Yibeltal Assefa

Biographic Data

ID7496044
NAMEYibeltal Assefa
GIVEN NAMESYibeltal
FAMILY NAMEAssefa
SIGNATUREASSEFA Y
AFFILIATIONSThe University of Queensland
ORCID0000-0003-2393-1492
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS37
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT37
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2014
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Barriers to diabetes self-management in the North Shoa Zone, Ethiopia

    Open AccessAkine Eshete, Abera Lembebo et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2026

    The main challenges and barriers to diabetes self-management fall on the individual, interpersonal and community levels. Addressing these issues requires integrated behavioral interventions, mental health support, stress management, and stronger community partnerships and helps individuals establish and achieve personal health goals

  • Strengthening primary health care in Ethiopia

    Open AccessTesfaye S Mengistu, Aklilu Endalamaw et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Introduction The ultimate goal of primary health care (PHC), as a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach, is to achieve the highest level of health by bringing health services closer to the users. This entails that PHC should be viewed as the all-inclusive strategy to achieve universal health coverage (UHC) of the sustainable development goals (SDG). Ethiopia has been implementing PHC since the Alma-Ata Declaration. The World Health Or…

  • Is global health security worth 0.01% of our gross domestic product

    Open AccessGorik Ooms, Yibeltal Assefa et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

  • Universal health coverage—Exploring the what, how, and why using realist review

    Open AccessAklilu Endalamaw, Tesfaye S Mengistu et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Universal health coverage (UHC) is a critical target in many health system strategies to achieve ‘good health and wellbeing’. Evidence on the meaning and scope of UHC and the strategies required to achieve it are needed, as variations in its understanding and implementation have risen. This realist review was conducted to fill the knowledge gap by synthesising evidence on the meaning, components, significance, and strategies of UHC. A review of e…

  • Client preferences in noncommunicable diseases management in Australia

    Open AccessAklilu Endalamaw, Darsy Darssan et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Noncommunicable diseases (NCD) are the leading causes of mortality in Australia. Understanding clients’ preferences is essential to implement effective care models that revitalize utilization of services. This study aims to review existing evidence on client preferences of service delivery among people with NCD in Australia. We followed PRISMA extension for scoping review. Articles conducted with discrete choice experiment were included. Clients …

  • Increasing childhood illnesses (diarrhea and fever) and decreasing care-seeking practices in Nepal

    Open AccessResham B Khatri, Rolina Dhital et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Nepal has notably reduced major childhood illnesses like diarrhea and acute respiratory infections via community-based child health programs. This study analyzes trends and factors influencing the prevalence of fever and diarrhea in children under five, along with care-seeking behaviors, using data from the Nepal Demographic and Health Surveys of 2011, 2016, and 2022. Between 2011 and 2022, fever prevalence increased from 19% to 23%, while care-s…

  • The successful scaling-up of antiretroviral therapy globally has many lessons for advancing universal health coverage

    Open AccessYibeltal Assefa, Gorik Ooms et al.ARTICLEGlobalization and Health2025

    The expansion of antiretroviral therapy (ART) over the past twenty years is one of the most significant achievements in public health. It has transformed HIV from a life-threatening to a chronically manageable condition. This study aims to identify the successes and challenges in scaling up ART over the past two decades and derive key lessons to inform the universal health coverage (UHC) agenda. The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Health…

  • Intersectional inequity in knowledge, attitude, and testing related to HIV in Ethiopia

    Open AccessAklilu Endalamaw, Charles F Gilks et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Intersectionality pinpoints intersecting factors that empower or oppress people with multiple (dis)advantageous conditions. This study examined intersectional inequity in knowledge, attitudes, and testing related to HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 years in Ethiopia. This study used nationally representative 2016 Ethiopian Demographic Health Survey data. The sample size was 27,261 for knowledge about HIV/AIDS and 25,542 for attitude towards people …

  • A ‘training of trainers’ programme for operational research

    Open AccessAngela Willemsen, Eskinder Wolka et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2024

    BACKGROUND: Operational research (OR) is a process to improve health system capacity by evaluating interventions to improve health delivery and outcomes. The World Health Organization (WHO) Structured Operational Research Training Initiative (SORT-IT) programme promotes how OR contributes to improved health care delivery and health outcomes. A partnership project between the International Institute of Primary Health Care (IPHCE) in Ethiopia and T…

  • Effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on utilization of essential health services in Iran evidence from an interrupted time series analysis

    Open AccessMohammad Ranjbar, Seyed Masood Mousavi et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2024

    The COVID-19 pandemic affected utilization of essential health care in Iran. It is imperative to utilize this evidence to develop policies that will be translated into targeted planning and implementation to sustain provision and utilization of essential health services during public health emergencies. It is also vital to raise awareness and public knowledge regarding the consequences of interruptions in essential health services. In addition, i…

  • Equity in HIV/Aids services requires optimization of mainstreaming sectors in Ethiopia

    Open AccessAklilu Endalamaw, Charles F Gilks et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2024

    This study identified critical challenges faced in the equitable HIV/AIDS services provision. To achieve equity in HIV/AIDS services, mainstreaming sectors need to invest in mechanisms to sustain services in emergency situations; identify effective leaders to maintain collaboration, monitoring, and evaluation; institutionalise responsive budgeting and establish alternative funds to maintain non-governmental organisations initiatives; provide cont…

  • Sexual and reproductive health literacy of culturally and linguistically diverse young people in Australia

    Open AccessAlison Lirios, Amy B Mullens et al.ARTICLECulture Health & Sexuality2024

  • Association between illness perception and medication adherence in patients with diabetes mellitus in North Shoa, Zone

    Open AccessAkine Eshete, Birhan Getye et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    Background Although the impact of illness perception on medication adherence is well-established, its specific influence on medication adherence in Ethiopia remains unclear. Consequently, the objective of this study was to examine the association between illness perception and medication adherence among patients with diabetes mellitus in the North Shoa Zone. Methods An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted from 24 May to 25 June 2…

  • Beyond Astana

    Open AccessResham B Khatri, P Hill et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    The understanding of primary health care (PHC) has evolved significantly, evident in key World Health Organization (WHO) reports, promoting PHC as a means for health for all, identifying key health systems reforms and focusing on health care experience. This study explores the WHO’s current framing of PHC, and its configuration of WHO Collaborating Centres (WHOCCs) on PHC using the data available on the WHOCCs Portal. We analysed the following va…

  • Socioeconomic inequality in knowledge about HIV/Aids over time in Ethiopia

    Open AccessAklilu Endalamaw, Charles F Gilks et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Socioeconomic inequality in comprehensive knowledge about HIV/AIDS can hinder progress towards ending the epidemic threat of this disease. To address the knowledge gap, it is essential to investigate inequality in HIV/AIDS services. This study aimed to investigate socioeconomic inequality, identify contributors, and analyze the trends in inequality in comprehensive knowledge about HIV/AIDS among adults in Ethiopia. A cross-sectional study was con…

  • Successes and challenges of primary health care in Australia

    Open AccessTesfaye S Mengistu, Resham B Khatri et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2023

    Introduction: Australia has achieved universal health insurance for its population since 1975 - a major step forward for increasing access to primary care (PC). Nevertheless, there are reports of several multi-layered challenges, including inequity, that persist. This analysis aims to undertake a scoping review of the success, explanatory factors, and challenges of Primary Health Care (PHC) in Australia guided by the World Health Organization (WH…

  • Multidomain and multilevel strategies to improve equity in maternal and newborn health services in Nepal

    Open AccessResham B Khatri, Yibeltal Assefa et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal for Equity…2023

    Multidomain systemic and organisational challenges, operating in multi-level health systems, influence the provision of equitable health services in Nepal. Policy reforms and institutional arrangements that align with the country's federalised health system are needed to narrow the gap. Such reform efforts should include policy and strategic reforms at the federal level, contextualisation of macro-policies at the provincial level, and context-spe…

  • Effect of physical activity promotion program on adherence to physical exercise among patients with type II diabetes in North Shoa Zone Amhara region

    Open AccessAkine Eshete, Sadat Mohammed et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

    This study demonstrates that a physical activity promotion program makes a significant difference in patient compliance with recommended physical activity and effectively improves patient glycemic control. Health care providers should integrate physical activity programs into existing systems as a common therapeutic service. Primary care platforms such as health posts and health centers can play a key role in integrating health promotion programs…

  • Socio-demographic correlates of unhealthy lifestyle in Ethiopia

    Open AccessYalemzewod Assefa Gelaw, Digsu N Koye et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

    In our analysis, we observed a higher prevalence of concurrent unhealthy lifestyles. Socio-demographic characteristics, such as sex, age, marital status, residence, income, and education, were found to correlate with individuals' lifestyles. Consequently, tailored interventions are imperative to mitigate the burden of unhealthy lifestyles in Ethiopia

  • Capacity of the Ethiopian primary health care system to achieve universal health coverage

    Open AccessKiddus Yitbarek, Absalat Serawit et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning2023

    Comprehensive and globally comparable evidence about primary health care (PHC) capacity is needed to inform policies and decisions. We carried out a study to assess the Ethiopian PHC capacity in terms of governance, inputs, and population health and facility management domains. The PHC capacity of all the regions, city administrations and the Ministry of Health was assessed using the PHC progression model. The model has 33 measures categorized in…

  • Access to health services among culturally and linguistically diverse populations in the Australian universal health care system

    Open AccessResham B Khatri, Yibeltal AssefaARTICLEBMC Public Health2022

  • Knowledge, attitude, and intention to accept Covid-19 vaccine among patients with chronic diseases in southern Ethiopia

    Open AccessGetachew Asmare Adella, Kelemu Abebe Gelaw et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2022

    Background Most of the COVID-19 fatal cases and severe illnesses like acute respiratory distress syndrome occur in older adults and other people who have underlying medical comorbidities. Understanding patients with chronic disease' knowledge, attitudes, and intention to take the COVID-19 vaccine and related factors are necessary to control the mortality of COVID-19 infection. Therefore, this study aimed to assess knowledge, attitudes, and intent…

  • Assessment of health system readiness for routine maternal and newborn health services in Nepal

    Open AccessResham B Khatri, Yibeltal Assefa et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    Access to and utilisation of routine maternal and newborn health (MNH) services, such as antenatal care (ANC), and perinatal services, has increased over the last two decades in Nepal. The availability, delivery, and utilisation of quality health services during routine MNH visits can significantly impact the survival of mothers and newborns. Capacity of health facility is critical for the delivery of quality health services. However, little is k…

  • Attributes of national governance for an effective response to public health emergencies

    Open AccessYibeltal Assefa, Solomon Woldeyohannes et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2022

    Background: The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic takes variable shapes and forms in different regions and countries. This variability is explained by several factors, including the governance of the epidemic. We aimed to identify the key attributes of governance in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and gain lessons for an effective response to public health emergencies. Methods: We employed a mixed-methods design. We mapped the attrib…

  • Analysis of the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open AccessYibeltal Assefa, Charles F Gilks et al.ARTICLEGlobalization and Health2022

    BACKGROUND: The pandemic of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a timely reminder of the nature and impact of Public Health Emergencies of International Concern. As of 12 January 2022, there were over 314 million cases and over 5.5 million deaths notified since the start of the pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic takes variable shapes and forms, in terms of cases and deaths, in different regions and countries of the world. The objective of this st…