Hassen Mohammed
Adelaide Medical School
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Dr. Hassen Mohammed, an Early Career Researcher at the Vaccinology and Immunology Research Trials Unit (VIRTU), earned his Ph.D. from the University of Adelaide in 2021. His research primarily centers around the epidemiology and burden of vaccine-preventable diseases, vaccine coverage, safety, and effectiveness. Since beginning his Ph.D. in 2017, he has published 19 peer-reviewed studies, including nine first-author publications, with a field-weighted citation impact of 3.27 (2018-2024). He has also contributed to commissioned evaluations of vaccine programs, such as South Australia's School Immunisation Programs , the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out in SA (2022), and the distribution of the 2020 SA Influenza vaccine. Additionally, he has been involved in drafting the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) advice for pre-Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) submissions (2021-2022).
Hassen is an early-career researcher at Vaccinology and Immunology Research Trials Unit (VIRTU). He completed his honours degree with a first class and awarded his PhD in 2021 from the University of Adelaide. His research interest include broadly in areas of vaccine preventable diseases, vaccine coverage, safety and effectiveness.
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Language Competencies
Language Competency Amharic Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2017 - 2021 University of Adelaide, Adelaide Australia Ph.D in Medicine 2016 - 2016 University of Adelaide, Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Health Sciences - First Class Honours 2012 - 2015 University of Adelaide, Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Health Science -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2025 Mohammed, H., Riley, K., Clarke, M., Walker, M. S., & Marshall, H. S. (2025). Provider Determinants of Maternal Influenza and Pertussis Vaccination Uptake in South Australia in a Tertiary Healthcare Setting. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 14(3), 890.
2025 Pham-Tran, D. D., Leong, L. E. X., McMillan, M., Lawrence, A., Mohammed, H., Finn, A., & Marshall, H. S. (2025). The lack of specificity of <i>sodC</i>-based PCR for the detection of <i>Neisseria meningitidis</i> carriage in pharyngeal swabs from adolescents. MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM, 8 pages.
2024 McMillan, M., Mohammed, H., Bednarz, J., Leong, L. E. X., Lawrence, A., Sullivan, T. R., . . . Marshall, H. S. (2024). Longitudinal study of meningococcal carriage in adolescents and young adults in South Australia 2017-2020.. The Journal of infection, 88(2), S0163-4453(24)00021-5.
Scopus1 Europe PMC12024 Naghavi, M., Ong, K. L., Aali, A., Ababneh, H. S., Abate, Y. H., Abbafati, C., . . . Murray, C. J. L. (2024). Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet, 403(10440), 2100-2132.
Scopus598 Europe PMC4432024 Mohammed, H., Peut, C., McMillan, M., Wang, B., Sullivan, T. R., & Marshall, H. S. (2024). THE ROLE OF SCHOOLS IN MENINGOCOCCAL CARRIAGE AMONG ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA.. Pediatr Infect Dis J, 43(7), e249-e251.
2024 Wang, B., Mohammed, H., Andraweera, P., McMillan, M., & Marshall, H. (2024). Vaccine effectiveness and impact of meningococcal vaccines against gonococcal infections: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Infection, 89(3), 10 pages.
Scopus4 Europe PMC22023 Mohammed, H., Pham-Tran, D. D., Yeoh, Z. Y. M., Wang, B., McMillan, M., Andraweera, P. H., & Marshall, H. S. (2023). A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the Real-World Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccines against Infection, Symptomatic and Severe COVID-19 Disease Caused by the Omicron Variant (B.1.1.529). Vaccines, 11(2), 1-19.
Scopus31 WoS3 Europe PMC252023 Wang, B., Andraweera, P., Elliott, S., Mohammed, H., Lassi, Z., Twigger, A., . . . Marshall, H. (2023). Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Age: A Global Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 42(3), 232-239.
Scopus31 WoS11 Europe PMC292023 McRae, J. E., McHugh, L., King, C., Beard, F. H., Blyth, C. C., Danchin, M. H., . . . Macartney, K. (2023). Influenza and pertussis vaccine coverage in pregnancy in Australia, 2016–2021. Medical Journal of Australia, 218(11), 528-541.
Scopus12 Europe PMC72023 Tuckerman, J., Riley, K., Straube, S., Mohammed, H., Danchin, M., & Marshall, H. S. (2023). Interventions for increasing the uptake of immunisations in healthcare workers: A systematic review. Vaccine, 41(38), 5499-5506.
2021 Mohammed, H., Roberts, C. T., Grzeskowiak, L. E., Giles, L. C., Verburg, P., Dekker, G., & Marshall, H. S. (2021). Safety of maternal pertussis vaccination on pregnancy and birth outcomes: a prospective cohort study. Vaccine, 39(2), 324-331.
Scopus11 WoS6 Europe PMC72021 Alene, K. A., Gelaw, Y. A., Fetene, D. M., Koye, D. N., Melaku, Y. A., Gesesew, H., . . . Kinfu, Y. (2021). COVID-19 in Ethiopia: a geospatial analysis of vulnerability to infection, case severity and death. BMJ Open, 11(2), e044606-1-e044606-11.
Scopus19 WoS14 Europe PMC162021 Gesesew, H. A., Koye, D. N., Fetene, D. M., Woldegiorgis, M., Kinfu, Y., Geleto, A. B., . . . Adane, A. A. (2021). Risk factors for COVID-19 infection, disease severity and related deaths in Africa: a systematic review. BMJ Open, 11(2), e044618-1-e044618-10.
Scopus50 WoS37 Europe PMC482021 Mohammed, H., McMillan, M., & Marshall, H. S. (2021). Social and behavioral predictors of two-doses 4CMenB vaccine series among adolescents enrolled in a cluster randomized controlled trial in Australia. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 18(1), 1-9.
WoS12021 Mohammed, H., McMillan, M., Andraweera, P. H., Elliott, S. R., & Marshall, H. S. (2021). A rapid global review of strategies to improve influenza vaccination uptake in Australia.. Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics, 17(12), 1-13.
Scopus9 WoS2 Europe PMC62021 Tessema, G. A., Kinfu, Y., Dachew, B. A., Tesema, A. G., Assefa, Y., Alene, K. A., . . . Tesfay, F. H. (2021). The COVID-19 pandemic and healthcare systems in Africa: a scoping review of preparedness, impact and response. BMJ Global Health, 6(12), e007179-1-e007179-14.
Scopus153 WoS55 Europe PMC1242020 Mohammed, H., Roberts, C. T., Grzeskowiak, L. E., Giles, L., Leemaqz, S., Dalton, J., . . . Marshall, H. S. (2020). Psychosocial determinants of pertussis and influenza vaccine uptake in pregnant women: A prospective study.. Vaccine, 38(17), 3358-3368.
Scopus20 WoS16 Europe PMC142020 Deshpande, A., Miller-Petrie, M. K., Lindstedt, P. A., Baumann, M. M., Johnson, K. B., Blacker, B. F., . . . Behzadifar, M. (2020). Mapping geographical inequalities in access to drinking water and sanitation facilities in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–17. The Lancet Global Health, 8(9), e1162-e1185.
Scopus108 WoS62 Europe PMC682020 Mohammed, H., Roberts, C. T., Grzeskowiak, L. E., Giles, L. C., Dekker, G. A., & Marshall, H. S. (2020). Safety and protective effects of maternal influenza vaccination on pregnancy and birth outcomes: A prospective cohort study. EClinicalMedicine, 26, 1-9.
Scopus20 WoS6 Europe PMC102019 Mohammed, H., McMillan, M., Roberts, C. T., & Marshall, H. S. (2019). A systematic review of interventions to improve uptake of pertussis vaccination in pregnancy.. PloS one, 14(3), 0214538.
Scopus34 WoS24 Europe PMC212018 Mohammed, H., Clarke, M., Koehler, A., Watson, M., & Marshall, H. (2018). Factors associated with uptake of influenza and pertussis vaccines among pregnant women in South Australia. PLoS ONE, 13(6), e0197867-1-e0197867-14.
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Report for External Bodies
Year Citation 2023 McMillan, M., Mohammed, H., Saunders, L., Clarke, M., & Marshall, H. (2023). School immunisation program review South Australia. 2022 McMillan, M., Mohammed, H., Wang, B., Saunders, L., Clarke, M., McDonough, J., & Marshall, H. (2022). Review of the COVID-19 vaccine program in South Australia. 2021 Elliott, S., Andraweera, P., McMillan, M., Evans, S., Wang, B., Mohammed, H., . . . Marshall, H. (2021). Review of 2020 Influenza vaccine distribution in South Australia.
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