Researcher biography
Habte Belete Gobie commenced his PhD in 2021 offshore with the award of a UQ International Scholarship for "Prevention of risky behaviour and mental illness in adolescents", presented a poster at the 40th [virtual] APSAD meeting for November 2021 and arrived at his Brisbane desk in January 2022. Habte's principal supervisor is Associate Professor Janni Leung, and co-supervisors are A/Prof Gary Chan and Professor Leanne Hides.
Habte was previously an academic staff member of Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia. He has been involved in research work and published articles in the area of mental health and substance misuse, and involved in teaching undergraduate and masters’ students in his department, Department of Psychiatry. Habte has a BSc degree in psychiatric nursing and master of science in Integrated Clinical and Community Mental Health.
Habte and colleagues have published the paper ‘Cannabis use in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis’ in leading alcohol and drug journal Addiction.
Publications
Journal Articles
Belete, Habte, Mekonen, Tesfa, Connor, Jason P., Chan, Gary, Hides, Leanne and Leung, Janni (2025). Tobacco smoking in Sub‐Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Drug and Alcohol Review. doi: 10.1111/dar.14040
Siraj, Seid, Belete, Habte, Beka, Michael, Shegaw, Maregu, Belete, Asmare and Birhan, Zelalem (2025). Determinants of suicidal behavior among elders in Northwest Ethiopia: implications for prevention. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 16, 16. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1538877
Wale, Mastewal Aschale, Addisu, Fikir, Belete, Habte, Fekadu, Wubalem, Wassie, Agmas and Chekol, Aklile Tsega (2025). Caregiver-perpetrated violence against patients with severe mental disorders and associated factors in Bahir Dar, northwest Ethiopia. Heliyon, 11 (4) e42861, e42861. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e42861
Ritter, Philipp, Glenn, Tasha, Achtyes, Eric D., Alda, Martin, Agaoglu, Esen, Altınbaş, Kürsat, Andreassen, Ole A., Angelopoulos, Elias, Ardau, Raffaella, Aydin, Memduha, Ayhan, Yavuz, Baethge, Christopher, Bauer, Rita, Baune, Bernhard T., Balaban, Ceylan, Becerra-Palars, Claudia, Behere, Aniruddh P., Behere, Prakash B., Belete, Habte, Belete, Tilahun, Belizario, Gabriel Okawa, Bellivier, Frank, Belmaker, Robert H., Benedetti, Francesco, Berk, Michael, Bersudsky, Yuly, Bicakci, Şule, Birabwa-Oketcho, Harriet, Bjella, Thomas D. ... Bauer, Michael (2024). Association between a large change between the minimum and maximum monthly values of solar insolation and a history of suicide attempts in bipolar I disorder. International Journal of Bipolar Disorders, 12 (1) 43, 1. doi: 10.1186/s40345-024-00364-5
Fares-Otero, Natalia E., Sharp, Tamsin H., Balle, Stefanie R., Quaatz, Sarah M., Vieta, Eduard, Åhs, Fredrik, Allgaier, Antje-Kathrin, Arévalo, Adrián, Bachem, Rahel, Belete, Habte, Mossie, Tilahun Belete, Berzengi, Azi, Capraz, Necip, Ceylan, Deniz, Dukes, Daniel, Essadek, Aziz, Iqbal, Naved, Jobson, Laura, Levy-Gigi, Einat, Lüönd, Antonia, Martin-Soelch, Chantal, Michael, Tanja, Oe, Misari, Olff, Miranda, Örnkloo, Helena, Prakash, Krithika, Ramakrishnan, Muniarajan, Raghavan, Vijaya, Şar, Vedat ... Halligan, Sarah L. (2024). Social support and (complex) posttraumatic stress symptom severity: does gender matter?. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 15 (1) 2398921, 1-11. doi: 10.1080/20008066.2024.2398921
Belete, Habte, Belete, Tilahun, Bacharach, Samuel, Briggs, Kathleen Ann and Bamberger, Peter (2024). Alcohol use disorder among textile workers: evidence from Ethiopia. Journal of Drug Issues, 54 (4), 560-575. doi: 10.1177/00220426231180123
Belete, Habte, Yimer, Tesfa Mekonen, Dawson, Danielle, Espinosa, Dorothy C., Ambaw, Fentie, Connor, Jason P., Chan, Gary, Hides, Leanne and Leung, Janni (2024). Alcohol use and alcohol use disorders in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Addiction, 119 (9), 1527-1540. doi: 10.1111/add.16514
Haim-Nachum, Shilat, Sopp, Marie R., Lüönd, Antonia M., Afzal, Nimrah, Åhs, Fredrik, Allgaier, Antje-Kathrin, Arévalo, Adrián, Asongwe, Christian, Bachem, Rahel, Balle, Stefanie R., Belete, Habte, Belete Mossie, Tilahun, Berzengi, Azi, Capraz, Necip, Ceylan, Deniz, Dukes, Daniel, Essadek, Aziz, Fares-Otero, Natalia E., Halligan, Sarah L., Hemi, Alla, Iqbal, Naved, Jobson, Laura, Levy-Gigi, Einat, Martin-Soelch, Chantal, Michael, Tanja, Oe, Misari, Olff, Miranda, Örnkloo, Helena, Prakash, Krithika ... Pfaltz, Monique C. (2024). Childhood maltreatment is linked to larger preferred interpersonal distances towards friends and strangers across the globe. Translational Psychiatry, 14 (1) 339. doi: 10.1038/s41398-024-02980-2
Kassahun, Gedefaw Tegegne, Addis, Fikir, Mossie, Tilahun Belete, Belete, Habte and Munie, Birhanu Mengist (2024). Suicidal behavior and associated factors among holy water users at Northwest, Ethiopia, 2023: an institution based cross-sectional study. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 15 1398363, 15. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1398363
Leung, Janni, Lim, Carmen, Belete, Habte, Mcclure-Thomas, Caitlin, Foo, Shaun and Chan, Gary Chung Kai (2024). Regional and country prevalence estimates of unsafe sex among adolescents in 68 low-income and middle-income countries. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 53 (6), 2337-2346. doi: 10.1007/s10508-024-02861-1
Yimer, Tesfa Mekonen, Chan, Gary C.K., Belete, Habte, Hides, Leanne and Leung, Janni (2023). Treatment-seeking behavior and barriers to mental health service utilization for depressive symptoms and hazardous drinking: The role of religious and traditional healers in mental healthcare of Northwest Ethiopia. Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health, 10 e92, 1-12. doi: 10.1017/gmh.2023.88
Bauer, Michael, Glenn, Tasha, Achtyes, Eric D., Alda, Martin, Agaoglu, Esen, Altınbaş, Kürsat, Andreassen, Ole A., Angelopoulos, Elias, Ardau, Raffaella, Aydin, Memduha, Ayhan, Yavuz, Baethge, Christopher, Bauer, Rita, Baune, Bernhard T., Balaban, Ceylan, Becerra-Palars, Claudia, Behere, Aniruddh P., Behere, Prakash B., Belete, Habte, Belete, Tilahun, Belizario, Gabriel Okawa, Bellivier, Frank, Belmaker, Robert H., Benedetti, Francesco, Berk, Michael, Bersudsky, Yuly, Bicakci, Şule, Birabwa-Oketcho, Harriet, Bjella, Thomas D. ... Whybrow, Peter C. (2023). Exploratory study of ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation and age of onset of bipolar disorder. International Journal of Bipolar Disorders, 11 (1) 22. doi: 10.1186/s40345-023-00303-w
Abate, Agmas Wassie, Menberu, Melak, Belete, Habte, Ergetie, Temesgen, Teshome, Assefa Agegnehu, Chekol, Aklile Tsega, Aschale, Mastewal and Desalegn, Wondimnew (2023). Perceived compassionate care and associated factors among patients with mental illness at Tibebe Ghion specialized and Felege Hiwot comprehensive specialized hospital, Northwest Ethiopia. BMC Health Services Research, 23 (1) 650, 1-9. doi: 10.1186/s12913-023-09665-4
Belete, Habte, Mekonen, Tesfa, Espinosa, Dorothy C., Ambaw, Fentie, Connor, Jason, Chan, Gary, Hides, Leanne, Hall, Wayne and Leung, Janni (2023). Cannabis use in Sub‐Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. Addiction, 118 (7), 1201-1215. doi: 10.1111/add.16170
Misgan, Eyaya and Belete, Habte (2021). High-level of anxiety and depressive symptoms among patients with general medical conditions and community residents: a comparative study. BMC Psychiatry, 21 (1) 324, 324. doi: 10.1186/s12888-021-03336-6
Engda, Abayneh Shewangzaw, Belete, Habte, Tilahun, Fikir Addisu, Demeke, Solomon Moges, Engidaw, Nigus Alemnew, Wubetu, Abate Dargie and Asefa, Eyosiyas Yeshialem (2021). Prevalence of depression and associated factors among normal and overweight reproductive age women, Ethiopia: community-based comparative cross-sectional Study. International Journal of Women's Health, Volume 13, 337-347. doi: 10.2147/ijwh.s301778
Endalamaw, Aklilu, Assefa, Yibeltal, Geremew, Demeke, Belete, Habte, Dachew, Berihun Assefa, Belachew, Amare, Animaw, Worku, Habtewold, Tesfa Dejenie and Wilson, Rhonda (2021). Disclosure of HIV seropositivity to sexual partner in Ethiopia: A systematic review. Women's Health, 17 174550652110630, 1-12. doi: 10.1177/17455065211063021
Belete, Habte, Misgan, Eyaya and Mihret, Muhabaw (2020). The effect of early childhood sexual abuse on mental health among postpartum women visiting public health facilities in Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia: multicenter study. International Journal of Women's Health, 12, 1271-1281. doi: 10.2147/ijwh.s283924
Belete, Habte, Ergetie, Temesgen, Ali, Tilahun, Birhanu, Simon and Belete, Tilahun (2020). Work-related stress and associated factors among textile factory employees in Northwest Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study. Psychology Research and Behavior Management, 13, 1071-1078. doi: 10.2147/prbm.s282061
James, Spencer L, Castle, Chris D, Dingels, Zachary V, Fox, Jack T, Hamilton, Erin B, Liu, Zichen, S Roberts, Nicholas L, Sylte, Dillon O, Henry, Nathaniel J, LeGrand, Kate E, Abdelalim, Ahmed, Abdoli, Amir, Abdollahpour, Ibrahim, Abdulkader, Rizwan Suliankatchi, Abedi, Aidin, Abosetugn, Akine Eshete, Abushouk, Abdelrahman I, Adebayo, Oladimeji M, Agudelo-Botero, Marcela, Ahmad, Tauseef, Ahmed, Rushdia, Ahmed, Muktar Beshir, Eddine Aichour, Miloud Taki, Alahdab, Fares, Alamene, Genet Melak, Alanezi, Fahad Mashhour, Alebel, Animut, Alema, Niguse Meles, Alghnam, Suliman A ... Vos, Theo (2020). Global injury morbidity and mortality from 1990 to 2017: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Injury Prevention, 26 (Supp 1), i96-i114. doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2019-043494
Mihret, Muhabaw Shumye, Asaye, Mengstu Melkamu, Mengistu, Banchigizie Adane and Belete, Habte (2020). Mixed infant feeding practice and associated factors among HIV-positive women under care in Gondar city’s public health facilities within two years postpartum: a cross-sectional study. International Journal of Pediatrics, 2020 4597962, 1-9. doi: 10.1155/2020/4597962
James, Spencer L., Castle, Chris D., Dingels, Zachary V., Fox, Jack T., Hamilton, Erin B., Liu, Zichen, Roberts, Nicholas L. S., Sylte, Dillon O., Bertolacci, Gregory J., Cunningham, Matthew, Henry, Nathaniel J., Legrand, Kate E., Abdelalim, Ahmed, Abdollahpour, Ibrahim, Abdulkader, Rizwan Suliankatchi, Abedi, Aidin, Abegaz, Kedir Hussein, Abosetugn, Akine Eshete, Abushouk, Abdelrahman I., Adebayo, Oladimeji M., Adsuar, Jose C., Advani, Shailesh M., Agudelo-Botero, Marcela, Ahmad, Tauseef, Ahmed, Muktar Beshir, Ahmed, Rushdia, Aichour, Miloud Taki Eddine, Alahdab, Fares, Alanezi, Fahad Mashhour ... Vos, Theo (2020). Estimating global injuries morbidity and mortality: Methods and data used in the Global Burden of Disease 2017 study. Injury Prevention, 26 (1), I125-I153. doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2019-043531
Belete, Habte and Misgan, Eyaya (2019). Suicidal behaviour in postnatal mothers in northwestern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open, 9 (9) e027449, e027449. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027449
Davids, Eugene Lee, Adams Tucker, Leigh, Wambua, Grace Nduku, Fewster, Deborah Leigh, Schlebusch, Liezl, Karrim, Saira B. S., Attia, Mouna, Nyoni, Joachim, Bayouh, Fikirte Girma, Kuteesa, Hillary, Brahim, Takoua, Hoogenhout, Michelle, Moussa Kahloul, Rahma Ben, Jearey-Graham, Nicola, Gobie, Habte Belete and Nalugya, Joyce Sserunjogi (2019). Child and adolescent mental health in Africa: A qualitative analysis of the perspectives of emerging mental health clinicians and researchers using an online platform. Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 31 (2), 93-107. doi: 10.2989/17280583.2019.1659145
Lola, Hirbaye Mokona, Belete, Habte, Gebeyehu, Abebaw, Zerihun, Aemro, Yimer, Solomon and Leta, Kassech (2019). Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) among children aged 6 to 17 years old living in Girja District, rural Ethiopia. Behavioural Neurology, 2019 1753580, 1-8. doi: 10.1155/2019/1753580
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