
Dr Gizachew Tessema
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School of Public Health
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
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Dr Gizachew Tessema is a perinatal and reproductive epidemiologist and health care services researcher with research interest that employed advanced statistical analyses, mixed methods research (MMR), and qualitative study. He obtained his PhD in Public Health (2018) from the University of Adelaide and received the Dean’s Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence. Prior to that, he graduated with MPH (2012) and Bachelor's degree in Public Health (2009) in Ethiopia. Following his Gro Harlem Brundtland Visiting Fellowship from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) in 2020, he has been located in Norway between Jan and Mar 2020 and worked as a visiting scientist at the Centre for Fertility and Health.
He has received several honors and awards, of which notable awards include the WA Young Tall Poppy Award (2022), Early Career Researcher of the Year Award for the Faculty of Health Sciences at Curtin University (2022), a National Health and Medical Research Council Emerging Leadership Fellowship (2021-2025), the Charter Hall Research Collaboration Award from the Raine Medical Foundation (2020/21), and Adelaide Scholarship International Award from the University of Adelaide (2015-2018).
Gizachew's current research work is focusing on a developing a risk predicition model to prevent avoidable adverse perinatal outcomes in Australia. This work expands from his project that aimed to investigate the effect of interpregnancy intervals on adverse perinatal outcomes in high-income countries spanning Australia, Norway, Finland, United States (California), and Canada involving birth registries totaling over 11 million births of more than three decades. He published ≈100 high quality journal articles including a first authored papers in Lancet Global Health, PLoS Medicine, BMJ Global Health, and BJOG. He is also keen to apply advanced data science methods including machine learning.
While he taught reproductive health, health promotion, and maternal and child health courses at the University of Gondar (Ethiopia), he is currently involved in teaching Research methods for Master of Dietetics Unit (statistical analysis component) at Curtin University.
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Awards and Achievements
Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount 2022 Achievement WA Young Tall Poppy Awards Australian Institute of Policy and Science Australia - 2022 Award Early Career Researcher of the Year Award Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University Australia - 2022 Award Commendation in Research Supervision Curtin University Australia - 2022 Award STEM Early Career Researcher Award Curtin University Australia - 2022 Research Award Raine Research Prize Raine Medical Research Foundation Australia - 2022 Award Early- and Mid-Career Researcher (EMCR) Award enAble Institute, Curtin University Australia - 2020 Fellowship The Gro Harlem Brundtland Visiting Scholarship Norwegian Institute of Public Health Norway - 2019 Research Award Charter Hall Research Collaboration Award Raine Medical Research Foundation Australia - 2018 Award Dean's Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence University of Adelaide Australia - 2017 Fellowship DR Stranks Travelling Fellowship 2016 University of Adelaide Australia - 2017 Scholarship Research Abroad Scholarship 2016 - - - 2015 Scholarship Adelaide Scholarship International University of Adelaide Australia - -
Language Competencies
Language Competency Amharic Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2015 - 2018 The University of Adelaide Australia PhD in Public and Community Health 2011 - 2012 University of Gondar Ethiopia MPH (Reproductive and Child Health Speciality) 2005 - 2009 Hawassa University Ethiopia BSc (Public Health) -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2023 Duko, B., Gebremedhin, A. T., Tessema, G. A., Alati, R., & Pereira, G. (2023). Average treatment effect of maternal prenatal tobacco smoking on offspring developmental vulnerability in early childhood. Annals of Epidemiology, 78, 35-43.
2023 Kaforau, L. S., Tessema, G. A., Jancey, J., Bugoro, H., & Pereira, G. (2023). Prevalence and risk factors associated with under-five mortality in the Solomon Islands: an investigation from the 2015 Solomon Islands demographic and health survey data. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 100691.
2023 Nyadanu, S. D., Tessema, G. A., Mullins, B., Kumi-Boateng, B., Ofosu, A. A., & Pereira, G. (2023). Prenatal exposure to long-term heat stress and stillbirth in Ghana: A within-space time-series analysis. Environmental Research, 222, 115385.
2022 Global Burden of Disease 2019 Cancer Collaboration., Kocarnik, J. M., Compton, K., Dean, F. E., Fu, W., Gaw, B. L., . . . Force, L. M. (2022). Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life Years for 29 Cancer Groups From 2010 to 2019: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. JAMA Oncology, 8(3), 420-444.
Scopus192 WoS168 Europe PMC1192022 Dachew, B. A., Pereira, G., Tessema, G. A., Dhamrait, G. K., & Alati, R. (2022). Interpregnancy interval and the risk of oppositional defiant disorder in offspring. Development and Psychopathology, 8 pages.
2022 Dachew, B. A., Tessema, G. A., & Alati, R. (2022). Association between obstetric mode of delivery and emotional and behavioural problems in children and adolescents: the children of the 90s health study. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 12 pages.
2022 Bailey, H. D., Gray, C., Adane, A. A., Strobel, N. A., White, S. W., Marriott, R., . . . Sharp, M. (2022). Early mortality among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal women who had a preterm birth in Western Australia: A population-based cohort study. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, 37(1), 1-14.
2022 Wong, K., Tessema, G. A., Chai, K., & Pereira, G. (2022). Development of prognostic model for preterm birth using machine learning in a population-based cohort of Western Australia births between 1980 and 2015. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 1-16.
2022 Dunne, J., Tessema, G. A., Gebremedhin, A. T., & Pereira, G. (2022). Bias in the association between advanced maternal age and stillbirth using left truncated data. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 1-9.
2022 Tessema, G. A., Håberg, S. E., Pereira, G., Regan, A. K., Dunne, J., & Magnus, M. C. (2022). Interpregnancy interval and adverse pregnancy outcomes among pregnancies following miscarriages or induced abortions in Norway (2008–2016): A cohort study. PLoS Medicine, 19(11), e1004129-1-e1004129-19.
Scopus12022 Erku, D., Scuffham, P., Gething, K., Norman, R., Mekonnen, A. B., Gebretekle, G. B., . . . Tessema, G. A. (2022). Stated Preference Research in Reproductive and Maternal Healthcare Services in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review. The Patient - Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, 15(3), 287-306.
2022 Dunne, J., Tessema, G. A., & Pereira, G. (2022). The role of confounding in the association between pregnancy complications and subsequent preterm birth: a cohort study. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 129(6), 890-899.
Scopus3 WoS32022 Nyadanu, S. D., Tessema, G. A., Mullins, B., & Pereira, G. (2022). Prenatal acute thermophysiological stress and spontaneous preterm birth in Western Australia, 2000-2015: A space-time-stratified case-crossover analysis. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 245, 114029-1-114029-10.
Scopus2 WoS12022 Mruts, K. B., Tessema, G. A., Kassaw, N. A., Gebremedhin, A. T., Scott, J. A., & Pereira, G. (2022). Short interpregnancy interval and its predictors in Ethiopia: implications for policy and practice. Pan African Medical Journal, 42, 199.
2022 Mruts, K. B., Gebremedhin, A. T., Tessema, G. A., Scott, J. A., & Pereira, G. (2022). Interbirth interval and maternal anaemia in 21 sub-Saharan African countries: A fractionalpolynomial analysis. PLoS ONE, 17(9 September), 15 pages.
2022 Kaforau, L. S. K., Tessema, G. A., Jancey, J., Dhamrait, G., Bugoro, H., & Pereira, G. (2022). Prevalence and risk factors of adverse birth outcomes in the Pacific Island region: A scoping review. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 21, 100402.
Scopus2 WoS1 Europe PMC12022 Mruts, K. B., Tessema, G. A., Gebremedhin, A. T., Scott, J., & Pereira, G. (2022). The effect of family planning counselling on postpartum modern contraceptive uptake in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review. Public Health, 206, 46-56.
Scopus1 WoS12022 Nyadanu, S. D., Tessema, G. A., Mullins, B., & Pereira, G. (2022). Maternal acute thermophysiological stress and stillbirth in Western Australia, 2000–2015: A space-time-stratified case-crossover analysis. Science of The Total Environment, 836, 155750-1-155750-11.
Scopus4 WoS2 Europe PMC12022 Mruts, K. B., Tessema, G. A., Dunne, J., Gebremedhin, A. T., Scott, J., & Pereira, G. F. (2022). Does family planning counselling during health service contact improve postpartum modern contraceptive uptake in Ethiopia? A nationwide cross-sectional study. BMJ Open, 12(5), e060308-1-e060308- 8.
Scopus1 WoS12022 Nyadanu, S. D., Dunne, J., Tessema, G. A., Mullins, B., Kumi-Boateng, B., Lee Bell, M., . . . Pereira, G. (2022). Prenatal exposure to ambient air pollution and adverse birth outcomes: An umbrella review of 36 systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Environmental Pollution, 306, 119465-1-119465-25.
Scopus4 WoS3 Europe PMC12022 Tessema, G. A., Håberg, S. E., Pereira, G., & Magnus, M. C. (2022). The role of intervening pregnancy loss in the association between interpregnancy interval and adverse pregnancy outcomes. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 129(11), 1853-1861.
Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC12022 Foo, D., Dunne, J., Pereira, G., Gebremedhin, A., Duko, B., & Tessema, G. A. (2022). Diabetic and Hypertensive Disorders Following Miscarriage: A Protocol for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(14), 8324-1-8324-6.
2022 Nyadanu, S. D., Tessema, G. A., Mullins, B., Kumi-Boateng, B., Ofosu, A. A., & Pereira, G. (2022). Ambient particulate matter air pollution and stillbirth in Ghana: A difference-in-differences approach. Atmospheric Pollution Research, 13(7), 101471.
Scopus1 WoS12021 Tessema, G. A., Kinfu, Y., Dachew, B. A., Tesema, A. G., Assefa, Y., Alene, K. A., . . . Tesfay, F. H. (2021). The COVID-19 pandemic and healthcare systems in Africa: a scoping review of preparedness, impact and response. BMJ Global Health, 6(12), e007179-1-e007179-14.
Scopus25 WoS25 Europe PMC162021 Dunne, J., Tessema, G. A., & Pereira, G. (2021). Confounding in the association between pregnancy complications and subsequent preterm birth. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, 50(Supplement_1), 64.
2021 Dunne, J., Tessema, G. A., Ognjenovic, M., & Pereira, G. (2021). The application of simulation to quantifying the influence of bias in reproductive and perinatal epidemiology. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, 50(Supplement_1), 2 pages.
2021 Pereira, G., Regan, A. K., Wong, K., & Tessema, G. A. (2021). Gestational age as a predictor for subsequent preterm birth in New South Wales, Australia. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 21(1), 607-1-607-7.
Scopus2 WoS22021 Mengesha, E. W., Alene, G. D., Amare, D., Assefa, Y., & Tessema, G. A. (2021). Social capital and maternal and child health services uptake in low- and middle-income countries: mixed methods systematic review. BMC Health Services Research, 21(1), 1142-1-1142-16.
2021 Gebremedhin, A. T., Tessema, G. A., Regan, A. K., & Pereira, G. F. (2021). Association between interpregnancy interval and pregnancy complications by history of complications: A population-based cohort study. BMJ Open, 11(12), e046962-1-e046962-10.
WoS12021 Tessema, G., Håberg, S. E., Pereira, G., & Magnus, M. C. (2021). 748Misclassification of interpregnancy interval attributable to miscarriages/induced abortions: quantifying its impact on preterm births. International Journal of Epidemiology, 50(Supplement_1).
2021 Jahagirdar, D., Walters, M. K., Novotney, A., Brewer, E. D., Frank, T. D., Carter, A., . . . Kyu, H. H. (2021). Global, regional, and national sex-specific burden and control of the HIV epidemic, 1990–2019, for 204 countries and territories: the Global Burden of Diseases Study 2019. The Lancet HIV, 8(10), e633-e651.
Scopus22 WoS15 Europe PMC142021 Belayihun, B., Asnake, M., Tessema, G., & Molla, Y. (2021). From Illusive to all-Inclusive: How Pathfinder International amplified learning by doing scientific writing training. Ethiopian Journal of Health Development, 35(5), 1-2. 2021 Pereira, E., Tessema, G., Gissler, M., Regan, A. K., & Pereira, G. (2021). Re-evaluation of gestational age as a predictor for subsequent preterm birth. PLoS One, 16(1), e0245935-1-e0245935-10.
Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC12021 Kaforau, L. S. K., Tessema, G. A., Jancey, J., Dhamrait, G. K., Bugoro, H., & Pereira, G. F. (2021). Prevalence and risk factors of adverse birth outcomes in the Pacific Island region: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open, 11(4), e042423-1-e042423-6.
Scopus1 WoS12021 Gebremedhin, A. T., Tessema, G. A., Regan, A. K., & Pereira, G. (2021). Association between interpregnancy interval and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: effect modification by maternal age. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, 35(4), 415-424.
Scopus1 WoS12021 Tessema, G. A., Marinovich, M. L., Håberg, S. E., Gissler, M., Mayo, J. A., Nassar, N., . . . Pereira, G. (2021). Interpregnancy intervals and adverse birth outcomes in high-income countries: an international cohort study. PLoS ONE, 16(7 July 2021), 1-17.
Scopus11 WoS11 Europe PMC52021 Pereira, G., Dunne, J., Regan, A. K., & Tessema, G. A. (2021). Smoking cessation and preterm birth in second pregnancy among women who smoked in their first. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 23(12), 2013-2018.
2021 Dunne, J., Tessema, G. A., Ognjenovic, M., & Pereira, G. (2021). Quantifying the influence of bias in reproductive and perinatal epidemiology through simulation. Annals of Epidemiology, 63, 86-101.
Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC12021 GBD 2019 Under-5 Mortality Collaborators., Bhandari, D., Ciobanu, L., Gill, T., Lassi, Z., Tessema, G., . . . Ahmed, M. (2021). Global, regional, and national progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 for neonatal and child health: all-cause and cause-specific mortality findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet, 398(10303), 870-905.
Scopus106 WoS79 Europe PMC592020 Tessema, G. A., & Pereira, G. (2020). Challenging the assumption that interpregnancy interval causes stillbirth in low-income and middle-income countries. The Lancet Global Health, 8(1), e16-e17.
Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC12020 Haagsma, J. A., James, S. L., Castle, C. D., Dingels, Z. V., Fox, J. T., Hamilton, E. B., . . . Vos, T. (2020). Burden of injury along the development spectrum: associations between the Socio-demographic Index and disability-adjusted life year estimates from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017.. Inj Prev, 26(SUPP_1), 1-15.
Scopus22 WoS33 Europe PMC142020 Malacova, E., Tippaya, S., Bailey, H. D., Chai, K., Farrant, B. M., Gebremedhin, A. T., . . . Pereira, G. (2020). Stillbirth risk prediction using machine learning for a large cohort of births from Western Australia, 1980-2015. Scientific Reports, 10(1), 5354-1-5354-8.
Scopus18 WoS14 Europe PMC132020 Tessema, G. A., Mahmood, M. A., Gomersall, J., Assefa, Y., Zemedu, T. G., Kifle, M., & Laurence, C. O. (2020). Structural quality of services and use of family planning services in primary health care facilities in Ethiopia. How do public and private facilities compare?. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(12), 4201-1-4201-12.
Scopus5 WoS5 Europe PMC42020 Nyadanu, S. D., Tessema, G. A., Mullins, B., Kumi-Boateng, B., Bell, M. L., & Pereira, G. (2020). Ambient air pollution, extreme temperatures and birth outcomes: a protocol for an umbrella review, systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(22), 1-18.
Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC12019 Wondie, A. G., Zeleke, A. A., Yenus, H., & Tessema, G. A. (2019). Cesarean delivery among women who gave birth in Dessie town hospitals, Northeast Ethiopia. PLoS ONE, 14(5), 13 pages.
Scopus11 WoS11 Europe PMC112019 Global Burden of Disease Cancer Collaboration., Fitzmaurice, C., Abate, D., Abbasi, N., Abbastabar, H., Abd-Allah, F., . . . Murray, C. J. L. (2019). Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life-Years for 29 Cancer Groups, 1990 to 2017: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study.. JAMA Oncol, 5(12), 1749-1768.
Scopus1247 WoS859 Europe PMC7752019 Deribew, A., Biadgilign, S., Deribe, K., Dejene, T., Tessema, G. A., Melaku, Y. A., . . . Wang, H. (2019). The Burden of HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia from 1990 to 2016: Evidence from the Global Burden of Diseases 2016 Study. Ethiopian journal of health sciences, 29(1), 859-868.
Scopus24 Europe PMC232019 Tessema, G. A., Gomersall, J. S., Laurence, C. O., & Mahmood, M. A. (2019). Healthcare providers' perspectives on use of the national guideline for family planning services in Amhara Region, Ethiopia: A qualitative study. BMJ Open, 9(2), e023403.
Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC32019 Orpana, H., Marczak, L., Arora, M., Abbasi, N., Abdulkader, R., Abebe, Z., . . . Jha, R. (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(1), 11 pages.
Scopus99 WoS2158 Europe PMC2042019 Reta, M. M., Tessema, G. A., & Shiferaw, G. (2019). Prevalence of dual contraceptive use and associated factors among HIV positive women at University of Gondar Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia. BMC Research Notes, 12(1), 36.
Scopus5 Europe PMC62018 Fitzmaurice, C., Akinyemiju, T., Al Lami, F., Alam, T., Alizadeh-Navaei, R., Allen, C., . . . Mokdad, A. (2018). Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life-Years for 29 Cancer Groups, 1990 to 2016: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study. JAMA oncology, 4(11), 1553-1568.
Scopus1032 WoS894 Europe PMC6262018 Roth, G., Abate, D., Abate, K., Abay, S., Abbafati, C., Abbasi, N., . . . Badawi, A. (2018). Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet, 392(10159), 1736-1788.
Scopus3524 WoS3474 Europe PMC22062018 Deribew, A., Deribe, K., Dejene, T., Tessema, G. A., Melaku, Y. A., Lakew, Y., . . . Biadgilign, S. (2018). Tuberculosis Burden in Ethiopia from 1990 to 2016: Evidence from the Global Burden of Diseases 2016 Study. Ethiopian journal of health sciences, 28(5), 519-528.
Scopus13 Europe PMC142018 Tessema, G. A., Mekonnen, T. T., Mengesha, Z. B., & Tumlinson, K. (2018). Association between skilled maternal healthcare and postpartum contraceptive use in Ethiopia. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 18(1), 13 pages.
Scopus11 WoS11 Europe PMC122018 Yesufe, A. A., Assefa, M., Bekele, A., Ergete, W., Aynalem, A., Wondemagegnehu, T., . . . Jemal, A. (2018). Adequacy of pathologic reports of invasive breast cancer from mastectomy specimens at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital Oncology center in Ethiopia. Journal of Global Oncology, 2018(4), 1-12.
Scopus5 Europe PMC32018 Ayele, G., Tessema, B., Amsalu, A., Ferede, G., & Yismaw, G. (2018). Prevalence and associated factors of treatment failure among HIV/AIDS patients on HAART attending University of Gondar Referral Hospital Northwest Ethiopia. BMC Immunology, 19(1).
2018 Melaku, Y., Wassie, M., Gill, T., Zhou, S., Tessema, G., Amare, A., . . . Deribew, A. (2018). Burden of disease attributable to suboptimal diet, metabolic risks and low physical activity in Ethiopia and comparison with Eastern sub-Saharan African countries, 1990-2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. BMC Public Health, 18(1), 552-1-552-20.
Scopus6 WoS6 Europe PMC32018 Roth, G. A., Abate, D., Abate, K. H., Abay, S. M., Abbafati, C., Abbasi, N., . . . Badawi, A. (2018). Erratum: Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (The Lancet (2018) 392(10159) (1736–1788)(S0140673618322037)(10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32203-7)). The Lancet, 392(10160), 2170.
Scopus4 WoS72017 Tessema, G., Mahmood, M., Gomersall, J., Assefa, Y., Zemedu, T., Kifle, M., & Laurence, C. (2017). Client and facility level determinants of quality of care in family planning services in Ethiopia: multilevel modelling. PloS one, 12(6), e0179167-1-e0179167-20.
Scopus16 WoS15 Europe PMC112017 Deribew, A., Dejene, T., Kebede, B., Tessema, G., Melaku, Y., Misganaw, A., . . . Stanaway, J. (2017). Incidence, prevalence and mortality rates of malaria in Ethiopia from 1990 to 2015: Analysis of the global burden of diseases 2015. Malaria Journal, 16(1), 7 pages.
Scopus50 WoS49 Europe PMC472017 Misganaw, A., Haregu, T., Deribe, K., Tessema, G., Deribew, A., Melaku, Y., . . . Naghavi, M. (2017). National mortality burden due to communicable, non-communicable, and other diseases in Ethiopia, 1990-2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. Population Health Metrics, 15(1), 29-1-29-17.
Scopus93 WoS892017 Salih, M. H., Tessema, G. A., Cherkos, E. A., Ferede, A. J., & Zelalem Anlay, D. (2017). Stigma towards People Living on HIV/AIDS and Associated Factors among Nurses’ Working in Amhara Region Referral Hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study. Advances in Nursing, 2017, 1-7.
2017 Deribew, A., Kebede, B., Tessema, G., Adama, Y., Misganaw, A., Gebre, T., . . . Deribe, K. (2017). Mortality and disability-adjusted life-years (dalys) for common neglected tropical diseases in Ethiopia, 1990-2015: Evidence from the global burden of disease study 2015. Ethiopian Medical Journal, 55(Suppl 1), 3-14.
Scopus16 Europe PMC112017 Fullman, N., Barber, R. M., Abajobir, A. A., Abate, K. H., Abbafati, C., Abbas, K. M., . . . Brauer, M. (2017). Measuring progress and projecting attainment on the basis of past trends of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. The Lancet, 390(10100), 1423-1459.
Scopus196 WoS180 Europe PMC1272017 Fitzmaurice, C., Allen, C., Barber, R., Barregard, L., Bhutta, Z., Brenner, H., . . . Tessema, G. (2017). Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life-years for 32 Cancer Groups, 1990 to 2015: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study. JAMA oncology, 3(4), 524-548.
Scopus2732 WoS2223 Europe PMC16432017 Laurence, C., Tessema, G., Melaku, Y., Misganaw, A., Woldie, S., Hiruye, A., . . . Deribew, A. (2017). Trends and causes of maternal mortality in Ethiopia during 1990-2013: findings from the Global Burden of Diseases study 2013. BMC Public Health, 17(1), 1-8.
Scopus100 WoS96 Europe PMC782017 Wang, H., Bhutta, Z. A., Coates, M. M., Coggeshall, M., Dandona, L., Diallo, K., . . . Bazargan-Hejazi, S. (2017). Erratum: Global, regional, national, and selected subnational levels of stillbirths, neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 (The Lancet (2016) 388(10053) (1725–1774)(S0140673616315756)(10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31575-6)). The Lancet, 389(10064), e1.
2017 Kassebaum, N. J., Barber, R. M., Dandona, L., Hay, S. I., Larson, H. J., Lim, S. S., . . . Bärnighausen, T. (2017). Erratum: Global, regional, and national levels of maternal mortality, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 (The Lancet (2016) 388(10053) (1775–1812)(S0140673616314702)(10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31470-2)). The Lancet, 389(10064), e1.
2017 Fullman, N., Barber, R. M., Abajobir, A. A., Abate, K. H., Abbafati, C., Abbas, K. M., . . . Brauer, M. (2017). Erratum: Measuring progress and projecting attainment on the basis of past trends of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 (The Lancet (2017) 390(10100) (1423–1459) (S014067361732336X) (10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32336-X)). The Lancet, 390(10106), e38.
Scopus12017 Fullman, N., Barber, R. M., Abajobir, A. A., Abate, K. H., Abbafati, C., Abbas, K. M., . . . Brauer, M. (2017). Erratum:Measuring progress and projecting attainment on the basis of past trends of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 (The Lancet (2017) 390(10100) (1423–1459) (S014067361732336X)(10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32336-X)). The Lancet, 390(10102), e23.
2017 Kassebaum, N. J., Barber, R. M., Dandona, L., Hay, S. I., Larson, H. J., Lim, S. S., . . . Bärnighausen, T. (2017). Global, regional, and national levels of maternal mortality, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey, 72(1), 11-13.
Scopus22016 Wang, H., Wolock, T. M., Carter, A., Nguyen, G., Kyu, H. H., Gakidou, E., . . . Cárdenas, R. (2016). Erratum: Estimates of global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and mortality of HIV, 1980-2015: The Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 (The Lancet HIV (2016) 3 (e361-e387) PII: S235230181630087X DOI: 10.1016/S2352-3018(16)30087-X). The Lancet HIV, 3(9), e408.
Europe PMC12016 Deribew, A., Tessema, G. A., Deribe, K., Melaku, Y. A., Lakew, Y., Amare, A. T., . . . Kassebaum, N. (2016). Trends, causes, and risk factors of mortality among children under 5 in Ethiopia, 1990-2013: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. Population Health Metrics, 14(1), 42-1-42-10.
Scopus52 WoS552016 Deribew, A., Tessema, G. A., Deribe, K., Melaku, Y. A., Lakew, Y., Amare, A. T., . . . Kassebaum, N. (2016). Trends, causes, and risk factors of mortality among children under 5 in Ethiopia, 1990-2013: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013.. Population health metrics, 14, 42.
Europe PMC412016 Melaku, Y., Temesgen, A., Deribew, A., Tessema, G., Deribe, K., Sahle, B., . . . Forouzanfar, M. (2016). The impact of dietary risk factors on the burden of non-communicable diseases in ethiopia: Findings from the global burden of disease study 2013. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 13(1), 13 pages.
Scopus29 WoS27 Europe PMC182016 Wang, H., Wolock, T. M., Carter, A., Nguyen, G., Kyu, H. H., Gakidou, E., . . . Amare, A. (2016). Estimates of global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and mortality of HIV, 1980–2015: the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Lancet HIV, 3(8), 361-387.
Scopus435 WoS405 Europe PMC3112016 Tessema, G., Laurence, C., Mahmood, M., & Gomersall, J. (2016). Factors determining quality of care in family planning services in Africa: a systematic review protocol. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, 14(8), 103-114.
Scopus6 Europe PMC72016 Tessema, G., Gomersall, J., Mahmood, M., & Laurence, C. (2016). Factors determining quality of care in family planning services in Africa: A systematic review of mixed evidence. PLoS ONE, 11(11), 23 pages.
Scopus38 WoS37 Europe PMC272016 Lim, S., Allen, K., Bhutta, Z., Dandona, L., Forouzanfar, M., Fullman, N., . . . Bayou, T. (2016). Measuring the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: a baseline analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Lancet, 388(10053), 1813-1850.
Scopus330 WoS62 Europe PMC1762016 Kassebaum, N., Arora, M., Barber, R., Bhutta, Z., Brown, J., Carter, A., . . . Amberbir, A. (2016). Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 315 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE), 1990-2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Lancet, 388(10053), 1603-1658.
Scopus1421 WoS1281 Europe PMC8292016 Vos, T., Allen, C., Arora, M., Barber, R., Bhutta, Z., Brown, A., . . . Amberbir, A. (2016). Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Lancet, 388(10053), 1545-1602.
Scopus4500 WoS4261 Europe PMC24662016 GBF 2015 Maternal Mortality Collaborators., Wang, H., Amare, A., Hancock, J., Lalloo, R., Melaku, Y., & Tessema, G. (2016). Global, regional, national, and selected subnational levels of stillbirths, neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Lancet, 388(10053), 1725-1774.
Scopus462 WoS41 Europe PMC3142016 GBF 2015 Maternal Mortality Collaborators., Kassebaum, N., Amare, A., Ciobanu, L., Hancock, J., Lalloo, R., . . . Azzopardi, P. (2016). Global, regional, and national levels of maternal mortality, 1990–2015 : a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Lancet, 388(10053), 1775-1812.
Scopus611 WoS474 Europe PMC3382016 Wang, H., Naghavi, M., Allen, C., Barber, R., Bhutta, Z., Carter, A., . . . Alexander, L. (2016). Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980-2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Lancet, 388(10053), 1459-1544.
Scopus4091 WoS2875 Europe PMC24182016 Lim, S. S., Allen, K., Bhutta, Z. A., Dandona, L., Forouzanfar, M. H., Fullman, N., . . . Murray, C. J. (2016). Measuring the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: a baseline analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. LANCET, 388(10053), 1813-1850.
WoS2932016 Wang, H., Bhutta, Z. A., Coates, M. M., Coggeshall, M., Dandona, L., Diallo, K., . . . Murray, C. J. L. (2016). Global, regional, national, and selected subnational levels of stillbirths, neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality, 1980-2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. LANCET, 388(10053), 1725-1774.
WoS4162015 Birhane, T., Assefa Tessema, G., Addis Alene, K., & Dadi, A. F. (2015). Knowledge of pregnant women on mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Meket district, northeast Ethiopia. Journal of Pregnancy, 2015, 960830.
Scopus15 Europe PMC102015 Fute, M., Mengesha, Z. B., Wakgari, N., & Tessema, G. A. (2015). High prevalence of workplace violence among nurses working at public health facilities in Southern Ethiopia. BMC Nursing, 14(1), 9.
Scopus57 Europe PMC342015 Wakgari, N., Amano, A., Berta, M., & Tessema, G. A. (2015). Partograph utilization and associated factors among obstetric care providers in north shoa zone, central ethiopia: A cross sectional study. African Health Sciences, 15(2), 552-559.
Scopus21 WoS18 Europe PMC162015 Biks, G. A., Tariku, A., & Tessema, G. A. (2015). Effects of antenatal care and institutional delivery on exclusive breastfeeding practice in northwest Ethiopia: a nested case–control study. International Breastfeeding Journal, 10(1), 6 pages.
Scopus34 WoS32 Europe PMC272015 Tessema, G. A., Tekeste, A., & Ayele, T. A. (2015). Preeclampsia and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care in Dessie referral hospital, Northeast Ethiopia: A hospital-based study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 15(1), 7 pages.
Scopus42 WoS43 Europe PMC342015 Worku, A. G., Tessema, G. A., & Zeleke, A. A. (2015). Trends of modern contraceptive use among young married women based on the 2000, 2005, and 2011 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Surveys: a multivariate decomposition analysis. PLoS ONE, 10(1), e0116525=1-e0116525-14.
Scopus28 WoS28 Europe PMC262015 Abera, Y., Mengesha, Z. B., & Tessema, G. A. (2015). Postpartum contraceptive use in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia: A community based cross-sectional study. BMC Women's Health, 15(1), 8 pages.
Scopus36 WoS42 Europe PMC382015 Tamene, M. M., Tessema, G. A., & Beyera, G. K. (2015). Condom utilization and sexual behavior of female sex workers in Northwest Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study. Pan African Medical Journal, 21, 50.
Scopus19 Europe PMC112015 Wakgari, N., Tessema, G. A., & Amano, A. (2015). Knowledge of partograph and its associated factors among obstetric care providers in North Shoa Zone, Central Ethiopia: a cross sectional study. BMC Research Notes, 8(1), 407.
Scopus9 Europe PMC52014 Arage, G., Tessema, G. A., & Kassa, H. (2014). Adherence to antiretroviral therapy and its associated factors among children at South Wollo Zone Hospitals, Northeast Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health, 14(1), 7 pages.
Scopus38 WoS39 Europe PMC342013 Gedefaw, A., Astatkie, A., & Tessema, G. A. (2013). The prevalence of precancerous cervical cancer lesion among HIV-infected women in Southern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study. PLoS ONE, 8(12), 8 pages.
Scopus41 WoS36 Europe PMC382013 Mengesha, Z. B., Biks, G. A., Ayele, T. A., Tessema, G. A., & Koye, D. N. (2013). Determinants of skilled attendance for delivery in Northwest Ethiopia: A community based nested case control study. BMC Public Health, 13(1), 6 pages.
Scopus46 WoS46 Europe PMC402013 Tessema, G., Zeleke, B., & Ayele, T. (2013). Birth interval and its predictors among married women in Dabat District, Northwest Ethiopia: a retrospective follow up study.. African journal of reproductive health, 17(2), 39-45.
Scopus21 Europe PMC172013 Melsew, Y. A., Terefe, M. W., Tessema, G. A., & Ayele, T. A. (2013). Rate of immunological failure and its predictors among patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy at Debremarkos Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: A retrospective follow up study. Journal of AIDS and Clinical Research, 4(5).
Scopus25- Awoke Ayele, T., Zeleke, B. M., Tessema, G. A., & Fentie Melak, M. (n.d.). Magnitude and patterns of injuries among patients in Gondar University Hospital, northwest Ethiopia: an institutional-based study. Open Access Surgery, Volume 10, 25-31.
- Kaforau, L. S., Tessema, G. A., Bugoro, H., Pereira, G., & Jancey, J. (n.d.). Lived experiences of women with low birth weight infants in the Solomon Islands: A descriptive qualitative study. PLOS Global Public Health, 2(12), e0001008.
- Dunne, J., Tessema, G., & Pereira, G. (n.d.). Bias in exposure-outcome associations when using left truncated birth datasets.. International Journal of Population Data Science, 7(3).
- Mruts, K. B., Tessema, G. A., Gebremedhin, A. T., Scott, J. A., & Pereira, G. (n.d.). The role of family planning counselling during maternal and child health services in postpartum modern contraceptive uptake in Ethiopia: A national longitudinal study. PLOS Global Public Health, 2(8), e0000563.
- Tessema, G., Dunne, J., & Pereira, G. (n.d.). What matters to short interpregnancy intervals between pregnancies in Western Australia?. International Journal of Population Data Science, 7(3).
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Conference Papers
Year Citation 2021 Mruts, K. B., Tessema, G. A., Gebremedhin, A. T., Scott, J., & Pereira, G. (2021). Interbirth interval and maternal anaemia in 21 sub-Saharan African countries: a multinational cross-sectional study. In INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY Vol. 50 (pp. 163). OXFORD UNIV PRESS. 2021 Nyadanu, S. D., Dunne, J., Tessema, G. A., Mullins, B., Duko, B., & Pereira, G. (2021). Ambient air pollution and adverse birth outcomes: a systematic synthesis of meta-analyses of epidemiological studies. In INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY Vol. 50 (pp. 2 pages). OXFORD UNIV PRESS.
WoS12021 Tessema, G., Haberg, S. E., Pereira, G., & Magnus, M. C. (2021). Misclassification of interpregnancy interval attributable to miscarriages/induced abortions: quantifying its impact on preterm births. In INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY Vol. 50 (pp. 233). OXFORD UNIV PRESS.
- 2020 - Health and Medical Research Council Emerging Leadership Fellowship, Australia
- 2020 - Charter Hall Research Collaboration Award, Raine Medical Research Foundation, WA
- 2019 - The Gro Harlem Brundtland Visiting Scholarship, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
- 2017 - DR Strank Travelling Fellowship, University of Adelaide
- 2016 - Research Abroad Scholarship, University of Adelaide
- 2015 - PhD Scholarship, Adelaide Scholarship International from the University of Adelaide, SA
- 2014 - Demograhic and Health Survey (DHS) Fellowship - ICF International and DHS Program, US
2023 - Epidemiology and Evidence (Curtin University)
2022 - Reproductive & Perinatal Epidemiology (PHEB 622) at the Texas A&M University School of Public Health, USA (Invited Guest Lecture)
2020-2022 - Guest Lecturer for International Health Unit
2016- Conducted tutorials and marked assignments for Public Health 1A for Public Health students
2016- Conducted tutorials on International Health for Public Health and Medical students
2009-2014- Taught various public health courses (Health Promotion, Reproductive Health, Disaster Prevention and Preparedness) for Health and Medical Sciences students and taught Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health, Maternal and Child Health, and Family Planning and Demography for MPH students in Ethiopia
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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2023 Co-Supervisor Integration of family planning into Maternal and Child Health services Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Farina Gul 2022 Co-Supervisor Before the Beginning: Preconception Health for Adolescents and Young People Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Zahra Ali Padhani
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Memberships
Date Role Membership Country 2019 - ongoing Member Australian Epidemiology Association (AEA) Australia 2019 - ongoing Member Australia Epidemiology Association (AEA) Australia 2017 - ongoing Member Australian Health Promotion Association Australia 2015 - ongoing Member Global Burden of Diseases and Injuries (GBD) United States 2013 - ongoing Member Ethiopian Public Health Officers Association Ethiopia 2013 - ongoing Member Ethiopian Red Cross Assocation Ethiopia 2013 - ongoing Member Family Guidance Association of Ethiopia (FGAE) Ethiopia 2007 - ongoing Member Ethiopian Public Health Association (EPHA) Ethiopia
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