1. Tola HH. Efficacy and safety of malaria vaccines: can Ethiopia introduce them? HAJHBS. 2025, 1(2): 64–67
2. Mollalign H, Beyene D, Moga S, ….. Tola HH et al. Mycobacterium tuberculosis genotypes isolated from clinical specimens of extrapulmonary TB. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis . 2025 Aug 1;29(8):355-361
3. Lejisa T, Bikila D, Bashea C…… Tola HH. Diagnostic performance of Treponema pallidum particle agglutination tests against electrochemiluminescence immunoassays for the detection of anti-TP antibodies: Evaluation study. Sex Transm Infect 2025;101: 320–324.
4. Tola HH. Common problems observed in manuscripts submitted by health and biomedical sciences researchers. HAJHBS. 2024, 1(1): 7–8
5. Lejisa T, Ambachew R, Bikila D… Tola HH, Hundie GB. Comparison of SARS‐CoV‐2 RNA detection in diferent types of clinical specimens among suspected COVID‐19 patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. VirusDisease (2024).
6. Bashea C, Gize A, Tadesse Lejisa T, ….. Tola HH et al. Detection and comparison of SARS-CoV-2 antibody produced in naturally infected patients and vaccinated individuals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: multicenter cross-sectional study. Virology Journal (2024) 21:192
7. Minda GH, Tola HH, Amhare AF et al. Personal hygiene practice and associated factors among elementary school students in Fiche Town, Oromia, Ethiopia. https://bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12879-024-09665...
8. Njuguna C, Tola H, Maina BN, et al. Roles of health system leadership under emergency in drought- affected districts in northeast Uganda: a mixed- method study. BMJ Open 2024;14: e080374. doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2023-080374
9. Njuguna C, Tola HH, Maina BN et al. Perceived barriers of access to health and nutrition services under drought and food insecurity emergency in north-east Uganda: a qualitative study. BMC Public Health (2024) 24:390
10. Njuguna C, Tola HH, Maina BN et al. Essential health services delivery and quality improvement actions under drought and food insecurity emergency in north-east Uganda. BMC Health Serv Res. 2023 Dec 11;23(1):1387.
11. Abebaw, Y., Abebe, M., Tola HH. et al. Pulmonary tuberculosis case notification and burden of drug resistance among children under 15 years of age in Ethiopia: sub-analysis from third-round drug resistance tuberculosis survey. BMC Pediatr 23, 418 (2023)
12. Kimuli Balikuddembe JK, Reinhardt JD, Zeng W, Tola HH, Di B. Public health priorities for Sino-Africa cooperation in Eastern Africa in context of flooding and malaria burden in Children: a tridecadal retrospective analysis. BMC Public Health (2023) 23:1331
13. Diriba G, Alemu A, Yenew B, Tola HH et al. Epidemiology of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis among patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Infect Dis. 2023 Jul; 132:50-63.
14. Gutema G, Tola HH, Fikadu D, Leta D et al. Positivity rate, trend and associated risk factors of mother-to-child transmission of HIV among HIV-exposed infants. BMC Pediatrics (2023) 23:283
15. Javadi, M., Zarei, S., Shiri-Shahsavar, M.R., ...Tola, H.H., Ranjbaran M. Association between Maternal Hemoglobin, other Maternal Attributes and Neonatal Birth Weight: A Case-control Study. Current Pediatric Review, 2023, 19(3), pp. 312–317
16. Leta D, Gutema G, Hagos GG …, Tola HH. Effect of heat inactivation and bulk lysis on real-time reverse transcription PCR detection of the SARS-COV-2: an experimental study. BMC Research Notes (2022) 15:295
17. Mengesha EG, Zerefa MD, Tola HH. Occurrence of asymptomatic malaria infection and living conditions in the lowlands of Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study. Infectious Diseases of Poverty (2022) 11:94
18. Mengesha E, Zerefa MD, Tola HH (2022). Asymptomatic malaria and nurturing factors in lowlands of Ethiopia: A community based cross-sectional study. PLOS Glob Public Health 2(8): e0000659.
19. Meaza A, Tola HH, Eshetu K, Mindaye T, Medhin G, Gumi B (2022). Tuberculosis among refugees and migrant populations: Systematic review. PLoS ONE 17(6): e0268696.
20. Gutema G, Tola HH, W/semeyat B, Yilma A, Abdela S, Kidane E, et al. (2022). Effect of sample management on quantitative HIV-1 viral load measurement at Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. PLoS ONE 17(6): e0269943.
21. Diriba G, Alemu A, Tola HH. Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance by Xpert® MTB/RIF assay among presumptive tuberculosis patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 2014 to 2021. IJID Reg. 2022 Sep 8:5:97-103
22. Diriba G, Alemua A, Tola HH. Pre-extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis among multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients in Ethiopia: a laboratory-based surveillance study. IJID Reg. 2022 30:5:39-43.
23. Tola H, Holakouie-Naieni K, Mansournia MA, et al. National treatment outcome and predictors of death and treatment failure in multidrug resistant tuberculosis in Ethiopia: a 10-year retrospective cohort study. BMJ Open 2021;11: e040862. doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2020-040862
24. Diriba G, Tola HH, Alemu A, Yenew B, Gamtesa DF, Kebede A (2021). Drug resistance and its risk factors among extra-pulmonary tuberculosis in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS ONE 16(10): e0258295
25. Meaza A, Tesfaye E, Mohamed Z … Tola HH, Alemu A, Getahun M. Diagnostic accuracy of Truenat Tuberculosis and Rifampicin-Resistance assays in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. PLoS ONE, 2021, 16(12), e0261084
26. Biranu E, Wolde M, Negesso AE, Tola HH, Sisay MM. Thyroid Profile and Factors Associated with Hypothyroidism among Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Patients Attending Saint Peter’s Specialized Hospital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Infect Drug Resist. 2021; 14: 2675–2684
27. Gamtesa DF, Tola HH, Gutema G, Dagne B, Bedassa BB. Knowledge, attitude and practice towards Coronavirus disease 2019 prevention in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Biostat Epidemiol. 2021; 7(4): 344-359
28. Diriba G, Kebede A, Tola HH, Yenew B, Moga S, Addise D et al. Molecular characterization and drug resistance patterns of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in extrapulmonary tuberculosis patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. PLoS ONE (2020) 15(12): e0243493
29. Tola HH, Gamtesa DF. High inequality and slow services improvement in newborn and child health interventions in Ethiopia. Pediatric Health, Medicine and Therapeutics. 11: 513 – 523.
30. Alimohamadi Y, Tola HH, Abbasi-Ghahramanloo A, Janani M, Sepandi M. Case fatality rate of COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Prev Med Hyg 2021 Jul 30;62(2):E311-E320.
31. Tola H, Khadoura KJ, Jimma W, Nedjat S, Majdzadeh R. Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment Outcome in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. IJID 96 (2020) 12–18
32. Gamtessa DF, Tola HH, Mehamed Z, Tesfaye E, Alemu A. Health care seeking behavior among presumptive tuberculosis patients in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Health Services Research (2020) 20:445
33. Tola HH. Risk communication during novel corona-virus disease 2019 pandemic in low health service coverage setup: the case of Ethiopia.J Edu Health Promot 2020;9:143
34. Tola H, Holakouie-Naieni K, Mansournia M, Yaseri M, Tesfaye E, Mahamed Z et al. Low enrollment and high treatment success in children with drug-resistant tuberculosis in Ethiopia: A ten years national retrospective cohort study. PLoS ONE 15(2): e0229284
35. Tola H, Holakouie-Naieni K, Mansournia M, Yaseri M, Tesfaye E, Mahamed Z et al (2019). Intermittent treatment interruption and its effect on multidrug resistant tuberculosis treatment outcome in Ethiopia. Scientific Reports 9:20030
36. Tola H, Holakouie-Naieni K, Tesfaye E, Mansournia MA, Yaseri M (2019). Prevalence of tuberculosis treatment non-adherence in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 23(6):741-749
37. Ranjbaran M, Samani RO, Hafezi M, Mansori K, Mahdavi N, Tola H (2019). Hyoscine butylbromide and the duration of labor: A systematic review and meta-analysis study. IJWHRS.7(3): 239–245
38. Sinshaw W, Kebede A, Bitew A, Tesfaye E, ... Tola H et al. Prevalence of tuberculosis, multidrug resistant tuberculosis and associated risk factors among smear negative presumptive pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (2019). BMC Infectious Diseases 19:641
39. Tola H, Holakouie-Naieni K, Lejisa T, Mansournia MA, Yaseri M, Tesfaye E, et al. (2019). Is hypothyroidism rare in multidrug resistance tuberculosis patients on treatment? A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS ONE 14(6): e0218487
40. Diriba G, Kebede A, Tola H, Alemu A et al. Surveillance of drug resistance tuberculosis based on reference laboratory data in Ethiopia (2019). Infectious Diseases of Poverty 8:54
41. Tola H, Ranjbaran M, Samani RO, Sadeghi M. Prevalence of UTI among Iranian infants with prolonged jaundice, and its main causes: a systematic review and meta-analysis study (2018). Journal of Pediatric Urology 14:108e115
42. Chegou NN, Sutherland JS, Namuganga A,... Tola H et al (2018). Africa-wide evaluation of host-derived biomarkers in QuantiFERON supernatants for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in HIV infected and uninfected individuals. Scientific Reports 8:2675
43. Tola H, Karimi M, Yekaninejad MS. Effects of sociodemographic characteristics and patients’ health beliefs on tuberculosis treatment adherence in Ethiopia: a structural equation modeling approach (2017). Infectious Diseases of Poverty 6:167
44. Sahle SN, Asress DT, Tullu KD, Weldemariam AG, Tola H, Awas YA et al. Performance of point of care urine test in diagnosing tuberculosis suspects with and without HIV infection in selected peripheral health settings of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (2017). BMC Res Notes 10:74
45. Tola H, Garmaroudi G, Shojaeizadeh D, Tol A, Yekaninejad MS, Ejeta LT et al. The Effect of Psychosocial factors and Patient’s Perception on Tuberculosis Treatment Non-adherence in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (2017). Ethiopian J. Health Scie. 27(5): 447-458
46. Tola H, Shojaeizadeh D, Tol A, Garmaroudi G, Yekaninejad MS, Kebede A, et al. (2016) Psychological and Educational Intervention to Improve Tuberculosis Treatment Adherence in Ethiopia Based on Health Belief Model: A Cluster Randomized Control Trial (2016). PLoS ONE 11(5): e0155147
47. Tola H, Shojaeizadeh D, Garmaroudi G, Tol A, Yekaninejad MS, Tadesse L, Kebede A, Karimi M, Kassa D. Psychological Distress and its Impact on Tuberculosis Treatment Outcome in Ethiopia (2015). Glob Health Action 8: 29019
48. Tola H, Tol A, Shojaeizadeh D, Garmaroudi G. Tuberculosis Treatment Non-Adherence and Lost to Follow Up among TB Patients with or without HIV in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review (2015). Iranian Journal of Public Health. 44(1):1-11.