Overview
Background
Dr Tesfa Yimer is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research, The University of Queensland. Tesfa’s PhD was on mental health systems in low resource settings, particularly focusing on depression and alcohol use disorder. His research interest is on addiction and mental health epidemiology.
Availability
- Dr Tesfa Yimer is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Masters (Research) of Community Mental Health, University of Gondar
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Addiction
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Alcohol and other Drugs
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Substance Use
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Mental Health
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Behavioural Epidemiology
Works
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2021
Journal Article
Treatment trajectories for alcohol use disorder: Where is the gap?
Mekonen, Tesfa, Leung, Janni, Chan, Gary C. K., Hides, Leanne and Connor, Jason P. (2021). Treatment trajectories for alcohol use disorder: Where is the gap?. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 45 (8), 1560-1562. doi: 10.1111/acer.14660
2021
Journal Article
Depressive symptoms among people with HIV/AIDS in Northwest Ethiopia: comparative study
Mekonen, Tesfa, Belete, Habte and Fekadu, Wubalem (2021). Depressive symptoms among people with HIV/AIDS in Northwest Ethiopia: comparative study. BMJ Open, 11 (7) e048931, e048931. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-048931
2021
Journal Article
Lifetime relapse and its associated factors among people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders who are on follow up at Comprehensive Specialized Hospitals in Amhara region, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
Moges, Solomon, Belete, Tilahun, Mekonen, Tesfa and Menberu, Melak (2021). Lifetime relapse and its associated factors among people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders who are on follow up at Comprehensive Specialized Hospitals in Amhara region, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study. International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 15 (1) 42. doi: 10.1186/s13033-021-00464-0
2021
Journal Article
Perceived stigma and associated factors among adults with problematic substance use in Northwest Ethiopia
Belete, Habte, Ali, Tilahun, Mekonen, Tesfa, Fekadu, Wubalem and Belete, Tilahun (2021). Perceived stigma and associated factors among adults with problematic substance use in Northwest Ethiopia. Psychology Research and Behavior Management, 14, 637-644. doi: 10.2147/prbm.s301251
2021
Conference Publication
Parent-child connectedness and its association with alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis use among Argentinian adolescents
Thompson, Kaiwen, Mekonen, Tesfa and Leung, Janni (2021). Parent-child connectedness and its association with alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis use among Argentinian adolescents. The 3rd International Electronic Conference on Environmental Research and Public Health, Online, 11-25 January 2021. Basel, Switzerland: MDPI. doi: 10.3390/ecerph-3-09026
2021
Conference Publication
What is the untreated remission or natural recovery rate of people with depression? A systematic review and meta-analysis
Mekonen, Tesfa, Ford, Sarah, Chan, Gary, Hides, Leanne and Leung, Janni (2021). What is the untreated remission or natural recovery rate of people with depression? A systematic review and meta-analysis. The 3rd International Electronic Conference on Environmental Research and Public Health , Online, 11-25 January 2021. Basel, Switzerland: MDPI. doi: 10.3390/ecerph-3-09025
2020
Journal Article
Treatment rates for alcohol use disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Mekonen, Tesfa, Chan, Gary C. K., Connor, Jason, Hall, Wayne, Hides, Leanne and Leung, Janni (2020). Treatment rates for alcohol use disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Addiction, 116 (10), 2617-2634. doi: 10.1111/add.15357
2020
Journal Article
Suicidal behavior among people with epilepsy in Northwest Ethiopia: a comparative cross-sectional study
Mekonen, Tesfa, Getnet, Asmamaw, Belete, Amsalu, Menberu, Melak and Fekadu, Wubalem (2020). Suicidal behavior among people with epilepsy in Northwest Ethiopia: a comparative cross-sectional study. Epilepsy and Behavior, 111 107233, 107233. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107233
2020
Journal Article
Child development and nutritional status in 12-59 months of age in resource limited setting of Ethiopia
Workie, Shimelash Bitew, Mekonen, Tesfa, Mekonen, Tefera Chane and Fekadu, Wubalem (2020). Child development and nutritional status in 12-59 months of age in resource limited setting of Ethiopia. Journal of health, population, and nutrition, 39 (1) 6, 6. doi: 10.1186/s41043-020-00214-x
2020
Journal Article
Level of undernutrition and its determinants among children aged 12–59 months in Wolaita District, Ethiopia
Workie, Shimelash Bitew, Mekonen, Tesfa, Fekadu, Wubalem and Chane Mekonen, Tefera (2020). Level of undernutrition and its determinants among children aged 12–59 months in Wolaita District, Ethiopia. Pediatric Health, Medicine and Therapeutics, Volume 11, 109-117. doi: 10.2147/phmt.s240906
2019
Journal Article
Community’s perception and attitude towards people with epilepsy in Ethiopia
Fekadu, Wubalem, Mekonen, Tesfa, Bitew, Shemelash, Mekonnen, Tefera Chanie, Menberu, Melak and Shewangizaw, Seble (2019). Community’s perception and attitude towards people with epilepsy in Ethiopia. Behavioural Neurology, 2019 4681958, 1-7. doi: 10.1155/2019/4681958
2019
Journal Article
Incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder after road traffic accident
Fekadu, Wubalem, Mekonen, Tesfa, Belete, Habte, Belete, Amsalu and Yohannes, Kalkidan (2019). Incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder after road traffic accident. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 10 (JULY) 519, 519. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00519
2019
Journal Article
Help seeking behavior for problematic substance uses in north-West Ethiopia
Belete, Habte, Mekonen, Testa, Fekadu, Wubalem, Legas, Getasew and Getnet, Asmamaw (2019). Help seeking behavior for problematic substance uses in north-West Ethiopia. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 14 (1) 25, 25. doi: 10.1186/s13011-019-0202-9
2019
Journal Article
Global, regional, and national burden of epilepsy, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
GBD 2016 Epilepsy Collaborators (2019). Global, regional, and national burden of epilepsy, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. The Lancet Neurology, 18 (4), 357-375. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(18)30454-X
2019
Journal Article
Global, regional, and national burden of suicide mortality 1990 to 2016: systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
Orpana, Heather M., Marczak, Laurie B., Arora, Megha, Abbasi, Nooshin, Abdulkader, Rizwan Suliankatchi, Abebe, Zegeye, Abraha, Haftom Niguse, Afarideh, Mohsen, Afshari, Mahdi, Ahmadi, Alireza, Aichour, Amani Nidhal, Aichour, Ibtihel, Aichour, Miloud Taki Eddine, Akseer, Nadia, Al‐raddadi, Rajaa M., Alahdab, Fares, Alkerwi, Ala'a, Allebeck, Peter, Alvis‐guzman, Nelson, Anber, Nahla Hamed, Anjomshoa, Mina, Antonio, Carl Abelardo T., Arora, Amit, Aryal, Krishna K., Asgedom, Solomon Weldegebreal, Awasthi, Ashish, Quintanilla, Beatriz Paulina Ayala, Badali, Hamid, Barker‐collo, Suzanne Lyn ... Naghavi, Mohsen (2019). Global, regional, and national burden of suicide mortality 1990 to 2016: systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. BMJ (Online), 364 94, l94. doi: 10.1136/bmj.l94
2018
Journal Article
Measuring progress from 1990 to 2017 and projecting attainment to 2030 of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals for 195 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
Lozano, Rafael, Fullman, Nancy, Abate, Degu, Abay, Solomon M., Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbasi, Nooshin, Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdela, Jemal, Abdelalim, Ahmed, Abdel-Rahman, Omar, Abdi, Alireza, Abdollahpour, Ibrahim, Abdulkader, Rizwan Suliankatchi, Abebe, Nebiyu Dereje, Abebe, Zegeye, Abejie, Ayenew Negesse, Abera, Semaw F., Abil, Olifan Zewdie, Aboyans, Victor, Abraha, Haftom Niguse, Abrham, Aklilu Roba, Abu-Raddad, Laith Jamal, Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen Me, Abyu, Gebre Y., Accrombessi, Manfred Mario Kokou, Acharya, Dilaram, Acharya, Pawan, Adamu, Abdu A. ... Murray, Christopher J. L. (2018). Measuring progress from 1990 to 2017 and projecting attainment to 2030 of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals for 195 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet, 392 (10159), 2091-2138. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(18)32281-5
2018
Journal Article
Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
Dicker, Daniel, Nguyen, Grant, Abate, Degu, Abate, Kalkidan Hassen, Abay, Solomon M, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbasi, Nooshin, Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdela, Jemal, Abdelalim, Ahmed, Abdel-Rahman, Omar, Abdi, Alireza, Abdollahpour, Ibrahim, Abdulkader, Rizwan Suliankatchi, Abdurahman, Ahmed Abdulahi, Abebe, Haftom Temesgen, Abebe, Molla, Abebe, Zegeye, Abebo, Teshome Abuka, Aboyans, Victor, Abraha, Haftom Niguse, Abrham, Aklilu Roba, Abu-Raddad, Laith Jamal, Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen ME, Accrombessi, Manfred Mario Kokou, Acharya, Pawan, Adebayo, Oladimeji M, Adedeji, Isaac Akinkunmi ... Murray, Christopher J L (2018). Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet, 392 (10159), 1684-1735. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(18)31891-9
2018
Journal Article
Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
James, Spencer L, Abate, Degu, Abate, Kalkidan Hassen, Abay, Solomon M, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbasi, Nooshin, Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdela, Jemal, Abdelalim, Ahmed, Abdollahpour, Ibrahim, Abdulkader, Rizwan Suliankatchi, Abebe, Zegeye, Abera, Semaw F, Abil, Olifan Zewdie, Abraha, Haftom Niguse, Abu-Raddad, Laith Jamal, Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M E, Accrombessi, Manfred Mario Kokou, Acharya, Dilaram, Acharya, Pawan, Ackerman, Ilana N, Adamu, Abdu A, Adebayo, Oladimeji M, Adekanmbi, Victor, Adetokunboh, Olatunji O, Adib, Mina G, Adsuar, Jose C, Afanvi, Kossivi Agbelenko ... Murray, Christopher J L (2018). Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet, 392 (10159), 1789-1858. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(18)32279-7
2018
Journal Article
Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 359 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
Kyu, Hmwe Hmwe, Abate, Degu, Abate, Kalkidan Hassen, Abay, Solomon M, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbasi, Nooshin, Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdela, Jemal, Abdelalim, Ahmed, Abdollahpour, Ibrahim, Abdulkader, Rizwan Suliankatchi, Abebe, Molla, Abebe, Zegeye, Abil, Olifan Zewdie, Aboyans, Victor, Abrham, Aklilu Roba, Abu-Raddad, Laith Jamal, Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M E, Accrombessi, Manfred Mario Kokou, Acharya, Dilaram, Acharya, Pawan, Ackerman, Ilana N, Adamu, Abdu A, Adebayo, Oladimeji M, Adekanmbi, Victor, Ademi, Zanfina, Adetokunboh, Olatunji O, Adib, Mina G ... GBD 2017 DALYs and HALE Collaborators (2018). Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 359 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet, 392 (10159), 1859-1922. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(18)32335-3
2018
Journal Article
Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
Griswold, Max G., Fullman, Nancy, Hawley, Caitlin, Arian, Nicholas, Zimsen, Stephanie R. M., Tymeson, Hayley D., Venkateswaran, Vidhya, Tapp, Austin Douglas, Forouzanfar, Mohammad H., Salama, Joseph S., Abate, Kalkidan Hassen, Abate, Degu, Abay, Solomon M., Abbafati, Cristiana, Abdulkader, Rizwan Suliankatchi, Abebe, Zegeye, Aboyans, Victor, Abrar, Mohammed Mehdi, Acharya, Pawan, Adetokunboh, Olatunji O., Adhikari, Tara Ballav, Adsuar, Jose C., Afarideh, Mohsen, Agardh, Emilie Elisabet, Agarwal, Gina, Aghayan, Sargis Aghasi, Agrawal, Sutapa, Ahmed, Muktar Beshir, Akibu, Mohammed ... Gakidou, Emmanuela (2018). Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. Lancet, 392 (10152), 1015-1035. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31310-2
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Tesfa Yimer is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Adolescent exposure to online cannabis advertisements
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Connor, Associate Professor Gary Chung Kai Chan, Associate Professor Janni Leung
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