Full Name:Melese Linger Endalifer
specialization :MPH in Nutrition
academic Rank:Assistant Professor
phone Number:0927690730
Institutional Email:melese_linger@dmu.edu.et
Alternative email:melselinger@gmail.com
Research Interest :Maternal and child nutrition,Infant Nutrition ,Micronutrient deficiency, Diet and disease, Dietary exposure ,Public Health Nutrition
List of Publications:
| 1. Mekonen H, Negesse A, Endalifer ML, Molla G, Aneley Z. Dietary factors associated with breast cancer among women in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of case-control studies. Front Nutr. 2025 Feb 17;12:1499634. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2025.1499634. PMID: 40034736; PMCID: PMC11872731. |
| 2. Alemu M, Alemayehu T, Messelu MA, Endalifer ML. Gestational weight gain and its determinant factors among women who had Antenatal Care visit in public health facilities of Debre Markos Town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2023. BMC Womens Health; 2024. DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-5373490/v1. |
| 3. Kerebh A, Endalifer ML, Birhanu MY, Telayneh AT, Abate LK, Adissie Z, Negesse A, Alamneh AA. Child developmental delay and its associated factors among children aged 12-59 months in Dembecha district, Northwest Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study. Front Public Health. 2024 Dec 20;12:1464121. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1464121. PMID: 39758205; PMCID: PMC11695295. |
| 4. Alemu BK, Wondimagegn LY, Bazezew Y, Liyeh TM, Muluneh AA, Mihretie GN, Sema A, Endalifer ML, Azeze GG, Woldeamanuel GG,Tlaye KG, Lee WF, Wang Y, Wang CC. Breast Milk Application as a Natural Method for Umbilical Cord Care: A Community-Label 3-Arm Pilot Clinical Trial. Maternal |
| Fetal Med 2024;6(4):203–210. doi: 10.1097/FM9.0000000000000243. |
| 5. Mekonen H, Endalifer ML, Assaye BT.2024. ‘Maternal dietary diversity increases with women’s high decision-making autonomy in Northwest Ethiopia’.Heliyon 10 (2024) E31735 ,doi.org/10.1016/J.HELIYON.2024.E31735 |
| 6. Linger Endalifer M, Diress G, ‘Linger Endalifer B, Wagaye B, Almaw H. 2022 May.’Does birth season correlate with childhood stunting? An input for astrological nutrition.’ BMC Pediatr. 24;22(1):306. doi: 10.1186/s12887-022-03343-w. PMID: 35610626; PMCID: PMC9128290. |
| 7. Diress G, Endalifer ML, Addisu A, Mengist B. 2022 May.‘Association between social supports and depression among patients with diabetes mellitus in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.’ BMJ Open. 11;12(5):e061801. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061801. PMID: 35545384; PMCID: PMC9096548. |
| 8. Diress G, Endalifer ML. 2022 Feb .‘Effect of alcohol consumption on haemoglobin level among non-pregnant reproductive age women in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional secondary data analysis of the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic Health Survey’. BMJ Open. 21;12(2):e046458. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046458. PMID: 35190404; PMCID: PMC8860042. |
| 9. Worku ED, Asemahagn MA, Endalifer ML* .2022. ‘Factors associated with acute bloody diarrhea among adults in governmental health facilities of Bahir Dar Zuria District, Northwest Ethiopia :East African Journal of Public Health |
| 10. TENAW, L. A., ONOH, V. & ENDALIFER, M. L. 2022. Abusive maternal care and associated factors during childbirth in Northeast Ethiopia. Afr J Reprod Health, 26, 118-125. |
| 11. Endalifer ML*, Diress G, Almaw H, Endalifer BL. 2021. ‘Effect of overweight/obesity on caesarean section occurrence among reproductive-aged women in Ethiopia: a secondary data analysis’. BMJ Nutr Prev Health.5;4(1):111-114. doi: 10.1136/bmjnph-2020-000121. PMID: 34308118; PMCID: PMC8258068. |
| 12. Samuel Dagne , Yonatan Menbere,Yosef Wasihun,Gedefaw diress,Attitegeb Abera,Seteamelak Adane,Endalifer ML, Zelalem T.Haile.2021.‘Chronic Energy Deficiency and Its Determinant Factors among Adults Aged 18–59 Years in Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study:’ Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism,Vol,2021,Article ID 8850241,8 pages,2021.HTTPSS://doi.org/10.1155/2021/885024 |
| 13. Tlaye KG, Endalifer ML, Getu MA, Nigatu AG, Kebede ET.2021. ‘A five-year trend in pre-eclampsia admission and factors associated with inpatient eclampsia: a retrospective study from a resource-limited hospital in northeast Ethiopia.’ BMJ Open.Feb 5;11(2):e040594. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040594. PMID: 33550234; PMCID: PMC7925853. |
| 14. Endalifer ML*, Andargie G, Mohammed B, Endalifer BL.2021. ‘Factors associated with dietary diversity among adolescents in Woldia, Northeast Ethiopia.’ BMC Nutr. Apr 29;7(1):27. doi: 10.1186/s40795-021-00430-6. PMID: 33926578; PMCID: PMC8082914. |
| 15. Mulatu T, Yimer NB, Alemnew B, Linger M, Liben ML. 2021.‘Exclusive breastfeeding lowers the odds of childhood diarrhea and other medical conditions: evidence from the 2016 Ethiopian demographic and health survey.’ Ital J Pediatr. 3;47(1):166. doi: 10.1186/s13052-021-01115-3. PMID: 34344434; PMCID: PMC8335997. |
| 16. Yimer DS, Adem OS, Arefayene M, Chanie T, Endalifer ML*.2021.‘Exclusive breastfeeding practice and its associated factors among children aged 6-23 months in Woldia Town, Northwest Ethiopia.’ Afri Health Sci. 2021;21(4):1877-86. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs. v21i4.46 |
| 17. Endalifer ML*, Diress G .2021. ‘Epidemiology, Predisposing Factors, Biomarkers, and Prevention Mechanism of Obesity: A Systematic Review’. J Obes. 31;2020:6134362. doi: 10.1155/2020/6134362. PMID: 32566274; PMCID: PMC7281819. |
| 18. Endalifer ML*, Diress G, Addisu A, et al .2021. ‘The association between combined oral contraceptive use and overweight/obesity: a secondary data analysis of the 2016 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey’. BMJ Open 2020;10:e039229. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039229 |
| 19. Tlaye, K.G., Endalfer, ML., Kassaw, M.W. et al.2020. ‘Preeclampsia management modalities and perinatal death: a retrospective study in Woldia general hospital.’ BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 20, 205. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-020-02909-9 |
| 20. Hunegnaw Almaw Derseh,Liknaw Bewket Zeleke,Endalifer ML,Esmail Ali Muhammad,Terefe Dereseo.2020. ‘Under nutrition and Associated Factors among Lactating Mothers in Dega Damot Woreda, Northwest Ethiopia’ : Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism Article ID 4627278, 9 pages https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/4627278 |
| 21. Endalifer ML*, Azeze GG, Diress G, Bizuneh AD, Demelash H.2020. ‘A systematic review protocol on the epidemiology of zinc deficiency and associated factors during pregnancy in Africa’. Journal of Global Health Reports.4:e2020021. https://doi:10.29392/001c.12501 |
| 22. Hilemariam, F., Ketema, K., & Endalifer, M.L. 2020. ‘Complementary feeding practice and associated factors among children aged 6 to 12 months attending governmental health facilities in Addis Ababa: Ethiopia.’ Mediterranean Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, 13, 277-288. |
| 23. Endalifer ML*, Diress G.2020. ‘Epidemiology and determinant factors of neural tube defect: Narrative review.’ Surg Neurol Int.11:81. Published 2020 Apr 25. doi:10.25259/SNI_84_2020 |
| 24. Mihret, Y., Endalew, F., Almaw, H., &Endalifer ML*.2020. ‘Sociodemographic Factors Associated with Bottle Feeding Practices in Infants Under Two Years of Age: A hospital-based study in Woldia, Ethiopia.’ Central Asian Journal of Global Health, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.5195/cajgh.2020.440 |
| 25. Debe Worku E, Asemahagn MA,Endalifer ML*. 2020 .‘Determinants of scabies outbreak in Takusa district of Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopia.’ J Public Health Afr. 31;11(2):1325. doi: 10.4081/jphia.2020.1325. PMID: 33623653; PMCID: PMC7893313. |
| 26. Diress G, Endalifer ML. 2020.‘Change in Viral Load Count and Its Predictors Among Unsuppressed Viral Load Patients Receiving an Enhanced Adherence Counseling Intervention at Three Hospitals in Northern Ethiopia: An Exploratory Retrospective Follow-Up Study.’ HIV AIDS (Auckl).12:869-877https://doi.org/10.2147/HIV.S283917 |
| 27. Diress G, Ahmed M, Adane S, Endalifer ML, Alemnew B.2020. ‘Barriers and Facilitators for HIV Testing Practice Among Ethiopian Women Aged 15-24 years: Analysis of the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey.’ HIV AIDS (Auckl).12:963-970 https://doi.org/10.2147/HIV.S280590 |
| 28. Worku ED, Asemahagn MA, Endalifer ML.2020. ‘Epidemiology of HIV Infection in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia, 2015 to 2018 Surveillance Data Analysis.’ HIV AIDS (Auckl). 12:307-314 https://doi.org/10.2147/HIV.S253194 |
| 29. Gedefaw Alen Diress , Mohammed Ahmed & Melese Linger.2020. ‘ Factors associated with discriminatory attitudes towards people living with HIV among adult population in Ethiopia: analysis on Ethiopian demographic and health survey’ SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS, 17:1, 38-44, DOI: 10.1080/17290376.2020.1857300 |
| 30. Endalifer ML*, & Diress, G.2019.‘s there an association between calcium level and preeclampsia in pregnant women? A systemic review’. The Columbia University Journal of Global Health, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.7916/thejgh.v9i1.4843 |
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1505-2500
Grant Project: The Epidemiology of Triple Burden of Malnutrition and Introducing Iron Dense Porridge to Prevent Iron Deficiency Anemia among Mother-child Pairs in Ethiopia:Accessed at:https://bright.vsph.tsinghua.edu.cn/info/1012/1261.htm
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