Yihunie Lakew

Biographic Data

ID7762228
NAMEYihunie Lakew
GIVEN NAMESYihunie
FAMILY NAMELakew
SIGNATURELAKEW Y
AFFILIATIONSEthiopian Public Health Association
ORCID0000-0002-1520-0844
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT10
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2014
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Introducing and testing the maternal vulnerability segmentation tool (MVST) for essential health services use

    Open AccessYihunie Lakew, Habtamu Tamene Temesgen et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2026

    Ethiopia has made substantial progress in improving maternal health outcomes; however, significant disparities remain among populations whose individual, interpersonal, community and cultural factors place them at greater risk, as compared with those with better access to resources and healthcare facilities. Addressing these disparities requires initiating advanced and targeted segmentation tools to effectively identify and reach vulnerable group…

  • Improving Maternal Health Service Use Among Underserved Pregnant Women

    Open AccessBee-Ah Kang, R N Rimal et al.ARTICLEHealth Communication2026

    The World Health Organization recommends that pregnant women attend antenatal care (ANC) regularly throughout pregnancy and deliver in a health facility. While prior interventions have sought to address social barriers to maternal health service utilization, the specific social mechanisms through which these interventions exert influence remain unclear. This study examined changes in key social factors following the intervention and their associa…

  • Transforming maternal health in Ethiopia

    Open AccessYihunie Lakew, Biruk Melaku Ayalew et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    A significant number of maternal and child births in Ethiopia are at elevated risk because they occur at home and/or because of low rates of antenatal care visits. This study applied a human-centered design (HCD) approach to develop contextually appropriate solutions that can promote institutional delivery and a greater number of antenatal care visits. The HCD approach (a five-step design-thinking process) was conducted in two rounds of workshops…

  • Modern contraceptive methods use behaviour among young married women in Urban Ethiopia

    Open AccessTsion Habtu Tebeje, Habtamu Tamene Temesgen et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    The study shows higher levels of contraceptive use among young married women in urban Ethiopia. Increasing radio listenership and improving contraceptive knowledge further enhance their contraceptive use behavior

  • Injury-related gaining momentum as external causes of deaths in Ethiopian health and demographic surveillance sites

    Open AccessKassahun Alemu Gelaye, Fasil Tessema et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2018

    BACKGROUND: In Ethiopia, though all kinds of mortality due to external causes are an important component of overall mortality often not counted or documented on an individual basis. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to describe the patterns of mortality from external causes using verbal autopsy (VA) method at the Ethiopian HDSS Network sites. METHODS: All deaths at Ethiopian HDSS sites were routinely registered and followed up with VA intervie…

  • Burden of disease attributable to suboptimal diet, metabolic risks and low physical activity in Ethiopia and comparison with Eastern sub-Saharan African countries, 1990–2015

    Open AccessYohannes Adama Melaku, Molla Mesele Wassie et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2018

    In Ethiopia, while there was a decline in mortality and DALYs attributable to CMU over the last two and half decades, the burden attributable to dietary and metabolic risks have increased during the same period. Lifestyle and metabolic risks of NCDs require more attention by the primary health care system of the country

  • Trends and causes of maternal mortality in Ethiopia during 1990–2013

    Open AccessGizachew A Tessema, Caroline Laurence et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2017

    The findings of the study highlight the need for comprehensive efforts using multisectoral collaborations from stakeholders for reducing maternal mortality in Ethiopia. It is worthwhile for policies to focus on postpartum period

  • Tobacco use and associated factors among adults in Ethiopia

    Open AccessYihunie Lakew, Demewoz HaileARTICLEBMC Public Health2015

    The overall prevalence of tobacco use seems low in Ethiopia. However, a significant regional variation of tobacco use was observed. A tailored public health interventions targeting regions with high prevalence of tobacco use is recommended

  • Factors influencing full immunization coverage among 12–23 months of age children in Ethiopia

    Open AccessYihunie Lakew, Alemayhu Bekele et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2015

    The overall full immunization coverage in Ethiopia was considerably low as compared to the national target set (66%). Health service use and access to information on maternal and child health were found to predict full immunization coverage. Appropriate strategies should be devised to enhance health information and accessibility for full immunization coverage by addressing the variations among regions

  • HIV related risk behaviours among taxi drivers and their assistants in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    Open AccessYihunie Lakew, Habtamu Tamene et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2014

    Risky sexual behaviours in this sub-population were considerable and associated factors were found to be multidimensional. Therefore, there is a need for robust intervention strategies such as tailored serial radio program targeting taxi drivers and their assistants