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  1. Age- and sex-specific percentile curves for gross and fine motor skills in early childhood: an analysis from the SUNRISE International Study

    Article • European Journal of Pediatrics, July 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Chalchisa Abdeta

  2. Associations Between Caregiver Smartphone Use in a Child's Presence and Motor Skills and Executive Function in Preschoolers: SUNRISE International Study

    Article • Child Care Health and Development, June 2026, Wiley

    Chalchisa Abdeta

  3. Probability of meeting the restrained sitting guideline in early childhood: an international cross-sectional study

    Article • Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, April 2026, Elsevier

    Chalchisa Abdeta

  4. Environmental Factors Associated With Preschoolers' Outdoor Play and Napping in Childcare Settings: The SUNRISE International Study

    Article • Child Care Health and Development, January 2026, Wiley

    Chalchisa Abdeta

  5. Parental Perceptions of Environmental Factors on Preschoolers’ Sleep Duration Among 23 Low-, Middle-, and High-Income Countries

    Article • Behavioral Sleep Medicine, October 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Chalchisa Abdeta

  6. Adherence to 24-hour movement guidelines: Cognitive effects in Australian preschoolers

    Article • Mental Health and Physical Activity, October 2025, Elsevier

    Chalchisa Abdeta

  7. Physical activity, screen time and sleep among children and adolescents: findings from the 2022 active healthy kids Ethiopia

    Article • BMC Pediatrics, July 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Chalchisa Abdeta

  8. Breast cancer determinants in low- to upper-middle-income countries: an umbrella review of meta-analyses of observational studies and an urgent call for implementation science

    Article • BMC Cancer, July 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Chalchisa Abdeta

  9. Time to breast cancer recurrence and associated predictors in Public Hospitals of Addis Ababa, Central Ethiopia: a retrospective Cohort Study

    Article • Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology, June 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Chalchisa Abdeta

  10. Measurement properties of the SUNRISE Study Parent Questionnaire for assessing sleep and sleep-related family practices

    Article • Sleep Health, June 2025, Elsevier

    Chalchisa Abdeta, Dr Fazlollah Ghofranipour

  11. Associations Between 24‐h Movement Behaviours and Health in 3‐ and 4‐Year‐Old Children From a Low‐Income Country: The SUNRISE Ethiopia Study

    Article • Child Care Health and Development, May 2025, Wiley

    Chalchisa Abdeta

  12. 24-hour movement behaviours and health outcomes among forcibly displaced children affected by conflict or natural disasters: a scoping review

    Article • BMC Public Health, May 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Chalchisa Abdeta

  13. Correction to: Improving National and International Surveillance of Movement Behaviours in Childhood and Adolescence: An International Modified Delphi Study

    Article • Sports Medicine, April 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Chalchisa Abdeta, Liane Azevedo

  14. Parental Perceptions of Environmental Factors on Preschoolers’ Outdoor Play in 19 Low-Income, Middle-Income, and High-Income Countries

    Article • Journal of Physical Activity and Health, January 2025, Human Kinetics

    Chalchisa Abdeta

  15. Child-, Family-, and Community-Level Correlates of 24-Hour Movement Behaviors in Ethiopian Young Children: The SUNRISE Study

    Article • Journal of Physical Activity and Health, January 2025, Human Kinetics

    Chalchisa Abdeta

  16. Geocultural differences in pre-schooler sleep profiles and family practices: an analysis of pooled data from 37 countries

    Article • SLEEP, December 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Chalchisa Abdeta

  17. Improving National and International Surveillance of Movement Behaviours in Childhood and Adolescence: An International Modified Delphi Study

    Article • Sports Medicine, October 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Chalchisa Abdeta, Liane Azevedo

  18. Adherence to the WHO physical activity, screen time and sleep guidelines and associations with socio-demographic factors among Ethiopian preschool children: The SUNRISE study

    Article • Journal of Activity Sedentary and Sleep Behaviors, September 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Chalchisa Abdeta

  19. Global Matrix 4.0 Physical Activity Report Card Grades for Children and Adolescents: Results and Analyses From 57 Countries

    Article • Journal of Physical Activity and Health, November 2022, Human Kinetics

    Chalchisa Abdeta, Chalchisa Abdeta, Dr Nicolas Aguilar-Farias, Dr Chen-Kang Chang

  20. Global Advocacy for Physical Activity - Supporting Advocates

    Article • Journal of Physical Activity and Health, January 2022, Human Kinetics

    Dr Matthew Mclaughlin, Chalchisa Abdeta, Dr Joey Murphy, Chalchisa Abdeta, Dr Jacqueline Louise Mair, Artur Direito

  21. 6.3 billion people live in countries where physical activity promotion needs improving

    Article • Journal of Physical Activity and Health, January 2022, Human Kinetics

    Dr Matthew Mclaughlin, Head of 2nd PMR Department, National Rehabilitation Center EKA, Athens, Greece Yannis Dionyssiotis, Chalchisa Abdeta, Aamir Memon

  22. Cross-sectional examination of 24-hour movement behaviours among 3- and 4-year-old children in urban and rural settings in low-income, middle-income and high-income countries: the SUNRISE study protocol

    Article • BMJ Open, October 2021, BMJ

    Chalchisa Abdeta, Chalchisa Abdeta, Dr Nicolas Aguilar-Farias, Dr Fazlollah Ghofranipour

  23. 2020 WHO guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behavior

    Article • Sports Medicine and Health Science, May 2021, Elsevier

    Chalchisa Abdeta, Chalchisa Abdeta

  24. Assessment of Physical Activity Indicators for Children and Youth in Ethiopia: Evidence from the Global Matrix 3.0 Study (2017–2018)

    Article • Sports Medicine - Open, December 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Chalchisa Abdeta, Chalchisa Abdeta, Chalchisa Abdeta

  25. Mounting an effective socio-ecological response to non-communicable diseases in Africa’s cities

    Article • Cities & Health, November 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Chalchisa Abdeta, Chalchisa Abdeta, Chalchisa Abdeta

  26. Knowledge of the physical activity guidelines and factors associated with physical activity participation among adults in Harar town, eastern Ethiopia

    Article • BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, January 2019, BMJ

    Chalchisa Abdeta, Chalchisa Abdeta, Chalchisa Abdeta

  27. Grading the levels of physical activity among children from six African and three Asian countries

    Article • Journal of Physical Activity and Health, November 2018, Human Kinetics

    Taru Manyanga, Chalchisa Abdeta, Chalchisa Abdeta, Chalchisa Abdeta

  28. Results from Ethiopia’s 2018 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth

    Article • Journal of Physical Activity and Health, November 2018, Human Kinetics

    Chalchisa Abdeta, Chalchisa Abdeta, Chalchisa Abdeta

  29. Global Matrix 3.0 Physical Activity Report Card Grades for Children and Youth: Results and Analysis From 49 Countries

    Article • Journal of Physical Activity and Health, November 2018, Human Kinetics

    Chalchisa Abdeta, Chalchisa Abdeta, Dr Nicolas Aguilar-Farias, Dr Chen-Kang Chang

  30. Prevalence of physical inactivity and associated factors among adults in Harar town, Eastern Ethiopia

    Article • Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity, June 2018, Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport

    Chalchisa Abdeta, Chalchisa Abdeta, Chalchisa Abdeta