Melaku Taye

ORCID: 0000-0002-4435-0083
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Research Areas
  • Diabetes Management and Education
  • Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Chronic Disease Management Strategies
  • Diabetes Management and Research
  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • HIV-related health complications and treatments
  • Retinal and Optic Conditions
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Obesity and Health Practices
  • Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
  • Sodium Intake and Health
  • Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis
  • COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
  • Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
  • Medication Adherence and Compliance
  • Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research
  • Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control

Addis Ababa University
2020-2025

Bridge University
2023

Abstract Aims The implementation of type 2 diabetes prevention after gestational (GDM) is poor despite research evidence on efficacy. This limited by the lack knowledge priorities in real‐world settings from perspectives local clinicians and women with lived experiences, particularly those underserved populations. We report here a global consensus values, principles, for individuals (GDM), Asia, Africa, Oceania, Americas, Europe. Methods A team health professionals researchers five...

10.1111/dme.70017 article EN cc-by-nc Diabetic Medicine 2025-02-26

Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia and one fastest-expanding cities in Africa, is undergoing rapid urbanization which has led to acute housing scarcity a growth informal settlements. The settlements seems unstoppable needs appropriate policy direction create sustainable city. Despite significance challenges posed by settlements, their coverage not well-documented or known spatially. aim this research identify spatial after restructuring boundary This study reviewed existing literature...

10.3390/urbansci9040099 article EN cc-by Urban Science 2025-03-26

Abstract Nascent studies showed that patients with chronic medical illnesses such as diabetes mellitus (DM) and HIV/AIDS are highly vulnerable to face both treatment burden regimen fatigue. However, an attempt made so far in this sphere sub-Saharan African health care context is dearth. Thus, study aimed determine the level of fatigue diabetic HIV attending adult ART clinics TASH explore patients’ workers’ propositions reduce An explanatory sequential mixed methods was conducted at DM TASH,...

10.1038/s41598-024-54609-5 article EN cc-by Scientific Reports 2024-03-03

Introduction Hypertension (HTN) in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common problem that increases the risk of mortality and morbidity, lowers quality life. Despite disproportionately high burden HTN DM patients, determinants for comorbidity have not been sufficiently explored. Therefore, this study aimed to identify among type 2 on follow-up at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital. Methods materials We conducted hospital-based unmatched case-control Hospital 386 randomly selected (200...

10.1371/journal.pone.0256399 article EN cc-by PLoS ONE 2021-08-23

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Despite TB being a preventable and curable disease, it still remains to be one of the leading causes mortality worldwide continues prevalent. can manifest in multiple systems, but its primary target lungs. Pulmonary present differently depending on patient's immune status comorbidities. One atypical presentation lung mass, which mimic malignancy cause diagnostic delays.In this case series, we report four...

10.4314/emj.v62i1.11 article EN cc-by Ethiopian Medical Journal 2024-01-19

Prader-Willi syndrome is a complex multisystem disorder due to the absent expression of paternally active genes in syndrome-critical region on chromosome 15 (15q11.2-q13). The main clinical features are hyperphagia (which frequently results early-onset obesity), hypogonadism, developmental delays, typical behaviors (such as obsessive-compulsive tendencies, tantrums, perseveration, insistence sameness, and rigidity), distinctive facial features. In infants, most prominent findings hypotonia...

10.1186/s13256-023-04282-5 article EN cc-by Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023-12-25

Acute ischemic stroke has been reported to occur in a significantly higher number of COVID-19 patients as compared healthy controls with variable proposed pathophysiologic mechanisms. To our knowledge, sufficient data regarding this subject is lacking Ethiopia and the African continent at large. In case series, we report clinical characteristics management 5 cases infection acute shed light on diagnostic therapeutic challenges resource-limited setups.This series including collected from...

10.4314/ejhs.v32i2.2 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences 2022-03-01

Abstract Background Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) has dominated global health conversations within a short period of time. It can seem as if the hugely significant burden infectious diseases, including visceral leishmaniasis, are no longer public issue. We discuss in this case clinical and implications COVID-19 Leishmania donovani co-infection. Case presentation An 18 years old male patient from Northwest Ethiopia diagnosed with concomitant leishmaniasis that ended fatal outcome. The...

10.21203/rs.3.rs-105371/v1 preprint EN cc-by Research Square (Research Square) 2020-11-12

A comprehensive cardiovascular risk control reduces diabetes-associated complications but achieving the triplet goals (blood glucose, blood pressure (BP), and low-density lipoprotein (LDL-C)) remains a clinical challenge. Patients' knowledge of these diabetes therapeutic has been shown to improve glycemic control. However, this is not well studied in Ethiopia.A cross-sectional study was conducted from March June 2020 Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital among randomly selected 419 patients...

10.4314/ejhs.v32i3.15 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences 2022-05-01

Stroke is the leading cause of neurological disability and second commonest death globally. Despite fact that renal dysfunction a common comorbidity stroke, there no data on prevalence among patients with acute stroke in Ethiopia. The aim this study was to determine magnitude dysfunction, factors associated risk in-hospital mortality.A hospital-based cross-sectional conducted Yekatit 12 Hospital Medical College consecutive 192 patients, who were admitted from September 2020 2021. Data...

10.4314/ejhs.v32i6.15 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences 2022-11-01

Abstract Nascent studies showed that patients with chronic medical illnesses such as diabetes mellitus (DM) and HIV/AIDS are highly vulnerable to face both treatment burden regimen fatigue. However, attempt made so far on this sphere in sub-Saharan African health care context is dearth. Thus, study aimed assess patients’ workers’ propositions how decrease fatigue among HIV attending the ART DM clinics of Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital (TASH). An explanatory sequential mixed methods was...

10.21203/rs.3.rs-3386198/v1 preprint EN cc-by Research Square (Research Square) 2023-10-06

Uncontrolled hypertension is a leading modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality. Despite the availability of several effective blood pressure lowering drugs, control rates remain poor globally. This study aimed to define level determine factors associated with control.

10.4314/ejhs.v33i4.2 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences 2023-08-17
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