Recent Grants
Title of grant |
Donor |
Principal Investigator |
Situation analysis on Mental Health Issues and Need for Gender Diverse Population (GDP) in Bangladesh |
Bandhu, USAID |
Dr. Azaz Bin Sharif |
A Study on People’s Perception, Experience, and Usage of Health Facilities |
IOM, UKAID |
Dr. Md. Delwer Hossain Hawlader |
Evaluation of the Project- USAID’s Community-Health-Systems Strengthening Activity (CHSS): Project Monitoring & Evaluation |
BRAC |
Prof. Ahmed Hossain |
Evaluation of ‘Promoting equitable access to COVID-19 vaccinations for the most vulnerable groups among Rohingya refugees and Host communities’ project |
IRC |
Prof. Ahmed Hossain |
Disability prevalence and barriers to inclusion survey at the Baharchara Union of Teknaf Upazilla in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh |
GIZ |
Prof. Ahmed Hossain |
Baseline household need assessment to transform Susuar Char, Tangail into a self-resilient model village of Bangladesh |
HCI |
Prof. Ahmed Hossain |
Evaluation of Child Labor Situation in The Context of Rohingya And Host Community in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh |
IRC |
Prof. Ahmed Hossain |
Investigating common pregnancy complications and birth outcome among women with chronic hypertension in Rangpur, Bangladesh |
CTRG |
Dr. Azaz Bin Sharif |
Hypertension and Medicine Adherence: An Institution-based Study at Hypertensive and Research Center, Rangpur |
CTRG |
Dr. Azaz Bin Sharif |
Knowledge, Awareness, and Perceived Threat toward Alzheimer’s Disease among the Adult Population of Bangladesh |
CTRG |
Dr. Azaz Bin Sharif |
Baseline Public Health situational analysis for implementing a “Healthy City” project to combat non-communicable diseases in Dhaka North City Corporation of Bangladesh |
OBAT Helpers |
Prof. Ahmed Hossain |
Evaluation of Child Labor Situation in The Context of Rohingya And Host Community in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh |
IRC |
Prof. Ahmed Hossain |
Delivering Health, Nutrition and Livelihood, and protection services for Rohingya refugees and vulnerable host communities in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh |
IRC |
Prof. Ahmed Hossain |
Impact Assessment of SEL and SAFE interventions in the Rohingya and Host communities of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh |
IRC |
Prof. Ahmed Hossain |
Recent Publications
Sl # |
Full Citation |
Index |
Rank |
IF |
Type of Publication |
1. |
Chowdhury, S. R., Das, D. C., Sunna, T. C., Beyene, J., & Hossain, A. (2023). Global and regional prevalence of multimorbidity in the adult population in community settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eclinicalmedicine, 57. |
Scopus PubMed
|
Q-1 |
17.03 |
Journal Article |
2. |
Chowdhury, S. R., Kabir, H., Akter, N., Iktidar, M. A., Roy, A. K., Chowdhury, M. R., & Hossain, A. (2023). Impact of workplace bullying and burnout on job satisfaction among Bangladeshi nurses: A cross-sectional study. Heliyon, 9(2). |
Scopus PubMed
|
Q-1 |
3.78 |
Journal Article |
3. |
Chowdhury, S. R., Sunna, T. C., Das, D. C., Chowdhury, M. R., Mahmud, H. M. M., & Hossain, A. (2023). Compliance with smoke-free legislation in public places: An observational study in a northeast city of Bangladesh. Plos One, 18(4), e0283650. |
Scopus PubMed
|
Q-1 |
3.75 |
Journal Article |
4. |
Hossain, A., Das, D. C., Benzadid, S., & Chowdhury, S. R. (2023). Exploring geographical differences and disparities of COVID-19 cases and understand the gaps in responses in South Asian countries: A three-month analysis of cases and responses. Eastern Journal of Healthcare, 3(1), 18–31. |
Scopus PubMed
|
Q-1 |
|
Journal Article |
5. |
Shahjalal, M., Alam, M. M., Khan, M., Alam, N., Sultana, A., Zaman, S., Hossain, A., & Hawlader, M. D. H. (2023). Prevalence and determinants of physical violence against doctors in Bangladeshi tertiary care hospitals. Human Resources for Health, 21(1), 1–10. |
Scopus PubMed
|
Q-1 |
4.83 |
Journal Article |
6. |
Hossain A, Suhel SA, Chowdhury SR, Islam S, Akther N, Dhor NR, Hossain MZ, Hossain MA, Rahman SA. Hypertension and undiagnosed hypertension among Bangladeshi adults: Identifying prevalence and associated factors using a nationwide survey. Front Public Health. 2022 Dec 6;10:1066449. PMID: 36561867; PMCID: PMC9763893 |
Scopus PubMed
|
Q-1 |
6.461 |
Journal Article |
7. |
Zeeba Zahra Sultanaa, Adittya Arefin, Ahmed Hossain, Addressing child protection issues in Bangladesh's Rohingya and host community to improve children's health, The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia, Volume 5, October 2022, 100070, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lansea.2022.100070 |
SCOPUS PubMed |
Q-1 |
N/A |
Commentary |
8. |
Chowdhury SR, Kabir H, Chowdhury MR, Hossain A. Workplace Bullying and Violence on Burnout Among Bangladeshi Registered Nurses: A Survey Following a Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Int J Public Health. 2022 Oct 17;67:1604769. 36325186; PMCID: PMC9618602 |
SCOPUS PubMed |
Q-1 |
5.10 |
Journal Article |
9. |
Afrin, S., Hossain, A. & Begum, S. Effects of Moringa oleifera on working memory: an experimental study with memory-impaired Wistar rats tested in radial arm maze. BMC Res Notes 15, 314 (2022). |
SCOPUS |
Q-2 |
2.15 |
Journal Article |
10. |
Chowdhury SR, Kabir H, Das DC, Chowdhury MR, Chowdhury MR, Hossain A. Workplace violence against Bangladeshi registered nurses: A survey following a year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Int Nurs Rev. 2022 Oct 3:10.1111/inr.12802. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36190769; PMCID: PMC9874904 |
PubMed |
Q-1 |
2.87 |
Journal Article |
11. |
Shahjalal, M., Gow, J., Rahman, M.A. et al. Proportion and associated factors of the utilisation of complementary and alternative medicine exclusively in a hospital in Bangladesh. BMC Complement Med Ther 22, 225 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-022-03709-8 |
PubMed |
Q-1 |
3.78 |
Journal Article |
12. |
Chowdhury SR, Kabir H, Mazumder S, Akter N, Chowdhury MR, Hossain A. Workplace violence, bullying, burnout, job satisfaction and their correlation with depression among Bangladeshi nurses: A cross-sectional survey during the COVID-19 pandemic. PLoS One. 2022 Sep 22;17(9):e0274965. 0274965. PMID: 36137141; PMCID: PMC9499253 |
PubMed |
Q-1 |
3.75 |
Journal Article |
13. |
Saifur Rahman Chowdhury, Humayun Kabir, Nahida Akter, Mohammad Azmain Iktidar, Anjan Kumar Roy, Mahfuzur Rahman Chowdhury, Ahmed Hossain, Impact of workplace bullying, and burnout on job satisfaction among Bangladeshi nurses: A cross-sectional study,Heliyon, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13162 |
SCOPUS PubMed |
Q-1 |
2.85 |
Journal Article |
14. |
Andrea Bartolucci; Bayes Ahmed; Ahmed Hossain, I’M HERE: IMproving HEalth Communication in Refugee Camps, Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. 2022-11, |
SCOPUS
|
Q-1
|
2.86 |
Journal Article |
15. |
Abedin M, Rahman FN, Rakhshanda S, Mashreky SR, Rahman AKMF, Hossain A. Epidemiology of non-fatal burn injuries in children: evidence from Bangladesh Health and Injury Survey 2016. BMJ Paediatr Open. 2022 Jun;6(1):e001412. PMID: 36053615; PMCID: PMC9198699. |
SCOPUS
|
Q-1 |
2.92 |
Journal Article |
16. |
Mohammad Ali, Zakir Uddin, Ahmed Hossain, Clinical practice pattern of low back pain among physiotherapists in a low-income country, Physiotherapy Practice and Research, June 2022 https://doi.org/10.3233/ppr-210549 |
SCOPUS PubMed |
Q-3 |
0.58 |
Journal Article |
17. |
Sultana N, Nguyen TTP, Hossain A, Asaduzzaman M, Nguyen MH, Jahan I, Nguyen KT, Duong TV. Psychometric Properties of the Short-Form Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-SF) and Its Associated Factors among the Elderly in Bangladesh. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jun 28;19(13):7935. PMID: 35805593; PMCID: PMC9266010 |
SCOPUS PubMed |
Q-1 |
3.39 |
Journal Article |
18. |
Jakariya M, Ahmed F, Islam MA, Al Marzan A, Hasan MN, Hossain M, Ahmed T, Hossain A, Reza HM, Hossen F, Nahla T, Rahman MM, Bahadur NM, Islam MT, Didar-Ul-Alam M, Mow N, Jahan H, Barceló D, Bibby K, Bhattacharya P. Wastewater-based epidemiological surveillance to monitor the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in developing countries with onsite sanitation facilities. Environ Pollut. 2022 Oct 15;311:119679. Epub 2022 Jun 23. PMID: 35753547; PMCID: PMC9225114 |
SCOPUS PubMed |
Q-1 |
9.98 |
Journal Article |
19. |
Raquib A, Raquib R, Jamil S, Hossain A, Al-Mamun F, Mamun MA. Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Toward the Prevention of COVID-19 in Bangladesh: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Front Med (Lausanne). 2022 Jun 6;9:856156. PMID: 35733876; PMCID: PMC9208617 |
SCOPUS PubMed |
Q-1 |
5.091 |
Journal Article |
20. |
Hossain A, Ahsan GU, Hossain MZ, Hossain MA, Sultana ZZ, Arefin A, Jahan SMS, Sutradhar P. A prospective longitudinal study with treated hypertensive patients in Northern Bangladesh (PREDIcT-HTN) to understand uncontrolled hypertension and adverse clinical events: A protocol for 5-years follow-up. PLoS One. 2022 May 31;17(5):e0269240. PMID: 35639707; PMCID: PMC9154182 |
SCOPUS PubMed |
Q-1 |
3.752 |
Journal Article |
21. |
Shahjalal M, Chakma SK, Ahmed T, Yasmin I, Mahumud RA, Hossain A. Prevalence and determinants of using complementary and alternative medicine for the treatment of chronic illnesses: A multicenter study in Bangladesh. PLoS One. 2022 Jan 5;17(1):e0262221. PMID: 34986159; PMCID: PMC8730415 |
SCOPUS PubMed |
Q-1 |
3.752 |
Journal Article |
22. |
Roy S, Sharif A Bin, Chowdhury S, Iktidar MA. Unavoidable online education due to COVID-19 and its association to computer vision syndrome: a cross-sectional survey. BMJ open Ophthalmol. 2022;7: e001118. |
SCOPUS PubMed |
Q-1 |
0.80 |
Journal Article |
23. |
Jahan I, Sharif A Bin, Hasan ABM. Suicide stigma and suicide literacy among Bangladeshi young adults: A cross-sectional study. Front Psychiatry. 2023;14: 768. |
SCOPUS PubMed |
Q-1 |
5.43 |
Journal Article |
24. |
Nur N, Sharif A Bin, Mitra DK. Stress resilience in patients with drug-resistant TB. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2023. |
SCOPUS PubMed |
Q-1 |
3.40 |
Journal Article |
25. |
Kundu S, Rahman MA, Kabir H, Al Banna MH, Basu S, Reza HM, Hossain A. Prevalence and determinants of contraceptive method use among Bangladeshi women of reproductive age: a multilevel multinomial analysis. BMC Public Health. 2022 Dec 16; 22(1):2357. PMID: 36526989; PMCID: PMC9756620. |
SCOPUS PubMed |
Q-1 |
4.55 |
Journal Article |
26. |
Kundu S, Das P, Rahman MA, Al Banna MH, Fatema K, Islam MA, Srivastava S, Muhammad T, Dey R, Hossain A. Socio-economic inequalities in minimum dietary diversity among Bangladeshi children aged 6-23 months: a decomposition analysis. Sci Rep. 2022 Dec 15;12(1):21712. PMID: 36522494; PMCID: PMC9755277 |
Scopus PubMed |
Q1
|
4.996 |
Journal Article |
27. |
Kundu, S. (2022). Factors influencing menstrual regulation and its socioeconomic inequalities among ever-married women in Bangladesh: Findings from a nationwide cross-sectional survey. Journal of Biosocial Science, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1017/S002193202200030X |
SCOPUS PubMed |
Q-2 |
2.15 |
Journal Article |
28. |
Kundu, S., Azene, A. G., Kundu, S., Banna, M. H. Al, Mahbub, T., Alshahrani, N. Z., & Rahman, M. A. (2022). Prevalence of and factors associated with early initiation of breastfeeding in Bangladesh: a multilevel modelling. International Health. https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihac058 |
SCOPUS PubMed |
Q-1 |
3.13 |
Journal Article |
29. |
Kundu, S., Kundu, S., Al Banna, M. H., Ahinkorah, B. O., Seidu, A.-A., & Okyere, J. (2022). Prevalence of and factors associated with childhood diarrhoeal disease and acute respiratory infection in Bangladesh: an analysis of a nationwide cross-sectional survey. BMJ Open, 12(4), e051744. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051744 |
SCOPUS PubMed |
Q-1 |
3.01 |
Journal Article |
30. |
Kundu, S., Rahman, M. A., Kabir, H., Al Banna, M. H., Hagan, J. E., Srem-Sai, M., & Wang, L. (2023). Diabetes, Hypertension, and Comorbidity among Bangladeshi Adults: Associated Factors and Socio-Economic Inequalities. In Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease (Vol. 10, Issue 1). https://doi.org/10.3390/jcdd10010007 |
SCOPUS PubMed |
Q-1 |
4.15 |
Journal Article |
31. |
Kundu, S., Rejwana, N., Al Banna, M. H., Kawuki, J., Ghosh, S., Alshahrani, N. Z., Dukhi, N., Kundu, S., Dey, R., & Hagan Jr, J. E. (2022). Linking Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms with Diet Quality of University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study during the COVID-19 Pandemic in India. Healthcare, 10(10), 1848. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10101848 |
SCOPUS PubMed |
Q-2 |
3.16 |
Journal Article |
32. |
Kundu, S., Sayeed, A., Azene, A. G., Rezyona, H., Banna, M. H. Al, & Khan, M. S. I. (2022). Exploring the Factors Associated with Dietary Diversity of Children Aged 6–59 Months in Some Rural and Slum Areas of Bangladesh amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Effect Regression Analysis. Current Developments in Nutrition, 6(8), nzac109. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzac109 |
SCOPUS PubMed |
Q-1 |
N/A |
Journal Article |
33. |
Mahumud, R. A., Sultana, M., Kundu, S., Rahman, M. A., Mistry, S. K., Kamara, J. K., Kamal, M., Ali, M. A., Hossain, M. G., Brooks, C., Khan, A., Alam, K., & Renzaho, A. (2022). The burden of chronic diseases and patients’ preference for healthcare services among adult patients suffering from chronic diseases in Bangladesh. Health Expectations. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13634 |
SCOPUS PubMed |
Q-1 |
3.32 |
Journal Article |
34. |
Mahumud, R. A., Ali, M. A., Kundu, S., Rahman, M. A., Kamara, J. K., & Renzaho, A. M. N. (2022). Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against delta variant (B. 1.617. 2): A meta-analysis. Vaccines, 10(2), 277. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10020277 |
SCOPUS PubMed |
Q-1 |
4.96 |
Journal Article |
35. |
Mahumud, R. A., Gow, J., Mosharaf, M. P., Kundu, S., Rahman, M. A., Dukhi, N., Shahajalal, M., Mistry, S. K., & Alam, K. (2023). The burden of chronic diseases, disease-stratified exploration and gender-differentiated healthcare utilisation among patients in Bangladesh. PLOS ONE, 18(5), e0284117. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0284117 |
SCOPUS PubMed |
Q-1 |
3.75 |
Journal Article |
36. |
Rahman, M. A., Halder, H. R., Kundu, S., Sultana, F., & Islam, S. M. S. (2022). Trends in the prevalence and associated factors of prediabetes and diabetes in Bangladesh: Evidence from population-based cross-sectional surveys. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 109873. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2022.109873 |
SCOPUS PubMed |
Q-1 |
8.18 |
Journal Article |
37. |
Rahman, M. A., Kundu, S., Rashid, H. O., Shanto, H. H., Rahman, M. M., Khan, B., Howlader, M. H., & Islam, M. A. (2022). Socioeconomic inequalities in utilizing facility delivery in Bangladesh: A decomposition analysis using nationwide 2017–2018 demographic and health survey data. PLOS ONE, 17(11), e0278093. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0278093 |
SCOPUS PubMed |
Q-1 |
3.75 |
Journal Article |
38. |
Rahman, M. A., Sultana, S., Kundu, S., Islam, M. A., Roshid, H. O., Khan, Z. I., Tohan, M., Jahan, N., Khan, B., & Howlader, M. H. (2022). Trends and patterns of inequalities in using facility delivery among reproductive-age women in Bangladesh: a decomposition analysis of 2007–2017 Demographic and Health Survey data. BMJ Open, 12(12), e065674 |
SCOPUS PubMed |
Q-1 |
3.01 |
Journal Article |
39. |
Sahrin, S., Al Banna, M. H., Rifat, M. A., Tetteh, J. K., Ara, T., Hamiduzzaman, M., Spence, C., Kundu, S., Abid, M. T., & Hasan, M. M. M. (2023). Food neophobia and its association with sociodemographic factors and food preferences among Bangladeshi university students: Evidence from a cross-sectional study. Heliyon. |
SCOPUS PubMed |
Q-1 |
3.78 |
Journal Article |
40. |
Sayeed, A., Islam, M. S., Christopher, E., Zubayer, A. Al, Kundu, S., Tariq, M. R., Sultana, M. S., Banna, M. H. Al, Rahman, M. H., Khan, M. S. I., Hasan, M. T., & Koly, K. N. (2023). Investigating problematic uses of Facebook and other Internet activities among university students in Bangladesh during the COVID-19 pandemic. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 1307. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-27394-w |
SCOPUS PubMed |
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4.99 |
Journal Article |
41. |
Tareq, M. A., Emi, U. H., Al Banna, M. H., Rezyona, H., Seidu, A.-A., Abid, M. T., Tetteh, J. K., Sultana, M. S., Kundu, S., & Hasanuzzaman, M. (2022). Prevalence and factors associated with dietary supplement use among Bangladeshi public university students: A cross-sectional study. PLOS ONE, 17(10), e0276343. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276343 |
SCOPUS PubMed |
Q-1 |
3.75 |
Journal Article |
Mailing Address:
NSU Global Health Institute (NGHI)
Level - 8 (South Academic Building)
North South University
Bashundhara R/A
Dhaka 1229, Bangladesh
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Professor Dr. Abdul Hannan Chowdhury, Vice-Chancellor of North South University, is presently holding the position of Professor at the School of Business and Economics (SBE) at North South University (NSU) in Bangladesh. Previously, he served as the Vice Chancellor of Primeasia University from May 2017 to Oct 2020 and as the Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Eastern University from May 2014 to May 2017. His prior roles include being a former faculty of the SBE from May 2005 to May 2014, Executive Director of External Relations (6 months), Dean of the SBE (6 years), Director of the BBA Program (6 years approx.), Member of the Syndicate (4 years), and Director of the Career Services (7 years approx.) at NSU. Boasting 35 years of teaching and research experience, he has worked with esteemed institutions in Bangladesh, Canada, the USA, and China. His international faculty roles include positions at the University of Windsor, Canada (3 years), Northeastern University, Boston, USA (2 years), University of Calgary, Canada (1 year), and the Islamic University, a public university in Bangladesh (4 years). In 2014, he was appointed as a visiting Professor at the School of Economics and Management at Yunnan Normal University, China.
Professor Dr. Dipak Kumar Mitra, Dean of SHLS, is a physician by training and obtained his PhD in epidemiology from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA, and MPH from Harvard School of Public Health, USA. He worked in the International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) from 1994 to 2012 and participated in several research grants as Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator. He then joined the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health as an Assistant Scientist and worked from 2012 to 2015. He led several large community-based epidemiological studies and trials as the local Principal Investigator jointly designed and implemented by the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and the icddr,b and funded by NIH, BMGF, and USAID.
Dr. Mohammad Delwer Hossain Hawlader, PhD, Director of NGHI, is a medical, and scientific professional with 23 years of professional experience, including more than 13 years of experience in public health research and project management and 10 years of experience teaching in public health. Recently, he has undertaken the role of Director at NSU Global Health Institute (NGHI) at North South University. He has been working as an Associate Professor in the Dept. of Public Health at North South University (NSU). He also worked as a Visiting Associate Professor at Hiroshima University, Japan, and Assistant Professor at the Bangladesh University of Health Sciences (BUHS). Dr. Delwer achieved a PhD from the University of Tsukuba, Japan, in 2014. Before this, he acquired a Master in Public Health (MPH) from Karolinska Institute, Sweden, in 2006 and an MBBS (the equivalent of MD) from Sir Salimullah Medical College, Dhaka University in 1999. During his research period, Dr. Delwer worked at the International Center for Diarrhoeal Diseases Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b). His research project was mostly based on international collaboration with world-renowned universities and was funded by different donor agencies. Dr. Delwer’s research interests are vaccine acceptance, quality of life research, maternal and child health, nutrition, infectious diseases, and chronic disease research. His research articles and book chapters have been published in reputed international peer-reviewed journals and publishers. As the Director of a NGHI, He envisions building a renowned research institute that contributes to solving some of the most pressing challenges of contemporary times. By focusing on research capacity building, partnerships, community engagement, policy impact, and sustainability, the institute will not only advance scientific knowledge but also have a lasting impact on society. His leadership will be guided by the principles of excellence, innovation, inclusion, and accountability, ensuring that the institute remains a trusted resource for evidence-based solutions at the local, national, and global levels.