Published research
Mapping facility-based tuberculosis preventive treatment provision in Ethiopia: a geospatial analysis
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health challenge in Ethiopia, despite being a preventable disease. TB preventive treatment (TPT) is a critical intervention to prevent the progression from latent TB infection to active disease, particularly among household contacts of TB patients and people living with HIV due to weakened immunity. However, the initiation and completion rates of TPT at subnational and local levels have not been thoroughly investigated. This study aims to map facility-based TPT initiation and completion rates among household contacts of TB across Ethiopia.
Mapping Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccination coverage in Africa from 1990 to 2022: a novel spatiotemporal modelling study
Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) protects children from severe tuberculosis and remains the only licensed vaccine for tuberculosis. Subnational estimates of BCG coverage are essential for identifying underserved populations across Africa. This study aimed to map BCG vaccination coverage in Africa from 1990 to 2022.
Mapping the prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth infections in the Western Pacific Region: a spatial modelling study
Soil-Transmitted Helminth (STH) infections are a significant health issue in the Western Pacific Region (WPR). This study aims to produce high-resolution spatial prediction STH prevalence maps for the WPR.
Mapping tuberculosis prevalence in Africa using a Bayesian geospatial analysis
Worldwide, tuberculosis (TB) remains the leading cause of death from infectious diseases. Africa is the second most-affected region, accounting for a quarter of the global TB burden, but there is limited evidence whether there is subnational variation of TB prevalence across the continent. Therefore, this study aimed to estimate sub-national and local TB prevalence across Africa.
Geospatial mapping of drug-resistant tuberculosis prevalence in Africa at national and sub-national levels
o map subnational and local prevalence of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) across Africa. We assembled a geolocated dataset from 173 sources across 31 African countries, comprising drug susceptibility test results and covariate data from publicly available databases. We used Bayesian model-based geostatistical framework with multivariate Bayesian logistic regression model to estimate DR-TB prevalence at lower administrative levels.
Comparative effectiveness of interventions for preventing tuberculosis: systematic review and network meta-analysis of interventional studies
Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading infectious cause of death globally. Several preventive measures are employed to prevent TB, yet there is a paucity of evidence on the effectiveness of these interventions. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the most effective interventions for reducing TB incidence.
Education and Qualifications
- A PhD student at Curtin University since 12 July 2022
- Research assistant at The Kids Research Institute Australia since 5th of June 2023.
- Studied MPH in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Gondar.
- Was a lecturer and Researcher at University of Gondar, Ethiopia, from October 2016, to Jully 2022.
- Graduated with BSc degree in Public Health at University of Gondar in 2016.
- Certified with a higher diploma training program by university of Gondar education and quality assurance.
- Recipient of certificate of award for excellent academic achievement in 2015/16 academic year at University of Gondar President office.
- Recipient of certificate of successful completion of training on National Comprehensive ART Organized by university of Gondar-CDC project.