Gezahegn Tesfaye

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Gezahegn Tesfaye is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Gezahegn Tesfaye has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 16 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 10 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Gezahegn Tesfaye's work include Global Maternal and Child Health (19 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (9 papers) and Malaria Research and Control (8 papers). Gezahegn Tesfaye is often cited by papers focused on Global Maternal and Child Health (19 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (9 papers) and Malaria Research and Control (8 papers). Gezahegn Tesfaye collaborates with scholars based in Ethiopia, Australia and United Kingdom. Gezahegn Tesfaye's co-authors include Agumasie Semahegn, Nega Assefa, Augustine Ankomah, Kwasi Torpey, Adom Manu, Catherine Chojenta, Deborah Loxton, Roger Smith, Mitiku Teshome Hambisa and Lemessa Oljira and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and BMC Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Gezahegn Tesfaye

49 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Psychotropic medication non-adherence and its associated factors among patients with major psychiatric disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2020 276 citations Agumasie Semahegn, Kwasi Torpey et al. Systematic Reviews profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gezahegn Tesfaye Ethiopia	22	685	582	368	246	237	51	1.7k
Amos Laar Ghana	24	552 0.8×	272 0.5×	521 1.4×	84 0.3×	539 2.3×	118	2.0k
Miguel Ángel Villasís-Keever Mexico	23	266 0.4×	193 0.3×	256 0.7×	128 0.5×	123 0.5×	155	1.8k
Abdur Razzaque Sarker Bangladesh	26	247 0.4×	864 1.5×	612 1.7×	55 0.2×	548 2.3×	78	2.1k
Elly Katabira Uganda	26	329 0.5×	383 0.7×	331 0.9×	282 1.1×	55 0.2×	69	1.8k
Rashidul Alam Mahumud Australia	24	320 0.5×	705 1.2×	574 1.6×	52 0.2×	475 2.0×	107	1.9k
Zhanchun Feng China	27	348 0.5×	417 0.7×	619 1.7×	39 0.2×	151 0.6×	95	1.9k
Vivek Singh India	17	134 0.2×	655 1.1×	265 0.7×	212 0.9×	363 1.5×	83	1.3k
Seyi Soremekun United Kingdom	19	332 0.5×	756 1.3×	288 0.8×	38 0.2×	321 1.4×	46	1.3k
May Sudhinaraset United States	22	300 0.4×	844 1.5×	465 1.3×	35 0.1×	117 0.5×	46	1.8k
Erik Blas Switzerland	21	264 0.4×	343 0.6×	589 1.6×	20 0.1×	102 0.4×	35	1.5k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Semahegn, Agumasie, et al.. (2025). Measles vaccination dropout and its associated factors among children aged 15-23 months in Qardho district, Northeastern Somalia: A community-based cross-sectional study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 13. 100267–100267.

Harris, Melissa L., Deborah Loxton, Kalkidan Hassen Abate, et al.. (2024). Worldwide Wellness of Mothers and Babies (WWOMB): program overview and lessons learned from Ethiopia. Archives of Public Health. 82(1). 190–190.

Berhan, Eshetie, et al.. (2023). Determinants of consumers’ purchase intention on digital business model platform: evidence from Ethiopia using partial least square structural equation model (PLS-SEM) technique. Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. 12(1). 11 indexed citations

Semahegn, Agumasie, et al.. (2022). Attitudes toward safe abortion care and its associated factors among health care providers working in public health facilities in eastern Ethiopia. SAGE Open Medicine. 10. 3911958608–3911958608. 4 indexed citations

Desalew, Assefa, et al.. (2020). Incomplete Vaccination and Its Predictors among Children in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Global Pediatric Health. 7. 2333794X20968681–2333794X20968681. 19 indexed citations

Tesfaye, Gezahegn & Mammo Muchie. (2019). Hybrid Push/Pull Strategies for a Footwear Production System. 8(1). 59–76. 1 indexed citations

Semahegn, Agumasie, Kwasi Torpey, Adom Manu, et al.. (2018). Psychotropic medication non-adherence and associated factors among adult patients with major psychiatric disorders: a protocol for a systematic review. Systematic Reviews. 7(1). 10–10. 54 indexed citations

Tesfaye, Gezahegn, Deborah Loxton, Catherine Chojenta, Nega Assefa, & Roger Smith. (2018). Magnitude, trends and causes of maternal mortality among reproductive aged women in Kersa health and demographic surveillance system, eastern Ethiopia. BMC Women s Health. 18(1). 198–198. 35 indexed citations

Tesfaye, Gezahegn, Catherine Chojenta, Roger Smith, & Deborah Loxton. (2018). Magnitude and correlates of postnatal care utilization among reproductive aged women in a rural district in eastern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study. Midwifery. 70. 22–30. 7 indexed citations

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Tesfaye, Gezahegn, Catherine Chojenta, Roger Smith, & Deborah Loxton. (2018). Application of the Andersen-Newman model of health care utilization to understand antenatal care use in Kersa District, Eastern Ethiopia. PLoS ONE. 13(12). e0208729–e0208729. 56 indexed citations

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Worku, Teshager, et al.. (2017). Rehabilitation for cancer patients at Black Lion hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study. BMC Palliative Care. 16(1). 53–53. 12 indexed citations

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Tesfaye, Gezahegn, Mitiku Teshome Hambisa, & Agumasie Semahegn. (2014). Induced Abortion and Associated Factors in Health Facilities of Guraghe Zone, Southern Ethiopia. Journal of Pregnancy. 2014. 1–8. 45 indexed citations

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Tesfaye, Gezahegn, et al.. (2014). Modern contraceptive utilization among female ART attendees in health facilities of Gimbie town, West Ethiopia. Reproductive Health. 11(1). 30–30. 24 indexed citations

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Semahegn, Agumasie, et al.. (2014). Complementary feeding practice of mothers and associated factors in Hiwot Fana Specialized Hospital, Eastern Ethiopia. Pan African Medical Journal. 18. 143–143. 81 indexed citations

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Deyessa, Negussie, et al.. (2013). Intention to use condom among students in Agena preparatory school, Guraghe Zone, Ethiopia: with the application of health believe model. Archives of Public Health. 71(1). 23–23. 14 indexed citations

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Ashton, Ruth A., Gezahegn Tesfaye, Rachel L. Pullan, et al.. (2011). School-based surveys of malaria in Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia: a rapid survey method for malaria in low transmission settings. Malaria Journal. 10(1). 25–25. 59 indexed citations

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Teka, Hiwot, Beyene Petros, Lawrence Yamuah, et al.. (2008). Chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium vivax malaria in Debre Zeit, Ethiopia. Malaria Journal. 7(1). 220–220. 87 indexed citations

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Jima, Daddi, et al.. (2006). Safety and efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine in the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Ethiopia. East African Medical Journal. 82(8). 387–90. 21 indexed citations

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Jima, Daddi, et al.. (2006). Efficacy of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine for the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Ethiopia. East African Medical Journal. 82(8). 391–5. 34 indexed citations

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Tesfaye, Gezahegn, et al.. (1999). Intestinal parasitic infections in Western Abaya with special reference to schistosomiasis mansoni. Ethiopian Journal of Health Development. 13(1). 21–26. 20 indexed citations

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