Shiferaw Birhanu Aynalem 

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+251989298581

yonishife@yahoo.com

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Phone Number

E-mail (Institutional, if available)

Academic Degree

MSc

Academic Rank

Assistant Professor

At Bahir Dar University Since

 2016

School

School of Health Sciences

Department

Pediatrics and child health nursing

Field of Specialization

Pediatric & Child health Nursing, Public Health

Research Interest

_Maternal, Infant, and Young Child Nutrition (Exclusive breastfeeding promotion and support, complementary feeding practices and dietary diversity, maternal nutrition before, during, and after pregnancy, early childhood growth monitoring and promotion); 

_Childhood and adolescent nutrition (school-age nutrition and school feeding programs, iron-deficiency anemia among adolescents);

_Community-Based Nutrition Programs (community management of acute malnutrition, promotion of infant and young child feeding (IYCF) in communities, social and behavior change communication (SBCC) strategies);  

_Micronutrient deficiencies and interventions (supplementation, fortification, and biofortification, double burden of malnutrition); 

_Food Security and Nutrition (household food insecurity and its link with malnutrition);

_Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) Prevention (diet-related NCDs: obesity, diabetes, hypertension), promotion of healthy eating (e.g., fruit and vegetable intake);

_Nutrition in Emergencies and Vulnerable Populations (nutritional needs during droughts, conflict, displacement);

_Cultural and Behavioral Aspects (Sociocultural beliefs and food taboos, community perceptions about malnutrition and feeding practices, religion and fasting practices affecting diet, use of qualitative research to explore beliefs and barriers).

Publication(s) [If any]+Link

1. Marew, A., Jebero Zaza, Z., Birhanu, S. et al. Delays in health care seeking for diarrheal disease and associated factors among caregivers of under five children in health centers of northwest Ethiopia: a mixed-method study. BMC Public Health 25, 138 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-21300-x
2. Tigabu, D., Gezie, H., Baye, F.D. et al. Time to adequate weight gain and predictors among low-birth-weight preterm neonates at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of hospitals in Bahir-Dar. Sci Rep 14, 17139 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-66856-7
3. Abeje ED, Aynalem SB, Workie HM. Dietary Habits and Determinants of Overnutrition Among Secondary and Preparatory School Adolescents: A Multi-Center Unmatched Case-Control Study. Am J Lifestyle Med. 2024 Aug 24:15598276241274202. doi: 10.1177/15598276241274202. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39554961; PMCID: PMC11562277.
4. Endeshaw D, Dessie G, Kasa AS, Endalamaw A, Tesfaye TD, Birhanu S, Abate TW, Afewerk S, Bogale EK, Workineh Y. Consistent condom utilization among sexually active HIV positive individuals in Sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis. Sci Rep. 2024 Mar 10;14(1):5837. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-56574-5. PMID: 38462659; PMCID: PMC10925590.
5. Nigatu D, Tsega G, Birhanu S, Workineh Y, Tadele C, et al. (2022), Street mothers’ well-being and motivation to leave street life in Bahir Dar city, Ethiopia: A phenomenological study. PLOS ONE 17(12): e0278612. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0278612
6. Dessalegn N, Birhanu S, Birhanu M, Kassaw A, Kindie K, Adugna A. Undernutrition and Its Associated Factors Among Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infected Children on Follow Up in Amhara Region Referral Hospitals, Ethiopia, 2020. Glob Pediatr Health. 2021 Aug 17;8:2333794X211039640. doi: 10.1177/2333794X211039640. PMID: 34423078; PMCID: PMC8377308.
7. Menshw T, Birhanu S, Gebremaryam T, Yismaw W, Endalamaw A. Incidence and Predictors of Loss to Follow-Up Among Children Attending ART Clinics in Northeast Ethiopia: A Retrospective Cohort Study. HIV AIDS (Auckl). 2021 Aug 11;13:801-812. doi: 10.2147/HIV.S320601. PMID: 34408500; PMCID: PMC8364847.
8. Aynalem SB, Zeleke AJ. Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus and Its Risk Factors among Individuals Aged 15 Years and Above in Mizan-Aman Town, Southwest Ethiopia, 2016: A Cross Sectional Study. Int J Endocrinol. 2018 Apr 26;2018:9317987. doi: 10.1155/2018/9317987. PMID: 29853887; PMCID: PMC5944196.
9. Workineh, Y., Birhanu, S., Kerie, S. et al. Determinants of premature rupture of membrane in Southern Ethiopia, 2017: case control study design. BMC Res Notes 11, 927 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-018-4035-9
10. Shiferaw Birhanu, Aderaw Anteneh, Yezabnesh Kibie, Ayalew Jejaw. (2016). Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Mothers Towards Immunization of Infants in Health Centres at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. American Journal of Health Research, 4(1), 6-17. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajhr.20160401.12

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