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Dr. Mulusew Andualem Asemahagn

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+251913814608   or    924305632

Muler.hi@gmail.com 

andualemmulusew@gmail.com

Full name

Sex

Phone Number

E-mail (Institutional, if available)

mulusew.andualem@bdu.edu.et 

 

Academic Degree

PhD, MPH, BSc

Academic Rank

Associate Professor in Public Health

At Bahir Dar University Since

November 01, 2014

School

School of Public Health

Department

Department of Health Systems Management and Health Economics

Field of Specialization

Public Health Informatics/ Public Health

Research Interest

My major research areas include Public Health, Infectious Diseases (TB, TB-HIV, HIV/AIDS, TB-Comorbidities, Malaria,), Implementation Research, Public Health Informatics (eHealth, Telemedicine, Evidence informed decision making, Evidence generation and knowledge management, GIS and Diseases mapping, Mobile Health, Data management and analysis (HMIS, DHS2, EMR…), Information Systems Research, Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods, Non-communicable Diseases, Healthcare Service Quality, Healthcare and Research Ethics. 

Publication(s) [If any]+Link

  1. All my Publications are available on line from my Google Scholar address: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=nM_7s8sAAAAJ&hl=en
  2. Adane MA, Asemahagn MA, Gebrie HA, et.al. Cohort Profile: The Mecha Health and Demographic Surveillance System (Mecha HDSS), Northwest Ethiopia. International Journal of Epidemiology. 2025; 54(4) dyaf122. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyaf122
  3. Zewale TA, Wondmagegn LY, Getahun HA, Tariku MK, Achamyeleh AS, Asemahagn MA, et.al. Trends of malaria incidence, prevalence, mortality, and disability-adjusted life years in Eastern Africa region from 1990 to 2021: a systematic analysis from Global Burden of Disease 2021 study. Malaria Journal. 2025; 24:207. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-025-05364-z
  4. Tegegne AS, Yenesew MA, Asemahagn MA, Mersha TB, et.al. Trends and spatio temporal distribution of HIV related programmatic indicators in North West Ethiopia from July 2018 up to June 2024. Nature portfolio- Scientific Reports. 2025; 15,15234. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-93648-4
  5. Belay AE, Asemahagn MA, Belay KE,et.al. Nurses’ nutritional care practice and associated factors for hospitalized surgical patients; the case of referral hospitals in Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia. Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition. 2025; 44:100. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41043-025-00794-6
  6. Ahmed MH, Mengiste SA, Asemahagn MA. Prevalence and RiskFactors of cutaneous leishmaniasis in East Africa: A Systematic Reviewand Meta-Analysis. Frontiers in Tropical Diseases. March 10, 2025;6:1532049. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/tropical-diseases/articles/10.3389/fitd.2025.1532049/full
  7. Alameraw, T.A., Asemahagn, M.A., Gashu, K.D.,Walle, A.D., Kelkay,J.M., Mitiku, A.B.,Dube, G.N. and Guadie, H.A., 2023. Intention to use telemonitoring for chronic illness management and its associated factors among Nurses and Physicians at Public Hospitals in Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia: Using modified UTAUT- 2 model.
  8. Dube GN, Asemahagn MA,Mulu Y, GuadieHA, Ahmed MH, Walle AD, Agmasie, BitachaGK, Alameraw TA, Meshasha NA. Intention to use personal health records and associated factors among healthcare providers in southwest Oromia region referral hospitals, Ethiopia: using the modified unified theory of acceptance and use technology 2                            model.                              https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/digital- health/articles/10.3389/fdgth.2025.1368588/full
  9. Carter A, Zhang M, Tram KH, …Asemahagn MA, et.al. Global, regional, and national burden of HIV/AIDS,1990–2021, and forecasts to 2050, for 204 countries and territories: the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet HIV 2024; 11: e807–22.
  10. Melkamu Y, Asemahagn MA, Walle AA and Tsega Y. A cross-sectional study of evidence-based practice and its determinants among healthcare professionals in Northwest Ethiopia. Frontiers in Medicine. 2024; 11: 1460203.doi: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1460203. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine
  11. Ancuceanu R, Anderlini D, Angappan D… Asemahagn MA, et.al. Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet Neurol 2024. www.thelancet.com/neurology Vol 23 October 2024.
  12. Ledesma JR, Ma J, Zhang M, Basting AV, …Asemahagn MA…et al. Global, regional, and national age- specific progress towards the 2020 milestones of the WHO End TB Strategy: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2024 Mar 19.
  13. Yigezu A, Misganaw A, Getnet F… Asemahagn MA, et.al. Burden of lower respiratory infections and associated risk factors across regions in Ethiopia: a subnational analysis of the Global Burden of Diseases 2019 study. BMJ Open. 2023;13: e068498. doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2022-068498.
  14. Guadie M, Asemahagn MA, Tefera A, Melkam W, Habteweld HA, Derebe D. Medicines Wastage and Its Contributing Factors in Public Health Facilities of South Gondar Zone, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia. Integrated Pharmacy Research and Practice. 2023;12: 157–170. https://doi.org/10.2147/IPRP.S415375.
  15. Misgana S, Asemahagn MA, Atnafu DD, Anagaw TF. Incidence of stroke and its predictors among hypertensive patients in Felege Hiwot Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, a retrospective follow-up study. European Journal of Medical Research. 2023; 28:227. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40001-023-01192-6
  16. Chekol A, Ketemaw A, Endale A, Aschale A, Endalew B and Asemahagn MA. Data quality and associated factors of routine health information system among health centers of West Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021. Front. Health Serv. 2023; 3: 1059611.doi: 10.3389/frhs.2023.1059611.
  17. Shumet A, Shiferaw N, Mekonnen D, Asemahagn MA. Trends and Outcomes of Acute Poisoning in Felege Hiwot Comprehensive Specialized Hospital Medical Intensive Care Units: Retrospective Study. Open Access Emergency Medicine. 2022:14, 649–656. https://doi.org/10.2147/OAEM.S385420.
  18. Haeuser E, Serfes AL, Cork MA, Yang M, Abbastabar H, Abhilash ES, … Asemahagn MA, et al. Mapping age‑ and sex‑specific HIV prevalence in adults in sub‑Saharan Africa, 2000–2018. BMC Medicine. 2022; 20:488, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-022-02639-z.
  19. Tran KB, Lang JJ, Compton K, Xu R, Acheson AR, …Asemahagn MA, et.al. The global burden of cancer attributable to risk factors, 2010–19: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet. 2022 Aug 20;400(10352):563-91.
  20. Bryazka D, Reitsma MB, Griswold MG, Abate KH, Abbafati C, … Asemahagn MA, et.al. Population- level risks of alcohol consumption by amount, geography, age, sex, and year: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2020. The Lancet. 2022 Jul 16;400(10347):185-235.
  21. Asemahagn MA. Missed Tuberculosis Investigations and Associated Factors in Patients with Symptoms Indicative of Tuberculosis at Public Health Institutions in Northwest Ethiopia: The Application of a Negative Binomial Model. Infection and Drug Resistance. 2022 Apr 19; 15:1947-56.
  22. Misganaw A, … Asemahagn MA, et.al. Progress in health among regions of Ethiopia, 1990–2019: a subnational country analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet.https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02868-3
  23. Debe E, Asemahagn MA, Bitew A, & Linger M. Factors associated with acute bloody diarrhea among adults in governmental health facilities of Bahir Dar Zuria District, Northwest Ethiopia. EAST AFRICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;15(1).
  24. Kyu HH, … Asemahagn MA, et.al. Global, regional, and national sex differences in the global burden of tuberculosis by HIV status, 1990–2019: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet Infect Dis. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(21)00449-7.
  25. Dwyer-Lindgren L, … Asemahagn MA, et.al. Subnational mapping of HIV incidence and mortality among individuals aged 15–49 years in sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–18: a modeling study. Lancet HIV. July 2021; 8: e363–75. www.thelancet.com/hiv.
  26. Yakob M, Asemahagn MA, Mengesha EW, Ayenew GM. Burden and risk factors of intestinal parasitosis among school children: comparative cross-sectional study between public and private primary schools, Northwest Ethiopia. IUIS-FAIS-IMMUNO-ETHIOPIA 2020 Neglected Tropical Diseases and Malaria Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa. June 2021. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.26619.64804
  27. Worku ED, Asemahagn MA, Endalifer ML. Factors associated with acute bloody diarrhea among adults in governmental health facilities of Bahir Dar Zuria District, Northwest Ethiopia. East African Journal of Public Health. 2021; 15:1.
  28. Asemahagn MA. Sputum smear conversion and associated factors among smear‑positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients in East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia: a longitudinal study. BMC Pulm Med. 2021; 21:118. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-021-01483-w
  29. Asemahagn MA, Alene GD,  Yimer SA. Spatial-temporal clustering of notified pulmonary tuberculosis and its predictors in East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia. PLoS ONE. 2021; 16(1): e0245378. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245378
  30. Worku ED, Asemahagn MA,Endalifer ML. Determinants of a scabiesoutbreak in Takusadistrict of Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopia. Journal of Public Healthin Africa 2020;11:1325. doi:10.4081/jphia.2020.1325
  31. Asnakew Z, Asrese K, AsemahagnMA. Community Risk Perception and Compliance with Preventive Measures for COVID-19 Pandemic in Ethiopia. Risk Management and Healthcare Policy. 2020:13 2887– 2897. http://doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S279907
  32. Asemahagn MA, Alene GD, Yimer SA. Geographic Accessibility, Readiness, and Barriers of Health Facilities to Offer Tuberculosis Services in East Gojjam Zone, Ethiopia: A Convergent Parallel Design. Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine. 2020;11 3–16.
  33. Asemahagn MA, Alene GD,  Yimer SA. A Qualitative Insight into Barriers of Tuberculosis Case Detection in East Gojjam Zone, Ethiopia. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 103(4), 2020, pp. 1455–1465, https://doi:10.4269/ajtmh.20-0050
  34. Asemahagn MA.Factors determining the knowledge and prevention practice of healthcare workers towards COVID-19 in Amhararegion, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional survey.Tropical Medicine and Health. 2020; 48:72, https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-020-00254-3
  35. Worku ED, Asemahagn MA,et.al. Epidemiology of HIV Infection in the AmharaRegion of Ethiopia, 2015 to 2018 Surveillance Data Analysis. HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care. 2020:12 307–314
  36. Asemahagn MA (2020) Epidemiology of hepatitis B and C virus infections among patients who booked for surgical procedures at Felegehiwot referral hospital, Northwest Ethiopia. PLoS ONE. 2020;15 (6): e0234822. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234822
  37. Ayele YT, Asemahagn MA, Awoke T. Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Infections and Associated Factors Among Night School Students in Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia. Infectious Diseases: Research and Treatment. 2020; 13: 1–7, DOI: 10.1177/1178633720927374.
  38. Asemahagn MA, Alene GD, Yimer SA. Tuberculosis infectious pool and associated factors in East Gojjam Zone, Ethiopia. BMC Pulmonary Medicine. 2019; 19:229 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-019-0995-3
  39. Yitayew S, Asemahagn MA, Zeleke AA. Primary Healthcare Data Management Practice and Associated Factors: The Case of Health Extension Workers in Northwest Ethiopia. The Open Medical Informatics Journal. 2019; Jul 24;13(1).
  40. Asemahagn MA. Are Shopkeepers Suffering from Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Bahir Dar City, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Survey. Hindawi: Tuberculosis Research and Treatment. Volume 2017, Article ID 2569598, 7 pages https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/2569598
  41. Asemahagn MA, et.al. Perceived Risk Factors of HIV Infection and ART Adherence at Zewditu Memorial Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Survey of People Living with HIV/AIDS Experiences. Ann Med Health Sci Res. 2018; 8: 105-110
  42. Asemahagn MA, et al. Determinants of Sputum SmearPositivity among Tuberculosis Suspected Patients in Bahir Dar City, Northwest Ethiopia. Ann Med Health Sci Res. 2018; 8: 111-117
  43. Asemahagn MA. Determinants of Routine Health Information Utilization at primary healthcare facilities in, Western Amhara, Ethiopia. Cogent Medicine. 2017; 4: 1387971 https://doi.org/10.1080/2331205X.2017.1387971
  44. Asemahagn MA. The functionality status and challenges of electronic health management information system: The case of public health centers in Amhara Region, Ethiopia. Cogent Medicine. 2018; 5: 1437672, https://doi.org/10.1080/2331205X.2018.1437672
  45. Asemahagn MA, et.al.Magnitude of stroke and associated factors among patients who attended the medical ward of Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital, Bahir Dar town, Ethiopia. Ethiop. J. Health Dev. 2016;30(3).
  46.        Asemahagn MA. Determinants of exclusive breastfeeding practices among mothers in azezo district, northwest Ethiopia. International Breastfeeding Journal. 2016; 11:22, DOI10.1186/s13006-016-0081-x
  47. Asemahagn MA. Determinants of Female Genital Mutilation Practices in East Gojjam Zone, Western Amhara, Ethiopia. Ethiop Med J. 2016; 54: 3.
  48. Asemahagn MA. Health professionals’ Challenge in using ICTs to manage their Patients: the case of Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Online Journal of Nursing Informatics (OJNI). 2016; 20: 2, Available at http://www.himss.org/ojni
  49.        Andualem et.al. The Attitude towards and Use of Electronic Medical Record System by Health Professionals at a Referral Hospital in Northern Ethiopia: Cross-Sectional Study. J Health Inform Afr. 2015;3(1):19-29
  50. Yehualashet G, Andualem M, Tilahun B. The Attitude towards and Use of Electronic Medical Record System by Health Professionals at a Referral Hospital in Northern Ethiopia: Cross-Sectional Study. J Health Inform Afr. 2015;3(1):19-29 DOI: 10.12856/ JHIA-2015-v3-i1-124
  51. Biruk S, Asemahagn MA et.al. Health Professionals readiness to implement electronic medical record system at three hospitals in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. 201414:115.
  52. Kebede MA, Zeleke A, Asemahagn MA. Willingness to receive text message medication reminders among patients on antiretroviral treatment in Northwest Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study. Medical Informatics and Decision Making (2015) 15:65, DOI 10.1186/s12911-015-0193-z
  53. Asemahagn MA. Knowledge and experience sharing practices among health professionals in hospitals under the Addis Ababa Health Bureau, Ethiopia. BMC Health Services Research. 2014; 14:431.
  54. Andualem M. et.al. Information Needs and Seeking Behavior among Health Professionals Working at public hospitals and health centers in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. BMC Health Service Research. 2013; 13:534.
  55. Andualem M. Parasitic Infection and Associated Factors among the Primary School Children in Motta Town, Western Amhara, Ethiopia. American Journal of Public Health Research. 2014; 2: 6, 248-254
  56. Asemahagn MA. Assessing the Quality of Tuberculosis Laboratory Services in Selected Public and Private Health Facilities in Western Amhara, Ethiopia. J Med Diagn Meth. 2014; 3: 158. doi: 10.4172/2168- 9784.1000158.
  57. Tilahun, Asemahagn MA, et.al. Towards problem-based health informatics education& research: ten years of experience and future directions in Ethiopia. 9th Health Informatics in Africa Conference. JHIA, 2014.
  58. Zeleke… Asemahagn MA, et.al. A successfully handed over Master of Public Health in Health Informatics Program at the University of Gondar, Ethiopia. 9th Health Informatics in Africa Conference. JHIA, 2014.
  59. Asnakew ZS, Elias Y, Abebe T, Asemahagn MA. Employees’ use of social networking sites and job Performance, 2022. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1897251/v1
  60. Alamirrew T, Bedimo M, Asemahagn MA. Incidence of TB among People taking Antiretroviral Therapy in public health facilities of Western Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia. Under review at PLoS.
  61. Asemahagn MA, Shumet A. Exploring the impacts of comorbidities, particularly non-communicable diseases on treatment adherence and outcomes of Tuberculosis in Ethiopia.. Submitted for publication in BMC Pulmonary Medicine.
  62. Alemayehu D, Asemahagn MA. Epidemiology of Extrapulmonary TB among patients attending outpatient departments of Referral hospitals in Ethiopia. Submitted for publication in Elsevier.

Mega Research, Role [If any]

  1. *Co-PI of “Impact of Vented Improved Cook Stove Intervention on Reducing Childhood and Maternal Respiratory Diseases and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Rural Community of Mecha Health and Demographic Surveillance Site, Northwest Ethiopia: Vented Improved Cook Stove Trial (VICS Trial), 2024.” 
  2. *PI of “District level Epidemiology of diseases: Morbidity surveillance, Geographic distribution, Risk factors, and Health service seeking practices among the population in Mecha Health and Demographic Surveillance Survey (HDSS) site of BDU.” Funded by BDU.
  3. *Leading over 14 Megaprojects on Biomedical, public health, Nutrition, health policy and system, communicable and non-communicable diseases, service quality, etc as research director in the CMHS, BDU.
  4. Project lead, Tuberculosis, TB-HIV, TB-Nutrition, and TB-comorbidities in Amhara Region. Funded by Bahir Dar University.
  5. Project leader, “Epidemiology of Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Its Magnitude, Spatial-Temporal Distribution, Infectious Period, and Barriers of Case Detection in Northwest Ethiopia.” Funded by Mecha Geographic Surveillance and Field Research Center, BDU.
  6. Project leader, “Implementation status of eHMIS and healthcare data quality status in Ethiopian health system and facilities” funded by Amhara Regional Health Bureau, Ethiopia.”
  7. Project leader, “Evaluating the status of healthcare data utilization status and its challenges at primary health facilities of Ethiopia” funded by BDU.
  8. Project leader, “Research culture, dissemination practices and potential challenges among University researchers in Ethiopia” funded by BDU.

Project(s), Role [If any]

  1. *PI of “Enhancing the performance of Leprosy prevention, treatment outcome, and rehabilitation through identifying hotspot areas, exploring service barriers, capacity building and awareness creation in the Amhara region, Ethiopia. Funded by the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH.
  2. Site PI (leader) of “Training on ImplemenTAtioN and team Science for NCD Control (TITANS) program in Ethiopia” won from the NIH by the Emory University, Bahir Dar University, Addis Ababa University. Funded by Fogarty International, NIH.
  3. *Co-leader of “Enhancing maternal health nutrition status through culturally accepted m food items development and health education of healthcare professionals and mothers in Ethiopia. Clinical trial.” Funded by the Nestel Foundation.
  4. *Co-leader of “Primary Health Care Service Delivery: Enhancing noncommunicable Disease Prevention and control through Parent-Teachers-Development Agents network in West Gojjam Zone, 2023: Implementation Research” Funded by the IPHCe.
Academic Rank
Associate Professor