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Full Name:Melese Linger Endalifer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

specialization :MPH in Nutrition<\/p>\n\n\n\n

academic Rank:Assistant Professor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

phone Number:0927690730<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Institutional Email:melese_linger@dmu.edu.et<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alternative email:melselinger@gmail.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Interest :Maternal and child nutrition,Infant Nutrition ,Micronutrient deficiency, Diet and disease, Dietary exposure ,Public Health Nutrition<\/p>\n\n\n\n

List of Publications:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/td><\/tr>
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.<\/td><\/tr>
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\u202fmonths 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.<\/td><\/tr>
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<\/td><\/tr>
Fetal Med 2024;6(4):203\u2013210. doi: 10.1097\/FM9.0000000000000243.<\/td><\/tr>
5.     Mekonen H, Endalifer ML, Assaye BT.2024. \u2018Maternal dietary diversity increases with women\u2019s high decision-making autonomy in Northwest Ethiopia\u2019.Heliyon 10 (2024) E31735 ,doi.org\/10.1016\/J.HELIYON.2024.E31735<\/td><\/tr>
6.     Linger Endalifer M, Diress G, \u2018Linger Endalifer B, Wagaye B, Almaw H. 2022 May.\u2019Does birth season correlate with childhood stunting? An input for astrological nutrition.\u2019 BMC Pediatr. 24;22(1):306. doi: 10.1186\/s12887-022-03343-w. PMID: 35610626; PMCID: PMC9128290.<\/td><\/tr>
7.     Diress G, Endalifer ML, Addisu A, Mengist B. 2022 May.\u2018Association between social supports and depression among patients with diabetes mellitus in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.\u2019 BMJ Open. 11;12(5):e061801. doi: 10.1136\/bmjopen-2022-061801. PMID: 35545384; PMCID: PMC9096548.<\/td><\/tr>
8.     Diress G, Endalifer ML. 2022 Feb .\u2018Effect 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\u2019. BMJ Open. 21;12(2):e046458. doi: 10.1136\/bmjopen-2020-046458. PMID: 35190404; PMCID: PMC8860042.<\/td><\/tr>
9.     Worku ED, Asemahagn MA, Endalifer ML* .2022. \u2018Factors associated with acute bloody diarrhea among adults in governmental health facilities of Bahir Dar Zuria District, Northwest Ethiopia :East African Journal of Public Health<\/td><\/tr>
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.<\/td><\/tr>
11.  Endalifer ML*, Diress G, Almaw H, Endalifer BL. 2021. \u2018Effect of overweight\/obesity on caesarean section occurrence among reproductive-aged women in Ethiopia: a secondary data analysis\u2019. BMJ Nutr Prev Health.5;4(1):111-114. doi: 10.1136\/bmjnph-2020-000121. PMID: 34308118; PMCID: PMC8258068.<\/td><\/tr>
12.  Samuel Dagne , Yonatan Menbere,Yosef Wasihun,Gedefaw diress,Attitegeb Abera,Seteamelak Adane,Endalifer ML, Zelalem T.Haile.2021.\u2018Chronic Energy Deficiency and Its Determinant Factors among Adults Aged 18\u201359 Years in Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study:\u2019 Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism,Vol,2021,Article ID 8850241,8 pages,2021.HTTPSS:\/\/doi.org\/10.1155\/2021\/885024<\/td><\/tr>
13.  Tlaye KG, Endalifer ML, Getu MA, Nigatu AG, Kebede ET.2021. \u2018A five-year trend in pre-eclampsia admission and factors associated with inpatient eclampsia: a retrospective study from a resource-limited hospital in northeast Ethiopia.\u2019 BMJ Open.Feb 5;11(2):e040594. doi: 10.1136\/bmjopen-2020-040594. PMID: 33550234; PMCID: PMC7925853.<\/td><\/tr>
14.  Endalifer ML*, Andargie G, Mohammed B, Endalifer BL.2021. \u2018Factors associated with dietary diversity among adolescents in Woldia, Northeast Ethiopia.\u2019 BMC Nutr. Apr 29;7(1):27. doi: 10.1186\/s40795-021-00430-6. PMID: 33926578; PMCID: PMC8082914.<\/td><\/tr>
15.  Mulatu T, Yimer NB, Alemnew B, Linger M, Liben ML. 2021.\u2018Exclusive breastfeeding lowers the odds of childhood diarrhea and other medical conditions: evidence from the 2016 Ethiopian demographic and health survey.\u2019 Ital J Pediatr. 3;47(1):166. doi: 10.1186\/s13052-021-01115-3. PMID: 34344434; PMCID: PMC8335997.<\/td><\/tr>
16.  Yimer DS, Adem OS, Arefayene M, Chanie T, Endalifer ML*.2021.\u2018Exclusive breastfeeding practice and its associated factors among children aged 6-23 months in Woldia Town, Northwest Ethiopia.\u2019 Afri Health Sci. 2021;21(4):1877-86. https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.4314\/ahs. v21i4.46<\/td><\/tr>
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.<\/td><\/tr>
18.  Endalifer ML*, Diress G, Addisu A, et al .2021. \u2018The association between combined oral contraceptive use and overweight\/obesity: a secondary data   analysis of the 2016 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey\u2019. BMJ Open 2020;10:e039229. doi: 10.1136\/bmjopen-2020-039229<\/td><\/tr>
19.  Tlaye, K.G., Endalfer, ML., Kassaw, M.W. et al.2020. \u2018Preeclampsia management modalities and perinatal death: a retrospective study in Woldia general hospital.\u2019  BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 20, 205. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12884-020-02909-9<\/td><\/tr>
20.  Hunegnaw Almaw Derseh,Liknaw Bewket Zeleke,Endalifer ML,Esmail Ali Muhammad,Terefe Dereseo.2020. \u2018Under nutrition and Associated Factors among Lactating Mothers in Dega Damot Woreda, Northwest Ethiopia\u2019 : Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism  Article ID 4627278, 9 pages https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1155\/2020\/4627278<\/td><\/tr>
21.  Endalifer ML*, Azeze GG, Diress G, Bizuneh AD, Demelash H.2020. \u2018A systematic review protocol on the epidemiology of zinc deficiency and associated factors during pregnancy in Africa\u2019. Journal of Global Health Reports.4:e2020021. https:\/\/doi:10.29392\/001c.12501<\/td><\/tr>
22.  Hilemariam, F., Ketema, K., & Endalifer, M.L. 2020. \u2018Complementary feeding practice and associated factors among children aged 6 to 12 months attending governmental health facilities in Addis Ababa: Ethiopia.\u2019 Mediterranean Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, 13, 277-288.<\/td><\/tr>
23.  Endalifer ML*, Diress G.2020. \u2018Epidemiology and determinant factors of neural tube defect: Narrative review.\u2019 Surg Neurol Int.11:81. Published 2020 Apr 25. doi:10.25259\/SNI_84_2020<\/td><\/tr>
24.  Mihret, Y., Endalew, F., Almaw, H., &Endalifer ML*.2020. \u2018Sociodemographic Factors Associated with Bottle Feeding Practices in Infants Under Two Years of Age: A hospital-based study in Woldia, Ethiopia.\u2019 Central Asian Journal of Global Health, 9(1). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5195\/cajgh.2020.440<\/td><\/tr>
25.  Debe Worku E, Asemahagn MA,Endalifer ML*. 2020 .\u2018Determinants of scabies outbreak in Takusa district of Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopia.\u2019 J Public Health Afr. 31;11(2):1325. doi: 10.4081\/jphia.2020.1325. PMID: 33623653; PMCID: PMC7893313.<\/td><\/tr>
26.  Diress G, Endalifer ML. 2020.\u2018Change 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.\u2019 HIV AIDS (Auckl).12:869-877https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2147\/HIV.S283917<\/td><\/tr>
27.  Diress G, Ahmed M, Adane S, Endalifer ML, Alemnew B.2020. \u2018Barriers and Facilitators for HIV Testing Practice Among Ethiopian Women Aged 15-24 years: Analysis of the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey.\u2019 HIV AIDS (Auckl).12:963-970 https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2147\/HIV.S280590<\/td><\/tr>
28.  Worku ED, Asemahagn MA, Endalifer ML.2020. \u2018Epidemiology of HIV Infection in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia, 2015 to 2018 Surveillance Data Analysis.\u2019 HIV AIDS (Auckl). 12:307-314 https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2147\/HIV.S253194<\/td><\/tr>
29.  Gedefaw Alen Diress , Mohammed Ahmed & Melese Linger.2020. \u2018 Factors associated with discriminatory attitudes towards people living with HIV among adult population in Ethiopia: analysis on Ethiopian demographic and health survey\u2019 SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV\/AIDS, 17:1, 38-44, DOI: 10.1080\/17290376.2020.1857300<\/td><\/tr>
30.  Endalifer ML*, & Diress, G.2019.\u2018s there an association between calcium level and preeclampsia in pregnant women? A systemic review\u2019. The Columbia University Journal of Global Health, 9(1). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.7916\/thejgh.v9i1.4843<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

ORCID ID:  https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1505-2500<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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