AUTHOR'S PROFILE

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Publications (887)

When little can do more: the case for investing in mental healthcare in Ghana.

Journal: The Pan African medical journal

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Agorinya Joel J Avoka Cephas C Bain Luchuo Engelbert LE

Response to Donnir, G. M., & Asare-Doku, W. (2023). Prevalence of psychiatric disorders among sentenced prisoners in a medium security prison in Ghana: Implications for mental health assessment and service.

Journal: Criminal behaviour and mental health : CBMH

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Wei LienChung L

Improving investment in chronic disease care in Sub-Saharan Africa is crucial for the achievement of SDG 3.4: application of the chronic care model.

Journal: Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique

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Authors & Co-authors:  Amu Hubert H Brinsley Theodora Yayra TY Kwafo Frank Oppong FO Amu Selasi S Bain Luchuo Engelbert LE

The Human Phenotype Ontology in 2024: phenotypes around the world.

Journal: Nucleic acids research

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Gargano Michael A MA Matentzoglu Nicolas N Coleman Ben B Addo-Lartey Eunice B EB Anagnostopoulos Anna V AV Anderton Joel J Avillach Paul P Bagley Anita M AM Bakštein Eduard E Balhoff James P JP

Epidemiological Trends and Factors Associated With Mortality Rate in Psychoactive Substance Use-Related Mental and Behavioral Disorders: A CDC-WONDER Database Analysis.

Journal: Cureus

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Authors & Co-authors:  Okobi Okelue E OE Akueme Ngozi T NT Ugwu Amogechukwu O AO Ebong Imoh L IL Osagwu Nnena N Opiegbe Lilian L Folorunsho Ibrahim L IL Mbah Linda A LA Ude Gabriel I GI Khan Ambar A

Criteria and Indicators for Centers of Clinical Excellence in Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation: A Global Consensus Facilitated by ISRRA.

Journal: Neurorehabilitation and neural repair

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Stockley Rachel C RC Walker Marion F MF Alt Murphy Margit M Azah Abd Aziz Noor N Amooba Philemon P Churliov Leonid L Farrin Amanda A Fini Natalie A NA Ghaziani Emma E Godecke Erin E

Economic and social determinants of health care utilization during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic among adults in Ghana: a population-based cross-sectional study.

Journal: BMC public health

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Ayanore Martin Amogre MA Adjuik Martin M Zuñiga Roberto Ariel Abeldaño RAA Amuna Paul P Ezechi Oliver O Brown Brandon B Uzochukwu Benjamin B Aly Nourhan M NM Quadri Mir Faeq Ali MFA Popoola Bamidele Olubukola BO

Validity of the concept of minor depression in a developing country setting.

Journal: The Journal of nervous and mental disease

Publication Year: 2008

Authors & Co-authors:  Fekadu Abebaw A O'Donovan Michael C MC Alem Atalay A Kebede Derege D Church Steve S Johns Louise L Medhin Girmay G Prince Martin M Shibre Teshome T

High incidence of interpersonal violence in Northwest Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study.

Journal: International emergency nursing

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Tadesse Bewket Tiruneh BT Dachew Berihun Assefa BA Bifftu Berhanu Boru BB Kelkay Mengistu Mekonnen MM Adane Kasaw Chuffa KC Gorgas Diane L DL

Household food insecurity and mental distress among pregnant women in Southwestern Ethiopia: a cross sectional study design.

Journal: BMC pregnancy and childbirth

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Jebena Mulusew G MG Taha Mohammed M Nakajima Motohiro M Lemieux Andrine A Lemessa Fikre F Hoffman Richard R Tesfaye Markos M Belachew Tefera T Workineh Netsanet N Kebede Esayas E

Khat use and occurrence of psychotic symptoms in the general male population in Southwestern Ethiopia: evidence for sensitization by traumatic experiences.

Journal: World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA)

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Authors & Co-authors:  Adorjan Kristina K Odenwald Michael M Widmann Marina M Tesfaye Markos M Tessema Fasil F Toennes Stefan S Suleman Sultan S Papiol Sergi S Soboka Matiwos M Mekonnen Zeleke Z

Prevalence of Depression and Its Associated Factors among Orphan Children in Orphanages in Ilu Abba Bor Zone, South West Ethiopia.

Journal: Psychiatry journal

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Authors & Co-authors:  Shiferaw Gemechu G Bacha Lemi L Tsegaye Dereje D

Flavonoids in a crude extract of Catha edulis inhibit rat intestinal contraction via blocking Ca channels.

Journal: Neurogastroenterology and motility

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors:  Nigusse Tadele T Zhang Ling L Wang Rong R Wang Xiao-Ning XN Li Jingxin J Liu Chuanyong C

The impact of acute adenolymphangitis in podoconiosis on caregivers: A case study in Wayu Tuka woreda, Oromia, Western Ethiopia. 'If she was healthy, I would be free.'.

Journal: PLoS neglected tropical diseases

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors:  Phillips Clare C Samuel Abdi A Tiruneh Gemechu G Deribe Kebede K Davey Gail G

Genotype-phenotype feasibility studies on khat abuse, traumatic experiences and psychosis in Ethiopia.

Journal: Psychiatric genetics

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors:  Adorjan Kristina K Mekonnen Zeleke Z Tessema Fasil F Ayana Mio M Degenhardt Franziska F Hoffmann Per P Fricker Nadine N Widmann Marina M Riedke Heike H Toennes Stefan W SW

Are out-of-school adolescents at higher risk of adverse health outcomes? Evidence from 9 diverse settings in sub-Saharan Africa.

Journal: Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors:  De Neve Jan-Walter JW Karlsson Omar O Canavan Chelsey R CR Chukwu Angela A Adu-Afarwuah Seth S Bukenya Justine J Darling Anne Marie AM Harling Guy G Moshabela Mosa M Killewo Japhet J

Factors associated with depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation and behaviours amongst sub-Saharan African adolescents aged 10-19 years: cross-sectional study.

Journal: Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors:  Nyundo Azan A Manu Adom A Regan Mathilda M Ismail Abbas A Chukwu Angela A Dessie Yadeta Y Njau Tasiana T Kaaya Sylvia F SF Smith Fawzi Mary C MC

Prevalence and determinants of post-traumatic stress disorder among road traffic accident survivors: a prospective survey at selected hospitals in southern Ethiopia.

Journal: BMC emergency medicine

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Bedaso Asres A Kediro Gemechu G Ebrahim Jemal J Tadesse Firkru F Mekonnen Shewangizaw S Gobena Negeso N Gebrehana Ephrem E

Experiences of psychotherapists working with refugees in Germany: a qualitative study.

Journal: BMC psychiatry

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Asfaw Baye Berihun BB Beiersmann Claudia C Keck Verena V Nikendei Christoph C Benson-Martin Janine J Schütt Inken I Lohmann Julia J

[Neurogenetics of schizophrenia: findings from studies based on data sharing and global partnerships].

Journal: Der Nervenarzt

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Adorjan K K Schulze T G TG Budde M M Heilbronner U U Tessema F F Mekonnen Z Z Falkai P P

COVID-19 Knowledge, Perception, Preventive Measures, Stigma, and Mental Health Among Healthcare Workers in Three Sub-Saharan African Countries: A Phone Survey.

Journal: The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Assefa Nega N Soura Abdramane A Hemler Elena C EC Korte Michelle L ML Wang Dongqing D Abdullahi Yasir Y YY Lankoande Bruno B Millogo Ourohiré O Chukwu Angela A Workneh Firehiwot F

Design and Field Methods of the ARISE Network COVID-19 Rapid Monitoring Survey.

Journal: The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Hemler Elena C EC Korte Michelle L ML Lankoande Bruno B Millogo Ourohiré O Assefa Nega N Chukwu Angela A Workneh Firehiwot F Tinkasimile Amani A Lyatuu Isaac I Soura Abdramane A

Knowledge and Practice Related to COVID-19 and Mental Health among Adults in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Journal: The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Workneh Firehiwot F Wang Dongqing D Millogo Ourohiré O Worku Alemayehu A Chukwu Angela A Lankoande Bruno B Assefa Nega N Hemler Elena C EC Korte Michelle L ML Soura Abdramane A

Differences in COVID-19 Preventive Behavior and Food Insecurity by HIV Status in Nigeria.

Journal: AIDS and behavior

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Folayan Morenike Oluwatoyin MO Ibigbami Olanrewaju O Brown Brandon B El Tantawi Maha M Uzochukwu Benjamin B Ezechi Oliver C OC Aly Nourhan M NM Abeldaño Giuliana Florencia GF Ara Eshrat E Ayanore Martin Amogre MA

Understanding the health needs of internally displaced persons: A scoping review.

Journal: Journal of migration and health

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Authors & Co-authors:  Cantor David D Swartz Jina J Roberts Bayard B Abbara Aula A Ager Alastair A Bhutta Zulfiqar A ZA Blanchet Karl K Madoro Bunte Derebe D Chukwuorji JohnBosco Chika JC Daoud Nihaya N

COVID-19-related anxiety and knowledge toward its preventive measures among patients with chronic medical illness on follow-up in public hospitals of Bale, East Bale, and West Arsi zones, Ethiopia.

Journal: SAGE open medicine

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Authors & Co-authors:  Yasin Ahmed A Asefa Tesfaye T Takele Abule A Fikadu Genet G Sahiledengle Biniyam B Tura Birhanu B Gemmechu Addisu A Abduku Mohammed Awel MA Zenbaba Demisu D Tesa Edao E

Depressive symptoms and associated factor among public school teachers in Jimma town, Southwest, Ethiopia 2020: a multi-disciplinary, cross-sectional study.

Journal: BMC psychiatry

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Bete Tilahun T Gemechu Kabtamu K Anbesaw Tamrat T Tarafa Hunde H Tadessa Jinenus J

Quantitative Evaluation of Psychological Tolerance under the Haze: A Case Study of Typical Provinces and Cities in China with Severe Haze.

Journal: International journal of environmental research and public health

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Lu Haiyue H Rui Xiaoping X Gemechu Gadisa Fayera GF Li Runkui R

Maternal Depression and Associated Factors Among Pregnant Women Attending Ante Natal Care, Southern Ethiopia: Cross-Sectional Study.

Journal: Frontiers in public health

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Borie Yacob Abraham YA Siyoum Melese M Tsega Aklile A Anbese Gemechu G

Clinical guidelines for the use of lifestyle-based mental health care in major depressive disorder: World Federation of Societies for Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) and Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine (ASLM) taskforce.

Journal: The world journal of biological psychiatry : the official journal of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Marx Wolfgang W Manger Sam H SH Blencowe Mark M Murray Greg G Ho Fiona Yan-Yee FY Lawn Sharon S Blumenthal James A JA Schuch Felipe F Stubbs Brendon B Ruusunen Anu A

Prevalence and factors associated with depression among older adults in the case of a low-income country, Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Journal: BMC psychiatry

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Kasa Ayele Semachew AS Lee Shu-Chun SC Chang Hui-Chen Rita HR

Is self-reported depression, HIV status, COVID-19 health risk profile and SARS-CoV-2 exposure associated with difficulty in adhering to COVID-19 prevention measures among residents in West Africa?

Journal: BMC public health

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Folayan Morenike Oluwatoyin MO Abeldaño Zuniga Roberto Ariel RA Abeldaño Giuliana Florencia GF Quadri Mir Faeq Ali MFA Jafer Mohammed M Yousaf Muhammad Abrar MA Ellakany Passent P Nzimande Ntombifuthi N Ara Eshrat E Al-Khanati Nuraldeen Maher NM

Continued disruptions in health care services and mental health among health care providers during the COVID-19 pandemic in five sub-Saharan African countries.

Journal: Journal of global health

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Assefa Nega N Abdullahi Yasir Younis YY Hemler Elena Cori EC Lankoande Bruno B Wang Dongqing D Madzorera Isabel I Millogo Ourohiré O Abokyi Livesy Naafoe LN Dasmane Dielbeogo D Dianou Kassoum K

Current alcohol, tobacco, and khat use and associated factors among adults living in Harari regional state, eastern Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study.

Journal: Frontiers in psychiatry

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Bete Tilahun T Lami Magarsa M Negash Abraham A Eyeberu Addis A Birhanu Abdi A Berhanu Bekelu B Abdeta Tilahun T Nigussie Shambel S Dechasa Deribe Bekele DB Gemechu Kabtamu K

The Continued Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Education and Mental Health Among Sub-Saharan African Adolescents.

Journal: The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Wang Dongqing D Adedokun Olufemi A OA Millogo Ourohiré O Madzorera Isabel I Hemler Elena C EC Workneh Firehiwot F Mapendo Frank F Lankoande Bruno B Ismail Abbas A Chukwu Angela A

Translation and evaluation of psychometric properties of the Amharic pediatric quality of life inventory 4.0 generic core scale for children with cancer.

Journal: Health and quality of life outcomes

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Melesse Tenaw Gualu TG Chau Janita Pak Chun JPC Li William Ho Cheung WHC Choi Kai Chow KC Yimer Mulugeta Ayalew MA Gidey Abdulkadir Mohamed Said AMS

Counting adolescents in: the development of an adolescent health indicator framework for population-based settings.

Journal: EClinicalMedicine

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Shinde Sachin S Harling Guy G Assefa Nega N Bärnighausen Till T Bukenya Justine J Chukwu Angela A Darling Anne Marie AM Manu Adom A Millogo Ourohiré O Mwanyika-Sando Mary M

Prevalence of common mental disorders and associated factors among adults living in Harari regional state, eastern Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study.

Journal: Frontiers in psychiatry

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Abdeta Tilahun T Birhanu Abdi A Kibret Haregeweyn H Alemu Ayichew A Bayu Kefelegn K Bogale Kasahun K Meseret Fentahun F Dechasa Deribe Bekele DB Wondimneh Fenta F Abinew Yideg Y

The effectiveness of nurse-led interventions to manage frailty in community-dwelling older people: a systematic review.

Journal: Systematic reviews

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Kasa Ayele Semachew AS Drury Peta P Traynor Victoria V Lee Shu-Chun SC Chang Hui-Chen Rita HR

Alcohol consumption and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care at governmental hospitals in Harari regional state, Eastern, Ethiopia.

Journal: Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Bete Tilahun T Asfaw Henock H Nigussie Kabtamu K Alemu Addisu A Eyeberu Gebrie Addis A Dechasa Deribe Bekele DB Gemechu Kabtamu K Arkew Mesay M Daniel Beniam B Gelaye Habtam H