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Asrat Agalu Abejew

 

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+2519917156682

asruphar@gmail.com

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E-mail (IAsratAgalu.Abejew@bdu.et.ecu

 

Academic Degree

 PhD

Academic Rank

Assistant professor 

At Bahir Dar University Since

July 2017

School

Pharmacy education and services 

Department

Pharmacy

Field of Specialization

Clinical pharmacy (MSc), Social and Administrative pharmacy (PhD)

Research Interest

 AMR containment and prevention; Antimicrobial stewardship program implementation; Trend Analysis; supply chain; APTS;   Structural equation modeling;  Drug use evaluation; medication safety; pharmacoviegilance; medication error; Burden of Disease Analysis and Forecasting;implementation Science and health system strengthening, etc

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List of publications

  • Co-Author:GBD. Global, regional, and national trends in routine childhood vaccination coverage from 1980 to 2023 with forecasts to 2030: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. The Lancet. 2025:406 (10500):235 - 260
  • Abejew A.A., Wubetu G.Y., Fenta T.G. A Six Years’ Trend Analysis of Antimicrobial Resistance Among Bacterial Isolates at Public Health Institute in Amhara Region, Ethiopia. BioMed Research International. 2025; https://doi.org/10.1155/bmri/7676973
  • Abejew A.A., Wubetu G.Y., Fenta T.G. Antibiotic Prescribing Behavior of Physicians in Outpatient Departments in Hospitals in Northwest Ethiopia: Structural Equation Modeling Approach. Interact J Med Res. 2024; 23:13:e57285. doi: 10.2196/57285.
  • Abejew A.A., Wubetu G.Y., Fenta T.G. Assessment of challenges and opportunities in antibiotic stewardship program implementation in Northwest Ethiopia. Heliyon. 2024; 10: e32663. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e32663
  • Abejew A.A., Wubetu G.Y., Fenta T.G. A six years trend analysis of systemic antibiotic consumption in Northwest Ethiopia. PLoS ONE. 2024;19(1): e0290391. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0290391
  • Abejew A.A., Wubetu G.Y., Fenta T.G. Relationship between Antibiotic Consumption and Resistance: A Systematic Review. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology. 2024; Https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/9958678
  • Melashu Balew M., Worku M., Bezabih B., Degu G., Yitayal M., Agalu A., et al. War and its implications for the tuberculosis program in the Amhara Region. EJTS. 2024;2;https://ejts.aphi.gov.et
  • Alemkere G., Tadeg  H., Getahun W., Shewarega W., Agalu A., et al. Optimizing prophylactic antibiotic use among surgery patients in Ethiopian hospitals. Journal of Infection and Public Health. 2023; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2023.10.037
  • Zeru T., Agalu A., Balew M., et al.   Availability of Essential Medicines and Supplies in War Affected Zones in Northern Ethiopia. EJTS. 2023;1;https://ejts.aphi.gov.et
  • Abejew AA., Abdu H., Seid Y., Shibabaw A. The Missing Quality of Tuberculosis Care and Treatment Delivered in Public-Health Facilities, Northeast Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study. Clin. Pract. 2022; 12: 1034–1042.  
  • Belayneh Y.M., Amberbir G., Agalu A. A prospective observational study of drug therapy problems in medical ward of a referral hospital in northeast Ethiopia. BMC Health Services Research. 2018;18:808. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-3612-x
  • Denboba AA, Agalu A, Gashaw A. Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Are Major Threats of Otitis Media in Wollo Area, Northeastern Ethiopia: A Ten-Year Retrospective Analysis. International Journal of Microbiology. 2016; doi:10.1155/2016/8724671  
  • Agalu A, Zeleke A, Woldie M. Diabetic Complications among Adult Diabetic Patients of a Tertiary Hospital in Northeast Ethiopia. Advances in Public Health. 2015; doi:10.1155/2015/290920   
  • Agalu A., Smieneh A., Woldie M. Retrospective Analysis of Mortality in a Refferal Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia. BMC Research Notes. 2014;7:46, doi:10.1186/1756-0500-746     
  • Agalu A, Denboba AA. Gashaw A. Prevalence and Antibiotic Resistance Pattern of Urinary Tract Bacterial Infections in Dessie area, Northeast Ethiopia. BMC Research Notes. 2014; 7:687, doi:10.1186/1756-0500-7-687
  • Gurshaw M, Agalu A, Chanie T. Anti-epileptic drug utilization and treatment outcome among epileptic patients on follow-up in a resource poor setting. Journal of Young Pharmacists. 2014; 6(3):47-52, DOI:10.5530/jyp.2014.3.8 
  • Ayalew E., Seid Y, Agalu A. Knowledge, attitude and practice of patient medication counseling among drug dispensers in Mekele town, Northern Ethiopia. International Research Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 2014; 4(2):28-34, doi: 10.14303/irjpp.2013.039   
  • Agalu A, Ayele Y, Bedada W, Woldie M. Reasons for admission and outcomes following admission in intensive care unit of specialized hospital in Ethiopia. International journal of medicine and medical sciences. 2014; 6(9):195-200, DOI:10.5897/IJMMS2013.0883 
  • Abdu H, Kinfu Y, Agalu A. Toxic effects of formaldehyde on the nervous system. International Journal of Anatomy and Physiology. 2014;  3(3):050-059   
  • Getachew E, Aragaw S, Adissie W, Agalu A. Antibiotic prescribing pattern in a referral hospital in Ethiopia. African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 2013; 7(38): 2657-2661, DOI:10.5897/AJPP12.505   
  • Agalu A, Ayele Y, Bedada W, Woldie M. Medication administering errors in the intensive care unit of Jimma University Specialized Hospital. International Archives of Medicine. 2012; 5-15, doi:10.1186/1755-7682-5-15   
  • Agalu A., Mekonnen H. Drug prescribing practices in pediatrics ward in Ethiopia. International Research Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology: in International Research Journals. 2012; 2(6):132-138     
  • Derese B, Desalegne E, Adem F, Agalu A. Traditional Medicine Practices in Northeast Ethiopia. International Journal of Traditional and Natural Medicines.2012; 1(2): 64-74
  • Agalu A., Ayele Y., Bedada W., Woldie M. Medication prescribing errors in the intensive care unit of Jimma University Specialized Hospital. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare. 2011; 4:377-382,doi:10.2147/JMDH.S24671

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