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Health economics, Public health, Health system
Ethiopia

Biography

I am a health economist at Wollo University with over 13 years of experience in clinical practice, teaching, and research. My expertise encompasses health economics, health equity, healthcare financing, health insurance, health services, public health, big data analysis, spatial analysis, and meta-analysis. I have taught health economics and health service management courses to both undergraduate and postgraduate students and have served as a master trainer in healthcare leadership, management, and governance.

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Employment (3)

Wollo University: Dessie, Amhara, ET

2019-08-16 to present | Mr (Health systems management )
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Dessie Health Science College: Dessie, South Wollo, ET

2012-11-10 to 2018-10-25 | Lecturer (Nursing and Midwifery)
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Dessie Comprehensive Specialized Hospital: DESSIE, South Wollo, ET

2011-09-11 to 2012-11-09 | Nurse (Medical Ward)
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Education and qualifications (2)

Wollo University: Dessie, Amhara, ET

Assistant professor of Health Economics (Public Health)
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University of Gondar: Dessie, ET

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Professional activities (2)

Ethiopia Public Health Association: Dessie, Ethiopia, ET

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Wollo University: Dessie, Amhara, ET

2019-07-16 to present | Full member (Ethiopian Red Cross Society)
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Works (28)

Affordability of health services and associated factors among patients with diabetes mellitus under regular follow-up at Dessie Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia

BMC Health Services Research
2024-11-21 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1472-6963
Contributors: Wubale Gashaw; Asnakew Molla Mekonen; Anissa Mohammed; Yawkal Tsega; Endalkachew Mesfin Gebeyehu
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Rural-urban disparities in full antenatal care utilization among women in Ethiopia: A further analysis of Mini-EDHS, 2019

PLOS ONE
2024-11-18 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1932-6203
Contributors: elsabeth addisu; Niguss Cherie; Tesfaye Birhane; Zinet Abegaz; Abel Endawkie; Anissa Mohammed; Dagnachew Melak; Fekade Demeke; Ahmed Hussien Asfaw; Husniya Yasin et al.
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Asnakew Molla Mekonen

Sunlight exposure practice and its associated factors among infants in Ethiopia, systematic review and meta-analysis

PLOS ONE
2024-11-04 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1932-6203
Contributors: Fanos Yeshanew Ayele or Fanos Yeshanew; Natnael Kebede; Asnakew Molla Mekonen; Mengistu Mera Mihiretu; Yawkal Tsega; Elsabeth Addisu; Niguss Cherie; Tesfaye Birhane; Chala Daba; Ahmed Hussien Asfaw et al.
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Asnakew Molla Mekonen

Rural-urban disparities in basic sanitation access among households: a multivariable decomposition analysis of Ethiopian demographic and health survey 2019

Frontiers in Public Health
2024-11-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2296-2565
Contributors: Awoke Keleb; Chala Daba; Abel Endawkie; Lakew Asmare; Fekade Demeke Bayou; Eyob Tilahun Abeje; Aznamariam Ayres; Anissa Mohammed; Natnael Kebede; Kaleab Mesfin Abera et al.
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Asnakew Molla Mekonen

Beneficiaries’ satisfaction with community-based health insurance services and associated factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation
2024-10-18 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1478-7547
Contributors: Ewunetie Mekashaw Bayked; Husien Nurahmed; Segenet Zewdie; Asnakew Molla Mekonen; Birhanu Demeke Workneh; Mesfin H. Kahissay
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Adherence to IMCI guidelines for key symptoms in Ethiopian children: A 2021–2022 national service provision survey

PLOS ONE
2024-10-16 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1932-6203
Contributors: Abiyu Abadi Tareke; Awoke Keleb; Kaleab Mesfin Abera; Natnael Kebede; Endalkachew Mesfin; Aznamariam Ayres; Yawkal Tsega; Abel Endawkie; Shimels Derso Kebede; Eyob Tilahun Abeje et al.
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Wealth disparities in maternal health service utilization among women of reproductive age in Ethiopia: findings from the mini-EDHS 2019

BMC Health Services Research
2024-09-06 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1472-6963
Contributors: Asnakew Molla Mekonen; Natnael Kebede; Atrsaw Dessie; Setegn Mihret; Yawkal Tsega
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Barriers and enablers of kangaroo mother care in South Wollo public hospitals, Northeast Ethiopia

Journal of Neonatal Nursing
2024-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1355-1841
Contributors: Setegn Mihret Tarekegn; Asnakew Molla Mekonen; Abay Woday Tadesse; Gebeyaw Biset
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Insured-non-insured disparity of catastrophic health expenditure in Northwest Ethiopia: a multivariate decomposition analysis

Health Economics Review
2024-07-17 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2191-1991
Contributors: Yawkal Tsega; Gebeyehu Tsega; Asnakew Molla Mekonen; Tesfaye Birhane; Elsabeth Addisu; Abebe Getie; Fekade Demeke Bayou; Mulugeta Desalegn Kasaye; Natnael Kebede; Amare Muche
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Virological Suppression and its Predictors Among HIV/AIDS Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy in Ethiopia: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Open Forum Infectious Diseases
2024-03-28 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2328-8957
Contributors: Dagnachew Melak; Fekade Demeke Bayou; Husniya Yasin; Aregash Abebayehu Zerga; Birhanu Wagaye; Fanos Yeshanew Ayele; Natnael Kebede; Asnakew Molla Mekonen; Ahmed Hussien Asfaw; Shambel Ayichew Tsegaw et al.
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Prevalence and associated factors of depression among breast cancer patients in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis

SAGE Open Medicine
2024-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2050-3121
Part of ISSN: 2050-3121
Contributors: Anissa Mohammed; Dagnachew Melak; Fekade Demeke; Husniya Yasin; Aregash Abebayehu Zerga; Birhanu Wagaye; Fanos Yeshanew Ayele; Ahmed Hussien Asfaw; Natnael Kebede; Asnakew Molla Mekonen et al.
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Proportional Hazards Model on Attrition and its Predictors in Community Antiretroviral Refill Groups among ART Users in Eastern Ethiopia

Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (JIAPAC)
2024-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2325-9582
Part of ISSN: 2325-9582
Contributors: lakew asmare; Fekade Demeke Bayou; Mastewal Arefaynie; Asnakew Molla Mekonen; Abiyu Abadi Tareke; Awoke Keleb; Kaleab Mesfin Abera; Natnael Kebede; Endalkachew Mesfin Gebeyehu; Aznamariam Ayres et al.
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Asnakew Molla Mekonen

The efficacy of theory of planned behavior to predict breast self-examination among women: systematic review and meta-Analysis

Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine
2023-12-31 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2164-2850
Contributors: Natnael Kebede; Asnakew Molla Mekonen; Mengistu Mera Mihiretu; Yawkal Tsega; Elsabeth Addisu; Niguss Cherie; Tesfaye Birhane; Zinet Abegaz; Abel Endawkie; Anissa Mohammed et al.
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Prevalence and associated factors of early initiation of sexual intercourse among youth in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Public Health
2023-10-23 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1471-2458
Contributors: Natnael Kebede; Fekade Demeke Bayou; Fanos Yeshanew Ayele; Bereket Kefale; Asnakew Molla Mekonen; Anteneh Mengist Dessie; Yawkal Tsega
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Covid-19 Vaccine Side Effects and Its Associated Factors Among Healthcare Workers at Dessie Hospital, Ethiopia

Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare
2023-02 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 1178-2390
Contributors: Reta Dewau Yimer; elsabeth addisu; Tilahun; Tesfaye Birhane; Sisay Eshete Tadesse; Amare Muche; Yitbarek Wasihun Feleke; Baye Akele; Melaku Yalew Anagaw; Kemal Ahmed Seid et al.
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Health services utilization and associated factors among fee waiver beneficiaries’ in Dessie city administration, Northeast Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study design

BMC Health Services Research
2022-12-17 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1472-6963
Contributors: Nigusie Tadesse; Amsalu Feleke; Muluken Genetu Chanie; Kidist Adamu; Asnakew Molla Mekonen
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Magnitude of birth trauma and its associated factors in South Wollo public hospitals, northeast Ethiopia, August 2021: Institutional-Based Cross-Sectional Study

BMJ Open
2022-09 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2044-6055
Part of ISSN: 2044-6055
Contributors: Asnakew Molla Mekonen; Gebeyaw Biset; Setegn Mihret; Asnakew Molla Mekonen; Amare Workie
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Health related quality of life among adult hypertensive patients on treatment in Dessie City, Northeast Ethiopia

PLOS ONE
2022-09-29 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1932-6203
Contributors: Asnakew Molla Mekonen; Kidist Adamu; Amsalu Feleke; Amare Muche; Toyeb Yasin; Asnakew Molla Mekonen; MULUKEN Genetu Chanie; Sisay Eshete; Anissa Mohammed; Abel Endawkie et al.
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Willingness to pay for social health insurance among public civil servants: A cross-sectional study in Dessie City Administration, North-East Ethiopia

Frontiers in Public Health
2022-07-19 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2296-2565
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Spatial distribution of health-risky road traffic noise pollution in Dessie City, North East Ethiopia

PLOS ONE
2022-07-15 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1932-6203
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The impact of Ethiopian community-based health extension program on diarrheal diseases among under-five children and factors associated with diarrheal diseases in the rural community of Kalu district, Northeast Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

BMC Health Services Research
2022-02-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Ahmed Tadesse; Fasil Walelign Fentaye; Asnakew Molla Mekonen; Toyeb Yasine
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Determinants of vaccination dropout among children 12-23 months age in north Gondar zone, northwest Ethiopia, 2019

PLOS ONE
2021-02-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1932-6203
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Time to initiation of antenatal care and its predictors among pregnant women in Ethiopia: Cox-gamma shared frailty model

PLOS ONE
2021-02-05 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1932-6203
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Dual Contraceptive Use and Associated Factors Among Reproductive Age Group on Antiretroviral Therapy in Borena District, Northeast Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care
2021-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Gashaw Amare; Niguss Cherie; Asnakew Molla Mekonen
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Prevalence of Consistent Condom Use and Associated Factors among Serodiscordant Couples in Ethiopia, 2020: A Mixed‐Method Study

BioMed Research International
2021-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Wolde Melese Ayele; Tesfaye Birhane Tegegne; Yitayish Damtie; Muluken Genetu Chanie; Asnakew Molla Mekonen; Obinna Ikechukwu Ekwunife
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Knowledge level and factors influencing prevention of COVID-19 pandemic among residents of Dessie and Kombolcha City administrations, North-East Ethiopia: A population-based cross-sectional study

BMJ Open
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85096258955

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20446055

Contributors: Kassa, A.M.; Mekonen, A.M.; Yesuf, K.A.; Woday Tadesse, A.; Bogale, G.G.
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Level of Perceived Attitude and Practice and Associated Factors Towards the Prevention of the COVID-19 Epidemic Among Residents of Dessie and Kombolcha Town Administrations: A Population-Based Survey

Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine
2020-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1179-7282
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The effect of community based health insurance on catastrophic health expenditure in Northeast Ethiopia: A cross sectional study

Plos One
2018 | Journal article
Contributors: Mekonen, Asnakew Molla; Gebregziabher, Measho Gebreslassie; Teferra, Alemayehu Shimeka
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Peer review (4 reviews for 3 publications/grants)

Review activity for BMJ open. (2)
Review activity for PLOS global public health. (1)
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