Name: Wolkite Olani Abdi

Academic Status: MPH

Position: lecturer

Field of Specialization: Mph in Health Services Management

Department: Public Health

Research Interest:

• Health System and Policy Research
• Health Policy and Management
• Quality health care services
• Leadership and good governance
• Health care business reengineering

. Publications:

Name: Sidise Debelo Beyene

Academic Status: MPH

Position: Lecturer

Field of specialization: Public Health in Nutrition

Department: Public Health

Research interest: Health and Nutrition

Contact:            

Phone: 0940521195

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Publications:

Vision and Mission

Vision:  “Aspires to become one among 25 top leading center of excellence in public health education and service, innovative research, and community engagement in east Africa by 2025."

Mission: “Providing high quality, regionally relevant public health education and training for both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. Conducting innovative research to address pressing public health problems and providing evidence-based community services. Producing ethical, knowledgeable, competent, and skillful public health professionals who will become leaders in their respective fields through community-based education, collaboration with the community, and partnerships with other stakeholders.”

 Name of School Dean: Markos Desalegn

Academic Status: MPH/RH

Position: Assistant professor

Field of Specialization: Master of Public Health in reproductive health

Contact address:

• phone number +251927619190 / +251902044837
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It is with a profound sense of responsibility and hope that the Public Health Academic and Service Directorate extends this message to our students, colleagues, partners, and the communities we proudly serve. Our Directorate—often recognized as the School of Public Health- stands at a defining moment in its journey, strengthened by our shared belief that knowledge, compassion, and service can truly transform lives.

Every program under our care is built on a simple but powerful conviction: health is a foundation for human dignity and national progress. Our undergraduate programs in Public Health Officer and Family Health continue to shape dedicated professionals who serve communities with humility, skill, and purpose. In recognition of the changing world around us, we are also preparing to introduce a Bachelor of Health Informatics. This forward-thinking initiative will equip students to harness digital tools and data innovation for better health outcomes across Ethiopia.

Our postgraduate programs reflect the same spirit of growth and commitment. Through the MPH tracks in Epidemiology, Reproductive Health, and General Public Health, we are preparing leaders who bring scientific rigor and genuine empathy into their work. Our PhD in Public Health has evolved into a strong academic home for emerging scholars, and we are now laying the groundwork to develop specialized doctoral pathways in Epidemiology, Reproductive Health, and Health Policy and Systems. These new tracks will allow our scholars to delve deeper into the issues that matter most to our communities.

As we move forward, we recognize the importance of grounding our work in real-world experience. Strengthening the Leka Demographic Surveillance Site is a key part of this effort. With enhanced research capacity and stronger community partnerships, the site will become a place where students, researchers, and community members come together to generate knowledge that truly serves the public.

We are also preparing for a major step toward closer integration with the Wollega University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital. This partnership will allow us to bring academic learning and health service delivery closer than ever, creating a vibrant, unified space where ideas, practice, and compassion come together to make lasting change.

The future of public health at Wollega University is bright, not because of buildings or programs alone, but because of the people who believe in our mission. To every student striving to learn, every instructor committed to excellence, every researcher asking difficult questions, and every community member who welcomes us with trust—we offer our deepest gratitude.

With unity, purpose, and unwavering dedication, we will continue to build a healthier tomorrow for our region, our country, and the generations that follow.

The Public Health Academic and Service Directorate is one of five directorates within the institute of health sciences, Wollega University. Under this directorate, there are three departments: Public Health, epidemiology and biostatistics, and reproductive and family health. The Public Health department is further divided into five units, namely General Public Health, Nutrition, Health policy and system Management, health economics and Health Promotion & Behavior and one coordinating office which coordinates the undergraduate public health officer program. Most of the unit/ Academic Affairs offers postgraduate programs. The department of reproductive and family health has two programs, namely Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Post Basic Family Health and Master of Public Health (MPH) in Reproductive Health with different modalities (Regular, weekend, and Summary); the department of epidemiology and biostatistics has one program namely MPH in Epidemiology which admits students through different modalities.

To enhance accessibility to education, three of the departments have introduced both regular and weekend master’s programs. The master’s programs available in the directorate include General MPH, MPH in Epidemiology, and MPH in Reproductive Health

We are proud of our continuous production of highly competent professionals, which is crucial for achieving public health goals. As Ethiopia's policy focuses on health promotion and disease prevention, skilled public health professionals and researchers are invaluable assets.

One of the directorate's significant milestones is the establishment of a PhD in Public Health program in the 2021/22 academic calendar. Currently, we have four batches of PhD students, making this a pioneering PhD program in the college. This program fosters collaboration with esteemed professors both domestically and internationally. The directorate is actively working to expand the PhD program into different specialties or tracks.

To enhance international visibility, the directorate is collaborating with international universities on research, student exchange, PhD supervision, grant acquisition, and more.

Regarding human resources, the directorate currently has 51 staff members, including 6 PhD holders with academic ranks of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Full Professor. There is a total of 13 active Assistant Professors, 4 Associate Professors, and 1 Full Professor.

Aligned with the university and college's strategic plans for human resource career development, the directorate is committed to achieving its goals. To foster career development and capacity building among staff, the directorate facilitates active participation in scholarship opportunities both domestically and internationally. Through collaborations and relationships with international universities, three of our staff members have secured opportunities at Universities in Brazil and Hongkong, China. Currently, fifteen staff members are pursuing PhD education in domestic universities, and some of them are at the pipeline of completion. eight (8) are on study leave for Master's degrees. These figures demonstrate the directorate's commitment to human resource development.

The directorate currently has 110 undergraduate students and 50 postgraduate students, including PhD students. Our students benefit from high-quality education under the guidance of experienced and esteemed professors. Master's and PhD students, in particular, can expect to learn from well-respected school members and have a high likelihood of securing research grants.

Name: DUFERA RIKITU TEREFA

Academic Status: MSc.

Position: Lecturer

Field of Specialization: MSc in Health Economics

Department: Public Health

Research Interest:

• Health Economics Research
• Economic Evaluation: cost of illness analysis (COIA), Economic Burden of Diseases (EBD), Program cost analysis, Cost benefit analysis (CBA), Cost effectiveness analysis (CEA), Cost Utility analysis (CUA), Budget Impact Analysis (BIA)
• Health Economic Evaluation (HEE) and Modeling of public health interventions, policies, programs & technologies
• Economic Evaluation of Chronic Non-Communicable Disease (NCDs); Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs); Infectious Disease; Adult, Youth, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (AYRMNCH); Vaccines, Drugs & Supplies
• Health Economics, Equity and Efficiency (HEEE) of Public Health interventions: Equity Analysis, Efficiency Analysis
• Health Technology Assessment (HTA) of Public Health interventions
• Health Outcomes & Quality of Life: Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL), Health Utility Measurements, Patient-Reported Outcomes Measures(PROM) and Preferences; Discrete Choice Experiments (DCE) & Willingness-To-Pay (WTP)
• Health System and Policy Research
• Health Policy, Management & Evaluation
• Health System and Implementation Research
• Evidence-Based Public Health, Medicine and Practices (EBP,EBM,EBP)
• Digital Health and Innovation: Non Communicable Diseases (Diabetes, Cancer, HTN, cardiovascular diseases, Mental health, respiratory diseases), Neglected Tropical diseases
• Health System Reforms: Health System Financing (HSF), Health Insurances, Performance Based Financing(PBF), Health Management Information System (HMIS), Health Data Quality, Quality Improvement (QI)
• Primary Health Care (PHC)
• Public Health Program Evaluation

Publications:

• S.N	Title	Author	Journal Name	Link
  1	Terefa DR, Geta ET, Shama AT, et al.What role does community- based health insurance play in the utilization of health services among households in Ethiopia? A community- based comparative cross- sectional study. BMJ Open 2024; 14:e078733. Doi: 10.1136/ bmjopen-2023-078733	Terefa DR, Geta ET, Shama AT, et al.	BMJ Open	doi: 10.1136/ bmjopen-2023-078733
  2	Terefa DR, Shama AT, Kenea AK. Socio-demographic and institutional determinants of zinc bundled with oral rehydration salt utilization among under-five children with diarrheal diseases in East Wallaga zone, western Ethiopia: a community- based cross- sectional study. BMJ Open 2023; 13:e070203. Doi: 10.1136/ bmjopen-2022-070203	Terefa DR, Shama AT, Kenea AK	BMJ Open	doi: 10.1136/ bmjopen-2022-070203
  3	Dufera Rikitu Terefa, Adisu Tafari Shama & Esayas Tekle (2023) Outcomes following COVID-19 vaccination and associated factors among healthcare professionals in Oromia region, Ethiopia, Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutic, 19:1, 2167901, DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2023.2167901	Dufera Rikitu Terefa, Adisu Tafari Shama & Esayas Tekle	Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutic	doi: 10.1080/21645515.2023.2167901
  4	Terefa DR, Tesfaye E, Tolessa BE, et al. Impact of the COVID- 19 pandemic on the cost of chronic diseases treatment and care at public hospitals in Wallaga zones, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia: a hospital-based, cross- sectional study. BMJ Open 2023;13:e070195.doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2022-070195	Terefa DR, Tesfaye E, Tolessa BE, et al.	BMJ Open	doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2022-070195
  5	Dufera Rikitu Terefa, Adisu Tafari Shama. Predictors of Under-Five Caregivers’ Utilization of Co-Packaged Zinc & Oral Rehydration Salts for Childhood Diarrhea in East Wollega Zone, Western Ethiopia. Dove press, Patient Preference & Adherence, 2023:17, 913–926. DOI: 10.2147/PPA.S405054	Dufera Rikitu Terefa, Adisu Tafari Shama	Dove press, Patient Preference & Adherence	DOI: 10.2147/PPA.S405054
  6	Rikitu Terefa D, Shama AT, Feyisa BR, Ewunetu Desisa A, Geta ET, Chego Cheme M, Tamiru Edosa A. COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake and Associated Factors Among Health Professionals in Ethiopia. Infect Drug Resist. 2021; 14:5531-5541	Rikitu Terefa D, Shama AT, Feyisa BR, Ewunetu Desisa A, Geta ET, Chego Cheme M, Tamiru Edosa A	Dove press, Infect Drug Resist	DOI: 10.2147/IDR.S344647
  7	Terefa DR, Sinkie SO, Daka DW. Economic Burden of Malaria and Associated Factors among Rural Households in Chewaka District, Western Ethiopia. Dovepress, Clinicoecon Outcomes Res. 2020;12:141-152.https://doi.org/10.2147/CEOR.S241590	Terefa DR, Sinkie SO, Daka DW	Dovepress, Clinicoecon Outcomes Res	https://doi.org/10.2147/CEOR.S241590
  8	Samrawit Nigusea, Semere Gebremariama, Dufera Rikitu Terefa*, Yonas Biseta, Esete Mekashaa, and Kidest Meskele. Assessment of COVID-19 vaccine take-up and its predictors among healthcare professionals in public hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Facility-based cross-sectional study. HUMAN VACCINES & IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS.2023; 19:1, 2171181. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2023.2171181.	Samrawit Nigusea, Semere Gebremariama, Dufera Rikitu Terefa*, Yonas Biseta, Esete Mekashaa, and Kidest Meskele	HUMAN VACCINES & IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS	doi: 10.1080/21645515.2023.2171181.
  9	Geta ET, Terefa DR, Hailu WB, Olani W, Merdassa E, Dessalegn M, et al. (2024) Effectiveness of shared decision-making for glycaemic control among type 2 diabetes mellitus adult patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS ONE 19(7): e0306296. https://doi. org/10.1371/journal.pone.0306296	Geta ET, Terefa DR, Hailu WB, Olani W, Merdassa E, Dessalegn M, et al.	PLoS ONE	https://doi. org/10.1371/journal.pone.0306296
  10	Shama AT, Terefa DR, Desisa AE, et al. Breast cancer and its determinants in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta- analysis. BMJ Open 2024; 14(11):e080080. doi: 10.1136/ bmjopen-2023-080080	Shama AT, Terefa DR, Desisa AE, et al.	BMJ Open	doi: 10.1136/ bmjopen-2023-080080
  11	Geta ET, Lushe KA, Desisa AE, Terefa DR, Cheme MC, Shama AT and Lema M (2024) Determinants of community-based health insurance membership renewal decision among rural households in Kellem Wollega zone, Oromia regional state, Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study. Front. Public Health 11:1192991. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1192991.	Geta ET, Lushe KA, Desisa AE, Terefa DR, Cheme MC, Shama AT and Lema M	Front. Public Health	doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1192991
  12	Tesfaye Geta E, Terefa DR, Desisa AE. Efficiency of Medical Equipment Utilization and Its Associated Factors at Public Referral Hospitals in East Wollega Zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia. Med Devices (Auckl). 2023; 16:37-46	Tesfaye Geta E, Terefa DR, Desisa AE.	Med Devices (Auckl)	doi: 10.2147/MDER.S401041
  13	Adisu Tafari Shama , Gemechis Teka, Samuel Yohannes Lemu, Biftu Tesfaye, Hawi Ebisa, Dejene Seyoum Gebre , Dufera Rikitu Terefa. Assessment of Blood Donation Practice and Its Associated Factors among Wollega University Undergraduate Students, Ethiopia Journal of Blood Medicine. January 202213:711-724.https://doi.org/10.2147/JBM.S385348	Adisu Tafari Shama , Gemechis Teka, Samuel Yohannes Lemu, Biftu Tesfaye, Hawi Ebisa, Dejene Seyoum Gebre , Dufera Rikitu Terefa	Ethiopia Journal of Blood Medicine	https://doi.org/10.2147/JBM.S385348
  14	Ebisa Turi, Temesgen Tilahun, Motuma Getachew, Tariku Tesfaye, Belachew Etana, Eba Abdisa, Wolkite Olani, Adisu Ewunetu, Getahun Fetensa, Dufera Rikitu, Edosa Tesfaye, Melese Chego, Ginenus Fekadu, Tadesse Tolossa. Antenatal care service utilization among women who gave birth amid COVID-19 pandemic in Wollega Zone, West Ethiopia: Community based cross-sectional study. November 2022.Reproductive Health 14(4). DOI.10.69614/ejrh.v14i4.554	Ebisa Turi, Temesgen Tilahun, Motuma Getachew, Tariku Tesfaye, Belachew Etana, Eba Abdisa, Wolkite Olani, Adisu Ewunetu, Getahun Fetensa, Dufera Rikitu, Edosa Tesfaye, Melese Chego, Ginenus Fekadu, Tadesse Tolossa	Reproductive Health	DOI.10.69614/ejrh.v14i4.554
  15	Shama.AT, Wakuma.O, Debelo.S, Terefa.DR, Cheme.MC, Lema.M, Biru.B , Geta.ET. Prevalence and associated factors of stunting and thinness among primary school- aged children in Gudeya Bila district, West Ethiopia: a cross- sectional study. BMJ Open 2023; 13:e072313. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072313.	Shama.AT, Wakuma.O, Debelo.S, Terefa.DR, Cheme.MC, Lema.M, Biru.B , Geta.ET	BMJ Open	doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072313
  16	Adisu Tafari Shama, Olana Terefa, Iyasu Gadisa, Gemechu Feyera, Getnet Tamiru, Dufera Rikitu Terefa and Emiru Merdassa. Surgical management outcome and its associated factors among intestinal obstruction patients admitted to adult surgical ward of Wollega University Referral Hospital, Ethiopia. May 2023.BMC Surgery 23(1):136 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-023-02043-1	Adisu Tafari Shama, Olana Terefa, Iyasu Gadisa, Gemechu Feyera, Getnet Tamiru, Dufera Rikitu Terefa and Emiru Merdassa	BMC Surgery	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-023-02043-1
  17	Shama AT, Terefa DR, Geta ET, Cheme MC, Biru B, Feyisa JW, et al. (2023) Latrine utilization and associated factors among districts implementing and not-implementing community-led total sanitation and hygiene in East Wollega, Western Ethiopia: A comparative cross-sectional study. PLoS ONE 18(7): e0288444. https://doi.org/ 10.1371/journal.pone.0288444	Shama AT, Terefa DR, Geta ET, Cheme MC, Biru B, Feyisa JW, et al.	PLoS ONE	https://doi.org/ 10.1371/journal.pone.0288444
  18	Shin YH, Hwang J, Kwon R, Lee SW, Kim MS; GBD 2019 Allergic Disorders Collaborators; Shin JI, Yon DK. Global, regional, and national burden of allergic disorders and their risk factors in 204 countries and territories, from 1990 to 2019: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Allergy. 2023 Aug; 78 (8):2232-2254. doi: 10.1111/all.15807. Epub 2023 Jul 11. PMID: 37431853; PMCID: PMC10529296.	Shin YH, Hwang J, Kwon R, Lee SW, et al.	Allergy	doi: 10.1111/all.15807
  19	Han Yong Wunrow, Rose G Bender, Avina Vongpradith, et al. GBD 2019 Meningitis Antimicrobial Resistance Collaborators. Global, regional, and national burden of meningitis and its aetiologies, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet Neurol. 2023 Aug; 22(8):685-711. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(23)00195-3. PMID: 37479374; PMCID: PMC10356620.	Han Yong Wunrow, Rose G Bender, Avina Vongpradith, et al.	Lancet Neurol	doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(23)00195-3
  20	Shama AT, Abaerei AA, Terefa DR, Desisa AE, Geta ET,Turi A. Utilization of health data and associated factors among department heads in public health facilities in Eastern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study in Harari region. Int J Med Inform. 2023; 179:105229. doi:10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2023.105229.	Shama AT, Abaerei AA, Terefa DR, Desisa AE, Geta ET,Turi A	Int J Med Inform	doi:10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2023.105229
  21	Tekle E, Adisu Y, Rikitu D, Teferi S, Fikadu A, Kifle E.ABO and Rh (D) blood group phenotype distribution pattern among blood donors at the Nekemte Blood Bank, Oromia, West Ethiopia: a retrospective cross-sectional study. J Int Med Res. 2023; 51(12). doi: 10.1177/03000605231223038.	Tekle E, Adisu Y, Rikitu D, Teferi S, Fikadu A, Kifle E	J Int Med Res	doi: 10.1177/03000605231223038
  22	Natalia V Bhattacharjee, Austin E Schumacher, Amirali Aali,et al. Global fertility in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2021, with forecasts to 2100: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.Lancet. 2024; 403(10441):2057-99. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00550-6.	Natalia V Bhattacharjee, Austin E Schumacher, Amirali Aali,et al.	Lancet	doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00550-6.
  23	Michael Brauer, Gregory A Roth, Aleksandr Y Aravkin,et al. GBD 2021 Risk Factors Collaborators. Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet. 2024 May 18; 403(10440):2162-2203. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00933-4. Erratum in: Lancet. 2024 Jul 20; 404(10449):244. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)01458-2. PMID: 38762324; PMCID: PMC11120204.	Michael Brauer, Gregory A Roth, Aleksandr Y Aravkin,et al.	Lancet	doi:10.1016/S0140-6736 (24)00933-4
  24	Konrad Pesudovs, Van Charles Lansingh, John H Kempen,et al. Vision Loss Expert Group of the Global Burden of Disease Study; GBD 2019 Blindness and Vision Impairment Collaborators. Global estimates on the number of people blind or visually impaired by cataract: a meta-analysis from 2000 to 2020. Eye (Lond). 2024 Aug; 38(11):2156-2172. doi: 10.1038/s41433-024-02961-1. PMID: 38461217; PMCID: PMC11269584.	Konrad Pesudovs, Van Charles Lansingh, John H Kempen,et al.	Eye (Lond)	doi: 10.1038/s41433-024-02961-1
  25	Lema, M., Cheme, M.C., Shama, A.T. et al. Active trachoma and associated factors in children aged 1 to 9 years living in Sasiga rural districts, East Wallaga Zone, Ethiopia, in 2022: a community- based cross-sectional study. BMC Ophthalmol 24, 284 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12886-024-03558-8	Lema, M., Cheme, M.C., Shama, A.T. et al	BMC Ophthalmol	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12886-024-03558-8
  26	Yingzhao Jin, Cui Guo, Mohammadreza Abbasian, et al. GBD 2019 MSK in Adolescents Collaborators. Global pattern, trend, and cross-country inequality of early musculoskeletal disorders from 1990 to 2019, with projection from 2020 to 2050. Med. 2024 Aug 9;5(8):943-962.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.medj.2024.04.009. Epub 2024 Jun 3. PMID: 38834074; PMCID: PMC11321819.	Yingzhao Jin, Cui Guo, Mohammadreza Abbasian,et al.	Med	doi: 10.1016/j.medj.2024.04.009
  27	Dana Bryazka, Marissa B Reitsma, Yohannes Habtegiorgis Abate, et al. GBD 2021 Tobacco Forecasting Collaborators. Forecasting the effects of smoking prevalence scenarios on years of life lost and life expectancy from 2022 to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet Public Health. 2024 Oct;9(10):e729-e744. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(24)00166-X. PMID: 39366729; PMCID: PMC11447278.	Dana Bryazka, Marissa B Reitsma, Yohannes Habtegiorgis Abate,et al	Lancet Public Health	doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(24)00166-X.
  28	Sarah Brooke Sirota, Matthew C Doxey, Regina-Mae Villanueva Dominguez, et al. GBD 2021 Upper Respiratory Infections Otitis Media Collaborators. Global, regional, and national burden of upper respiratory infections and otitis media, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet Infect Dis. 2025 Jan;25(1):36-51. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(24)00430-4. Epub 2024 Sep 9. PMID: 39265593; PMCID: PMC11680489.	Sarah Brooke Sirota, Matthew C Doxey, Regina-Mae Villanueva Dominguez,et al.	Lancet Infect Dis	doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(24)00430-4
  29	Shama AT, Terefa DR, Desisa AE, et al. Breast cancer and its determinants in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open 2024; 14:e080080. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-080080	Shama AT, Terefa DR, Desisa AE, et al.	Lancet	doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(25)00355-1
  30	Ng, Marie et al. GBD 2021 Overweight and Obesity Collaborators. Global, regional, and national prevalence of adult overweight and obesity, 1990-2021, with forecasts to 2050: a forecasting study for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet. 2025. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(25)00355-1.	Ng, Marie et al.	Lancet	doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(25)00355-1
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  33	Jessica A Kerr, George C Patton, Karly I Cini, et al. GBD 2021 Adolescent BMI Collaborators. Global, regional, and national prevalence of child and adolescent overweight and obesity, 1990-2021, with forecasts to 2050: a forecasting study for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lan cet. 2025 Mar 8; 405(10481):785-812. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)00397-6. Epub 2025 Mar 3. PMID: 40049185; PMCID: PMC11920006.	Jessica A Kerr, George C Patton, Karly I Cini,et al.	Lancet	doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)00397-6
  34	Prof John H Kempen,Prof Kovin S Naidoo, Stephen Gichuhi, et al. Vision Loss Expert Group of the Global Burden of Disease Study &the GBD 2019 Blindness and Vision Impairment Collaborators (24 Mar 2025): Prevalenceof Blindness and Visual Impairment in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2020: Magnitude andTemporal Trends. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Ophthalmic Epidemiology, DOI:10.1080/09286586.2025.2474654	Prof John H Kempen,Prof Kovin S Naidoo, Stephen Gichuhi, et al.	Ophthalmic Epidemiology	doi: 10.1080/09286586.2025.2474654
  35	Temesgen Jaleta Dibaba, Dufera Rikitu Terefa*, Biniam Worku Hailu . Willingness to Join Community Based Health Insuranceand Its Predictors Among Informal Sectors in Buno BedeleZone, South West Ethiopia. December 2021. International Journal of Health Economics. doi: 10.11648/j.hep.20210604.12	Temesgen Jaleta Dibaba, Dufera Rikitu Terefa*, Biniam Worku Hailu	International Journal of Health Economics and Policy	doi: 10.11648/j.hep.20210604.12

Name: DUFERA RIKITU TEREFA

Academic Status: MSc.

Position: Lecturer

Field of Specialization: MSc in Health Economics

Department: Public Health

Research Interest:

• Health Economics Research
• Economic Evaluation: cost of illness analysis (COIA), Economic Burden of Diseases (EBD), Program cost analysis, Cost benefit analysis (CBA), Cost effectiveness analysis (CEA), Cost Utility analysis (CUA), Budget Impact Analysis (BIA)
• Health Economic Evaluation (HEE) and Modeling of public health interventions, policies, programs & technologies
• Economic Evaluation of Chronic Non-Communicable Disease (NCDs); Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs); Infectious Disease; Adult, Youth, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (AYRMNCH); Vaccines, Drugs & Supplies
• Health Economics, Equity and Efficiency (HEEE) of Public Health interventions: Equity Analysis, Efficiency Analysis
• Health Technology Assessment (HTA) of Public Health interventions
• Health Outcomes & Quality of Life: Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL), Health Utility Measurements, Patient-Reported Outcomes Measures(PROM) and Preferences; Discrete Choice Experiments (DCE) & Willingness-To-Pay (WTP)
• Health System and Policy Research
• Health Policy, Management & Evaluation
• Health System and Implementation Research
• Evidence-Based Public Health, Medicine and Practices (EBP,EBM,EBP)
• Digital Health and Innovation: Non Communicable Diseases (Diabetes, Cancer, HTN, cardiovascular diseases, Mental health, respiratory diseases), Neglected Tropical diseases
• Health System Reforms: Health System Financing (HSF), Health Insurances, Performance Based Financing(PBF), Health Management Information System (HMIS), Health Data Quality, Quality Improvement (QI)
• Primary Health Care (PHC)
• Public Health Program Evaluation

Publications:

• S.N	Title	Author	Journal Name	Link
  1	Terefa DR, Geta ET, Shama AT, et al.What role does community- based health insurance play in the utilization of health services among households in Ethiopia? A community- based comparative cross- sectional study. BMJ Open 2024; 14:e078733. Doi: 10.1136/ bmjopen-2023-078733	Terefa DR, Geta ET, Shama AT, et al.	BMJ Open	doi: 10.1136/ bmjopen-2023-078733
  2	Terefa DR, Shama AT, Kenea AK. Socio-demographic and institutional determinants of zinc bundled with oral rehydration salt utilization among under-five children with diarrheal diseases in East Wallaga zone, western Ethiopia: a community- based cross- sectional study. BMJ Open 2023; 13:e070203. Doi: 10.1136/ bmjopen-2022-070203	Terefa DR, Shama AT, Kenea AK	BMJ Open	doi: 10.1136/ bmjopen-2022-070203
  3	Dufera Rikitu Terefa, Adisu Tafari Shama & Esayas Tekle (2023) Outcomes following COVID-19 vaccination and associated factors among healthcare professionals in Oromia region, Ethiopia, Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutic, 19:1, 2167901, DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2023.2167901	Dufera Rikitu Terefa, Adisu Tafari Shama & Esayas Tekle	Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutic	doi: 10.1080/21645515.2023.2167901
  4	Terefa DR, Tesfaye E, Tolessa BE, et al. Impact of the COVID- 19 pandemic on the cost of chronic diseases treatment and care at public hospitals in Wallaga zones, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia: a hospital-based, cross- sectional study. BMJ Open 2023;13:e070195.doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2022-070195	Terefa DR, Tesfaye E, Tolessa BE, et al.	BMJ Open	doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2022-070195
  5	Dufera Rikitu Terefa, Adisu Tafari Shama. Predictors of Under-Five Caregivers’ Utilization of Co-Packaged Zinc & Oral Rehydration Salts for Childhood Diarrhea in East Wollega Zone, Western Ethiopia. Dove press, Patient Preference & Adherence, 2023:17, 913–926. DOI: 10.2147/PPA.S405054	Dufera Rikitu Terefa, Adisu Tafari Shama	Dove press, Patient Preference & Adherence	DOI: 10.2147/PPA.S405054
  6	Rikitu Terefa D, Shama AT, Feyisa BR, Ewunetu Desisa A, Geta ET, Chego Cheme M, Tamiru Edosa A. COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake and Associated Factors Among Health Professionals in Ethiopia. Infect Drug Resist. 2021; 14:5531-5541	Rikitu Terefa D, Shama AT, Feyisa BR, Ewunetu Desisa A, Geta ET, Chego Cheme M, Tamiru Edosa A	Dove press, Infect Drug Resist	DOI: 10.2147/IDR.S344647
  7	Terefa DR, Sinkie SO, Daka DW. Economic Burden of Malaria and Associated Factors among Rural Households in Chewaka District, Western Ethiopia. Dovepress, Clinicoecon Outcomes Res. 2020;12:141-152.https://doi.org/10.2147/CEOR.S241590	Terefa DR, Sinkie SO, Daka DW	Dovepress, Clinicoecon Outcomes Res	https://doi.org/10.2147/CEOR.S241590
  8	Samrawit Nigusea, Semere Gebremariama, Dufera Rikitu Terefa*, Yonas Biseta, Esete Mekashaa, and Kidest Meskele. Assessment of COVID-19 vaccine take-up and its predictors among healthcare professionals in public hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Facility-based cross-sectional study. HUMAN VACCINES & IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS.2023; 19:1, 2171181. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2023.2171181.	Samrawit Nigusea, Semere Gebremariama, Dufera Rikitu Terefa*, Yonas Biseta, Esete Mekashaa, and Kidest Meskele	HUMAN VACCINES & IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS	doi: 10.1080/21645515.2023.2171181.
  9	Geta ET, Terefa DR, Hailu WB, Olani W, Merdassa E, Dessalegn M, et al. (2024) Effectiveness of shared decision-making for glycaemic control among type 2 diabetes mellitus adult patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS ONE 19(7): e0306296. https://doi. org/10.1371/journal.pone.0306296	Geta ET, Terefa DR, Hailu WB, Olani W, Merdassa E, Dessalegn M, et al.	PLoS ONE	https://doi. org/10.1371/journal.pone.0306296
  10	Shama AT, Terefa DR, Desisa AE, et al. Breast cancer and its determinants in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta- analysis. BMJ Open 2024; 14(11):e080080. doi: 10.1136/ bmjopen-2023-080080	Shama AT, Terefa DR, Desisa AE, et al.	BMJ Open	doi: 10.1136/ bmjopen-2023-080080
  11	Geta ET, Lushe KA, Desisa AE, Terefa DR, Cheme MC, Shama AT and Lema M (2024) Determinants of community-based health insurance membership renewal decision among rural households in Kellem Wollega zone, Oromia regional state, Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study. Front. Public Health 11:1192991. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1192991.	Geta ET, Lushe KA, Desisa AE, Terefa DR, Cheme MC, Shama AT and Lema M	Front. Public Health	doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1192991
  12	Tesfaye Geta E, Terefa DR, Desisa AE. Efficiency of Medical Equipment Utilization and Its Associated Factors at Public Referral Hospitals in East Wollega Zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia. Med Devices (Auckl). 2023; 16:37-46	Tesfaye Geta E, Terefa DR, Desisa AE.	Med Devices (Auckl)	doi: 10.2147/MDER.S401041
  13	Adisu Tafari Shama , Gemechis Teka, Samuel Yohannes Lemu, Biftu Tesfaye, Hawi Ebisa, Dejene Seyoum Gebre , Dufera Rikitu Terefa. Assessment of Blood Donation Practice and Its Associated Factors among Wollega University Undergraduate Students, Ethiopia Journal of Blood Medicine. January 202213:711-724.https://doi.org/10.2147/JBM.S385348	Adisu Tafari Shama , Gemechis Teka, Samuel Yohannes Lemu, Biftu Tesfaye, Hawi Ebisa, Dejene Seyoum Gebre , Dufera Rikitu Terefa	Ethiopia Journal of Blood Medicine	https://doi.org/10.2147/JBM.S385348
  14	Ebisa Turi, Temesgen Tilahun, Motuma Getachew, Tariku Tesfaye, Belachew Etana, Eba Abdisa, Wolkite Olani, Adisu Ewunetu, Getahun Fetensa, Dufera Rikitu, Edosa Tesfaye, Melese Chego, Ginenus Fekadu, Tadesse Tolossa. Antenatal care service utilization among women who gave birth amid COVID-19 pandemic in Wollega Zone, West Ethiopia: Community based cross-sectional study. November 2022.Reproductive Health 14(4). DOI.10.69614/ejrh.v14i4.554	Ebisa Turi, Temesgen Tilahun, Motuma Getachew, Tariku Tesfaye, Belachew Etana, Eba Abdisa, Wolkite Olani, Adisu Ewunetu, Getahun Fetensa, Dufera Rikitu, Edosa Tesfaye, Melese Chego, Ginenus Fekadu, Tadesse Tolossa	Reproductive Health	DOI.10.69614/ejrh.v14i4.554
  15	Shama.AT, Wakuma.O, Debelo.S, Terefa.DR, Cheme.MC, Lema.M, Biru.B , Geta.ET. Prevalence and associated factors of stunting and thinness among primary school- aged children in Gudeya Bila district, West Ethiopia: a cross- sectional study. BMJ Open 2023; 13:e072313. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072313.	Shama.AT, Wakuma.O, Debelo.S, Terefa.DR, Cheme.MC, Lema.M, Biru.B , Geta.ET	BMJ Open	doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072313
  16	Adisu Tafari Shama, Olana Terefa, Iyasu Gadisa, Gemechu Feyera, Getnet Tamiru, Dufera Rikitu Terefa and Emiru Merdassa. Surgical management outcome and its associated factors among intestinal obstruction patients admitted to adult surgical ward of Wollega University Referral Hospital, Ethiopia. May 2023.BMC Surgery 23(1):136 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-023-02043-1	Adisu Tafari Shama, Olana Terefa, Iyasu Gadisa, Gemechu Feyera, Getnet Tamiru, Dufera Rikitu Terefa and Emiru Merdassa	BMC Surgery	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-023-02043-1
  17	Shama AT, Terefa DR, Geta ET, Cheme MC, Biru B, Feyisa JW, et al. (2023) Latrine utilization and associated factors among districts implementing and not-implementing community-led total sanitation and hygiene in East Wollega, Western Ethiopia: A comparative cross-sectional study. PLoS ONE 18(7): e0288444. https://doi.org/ 10.1371/journal.pone.0288444	Shama AT, Terefa DR, Geta ET, Cheme MC, Biru B, Feyisa JW, et al.	PLoS ONE	https://doi.org/ 10.1371/journal.pone.0288444
  18	Shin YH, Hwang J, Kwon R, Lee SW, Kim MS; GBD 2019 Allergic Disorders Collaborators; Shin JI, Yon DK. Global, regional, and national burden of allergic disorders and their risk factors in 204 countries and territories, from 1990 to 2019: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Allergy. 2023 Aug; 78 (8):2232-2254. doi: 10.1111/all.15807. Epub 2023 Jul 11. PMID: 37431853; PMCID: PMC10529296.	Shin YH, Hwang J, Kwon R, Lee SW, et al.	Allergy	doi: 10.1111/all.15807
  19	Han Yong Wunrow, Rose G Bender, Avina Vongpradith, et al. GBD 2019 Meningitis Antimicrobial Resistance Collaborators. Global, regional, and national burden of meningitis and its aetiologies, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet Neurol. 2023 Aug; 22(8):685-711. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(23)00195-3. PMID: 37479374; PMCID: PMC10356620.	Han Yong Wunrow, Rose G Bender, Avina Vongpradith, et al.	Lancet Neurol	doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(23)00195-3
  20	Shama AT, Abaerei AA, Terefa DR, Desisa AE, Geta ET,Turi A. Utilization of health data and associated factors among department heads in public health facilities in Eastern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study in Harari region. Int J Med Inform. 2023; 179:105229. doi:10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2023.105229.	Shama AT, Abaerei AA, Terefa DR, Desisa AE, Geta ET,Turi A	Int J Med Inform	doi:10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2023.105229
  21	Tekle E, Adisu Y, Rikitu D, Teferi S, Fikadu A, Kifle E.ABO and Rh (D) blood group phenotype distribution pattern among blood donors at the Nekemte Blood Bank, Oromia, West Ethiopia: a retrospective cross-sectional study. J Int Med Res. 2023; 51(12). doi: 10.1177/03000605231223038.	Tekle E, Adisu Y, Rikitu D, Teferi S, Fikadu A, Kifle E	J Int Med Res	doi: 10.1177/03000605231223038
  22	Natalia V Bhattacharjee, Austin E Schumacher, Amirali Aali,et al. Global fertility in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2021, with forecasts to 2100: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.Lancet. 2024; 403(10441):2057-99. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00550-6.	Natalia V Bhattacharjee, Austin E Schumacher, Amirali Aali,et al.	Lancet	doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00550-6.
  23	Michael Brauer, Gregory A Roth, Aleksandr Y Aravkin,et al. GBD 2021 Risk Factors Collaborators. Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet. 2024 May 18; 403(10440):2162-2203. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00933-4. Erratum in: Lancet. 2024 Jul 20; 404(10449):244. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)01458-2. PMID: 38762324; PMCID: PMC11120204.	Michael Brauer, Gregory A Roth, Aleksandr Y Aravkin,et al.	Lancet	doi:10.1016/S0140-6736 (24)00933-4
  24	Konrad Pesudovs, Van Charles Lansingh, John H Kempen,et al. Vision Loss Expert Group of the Global Burden of Disease Study; GBD 2019 Blindness and Vision Impairment Collaborators. Global estimates on the number of people blind or visually impaired by cataract: a meta-analysis from 2000 to 2020. Eye (Lond). 2024 Aug; 38(11):2156-2172. doi: 10.1038/s41433-024-02961-1. PMID: 38461217; PMCID: PMC11269584.	Konrad Pesudovs, Van Charles Lansingh, John H Kempen,et al.	Eye (Lond)	doi: 10.1038/s41433-024-02961-1
  25	Lema, M., Cheme, M.C., Shama, A.T. et al. Active trachoma and associated factors in children aged 1 to 9 years living in Sasiga rural districts, East Wallaga Zone, Ethiopia, in 2022: a community- based cross-sectional study. BMC Ophthalmol 24, 284 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12886-024-03558-8	Lema, M., Cheme, M.C., Shama, A.T. et al	BMC Ophthalmol	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12886-024-03558-8
  26	Yingzhao Jin, Cui Guo, Mohammadreza Abbasian, et al. GBD 2019 MSK in Adolescents Collaborators. Global pattern, trend, and cross-country inequality of early musculoskeletal disorders from 1990 to 2019, with projection from 2020 to 2050. Med. 2024 Aug 9;5(8):943-962.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.medj.2024.04.009. Epub 2024 Jun 3. PMID: 38834074; PMCID: PMC11321819.	Yingzhao Jin, Cui Guo, Mohammadreza Abbasian,et al.	Med	doi: 10.1016/j.medj.2024.04.009
  27	Dana Bryazka, Marissa B Reitsma, Yohannes Habtegiorgis Abate, et al. GBD 2021 Tobacco Forecasting Collaborators. Forecasting the effects of smoking prevalence scenarios on years of life lost and life expectancy from 2022 to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet Public Health. 2024 Oct;9(10):e729-e744. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(24)00166-X. PMID: 39366729; PMCID: PMC11447278.	Dana Bryazka, Marissa B Reitsma, Yohannes Habtegiorgis Abate,et al	Lancet Public Health	doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(24)00166-X.
  28	Sarah Brooke Sirota, Matthew C Doxey, Regina-Mae Villanueva Dominguez, et al. GBD 2021 Upper Respiratory Infections Otitis Media Collaborators. Global, regional, and national burden of upper respiratory infections and otitis media, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet Infect Dis. 2025 Jan;25(1):36-51. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(24)00430-4. Epub 2024 Sep 9. PMID: 39265593; PMCID: PMC11680489.	Sarah Brooke Sirota, Matthew C Doxey, Regina-Mae Villanueva Dominguez,et al.	Lancet Infect Dis	doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(24)00430-4
  29	Shama AT, Terefa DR, Desisa AE, et al. Breast cancer and its determinants in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open 2024; 14:e080080. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-080080	Shama AT, Terefa DR, Desisa AE, et al.	Lancet	doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(25)00355-1
  30	Ng, Marie et al. GBD 2021 Overweight and Obesity Collaborators. Global, regional, and national prevalence of adult overweight and obesity, 1990-2021, with forecasts to 2050: a forecasting study for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet. 2025. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(25)00355-1.	Ng, Marie et al.	Lancet	doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(25)00355-1
  31	Lisa M Force, Jonathan M Kocarnik , Miranda L May, et al. GBD 2023 Cancer Collaborators. The global, regional, and national burden of cancer, 1990-2023, with forecasts to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. Lancet. 2025 Oct 11;406(10512):1565-1586. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)01635-6. Epub 2025 Sep 24. PMID: 41015051.	Lisa M Force, Jonathan M Kocarnik , Miranda L May,et al.	Lancet	doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)01635-6
  32	Evelyn Hsieh, Dana Bryazka , Kanyin Liane Ong, et al. GBD 2021 Low Bone Mineral Density Collaborators. The global, regional, and national burden attributable to low bone mineral density, 1990-2020: an analysis of a modifiable risk factor from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet Rheumatol. 2025 Dec;7(12):e873-e894. doi: 10.1016/S2665-9913(25)00105-5. Epub 2025 Sep 16. PMID: 40972625.	Evelyn Hsieh, Dana Bryazka , Kanyin Liane Ong,et al.	Lancet Rheumatol	doi: 10.1016/S2665-9913(25)00105-5
  33	Jessica A Kerr, George C Patton, Karly I Cini, et al. GBD 2021 Adolescent BMI Collaborators. Global, regional, and national prevalence of child and adolescent overweight and obesity, 1990-2021, with forecasts to 2050: a forecasting study for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lan cet. 2025 Mar 8; 405(10481):785-812. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)00397-6. Epub 2025 Mar 3. PMID: 40049185; PMCID: PMC11920006.	Jessica A Kerr, George C Patton, Karly I Cini,et al.	Lancet	doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)00397-6
  34	Prof John H Kempen,Prof Kovin S Naidoo, Stephen Gichuhi, et al. Vision Loss Expert Group of the Global Burden of Disease Study &the GBD 2019 Blindness and Vision Impairment Collaborators (24 Mar 2025): Prevalenceof Blindness and Visual Impairment in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2020: Magnitude andTemporal Trends. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Ophthalmic Epidemiology, DOI:10.1080/09286586.2025.2474654	Prof John H Kempen,Prof Kovin S Naidoo, Stephen Gichuhi, et al.	Ophthalmic Epidemiology	doi: 10.1080/09286586.2025.2474654
  35	Temesgen Jaleta Dibaba, Dufera Rikitu Terefa*, Biniam Worku Hailu . Willingness to Join Community Based Health Insuranceand Its Predictors Among Informal Sectors in Buno BedeleZone, South West Ethiopia. December 2021. International Journal of Health Economics. doi: 10.11648/j.hep.20210604.12	Temesgen Jaleta Dibaba, Dufera Rikitu Terefa*, Biniam Worku Hailu	International Journal of Health Economics and Policy	doi: 10.11648/j.hep.20210604.12