By Dr Getiye Kibret

Book Chapters

Prgomet M; Kibret GD; Thomas J; Loh TP; Choy KW; Horvath A, 2026, 'Challenges in Using Clinical Data for AI-Enabled Diagnostic Support', in , pp. 514 - 515, http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/SHTI260219

Journal articles

Dejenu Kibret G; Thomas J; Post JJ; Curtis K; Rawlinson W; Georgiou A; Prgomet M, 2026, 'Concordance between ICD-10-AM clinical coding and SARS-CoV-2 PCR testing for COVID-19 in Australian hospitals', Health Information Management Journal, 55, pp. 458 - 463, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/18333583251370486

Dadi AF; Hassen TA; Ketema DB; Ahmed KY; Kassa ZY; Amsalu E; Kibret GD; Alemu AA; Bore MG; Ayalew AA; Shifa JE; Bizuayehu HM, 2025, 'Anxiety symptoms during pregnancy and risk of adverse birth outcomes in Gondar Town Ethiopia', Scientific Reports, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-19379-8

Huynh B; Kibret G; Wechsler D; Lee A; Lim R; Clement C; Lawlor M, 2025, 'Correction to: Outcomes of iStent inject combined with cataract surgery in Asian eyes: Australian data from the Fight Glaucoma Blindness international registry (International Ophthalmology, (2024), 44, 1, (200), 10.1007/s10792-024-03104-x)', International Ophthalmology, 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10792-024-03274-8

Kassa ZY; Dadi AF; Bizuayehu HM; Thapa S; Kibret GD; Hassen TA; Seid A; Ketema DB; Bore MG; Tegegne TK; Odo DB; Amsalu E; Belachew SA; Shifti DM; Ahmed KY, 2025, 'Implementation, effectiveness, and barriers of obstetric triage in reducing waiting time: a scoping review', Reproductive Health, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12978-025-01982-7

Kassa ZY; Dadi AF; Bizuayehu HM; Hassen TA; Ahmed KY; Ketema DB; Amsalu E; Bore MG; Kibret GD; Alemu AA; Ayalew AA; Shifa JE; Bedaso A; Leshargie CT, 2025, 'Person-centred maternity care during childbirth: a systematic review in low and middle-income countries', BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-024-07133-3

Ahmed KY; Aychiluhm SB; Thapa S; Tegegne TK; Ketema DB; Kassa ZY; Kibret GD; Duko B; Shifti DM; Bore MG; Nezenega ZS; Bedaso A; Hailegebireal AH; Bizuayehu HM; Dadi AF; Beyene T; Shaikh MF; Hassen TA; Seid A; Astawesegn FH; Belachew SA; Leshargie CT; Berhe FT; Mondal UK; Little D; Hewa Marambage KA; Mahmood S; Ross AG, 2025, 'Cardiometabolic Outcomes among Adults with Abdominal Obesity and Normal Body Mass Index', JAMA Network Open, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.37942

Choy KW; Franco GS; Prgomet M; Kibret GD; Georgiou A; Loh TP, 2025, 'Relationship between abnormal laboratory results and recorded clinical diagnoses in tertiary hospital settings: A retrospective observational study', Electronic Journal of the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, 36, pp. 312 - 320

Res A; Kibret GD; Georgiou A, 2025, 'The magnitude of redundant pathology testing in hospital patients: a multicentre retrospective observational study', IJQHC Communications, 5, pp. lyaf008, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ijcoms/lyaf008

Wagnew F; Ayalew AA; Eshetie S; Lulu YG; Kibret GD; Mulugeta H; Leshargie CT; Wagnew Y; Tadesse A; Abajobir A, 2025, 'Effect of mHealth intervention on maternal health service utilization and birth outcomes in Northwest Ethiopia: a two-site non-randomized controlled trial', BMC Digital Health, 3, pp. 52, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s44247-025-00193-1

Ketema DB; Shifti DM; Tegegne TK; Odo DB; Thapa S; Dadi A; Hassen TA; Kibret GD; Kassa ZY; Amsalu E; Mesfin YM; Bizuayehu HM; Belachew SA; Bore MG; Seid A; Ahmed KY, 2025, 'Socioeconomic inequality for hypertension among reproductive age women aged 15–49 from five Sub-Saharan Africa countries: A decomposition analysis of DHS Data', Plos Global Public Health, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0004738

Depczynski B; Kibret GD; Georgiou A; Lau SM, 2025, 'Retrospective observational study of the association of peak blood glucose during the second 24 hours of admission with hospital-acquired complications in non-critical care admissions to a tertiary referral teaching hospital', BMJ Open, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-089652

Ahmed KY; Thapa S; Kibret GD; Bizuayehu HM; Sun J; Huda MM; Dadia AF; Ogbo FA; Mahmood S; Shiddiky MJA; Berhe FT; Aychiluhm SB; Anyasodor AE; Ross AG, 2025, 'Population attributable fractions for modifiable risk factors of neonatal, infant, and under-five mortality in 48 low- and middle-income countries', Journal of Global Health, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.7189/jogh.15.04015

Seid A; Cumpston MS; Ahmed KY; Bizuayehu HM; Thapa S; Tegegne TK; Dadi AF; Odo DB; Shifti DM; Belachew SA; Kibret GD; Ketema DB; Kassa ZY; Amsalu E; Bore MG; Hassen TA, 2025, 'The intergenerational association of preterm birth: A systematic review and meta-analysis', BJOG an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 132, pp. 18 - 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.17924

Ketema DB; Dadi AF; Hassen TA; Kibret GD; Kassa ZY; Amsalu E; Alemu AA; Shifa JE; Alebel A; Leshargie CT; Bore MG; Bizuayehu HM; Ahmed KY, 2024, 'Individual- and community-level predictors of healthcare-seeking behaviour for acute respiratory tract infections among children under five in 29 low-and middle-income countries: a multilevel analysis', Public Health, 237, pp. 71 - 76, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2024.08.028

Huynh B; Kibret G; Wechsler D; Lee A; Lim R; Clement C; Lawlor M, 2024, 'Outcomes of iStent inject combined with cataract surgery in Asian eyes: Australian data from the Fight Glaucoma Blindness international registry', International Ophthalmology, 44, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10792-024-03104-x

Kibret GD; Kamalakkannan A; Thomas J; Sezgin G; Hardie RA; Pont L; McGuire P; Pearce C; Georgiou A, 2024, 'Patient demographics and psychotropic medication prescribing in Australian general practices: pre- and during COVID-19 pandemic', Journal of Primary Health Care, 16, pp. 325 - 331, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/HC23168

Kibret GD; Demant D; Dawson A; Hayen A, 2024, 'Spatial patterns of maternal and neonatal continuum of care use and its correlations with women’s empowerment', BMC Health Services Research, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11453-7

Thapa S; Ahmed KY; Bizuayehu HM; Huda MM; Chalise B; Bore MG; Belachew SA; Hassen TA; Amsalu E; Shifti DM; Seid A; Mesfin YM; Tegegne TK; Dadi AF; Odo DB; Kibret GD; Ketema DB; Kassa ZY; Anyasodor AE; Mahmood S; Astawesegn FH; Ross AG, 2024, 'Trends and social determinants of the obesity epidemic among reproductive-age women in ten Asian countries', Scientific Reports, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-73522-5

Bizuayehu HM; Ahmed KY; Kibret GD; Dadi AF; Belachew SA; Bagade T; Tegegne TK; Venchiarutti RL; Kibret KT; Hailegebireal AH; Assefa Y; Khan MN; Abajobir A; Alene KA; Mengesha Z; Erku D; Enquobahrie DA; Minas TZ; Misgan E; Ross AG, 2024, 'Global Disparities of Cancer and Its Projected Burden in 2050', JAMA Network Open, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.43198

Bizuayehu HM; Dadi AF; Ahmed KY; Tegegne TK; Hassen TA; Kibret GD; Ketema DB; Bore MG; Thapa S; Odo DB; Kassa ZY; Shifti DM; Amsalu E; Sarich P; Venchiarutti RL; Melaku YA; Kibret KT; Habte A; Mefsin YM; Seid A; Belachew SA, 2024, 'Burden of 30 cancers among men: Global statistics in 2022 and projections for 2050 using population-based estimates', Cancer, 130, pp. 3708 - 3723, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cncr.35458

Dadi AF; Ahmed KY; Berhane Y; Bizuayehu HM; Tesema GA; Hassen TA; Kibret GD; Ketema DB; Bore MG; Belachew SA; Amsalu E; Nhassengo S; Shifti DM; Seid A; Mesfin YM; Tegegne TK; Odo DB; Kassa ZY; Thapa S; Kidane EG; Desyibelew HD; Misganaw A; Zeleke BM; Bolarinwa OA; Ross AG, 2024, 'Intimate partner violence and childhood health outcomes in 37 sub-Saharan African countries: an analysis of demographic health survey data from 2011 to 2022', Lancet Global Health, 12, pp. e1785 - e1793, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00313-9

Kibret GD; Bizuayehu HM; Dadi AF; Amsalu E; Alemu AA; Hassen TA; Leshargie CT; Bore MG; Kassa ZY; Ketema DB; Shifa JE; Alebel A; Ahmed KY, 2024, 'Spatiotemporal patterns and factors contributing to neonatal mortality in Ethiopia: Data from EDHS 2000 to 2019', Plos One, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0310276

Mehta H; Gabrielle PH; Hashimoto Y; Kibret GD; Arnold J; Guillaumie T; Kheir WJ; Kok G; Vujosevic S; O'Toole L; Mangelschots E; Jaross N; Ceklic L; Daien V; Viola F; Squirrell D; Lavid FJ; Creuzot-Garcher C; Barthelmes D; Gillies M; Miri A; Fung A; Higueras A; Invernizzi A; Hamilton A; Cohn A; Vanderschueren A; Wolff B; Walid B; Hennings C; Chung C; Hornsby C; Rethati C; Villoria DV; Chan D; Chong E; Carreño E; Baudin F; Furness G; Michel G; Mack H; Steiner H; Reddie I; Acton J; Wells J; Suarez J; Gilhotra J; Oday J; Sararols L; Manning L; Chow LP; OToole L; Cordoves L; Arrazola M; Tena Sempere ME; Navarro MP; Morgan M; Núñez MR; Weber M; Castilla Marti M; de la Fuente M; Asencio Duran M; Muñoz PC; Carnota P; Lockie P; Beaumont P; Hinchcliffe P; Calvo P; Barnes R; Chalasani R; Barry R; Chong R; Gallego-Pinazo R; Ferrier R; Fraser-Bell S; Allieu S; Wickremasinghe S; Tick S; Welch S; Moreno SMG; Nothling S; Aparicio-Sanchis S; Young S; Wan S; Tan T; Kheir W; Valldeperas X; Louw Z; Bashshur Z, 2024, 'One-Year Anti-VEGF Therapy Outcomes in Diabetic Macular Edema Based on Treatment Intensity: Data from the Fight Retinal Blindness! Registry', Ophthalmology Retina, 8, pp. 872 - 879, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.oret.2024.04.008

Ahmed KY; Thapa S; Hassen TA; Tegegne TK; Dadi AF; Odo DB; Bizuayehu HM; Shifti DM; Belachew SA; Kibret GD; Ketema DB; Kassa ZY; Amsalu E; Bore MG; Seid A; Mesfin YM; Kibret KT; Huda MM; Mahmood S; Anyasodor AE; Ross AG, 2024, 'Population modifiable risk factors associated with neonatal mortality in 35 sub-Saharan Africa countries: analysis of data from demographic and health surveys', Eclinicalmedicine, 73, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102682

Bizuayehu HM; Dadi AF; Hassen TA; Ketema DB; Ahmed KY; Kassa ZY; Amsalu E; Kibret GD; Alemu AA; Alebel A; Shifa JE; Assefa Y; Tessema GA; Sarich P; Gebremedhin AF; Bore MG, 2024, 'Global burden of 34 cancers among women in 2020 and projections to 2040: Population-based data from 185 countries/territories', International Journal of Cancer, 154, pp. 1377 - 1393, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijc.34809

Bore MG; Dadi AF; Ahmed KY; Hassen TA; Kibret GD; Kassa ZY; Amsalu E; Ketema DB; Perry L; Alemu AA; Shifa JE; Alebel A; Leshargie CT; Bizuayehu HM, 2024, 'Unmet Supportive Care Needs Among Cancer Patients in Sub-Saharan African Countries: A Mixed Method Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis', Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 67, pp. e211 - e227, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2023.11.023

Ahmed KY; Dadi AF; Kibret GD; Bizuayehu HM; Hassen TA; Amsalu E; Ketema DB; Kassa ZY; Bore MG; Alebel A; Alemu AA; Shifa JE; Leshargie CT; Thapa S; Omar SH; Ross AG, 2024, 'Population modifiable risk factors associated with under-5 acute respiratory tract infections and diarrhoea in 25 countries in sub-Saharan Africa (2014–2021): an analysis of data from demographic and health surveys', Eclinicalmedicine, 68, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102444

Kibret GD; Demant D; Hayen A, 2023, 'The effect of distance to health facility on neonatal mortality in Ethiopia', BMC Health Services Research, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09070-x

Ketema DB; Aragaw FM; Wagnew F; Mekonnen M; Mengist A; Alamneh AA; Belay YA; Kibret GD; Leshargie CT; Birhanu MY; Hibstie YT; Temesgen B; Alebel A, 2023, 'Birth asphyxia related mortality in Northwest Ethiopia: A multi-centre cohort study', Plos One, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0281656

Shiferaw A; Alem G; Tsehay M; Kibret GD, 2022, 'Dental caries and associated factors among diabetic and nondiabetic adult patients attending Bichena Primary Hospital’s Outpatient Department', Frontiers in Oral Health, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/froh.2022.938405

Bedaso A; Dejenu G; Duko B, 2022, 'Depression among caregivers of cancer patients: Updated systematic review and meta-analysis', Psycho Oncology, 31, pp. 1809 - 1820, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pon.6045

Kibret GD; Demant D; Hayen A, 2022, 'Bayesian spatial analysis of factors influencing neonatal mortality and its geographic variation in Ethiopia', Plos One, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0270879

Kibret GD; Demant D; Hayen A, 2022, 'Geographical accessibility of emergency neonatal care services in Ethiopia: analysis using the 2016 Ethiopian Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care Survey', BMJ Open, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058648

Dessie G; Burrowes S; Mulugeta H; Haile D; Negess A; Jara D; Alem G; Tesfaye B; Zeleke H; Gualu T; Getaneh T; Kibret GD; Amare D; Worku Mengesha E; Wagnew F; Khanam R, 2021, 'Effect of a self-care educational intervention to improve self-care adherence among patients with chronic heart failure: a clustered randomized controlled trial in Northwest Ethiopia', BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12872-021-02170-8

Tessema GA; Kinfu Y; Dachew BA; Tesema AG; Assefa Y; Alene KA; Aregay AF; Ayalew MB; Bezabhe WM; Bali AG; Dadi AF; Duko B; Erku D; Gebrekidan K; Gebremariam KT; Gebremichael LG; Gebreyohannes EA; Gelaw YA; Gesesew HA; Kibret GD; Leshargie CT; Meazew MW; Mekonnen A; Mirkuzie AH; Mohammed H; Tekle DY; Tesfay FH, 2021, 'The COVID-19 pandemic and healthcare systems in Africa: A scoping review of preparedness, impact and response', BMJ Global Health, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2021-007179

Abebaw E; Reta A; Kibret GD; Wagnew F, 2021, 'Incidence and Predictors of Mortality among Preterm Neonates Admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Debre Markos Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia', Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences, 31, pp. 937 - 946, http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ejhs.v31i5.4

Alene KA; Gelaw YA; Fetene DM; Koye DN; Melaku YA; Gesesew H; Birhanu MM; Adane AA; Muluneh MD; Dachew BA; Abrha S; Aregay A; Ayele AA; Bezabhe WM; Gebremariam KT; Gebremedhin T; Gebremedhin AT; Gebremichael L; Geleto AB; Kassahun HT; Kibret GD; Leshargie CT; Mekonnen A; Mirkuzie AH; Mohammed H; Tegegn HG; Tesema AG; Tesfay FH; Wubishet BL; Kinfu Y, 2021, 'COVID-19 in Ethiopia: A geospatial analysis of vulnerability to infection, case severity and death', BMJ Open, 11, pp. e044606, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044606

Gesesew HA; Koye DN; Fetene DM; Woldegiorgis M; Kinfu Y; Geleto AB; Melaku YA; Mohammed H; Alene KA; Awoke MA; Birhanu MM; Gebremedhin AT; Gelaw YA; Shifti DM; Muluneh MD; Tegegne TK; Abrha S; Aregay AF; Ayalew MB; Gebre AK; Gebremariam KT; Gebremedhin T; Gebremichael L; Leshargie CT; Kibret GD; Meazaw MW; Mekonnen AB; Tekle DY; Tesema AG; Tesfay FH; Tesfaye W; Wubishet BL; Dachew BA; Adane AA, 2021, 'Risk factors for COVID-19 infection, disease severity and related deaths in Africa: A systematic review', BMJ Open, 11, pp. e044618, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044618

Gashaye A; Kibret GD; Bazezew Y; Mengist B, 2021, 'Factors affecting institutional delivery in Ethiopia: A multi-level analysis', International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijans.2021.100331

Abebaw E; Reta A; Kibret GD; Wagnew F, 2021, 'Incidence and Predictors of Mortality among Preterm Neonates Admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Debre Markos Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia', ETHIOPIAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH SCIENCES, 31, pp. 937 - 946, http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ejhs.v31i5

Mengistu G; Dejenu G; Tesema C; Arega B; Awoke T; Alemu K; Moges F, 2020, 'Epidemiology of streptomycin resistant Salmonella from humans and animals in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Plos One, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0244057

Ketema DB; Wagnew F; Assemie MA; Ferede A; Alamneh AA; Leshargie CT; Kibret GD; Petrucka P; Telayneh AT; Alebel A, 2020, 'Incidence and predictors of surgical site infection following cesarean section in North-west Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study', BMC Infectious Diseases, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05640-0

Desta M; Amha H; Bishaw KA; Adane F; Assemie MA; Kibret GD; Yimer NB, 2020, 'Prevalence and predictors of uterine rupture among Ethiopian women: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Plos One, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240675

Birhanu MY; Leshargie CT; Alebel A; Wagnew F; Siferih M; Gebre T; Kibret GD, 2020, 'Incidence and predictors of loss to follow-up among HIV-positive adults in northwest Ethiopia: A retrospective cohort study', Tropical Medicine and Health, 48, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41182-020-00266-z

Hibstie YT; Kibret GD; Talie A; Temesgen B; Melkamu MW; Alebel A, 2020, 'Nearly one in every six HIV-infected children lost from ART follow-up at Debre Markos Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: A 14-year retrospective follow-up study', Plos One, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0239013

Alebel A; Engeda EH; Kelkay MM; Petrucka P; Kibret GD; Wagnew F; Asmare G; Bitew ZW; Ketema DB; Gedif G; Temesgen B; Hibstie YT; Melkamu MW; Eshetie S, 2020, 'Mortality rate among HIV-positive children on ART in Northwest Ethiopia: A historical cohort study', BMC Public Health, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09418-6

Alebel A; Kibret GD; Petrucka P; Tesema C; Moges NA; Wagnew F; Asmare G; Kumera G; Bitew ZW; Ketema DB; Tiruneh T; Melkamu MW; Hibstie YT; Temesgen B; Eshetie S, 2020, 'Undernutrition among Ethiopian adults living with HIV: A meta-analysis', BMC Nutrition, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40795-020-00334-x

Ketema DB; Leshargie CT; Kibret GD; Assemie MA; Alamneh AA; Kassa GM; Alebel A, 2020, 'Level of self-care practice among diabetic patients in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis', BMC Public Health, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-8425-2

Ketema DB; Leshargie CT; Kibret GD; Assemie MA; Petrucka P; Alebel A, 2020, 'Effects of maternal education on birth preparedness and complication readiness among Ethiopian pregnant women: A systematic review and meta-analysis', BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-020-2812-7

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