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Robel Yirgu

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Robel Yirgu — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 14
Works: 35
Citations: 641

Most-cited papers

A qualitative study of attitudes and values surrounding stillbirth and neonatal mortality among grandmothers, mothers, and unmarried girls in rural Amhara and Oromiya regions, Ethiopia: unheard souls in the backyard.
M. Sisay, Robel Yirgu, A. Gobezayehu, L. Sibley
2014Journal of midwifery & women's health85 citations Open access
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Effect of Nutrition Education on Pregnancy Specific Nutrition Knowledge and Healthy Dietary Practice among Pregnant Women in Addis Ababa
Ashenafi Zelalem, Mulualem Endeshaw, Mamaru Ayenew, Solomon Shiferaw +1 more
201776 citations Open access
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“You better use the safer one… leave this one”: the role of health providers in women’s pursuit of their preferred family planning methods
Robel Yirgu, Shannon N. Wood, C. Karp, A. Tsui +1 more
2020BMC Women's Health63 citations Open access
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Perinatal Mortality Magnitude, Determinants and Causes in West Gojam: Population-Based Nested Case-Control Study
Robel Yirgu, M. Molla, L. Sibley, A. Gebremariam
2016PLoS ONE53 citations Open access
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Level of exclusive breastfeeding practice in remote and pastoralist community, Aysaita woreda, Afar, Ethiopia
Medhin Tsegaye, D. Ajema, S. Shiferaw, Robel Yirgu
2019International Breastfeeding Journal46 citations Open access
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Determinants of neonatal mortality in rural Northern Ethiopia: A population based nested case control study
Robel Yirgu, M. Molla, L. Sibley
2017PLoS ONE33 citations Open access
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A single 24 h recall overestimates exclusive breastfeeding practices among infants aged less than six months in rural Ethiopia
E. Fenta, Robel Yirgu, Bilal Shikur, S. Gebreyesus
2017International Breastfeeding Journal33 citations Open access
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Designing mHealth for maternity services in primary health facilities in a low-income setting – lessons from a partially successful implementation
S. Shiferaw, A. Workneh, Robel Yirgu, G. Dinant +1 more
2018BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making31 citations Open access
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Determinants of delayed care seeking for TB suggestive symptoms in Seru district, Oromiya region, Ethiopia: a community based unmatched case-control study
Robel Yirgu, Firaol Lemessa, Selamawit Hirpa, Abraham Alemayehu +1 more
2017BMC Infectious Diseases27 citations Open access
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on intimate partner violence during pregnancy: evidence from a multimethods study of recently pregnant women in Ethiopia
Shannon N. Wood, Robel Yirgu, Abigiya Wondimagegnehu, Jiage Qian +6 more
2022BMJ Open23 citations Open access
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Pregnancy coercion, correlates, and associated modern contraceptive use within a nationally representative sample of Ethiopian women
Shannon N. Wood, J. Dozier, C. Karp, Selamawit Desta +5 more
2022Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters21 citations Open access
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The relationship between caregivers' feeding practices and children's eating behaviours among preschool children in Ethiopia.
Nardos Wondafrash, S. Gebreyesus, Robel Yirgu, Esete Habtemariam +1 more
2020Appetite18 citations Open access
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Is inadequate play area in schools associated with overweight among students in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia? A comparative cross-sectional study
Tsedey Moges, Bereket Gebremichael, S. Shiferaw, Robel Yirgu
2018Epidemiology and Health15 citations Open access
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The impact of partner autonomy constraints on women's health-seeking across the maternal and newborn continuum of care
Shannon N. Wood, Robel Yirgu, C. Karp, M. Tadesse +2 more
2022EClinicalMedicine14 citations Open access
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Scabies in the Amhara region of northern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study of prevalence, determinants, clinical presentation and community knowledge
Robel Yirgu, J. Middleton, A. Fekadu, Jackie A. Cassell +5 more
2023BMJ Open13 citations Open access
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Oesophageal cancer magnitude and presentation in Ethiopia 2012–2017
Abigiya Wondimagegnehu, Selamawit Hirpa, S. Abaya, M. Gizaw +11 more
2020PLoS ONE12 citations Open access
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Magnitude of Overweight/Obesity and Associated Factors among High School Adolescents’ in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
D. Dereje, Robel Yirgu, Tesfaye Yitna Chichiabellu
201812 citations Open access
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Quality of life among adults with scabies: A community-based cross-sectional study in north-western Ethiopia
Robel Yirgu, J. Middleton, Jackie A. Cassell, Stephen Bremner +2 more
2024PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases9 citations Open access
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Pregnancy coercion and partner knowledge of contraceptive use among Ethiopian women
J. Dozier, L. Zimmerman, B. Ejigu, S. Shiferaw +4 more
2022Contraception: X9 citations Open access
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Caregivers' feeding practices in Ethiopia: association with caregiver and child characteristics
N. W. Gebru, S. Gebreyesus, Esete Habtemariam, Robel Yirgu +1 more
2021Journal of Nutritional Science9 citations Open access
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Long-term consequences of the misuse of ivermectin data.
C. Álvarez-Moreno, J. Cassell, Claudia Donkor, M. Head +4 more
2021Lancet. Infectious Diseases (Print)9 citations Open access
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Needs and unmet needs for support services for recently pregnant intimate partner violence survivors in Ethiopia during the COVID-19 pandemic
Robel Yirgu, Abigiya Wondimagegnehu, Jiage Qian, Rachel Milkovich +6 more
2023BMC Public Health8 citations Open access
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Oesophageal Cancer Magnitude and Presentation in Ethiopia
Abigiya Wondimagegnehu, Selamawit Hirpa, S. Abaya, M. Gizaw +11 more
20198 citations Open access
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COVID-19: Initial synthesis of the epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and public health control approaches
Robel Yirgu, Medhin Selamu, Abigiya Wondimagegnehu, Sewit Timothewos +4 more
20204 citations
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Cost-effectiveness of mass drug administration for control of scabies in Ethiopia: a decision-analytic model
N. Hounsome, Robel Yirgu, J. Middleton, Jackie A. Cassell +2 more
2024Frontiers in Health Services3 citations Open access
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Short interpregnancy interval following reproductive coercion: A prospective cohort study of pregnant Ethiopian women
Jessica L. Dozier, Shannon N. Wood, Nancy Perrin, Solomon Shiferaw +2 more
2025Pregnancy2 citations Open access
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Evaluating the association between duration of breastfeeding and fine motor development among children aged 20 to 24 months in Butajira, Ethiopia: a case-control study
Rediate Shiferaw, Robel Yirgu, Yalemwork Getnet
2024BMC Pediatrics2 citations Open access
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Time intervals from first symptom recognition to pathological diagnosis among patients with oesophageal cancer in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
Berhe Dessalegn, S. Getachew, Robel Yirgu, Fikre Enqueselassie +2 more
2022BMJ Open2 citations Open access
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Prevalence and correlates of reproductive coercion in the months before pregnancy: cross-sectional findings from pregnant women in Ethiopia
Jessica L. Dozier, Linea Zimmerman, Robel Yirgu, Nancy Perrin +2 more
2025Reproductive Health1 citations Open access
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No secondary impact of ivermectin mass drug administration for onchocerciasis elimination on the prevalence of scabies in northwestern Ethiopia.
Robel Yirgu, J. Middleton, A. Fekadu, Gail Davey +3 more
2023Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene1 citations
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Is small play area in schools associated with overweight among students? A comparative cross-sectional study in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Tsedey Moges, Bereket Gebremichael, Solomon Shiferaw, Robel Yirgu
20181 citations Open access
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Breast‐Milk Substitutes and Associated Factors Among Mothers With Infants Younger Than Six Months of Age in North Shewa District, Oromia, Ethiopia, 2023. A Cross‐Sectional Study
Lemma Feyissa, Robel Yirgu, Solomon Shiferaw, T. Legesse
2026Health Science Reports0 citations Open access
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Eating away from home among hypertensive patients in Addis Ababa: frequency and association with blood pressure control
Hana Shumetie, Robel Yirgu, Samson Gebremedhin
2026BMC Public Health0 citations Open access
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Rural–Urban Differences in the Association Between Reproductive Coercion and Postpartum Family Planning
Jessica L. Dozier, Shannon N. Wood, Robel Yirgu, Solomon Shiferaw +1 more
2026Studies in family planning0 citations Open access
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Epidemiologic pattern of COVID-19 pandemic in East Africa
Abigiya Wondimagegnehu, Robel Yirgu, Bethelhem Fekadu, H. Negussie +6 more
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