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I am a health systems researcher with expertise in global health issues including maternal, sexual and reproductive health, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis. I completed my MPH at Addis Ababa University (Ethiopia) and my PhD at the Nossal Institute for Global Health, University of Melbourne (Australia), which examined health system constraints to promoting respectful maternity care in Ethiopian hospitals and approaches to mitigating them, using the theoretical framework of complex adaptive systems.
I have worked in Ethiopian universities as an assistant lecturer and later as a lecturer and assistant professor. I have also worked as a Lecturer (Priority Setting and Planning in Public Health; Global Health Security and Sustainability; Epidemiology; and Evidence-Based Practice) and Research Associate (various health policy and systems research projects) at the University of Melbourne. I have experience and interest in global health, particularly implementation research aimed at ending preventable deaths, especially in low-income settings. To date, I have served as Principal Investigator and Co-Principal Investigator on several regional, national and multi-centre research projects with findings published in peer-reviewed journals. As part of my efforts and achievements in global health, I have been selected as a Fellow of The Emerging Voices for Global Health; The Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders; The Maternal Health Young Champions; The Policy Communication Fellows; and The New Voices in Global Health.
Education/Academic qualification
MPH, Assessment of overall quality of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV services, Addis Ababa University
PhD , Improving respectful maternity care in Ethiopia: Health System constraints and mitigation approaches , University of Melbourne
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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MISPOD: Is MIStreatment of women during facility-based childbirth an independent risk factor for POstpartum Depression in Ethiopia and Guinea? A mixed methods prospective study - MISPOD Study
Asefa, A., Marchal, B., Delamou, A., Gebremedhin, S., Benova, L. & Asefa, A.
1/10/22 → 30/09/25
Project: Mandate
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Documenting stillbirths and early neonatal deaths to improve maternal and newborn health in Cambodia
Delvaux, T., Benova, L., Matsui, M., Kim, R., Rathavay, T., Asefa, A. & Christou, A.
Flemish Government - Department of Economy, Science & Innovation
20/10/20 → 20/10/21
Project: Research Project
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Global study of MATernal health provision during COVID-19 pandemic with embedded case study of megamaternities in sub-Saharan Africa
Benova, L., Semaan, A., Asefa, A. & Everaert, R.
Flemish Government - Department of Economy, Science & Innovation
1/04/20 → 30/09/20
Project: Research Project
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Effective coverage of curative child health services in Ethiopia: analysis of the Demographic and Health Survey and Service Provision Assessment survey
Haile, TG., Benova, L., Mirkuzie, AH. & Asefa, A., 2024, In: BMJ Open. 14, 2, 12 p., e077856.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Inequalities in use of hospitals for childbirth among rural women in sub-Saharan Africa: a comparative analysis of 18 countries using Demographic and Health Survey data
Straneo, M., Hanson, C., van den Akker, T., Afolabi, BB., Asefa, A., Delamou, A., Dennis, M., Gadama, L., Mahachi, N., Mlilo, W., Pembe, AB., Fouogue, JT. & Benova, L., 2024, In: BMJ Global Health . 9, 1, 12 p., e013029.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Is MIStreatment of women during facility-based childbirth an independent risk factor for POstpartum Depression in Ethiopia and Guinea? A mixed methods prospective study protocol-MISPOD study
Asefa, A., Gebremedhin, S., Delamou, A., Marchal, B. & Benová, L., 2024, In: Reproductive Health. 21, 1, 11 p., 129.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Development and evaluation of a kangaroo mother care implementation model in South Ethiopia
Tadele, H., Kassa, D. H., Gebriel, F. W., Bilal, S. M., Gedefaw, A., Teshome, M., Kawza, A., Wangoro, S., Muleta, M., Abebo, T. A., Asefa, A., Astatkie, A., Haji, Y., Alemayehu, A., Aziz, K., Brune, T., Singhal, N., Worku, B. & Tadesse, B. T., 2023, In: Acta Paediatrica. 112, Suppl. 473, p. 65-76 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Maternal exposure to intimate partner violence and breastfeeding practices of children 0–23 months: findings from the 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey
Asefa, A., Olubodun, T., Banke-Thomas, A., Balogun, M., Okafor, I., Odukoya, O. & Benova, L., 2023, In: Journal of Global Health. 7, 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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