Agmasie Damtew Walle

Biographic Data

ID7770386
NAMEAgmasie Damtew Walle
GIVEN NAMESAgmasie Damtew
FAMILY NAMEWalle
SIGNATUREWALLE A D
AFFILIATIONSDebre Berhan University
ORCID0000-0001-9583-5876
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS11
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR11
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • Predictors of community-based health insurance enrollment among reproductive-age women in Ethiopia based on the EDHS 2019 dataset

    Open AccessSisay Yitayih Kassie, Solomon Abuhay Abebe et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2025

    Background: Out-of-pocket payments for health services can lead to health catastrophes and decreased service utilization. To address this issue, community-based health insurance has emerged as a strategy to provide financial protection against the costs of poor health. Despite the efforts made by the government of Ethiopia, enrollment rates have not reached the potential beneficiaries. Therefore, this study aimed to predict and identify the facto…

  • Leveraging machine learning to identify determinants of zero utilization of maternal continuum of care in Ethiopia

    Open AccessShimels Derso Kebede, Agmasie Damtew Walle et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Ensuring complete utilization of maternal continuum of care is essential for reducing maternal and neonatal mortality. In Ethiopia, significant gaps remain in maternal healthcare utilization, particularly among women who do not engage in any stage of the maternal care continuum. This study aims to identify the determinants of zero utilization in the maternal continuum of care among Ethiopian women using machine learning techniques, with insights …

  • Predicting malnutrition in PLWHIV using machine learning in gondar, Ethiopia

    Open AccessAndualem Enyew Gedefaw, Abraham Keffale Mengistu et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    ML models offer a robust approach for predicting malnutrition risk in PLWHIV patients. The integration of these tools into routine care could enhance nutritional management, particularly in low-resource settings. Further studies are needed to confirm these findings and improve the deployment of the model in clinical settings

  • Prediction of delayed breastfeeding initiation among mothers having children less than 2 months of age in East Africa

    Open AccessAgmasie Damtew Walle, Zenebe Abebe Gebreegziabher et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2024

    Background: Delayed breastfeeding initiation is a significant public health concern, and reducing the proportion of delayed breastfeeding initiation in East Africa is a key strategy for lowering the Child Mortality rate. However, there is limited evidence on this public health issue assessed using advanced models. Therefore, this study aimed to assess prediction of delayed initiation of breastfeeding initiation and associated factors among women …

  • Predicting place of delivery choice among childbearing women in East Africa

    Open AccessHabtamu Setegn Ngusie, Getanew Aschalew Tesfa et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2024

    Background: Sub-Saharan Africa faces high neonatal and maternal mortality rates due to limited access to skilled healthcare during delivery. This study aims to improve the classification of health facilities and home deliveries using advanced machine learning techniques and to explore factors influencing women's choices of delivery locations in East Africa. Method: The study focused on 86,009 childbearing women in East Africa. A comparative analy…

  • Birth preparedness and pregnancy complication readiness and associated factors among pregnant women in Ethiopia

    Open AccessAddisalem Workie Demsash, Teshome Bekana et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Maternal and child deaths occur during pregnancy and delivery. Timely information on signs of pregnancy complications and ways to plan for normal birth is a strategy to reduce maternal and child deaths. The purpose of this study was to assess birth preparedness, and pregnancy complications readiness and identify associated factors in Ethiopia. A cross-sectional study design was used. A total of 1635 weighted samples of pregnant women were include…

  • Intimate partner violence is independently associated with poor utilization of antenatal care in Arba Minch town, southern Ethiopia

    Open AccessDagne Deresa Dinagde, Kassahun Fikadu Tessema et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    To ensure the best possible health conditions for both mother and fetus throughout pregnancy, skilled healthcare professionals provide antenatal care (ANC) to expectant mothers. Even though the introduction of antenatal care has reduced maternal mortality by 34% since 2002, some atypical behaviors, such as intimate partner violence, have had a significant impact on how often women seek out expert medical treatment during pregnancy. Hence, early i…

  • Spatial distribution and determinants of Early sexual initiation in Ethiopia

    Open AccessShimels Derso Kebede, Natnael Kebede et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2024

    The spatial distribution of early sexual initiation was clustered in Ethiopia. Interventions should be taken to eliminate the observed variation by mobilizing resources to high-risk areas. Policies and interventions targeted to this problem may also take the identified associated factors into account for better results

  • Healthcare professionals' knowledge, attitude and its associated factors toward electronic personal health record system in a resource-limited setting

    Open AccessSisay Maru Wubante, Masresha Derese Tegegne et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    Introduction: Electronic personal health record (e-PHR) system enables individuals to access their health information and manage it themselves. It helps patient engagement management of health information that is accessed and shared with their healthcare providers using the platform. This improves individual healthcare through the exchange of health information between patients and healthcare providers. However, less is known about e-PHRs among h…

  • Spatial and multilevel analysis of sanitation service access and related factors among households in Ethiopia

    Open AccessAddisalem Workie Demsash, Masresha Derese Tegegne et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Background Billions of people have faced the problem of accessing appropriate sanitation services. This study aimed to explore the spatial distribution of households’ access to sanitation services and identify associated factors in Ethiopia. Methods The 2019 Ethiopian Mini Demographic and Health Survey data was used with a total of 6261 weighted samples. A cross-sectional study design with a two-stage cluster sampling technique was used. Global M…

  • Exploring spatial patterns, and identifying factors associated with insufficient cash or food received from a productive safety net program among eligible households in Ethiopia

    Open AccessAddisalem Workie Demsash, Milkias Dugassa Emanu et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

    Households have limited access to cash or food from the PSNP. Households in Addis Ababa, SNNPR, Amhara, and Oromia regions are more likely to receive benefits from PSNP. Encouraging poor and rural households to receive benefits from the PSNP and raise awareness among beneficiaries to use the benefits they received for productivity purposes. Stakeholders would ensure the eligibility criteria and pay close attention to the hotspot areas