Debre Tabor University | Ethiopia
Dr. Dejen Getaneh Feleke is an enthusiastic Ethiopian lecturer, clinician, and researcher dedicated to optimizing child health, with a strong academic portfolio that includes 38 publications-35 primary articles and 3 systematic reviews and meta-analyses-of which six are principal-authored and 21 are published in first-quartile (Q1) journals. He serves on the Editorial Board of PLOS ONE and contributes as a reviewer for several international journals, including PLOS ONE, AIDS and Behavior, Journal of Pediatrics and Infants, Academy of Educational Leadership Journal, International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences, and Journal of Nutritional Science, having reviewed more than 18 manuscripts. Beyond academia, he has led impactful community service initiatives supporting Ethiopian child and neonatal health. Since 2016, he has provided dedicated clinical care to sick neonates and children in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and pediatric wards at Debre Tabor Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, contributing significantly to improving pediatric health outcomes in Ethiopia.
Featured Publications
"Magnitude and predictors of mild cognitive impairment among older populations in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis", Sintayehu Asnakew; Jessica Nealon; Ayele Semachew Kasa; Gashaw Walle Ayehu; Dejen Getaneh Feleke; Tigabu Munye Aytenew; Victoria Traynor, Translational Psychiatry, 2025.
"Prevalence and determinants of mental distress among patients admitted in medical and surgical wards of public hospitals in South Gondar zone, Ethiopia", Abraham Tsedalu Amare; Tekalign Amera Birlie; Dejen Getaneh Feleke; Tigabu Munye Aytenew; Yeshiambaw Eshetie; Berihun Bantie; Molla Azmeraw; Gashaw Walle Ayehu; Tamiru Alene; Yosef Gebremikael Dubale et al., Scientific Reports, 2025.
"Knowledge levels of health professional working in Ethiopia toward disaster preparedness, systematic review and meta-analysis", Sheganew Fetene Tassew; Temesgen Ayenew; Tadila Dires Nega; Berihun Bantie; Dejen Getaneh Feleke, International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences, 2024.
"Practice of non-pharmacological post-operative pain management and associated factors among nurses working in public referral hospitals of Amhara regional state, Ethiopia, 2019", Dejen Getaneh Feleke; Ermias Sisay Chanie; Sheganew Fetene Tassaw; Tadila Dires, International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences, 2024.
"Viral load undetectable state and predictors among children and adolescents living with HIV in South Gondar, Ethiopia, 2023: an 8-year retrospective cohort study, Ermias Sisay Chanie; Dejen Getaneh Feleke; Tigabu Desie Emiru; Abere Gebru Abuhay; Habtamu Shimels Hailemeskel; Astewle Andargie Baye; Berihun Bantie; Abraham Tsedalu Amare; Tadila Dires Nega; Denekew Tenaw Anley et al., BMJ Open, 2024.