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Achenef Motbainor Begosew

 

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+251913036325

motbainor2@gmail.com

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Sex

Phone Number

E-mail (Institutional, if available)

 

Academic Degree

PhD

Academic Rank

Associate Professor

At Bahir Dar University Since

June 2017

School

School of Public Health

Department

Environmental Health 

Field of Specialization

Public Health and Environmental Health

Research Interest

IPC/WASH, Food Safety/Security, Nutrition, NCDs, Child Health, Maternal Health

Publication(s) [If any]+Link

Listed below

  1. Mitiku Debela, Negussie Deyessa, Achenef Motbainor, Gabriel Okello, Muluken Azage. Bagasse dust exposure and chronic respiratory symptoms among workers in the Metehara and Wonji sugar factories in Ethiopia: a longitudinal study design. BMJ Open Respir Res 2023;10: e001511. doi:10.1136/ bmjresp-2022-001511. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37567741/ 
  2. Alemu, Mekuriaw, Motbianor, Achenef, Birhanu, Dereje, and Birara, Amsalu. Food Safety Practice and Associated Factors of Food Handlers Working in Food Industries in Bahir Dar City, Amhara Regional State, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021: SAGE Publishing: doi.org/10.1177/11786302231167742.  https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/11786302231167742 
  3. Debela MB, Deyessa N, Motbainor A, et al. Occupational health and safety practices and associated factors among workers in Ethiopia’s Metehara and Wonji sugar industries: a convergent parallel mixed design. BMJ Open 2023;13: e065382. doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2022-065382. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36828660/ 
  4. Mitiku B. Debela, Motbainor Achenef, Negussie Deyessa, Muluken Azage. The Burdens of Occupational Heat Exposure Related Symptoms and Contributing Factors Among Workers in Sugarcane Factories in Ethiopia: Heat Stress Wet Bulb Globe Temperature Meter; Safe Health Work 2023;14325e331; doi.org/10.1016/j.shaw.2023.08.003.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2093791123000458?via%3Dihub
  5. Motbainor Achenef, Arega Z, Tirfie M (2022) Comparing level of food insecurity between households with and without home gardening practices in Zege, Amhara region, North West Ethiopia: Community based study. PLoS ONE 17(12): e0279392. doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0279392. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0279392
  6. Mitiku Debela, Muluken Azage, Negussie Deyessa, Achenef Motbainor. Economic costs and Predictors of occupation‑related Injuries in Ethiopian sugar industries from the Employer’s perspective: top‑down approach and friction method. BMC Public Health (2022) 22:2103. doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14519-5. https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-022-14519-5
  7. Muluken Azage, Achenef Motbainor, Genet Gedamu. Access to improved water and household water treatment practices in rural communities of Amhara region, Ethiopia. PAMJ One Health: Vol.6 (4). doi.10.11604/pamj-oh.2021.6.4.28481.  https://www.one-health.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/6/4/full/ 
  8. Gedefaw Abeje and Achenef Motbaynor. Demand for family planning among HIV positive women on ART: the case of South Gondar and North Wollo Zones Amhara region. BMC Res Notes (2016) 9:43. DOI 10.1186/s13104-016-1850-8. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26809646/ 
  9. Nigatu D, Azage M, Motbainor A (2019) Effect of exclusive breastfeeding cessation time on childhood morbidity and adverse nutritional outcomes in Ethiopia: Analysis of the demographic and health surveys. PLoS ONE 14(10): e0223379.

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0223379 

  1. Muluken Azage, Achenef Motbainor, Dabere Nigatu. Exploring geographical variations and inequalities in access to improved water and sanitation in Ethiopia: mapping and spatial analysis. Heliyon 6 (2020) e03828. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03828 
  2. Mitiku Bonsa Debela, Muluken Azage, Achenef Motbainor, Negussie Deyessa (2022). Factors contributing to occupational injuries among workers in the construction, manufacturing, and mining industries in Africa: a systematic review and meta‑analysis. Journal of Public Health Policy. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41271-022-00378-2 
  3. Achenef Motbainor, Alemayehu Worku, Abera Kumie. Household food insecurity is associated with both body mass index and middle upper-arm circumference of mothers in northwest Ethiopia: a comparative study. Int J. Womens Health. 2017 May 26;9:379–389. doi: 10.2147/IJWH.S130870. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5457173/ 
  4. Mulugeta Asmamaw, Wubet Hungnaw, Achenef Motbainor, Hanan Muzeyin, Tamrat Assefa. Incidence of thromboembolism and thromboprophylaxis in medical patients admitted to specialized hospital in Ethiopia using Padua prediction score. SAGE Open Medicine; Volume 10: 1–7, 2022. DOI: 10.1177/20503121221079488. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35223033/ 
  5. Achenef Motbainor, Alemayehu Worku, Abera Kumie. Level and determinants of food insecurity in East and West Gojjam zones of Amhara Region, Ethiopia: a community based comparative cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health (2016) 16:503. DOI 10.1186/s12889-016-3186-7. https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-016-3186-7 
  6. Mulat Tirfie, Zerfalem Arega, Achenef Motbainor. Nutritional status of 6–59 months of age children is not significantly varied between households with and without home gardening practices in Zege, North West Ethiopia, 2020: community based comparative study. BMC Pediatrics (2022) 22:221. doi.10.1186/s12887-022-03283-5. https://bmcpediatr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12887-022-03283-5   
  7. Mulugeta Bantigegn, Achenef Motbainor, Teferi Mekonnon. Onsite Proper Solid Waste Handling Practices and Associated Factors Among Condominium Residents in Debre-Markos Town, East Gojjam Zone, North West Ethiopia: A Community Based Cross-Sectional Study. United International Journal for Research & Technology | Volume 01, Issue 06, 2020 | ISSN: 2582-6832. https://uijrt.com/articles/v1/i6/UIJRTV1I60001.pdf 
  8. Mekuanint Eyayu, Achenef Motbainor, Beselam Gizachew. Practices and associated factors of infection prevention of nurses working in public and private hospitals toward COVID-19 in Bahir Dar City, Northwest Ethiopia: Institution-based cross-sectional study. SAGE Open Medicine; Volume 10: 1–11, 2022. DOI: 10.1177/20503121221098238. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35646356/
  9. Genet A, Dagnew Z, Melkie G, Keleb A, Motbainor A, Mebrat A, et al. (2022) Prevalence of active trachoma and its associated factors among 1–9 years of age children from model and nonmodel kebeles in Dangila district, northwest Ethiopia. PLoS ONE 17(6): e0268441. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268441 
  10. Debela MB, Azage M, Achenef Motbainor. Prevalence of Occupational Injury among Workers in the Construction, Manufacturing, and Mining Industries in Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JOHE 2021; 10(2):113-26. DOI: 10.52547/johe.10.2.113. https://portal.issn.org/resource/ISSN/22520902 
  11. Almaw Genet, Achenef Motbainor, Tsion Samuel, Muluken Azage. Prevalence and associated factors of soil transmitted helminthiasis among school-age children in wetland and non-wetland areas of Blue Nile Basins, northwest Ethiopia: A community-based comparative study. SAGE Open Medicine Volume 9: 1–11, 2021. DOI: 10.1177/20503121211063354. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20503121211063354 
  12. Getnet Mitike, Achenef Motbainor, Abera Kumie, Jonathan Samet, Heather Wipfli.  Review of Policy, Regulatory, and Organizational Frameworks of Environment and Health in Ethiopia. Ethiop J Health Dev. 2016; 30(1 Spec Iss): 42–49. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28890630/ 
  13. Habtamu Demelash, Achenif Motbainor, Dabere Nigatu, Ketema Gashaw, Addisu Melese. Risk factors for low birth weight in Balezone hospitals, South-East Ethiopia: a case–control study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (2015) 15:264. DOI 10.1186/s12884-015-0677-y. https://bmcpregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12884-015-0677-y 
  14. Motbainor Achenef, Worku A, Kumie A (2015). Stunting Is Associated with Food Diversity while Wasting with Food Insecurity among Underfive Children in East and West Gojjam Zones of Amhara Region, Ethiopia. PLoS ONE 10(8): e0133542. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0133542. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26285047/ 
  15. Justine Bukenya, Derege Kebede Achenef Motbainor, et. al. The future of public health doctoral education in Africa: transforming higher education institutions to enhance research and practice. Lancet Public Health 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(24)00056-2.
  16. Mulugeta Tesfa, Achenef Motbainor, Muluken Azage. Trends, seasonal variations and forecasting of chronic respiratory disease morbidity in charcoal producing areas, northwest Ethiopia: time series analysis. Front. Epidemiol. 4:1498203. doi: 10.3389/fepid.2024.1498203. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39882567/.
  17. Achenef Motbainor, Abeba Taye. Wasting in under five children is significantly varied between rice producing and non-producing households of Libokemkem district, Amhara region, Ethiopia. BMC Pediatrics (2019) 19:300. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-019-1677-2. 
  18. Molalign Tarekegn, Kebadnew Mulatu, Achenef Motbainor et.al. (2024). Violence against Healthcare during the War in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Eth. J. Trans. Scien. Vol. 2 No. 1. https://ejts.aphi.gov.et/index.php/ejts    

Mega Research, Role [If any]

*Co-PI: The Effects of Individual Nutritional Counseling on Nutritional Status, Dietary Intake, And Quality of Life in Adult Patients with Gastrointestinal Cancer in Northwest Ethiopia, 2024: A Clustered Randomized Controlled Trial. 

Project(s), Role [If any]

  1. *PI: Enhancing health, nutrition security, dietary practice and environmental sanitation and hygiene using indigenous and functional plants at College of Medicine and Health Sciences, School of Public Health.
  2. *Co-PI: Developing a model Rural Kebele in health and health related interventions in Andasa Kebele in Tana-Abay Water shade area.
  3. Co-PI: Train farmers on pesticide spry practices and utilization and scale up beast practices in North Mecha woreda, Amhara regional state, Ethiopia.