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 -
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Year Citation 2021 Shakya, P. R., Melaku, Y. A., Shivappa, N., Hébert, J. R., Adams, R. J., Page, A. J., & Gill, T. K. (2021). Dietary inflammatory index (DII®) and the risk of depression symptoms in adults. Clinical Nutrition, 40(5), 3631-3642.
2021 Alene, K. A., Gelaw, Y. A., Fetene, D. M., Koye, D. N., Melaku, Y. A., Gesesew, H., . . . Kinfu, Y. (2021). COVID-19 in Ethiopia: A geospatial analysis of vulnerability to infection, case severity and death. BMJ Open, 11(2), e044606.
2021 Gesesew, H. A., Koye, D. N., Fetene, D. M., Woldegiorgis, M., Kinfu, Y., Geleto, A. B., . . . Adane, A. A. (2021). Risk factors for COVID-19 infection, disease severity and related deaths in Africa: A systematic review. BMJ Open, 11(2), e044618.
Scopus2 Europe PMC22021 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.
Scopus3 WoS1 Europe PMC12021 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, e13370-1-e13370-16.
2021 Wang, Y. B., Shivappa, N., Hébert, J. R., Page, A. J., Gill, T. K., & Melaku, Y. A. (2021). Association between dietary inflammatory index, dietary patterns, plant-based dietary index and the risk of obesity. Nutrients, 13(5), 15 pages.
2021 Reynolds, A. C., Ferguson, S. A., Appleton, S. L., Crowther, M. E., Melaku, Y. A., Gill, T. K., . . . Adams, R. J. (2021). Prevalence of probable shift work disorder in non-standard work schedules and associations with sleep, health and safety outcomes: A cross-sectional analysis. Nature and Science of Sleep, 13, 683-693.
2021 Stevens, D., Appleton, S., Melaku, Y., Martin, S., Adams, R., & Wittert, G. (2021). Participation in physical activity is associated with reduced nocturnal hypoxaemia in males.. ERJ open research, 7(2), 00852-2020.
2020 Stevens, D., Appleton, S., Vincent, A. D., Melaku, Y., Martin, S., Gill, T., . . . Wittert, G. (2020). Associations of osa and nocturnal hypoxemia with strength and body composition in community dwelling middle aged and older men. Nature and Science of Sleep, 12, 959-968.
2020 Sahle, B. W., Chen, W., Melaku, Y. A., Akombi, B. J., Rawal, L. B., & Renzaho, A. M. N. (2020). Association of Psychosocial Factors With Risk of Chronic Diseases: A Nationwide Longitudinal Study. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 58(2), e39-e50.
Scopus3 WoS5 Europe PMC22020 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.
Scopus5 WoS4 Europe PMC22020 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.
Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC42020 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.
Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC12020 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.
Scopus1 WoS22019 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.
Scopus20 WoS19 Europe PMC122019 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.
Scopus6 WoS6 Europe PMC22019 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.
Scopus11 Europe PMC82019 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.
Scopus43 WoS227 Europe PMC922019 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.
2019 Melaku, Y. A., Appleton, S., Reynolds, A. C., Sweetman, A. M., Stevens, D. J., Lack, L., & Adams, R. (2019). Association between Childhood Behavioral Problems and Insomnia Symptoms in Adulthood. JAMA Network Open, 2(9), 17 pages.
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.
Scopus943 WoS886 Europe PMC4722019 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.
Scopus515 WoS438 Europe PMC2662019 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.
Scopus2 WoS22018 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.
Scopus7 Europe PMC62018 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.
Scopus288 WoS265 Europe PMC1482018 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.
Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC22018 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.
Scopus690 WoS668 Europe PMC3992018 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.
Scopus1293 WoS271 Europe PMC6462018 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.
Scopus11 WoS11 Europe PMC52018 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.
Scopus14 WoS14 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.
Scopus11 WoS7 Europe PMC72017 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.
Scopus759 WoS734 Europe PMC4582017 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.
Scopus60 WoS58 Europe PMC422017 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.
Scopus31 WoS28 Europe PMC262017 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.
Scopus18 WoS19 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.
Scopus62 WoS572017 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.
Scopus14 Europe PMC92017 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.
Scopus1211 WoS1179 Europe PMC6022017 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.
Scopus9 WoS9 Europe PMC52017 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.
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.
Scopus2073 WoS2124 Europe PMC12382016 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.
Scopus36 WoS372016 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 PMC262016 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.
Scopus17 WoS18 Europe PMC152016 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.
Scopus21 WoS20 Europe PMC132016 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.
Scopus297 WoS267 Europe PMC1812016 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.
Scopus359 WoS352 Europe PMC2612016 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.
Scopus19 WoS18 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.
Scopus2058 WoS738 Europe PMC10812016 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.
Scopus267 WoS62 Europe PMC1452016 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.
Scopus1138 WoS1083 Europe PMC6882016 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.
Scopus3283 WoS3144 Europe PMC17592016 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.
Scopus349 WoS41 Europe PMC2392016 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.
Scopus399 WoS395 Europe PMC2212016 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.
Scopus3102 WoS3093 Europe PMC18552016 Alemayehu, M., Lemma, H., Abrha, K., Adama, Y., Fisseha, G., Yebyo, H., . . . Medhanyie, A. A. (2016). Family planning use and associated factors among pastoralist community of afar region, eastern Ethiopia. BMC Women's Health, 16(1), 39.
Scopus16 Europe PMC192016 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.
WoS2562016 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.
WoS3462015 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.
Scopus1093 WoS1021 Europe PMC6742015 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.
Scopus1606 WoS1556 Europe PMC9242015 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.
Scopus33 Europe PMC242015 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.
Scopus147 WoS141 Europe PMC792015 Barker-Collo, S., Bennett, D. A., Krishnamurthi, R. V., Parmar, P., Feigin, V. L., Naghavi, M., . . . Melaku, Y. A. (2015). Sex differences in stroke incidence, prevalence,mortality and disability-adjusted life years: Results from the global burden of disease study 2013. Neuroepidemiology, 45(3), 203-214.
Scopus108 WoS105 Europe PMC652015 Feigin, V. L., Krishnamurthi, R. V., Parmar, P., Norrving, B., Mensah, G. A., Bennett, D. A., . . . Lindsay, M. P. (2015). Update on the global burden of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke in 1990-2013: The GBD 2013 study. Neuroepidemiology, 45(3), 161-176.
Scopus626 WoS583 Europe PMC3522015 Global Burden of Disease Cancer Collaboration. (2015). The global burden of cancer 2013. JAMA oncology, 1(4), 505-527.
Scopus1856 WoS1743 Europe PMC11302015 Weldearegawi, B., Melaku, Y. A., Dinant, G. J., & Spigt, M. (2015). How much do the physician review and InterVA model agree in determining causes of death? A comparative analysis of deaths in rural Ethiopia. BMC Public Health, 15(1), 7 pages.
Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC12015 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.
Scopus4463 WoS4296 Europe PMC27322015 Streatfield, P. K., Khan, W. A., Bhuiya, A., Hanifi, S. M. A., Alam, N., Diboulo, E., . . . Byass, P. (2015). Malaria mortality in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH health and demographic surveillance system sites (vol 7, 25369, 2014). GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION, 8(1), 1.
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.
Scopus31 WoS29 Europe PMC252015 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.
Scopus18 WoS14 Europe PMC122015 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.
Scopus3559 WoS3287 Europe PMC20822014 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.
Scopus23 WoS23 Europe PMC182014 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.
Scopus26 WoS23 Europe PMC272014 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.
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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 |
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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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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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