Tesfa is a PhD student at The University of Queensland. His PhD project is on mental health service utilization in low resource settings, looking at treatment gaps and barriers to seek treatment for mental health reasons, particularly focusing on depression and alcohol use disorder. He holds the UQ Research Training Program Scholarship. Tesfa has an MSc in Community and Clinical Mental Health, and he is an academic staff at Bahir Dar University in Ethiopia.
NCYSUR Supervisors: Dr Janni Leung; Dr Gary Chan
Journal Articles
Leung, Janni, Santo, Thomas, Colledge, Samantha, Mekonen, Tesfa, Thomson, Kate, Degenhardt, Louisa, Connor, Jason P., Hall, Wayne and Stjepanović, Daniel (2022). Mood and anxiety symptoms in persons taking prescription opioids: a systematic review with meta-analyses of longitudinal studies. Pain Medicine, 23 (8), 1442-1456. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnac029
Leung, Janni, Lim, Carmen C.W., Chiu, Vivian, Chung, Jack, Mekonen, Tesfa, Dawson, Danielle, Hall, Wayne D. and Chan, Gary C.K. (2022). Prevalence and correlates of cannabis use for medicinal reasons – an Australian cross-sectional study. Addictive Behaviors Reports, 15 100436, 100436. doi: 10.1016/j.abrep.2022.100436
Mekonen, Tesfa, Ford, Sarah, Chan, Gary C. K., Hides, Leanne, Connor, Jason P. and Leung, Janni (2022). What is the short-term remission rate for people with untreated depression? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders, 296, 17-25. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.09.046
Mekonen, Tesfa, Chan, Gary C.K., Connor, Jason P., Hides, Leanne and Leung, Janni (2021). Estimating the global treatment rates for depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders, 295, 1234-1242. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.09.038
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Bitew, Huluagresh, Andargie, Gashaw, Tadesse, Agitu, Belete, Amsalu, Fekadu, Wubalem and Mekonen, Tesfa (2016). Suicidal ideation, attempt, and determining factors among HIV/AIDS patients, Ethiopia. Depression Research and Treatment, 2016 8913160, 1-6. doi: 10.1155/2016/8913160
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
Yimer, Tesfa Mekonen, Mihretie, Getnet, Assefa, Dereje, Fekadu, Wubalem and Mehretie, Yohannes (2015). Magnitude and associated factors of delirium among hospitalized patients, Ethiopia: A cross sectional study. African Journal of Psychiatry (South Africa), 18 (3) 1000267. doi: 10.4172/Psychiatry.1000267
Gelaye, Amha Admasie, Taye, Kalemelekot Nigussie and Mekonen, Tesfa (2014). Magnitude and risk factors of abortion among regular female students in Wolaita Sodo University, Ethiopia. BMC Women's Health, 14 (1) 50. doi: 10.1186/1472-6874-14-50
Conference Papers
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
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