RESEARCHER PROFILE
Assefa Desalew
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Haramaya University
Assefa Desalew works in Global Maternal and Child Health, Child Nutrition and Water Access, Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare, Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation, Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions. Recorded institutional associations include Leiden University, Haramaya University, Leiden University Medical Center.
81Publications
22,751Citations
24H-index
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Selected research works
Up to 100 highly cited works; DOI links open the original research. Counts reflect the collected record, not real-time citation totals.
Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
2020 · 19,208 citationsHearing loss prevalence and years lived with disability, 1990–2019: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
2021 · 1,108 citationsGlobal, regional, and national progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 for neonatal and child health: all-cause and cause-specific mortality findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
2021 · 495 citationsGlobal, regional, and national mortality among young people aged 10–24 years, 1950–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
2021 · 292 citationsAnemia prevalence in women of reproductive age in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2018
2021 · 204 citationsMapping geographical inequalities in access to drinking water and sanitation facilities in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–17
2020 · 184 citationsMapping inequalities in exclusive breastfeeding in low- and middle-income countries, 2000–2018
2021 · 170 citationsMapping geographical inequalities in childhood diarrhoeal morbidity and mortality in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–17: analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
2020 · 127 citationsMapping routine measles vaccination in low- and middle-income countries
2020 · 122 citationsCause and predictors of neonatal mortality among neonates admitted to neonatal intensive care units of public hospitals in eastern Ethiopia: a facility-based prospective follow-up study
2020 · 104 citationsAntipsychotic-induced extrapyramidal side effects: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies
2021 · 92 citationsAssociated Factors with Low Birth Weight in Dire Dawa City, Eastern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study
2019 · 58 citationsChildhood overweight, obesity and associated factors among primary school children in dire dawa, eastern Ethiopia; a cross-sectional study
2017 · 57 citationsCervical Cancer Screening Utilization and Associated Factors Among Women Aged 30 to 49 Years in Dire Dawa, Eastern Ethiopia
2020 · 51 citationsMapping geographical inequalities in oral rehydration therapy coverage in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–17
2020 · 45 citationsDeterminants of birth asphyxia among newborns in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
2020 · 31 citationsNeural Tube Defects and Associated Factors among Neonates Admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Units in Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital, Harar, Ethiopia
2020 · 31 citationsChildhood hearing impairment and its associated factors in sub-Saharan Africa in the 21st century: A systematic review and meta-analysis
2020 · 30 citationsIncomplete Vaccination and Its Predictors among Children in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
2020 · 30 citationsPregnant women’s satisfaction with antenatal care services and its associated factors at public health facilities in the Harari region, Eastern Ethiopia
2020 · 30 citationsThe overlapping burden of the three leading causes of disability and death in sub-Saharan African children
2022 · 30 citationsBasic neonatal resuscitation skills of midwives and nurses in Eastern Ethiopia are not well retained: An observational study
2020 · 29 citationsRisk Factors Associated with Breast Cancer among Women in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Unmatched Case–Control Study
2021 · 27 citationsKnowledge of Basic Neonatal Resuscitation and Associated Factors Among Midwives and Nurses in Public Health Institutions in Eastern Ethiopia
2020 · 24 citationsFear of childbirth among pregnant women in Eastern Ethiopia: A community-based study
2022 · 24 citations