Tilahun Haregu

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..

The impact of mental and physical multimorbidity on healthcare utilization and health spending in China: A nationwide longitudinal population-based study

Yang Zhao, Puhong Zhang, Brian Oldenburg, Teresa Hall, Shurong Lu, Tilahun Nigatu Haregu, Li He

Journal article  |  2020  |  International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

BACKGROUND: In China, little evidence exists on the effect of mental and physical multimorbidity on individuals and the health sys..

Temporal Trends and Geographic Disparity in Hypertension Care in China

Yang Zhao, Brian Oldenburg, Siqi Zhao, Tilahun Nigatu Haregu, Luwen Zhang

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Epidemiology

BACKGROUND: This study examines trends and geographic disparities in the diagnosis, treatment and control of hypertension in China..

The Baker Biobank: Understanding Cardiovascular Outcomes

Tilahun Nigatu Haregu, Shane Nanayakkara, Bronwyn Kingwell, Garry Jennings, Anthony Dart, Melinda Carrington, David Kaye

Journal article  |  2020  |  Heart, Lung and Circulation

BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and diabetes are two of the most important public health problems. Outcomes for patient..

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  |  2020  |  Age and Ageing

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

Comorbid Depression and Obesity: Correlates and Synergistic Association With Noncommunicable Diseases Among Australian Men

Tilahun Nigatu Haregu, John Tayu Lee, Brian Oldenburg, Gregory Armstrong

Journal article  |  2020  |  Preventing Chronic Diseases: Public health research, practice, and policy

INTRODUCTION: Obesity and depression are among the leading causes of disease worldwide. Their bidirectional relationship often res..

Effective coverage for hypertension treatment among middle-aged adults and the older population in China, 2011 to 2013: A nationwide longitudinal study

Yang Zhao, Ajay Singh Mahal, Shenglan Tang, Tilahun Nigatu Haregu, Brian Oldenburg

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Global Health

Methods: We used the baseline survey and first follow-up surveys of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study of middle-a..

Prevalence and correlates of normal body mass index central obesity among people with cardiovascular diseases in Australia

TN Haregu, S Nanayakkara, M Carrington, D Kaye

Journal article  |  2020  |  Public Health

OBJECTIVE: Obesity is one of the most common risk factors for cardiometabolic diseases in Australia and worldwide. Recent studies ..

High prevalence of health and social risk behaviours among men experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviour: The imperative to undertake holistic assessments

Gregory Armstrong, Tilahun Haregu, Eric D Caine, Jesse T Young, Matthew J Spittal, Anthony F Jorm

Journal article  |  2020  |  Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

OBJECTIVE: We aimed to examine whether suicidal thoughts and behaviour were independently associated with a wide range of health a..

Multimorbidity and multiple causes of death in heart failure

Tilahun Nigatu Haregu, Shane Nanayakkara, Melinda Carrington, David Kaye

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Public Health