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 drug policy, 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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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
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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
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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
2018
Journal Article
Health care seeking behavior for depression in Northeast Ethiopia: depression is not considered as illness by more than half of the participants
Menberu, Melak, Mekonen, Tesfa, Azale, Telake, Ayano, Getinet, Yimer, Solomon, Getnet, Asmamaw, Belete, Amsalu, Kerie, Sitotaw and Fekadu, Wubalem (2018). Health care seeking behavior for depression in Northeast Ethiopia: depression is not considered as illness by more than half of the participants. Annals of General Psychiatry, 17 (1) 34, 34. doi: 10.1186/s12991-018-0205-3
2018
Journal Article
Initiation of Complementary Feeding and Associated Factors Among Children of Age 6-23 Months in Sodo Town, Southern EthiopiA: Cross-Sectional Study
Chane, Tefera, Bitew, Shimelash, Mekonen, Tesfa and Fekadu, Wubalem (2018). Initiation of Complementary Feeding and Associated Factors Among Children of Age 6-23 Months in Sodo Town, Southern EthiopiA: Cross-Sectional Study. Pediatric Reports, 9 (4) 7240, 64-69. doi: 10.4081/pr.2017.7240
2017
Journal Article
Substance use as a strong predictor of poor academic achievement among university students
Mekonen, Tesfa, Fekadu, Wubalem, Mekonnen, Tefera Chane and Workie, Shimelash Bitew (2017). Substance use as a strong predictor of poor academic achievement among university students. Psychiatry Journal, 2017, 7517450-9. doi: 10.1155/2017/7517450
2017
Journal Article
Meal frequency and dietary diversity feeding practices among children 6-23 months of age in Wolaita Sodo town, Southern Ethiopia
Mekonnen, Tefera Chane, Workie, Shimelash Bitew, Yimer, Tesfa Mekonen and Mersha, Wubalem Fekadu (2017). Meal frequency and dietary diversity feeding practices among children 6-23 months of age in Wolaita Sodo town, Southern Ethiopia. Journal of Health Population and Nutrition, 36 (1) 18, 18. doi: 10.1186/s41043-017-0097-x
2017
Journal Article
Problematic alcohol use among university students
Mekonen, Tesfa, Fekadu, Wubalem, Chane, Tefera and Bitew, Shimelash (2017). Problematic alcohol use among university students. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 8 (MAY) 86, 86. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00086
2017
Journal Article
High magnitude of social anxiety disorder in school adolescents
Mekuria, Kindie, Mulat, Haregwoin, Derajew, Habtamu, Mekonen, Tesfa, Fekadu, Wubalem, Belete, Amsalu, Yimer, Solomon, Legas, Getasew, Menberu, Melak, Getnet, Asmamaw and Kibret, Simegnew (2017). High magnitude of social anxiety disorder in school adolescents. Psychiatry Journal, 2017, 5643136-5. doi: 10.1155/2017/5643136
2016
Journal Article
Depression among Ethiopian adults: cross-sectional study
Molla, Getasew Legas, Sebhat, Haregwoin Mulat, Hussen, Zebiba Nasir, Mekonen, Amsalu Belete, Mersha, Wubalem Fekadu and Yimer, Tesfa Mekonen (2016). Depression among Ethiopian adults: cross-sectional study. Psychiatry Journal, 2016, 1468120-5. doi: 10.1155/2016/1468120
2016
Journal Article
Satisfaction and associated factors of outpatient psychiatric service consumers in Ethiopia
Yimer, Solomon, Yohannis, Zegeye, Getinet, Wondale, Mekonen, Tesfa, Fekadu, Wubalem, Belete, Habte, Menberu, Melak, Getnet, Asmamaw and Belete, Amsalu (2016). Satisfaction and associated factors of outpatient psychiatric service consumers in Ethiopia. Patient Preference and Adherence, 10, 1847-1852. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S115767
2016
Journal Article
Antiepileptic drug nonadherence and its predictors among people with epilepsy
Getnet, Asmamaw, Woldeyohannes, Solomon Meseret, Bekana, Lulu, Mekonen, Tesfa, Fekadu, Wubalem, Menberu, Melak, Yimer, Solomon, Assaye, Adisu, Belete, Amsalu and Belete, Habte (2016). Antiepileptic drug nonadherence and its predictors among people with epilepsy. Behavioural Neurology, 2016 3189108, 3189108-6. doi: 10.1155/2016/3189108
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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