My Research

My research covers mental health and substance use, maternal and child health, nutrition, sleep, housing and water and sanitation, in Canada, Bangladesh and Mozambique. Most of it uses large population surveys and administrative health data.

38peer-reviewed publications

25as lead author

600+citations

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Nutritional Psychiatry2026

Association between internet addiction and risk of eating disorder among the Bangladeshi young adults: a cross-sectional survey

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BMJ Global Health2025

Inequalities and factors associated with maternal healthcare services utilisation in Mozambique: evidence from the Demographic and Health Survey 2022−2023

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BMJ Public Health2025

Co-occurrence of depression, anxiety and increased alcohol use during the late stage of the COVID-19 pandemic in Saskatchewan, Canada: a cross-sectional survey

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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health2024

Concurrent Experience of Self-Reported Mental Health Symptoms and Problematic Substance Use During the First Two Years of the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Canadian Adults: Evidence from a Repeated Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey

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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health2024

Rental Housing Type and Self-Reported General Health and Mental Health Status: Evidence from the Canadian Housing Survey 2018–2019

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Journal of Substance Use2024

Evaluation of an infographic: prescription drug misuse among older adults in Saskatchewan

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PLOS Global Public Health2024

Role of internet use, mobile phone, media exposure and domestic migration on reproductive health service use in Bangladeshi married adolescents and young women

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International Health2024

Prevalence, inequality and associated factors of overweight/obesity among Bangladeshi adolescents aged 15–19 years

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Journal of Transport & Health2023

Association of household motor vehicle ownership with overweight and obesity among Bangladeshi adults: A cross-sectional analysis of 2017–18 Bangladesh demographic and health survey

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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health2022

Equity Analysis of Repeated Cross-Sectional Survey Data on Mental Health Outcomes in Saskatchewan, Canada during COVID-19 Pandemic

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Prevalence, trends and associated factors of hypertension and diabetes mellitus in Bangladesh: Evidence from BHDS 2011 and 2017–18

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BMC Psychiatry2022

Association between depressive symptoms and poor sleep quality among pregnant women in Northern Rural Bangladesh: a community-based cross-sectional study

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Association between dietary diversity and nutritional status of the children aged 6–23 months in Bangladesh: evidence from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2019

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International Health2022

Multilevel analysis to identify the factors associated with caesarean section in Bangladesh: evidence from a nationally representative survey

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British Journal of Nutrition2021

Trends and predictors of early initiation, exclusive, and continued breastfeeding in Bangladesh (2004-2018): a multilevel analysis of Demographic and Health Survey data

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Factors associated with women’s approval on intimate partner violence in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional analysis of latest demographic and health survey 2017–18

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Mapping and situation analysis of basic WASH facilities at households in Bangladesh: Evidence from a nationally representative survey

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F1000Research2021

Association between maternal antenatal care visits and newborn low birth weight in Bangladesh: a national representative survey

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Factors associated with the utilization of reproductive health services among the Bangladeshi married women: analysis of national representative MICS 2019 data

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Sleep Epidemiology2021

Prevalence and correlates of total sleep time among the older adults during COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh

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Adolescents2021

Association between menstrual hygiene management and school performance among the school-going girls in rural Bangladesh

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International Health2021

Mapping the prevalence and socioeconomic predictors of low birth weight among Bangladeshi newborns: evidence from the 2019 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey

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Sleep Epidemiology2021

Gender variation of total sleep time and association with academic achievement among the school going adolescents: A cross-sectional study in rural Bangladesh

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Lifestyle Medicine2021

Trend in the utilization of antenatal care during pregnancy among the adolescents in Bangladesh: Evidence from national survey data 2012/2013 and 2019

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Obesity Medicine2021

Prevalence and socioeconomic risk factors of overweight among the under-five children in Bangladesh: A nationwide cross-sectional survey

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European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care2021

Factors associated with knowledge and use of the emergency contraceptive pill among ever-married women of reproductive age in Bangladesh: findings from a nationwide cross-sectional survey

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Children and Youth Services Review2020

Healthcare seeking behavior for common illness among Bangladeshi under-five children: a nationwide cross-sectional survey

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International Journal of Environmental Health Research2020

Trend of COVID-19 spreads and status of household handwashing practice and its determinants in Bangladesh – situation analysis using national representative data

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Sleep and Vigilance2020

Factors Affecting Sleep Quality Among the University Students in Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Structured Interview Study

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International Journal of Public Health Science2020

Nutritional status of under-five children in rural Bangladesh

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Social Health and Behavior2020

Association between self-rated health and quality of life with sleep quality among Bangladeshi university students

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International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction2020

Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking and Associated Risk Factors among Bangladeshi University Students: An Exploratory Pilot Study

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International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction2020

Prevalence and Predictors of Being Overweight or Obese Among the Married Female Adolescents in Bangladesh: An analysis of Bangladesh Demography and Health Survey 2014

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Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Care2020

Knowledge and Practices on Breast Cancer among Bangladeshi Female University Students: A Cross-sectional Study

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Population Medicine2020

Prevalence and factors associated with cigarette smoking among resident university students: A cross-sectional study from Bangladesh

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Population Medicine2020

Increasing Use of E-cigarettes: A Public Health Concern?

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Asian Journal of Medical and Biological Research2019

Prevalence of obesity and dietary habits of university students: a cross-sectional study

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International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health2018

Knowledge and vaccination status on hepatitis B among the students of Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Bangladesh

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