Asnakew Molla Mekonen

Biographic Data

ID7782370
NAMEAsnakew Molla Mekonen
GIVEN NAMESAsnakew Molla
FAMILY NAMEMekonen
SIGNATUREMEKONEN A M
AFFILIATIONSWollo University
ORCID0000-0001-7573-1594
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR5
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • Psychosocial determinants of the willingness to pay for social health insurance among workers at a commercial bank in Dessie, Ethiopia

    Open AccessAlemayehu Mebratu Abate, Asnakew Molla Mekonen et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2025

    Background: A lack of health insurance is a major barrier to the "health for all" agenda, where out-of-pocket (OOP) spending is the primary healthcare funding mechanism, a characteristic of Ethiopia's healthcare sector, leading it to plan to fully implement social health insurance (SHI) by 2014, but not yet, owing to significant opposition from public employees. The objective of this study was to look into the psychosocial determinants of the wil…

  • Uptake of second dose measles containing vaccine and associated factors among children aged 24–35 months in central Ethiopia

    Open AccessAbabye Mulatu, Yawkal Tsega et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    The uptake of MCV2 in Merhabete District was lower than the measles elimination target. Number of antenatal visits 4 or more, place of delivery, knowledge of MCV2 schedule, immunization card availability, and maternal age were found to be statistically significant factors for the uptake of MCV2. Therefore, health decision makers better to strengthen periodic monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of the MCV2 delivery programs

  • Residence-based disparities of composite index of anthropometric failures in East African under five children; multivariate decomposition analysis

    Open AccessAznamariam Ayres, Yawkal Tsega et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    The residence-based CIAF differences were high in all study countries. The rural-urban CIAF gap is ascribed by household, maternal and child characteristics. This result implies that rural children under-5 is disproportionally disadvantaged with respect to characteristics than their consequences. Through identification of the underlying factors behind the rural-urban CIAF disparities, the result of this study is important in planning effective in…

  • Rural-urban disparities in basic sanitation access among households

    Open AccessAwoke Keleb, Chala Daba et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2024

    Introduction Disparities in access to basic sanitation services between rural and urban households pose significant challenges to public health and human development. Understanding the determinants contributing to this gap is vital for advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and improving environmental and public health through evidence-based interventions. Objective This study aims to analyze and understand the disparities in access t…

  • Willingness to pay for social health insurance among public civil servants

    Open AccessEshetie Meseret Amilaku, Fasil Walelign Fentaye et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2022

    Background The readiness to pay for health insurance has an impact on universal health care. This study investigated the willingness of public civil servants in Dessie City Administration, North-East Ethiopia, to pay for social health insurance and associated factors. Methods From April to May 2021, a cross-sectional study was undertaken. The sectors from which the samples were proportionately allocated were chosen using a multistage sampling pro…