Tilahun Haregu

Discrimination experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander males in Australia: Associations with suicidal thoughts and depressive symptoms

Tilahun Haregu, Anthony F Jorm, Yin Paradies, Bernard Leckning, Jesse T Young, Gregory Armstrong

Journal article  |  2021  |  AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY

INTRODUCTION: Globally, Indigenous populations have higher rates of suicidal behavior and psychological distress compared to non-I..

Impacts of multimorbidity on medication treatment, primary healthcare and hospitalization among middle-aged and older adults in China: evidence from a nationwide longitudinal study

Yang Zhao, Siqi Zhao, Lin Zhang, Tilahun Nigatu Haregu, Haipeng Wang

Journal article  |  2021  |  BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

BACKGROUND: Multimorbidity is a significant contributor to inequalities in healthcare and has become a major unaddressed challenge..

Are the PHQ-9 and GAD-7 Suitable for Use in India? A Psychometric Analysis

Jeroen De Man, Pilvikki Absetz, Thirunavukkarasu Sathish, Allissa Desloge, Tilahun Haregu, Brian Oldenburg, Leslie CM Johnson, Kavumpurathu Raman Thankappan, Emily D Williams

Journal article  |  2021  |  FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY

Background: Cross-cultural evidence on the factorial structure and invariance of the PHQ-9 and the GAD-7 is lacking for South Asia..

The Prevalence of Metabolic Disease Multimorbidity and Its Associations With Spending and Health Outcomes in Middle-Aged and Elderly Chinese Adults

Yang Zhao, Puhong Zhang, John Tayu Lee, Brian Oldenburg, Alexander van Heusden, Tilahun Nigatu Haregu, Haipeng Wang

Journal article  |  2021  |  FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH

Objective: Metabolic diseases have been a clinical challenge worldwide and a major public health issue. Very few studies from Chin..

Associations between mental health disorder and management of physical chronic conditions in China: a pooled cross-sectional analysis

Zheng Zhang, Grace Sum, Vicky Mengqi Qin, Yang Zhao, Tilahun Nigatu Haregu, Brian Oldenburg, John Tayu Lee

Journal article  |  2021  |  SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

Physical non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health disorders are a rapidly increasing health burden in low-and middle-inc..

Suicide-related Internet search queries in India following media reports of a celebrity suicide: an interrupted time series analysis

Gregory Armstrong, Tilahun Haregu, Vikas Arya, Lakshmi Vijayakumar, Mark Sinyor, Thomas Niederkrotenthaler, Matthew J Spittal

Journal article  |  2021  |  WORLD PSYCHIATRY

Twelve-month findings of the MOVE Frankston randomised controlled trial of interventions to increase recreation facility usage and physical activity among adults.

Ben J Smith, Ruth Mackenzie-Stewart, Fiona J Newton, Karine E Manera, Tilahun N Haregu, Adrian Bauman, Robert J Donovan, Ajay Mahal, Michael T Ewing, Joshua D Newton

Journal article  |  2021  |  PLoS One

Substantial cross-sectional evidence and limited longitudinal research indicates that the availability of recreational facilities ..

Multimorbidity from Chronic Conditions among Adults in Urban Slums: The AWI-Gen Nairobi Site Study Findings

Shukri F Mohamed, Tilahun Nigatu Haregu, Olalekan A Uthman, Christopher Khayeka-Wandabwa, Stella Kagwiria Muthuri, Gershim Asiki, Catherine Kyobutungi, Paramjit Gill

Journal article  |  2021  |  GLOBAL HEART

Background: In the era of double burden of infectious and non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa, the burden of multimorb..

The effect of multimorbidity on functional limitations and depression amongst middle-aged and older population in China: a nationwide longitudinal study

Yang William Zhao, Tilahun Nigatu Haregu, Li He, Shurong Lu, Ameera Katar, Haipeng Wang, Zhibin Yao, Luwen Zhang

Journal article  |  2021  |  AGE AND AGEING

BACKGROUND: multimorbidity contributes to a large portion of the disease burden in low- and middle-income countries. However, limi..

Retention and outcomes for clients attending a methadone clinic in a resource-constrained setting: a mixed methods prospective cohort study in Imphal, Northeast India

Michelle Kermode, Robedi Sharma Choudhurimayum, Lenin Singh Rajkumar, Tilahun Haregu, Greg Armstrong

Journal article  |  2020  |  Harm Reduction Journal

Background: Opioid substitution therapy (OST) with buprenorphine has been widely available in India since 2007, but the introducti..