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Demeke Mesfin Belay

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20232026

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Demeke Mesfin Belay is a Paediatrics and Child Health Nursing assistant professor with confirmed clinical and research experience. He has worked as a clinical expert in Ethiopia districts for over two years. From 2014 to 2016, he worked as a graduate assistant II and assistant lecturer at Debre Tabor University, Ethiopia. After completing his master’s degree at the University of Gondar in 2019, Demeke joined Debre Tabor University Department of Paediatrics and Child Health Nursing department as a lecturer, was promoted to the rank of assistant professor, and led Paediatrics and Child Health units for more than two years. During his stay in the department, he taught and actively participated in developing teaching materials and curriculums. Demeke’s previous experience and current research interest cover the areas of maternal and child health, chronic and infectious diseases, and mental health. Methodologically, Demeke is a mixed-method researcher, experienced in using basic and advanced statistical approaches, designing epidemiological studies, and systematic reviews and meta-analyses. His intense research experience in various areas of public health has resulted in more than 30 peer-reviewed journal articles with 176 Google Scholar citations (H-index= 8, i10-index=5). He is a Ph.D. candidate at Charles Darwin University, Menzies School of Health Research Institute.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  2. SDG 5 - Gender Equality
    SDG 5 Gender Equality
  3. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  4. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
  5. SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
    SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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  • Association between postnatal mental health-related hospitalisation and child development and education outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Belay, D. M., Dadi, A. F., Kassie, Y. T., Bayih, W. A., Derseh, B., Birhane, B. M., Leckning, B. & Guthridge, S., Jun 2026, In: Frontiers in Global Women's Health. 7, p. 1-12 12 p., 1721113.

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  • Trends in prenatal alcohol use from 2001 to 2017 in the Northern Territory, Australia: a joinpoint regression analysis

    Derseh, B., Dadi, A., Phan, H., Unger, H. W., Brown, K., Belay, D. M. & Guthridge, S., May 2026, In: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 26, 1, p. 1-12 12 p., 483.

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  • Updated trends in the global prevalence and burden of mental disorders, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023

    A.J.FerrariAlize [email protected] 2023 Mental Disorder Collaborators, May 2026, In: The Lancet. 407, 10543, p. 2040-2064 25 p.

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  • Global burden of 292 causes of death in 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023

    Naghavi, M., Kyu, H. H., Bhoomadevi, A., Aalipour, M. A., Aalruz, H., Ababneh, H. S., Abafita, B. J., Abaraogu, U. O., Abbafati, C., Abbasi, M., Abbaspour, F., Abbastabar, H., Abd Al Magied, A. H. A., Abd ElHafeez, S., Abdalla, A. N., Abdalla, M. A., Abdallah, E. M., Abdeeq, B. A., Abdel Razeq, N. M. I. & Abdelgalil, A. A. & 230 others, Abdel-Hameed, R., Abdelmasseh, M., Abdelnabi, M., Abdel-Rahman, W. M., Abdous, A., Abdrabou, M. M., Abdul Aziz, J. M., Abdulah, D. M., Abdullahi, A., Abdul-Rahman, T., Abebe Getahun, H., Abedi, A., Abedi, A., Abedi, P., Abejew, A. A., Abeldaño Zuñiga, R. A., Abid, S. U. A., Abidi, S. H., Abie, A., Abiodun, O. O., Aboagye, R. G., Abohashem, S., Abolhassani, H., Abonie, U. S., Abourashed, N. M., Abouzid, M., Abramov, D., Abreu, L. G., Abtahi, D., Abu Farha, R. K., Abuadas, F. H. A., Abubakar, A. K., Abu-Elala, N., Abu-Gharbieh, E., Abuhammad, S., Abuhelwa, A. Y., Abukhadijah, H. J., Abu-Rmeileh, N. M. E., Aburuz, S., Abushanab, D., Accrombessi, M. M. K., Acharya, A. B., Acharya, A., Adal, O., Adams, L. C., Adamu, A. A., Addo, I. Y., Adeagbo, O. A., Adebisi, T. A., Adedeji, I. A., Adedokun, K. A., Adegbile, O. E., Adegoke, N. A., Adeleke, O. T., Adema, B. G., Aden, B., Adesina, I. A., Adesina, M. A., Adetunji, J. B., Adewuyi, H. O., Adeyeoluwa, T. E., Adhana, M. T., Adhikary, R. K., Adiga, U., Adl Parvar, T., Adnan, M., Adnani, Q. E. S., Adoma, P. O., Adzigbli, L. A., Adzrago, D., Affinito, G., Afifi, A. M., Afoakwah, C., Afolabi, A. A., Afolabi, R. F., Afrăsânie, V. A., Afzal, S., Agafari, G. B., Agampodi, S. B., Agampodi, T. C., Aggarwal, N., Aghaalikhani, M., Aghajanian, S., Aghamir, S. M. K., Agide, F. D., Agostinis Sobrinho, C., Agrawal, A., Agyemang-Duah, W., Ahadi, M., Ahinkorah, B. O., Ahmad, A., Ahmad, D., Ahmad, F., Ahmad, I., Ahmad, K., Ahmad, K., Ahmad, S., Ahmad, T., Ahmad, W., Ahmadi, N. S., Ahmed, A., Ahmed, A., Ahmed, G. S., Ahmed, H., Ahmed, J., Ahmed, L. A., Ahmed, M. F., Ahmed, M. S., Ahmed, M. S., Ahmed, M. B., Ahmed, M., Ahmed, S., Ahmed, S. M., Ahmed, S. A., Aimagambetova, G., Ajami, M., Aji, B., Akbarialiabad, H., Akbarifard, S., Akeju, O., Akhigbe, R. E., Akhmedullin, R., Akinkuotu, O. A., Akkaif, M. A., Akosile, W., Akrami, A. E., Akyea, R. K., Al Amiry, A., Al Awaidy, S., Al Hasan, S. M., Al Homsi, A., Al Nawayseh, M. K., Al Omari, O., Al Ta'ani, Z., Al Thaher, Y., Al Zaabi, O. A. M., Al Zoubi, M. A. M., Al-Abbadi, M. A., Alalwan, T. A., Al-Aly, Z., Alam, K., Alam, M., Alam, M. K., Alam, M., Al-Amer, R. M., Alamrew, A., Alansari, A., Alanzi, T. M., Al-Ashwal, F. Y., Albashtawy, M., Aldhaleei, W. A., Aldossary, M. S., Aldridge, R. W., Aleidi, S. M., Alemayehu, B. A., Alemnew, F., Alemu, M. B., Alene, K. A., Al-Eyadhy, A., Alfalki, A. M., Algahtani, F. D., Algammal, A. M., Al-Habbal, K., Alhaji, N. B., Al-Hajj, S., Alhalaiqa, F. N., Al-Hanawi, M. K., Alhasan, K. A., Alhumaidi, A., Alhumaydhi, F. A., Ali, A., Ali, H. M., Ali, I., Ali, L., Ali, M., Ali, M. D., Ali, M. U., Ali, R., Ali, S., Ali, S. S., Ali, W., Alicandro, G., Al-Iede, M., Alif, S. M., Alinejad Rokny, H., Alipour, M., Al-Jabi, S. W., Aljofan, M., Aljohani, M. S., Aljunid, S. M., Alkhatib, A., Alkhawam, M., Allebeck, P., Allemailem, K. S., Allouh, M. Z., Almagharbeh, W. T., Al-Marwani, S., Almasri, N. A., Almazan, J. U., Al-Mekhlafi, H. M., Almidani, O., Almobayed, A., Alnawafleh, K. A., Alniss, H. Y., Alocious Sukumar, M. B., Alomari, M. A., Alosta, M. R., Alqahtani, J. S., Alqahtani, S. A., Alqudimat, M. R., Al-Qudimat, A. R., Alrimawi, I., Alrousan, S. M., Al-Sabah, S. K., Alsabri, M. A., Altaany, Z., Altaf, A., Al-Tammemi, A. B., Al-Tawfiq, J. A., Althobiani, M. A., Altirkawi, K. A., Alvarez-Galvez, J., Alvis-Guzman, N., Alvis-Zakzuk, N. J., Alwafi, H., Al-Wardat, M., Al-Worafi, Y. M., Aly, H., Belay, D. M. & Khanal, V., Oct 2025, In: The Lancet. 406, 10513, p. 1811-1872 62 p.

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  • Prevalence of prenatal alcohol use among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal women in the Northern Territory, Australia: estimate from perinatal, emergency, and admission datasets

    Derseh, B., Dadi, A., Phan, H., Unger, H. W., Brown, K., Belay, D. M. & Guthridge, S., Dec 2025, In: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 25, 1, p. 1-12 12 p., 1110.

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  • Improving the quality of neonatal health care in Ethiopia: a systematic review

    Belay, D. M., Erku, D., Bayih, W. A., Kassie, Y. T., Minuye Birhane, B. & Assefa, Y., 2024, In: Frontiers in Medicine. 11, p. 1-18 18 p., 1293473.

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  • Interventions to improve the quality of maternal care in Ethiopia: A scoping review

    Birhane, B. M., Assefa, Y., Belay, D. M., Nibret, G., Munye Aytenew, T., Liyeh, T. M., Gelaw, K. A. & Tiruneh, Y. M., 2024, In: Frontiers in Global Women's Health. 5, p. 1-17 17 p., 1289835.

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