Tilksew Ayalew Abetie

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+2519111581001

jonnyayu@gmail.com

Full name

Sex

Phone Number

E-mail (Institutional, if available)

Academic Degree

BSc/MSc

Academic Rank

Assistant Professor

At Bahir Dar University Since

2005 E.C.

School

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Department

Midwifery

Field of Specialization

Maternity and Reproductive Health Nursing

Research Interest

• Maternal reproductive health
• Sexual, reproductive and maternal  health of young people
• Health literacy 
• Breastfeeding , Infant feeding
• Telehealth, telenursing  
• Tuberculosis, HIV, and pregnancy
• Mixed method design 
• Social determinants of health and wellbeing
• Community based HIV research with key population

Publication(s) [If any]+Link

1. Taye, A., Ayalew, T., Zeleke, B. et al. Magnitude of mortality and associated factors among road traffic accident victim children admitted in East and West Gojjam Zone specialized public hospitals Northwest, Ethiopia. BMC Pediatr 25, 135 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-024-05314-9
2. Kebie, A. B., T. Ayalew., Mequanint, F. T., Emrie, A. A., Nega, S. K., & Tilahun, W. M. (2024). Fathers' knowledge of neonatal danger signs and its associated factors in Northwest Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study. BMJ open, 14(10), e086166. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-086166.
3. Gebremaryam T, Amare D, Ayalew T, Tigabu A, Menshaw T. 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 May 20; 22(1):296. doi: 10.1186/s12887-022-03327-w. PMID: 35596187; PMCID: PMC9123747.
4. Ayalew T, Asmare E. Colostrum avoidance practice among primipara mothers in urban Northwest Ethiopia. A cross-sectional study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2021 Feb 11; 21(1):123. doi: 10.1186/s12884-021-03623-w. PMID: 33573612; PMCID: PMC7879506.
5. Tewabe T, Ayalew T, Abdanur A, Jenbere D, Ayehu M, Talema G, Asmare E. Contraceptive use and associated factors among sexually active reproductive age HIV positive women attending ART clinic at Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study. Heliyon. 2020 Dec 14;6(12):e05653. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05653. PMID: 33344789; PMCID: PMC7736717.
6. Ayalew T. Exclusive breastfeeding practice and associated factors among first-time mothers in Bahir Dar city, North West Ethiopia, removed: A community based cross sectional study. Heliyon. 2020 Sep 3;6(9):e04732. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04732. PMID: 32944666; PMCID: PMC7481526.
7. Dessie G, Wagnew F, Amare D, Zeleke B, Negesse A, Mulugeta H, Abebaw B, Haile D, Ayalew T, Habtewold TD. Intestinal parasites and human immunodeficiency virus in Ethiopian tuberclosis patients: A Systematic review and meta-analysis. Current Therapeutic Research. 2020 Aug 26:100603.
8. Kassahun, E. A., Aweke, A. M., Getu, A. A., Gela, G. B., Limenih, S. K., Mekonnen, M. E., & Abtie, T. A. (2020). Proportion and Associated Factors of Nonreassuring Fetal Heart Rate Patterns in Finote Selam Primary Hospital, North West Ethiopia. BioMed research international, 2020, 6948972. https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/6948972
9. Ayalew, T., Tewabe, T., & Ayalew, Y. (2019). Timely initiation of breastfeeding among first time mothers in Bahir Dar city, North West, Ethiopia, 2016. Pediatric research, 85(5), 612–616. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-019-0299-6

Mega Research, Role [If any]

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Project(s), Role [If any]

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