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Mezgebu Yitayal

 

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+251947057683

mezgebuy@gmail.com

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Academic Degree

PhD

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Professor of Health Systems and Policy

At Bahir Dar University, Since

2024

School

School of Public Health

Department

Health Systems Management and Health Economics

Field of Specialization

Health Systems and Policy

Research Interest

  • Social and economic determinants of health
  • Economic evaluation of health programs/interventions
  • Health policy analysis and health systems research
  • Quality of life 

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Research Articles

The articles can be accessed at https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=uoZv9N8AAAAJ&hl=en

  1. Seid S, Yitayal M, Yazachew L, et al (2025). Challenges in achieving the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets: evaluation of the antiretroviral therapy program among adult HIV/AIDS patients at Woldia General Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia. Front. Public Health 13:1524936. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1524936

  2. Zeru T, Yitayal M, Salew D, et al. COVID-19 vaccine uptake and associated factors among health professionals: a facility-based, cross-sectional study in the Amhara region, Ethiopia. BMJ Open 2025;15: e090048. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2024-090048

  3. Debalkie Atnafu, D., Bannink Mbazzi, F., Yitayal, M. & Kuper, H., 2025, ‘Does life expectancy vary by disability status in LMICs? A systematic review and meta-analysis, African Journal of Disability 14(0), a1514. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v14i0.1514

  4. Wodajnew T, Yitayal M, Worku N, Hagos A.   Willingness to pay for maternity waiting home service among pregnant women in Simada district, Northwest Ethiopia: a facility- based cross- sectional study. BMJ Open 2025; 15: e089196. doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2024-089196

  5. Addila AE, Azale T, Yitayal M. Effect of prenatal alcohol consumption on maternal anemia among pregnant women in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia: a retrospective cohort study. International Health 2025; 0: 1-11 https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihaf010

  6. Belay YA, Yitayal M, Atnafu A, Taye FA. Barriers and Facilitators for Implementing Shared Decision Making in Differentiated Antiretroviral Therapy Service in Northwest Ethiopia: Implications for Policy and Practice.MDM Policy & Practice (2024), Vol. 9 (2) 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1177/23814683241281385

  7. Belay YA, Yitayal M, Atnafu A, and Taye FA. Patients’ Preferences for Antiretroviral Therapy Service in Northwest Ethiopia: A Discrete Choice Experiment. MDM Policy & Practice (2024), Vol. 9(2) 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1177/23814683241273635

  8. Nigusie A, Legesse S, Desie G, Bezabih B, Zeru T, Yitayal M (2024). Health under Siege: The Far-Reaching Impact of Conflict on Health Services. Ethiopian Journal of Translational Sciences.  Vol. 2 No. 1 June 2024. https://ejts.aphi.gov.et

  9. Balew M, Worku M, Bezabih B, et al (2024). War and its implications for the tuberculosis program in the Amhara Region. Ethiopian Journal of Translational Sciences.  Vol. 2 No. 1 June 2024. https://ejts.aphi.gov.et

  10. Minwagaw MT, Mulatu K, Motbainor A, et al (2024). Violence against Healthcare during the War in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Ethiopian Journal of Translational Sciences.   Vol. 2 No. 1 June 2024. https://ejts.aphi.gov.et

  11. Salelew E, Assefa YA, Getachew R, et al (2024). Magnitude of psychological distress and associated factors among war survivor women in Northern Ethiopia, 2022: a community-based cross-sectional survey. BMC Women's Health (2024) 24:356. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-024-03161-5

  12. Nigusie A, Azale T, Yitayal M, Derseh L (2024). Effect of stage-matched educational intervention on use of institutional delivery in Northwest Ethiopia: using community readiness model. Pan African Medical Journal (2024); 48:16. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2024.48.16.37504

  13. Fetene SM, Yitayal M, and Aschalew AY (2023). A quasi-experimental evaluation of the effectiveness and impact of community-based health insurance on health service utilization in northwest Ethiopia. Front. Public Health 11:1078462. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1078462.

  14. Belew AK, Awoke T, Gelaye KA, et al (2023). Determinants of Malnutrition and its associated factors among pregnant and lactating women under armed conflict areas in North Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia: a community-based study. BMC Nutrition (2023) 9:102

  15. Chanyalew MA, Yitayal M, Atnafu A, Tilahun B. Assessment of data demand for informed-decisions among health facility and department heads in public health facilities of Amhara Region, northwest Ethiopia. Health Research Policy and Systems (2023) 21:62. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-023-01006-5

  16. Zeru T, Agalu A, Balew M, et al (2023). Availability of Essential Medicines and Supplies in War-Affected Zones in Northern Ethiopia. Ethiopian Journal of Translational Sciences.  Vol. 1 No. 1 June 2023. https://ejts.aphi.gov.et

  17. Engidaw M, Alemu MB, Muche GA, Yitayal M. Rural job preferences of graduate class medical students in Ethiopia - a discrete choice experiment (DCE). Engidaw et al. BMC Medical Education (2023) 23:155. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04133-3

  18. Alazbih NM, Kaya AH, Yitayal M, Gelaye KA. Determinants of time to first marriage and birth intervals among women of childbearing age in Dabat Health and Demographic Surveillance System site, Northwest Ethiopia. PLoS ONE18(2): e0281997.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0281997

  19. Chanyalew MA, Yitayal M, Atnafu A, Mengiste SA, Gullslett MK, Tilahun B. Facilitators and Barriers Affecting the Implementation of Capacity Building and Mentorship Program (CBMP) in Improving Evidence-Based Decision-Making in Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopia: An Exploratory Qualitative Study. Ethiop. J. Health Dev. 2022;36 (SI-2)

  20. Azanaw A, Alemu MB, Yitayal M, Aschalew AY. Evaluation of the pediatric antiretroviral therapy service in Gondar city public health facilities - A case study design with mixed methods. PLoS ONE 17(12): e0279890. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0279890

  21. Belay YA, Yitayal M, Atnafu A, Taye FA. Barriers and facilitators to the implementation and scale up of differentiated service delivery models for HIV treatment in Africa: a scoping review. BMC Health Services Research (2022) 22:1431. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-08825-2

  22. Nigusie A, Azale T, Yitayal M, Derseh L. The impact of perception on institutional delivery service utilization in Northwest Ethiopia: the health belief model. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (2022) 22:822. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-022-05140-w

  23. Nigusie A, Azale T, Yitayal M, Derseh L. Community perception of barriers and facilitators to institutional delivery care‑seeking behavior in Northwest Ethiopia: a qualitative study. Reproductive Health (2022) 19:193. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-022-01497-5

  24. Belay YA, Yitayal M, Atnafu A, Taye FA. Patient experiences and preferences for antiretroviral therapy service provision: Implications for differentiated service delivery in Northwest Ethiopia. AIDS Research and Therapy (2022) 19:30 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12981-022-00452-5

  25. Chanyalew MA, Yitayal M, Atnafu A, Mengiste SA, Tilahun B. The Effectiveness of the Capacity Building and Mentorship Program in Improving Evidence-Based Decision-making in the Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopia: Difference-in-Differences Study. JMIR Med Inform 2022;10(4): e30518) doi: 10.2196/30518

  26. Getahun T, Azale T, Alemayehu M, Yitayal M, Persson LA, Management of bacterial infections in young infants in Ethiopia: facility preparedness, health workers’ knowledge, and quality of care. Acta Paediatrica (2022), Vol. 111 (11) 2178-2187.  doi:10.1111/apa. 16364

  27. Ali MH, Yitayal M, Abegaz Z, Bazie GW, Cherie N, Amsalu ET. Receiving abortion services at nongovernmental health facilities as a significant variable for post abortion family planning utilization: a comparative cross-sectional study. Am J Obstet Gynecol Glob Rep 2021; 2: 100047.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.xagr.2021.100047

  28. Alazbih NM, Hailemariam A, Yitayal M, Kassahun Alemu Gelaye KA. Age at First Marriage and Fertility Decline in Dabat Health and Demographic Surveillance System Site, Northwest Ethiopia: Decomposition Analysis. International Journal of Women's Health 2021: 13 Pages 1197-1206. DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/IJWH.S334112

  29. Rudolf F, Abate E, Moges B, et al.  Increasing smear-positive Tuberculosis detection using a clinical score - A stepped wedge multicenter trial from Africa. Int J Infect Dis. 2021 Dec; 113 Suppl 1: S55 S62. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2021.03.041

  30. Belay YA, Yitayal M, Atnafu A, Taye FA. Patients’ preferences for antiretroviral therapy service provision: a systematic review. BMC Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation (2021) 19:56. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12962-021-00310-7

  31. Addila AE, Telake Azale, Gete YK, Yitayal M. The effects of maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy on adverse fetal outcomes among pregnant women attending antenatal care at public health facilities in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy (2021) 16:64. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-021-00401-x

  32. Amare G, Yitayal M, Minyihun A, Debie A. Mothers’ Acceptance and Willingness to Pay and Out-of-Pocket Payment for Maternal and Child Nutritional Services in Northwest Ethiopia. ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research 2021:13 767–776. DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/CEOR.S325617

  33. Nigussie A, Azale T, Yitayal M, Derseh L. Institutional delivery and associated factors in rural communities of Central Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia. PLoS ONE 2021: 16(7): e0255079. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255079

  34. Ayele W, Tesfaye L, Abagero A, et al. COVID-19 Epidemic Trajectory Modeling Results for Ethiopia. Ethiop. J. Health Dev. 2021; 35(SI-1):25-32

  35. Addila AE, Azale T, Gete YK, Yitayal M. Determinants of hazardous alcohol use among pregnant women attending antenatal care at public health facilities in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia: A nested case control study. PLoS ONE 16(7): e0253162. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0253162

  36. Getachew T, Abebe SM, Yitayal M, Persson LA, Berhanu D. Health extension workers’ perceived health system context and health post preparedness to provide services: a cross-sectional study in four Ethiopian regions. BMJ Open 2021; 11(6):e048517. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048517

  37. Addila AE, Azale T, Gete YK, Yitayal M. Individual and community-level predictors of maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia: a multilevel logistic regression analysis. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth (2021) 21:419. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-021-03885-4

  38. Melkamu P, Animut Y, Minyihun A, Atnafu A, Yitayal M. Cost of Illness of Epilepsy and Associated Factors in Patients Attending Adult Outpatient Department of University of Gondar Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia. Risk Management and Healthcare Policy 2021:14, 2385-2394. DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S289113

  39. Simieneh MM, Yitayal M, Gelagay AA. Effect of Community-Based Health Insurance on Healthcare-Seeking Behavior for Childhood Illnesses Among Rural Mothers in Aneded District, East Gojjam Zone, Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopia. Risk Management and Healthcare Policy 2021:14 1659–1668. DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S298658

  40. Nigusie A, Azale T, Yitayal M, Derseh L. Low level of community readiness prevails in rural northwest Ethiopia for the promotion of institutional delivery. Pan African Medical Journal. 2021; 38(281). 10.11604/pamj.2021.38.281.27300

  41. Getachew T, Abebe SM, Yitayal M, Persson LA, Della Berhanu D. Association between a complex community intervention and quality of health extension workers’ performance to correctly classify common childhood illnesses in four regions of Ethiopia. PLoS ONE 16(3): e0247474. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0247474

  42. Gessesse A, Yitayal M, Amare G, Kebede M. Health Service Utilization among Out-of-Pocket Payers and Fee-Wavier Users in Saesie Tsaeda-Emba District, Tigray Region, Northern Ethiopia: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study. Risk Management and Healthcare Policy 2021:14 695–703. DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S287504

  43. Biks GA, Blencowe H, VHardy VP, et al. Birthweight data completeness and quality in population-based surveys: EN-INDEPTH study. Population Health Metrics 2020, 19 (Suppl 1):17. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12963-020-00229-w

  44. Haider MM, Mahmud K, Blencowe H, et al. Gestational age data completeness, quality, and validity in population-based surveys: EN-INDEPTH study. Population Health Metrics 2020, 19 (Suppl 1):16. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12963-020-00230-3

  45. Kwesiga D, Tawiah C, Imam MA, et al. Barriers and enablers to reporting pregnancy and adverse pregnancy outcomes in population-based surveys: ENINDEPTH study. Population Health Metrics 2020, 19 (Suppl 1):15. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12963-020-00228-x

  46. Kasasa S, Natukwatsa D, Galiwango E, et al. Birth, stillbirth, and death registration data completeness, quality, and utility in population-based surveys: EN-INDEPTH study. Population Health Metrics 2020, 19 (Suppl 1):14. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12963-020-00231-2

  47. Blencowe H, Bottecchia M, Kwesiga D, et al. Stillbirth outcome capture and classification in population-based surveys: EN-INDEPTH study. Population Health Metrics 2021, 19 (Suppl 1):13. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12963-020-00239-8

  48. Akpe Y, Enuameh K, Dzabeng F, et al. Termination of pregnancy data completeness and feasibility in population-based surveys: EN-INDEPTH study. Population Health Metrics 2020, 19 (Suppl 1):12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12963-020-00238-9

  49. Stefano LD, Bottecchia M, Yargawa J, et al. Stillbirth maternity care measurement and associated factors in population-based surveys: EN-INDEPTH study. Population Health Metrics 2021, 19(Suppl 1):11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12963-020-00240-1

  50. Gordeev VS, Akuze J, Baschieri A, et al. Paradata analyses to inform population-based survey capture of pregnancy outcomes: EN-INDEPTH study. Population Health Metrics 2021, 19(Suppl 1):10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12963-020-00241-0

  51. Thysen SM, Tawiah C, Blencowe H, et al. Electronic data collection in a multi-site population-based survey: EN-INDEPTH study. Population Health Metrics 2020, 19(Suppl 1):9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12963-020-00226-z

  52. Nareeba T, Dzabeng F, Alam N, et al. Neonatal and child mortality data in retrospective population-based surveys compared with prospective demographic surveillance: EN-INDEPTH study. Population Health Metrics 2020, 19(Suppl 1):7. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12963-020-00232-1

  53. Yargawa J, Machiyama K, Hardy VP, et al. Pregnancy intention data completeness, quality, and utility in population-based surveys: EN-INDEPTH study. Population Health Metrics 2021, 19(Suppl 1):6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12963-020-00227-y

  54. Tesgera D, Gebeyehu A, Yitayal M, Azale T (2021). Psychological well-being of women after surgical correction of obstetric fistula in Northwest Ethiopia: a pre-post design. Women & Health 2021 Volume 61, No. 2, pages 199-209. https://DOI:10.1080/03630242.2020.1818669

  55. Chanyalew MA, Yitayal M, Atnafu A, Tilahun B. Routine health information system utilization for evidence-based decision making in Amhara national regional state, northwest Ethiopia: a multi-level analysis. BMC Medical Informatics Decision Making (2021) 21:28. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-021-01400-5

  56. Molla S, Yitayal M, Amare G. Health-Related Quality of Life and Associated Factors among Adult Patients with Heart Failure in Wolaita Zone Governmental Hospitals, Southern Ethiopia. Risk Management and Healthcare Policy 2021, 14:263-271. DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S288326

  57. Shikuro D, Yitayal M, Kebede A, Debie A. Catastrophic Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure among Rural Households in the Semi-Pastoral Community, Western Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study. ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research 2020:12 761–769. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2147/CEOR.S285715

  58. Amare T, Yitayal M, Amare G. Technical Efficiency of Maternal Health Services Provision in Public Hospitals of Northwest Ethiopia: A Two-Stage Data Envelopment Analysis. Risk Management and Healthcare Policy 2020:13 3135–3146. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S285045

  59. Atnafu A, Biks GA, Yitayal M, et al. Prevalence and determinants of incomplete or not at all vaccination among children aged 12–36 months in Dabat and Gondar districts, northwest of Ethiopia: findings from the primary health care project. BMJ Open 2020; 10(12): e041163. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041163

  60. Dires A, Hagos T, Yitayal M, Amare G, Aschalew AY. Quality of life and associated factors among patients with tuberculosis at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia. Quality of Life Research, 2020. Vol. 29:12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-020-02717-w

  61. Wolde HF, Derso T, Biks GA, et al. High hidden burden of diabetes mellitus among adults aged above 18 years in urban northwest Ethiopia. Journal of Diabetes Research. Volume 2020, Article ID 9240398, 9 pages. https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/9240398

  62. Hagos A, Yitayal M, Kebede A, Debie A. Economic Burden and Predictors of Cost Variability among Adult Cancer Patients at Comprehensive Specialized Hospitals in West Amhara, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019. Cancer Management and Research 2020:12 11793–11802. DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/CMAR.S282746

  63. Hailu T, Yitayal M, Yazachew L. Health-related quality of life and associated factors among adult HIV infected and TB/HIV co-infected patients in public health facilities of northeast Ethiopia: a comparative cross-sectional study. Patient Preference and Adherence 2020:14 1873–1887. doi: https://doi.org/10.2147/PPA.S269577

  64. Berhanu D, Okwaraji YB, Defar A, et al. Does a complex intervention targeting communities, health facilities, and district health managers increase the utilisation of community-based child health services? A before-and-after study in intervention and comparison areas of Ethiopia. BMJ Open 2020; 10: e040868. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040868

  65. Kebede A, Gebreslassie M, Yitayal M. Willingness to enroll for community-based health insurance and associated factors among household heads in the rural community of Fogera District, North West Ethiopia. Ethiop. J. Health Biomed Sci., Sep. 2020. Vol.10, No.1

  66. Atnafu A, Kebede A, Misganaw B, et al. Determinants of the continuum of maternal healthcare services in Northwest Ethiopia: Findings from the Primary Health Care Project. Hindawi Journal of Pregnancy, vol. 2020, Article ID 4318197, 8 pages, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/4318197

  67. Tsedal DM, Yitayal M, Abebe Z, Tsegaye AT. Effect of intimate partner violence of women on minimum acceptable diet of children aged 6–23 months in Ethiopia: evidence from 2016 Ethiopian demographic and health survey. BMC Nutr. 2020; 6: 28. doi: 10.1186/s40795-020-00354-7

  68. Getachew T, Abebe SM, Yitayal M, Persson LA, Berhanu D. Assessing the quality of care in sick child services at health facilities in Ethiopia. BMC Health Services Research (2020) 20:574. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-05444-7

  69. Nigusie A, Azale T, Yitayal M. Institutional delivery service utilization and associated factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and META-analysis. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (2020) 20:364. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-020-03032-5

  70. Hussien M, Yitayal M, Abaynew Y, Minyihun A. Rural health extension workers’ intention to leave their jobs and associated factors, North Wollo Zone, northeast Ethiopia. Ethiop. J. Health Dev.2020; 34(2)

  71. Endayehu M, Yitayal M, Debie A. Intentions to use maternity waiting homes and associated factors in Northwest Ethiopia. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (2020) 20:281. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-020-02982-0

  72. Tewele A, Yitayal M, Kebede A. Acceptance for Social Health Insurance among Health Professionals in Government Hospitals, Mekelle City, North Ethiopia. Hindawi Advances in Public Health, Volume 2020, Article ID 6458425, 9 pages. https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/6458425

  73. Berhanu D, Okwaraji YB, Belayneh AB, et al. Protocol for the evaluation of a complex intervention aiming at increased utilisation of primary child health services in Ethiopia: a before and after study in intervention and comparison areas. BMC Health Services Research (2020) 20:339. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-05151-3

  74. Addila AE, Bisetegn TA, Gete YK, Yitayal M, Beyene GM. Alcohol consumption and its associated factors among pregnant women in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis, as given in the submission system. BMC Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy (2020) 15:29. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-020-00269-3

  75. Befekadu A, Yitayal M. Knowledge and practice of health extension workers on drug provision for childhood illness in West Gojjam, Amhara, Northwest Ethiopia. BMC Public Health (2020) 20:496. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-08602-y

  76. Derso T, Gashaw Biks GA, Yitayal M, et al. Prevalence and determinants of modern contraceptive utilization among rural lactating mothers: Findings from the primary health care Project in two northwest Ethiopian Districts. BMC Women's Health (2020) 20:67. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-020-00933-7

  77. Waiswa JA, Blencowe H, Waiswa P, et al. Randomised comparison of two household survey modules for measuring stillbirths and neonatal deaths in five Health and Demographic Surveillance sites: Every Newborn-INDEPTH study. Lancet Glob Health 2020; 8: e555–66

  78. Aschalew AY, Yitayal M, Minyihun A. Health-related quality of life and associated factors among patients with Diabetes Mellitus in University of Gondar Referral Hospital. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes (2020) 18:62. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-020-01311-5

  79. Abebe ZZ, Yitayal M, Gete YK, Worku AG. Status of family planning integration to HIV care in Amhara regional state, Ethiopia. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (2020) 20:145. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-020-2838-x

  80. Abebe ZZ, Yitayal M, Gete YK, Worku AG. Mother-to-child HIV transmission among infants born to HIV-positive women in Amhara National Regional State, Ethiopia. Recent Adv Biol Med. 2020; Vol. 6, Article ID 963114, 7 pages. https://doi.org/10.18639/RABM.2020.963114

  81. Abiye S, Yitayal M, Abere G, Adimasu A. Health professionals’ acceptance and willingness to pay for Hepatitis B virus vaccination in Gondar City Administration Governmental Health Institutions, Northwest Ethiopia. BMC Health Services Research (2019) 19: 796. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-019-4671-3

  82. Asmamaw Y, Yitayal M, Handebo S, Debie A. The costs of traumatic head injury and associated factors at University of Gondar Specialized Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia. BMC Public Health (2019) 19:1399. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7800-3

  83. Aschalew AY, Yitayal M, Minyihun A, Bisetegn TA. Self‑care practice and associated factors among patients with diabetes mellitus on follow-up at University of Gondar Referral Hospital, Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia. BMC Research Notes (2019) 12:591. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-019-4630-4

  84. Tizazu G, Yitayal M, Shiferaw AM. Data Management Practice and Associated Factors among Health Extension Workers in Awi Administrative Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia. Ethiop. J. Health Biomed Sci., Sep. 2019. Vol.9, No.1

  85. Bashah DT, Worku AG, Yitayal M, Azale T. The loss of dignity: social experience and coping of women with obstetric fistula, in Northwest Ethiopia. BMC Women's Health (2019) 19:84. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-019-0781-7

  86. Gizaw Z, Biks GA, Yitayal M, et al. Sanitation predictors of childhood morbidities in Ethiopia: evidence from Dabat Health and Demographic Surveillance System. BMC Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2019; 24: 43. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12199-019-0801-0

  87. Getachew T, Mekonnen S, Yitayal M, Persson LA, Berhanu D. Health Extension Workers’ diagnostic accuracy for common childhood illnesses in four regions of Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study. Acta Paediatr. 2019 Nov;108 (11):2100-2106. doi: 10.1111/apa.14888. Epub 2019 Jul 9.8

  88. Tarekegn AA, Yitayal M, Mirach TH (2019). Health professionals’ willingness to pay and associated factors for cervical cancer screening program at College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia. PLoS ONE 14(4): e0215904. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0215904

  89. Baschieri A, Gordeev VS, Akuze J, et al, “Every Newborn-INDEPTH” (EN-INDEPTH) study protocol for a randomized comparison of household survey modules for measuring stillbirths and neonatal deaths in five Health and Demographic Surveillance sites. Journal of Global Health. June 2019 • Vol. 9 No. 1 • 010901. www.jogh.org • doi:10.7189/jogh.09.010901

  90. Abel Fekadu, Mezgebu Yitayal, et al. Frequent Antenatal Care Visits Increase Institutional Delivery at Dabat Health and Demographic Surveillance System Site, Northwest Ethiopia. Hindawi Journal of Pregnancy, Volume 2019, Article ID 1690986, 6 pages. https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/1690986

  91. Simieneh MM, Yitayal M, Gelagay AA, Gebeyehu MT. Mothers’ health care-seeking behavior and associated factors for common childhood illnesses in Northwest Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study. BMC Health Services Research (2019) 19:59. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-019-3897-4

  92. Tesgera Bashah DT, Worku AG, Yitayal M. Are community members aware of obstetric fistula? A community-based cross-sectional study, Dabat district, Northwest Ethiopia. Research Journal of Social Science and Management. www.theinternationaljournal.org> RJSSM: Volume: 08, Number: 08, December 2018.

  93. Tsegaye AT, Tariku A, Worku AG, et al. Reducing amount and frequency of meal as a major coping strategy for food insecurity. Archives of Public Health (2018) 76:56. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-018-0303-3

  94. Alemayehu GA, Fekadu A, Yitayal M, et al. Prevalence and determinants of contraceptive utilization among married women at Dabat Health and Demographic Surveillance System site, northwest Ethiopia. BMC Women's Health (2018) 18:118 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-018-0611-3

  95. Bashah DT, Abebaw Worku AG, Yitayal M. Consequences of obstetric fistula in sub-Saharan African countries, from patients’ perspective: a systematic review of qualitative studies. BMC Women's Health (2018) 18:106 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-018-0605-1

  96. Muchie KF, Alemu K, Tariku A, et al. Rural households at risk of malaria did not own sufficient insecticide-treated nets at Dabat HDSS site: Evidence from a cross-sectional re-census.BMC Public Health (2017) 17:888. DOI 10.1186/s12889-017-4906-3

  97. Yitayal M, Berhane Y, Kebede Y, Worku A. Workplace conditions and organizational culture had positive association with job satisfaction of health extension workers in Ethiopia. Ethiop. J. Health Biomed Sci., 2017, Vol. 8, No. 1

  98. Yitayal M, Berhane Y, Kebede Y, Worku A. The community-based health extension program in Ethiopia significantly improved latrine utilization. Ethiop. J. Health Biomed Sci., 2017, Vol. 8, No. 1

  99. Abebe SM, Andargie G, Shimeka A, et al. The prevalence of non-communicable diseases in northwest Ethiopia: survey of Dabat Health and Demographic Surveillance System. BMJ Open 2017; 7e015496. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015496

  100. Chala MB, Mekonnen S, Andargie G, et al. Prevalence of disability and associated factors in Dabat Health and Demographic Surveillance System site, northwest Ethiopia. BMC Public Health (2017) 17:762. doi 10.1186/s12889-017-4763-0

  101. Kasahun AW, Yitayal M, Girum T, Mohammed B. Risky Sexual Behavior and Associated Factors among High School Students in Gondar City, Northwest Ethiopia. International Journal of Public Health Science. Vol 6, No.3, September 2017, pp. 257~265

  102. Kebede Y, Gashaw A, Gebeyehu A, et al. Tuberculosis and HIV are the leading causes of adult death in northwest Ethiopia: evidence from verbal autopsy data of Dabat health and demographic surveillance system, 2007–2013. Population Health Metrics (2017) 15:27. DOI 10.1186/s12963-017-0139-z

  103. Tariku A, Alemu K, Gizaw Z, et al. Mothers' education and ANC visits improved exclusive breastfeeding in Dabat Health and Demographic Surveillance System Site, Northwest Ethiopia. PLoS ONE 12(6): e0179056. https://doi.org/10.1371/ journal.pone.0179056

  104. Derso T, Biks GA, Tariku A, et al. Correlates of early neonatal feeding practice in Dabat HDSS site, northwest Ethiopia. International Breastfeeding Journal (2017) 12:25. DOI 10.1186/s13006-017-0116-y

  105. Abera E, Yitayal M, Gebreslassie M. Turnover Intention and Associated Factors among Health Professionals in University of Gondar Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia. Int J Econ ManagSci 3: 196, 2014. doi: 10.4172/2162-6359.1000196

  106. Kebede A, Gebreslassie M. Yitayal M. Willingness to Pay for Community-Based Health Insurance among Households in the Rural Community of Fogera District, North West Ethiopia. International Journal of Economics, Finance and Management Sciences. Vol. 2, No. 4, 2014, pp. 263-269. doi: 10.11648/j.ijefm.20140204.15

  107. Yitayal M, Berhane Y, Worku A, Kebede Y. Health extension program factors, frequency of household visits, and being model households improved utilization of basic health services in Ethiopia. BMC Health Services Research 2014,14: 156

  108. Yitayal M, Berhane Y, Worku A, Kebede Y. The Community-Based Health Extension Program significantly improved contraceptive utilization in West Gojjam Zone, Ethiopia. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare 2014, 7

  109.  Alemu E, Atnafu A, Yitayal M, Yimam K. Prevalence of Overweight and/or Obesity and Associated Factors among High School Adolescents in Arada Sub City, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. J Nutr Food Sci 2014, 4:2. DOI: 10.4172/2155-9600.1000261

  110.  Shagake SS, Yitayal M, Zeleke AA. Data Management Knowledge, Practice and Associated Factors of Ethiopian Health Extension Workers in Gamo Gofa Zone, Southern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Health and Medical Informatics 2014, 5:150

  111. Yitayal MAseffa AAndargie GWassie LAbebe M. Assessment of cost of tuberculosis to patients and their families: a cross-sectional study at Addet Health Center, Yilmana Densa District, Amhara National Regional State. Ethiopian Medical Journal 01/2014; Suppl 1:23-30

  112. Tamiso A, Yitayal M, Awoke A. Prevalence and Determinants of Childhood Diarrhoea among Graduated Households, in Rural Area of Shebedino District, Southern Ethiopia, 2013. Science Journal of Public Health. Vol. 2, No. 3, 2014, pp. 243-251. doi: 10.11648/j.sjph.20140203.28

  113. Kisi T, Yitayal M, Tefera Y. Low Back Pain and Associated Factors among Teachers in Gondar Town, North Gondar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia. Occupational Medicine & Health Affairs, 2013, 1:5. http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2329-6879.1000127

  114. Takele A, Degu G a, Yitayal M. Demand for long-acting and permanent methods of contraceptives and factors for non-use among married women of Goba Town, Bale Zone, South East Ethiopia. Reproductive Health 2012, 9:26. http://www.reproductive-health-journal.com/content/9/1/26

 

Modules

  1. Elias Ali Yesuf, Mezgebu Yitayal Mengistu, Damen Haile  Mariam (2014): Module 10: Health Policy Analysis for Master of Health Economics students, Jhpiego/Open University

  2. Gashaw Andargie Biks, Elias Ali Yesuf, Mezgebu Yitayal Mengistu (2014). Module 6: Health Care Financing for Master of Health Economics students, Jhpiego/Open University

  3. Dilayehu Bekele, Misgina Fantahun, Keneni Gutema, Hareg Getachew, Tariku Lambiyo, and Mezgebu Yitayal (2003): Family Planning, Carter Center/USAID, Ethiopia

 

Lecture Note

  1. Alemayehu W/Cherkos A. and Mezgebu Yitayal (2003): Food Hygiene for Environmental Health Students, Carter Center/USAID, Ethiopia.

Mega Research, Role [If any]

Project(s), Role [If any]:

  1. Amhara Public Health Institute (APHI) and Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, WHO (Switzerland) | Evaluating and Enhancing the Impact of Healthcare Financing Reforms on Non-Communicable Diseases in Amhara Region, Ethiopia | 01/04/2025 - Present. Role: Co-investigator.

  2. University of Gondar (Ethiopia) and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (UK) | | Developing Ethiopian excellence for public health evaluation: measurement, learning, and evaluation of improved community case management and community-based newborn care in Ethiopia | 01/11/2016 -31/12/2020. Role: Collaborator Investigator.

  3. University of Gondar (Ethiopia) and World Vision Ethiopia | Magnitude and Risk of Preterm Birth in West Gojjam, South Gondar, and North Gondar Zones, Amhara Regional State, Northwest Ethiopia: Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study | 01/06/20118 -31/12/2018. Role: Co-investigator. 

  4. University of Gondar, INDEPTH, and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine | Every Newborn Action Plan (ENAP) | 2015 -2018. Role: Co-investigator.

  5. University of Gondar, Ethiopia | Addressing Unaddressed TB Program Problems: Improving Tuberculosis Case Detection, TB Laboratory Performance, and DOTS Implementation | November 01/11/2015 - 31/12/2018. Role: Co-investigator.

Consultancy Works

  1. Documentation of Lessons and Evaluation of community-based differentiated service delivery (cDSDM) Implementation in PEPFAR-supported regions of Ethiopia. This has been conducted from September 1, 2023, and will continue until October 15, 2023. Role: Lead Researcher.

  2. Mid-term review of HSTP-II in all regions of Ethiopia to review the implementation status of HSTP-II from July 2020 to January 2023, Jhpiego, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This was conducted from May 10 to June 30, 2023. Role: National Consultant for Human Resources for Health.

  3. Reaching Zero Dose and Under-Immunized Children in Remote Areas of Ethiopia: A Situational Analysis of the Immunization Program in Ethiopia, Project HOPE, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This was conducted from January 24th to February 24th, 2022. Role: Consultant.

  4. Primary Health Care (PHC) Capacity Assessment in Ethiopia. MERQ Consultancy, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This was conducted from April 10 to May 30, 2021. Role: Consultant.

  5. Analysis of the Core Functions, Issues, and Challenges of Human Resource Management for Urban Health Extension Professionals. Strengthening Ethiopia’s Urban Health Program (SEUHP), John Snow Inc., Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 2015. Role: Co-investigator