Hawawu Hussein (PhD) is an early career Epidemiologist and Lecturer at the Tamale Technical University, Ghana.
She teaches health information, biostatics and epidemiology courses at the university. Earlier she worked at the Tamale and Ho teaching hospitals as a Head of Research Department and happened to be part of the monitoring and evaluation team, monitoring the activities of the teaching hospital.
She also has about 8-year experience in Medical Laboratory Practice. Again, served as a consultant to African Union Science and Research Commission in Abuja to develop concept note for scientific journal in 2019.
She has several publications with research focus and interest in the areas of global public health, environmental health epidemiology, health systems and equity in health care, and digital health information systems, and non-communicable diseases. With over fifteen-year experience working with Ghana Health Service and research/academic institutions, altogether.
Education
Has a PhD in Epidemiology from Tehran University of Medical Sciences.
Professional Membership
• Affiliate Member, Ghana Association of Biomedical laboratory Scientist (AF 1923).
• Member, International Epidemiology Association (IEA).
Research Interest
✓ Environmental health and air pollution and other respiratory risk factors human health
✓ Clinical trials and economic health evaluation
✓ Implementation health system research
✓ Large cohort studies/ case control studies
✓ Digital health and information Management.
Teaching Areas
Public Health, Health information, Biostatics and Epidemiology.
- Hussein, Hawawu, et al. “Prenatal malaria exposure and risk of adverse birth outcomes: a prospective cohort study of pregnant women in the Northern Region of Ghana.” BMJ open 12.8 (2022): e058343
- Ajeigbe, Olufunke, et al. “Culturally relevant COVID-19 vaccine acceptance strategies in sub- Saharan Africa.” The Lancet Global Health (2002)
- Assan, A., Hussein, H. & Agyeman-Duah, D.N.K COVID-19 lockdown implementation in Ghana: lessons learned and hurdles to overcome. J Public Health Pol https://doi.org/10.1057/s41271-021-00330-w (2002)
- Hussein H, Shamsipour M, Yunesian M, Hassan vand MS, Assan A, Fotouhi A. Prevalence and Predictors of Pre-Existing Hypertension among Prenatal Women: A Cross-Sectional Study in Ghana. Iran J Public Health. 50(6):1266- 1274
- Yempabe, T., Salisu, W. J., Buunaaim, A. D., Hussein, H., & Mock, C. N. (2021). Epidemiology of Surgical Amputations in Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana. Journal of Medical and Biomedical Sciences, 8(1), 34-43
- Hussein H, Mansour S, Masud Y, Mohammad S.H. respiratory symptoms: A cohort study of infants in the Northern region of Ghana. Science of total Environment; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142501
- Hussein H, Mansour S, Masud Y, Mohammad S.H Association of adverse birth outcomes with exposure to fuel type use: A prospective cohort study in the northern region of Ghana. Heliyon 6 (2020) e04169, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04169
- Maasoumi R, Elsous A, Hussein H, Taghizadeh Z, Baloushah S. Female sexual dysfunction among married women in the Gaza Strip: an internet- based survey. Annals of Saudi Medicine. 2019 Oct;39(5):319-27
- A. D. B.-I. Buunaaim, W. J. Salisu, H. Hussein, Y. Tolgou, and S. Tabiri, “Knowledge of Breast Cancer Risk Factors and Practices of Breast Self-Examination among Women in Northern Ghana”, ijmhs, vol. 10, no. 10, pp. 1332-1345,Oct. 2020
