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  1. Prevalence of hepatitis B infection and its associated factors among pregnant mothers attending antenatal care at public hospitals at Hararghe, Eastern Ethiopia

    Article • Frontiers in Global Women s Health, April 2023, Frontiers

    Melkamu Merid Mengesha

  2. Antiretroviral therapy non-adherence among children living with HIV in Dire Dawa, Eastern Ethiopia: a case-control study

    Article • BMC Pediatrics, November 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Melkamu Merid Mengesha

  3. Prevalence of overweight/obesity and associated factors among under-five children in Ethiopia: A multilevel analysis of nationally representative sample

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, September 2022, Frontiers

    Melkamu Merid Mengesha , Asrat Arja Wolde

  4. Treatment outcomes of penetrating abdominal injury requiring laparotomy at Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital, Harar, Ethiopia

    Article • Frontiers in Surgery, August 2022, Frontiers

    Melkamu Merid Mengesha

  5. Sexual and reproductive health services utilization and associated factors among adolescents attending secondary schools

    Article • Reproductive Health, July 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Melkamu Merid Mengesha

  6. Predictors of loss to follow-up among adult tuberculosis patients in Southern Ethiopia: a retrospective follow-up study

    Article • BMC Public Health, May 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Melkamu Merid Mengesha

  7. Evaluation of Dermatoglyphic Features of Type 2 Diabetic Patients as Compared to Non-Diabetics Attending Hospitals in Southern Ethiopia

    Article • Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity, April 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Melkamu Merid Mengesha

  8. Poor adult tuberculosis treatment outcome and associated factors in Gibe Woreda, Southern Ethiopia: An institution-based cross-sectional study

    Article • PLOS Global Public Health, March 2022, PLOS

    Melkamu Merid Mengesha

  9. Predictors of Loss to Follow-Up among HIV-Infected Adults after Initiation of the First-Line Antiretroviral Therapy at Arba Minch General Hospital, Southern Ethiopia: A 5-Year Retrospective Cohort Study

    Article • BioMed Research International, November 2021, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Melkamu Merid Mengesha

  10. Post cesarean section surgical site infection and associated factors among women who delivered in public hospitals in Harar city, Eastern Ethiopia: A hospital-based analytic cross-sectional study

    Article • PLoS ONE, June 2021, PLOS

    Melkamu Merid Mengesha

  11. Gender Differences in Perceived Stigma and Coping Strategies Among People Living with HIV/AIDS at Jugal Hospital, Harar, Ethiopia

    Article • Psychology Research and Behavior Management, December 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Mr. Aklilu Abrham, Melkamu Merid Mengesha

  12. The association between diagnosis disclosure and adherence to antiretroviral therapy among adolescents living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Systematic Reviews, July 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Melkamu Merid Mengesha

  13. Mapping geographical inequalities in childhood diarrhoeal morbidity and mortality in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–17: analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Article • The Lancet, June 2020, Elsevier

    Turki Alanzi, Dr Senthilkumar Balakrishnan, Prof. Maciej Banach, Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Dr Senbagam Duraisamy, Dr Shariful Islam, ED Doris V. Ortega-Altamirano, Dr Srinivas Goli, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Melkamu Merid Mengesha , Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Getinet Ayano, Professor HESHAM M. AL-MEKHLAFI, Professor Yousef Khader, Andrew T. Olagunju, Dr Bereket Duko , Prof Joel Msafiri Francis, Dr Md Nuruzzaman Khan, Dr Fakher Rahim, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Gebrekiros Gebremichael, Mr Nejimu Biza Zepro, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah, Dr/ Adj Prof Vijay Kumar Chattu

  14. <p>Clustering of Elevated Blood Pressure, Elevated Blood Glucose, and Abdominal Obesity Among Adults in Dire Dawa: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study</p>

    Article • Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity, June 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Melkamu Merid Mengesha

  15. Global injury morbidity and mortality from 1990 to 2017: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Article • Injury Prevention, April 2020, BMJ

    Dr. Asres Bedaso Tilahune, Mr Raimundas Lunevicius, Dr Garumma TOLU FEYISSA, Prof. Maciej Banach, Tommi Vasankari, Professor Yousef Khader, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Amrit Banstola, Melkamu Merid Mengesha , Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Getinet Ayano, Andrew T. Olagunju, Dr Shariful Islam, Dr marek majdan, Dr Aidin Abedi, Prof Joel Msafiri Francis, Dr Fakher Rahim, Dr Ashish D Badiye, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Professor Ashraf Fawzy Nabhan, Dr Vahid Rashedi, Dr/ Adj Prof Vijay Kumar Chattu

  16. Socio-demographic correlates of availability of adequate iodine in household salt: a community-based cross-sectional study

    Article • BMC Research Notes, March 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Melkamu Merid Mengesha , Gebrekiros Gebremichael

  17. Burden of injury along the development spectrum: associations between the Socio-demographic Index and disability-adjusted life year estimates from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Article • Injury Prevention, January 2020, BMJ

    Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Mr Raimundas Lunevicius, Professor Yousef Khader, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Amrit Banstola, Melkamu Merid Mengesha , Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Andrew T. Olagunju, Dr Shariful Islam, Dr marek majdan, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Rajaa Al-Raddadi

  18. Morbidity and mortality from road injuries: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Article • Injury Prevention, January 2020, BMJ

    Melkamu Merid Mengesha , Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Dr Bereket Duko , Dr Md Nuruzzaman Khan, Dr/ Adj Prof Vijay Kumar Chattu

  19. The global, regional, and national burden of cirrhosis by cause in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Article • The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, January 2020, Elsevier

    Daniel Asmelash , Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Kaleab Alemayehu Zewdie, Tommi Vasankari, Professor Stefan Lorkowski, Melkamu Merid Mengesha , Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Rajaa Al-Raddadi, Dr Hoa Do

  20. Prevalent, uncontrolled, and undiagnosed diabetes mellitus among urban adults in Dire Dawa, Eastern Ethiopia: A population-based cross-sectional study

    Article • SAGE Open Medicine, January 2020, SAGE Publications

    Melkamu Merid Mengesha

  21. Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems Within the Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance Network

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, October 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Melkamu Merid Mengesha

  22. Level of physical activity among urban adults and the socio-demographic correlates: a population-based cross-sectional study using the global physical activity questionnaire

    Article • BMC Public Health, August 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Melkamu Merid Mengesha

  23. Hypertension is the leading cause of cardiovascular morbidity a mortality.

    Article • International Journal of Hypertension, May 2019, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Melkamu Merid Mengesha , hirbo shore Roba, Mr. ADDISU SHUNU BEYENE, Behailu Ayele

  24. A comparison of all-cause and cause-specific mortality by household socioeconomic status across seven INDEPTH network health and demographic surveillance systems in sub-Saharan Africa

    Article • Global Health Action, January 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Melkamu Merid Mengesha , Alberto Aniceto Chauque, Iwara Arikpo, Prof. Catherine Kyobutungi

  25. Self-care activities of outpatient diabetic residents in Eastern Ethiopia

    Article • SAGE Open Medicine, January 2019, SAGE Publications

    Behailu Ayele, Melkamu Merid Mengesha

  26. Population and fertility by age and sex for 195 countries and territories, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Article • The Lancet, November 2018, Elsevier

    Mr. Tara Ballav Adhikari, Dr. Paul E Kilgore, Ebrahim M. Yimer, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Prof. Maciej Banach, Dr Shariful Islam, Farhad Shokraneh, Dr Gebre Teklemariam Demoz, Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA, Dr Garumma TOLU FEYISSA, Dr Azmeraw Amare, Mr Raimundas Lunevicius, Professor Yousef Khader, Mr. Aklilu Abrham, Dr Srinivas Goli, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Professor Stefan Lorkowski, Melkamu Merid Mengesha , Andrew T. Olagunju, Dr Fakher Rahim, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Mr. Alex Yeshaneh, Rajaa Al-Raddadi, Dr Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi, Dr. Mohammad Hossein Khosravi

  27. Association between diabetes mellitus and multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis: evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Systematic Reviews, October 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Melkamu Merid Mengesha

  28. Perinatally acquired HIV-positive status disclosure and associated factors in Dire Dawa and Harar

    Article • BMJ Open, August 2018, BMJ

    Mr. Aklilu Abrham, Melkamu Merid Mengesha

  29. Measuring progress and projecting attainment on the basis of past trends of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Article • The Lancet, September 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Dr Shariful Islam, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Mr Morteza Shamsizadeh, Professor Stefan Lorkowski, Dr Amador Goodridge, Denny John, Maysaa El Sayed Zaki, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Professor Amanda G Thrift, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA, Dr Azmeraw Amare, Mr Raimundas Lunevicius, Professor Yousef Khader, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Melkamu Merid Mengesha , Andrew T. Olagunju, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Rajaa Al-Raddadi

  30. Global, regional, and national age-sex specific mortality for 264 causes of death, 1980–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Article • The Lancet, September 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Dr Shariful Islam, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Dr Samer Hamidi, Mr Morteza Shamsizadeh, Professor Stefan Lorkowski, Professor David M. Pereira, Dr. Mohammad Hossein Khosravi, Denny John, Maysaa El Sayed Zaki, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Dina Nur Anggraini Ningrum, Professor Amanda G Thrift, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA, Dr Azmeraw Amare, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr. Jasvinder A. Singh, Melkamu Merid Mengesha , Andrew T. Olagunju, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Rajaa Al-Raddadi

  31. 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

    Article • The Lancet, September 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Dr Shariful Islam, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Dr Samer Hamidi, Mr Morteza Shamsizadeh, Professor Stefan Lorkowski, Professor David M. Pereira, Dr Amador Goodridge, Maysaa El Sayed Zaki, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Dina Nur Anggraini Ningrum, Professor Amanda G Thrift, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA, Dr Azmeraw Amare, Mr Raimundas Lunevicius, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr. Jasvinder A. Singh, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Melkamu Merid Mengesha , Andrew T. Olagunju, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Rajaa Al-Raddadi, Dr/ Adj Prof Vijay Kumar Chattu

  32. Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 333 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Article • The Lancet, September 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Dr Shariful Islam, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Dr Samer Hamidi, Professor Stefan Lorkowski, Professor David M. Pereira, Dr Amador Goodridge, Denny John, Maysaa El Sayed Zaki, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Dina Nur Anggraini Ningrum, Professor Amanda G Thrift, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA, Dr Azmeraw Amare, Mr Raimundas Lunevicius, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr. Jasvinder A. Singh, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Melkamu Merid Mengesha , Andrew T. Olagunju, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Rajaa Al-Raddadi

  33. Global, regional, and national under-5 mortality, adult mortality, age-specific mortality, and life expectancy, 1970–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Article • The Lancet, September 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Dr Shariful Islam, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Dr Samer Hamidi, Mr Morteza Shamsizadeh, Professor Stefan Lorkowski, Professor David M. Pereira, Dr. Mohammad Hossein Khosravi, Denny John, Maysaa El Sayed Zaki, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Dina Nur Anggraini Ningrum, Professor Amanda G Thrift, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Dr Azmeraw Amare, Mr Raimundas Lunevicius, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr. Jasvinder A. Singh, Melkamu Merid Mengesha , Andrew T. Olagunju, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Rajaa Al-Raddadi

  34. Maternal mortality and morbidity burden in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study

    Article • Sozial- und Präventivmedizin, August 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Dr Samer Hamidi, Mr Morteza Shamsizadeh, Maysaa El Sayed Zaki, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Mr Raimundas Lunevicius, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr. Jasvinder A. Singh, Melkamu Merid Mengesha , Rajaa Al-Raddadi

  35. The burden of mental disorders in the Eastern Mediterranean region, 1990–2015: findings from the global burden of disease 2015 study

    Article • Sozial- und Präventivmedizin, August 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Dr Samer Hamidi, Mr Morteza Shamsizadeh, Maysaa El Sayed Zaki, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Mr Raimundas Lunevicius, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr. Jasvinder A. Singh, Melkamu Merid Mengesha , Rajaa Al-Raddadi

  36. Trends in HIV/AIDS morbidity and mortality in Eastern Mediterranean countries, 1990–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study

    Article • Sozial- und Präventivmedizin, August 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Samer Hamidi, Mr Morteza Shamsizadeh, Professor David M. Pereira, Maysaa El Sayed Zaki, Mr Raimundas Lunevicius, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr. Jasvinder A. Singh, Melkamu Merid Mengesha , Rajaa Al-Raddadi

  37. Healthcare Access and Quality Index based on mortality from causes amenable to personal health care in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2015: a novel analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Article • The Lancet, July 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Dr Shariful Islam, Dr Samer Hamidi, Professor David M. Pereira, Dr Amador Goodridge, Denny John, Maysaa El Sayed Zaki, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Dina Nur Anggraini Ningrum, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA, Dr Wayne Gao, Dr Azmeraw Amare, Mr Raimundas Lunevicius, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr. Jasvinder A. Singh, Melkamu Merid Mengesha , Andrew T. Olagunju, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Rajaa Al-Raddadi

  38. Association between diabetes mellitus and multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Systematic Reviews, January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Melkamu Merid Mengesha

  39. 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

    Article • The Lancet, October 2016, Elsevier

    Professor David M. Pereira, Dr marek majdan, Dr Amador Goodridge, Dr Francis A Mhimbira, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Dr Samer Hamidi, Maysaa El Sayed Zaki, Professor Amanda G Thrift, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA, Dr Azmeraw Amare, Mr Raimundas Lunevicius, Professor Yousef Khader, Tommi Vasankari, Melkamu Merid Mengesha , Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Rajaa Al-Raddadi

  40. Treatment outcome and factors affecting time to recovery in children with severe acute malnutrition treated at outpatient therapeutic care program

    Article • Global Health Action, July 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Melkamu Merid Mengesha

  41. Prevalence of Cesarean Section in Urban Health Facilities and Associated Factors in Eastern Ethiopia: Hospital Based Cross Sectional Study

    Article • Journal of Pregnancy and Child Health, January 2015, OMICS Publishing Group

    Melkamu Merid Mengesha