Yohannes Melaku
Adelaide Medical School
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Yohannes is public health and nutritional epidemiology trainee with a special interest in data management, analysis and interpretation of epidemiological and clinical studies. He has also intererest in methods in nutritonal and sleep epidemiology. Diet-disease relationship, dietary data analysis methods and causal inference in nutritional and sleep epidemiology are his focus of research.
Between January 2009 and July 2015, he worked at Mekelle University (Ethiopia), School of Public Health, at different academic and research positions. Between October 2013 and July 2015, he also led Kilite-Awlaelo Health and Demographic Surveillance System (KA-HDSS) and other research projects with the responsibility of supervising the overall project activities, designing field studies, and data management and analysis. He has been published in several peer-reviewed academic journals in the areas of epidemiology, nutrition and public health.
He earned his PhD in November 2018 from The University of Adelaide. In December 2019, he joined Flinders to advance his research in nutritional and sleep epidemiology.
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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-Analysi John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (Coursera) — 2016 Statistical Reasoning for Public Health 2: Regress John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (Coursera) — 2015 Statistical Reasoning for Public Health 1: Estimat 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 -
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Journals
Year Citation 2020 Sahle, B., Chen, W., Melaku, Y., Akombi, B., Rawal, L., & Renzaho, A. (2020). Association of Psychosocial Factors With Risk of Chronic Diseases: A Nationwide Longitudinal Study. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 58(2), e39-e50.
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.
2020 Shakya, P., Melaku, Y., Page, A., & Gill, T. (2020). Association between dietary patterns and adult depression symptoms based on principal component analysis, reduced-rank regression and partial least-squares. Clinical Nutrition.
Scopus22020 Shakya, P. R., Melaku, Y. A., Page, A. J., & Gill, T. K. (2020). Nutrient patterns and depressive symptoms among Australian adults.. Eur J Nutr, 15 pages.
2020 Sahle, B., Slewa-Younan, S., Melaku, Y., Ling, L., & Renzaho, A. (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.
2019 Melaku, Y., Renzaho, A., Gill, T., Taylor, A., 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.
Scopus11 WoS10 Europe PMC42019 Melaku, Y., Gill, T., Taylor, A., Appleton, S., 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.
Scopus1 WoS12019 Deribew, A., Biadgilign, S., Deribe, K., Dejene, T., Tessema, G., Melaku, Y., . . . 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.
Scopus42019 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.
Scopus14 WoS32 Europe PMC82019 Melaku, Y., Gill, T., Appleton, S., Hill, C., Boyd, M., & Adams, R. (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.
2019 Melaku, Y., Appleton, S., Reynolds, A., Sweetman, A., Stevens, D., Lack, L., & Adams, R. (2019). Association Between Childhood Behavioral Problems and Insomnia Symptoms in Adulthood. JAMA network open, 2(9), e1910861.
2019 Afshin, A., Sur, P., Fay, K., Cornaby, L., Ferrara, G., Salama, J., . . . 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.
Scopus269 WoS226 Europe PMC712019 Fitzmaurice, C., Abate, D., Abbasi, N., Abbastabar, H., Abd-Allah, F., Abdel-Rahman, O., . . . Bisignano, C. (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 Oncology, 5(12), 1749-1768.
Scopus49 WoS34 Europe PMC42019 Melaku, Y., Reynolds, A., Gill, T., 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.
2018 Deribew, A., Deribe, K., Dejene, T., Tessema, G., Melaku, Y., 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.
Scopus1 Europe PMC12018 Roth, G., Feigin, V., Nguyen, G., Cercy, K., Johnson, C., 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.
Scopus100 WoS79 Europe PMC182018 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.
2018 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.
Scopus378 WoS328 Europe PMC1282018 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.
Scopus532 WoS365 Europe PMC1172018 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.
Scopus5 WoS4 Europe PMC22018 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.
Scopus10 WoS10 Europe PMC42018 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.
Scopus6 WoS4 Europe PMC12017 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.
Scopus505 WoS456 Europe PMC2452017 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.
Scopus36 WoS31 Europe PMC152017 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.
Scopus20 WoS15 Europe PMC142017 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.
Scopus8 WoS9 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.
Scopus312017 Misganaw, A., Haregu, T. N., Deribe, K., Tessema, G. A., Deribew, A., Melaku, Y. A., . . . 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), 17 pages.
WoS23 Europe PMC142017 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.
Scopus3 Europe PMC22017 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.
Scopus848 WoS798 Europe PMC3412017 Melaku, Y., & 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.
Scopus6 WoS7 Europe PMC22017 Wang, H., Bhutta, Z., Coates, 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., Barber, R., Dandona, L., Hay, S., Larson, H., Lim, S., . . . Ajala, O. (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 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.
Scopus9 Europe PMC62017 Kassebaum, N., Barber, R., Dandona, L., Hay, S., Larson, H., Lim, 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.
2017 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.
Scopus1511 WoS1444 Europe PMC7172016 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 PMC142016 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.
Scopus11 WoS11 Europe PMC82016 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.
Scopus17 WoS14 Europe PMC62016 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.
Scopus232 WoS197 Europe PMC1262016 Wang, H., Wolock, T., Carter, A., Nguyen, G., Kyu, 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.
Scopus293 WoS275 Europe PMC1962016 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.
Scopus17 WoS17 Europe PMC112016 Melaku, Y. (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.
Scopus1430 WoS1226 Europe PMC6412016 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.
Scopus202 WoS62 Europe PMC1072016 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.
Scopus858 WoS803 Europe PMC4682016 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.
Scopus2218 WoS2112 Europe PMC10872016 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.
Scopus251 WoS41 Europe PMC1562016 GBF 2015 Maternal Mortality Collaborators., Kassebaum, N., Amare, A., Ciobanu, L., Hancock, J., Lalloo, R., . . . Tessema, G. (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.
Scopus276 WoS260 Europe PMC1142016 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.
Scopus2255 WoS2145 Europe PMC12492016 Deribew, A., Tessema, G., Deribe, K., Melaku, Y., Lakew, Y., Amare, A., . . . 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.
Scopus23 WoS242016 Alemayehu, M., Lemma, H., Abrha, K., Adama, Y., Fisseha, G., Yebyo, H., . . . Medhanyie, A. (2016). Family planning use and associated factors among pastoralist community of afar region, eastern Ethiopia. BMC Women's Health, 16(1), 39.
Scopus10 Europe PMC72016 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.
WoS1992016 Wang, H., Bhutta, Z. A., Coates, M. M., Coggeshall, M., Dandona, L., Diallo, K., . . . Murray, C. J. (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.
WoS2122015 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.
Scopus934 WoS845 Europe PMC5352015 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.
Scopus1337 WoS1217 Europe PMC7282015 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.
Scopus16 Europe PMC122015 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.
Scopus113 WoS103 Europe PMC562015 Barker-Collo, S., Bennett, D., Krishnamurthi, R., Parmar, P., Feigin, V., Naghavi, M., . . . Melaku, Y. (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.
Scopus89 WoS81 Europe PMC442015 Feigin, V., Krishnamurthi, R., Parmar, P., Norrving, B., Mensah, G., Bennett, D., . . . Lindsay, M. (2015). Update on the global burden of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke in 1990-2013: The GBD 2013 study. Neuroepidemiology, 45(3), 161-176.
Scopus461 WoS413 Europe PMC2162015 Global Burden of Disease Cancer Collaboration. (2015). The global burden of cancer 2013. JAMA oncology, 1(4), 505-527.
Scopus1561 WoS1423 Europe PMC8872015 Weldearegawi, B., Melaku, Y., Dinant, G., & 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.
Scopus1 WoS12015 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.
Scopus3794 WoS3635 Europe PMC22212015 Streatfield, P. K., Khan, W. A., Bhuiya, A., Hanifi, S. M., 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.
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.
Scopus23 WoS20 Europe PMC152015 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.
Scopus12 WoS10 Europe PMC82015 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.
Scopus2896 WoS2726 Europe PMC16112014 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.
Scopus17 WoS14 Europe PMC112014 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.
Scopus550 WoS502 Europe PMC3892014 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.
Scopus21 WoS15 Europe PMC192014 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.
Scopus14 WoS12 Europe PMC132014 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.
Scopus16 WoS15 Europe PMC112014 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.
Scopus10 WoS10 Europe PMC72014 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.
Scopus9 WoS9 Europe PMC62014 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.
Scopus13 WoS25 Europe PMC142014 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.
Scopus16 WoS21 Europe PMC142014 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.
Scopus18 WoS15 Europe PMC82014 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.
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| 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 |
| Class | Semester, year | Role |
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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 2019 Co-Supervisor 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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