Kaleab Mesfin Abera

Biographic Data

ID7782372
NAMEKaleab Mesfin Abera
GIVEN NAMESKaleab Mesfin
FAMILY NAMEAbera
SIGNATUREABERA K M
AFFILIATIONSWollo University
ORCID0009-0004-6828-3286
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR9
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Post-traumatic stress disorders among sexual and gender-based violence survivors in war-affected zones in Ethiopia

    Open AccessTamrat Anbesaw, Mihiretu Kebede et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2026

    Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among survivors of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in war-affected zones is a pressing public health issue, as these individuals often endure compounded trauma from both the violence they experience and the broader context of conflict. Post-traumatic stress disorders are overlooked in Ethiopian society, despite the country having the greatest number of victims of violence and its detrimental effects o…

  • Time to first dose of measles-containing vaccine and associated factors among infants in Ethiopia

    Open AccessEyob Tilahun Abeje, Ermias Bekele Enyew et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2025

    Introduction: The measles-containing vaccine (MCV) is a live attenuated vaccine that helps to develop lifelong immunity, and it prevents measles outbreak when administered at the right time in measles-endemic areas. Many infants received the initial dose of the measles vaccine later than the ideal time frame, and significant others missed the vaccination, causing a recurrent measles outbreak in Ethiopia. This study assessed the time to the first …

  • 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…

  • The association between children’s exposure to pesticides and asthma, wheezing, and lower respiratory tract infections. A systematic review and meta-analysis

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

  • Rural–urban disparity in community-based health insurance enrollment in Ethiopia

    Open AccessYawkal Tsega, Hiwot Tadesse Alemu et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2024

    Background In sub-Saharan Africa, achieving universal health coverage (UHC) and protecting populations from health-related financial hardship remain challenging goals. Subsequently, community-based health insurance (CBHI) has gained interest in low and middle-income countries, such as Ethiopia. However, the rural–urban disparity in CBHI enrollment has not been properly investigated using multivariate decomposition analysis. Therefore, this study …

  • 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…

  • Measuring socioeconomic inequalities in postnatal health checks for newborns in Ethiopia

    Open AccessAsebe Hagos, Misganaw Guadie Tiruneh et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2024

    Background: Addressing health inequity is a top priority for achieving sustainable development goals. The existing evidences in Ethiopia have shown that there are substantial inequalities in the use of health services among various socioeconomic strata. Therefore, the present study aimed to measure socioeconomic inequalities and the contributing factors in postnatal health checks for newborns in Ethiopia. Methods: We used a secondary data from th…

  • Urban–rural disparities in minimum acceptable diet intake among children aged 6–23 months in Ethiopia

    Open AccessAnissa Mohammed, Abiyu Abadi Tareke et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2024

    Introduction: The achievement of the minimum acceptable diet intake (MAD) stands at 14% among urban and 10% among rural under-five children in Ethiopia. Consequently, identifying the determinants of the urban-rural gap is vital for advancing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), fostering healthier communities, and developing evidence-driven approaches to enhance health outcomes and address disparities. Objective: The objective of the study was t…

  • Educational inequalities and decomposition of the urban-rural disparities in maternal health care utilization in Ethiopia

    Open AccessMastewal Arefaynie, Anissa Mohammed et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2024

    The urban-rural disparity in antenatal care and delivery care utilization is significant in the country. There were educational inequalities in maternal health service utilization. Attending, Secondary, higher, educational levels widening antenatal care and institutional delivery care utilization. Living regions mitigated antenatal care utilization. Antenatal care utilization widening institutional delivery utilization. Special attention is neede…