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Mr Lemma Demissie Regassa

Research Student - MPhil/PhD - Epidemiology & Population Health

United Kingdom

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I’m a PhD student in infectious disease epidemiology, with a primary focus on the epidemiology and policy of meningococcal disease. My areas of interest include survey data analysis, survival analysis, infectious disease modelling, and spatial analysis. I am currently located in Ethiopia and hold positions as a lecturer at Haramaya University and a research assistant at the Hararghe Health Research partnership between Haramaya University and LSHTM.

Affiliations
Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and International Health
Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health

Research
I am primarily interested in assessing and utilizing methods for survey data analysis, as well as investigating the epidemiology of vaccine-preventable diseases and the impact of vaccine policies on the dynamics of infectious diseases. Much of my recent research has focused on the epidemiology of meningococcal disease and vaccine policy for meningococcal disease prevention in Ethiopia.
Research Area
Epidemiology
Modelling
Disease burden
Disease control
Disease and Health Conditions
Meningitis
Infectious diseases
Country
Ethiopia
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only)

Selected Publications
Mortality rate and predictors among stroke patients in the public hospitals in Harari region, Eastern Ethiopia.
Tesfaye, A; REGASSA, LD; Shegene, B; Areda, NB; Tola, A;
2025
PLOS global public health
Central obesity increases the risk of breast cancer irrespective of menopausal status in women: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Motuma, A; Mussa, I; Deressa, A; REGASSA, LD; Birhanu, A;
2025
Cancer treatment and research communications
Nutritional rickets and its associated factors among under-five children in Assela referral and teaching hospital, Ethiopia: a hospital based cross-sectional study design.
Abebe, H; Gebremichael, B; Desalew, A; Maruta, MB; Eyeberu, A; Nure, JA; Debella, A; REGASSA, LD; Mussa, I;
2025
BMC Pediatrics
Burden, impacts and management practices of dysmenorrhea among female students in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Balis, B; Musa, I; REGASSA, LD; Dachasa, DB; Mohammed, F; Cheru, A; Mohammed, E; Abdurahman, D; Deressa, A; Lami, M; Jibro, U;
2025
International health
Overweight and obesity trends and association with household wealth index among children aged 5 to 19 years in Ethiopia a multilevel analysis of 2016 EDHS data.
Mussa, I; Debella, A; Maruta, MB; Getachew, T; Gamachu, M; Deressa, A; Mohammed, F; Fekredin Zakaria, H; Eyeberu, A; REGASSA, LD; Birhanu, A;
2025
Scientific reports
Systemic and meta-analyses of diabetic retinopathy and its care-related predictors after diabetic mellitus treatment initiation in Ethiopia
Motuma, A; Birhanu, A; REGASSA, LD; Tolera, S; Deressa, A; Jibro, U; Gamachu, M; Tolera, M; Debella, A; Balis, B; Eyeberu, A; Mohammed, F; Mussa, I;
2025
Endocrine and Metabolic Science
The global prevalence of antibiotic self-medication among the adult population: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Gashaw, T; Yadeta, TA; Weldegebreal, F; Demissie, L; Jambo, A; ASSEFA, N;
2025
Systematic reviews
Prevalence and associated factors of recent HIV-1 infection among newly identified HIV-positive individuals tested with the Asante Rapid Recency assay in Harari region, Eastern Ethiopia.
Nure, ME; Weldegebreal, F; Tebeje, F; Sime, A; REGASSA, LD;
2025
Frontiers in epidemiology
Rate of cesarean section among breech deliveries in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Mussa, I; Debella, A; REGASSA, LD; Ahamed, B; Jibro, U; Eyeberu, A;
2025
Frontiers in surgery
Disordered eating behaviors and associated factors among secondary school adolescents in Harar town, eastern Ethiopia: cross-sectional study.
Tekola, A; REGASSA, LD; Berhanu, H; Mandefro, M; Shawel, S; Kassa, O; Roba, KT;
2024
Frontiers in psychiatry
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United Kingdom