Melaku Desta

4.1k total citations
54 papers, 856 citations indexed

About

Melaku Desta is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Epidemiology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Melaku Desta has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 856 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 18 papers in Epidemiology and 12 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Melaku Desta's work include Global Maternal and Child Health (19 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (12 papers) and Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (7 papers). Melaku Desta is often cited by papers focused on Global Maternal and Child Health (19 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (12 papers) and Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (7 papers). Melaku Desta collaborates with scholars based in Ethiopia, United States and Australia. Melaku Desta's co-authors include Temesgen Getaneh, Ayenew Negesse, Getenet Dessie, Mesfin Tadese, Temesgen Ayenew, Fentahun Adane, Tadesse Yirga Akalu, Yoseph Merkeb Alamneh, Mohammed Akibu and Bekalu Kassie and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Melaku Desta

51 papers receiving 824 citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Melaku Desta Ethiopia	18	312	215	165	163	163	54	856
Merga Dheresa Ethiopia	15	353 1.1×	142 0.7×	131 0.8×	123 0.8×	162 1.0×	85	760
Biruk Beletew Abate Ethiopia	17	304 1.0×	178 0.8×	143 0.9×	152 0.9×	296 1.8×	117	1.0k
Alem Gebremariam Ethiopia	17	287 0.9×	158 0.7×	213 1.3×	205 1.3×	184 1.1×	43	837
Susannah Woodd United Kingdom	15	464 1.5×	140 0.7×	165 1.0×	156 1.0×	124 0.8×	33	988
Muhammad Imran Nisar Pakistan	15	358 1.1×	156 0.7×	154 0.9×	70 0.4×	253 1.6×	78	947
Biniyam Sahiledengle Ethiopia	18	175 0.6×	221 1.0×	200 1.2×	163 1.0×	139 0.9×	91	927
Zahid Memon Pakistan	15	449 1.4×	232 1.1×	97 0.6×	242 1.5×	119 0.7×	66	915
Tilahun Tewabe Ethiopia	15	263 0.8×	387 1.8×	166 1.0×	162 1.0×	307 1.9×	35	733
Magbagbeola David Dairo Nigeria	17	285 0.9×	203 0.9×	162 1.0×	225 1.4×	159 1.0×	93	952
Neil McKerrow South Africa	12	200 0.6×	161 0.7×	64 0.4×	148 0.9×	73 0.4×	47	564

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Negesse, Ayenew, et al.. (2024). Impact of HIV coinfection on tuberculosis treatment outcomes in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open. 14(7). e087218–e087218. 5 indexed citations

Desta, Melaku, Temesgen Getaneh, Tewodros Eshete, et al.. (2023). Correction: Cervical cancer screening utilization and predictors among eligible women in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS ONE. 18(11). e0294799–e0294799. 1 indexed citations

Bishaw, Keralem Anteneh, Liknaw Bewket Zeleke, Melaku Desta, et al.. (2023). Incidence and predictors of puerperal sepsis among postpartum women at Debre Markos comprehensive specialized hospital, northwest Ethiopia: A prospective cohort study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 966942–966942. 7 indexed citations

Kassie, Belayneh Ayanaw, et al.. (2023). Pregnant women's knowledge of birth defects and their associated factors among antenatal care attendees in referral hospitals of Amhara regional state, Ethiopia, in 2019. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 1085645–1085645.

Getaneh, Temesgen, Getenet Dessie, Melaku Desta, et al.. (2022). Early diagnosis, vertical transmission of HIV and its associated factors among exposed infants after implementation of the Option B+ regime in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. IJID Regions. 4. 66–74. 6 indexed citations

Birhanu, Molla Yigzaw, Wodaje Gietaneh, Abtie Abebaw, et al.. (2022). Magnitude and associated factors of urinary tract infections among adults living with HIV in Ethiopia. Systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS ONE. 17(4). e0264732–e0264732. 4 indexed citations

Kassie, Bekalu, et al.. (2022). A prospective follow-up study on how long newborns are fasting in Debre Markos Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia, 2020. PLoS ONE. 17(8). e0268558–e0268558. 2 indexed citations

Shiferaw, Wondimeneh Shibabaw, Tadesse Yirga Akalu, Melaku Desta, et al.. (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–e049806. 19 indexed citations

Alamneh, Alehegn Aderaw, Cheru Tesema Leshargie, Melaku Desta, et al.. (2021). Availability of adequately iodized salt at the household level in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS ONE. 16(2). e0247106–e0247106. 5 indexed citations

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Desta, Melaku, Getachew Mullu Kassa, Temesgen Getaneh, et al.. (2021). Maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity of uterine rupture and its association with prolonged duration of operation in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS ONE. 16(4). e0245977–e0245977. 4 indexed citations

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Desta, Melaku, Temesgen Getaneh, Tewodros Eshete, et al.. (2021). Cervical cancer screening utilization and predictors among eligible women in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS ONE. 16(11). e0259339–e0259339. 37 indexed citations

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Yeshitila, Yordanos Gizachew, et al.. (2021). Obstructed labor and its association with adverse feto-maternal outcome in Ethiopia: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. Systematic Reviews. 10(1). 57–57. 4 indexed citations

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Birhanu, Molla Yigzaw, Habtamu Temesgen, Moges Agazhe Assemie, et al.. (2020). <p>Incidence and Predictors of Pre-Eclampsia Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care at Debre Markos Referral Hospital, North West Ethiopia: Prospective Cohort Study</p>. International Journal of Women s Health. Volume 12. 1013–1021. 5 indexed citations

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Desta, Melaku, Haile Amha, Keralem Anteneh Bishaw, et al.. (2020). Prevalence and predictors of uterine rupture among Ethiopian women: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS ONE. 15(11). e0240675–e0240675. 12 indexed citations

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Assemie, Moges Agazhe, et al.. (2020). High burden of undernutrition among primary school-aged children and its determinant factors in Ethiopia; a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Italian Journal of Pediatrics/Italian journal of pediatrics. 46(1). 118–118. 23 indexed citations

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Alamneh, Yoseph Merkeb, Fentahun Adane, Tadesse Yirga Akalu, & Melaku Desta. (2020). Essential newborn care utilization and associated factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 20(1). 124–124. 23 indexed citations

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Assemie, Moges Agazhe, et al.. (2020). Correction to: High burden of undernutrition among primary school-aged children and its determinant factors in Ethiopia; a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Italian Journal of Pediatrics/Italian journal of pediatrics. 46(1). 3 indexed citations

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Shiferaw, Wondimeneh Shibabaw, Tadesse Yirga Akalu, Melaku Desta, et al.. (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. 10 indexed citations

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Desta, Melaku, et al.. (2019). Dietary Diversity and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinic in Shashemane, Oromia, Central Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism. 2019. 1–7. 72 indexed citations

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Dinberu, Mesfin Tadese, Mohammed Akibu, Tesfalidet Tekelab, et al.. (2019). Burden, risk factors and outcomes of hyperemesis gravidarum in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs): systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. BMJ Open. 9(4). e025841–e025841. 6 indexed citations

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