Lemessa Assefa A Ayana

Intersectional gender inequities in access to malaria information, knowledge, and attitudes toward malaria services in Oromia, Ethiopia: a mixed-methods study

Abstract Background Malaria remains a significant public health issue in Ethiopia, particularly for vulnerable populations like women and children. Gender-based inequalities in malaria knowledge, attitudes, and access to information persist, intersected by socio-economic and cult...

Global, regional and national burden of pertussis in 1990–2023: a Global Burden of Disease study

Despite long-standing immunization programs, pertussis remains a major cause of vaccine-preventable mortality, particularly among infants. Here we present a primary assessment of global pertussis incidence, mortality and disability-adjusted life years across 204 countries and ter...