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Dr. Asmamaw Ketemaw Tsehay

 

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+251913071149

asmamaw.ketemaw@bdu.edu.et 

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Academic Degree

MPH/HI, PhD

Academic Rank

Assistant Professor

At Bahir Dar University Since

2017

School

School of Public Health

Department

Health Systems Management and Health Economics 

Field of Specialization

Public Health Informatics

Research Interest

Public health, HIS implementation and evaluation, EMR adoption, digital health (eHealth/mHealth), usability and user-centered design, eLearning, and health innovation.

Publication(s) [If any]+Link

  • Chekol A, Ketemaw A, Endale A, Aschale A, Endalew B, Asemahagn MA. Data quality and associated factors of routine health information system among health centers of West Gojjam Zone, northwest Ethiopia, 2021. Front Health Serv. 2023;3:1059611. doi:10.3389/frhs.2023.1059611. Available from: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frhs.2023.1059611/full
  • Mitiku AB, Ketemaw A, Sitotaw G, Alganeh H, Wogayehu B, Ayenew T, Walle AD. Acceptance of e-learning and associated factors among postgraduate medical and health science students at first generation universities, Amhara Region, 2023 using modified technology acceptance model. 2024. doi:10.1186/s12909-024-04599-4. Available from: https://bmcheducation.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12909-024-04599-4
  • Tsehay, A.K. & Matlhaba, K.L.,2025, ‘Barriers to the implementation of electronic medical records in NorthwestEthiopia’, Health SA Gesondheid 30(0), a3010.https://doi.org/10.4102/hsag.v30i0.3010. Available from https://hsag.co.za/index.php/hsag/article/view/3010 
  • Tsehay AK. Factors associated with HIV-positive sero-status among exposed infants attending care at health facilities in Bahir Dar administration, Ethiopia: Evidence from medical records. Cogent Med. 2019;6(1):1623754. doi:10.1080/2331205X.2019.1623754. Available from: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/2331205X.2019.1623754
  • Tsehay AK, Tareke M, Dellie E, Deressa Y. Determinants of institutional delivery in Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study. J Midwifery Reprod Health. 2020;8(2):2187–93. doi:10.22038/jmrh.2020.39518.1441. Available from: https://jmrh.mums.ac.ir/article_15005_c051ee4c0606fa620a645ac99ee8fd78.pdf
  • Tilaye M, Sinknew A, Mekuriaw A, Tsehay AK. Magnitude and associated factors of Pityriasis Versicolor among patients attending Dermatovenereology Outpatient Department at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia. J Curr Health Sci. 2023;3(1):31–38.
  • Tsehay AK. Risk of HIV and associated factors among infants born to HIV-positive women in northwest Ethiopia. Ethiop J Health Dev. 2019;33(1). Available from: https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/full/10.5555/20193195235
  • Tsehay AK, Worku GT, Alemu YM. Determinants of BCG vaccination coverage in Ethiopia: A cross-sectional survey. BMJ Open. 2019;9(2):e023634. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023634. Available from: https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/2/e023634
  • Oumer N, Atnafu DD, Worku GT, Tsehay AK. Determinants of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in four treatment centers of Eastern Amhara, Ethiopia: A case-control study. J Infect Dev Ctries. 2021;15(05):687–95. doi:10.3855/jidc.14655. Available from: https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/download/34106893/2527/133449
  • Tsehay AK, Zegeye DT, Yilma TM. Impact of mass media exposure on family planning: Analysis of the Ethiopian Demography and Health Survey. J Public Health Dev Countries. 2017;3(2):405–12. Available from: https://www.jphdc.org/index.php/jphdc/article/view/103
  • Belete AA, Agumas Y, Tsehay AK, Ayele HM. Utilization of the Integrated Management of Newborn and Childhood Illness (IMNCI) protocol and associated factors among health care workers in health centers of South Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia: An institution-based mixed study. Front Health Serv. 2024;4:1364661. doi:10.3389/frhs.2024.1364661. Available from: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frhs.2024.1364661/full
  • Tareke M, Belete T, Ergetie T, Tadesse M, Menberu M, Ketemaw A. Triple burden of neurocognitive impairment and co-occurring depression and anxiety among people living with HIV in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia: A multicenter study. Front Psychiatry. 2022;13:732229. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2022.732229. Available from: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.732229/full
  • Leykun Y, Tadesse G, Ketemaw A, Getahun BA, Getahun AF, Messelu MA. Level of household’s head satisfaction and associated factors towards Community-Based Health Insurance (CBHI) schemes among enrollees in Northwest Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study. 2024. doi:10.1155/2024/9047118. Available from: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/2024/9047118/
  • Ketemaw A, Tareke M, Dellie E, Sitotaw G, Deressa Y, Tadesse G, Debalkie D, Ewunetu M, Alemu Y, Debebe D. Factors associated with institutional delivery in Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2020;20(1):266. doi:10.1186/s12913-020-5052-7. Available from: https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12913-020-5052-7
  • Belew A, Ketemaw A, Sitotaw G, Alganeh H, Wogayehu B, Ayenew T, Damtew A. Acceptance of e-learning and associated factors among postgraduate medical and health science students at first generation universities in Amhara region, 2023: Using modified technology acceptance model. BMC Med Educ. 2024;24(1):838. doi:10.1186/s12909-024-04599-4. Available from: https://bmcheducation.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12909-024-04599-4
  • Taddesse G, Atnafu DD, Ketemaw A, Alemu Y. Determinants of enrollment decision in the community-based health insurance, North West Ethiopia: A case-control study. Glob Health. 2020;16(1):4. doi:10.1186/s12992-020-00558-2. Available from: https://globalizationandhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12992-020-00558-2
  • Atnafu DD, Ketemaw A, Menber Y, Wassihun Y, Guadie HA. Cooking smoke (household air pollution) exposure status of households in Ethiopia: A further analysis based on 2016 DHS data. Ethiop J Health Dev. 2021;35(3). Available from: https://www.ejhd.org/index.php/ejhd/article/view/242
  • Leykun Y, Tadesse G, Ketemaw A, Getahun BA, Getahun AF, Messelu MA. Household’s Head Satisfaction and Associated Factors Towards Community-Based Health Insurance (CBHI) Schemes Among Enrollees in Northwest Ethiopia. Biomed Res Int. 2025;2025:9047118. doi:10.1155/2025/9047118. Available from: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/2025/9047118/
  • Belew A, Ketemaw A, Sitotaw G, Alganeh H, Wogayehu B, Ayenew T, Damtew A. Correction: Acceptance of e-learning and associated factors among postgraduate medical and health science students at first generation universities in Amhara region, 2023: Using modified technology acceptance model. BMC Med Educ. 2024;24:1073. doi:10.1186/s12909-024-04610-4. Available from: https://bmcheducation.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12909-024-04610-4
  • የወቅቱ በሽታዎች Lifestyle Diseases (Amharic Version) Tena : ጥንቃቄ እና የቤት ውስጥ እገዛ Kindle Edition by Asmamaw Tsehay (Author): Book 
  • Electronic Medical Records acceptance and associated factors among Healthcare Workers in Northwest Ethiopia: cross sectional study: Accepted at JMIR