Abraham Mengist, PhD
Abraham Mengist, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Epidemiology of the UNMC College of Public Health.
He previously was a graduate assistant at Florida International University, as well as a lecturer at Addis Ababa University and Bahir Dar University.
Education
- 2019, PhD, Public Health-Epidemiology, Florida International University
- 2008, MSc, Biology-Biomedical Sciences, Addis Ababa University
- 2005, BEd, Biology, Bahir Dar University
Research interests
- Epidemiology of malaria and helminth infection
- Diagnosis of malaria and helminth infection
- Antimalarial and antihelminthic drug efficacy
- HPV vaccination and cervical cancer prevention
- Substance use and HIV disease progression
Selected Publications
- Degarege A, Erko B, Negash Y, Animut A. Intestinal Helminth Infection, Anemia, Undernutrition and Academic Performance among School Children in Northwestern Ethiopia. Microorganisms. 2022;10(7):1353.
- Degarege A, Krupp K, Tamargo J, Martinez SS, Campa A, Baum M. Polysubstance use and adherence to antiretroviral treatment in the Miami Adult Studies on HIV (MASH) cohort. AIDS Care. 2021:1-8.
- Degarege A, Krupp K, Srinivas V, Ibrahimou B, Madhivanan P. Structural equation modeling to detect correlates of childhood vaccination: A moderated mediation analysis. PLoS One 2020;15(10):e0240749.
- Degarege A, Krupp K, Fennie K, Srinivas V, Li T, Stephens DP, Madhivanan P. An integrative behavior theory derived model to assess factors affecting HPV vaccine acceptance using structural equation modeling. Vaccine 2019, 37 (7): 945-955.
- Degarege A, Fennie K, Degarege D, Chennupati S, Madhivanan P. Improving socioeconomic status may reduce the burden of malaria in sub Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Plos One 2019, 14(1):e0211205.
- Degarege A, Gebrezgi MT, Ibanez G, Wahlgren M, Madhivanan P. Effect of the ABO blood group on susceptibility to severe malaria: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Blood Rev 2018, 33:53-62.
- Degarege A, Mekonnen Z, Legesse M, Negash Y, Vercruysse J, Erko B, Levecke B. Comparison of individual and pooled urine samples for estimating the presence and intensity of Schistosoma haematobium infections at the population level. Parasit Vectors 2015, 8:593.
Professional Affiliations
- Society for Epidemiologic Research
- American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- American Society of Parasitologist