Student Presentations at APHA 2023

Demographic associations of chronic comorbidities in sickle cell disease: Surveillance based findings from Tennessee

Authors

Ayesha Mukhopadhyay, MBBS MBA MPH¹, Vikki Nolan, DSc, MPH², Allison Plaxco, MPH³, Judy Dudley⁴, Jane Hankins, MD MS⁵, Amanda Young, PhD¹, Meredith Ray, PhD¹, Robert Davis, MD MPH⁶, Yvonne Carroll, JD RN⁵, Jamie Whartenby, MPA⁶, Abu Mohd Naser, PhD, MPH, MBBS¹, Kelly Pimenta, MPH¹, Samuel Muhit, MPH¹, Andrew Wiese, MPH PhD⁷, Andrew Heitzer, PhD ABPP-CN⁵, William Cooper, MPH MD⁸ and Matthew P. Smeltzer, MStat PhD¹
(1) University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, (2) University of Memphis School of Public Health, Memphis, TN, (3) Shelby County Health Department, Memphis, TN, (4) Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, (5) St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, (6) The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, (7) Vanderbilt University, Memphis, TN, (8) Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

Learning Areas

Clinical medicine applied in public health, Epidemiology, Public health or related research

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Use of e-health and associated factors among deaf and hard-of-hearing: Evidence from nationally representative survey 

Authors

Hoimonty Mazumder¹ , Kazi Faria Islam²  and M. Mahbub Hossain, MD, MPH, DrPH³
(1) The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, (2) Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, (3)University of Houston, Houston, TX

Learning Areas

Chronic disease management and prevention, Environmental health sciences, Epidemiology, Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs, Provision of health care to the public, Public health or related research

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Characterizing acute care utilization patterns among individuals with sickle cell disease in Tennessee

Authors

Allison Plaxco, MPH¹, Judy Dudley ², Ayesha Mukhopadhyay, MBBS MBA MPH ¹, Vikki Nolan, MPH DSc ¹, Jane Hankins, MD MS ³, Amanda Young, PhD ¹, Meredith Ray, PhD ¹, Robert Davis, MD MPH ⁴, Yvonne Carroll, JD RN ³, Jamie Whartenby, MPA ⁴, Andrew Heitzer, PhD ABPP-CN ³, Andrew Wiese, MPH PhD ⁵, William Cooper, MPH MD ⁶ and Matthew P. Smeltzer, MStat PhD ¹
(1) University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, (2) Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, (3) St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, (4) The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, (5) Vanderbilt University, Memphis, TN, (6) Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

Learning areas

Biostatistics, economics, Chronic disease management and prevention, Epidemiology Public health or related research

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Prevalence and determinants of waterpipe tobacco use in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review

Authors

Tony Lugemwa, MSPH¹, Ayesha Mukhopadhyay, MBBS MBA MPH² and Kenneth Ward, PhD²
(1) The University of Memphis, School of Public Health, Memphis, TN, (2) University of Memphis, Memphis, TN

Learning areas

Public health or related organizational policy, standards, or other guidelines Social and behavioral sciences

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Potential life lost due to COVID-19 death and its economic impact in shelby county, Tennessee: A population-level analysis

Authors

Allison Plaxco, MPH¹, Jennifer Kmet, MPH¹, Vikki Nolan, MPH DSc², Matthew P. Smeltzer, MStat PhD2, Meredith Ray, PhD², Michelle Taylor, MD DrPH MPA1, Michaël Bonnal, PhD³ and David Sweat, MPH⁴
(1) Shelby County Health Department, Memphis, TN, (2) University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, (3) University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN, (4) Mecklenburg County Health Department, Charlotte, NC

Learning areas

Biostatistics, economics Epidemiology Protection of the public in relation to communicable diseases including prevention or control Public health or related research

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Use and effectiveness of digital medicine for medication abortion in the United States

Authors

Fekede Kumsa, PhD¹, Rameshwari Prasad² and Arash Shaban-Nejad, PhD, MPH, MSc¹
(1) University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, (2) Memphis, TN

Learning areas

Administer health education strategies, interventions and programs Clinical medicine applied in public health Conduct evaluation related to programs, research, and other areas of practice Provision of health care to the public Public health or related laws, regulations, standards, or guidelines Systems thinking models (conceptual and theoretical models), applications related to public health

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Association between indoor solid fuel use and depression among older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Authors

Hoimonty Mazumder¹, Kazi Faria Islam², Liye Zou³, Rachit Sharma⁴, M. Mahbub Hossain, MD, MPH, DrPH⁵ and Abu Mohd Naser, PhD, MPH, MBBS⁶
(1) The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, (2) Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, (3) School of Psychology, Shenzhen University, Shanghai, NA, China, (4) Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, (5) Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine, University of Houston, Houston, TX, (6) School of Public Health, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN

Learning areas

Environmental health sciences Other professions or practice related to public health Public health or related education Public health or related research

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Digital health disparities in rural america: Findings from a nationally representative survey

Authors

M. Mahbub Hossain, MD, MPH, DrPH¹, Hoimonty Mazumder, MD, MPH² and Ravi Aron, PhD¹
(1) University of Houston, Houston, TX, (2) University of Memphis, Memphis, TN

Learning areas

Chronic disease management and prevention Communication and informatics Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs Provision of health care to the public Systems thinking models (conceptual and theoretical models), applications related to public health

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Systematic review of youth violence outcomes for youth in grandparent-headed households

Authors

Clarion Harris, MA University of Memphis, Memphis, TN

Learning areas

Social and behavioral sciences

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The direct and blood pressure mediated effects of ambient temperature on 24-hour urine protein excretion in southwest coastal Bangladesh

Authors

Ayesha Mukhopadhyay, MBBS MBA MPH¹, Hoimonty Mazumder², Rizwana Khan, MPH³, Mahbubur Rahman, MBBS, MPH³, Matthew P. Smeltzer, MStat PhD¹, Chunrong Jia¹ and Abu Mohd Naser, PhD, MPH, MBBS¹
(1) University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, (2) The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, (3) International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Learning areas

Environmental health sciences Epidemiology Public health or related research

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Interest in quitting waterpipe (hookah) use among Lebanese adolescents

Authors

Tony Lugemwa, MSPH¹, Ayesha Mukhopadhyay, MBBS MBA MPH¹, Taghrid Asfar, MD, MSPH², Rima Nakkash, DrPH³, Wasim Maziak, MD, PhD⁴ and Kenneth Ward, PhD¹
(1) University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, (2) The University of Miami, Miami, FL, (3) George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, (4) Florida International University, Miami, FL

Learning areas

Public health or related research Social and behavioral sciences

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Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and substance use: Findings from a national data among adolescents in the United States

Authors

Sanjaya Regmi, PhD, MPH¹, Satish Kedia, PhD, MPH¹, Xichen Mou, PhD¹, Guijin Lee, PhD¹ and Patrick Dillon, PhD² (
1)University of Memphis School of Public Health, Memphis, TN, (2)Kent State University at Stark, North Canton, OH

Learning areas

Program planning Public health or related research Social and behavioral sciences

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Ambient temperature and gun-violence events in memphis, Tennessee, USA between 2013-2018

Authors

Easter Protiva Gain, MPharm¹, Xichen Mou, PhD², Xinhua Yu, PhD¹, Xianqiang ^Fu1, Mohammad Shamsudduha³, Anwar Musah³, Ashish Joshi, PhD⁴, Chunrong Jia¹ and Abu Mohd Naser, PhD, MPH, MBBS¹
(1) University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, (2) University of Memphis School of Public Health, Memphis, TN, (3) University College London, London, United Kingdom, (4) University of Memphis, MEMPHIS, TN

Learning areas

Environmental health sciences Public health or related research Systems thinking models (conceptual and theoretical models), applications related to public health

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Students as effective vehicles for viral hepatitis education: Community-based findings from India would be useful in elimination strategy

Authors

Saheli Chatterjee, MSc¹, Mouli Chakraborty, MSW¹, Dipesh Das, MSc, PhD¹, Pradip Bhaumik, MBBS, MD, PhD², Amitabh Sarmah, MBBS, MS, FIAGES³, Deki Wangmu Phempu, MBBS, DCP⁴, Bishnu Ram Medhi, MBBS, MD⁵, Abhijit Chowdhury, MBBS, MD, DM⁶, Ayesha Mukhopadhyay, MBBS MBA MPH⁷ and Partha Sarathi Mukherjee, MSc, PhD⁸
(1) Liver Foundation, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, (2) Hepatitis Foundation of Tripura, Tripura, Tripura, India, (3) North East Liver Foundation Society, Tezpur, Assam, India, (4) L.T. Mirakai Wellness Society, Sikkim, Gangtok, Sikkim, India, (5) We care Foundation, Shillong, Meghalaya, India, (6) John C martin Center for Liver Research & Innovation (JCMLRI), Kolkata, West Bengal, India, (7) University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, (8) Liver Foundation, West Bengal, Kolkata, India

Learning areas

Administer health education strategies, interventions and programs Advocacy for health and health education Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs Public health or related education Public health or related research

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Patterns of intermittent antidepressant use and the risk of resumption of medication among community-dwelling US older adults

Authors

Easter Protiva Gain, MPharm¹, Morgan Bromley, MPH¹, Mark'Quest Ajoku, MPH¹, Satish Kedia, PhD, MPH² and Xinhua Yu, PhD¹
(1) University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, (2) University of Memphis School of Public Health, Memphis, TN

Learning areas

Chronic disease management and prevention Clinical medicine applied in public health Epidemiology Public health or related research

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