017). Lessons for the Sustainable Development Goals from Ethiopia's success: the case of under-5 mortality. The Lancet Global Health, 5(11), e1060-e1061.
2017 Melaku, Y., Gill, T., Appleton, S., Taylor, A., 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.
Scopus11 WoS13 Europe PMC62017 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)). The Lancet, 389(10064), e1.
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)). The Lancet, 389(10064), e1.
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.
Scopus22017 Fitzmaurice, C., Allen, C., Barber, R., Barregard, L., Bhutta, Z., Brenner, H., . . . Tessema, G. (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.
Scopus2539 WoS2394 Europe PMC14622016 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.
Scopus49 WoS502016 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.
Europe PMC332016 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.
Scopus20 WoS21 Europe PMC162016 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.
Scopus28 WoS26 Europe PMC162016 Vos, T., Kyu, H., Pinho, C., Wagner, J., Brown, J., Bertozzi-Villa, A., . . . Oh, I. (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.
Scopus360 WoS260 Europe PMC2072016 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.
Scopus412 WoS390 Europe PMC2932016 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.
Scopus21 WoS21 Europe PMC152016 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.
Scopus2600 WoS2089 Europe PMC13092016 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.
Scopus310 WoS62 Europe PMC1582016 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.
Scopus1340 WoS1149 Europe PMC7612016 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.
Scopus4135 WoS3710 Europe PMC21382016 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.
Scopus437 WoS41 Europe PMC2812016 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.
Scopus547 WoS516 Europe PMC2812016 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.
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Conference Items
| Fund | Year | |
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| 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 |
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Introduction to Public Health |
Semester I & II, 2009/10 | Teaching Assistant (undergraduate) |
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Introduction to Public Health |
Semester I & II, 2010/11 |
Teaching Assistant (undergraduate)
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| 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) |
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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2022 Co-Supervisor Prenatal and Postnatal Determinants and Multiple Micronutrient Deficiencies on Childhood Obesity and Stunting in Ethiopia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Tefera chane Mekonnen -
Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2019 - 2021 Co-Supervisor The Association between Nutrition and Depression Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Prem Raj Shakya
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Memberships
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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