Mr Ayelign Mengesha Kassie

Kassaw, Abebe Tarekegn, Tarekegn, Tenaw Baye, Derbie, Abebech, Ashagrie, Getachew, Girmaw, Fentaw and Mengesha, Ayelgn (2025). Non-adherence to antidiabetic medications and associated factors among adult type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in Northeast Ethiopia: Institutional based cross-sectional study. BMJ Open, 15 (4) e093413, e093413-4. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-093413

Abate, Biruk Beletew, Tusa, Biruk Shalmeno, Sendekie, Ashenafi Kibret, Araya, Freweyni Gebreegziabher, Bizuayehu, Molla Azmeraw, Walle, Getachew Tesfaw, Kitaw, Tegene Atamenta, Tilahun, Befkad Derese, Alamaw, Addis Wondmagegn, Zemariam, Alemu Birara, Kassaw, Amare, Kassie, Ayelign Mengesha, Yilak, Gizachew, Bizuneh, Fassikaw Kebede and Dachew, Berihun (2025). Non-exclusive breastfeeding is associated with pneumonia and asthma in under-five children: an umbrella review of systematic review and meta-analysis. International Breastfeeding Journal, 20 (1) 18. doi: 10.1186/s13006-025-00712-w

Abate, Biruk Beletew, Sendekie, Ashenafi Kibret, Merchaw, Abebe, Abebe, Gebremeskel Kibret, Azmeraw, Molla, Alamaw, Addis Wondmagegn, Zemariam, Alemu Birara, Kitaw, Tegene Atamenta, Kassaw, Amare, Wodaynew, Tilahun, Kassie, Ayelign Mengesha, Yilak, Gizachew and Kassa, Mulat Awoke (2025). Adverse childhood experiences are associated with mental health problems later in life: An umbrella review of systematic review and meta-analysis. Neuropsychobiology, 84 (1), 48-63. doi: 10.1159/000542392

Kassie, Ayelign Mengesha, Eakin, Elizabeth, Endalamaw, Aklilu, Zewdie, Anteneh, Wolka, Eskinder and Assefa, Yibeltal (2024). Effective coverage of maternal and neonatal healthcare services in low-and middle-income countries: a scoping review. BMC Health Services Research, 24 (1) 1601, 1-11. doi: 10.1186/s12913-024-12085-7

Abate, Biruk Beletew, Sendekie, Ashenafi Kibret, Tadesse, Abay Woday, Engdaw, Tesfaye, Mengesha, Ayelign, Zemariam, Alemu Birara, Alamaw, Addis Wondmagegn, Abebe, Gebremeskel and Azmeraw, Molla (2024). Resilience after adversity: an umbrella review of adversity protective factors and resilience-promoting interventions. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 15 1391312, 1-13. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1391312

Kassie, Ayelign Mengesha, Eakin, Elizabeth, Abate, Biruk Beletew, Endalamaw, Aklilu, Zewdie, Anteneh, Wolka, Eskinder and Assefa, Yibeltal (2024). The use of positive deviance approach to improve health service delivery and quality of care: a scoping review. BMC Health Services Research, 24 (1) 438, 438. doi: 10.1186/s12913-024-10850-2

Abate, Biruk Beletew, Zemariam, Alemu Birara, Wondimagegn, Addis, Abebe, Gebremeskel Kibret, Araya, Freweyni Gebreegziabher, Kassie, Ayelign Mengesha and Bizuayehu, Molla Azmeraw (2024). Knowledge, attitude and practice of home management of diarrhea among under-five children in East Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One, 19 (2) e0298801, e0298801. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0298801

Kassie, Ayelign Mengesha, Eakin, Elizabeth, Abate, Biruk Beletew, Endalamaw, Aklilu, Zewdie, Anteneh, Wolka, Eskinder and Assefa, Yibeltal (2023). Use of the positive deviance approach for healthcare system service improvement: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open, 13 (12) e078809, 1-5. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078809

Kassaw, Mesfin Wudu, Abebe, Ayele Mamo, Abate, Biruk Beletew, Kassie, Ayelign Mengesha and Tegegne, Kirubel Dagnaw (2023). Health professional assisted Kangaroo mother care practice in Ethiopian health care facilities: evidence from the 2016 Ethiopian demographic and health survey. BMC Pediatrics, 23 (1) 417, 1-8. doi: 10.1186/s12887-023-04230-8

Tegegne, Kindie Mekuria, Demeke, Solomon Moges, Lemma, Mekonnin Tesfa and Kassie, Ayelign Mengesha (2023). Prevalence of depression and its associated factors among prisoners in North Wollo Zone, Northeastern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study. Depression Research and Treatment, 2023 (1) 2612900, 1-8. doi: 10.1155/2023/2612900

Shiferaw, Wondimeneh Shibabaw, Akalu, Tadesse Yirga, Desta, Melaku, Kassie, Ayelign Mengesha, Petrucka, Pammla Margaret and Aynalem, Yared Asmare (2021). Effect of educational interventions on knowledge of the disease and glycaemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. BMJ Open, 11 (12) e049806, 1-14. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049806

Kassaw, Mesfin Wudu, Abebe, Ayele Mamo, Abate, Biruk Beletew, Getu, Mikiyas Amare and Kassie, Ayelign Mengesha (2021). Mortality and loss to follow-up among HIV-exposed infants after option B+ guideline implementation in Amhara Regional State Referral Hospitals, Ethiopia. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 9 591963, 1-7. doi: 10.3389/fped.2021.591963

Ahmed, Mohammed, Beletew, Biruk, Mengesha, Ayelign and Markos, Merkineh (2021). Prevalence of cataract and its associated factors among adults aged 40 years and above in Waghimra zone, Northeast Ethiopia. EC Ophthalmology, 12 (7), 11-19.

Kassie, Ayelign Mengesha, Abate, Biruk Beletew, Kassaw, Mesfin Wudu and Shiferaw, Wondimeneh Shibabaw (2021). Breast self-examination practice among female university students in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Cancer Control, 28 10732748211019137, 107327482110191. doi: 10.1177/10732748211019137

Kassaw, Mesfin Wudu, Abebe, Ayele Mamo, Abate, Biruk Beletew, Masresha, Seteamlak Adane, Kassie, Ayelign Mengesha and Adisu, Molalign Aligaz (2021). Evidence from 2016 Ethiopian demographic and health survey data: association between post health education maternal knowledge and neonatal danger signs. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 21 (1) 195. doi: 10.1186/s12884-021-03681-0

Getie, Addisu, Wondmieneh, Adam, Mengesha, Ayelign, Fitwi, Awet, Gedefaw, Getnet and Demis, Asmamaw (2021). Assessment of knowledge and attitude towards palliative care and associated factors among nurses working in North Wollo Hospitals. Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences, 31 (2), 393-400. doi: 10.4314/ejhs.v31i2.22

Abate, Biruk Beletew, Bimerew, Melaku, Gebremichael, Bereket, Kassie, Ayelign Mengesha, Kassaw, MesfinWudu, Gebremeskel, Teshome and Bayih, Wubet Alebachew (2021). Effects of therapeutic hypothermia on death among asphyxiated neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized control trials. Plos One, 16 (2) e0247229, e0247229. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0247229

Kassie, Ayelign Mengesha, Abate, Biruk Beletew, Kassaw, Mesfin Wudu, Getie, Addisu, Wondmieneh, Adam, Tegegne, Kindie Mekuria and Ahmed, Mohammed (2021). Quality of life and its associated factors among epileptic patients attending public hospitals in North Wollo Zone, Northeast Ethiopia: aA cross-sectional study. Plos One, 16 (2) e0247336, e0247336. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0247336

Kassaw, Mesfin Wudu, Abebe, Ayele Mamo, Kassie, Ayelign Mengesha, Abate, Biruk Beletew and Masresha, Seteamlak Adane (2021). Trends of proximate low birth weight and associations among children under-five years of age: Evidence from the 2016 Ethiopian demographic and health survey data. PLoS One, 16 (2) e0246587, e0246587. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246587

Kassie, Ayelign Mengesha, Abate, Biruk Beletew, Kassaw, Mesfin Wudu, Aragie, Teshome Gebremeskel, Geleta, Bonsa Amsalu and Shiferaw, Wondimeneh Shibabaw (2020). Impact of knowledge and attitude on the utilization rate of cervical cancer screening tests among Ethiopian women: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One, 15 (12) e0239927, e0239927. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239927

Kassaw, Mesfin Wudu, Matula, Samuel T., Abebe, Ayele Mamo, Kassie, Ayelign Mengesha and Abate, Biruk Beletew (2020). The perceived determinants and recommendations by mothers and healthcare professionals on the loss-to-follow-up in Option B plus program and child mortality in the Amhara region, Ethiopia. BMC Infectious Diseases, 20 (1) 876. doi: 10.1186/s12879-020-05583-6

Shiferaw, Wondimeneh Shibabaw, Akalu, Tadesse Yirga, Desta, Melaku, Kassie, Ayelign Mengesha, Petrucka, Pammla Margaret, Assefa, Hilina Ketema and Aynalem, Yared Asmare (2020). Glycated hemoglobin A1C level and the risk of diabetic retinopathy in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome-Clinical Research & Reviews, 14 (6), 1941-1949. doi: 10.1016/j.dsx.2020.10.003

Abate, Biruk Beletew, Kassie, Ayelign Mengesha and Kassaw, Mesfin Wudu (2020). Prevalence and determinants of early initiation of sexual intercourse among youth girls in Ethiopia. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 55, E305-E312. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2020.06.008

Kassaw, Mesfin Wudu, Abebe, Ayele Mamo, Kassie, Ayelign Mengesha, Abate, Biruk Beletew, Tegegne, Kirubel Dagnaw and Masresha, Seteamlak Adane (2020). Evidence from 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey data: maternal practice in managing childhood diarrhea at home. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 55, E250-E256. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2020.08.017

Abate, Biruk Beletew, Kassie, Ayelign Mengesha, Reta, Melese Abate, Ice, Gillian H. and Haile, Zelalem T. (2020). Residence and young women's comprehensive HIV knowledge in Ethiopia. BMC Public Health, 20 (1) 1603. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-09687-1

Abate, Biruk Beletew, Kasie, Ayelign Mengesha, Reta, Melese Abate and Kassaw, Mesfin Wudu (2020). Neonatal sepsis and its associated factors in East Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Public Health, 65 (9), 1623-1633. doi: 10.1007/s00038-020-01489-x

Abate, Biruk Beletew, Tilahun, Befkad Deresse, Kassie, Ayelign Mengesha and Kassaw, Mesfin Wudu (2020). Treatment outcome of Severe Acute Malnutrition and associated factors among under-five children in outpatient therapeutics unit in Gubalafto Wereda, North Wollo Zone, Ethiopia, 2019. PLoS One, 15 (9) e0238231, e0238231. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238231

Shiferaw, Wondimeneh Shibabaw, Akalu, Tadesse Yirga, Gedefaw, Mihretie, Anthony, Denis, Kassie, Ayelign Mengesha, Kebede, Worku Misganaw, Mulugeta, Henok, Dessie, Getenet and Aynalem, Yared Asmare (2020). Metabolic syndrome among type 2 diabetic patients in Sub-Saharan African countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome-Clinical Research & Reviews, 14 (5), 1403-1411. doi: 10.1016/j.dsx.2020.07.013

Kassie, Ayelign Mengesha, Abate, Biruk Beletew and Kassaw, Mesfin Wudu (2020). Prevalence of overweight/obesity among the adult population in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open, 10 (8) e039200, e039200. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039200

Kassie, Ayelign Mengesha, Abate, Biruk Beletew and Kassaw, Mesfin Wudu (2020). Education and prevalence of overweight and obesity among reproductive age group women in Ethiopia: analysis of the 2016 Ethiopian demographic and health survey data. BMC Public Health, 20 (1) 1189, 1189. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-08941-w

Mengesha Kassie, Ayelign, Beletew Abate, Biruk, Wudu Kassaw, Mesfin and Gebremeskel Aragie, Teshome (2020). Prevalence of underweight and its associated factors among reproductive age group women in Ethiopia: analysis of the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey Data. Journal of Environmental and Public Health, 2020 9718714, 1-10. doi: 10.1155/2020/9718714

Kassaw, Mesfin Wudu, Abebe, Ayele Mamo, Abate, Biruk Beletew, Tlaye, Kenean Getaneh and Kassie, Ayelign Mengesha (2020). Mother-to-child HIV transmission and its associations among exposed infants after Option B plus guidelines implementation in the Amhara regional state referral hospitals, Ethiopia. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 95, 268-275. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.03.006

Beletew, Biruk, Bimerew, Melaku, Mengesha, Ayelign, Wudu, Mesfin and Azmeraw, Molla (2020). Prevalence of pneumonia and its associated factors among under-five children in East Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Pediatrics, 20 (1) 254, 1-13. doi: 10.1186/s12887-020-02083-z

Abate, Biruk Beletew, Kassie, Ayelign Mengesha, Kassaw, Mesfin Wudu, Zemariam, Alemu Birara and Alamaw, Addis Wondmagegn (2020). Prevalence and determinants of stunting among adolescent girls in Ethiopia. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 52, E1-E6. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2020.01.013

Kassaw, Mesfin Wudu, Abebe, Ayele Mamo, Abate, Biruk Beletew, Mengesha, Ayelign and Zemariam, Alemu Birara (2020). Proportion of structural congenital anomaly in eastern Africa; a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Pediatrics and Neonatal Care, 10 (2), 43-50. doi: 10.15406/jpnc.2020.10.00412

Mengesha, Ayelign, Tewfik, Nete, Argaw, Zeleke, Beletew, Biruk and Wudu, Mesfin (2020). Practice of and associated factors regarding prevention of surgical site infection among nurses working in the surgical units of public hospitals in Addis Ababa city, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study. PLoS One, 15 (4) e0231270, 1-12. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0231270

Gebremeskel, Teshome, Beshah, Tirfe, Tesfaye, Mulugeta, Beletew, Biruk, Mengesha, Ayelign and Getie, Addisu (2020). Assessment of knowledge and practice on hepatitis B infection prevention and associated factors among health science students in Woldia University, Northeast Ethiopia. Advances in Preventive Medicine, 2020, 1-6. doi: 10.1155/2020/9421964

Beletew, Biruk, Mengesha, Ayelign, Wudu, Mesfin and Abate, Melese (2020). Prevalence of neonatal hypothermia and its associated factors in East Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Pediatrics, 20 (1) 148. doi: 10.1186/s12887-020-02024-w

Beletew, Biruk, Mengesha, Ayelign, Ahmed, Mohammed, Fitwi, Awet and Wudu, Mesfin (2020). Determinants of anemia among HIV-positive children on highly active antiretroviral therapy attending hospitals of North Wollo Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia, 2019: a case-control study. Anemia, 2020 3720572, 1-10. doi: 10.1155/2020/3720572

Mengesha, Ayelign, Messele, Anteneh and Beletew, Biruk (2020). Knowledge and attitude towards cervical cancer among reproductive age group women in Gondar town, North West Ethiopia. BMC Public Health, 20 (1) 209, 209. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-8229-4

Amsalu, Bonsa, Fekadu, Tadele, Mengesha, Ayelign and Bayana, Ebissa (2020). Clinical practice competence of Mettu University nursing students: a cross-sectional study. Advances in Medical Education and Practice, 11, 791-798. doi: 10.2147/amep.s267398

Kassaw, Mesfin Wudu, Abebe, Ayele Mamo, Beletew, Biruk Abate, Zemariam, Alemu Birara and Kassie, Ayelign Mengesha (2020). Knowledge, attitude and practice of mothers on prevention and control of intestinal parasitic infestations in Sekota Town, Waghimra Zone, Ethiopia. Pediatric Health Medicine and Therapeutics, 11, 161-169. doi: 10.2147/phmt.s229610

Abate, Biruk Beletew, Kassie, Ayelign Mengesha, Kassaw, Mesfin Wudu, Aragie, Teshome Gebremeskel and Masresha, Setamlak Adane (2020). Sex difference in coronavirus disease (COVID-19): a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open, 10 (10) e040129, e040129. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040129

Kassaw, Mesfin Wudu, Abebe, Ayele Mamo, Abate, Biruk Beletew, Kassie, Ayelign Mengesha and Acik, Murat (2020). Association between birth interval and wasting in children under 5 years of age in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. BMJ Open, 10 (11) e037976, e037976. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037976

Beletew, Biruk, Gebremichael, Bereket, Tesfaye, Tewodros, Mengesha, Ayelign and Wudu, Mesfin (2019). The practice of key essential nutrition action messages and associated factors among mothers of children from birth up to 2 years old in Wereilu Wereda, south Wollo zone, Amhara, Northeast Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study. BMC Pediatrics, 19 (1) 459, 1-11. doi: 10.1186/s12887-019-1814-y

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