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Epidemiology Infectious Diseases Paediatrics Public Health Respiratory Diseases VaccinologyMr Hassen Mohammed
Pdoc Res Fellow (A) (with PhD)
School of Medicine
College of Health
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Dr Hassen Mohammed is a perinatal infectious-disease epidemiologist specialising in maternal, paediatric, and adult vaccine research. Since commencing his PhD in 2017 (awarded 2021), he has published 22 peer-reviewed papers, including 10 as first author. His expertise spans large observational cohort studies, perinatal data linkage, and systematic reviews that inform vaccine policy and improve maternal and child health outcomes. Dr Mohammed works within the Vaccine Program Evaluation team, contributing to commissioned evaluations for SA Health, including South Australia’s influenza vaccine distribution, COVID-19 vaccine program, and school immunisation programs. He has also contribute to commissioned evaluations and drafting advice for the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI). He has secured competitive research funding, including the 2025 Lloyd Cox Research Accelerator Grant ($60,000) and the 2024 WCHN Spark Seed Grant ($50,000) to support evaluation of antenatal immunisation programs. He also serves as a Research Scholar within the Centres of Research Excellence in Neisseria disease. control.
| Language | Competency |
|---|---|
| Amharic | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| English | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| 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 |
| 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. Scopus1 |
| 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, 13(5), 8 pages. Scopus2 WoS1 Europe PMC1 |
| 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. Scopus3 WoS2 Europe PMC2 |
| 2024 | 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. Scopus1677 WoS1694 Europe PMC1549 |
| 2024 | 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. Scopus16 WoS15 Europe PMC13 |
| 2023 | 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. Scopus36 WoS34 Europe PMC32 |
| 2023 | 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. Scopus44 WoS40 Europe PMC41 |
| 2023 | 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. Scopus19 WoS21 Europe PMC16 |
| 2023 | 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. Scopus1 WoS1 |
| 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. Scopus13 WoS10 Europe PMC9 |
| 2021 | 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. Scopus20 WoS19 Europe PMC17 |
| 2021 | 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. Scopus53 WoS48 Europe PMC53 |
| 2021 | 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. WoS1 |
| 2021 | 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. Scopus13 WoS13 Europe PMC13 |
| 2021 | 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. Scopus179 WoS175 Europe PMC165 |
| 2020 | 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 WoS20 Europe PMC19 |
| 2020 | 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. Scopus129 WoS113 Europe PMC79 |
| 2020 | 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. Scopus26 WoS22 Europe PMC19 |
| 2019 | 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. Scopus40 WoS37 Europe PMC31 |
| 2018 | 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. Scopus65 WoS62 Europe PMC47 |
| 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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