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Desalegne Amare Zelellw

 

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+251 929 466 624

Desalegn. Amare@bdu.edu.et

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Academic Degree

PhD

Academic Rank

Associate Professor

At Bahir Dar University Since

2015

School

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Department

Pediatrics and child health nursing 

Field of Specialization

Public Health

Research Interest

My primary research interest focuses on tuberculosis (TB), specifically its epidemiology, prevention, control strategies, and the social and structural determinants that influence its persistence in vulnerable populations. I am particularly interested in integrated TB control strategies, such as linking TB screening with HIV programs, maternal health services, and community-based interventions. In addition, my focus is on strengthening health systems and policies, aimed at improving TB diagnosis, treatment adherence, and prevention, especially through innovative and culturally appropriate approaches.

My research focuses on infectious and non-infectious disease control, maternal and child health, and public health implications of communicable and non-communicable diseases, including cardiovascular, diabetes, cancer, and mental health disorders. In addition, my research focuses on improving maternal and child health through improved healthcare access, nutritional interventions, and disease prevention programs.

My aim is to enhance public health interventions through interdisciplinary and community-based methods, aiming to decrease health disparities and improve health outcomes in vulnerable and underserved communities.

Publication(s) [If any]+Link

  1. Desalegne Amare, Kefyalew Addis Alene and Fentie Ambaw. Effect of integrating traditional and modern healthcare systems on tuberculosis case detection in Ethiopia: a cluster randomized controlled study. Infectious Diseases of Poverty (2025) 14:16https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-024-01270-9
  2. Desalegne Amare, Kefyalew Addis Alene and Fentie Ambaw. Impact of integrating traditional care with the modern healthcare system in reducing tuberculosis diagnosis delays in Ethiopia: a clustered randomized controlled study. Tropical Medicine and Health(2024) 52:83 https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-024-00641-0• Desalegne Amare, Fentie Ambaw and Kefyalew Addis Alene. Effect of integrating traditional care with modern healthcare to improve tuberculosis control programs in Ethiopia: a protocol for a cluster-randomized controlled trial. BMC. Trials (2023) 24:582.
  3. Habtamu D, Desalegne A, Sileshi M, Melsew D. Predictors of prolonged hospitalization among children aged 2–59 months with severe community-acquired pneumonia in public hospitals of Benishangul- Gumuz Region, Ethiopia: a multicenter retrospective follow-upstudy. Front. Pediatr; 2023,11: https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2023.1189155
  4. Desalegne Amare, Kefyalew Addis Alene, Fentie Ambaw. Acceptability of integrating traditional tuberculosis care with modern healthcare services in the Amhara Regional State of Northwest Ethiopia: a qualitative study, Preventive Medicine Reports (2023), doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102231•
  5. Desalegne Amare, Fentie Ambaw Kefyalew Addise et al. Effect of Training on Tuberculosis Case Detection in High Burden Settings: A Systematic Review and MetaAnalysis. 10.1371/journal.pone.0271825
  6. Desalegne Amare, Endalkachew Worku Mengeshab Getenet Dessie. Effectiveness of home visiting on tuberculosis case detection: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Indian Journal of Tuberculosis, 2022;69(2): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijtb.2022.04.007
  7. Tigist Gebremaryam, Desalegne Amare, et al. Determinants of severe acute malnutrition among children aged 6—23 months in Bahir Dar city public hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia,2020: a case-control study. BMC Pediatrics, 2022; 22:296;https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-022-03327-w
  8. Amare Kassaw, Desalegne Amare, et al. Survival and predictors of mortality among severe acute malnourished under-five children admitted at Felege-Hiwot comprehensive specialized hospital, northwest, Ethiopia: a retrospective cohort study. BMC Pediatrics (2021) 21:176: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-021-02651-x
  9. Endalkachew Worku Mengesha, Desalegne Amare, et al. Parental experiences in neonatal intensive care unit in Ethiopia: a phenomenological study, Annals of Medicine, 2022; 54:1, 121-131, DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2021.2004320
  10. Desalegne Amare, Getenet Dessie, Endalkachew Worku Mengesha, Melashu Balew Shiferaw, Masresha Mela Merhaba, and Solomon Emishaw. A Systemic Review and Metaanalysis of the Leading Pathogens Causing Neonatal Sepsis in Developing Countries. BioMed Research International 2021:https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/6626983
  1. Natalia V. Bhattacharjee, Lauren E. Schaeffer , Simon I. Hay…Desalegne Amare et al. Mapping inequalities in exclusive breastfeeding in low- and middle-income countries, 2000–2018. Nat Hum Behav. 2021 Aug;5(8):1027-1045. doi: 10.1038/s41562-021-01108- 6. Epub 2021 Jun 3
  2. Endalkachew Worku Mengesha, Getu Degu Alene, Desalegne Amare, et al . Social capital and maternal and child health services uptake in low- and middle-income countries: a mixed-methods systematic review. BMC Health Services Research (2021) 21:1142:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-07129-1
  3. Getenet Dessie, Sahai Burrowes, Henok Mulugeta,Desalegne Amare et al. Effect of a self-care educational intervention to improve self-care adherence among patients with chronic heart failure: a clustered randomized controlled trial in Northwest Ethiopia. BMC Cardiovasc Disord (2021) 21:374
  4. Getenet Dessie, Henok Mulugeta, Desalegne Amare et al. A systematic analysis on prevalence and sub-regional distribution of undiagnosed diabetes mellitus among adults in African countries. Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disordershttps://doi.org/10.1007/s40200-020-00635-9
  5. Getenet Dessie, Ayenew Negesse, Fasil Wagnew, Desalegne Amare et al. Intestinal parasites and HIV in Ethiopian tuberculosis patients: A systematic review and metaanalysis. Current Therapeutic Research; 93(2020)10060:http://www.elsevier.com/openaccesslicenses
  6. Minale Tareke, Minychil Birehanu, Desalegne Amare, Andargie Abate. Common mental illness among epilepsy patients in Bahir Dar city, Ethiopia: A crosssectional study. PLoS ONE 15(1): e0227854. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0227854
  7. Desalegne Amare, Masresh Mela Getenet Dessie. Unfinished agenda of the neonates in developing countries: magnitude of neonatal sepsis: systematic review and meta-analysis. Heliyon. Heliyon 5 (2019) e02519: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02519
  8. Getenet Dessie, Desalegne Amare, Amare Belachew Dagnew et al. Prevalence of goiter among children in Ethiopia and associated factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Public Health (2019) 19:1191 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7505-7
  9. Getenet Dessie, Fasil Wagnew, Henok Mulugeta, Desalegne Amare et al. The effect of disclosure on adherence to antiretroviral therapy among adults living with HIV in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Infectious Diseases (2019) 19:528https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-4148-3
  10. Melashu Balew Shiferaw, Demeke Endalamaw, Mulat Hussien, Manamnot Agegne, Desalegne Amare et al. Viral suppression rate among children tested for HIV viral load at the Amhara Public Health Institute, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019; 19:419: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-4058-4.
  11. Desalegne Amare and Tegegne Teketo Tegegne. Level of partograph utilization and its associated factors among obstetric caregivers at public health facilities in East Gojam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia. PLoS ONE. 2018; 13(7): e0200479.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0200479
  12. Desalegne Amare and Tegegne Teketo. The Use and Perceived Barriers of the Partograph at Public Health Institutions in East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia. Annals of Global Health. 2018; 84(1):198–203. DOI: https: //doi.org/10.29024/aogh.23
  13. Andargie Abate, Minale Tareke, Mulat Tirfe, Ayele Semachew, Desalegne Amare and Emiru Ayalew. Chewing khat and risky sexual behavior among residents of Bahir Dar City administration, Northwest Ethiopia. Ann Gen Psychiatry. 2018; 17:26.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12991-018-0194-2
  14. Tareke M, Tesfaye S, Desalegne Amare, Belete T, Abate A. Antpsychotc medication nonadherence among schizophrenia patents in Central Ethiopia. S Afr J Psychiat. 2018;24(0), a1124. htps://doi.org/10.4102/ sajpsychiatry.v24i0.1124.
  15. Desalegne Amare, Teketo Kassaw Tegegne, Girma Alem Getie. Knowledge and Attitude of Obstetric Care Providers on Partograph and Its Associated Factors in East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia. Hindawi Publishing Corporation. Advances in Medicine. 2016; 2016:8: http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6913165.
  16.  Desalegne Amare. Tuberculosis and HIV Co-infection among Patients on Tuberculosis Treatment at Fenote Selam District Hospital, Amhara Regional State, Northwest Ethiopia. Global Journal of Medical Research: F Diseases, 2015; 15 (5): Online ISSN 2249-4618 & Print ISSN: 0975-5888
  17. Desalegne Amare, Ayenew Negassie, Baye Tsegaye, Birtukan Assefa, and Birehanu Ayenie. Prevalence of Undernutrition and Its Associated Factors among Children below Five Years of Age in Bure Town, West Gojjam Zone, Amhara National Regional State,Northwest Ethiopia. Advances in Public Health. 2016; 2016: 8:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7145708.
  18. Desalegne Amare, Habtamu Mellie Bizuayehu. Knowledge and Attitude of Students on Antimicrobial Resistance at Debre Markos University, Ethiopia. International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS). 2016;5(4): 384-391:  http://iaesjournal.com/online/index.php/IJPHS.
  19. Desalegne Amare. Tuberculosis Treatment Outcomes among TB Patients at FenoteSelam District Hospital, West Gojjam Zone, Amhara, Northwest Ethiopia. Research & Reviews: Journal of Medicine. 2016; 6(3): ISSN: 2249-8648(online), ISSN: 2348-7917(print): www.stmjournals.com.
  20. Abebe Dilie, Desalegne Amare, and Tenaw Gualu. Occupational Exposure to Needle Stick and Sharp Injuries and Associated Factors among Healthcare. Journal of Environmental and Public Health Volume 2017, Article ID 2438713, 6 pages:https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/2438713
  21. Melashu Balew, Mastewal Worku, Belay Bezabih, Getu Degu, Mezgebu Yitayal, Asrat Agalu, Betelihem Belete, Daniel Mekonnen, Desalegne Amare. War and its implications for the tuberculosis program in the Amhara Region. EJTS 2024; 2 (1) https://ejts.aphi.gov.et/index.php/ejts/article/view/3/14
  22. Desalegne Amare Zelellw, Habtamu Mellie Bizuayehu. Knowledge and Attitude of Students on Antimicrobial Resistance at Debre Markos University, Ethiopia. International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS); 2016 5(4): 384~391. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337015437

Mega Research, Role [If any]

*Improving the health and nutritional status of mothers and children using indigenous community structure in Northwest Ethiopia 

Co-author

Project(s), Role [If any]

Clinical Decision-Making Algorithms and Biomarkers for Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Children in Resource Limited Setting, Northwest Ethiopia

Co-author