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Publication

 

Faculty members of School of Public Health are always in process of publishing their recent research work in world reputed journals like "The Lancet", "The New England Journal of Medicine", JAMA (Journal American Medical Association) both institutionally and in collaboration with other reputed institutions. Here we are putting some of our recently published articles.

Prof. M. Omar Rahman
Dean, School of Public Health & Vice Chancellor, IUB

  1. Journal Name: The Lancet Public Health
    Topic name: Availability and affordability of blood pressure-lowering medicines and the effect on blood pressure control in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries: an analysis of the PURE study data.
    Author:M. WAttaei…O. Rahman …R. Yusuf…S. Yusuf. The Lancet 2(9): e411-e419, 2017(doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(17)30141-X)
    Link: http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(17)30141-X/abstract

  2. Journal Name: The Lancet
    Topic name: Fruit, vegetable, and legume intake, and cardiovascular disease and deaths in 18 countries (PURE): a prospective cohort study.
    Author: V. Miller…O. Rahman…R. Yusuf…S. Yusuf. The Lancet, In press, 2017 (doi:10.1016/S01406736(17)32253-5)
    Link: http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(17)32253-5/fulltext

  3. Journal Name: BJM Journal
    Topic name: Tobacco control environment: cross-sectional survey of policy implementation, social unacceptability, knowledge of tobacco health harms and relationship to quit ratio in 17 low-income, middle-income and high-income countries.
    Author: C K Chow… O Rahman… S. Yusuf…. British Medical Journal(BMJ) 7(3): e013817,2017 (doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013817)
    Link: http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/7/3/e013817

  4. Journal Name: The Lancet
    Topic name: Associations of fats and carbohydrate intake with cardiovascular disease and mortality in 18 countries from five continents (PURE): a prospective cohort study.
    Author: M. Dehghan…O. Rahman …R. Yusuf…S. Yusuf. The Lancet, In Press, 2017 (doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32252-3)
    Link: http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(17)32252-3/abstract

  5. Journal Name: The Lancet Diabetics & Endocrinology
    Topic name: Association of dietary nutrients with blood lipids and blood pressure in 18 countries: a cross-sectional analysis from the PURE study.
    Author: A. Mente...O Rahman …R. Yusuf…S. Yusuf. The Lancet 5(10): 774-787, 2017 (doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(17)30283-8)
    Link: http://www.thelancet.com/journals/landia/article/PIIS2213-8587(17)30283-8/fulltext

  6. Journal Name: The Lancet Global Health
    Topic name: Effects of bidi smoking on all-cause mortality and cardiorespiratory outcomes in men from south Asia: an observational community-based substudy of the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology Study (PURE).
    Author: M. Duong...O. Rahman…R. Yusuf…S. Yusuf. The Lancet 5(2):e168-e176, 2017 (doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(17)30004-9)
    Link: http://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(17)30004-9/abstract

  7. Journal Name: American Journal of Hypertension
    Topic name: Association of Household Wealth Index, Educational Status, and Social Capital with Hypertension Awareness, Treatment, and Control in South Asia.
    Author: R.Gupta… O.Rahman… R.Yusuf… S. Yusuf. American Journal of Hypertension 30(4): 373-381, 2017 (doi: 10.1093/ajh/hpw169)
    Link:https://www.researchgate.net/publication/312521850_Association_of_Household_Wealth_Index_Educational_Status_and_Social_Capital_with_Hypertension_Awareness_Treatment_and_Control_in_South_Asia

  8. Journal Name: International Journal of Prevention and Treatment
    Topic name: Assessing Self-Reported General Health in Rural Bangladesh: Updating a User Friendly Tool
    Author: S. M. Raysul Haque , Shabareen Tisha , M. Omar Rahman
    Link: http://article.sapub.org/10.5923.j.ijpt.20170602.01.html

  9. Journal Name: Women’s Reproductive Health
    Topic name: Identifying Factors Associated With Low Maternal Health Care Seeking Behavior in Bangladesh: Does Women's Autonomy Matter?
    Author: Samia Aziz, Dipak Kumar Mitra & M. Omar Rahman
    Link: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/23293691.2017.1326253

  10. Journal Name: Science Direct (THE LANCET Global Health)
    Topic name: Availability, affordability, and consumption of fruits and vegetables in 18 countries across income levels: findings from the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study.
    Author: V.Miller...O. Rahman...A Mente. The Lancet 4(10): e695-e703, 2016 (doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(16)30186-3)
    Link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X16301863

  11. Journal Name: American Diabetes Association
    Topic name: Variations in Diabetes Prevalence in Low-, Middle-, and High-Income Countries: Results from the Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology Study.
    Author: G. R. Dagenais… O Rahman… S.Yusuf. American Diabetes Association 39(5): 780-787, 2016 (doi: 10.2337/dc15-2338).
    Link: http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/39/5/780.short

  12. Journal Name: Wiley Online Library ( Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle)
    Topic name: Reference Ranges of Handgrip Strength from 125,462 Healthy Adults in 21 Countries: Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiologic (PURE) Study.
    Author: D. P Leong...O. Rahman...S.Yusuf. Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle 7(5): 535–546, 2016 (doi: 10.1002/jcsm.12112)
    Link: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jcsm.12112/full

  13. Journal Name: Science Direct (THE LANCET)
    Topic name: Availability and affordability of cardiovascular disease medicines and their effect on use in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries: an analysis of the PURE study data.
    Author: R.Khatib...O.Rahman...S Yusuf. The Lancet, 387(10013): 61-69, 2016 (10.1016/S0140-6736(15)00469-9)
    Link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140673615004699

  14. Journal Name: Diabetes Care
    Topic name: Variations in Diabetes Prevalence in Low-, Middle-, and High-Income Countries: Results from the Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology Study
    Author: Gilles R Dagenais, Xiaohe Zhang, Scott Lear, Viswanathan Mohan, Rajeev Gupta, Raj Kumar, Khalid Yusoff, Aytekin Oguz, Roya Kelishadi, Rafael Diaz, Fernando Lanas, Nasheeta Peer, Romaina Iqbal, Bai Xiulin, Deng Wenqing, Sumathy Rangarajan, Salim Yusuf, Hertzel C. Gerstein, Matthew McQueen, Patricio Lopez-Jaramillo, Prem Kumar Mony, Raman Kutty, Omar Rahman, Katarzyna Zatońska, Annika Rosengren, Afzalhussein Yusufali, Alvaro Avezum, Annamarie Kruger, Jephat Chifamba, Ismail Noor hassim, Liu Jiankang, Yue Gejie, Koon Teo
    Link:https://www.researchgate.net/publication/297740999_Variations_in_Diabetes_Prevalence_in_Low_Middle_and_HighIncome_Countries_Results_from_the_Prospective_Urban_and_Rural_Epidemiology_Study

  15. Journal Name: SciELO Public Health ( Bulletin of the World Health Organization)
    Topic name: The environmental profile of a community's health: a cross-sectional study on tobacco marketing in 16 countries.
    Author: E. Savell...O. Rahman... C K Chow. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 93(12): 851-861, 2015 (doi: 10.2471/BLT.15.155846
    Link: http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?pid=S004296862015001200851&script=sci_arttext
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  16. Journal Name: Science Direct
    Topic name: Prognostic value of grip strength: findings from the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) Study.
    Author: D. P Leong...O Rahman... S. Yusuf. The Lancet 386(9990): 266-273, 2015 (doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)62000-6)
    Link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140673614620006

  17. Journal Name: SAGE Journals
    Topic name: Socioeconomic factors and use of secondary preventive therapies for cardiovascular diseases in South Asia: The PURE study
    Author: R. Gupta…O. Rahman…R. Yusuf …. S. Yusuf. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology 22 (10): 1261-1271, 2015 ( doi: 10.1177/2047487314540386)
    Link: http://cpr.sagepub.com/content/early/2014/06/18/2047487314540386.abstract

  18. Journal Name: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (The National University of Malaysia)
    Topic name: The environmental profile of a community’s health: A cross-sectional study on tobacco marketing in 16 countries
    Author: E Savell...O Rahman…C K Cho. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 93(12), 851-861, 2015 (doiI: 10.2471/BLT.15.155846)
    Link: https://ukm.pure.elsevier.com/en/publications/the-environmental-profile-of-a-communitys-health-a-cross-sectiona

  19. Journal Name: The Lancet
    Topic name: Availability and affordability of cardiovascular disease medicines and their effect on use in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries: an analysis of the PURE study data
    Author: Rasha Khatib, Harry Shannon, Sumathy Rangarajan, Li Wei, Viswanathan Mohan, Rajesh Kumar, Scott A Lear, Alvaro Avezum, Fernando Lanas, Ismail Noor hassim, Omar Rahman, Nahed Monsef, Annamarie Kruger, Andrzej Szuba, Ahmet Temizhan, Amiram Gafni, Paul Anthony Camacho Lopez, Martin Mckee, Clara K Chow, Koon Teo, Prem Kumar Mony, Rajeev Gupta, Krishnapillai Vijayakumar, Rafael Diaz, Patricio Lopez-Jaramillo, Khalid Yusoff, Khawar Kazmi, Annika Rosengren, Roya Kelishadi, Thandi Puoane, Jephat Chifamba, Gilles R Dagenais, Salim Yusuf, Diego Gómez-Arbeláez
    Link:https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283261723_Availability_and_affordability_of_cardiovascular_disease_medicines_and_their_effect_on_use_in_high-income_middle-income_and_low-income_countries_an_analysis_of_the_PURE_study_data)

  20. Journal Name: Bulletin of the World Health Organization
    Topic name: The environmental profile of a community’s health: A cross-sectional study on tobacco marketing in 16 countries
    Author: Emily Savell, Michelle Sims, Teo Koon, Scott A Lear, Ismail Noor hassim, Annika Rosengren, Raj Kumar, Annamarie Kruger, Rajeev Gupta, Asad Afridi, Jephat Chifamba, Viswanathan Mohan, Patricio Lopez-Jaramillo, Paul Poirier, Wei Li, Sumathy Rangarajan, Clara K Chow, Anna Gilmore, Prem Kumar Mony, Khalid Yusoff, Pamela Seron, K Burcu Tumerdem Calik, Ahmad Bahonar, Krishnapillai Vijayakumar, Hany Swidan, Ehimario Igumbor, Omar Rahman, Katarzyna Zatońska, Mohan Deepa, Alvaro Avezum, Andres Orlandini, Martin Mckee, Salim Yusuf.
    Link:https://www.researchgate.net/publication/285369725_The_environmental_profile_of_a_community%27s_health_A_cross-sectional_study_on_tobacco_marketing_in_16_countries

  21. Journal Name: American Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences
    Topic name: Pattern of Medication Use and Its Association with Self-Reported Health in, Bangladesh
    Author: S. M. Raysul Haque , Shabareen Tisha , Munmun Mustafa , M. Omar Rahman
    Link: http://article.sapub.org/10.5923.j.ajmms.20150501.07.html

  22. Journal Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
    Topic name: Cardiovascular Risk and Events in 17 Low-, Middle-, and High-Income Countries
    Author: Salim Yusuf, M.B., B.S., D.Phil., Sumathy Rangarajan, M.Sc., Koon Teo, M.B., Ph.D., Shofiqul Islam, M.Sc., Wei Li, Ph.D., Lisheng Liu, M.D., Jian Bo, B.Sc., Qinglin Lou, M.Sc., Fanghong Lu, B.Sc., Tianlu Liu, B.Sc., Liu Yu, B.Sc., Shiying Zhang, B.Sc., Prem Mony, M.D., Sumathi Swaminathan, Ph.D., Viswanathan Mohan, M.D., Rajeev Gupta, M.D., Ph.D., Rajesh Kumar, M.D., Krishnapillai Vijayakumar, M.D., Scott Lear, Ph.D., Sonia Anand, M.D., Ph.D., Andreas Wielgosz, M.D., Ph.D., Rafael Diaz, M.D., Alvaro Avezum, M.D., Ph.D., Patricio Lopez-Jaramillo, M.D., Ph.D., Fernando Lanas, M.D., Khalid Yusoff, M.B., B.S., Noorhassim Ismail, M.D., Ph.D., Romaina Iqbal, Ph.D., Omar Rahman, M.D., M.P.H., D.Sc., Annika Rosengren, M.D., Afzalhussein Yusufali, M.D., Roya Kelishadi, M.D., Annamarie Kruger, Ph.D., Thandi Puoane, M.P.H., Ph.D., Andrzej Szuba, M.D., Ph.D., Jephat Chifamba, M.Phil., Aytekin Oguz, M.D., Matthew McQueen, M.B., Ch.B., Martin McKee, D.Sc., and Gilles Dagenais, M.D. for the PURE Investigators*
    Link: http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1311890

  23. Journal Name: The JAMA Networks
    Topic name: Prevalence of a Healthy Lifestyle Among Individuals With Cardiovascular Disease in High-, Middle- and Low-Income Countries
    Author: Koon Teo, MB, PhD; Scott Lear, PhD; Shofiqul Islam, MSc; Prem Mony, MD; Mahshid Dehghan, PhD; Wei Li, PhD; Annika Rosengren, MD; Patricio Lopez-Jaramillo, MD, PhD; Rafael Diaz, MD; Gustavo Oliveira, MD, PhD; Maizatullifah Miskan, MBBS; Sumathy Rangarajan, MSc; Romaina Iqbal, PhD; Rafal Ilow, PhD; Thandi Puone, DrPH; Ahmad Bahonar, MD, MPH; Sadi Gulec, MD; Ebtihal A. Darwish, MD; Fernando Lanas, MD; Krishnapillai Vijaykumar, MD; Omar Rahman, DSc, MD; Jephat Chifamba, MPhil; Yan Hou, BSc; Ning Li, MD; Salim Yusuf, DPhil, MD; on behalf of the PURE Investigators
    Link:http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=1679401

  24. Journal Name: American Heart Journal
    Topic name: Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study: Baseline characteristics of the household sample and comparative analyses with national data in 17 countries
    Author: Daniel J.Corsi S.V.Subramanian Clara K.Chow MartinMcKee JephatChifamba GilesDagenais RafaelDiaz RomainaIqbal RoyaKelishadi AnnamarieKruger FernandoLanas PatricioLópez-Jaramilo PremMony V.Mohan AlvaroAvezum AytekinOguz M. OmarRahman AnnikaRosengren …SalimYusuf
    Link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002870313003608

  25. Journal Name: The Lancet
    Topic name: Use of secondary prevention drugs for cardiovascular disease in the community in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries (the PURE Study): a prospective epidemiological survey
    Author: ProfSalimYusufDPhil ShofiqulIslamMSc Clara KChowPhD SumathyRangarajanMSc ProfGillesDagenaisMD RafaelDiazMD RajeevGuptaPhD ProfRoyaKelishadiMD RomainaIqbalPhD AlvaroAvezumMD ProfAnnamarieKrugerPhD ProfRamanKuttyMD FernandoLanasMD ProfLiuLishengMD ProfLiWeiPhD ProfPatricioLopez-JaramilloMD AytekinOguzMD ProfOmarRahmanMD…ProfKoon KTeoPhD
    Link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140673611612154

Dr. S. M. Raysul Haque
Assistant Professor, School of Public Health

  1. Journal Name: International Journal of Prevention and Treatment
    Topic name: Assessing Self-Reported General Health in Rural Bangladesh: Updating a User Friendly Tool
    Author: S. M. Raysul Haque , Shabareen Tisha , M. Omar Rahman
    Link: http://article.sapub.org/10.5923.j.ijpt.20170602.01.html

  2. Journal Name: Journal of Health Science
    Topic name: Trauma and Conjunctivitis Override any Other Acute Conditions for Professional Health Care Seeking in Rural Bangladesh
    Author: Shabareen Tisha, S. M. Raysul Haque, Farhana Habib
    Link: http://article.sapub.org/10.5923.j.health.20170703.04.html

  3. Journal Name: Public Health Research
    Topic name: Poor Birth Size a Badge of Low Birth Weight Accompanying Less Antenatal Care in Bangladesh with Substantial Divisional Variation: Evidence from BDHS – 2011
    Author: S. M. Raysul Haque , Shabareen Tisha, Nafisa Huq
    Link: http://article.sapub.org/10.5923.j.phr.20150506.03.html

  4. Journal Name: American Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences
    Topic name: Pattern of Medication Use and Its Association with Self-Reported Health in, Bangladesh
    Author: S. M. Raysul Haque , Shabareen Tisha , Munmun Mustafa , M. Omar Rahman
    Link: http://article.sapub.org/10.5923.j.ajmms.20150501.07.html

  5. Journal Name: Research in Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Topic name: Antenatal Care, an Expediter for Postpartum Modern Contraceptive Use
    Author: Shabareen Tisha, S. M. Raysul Haque, Mubina Tabassum
    Link: http://article.sapub.org/10.5923.j.rog.20150302.03.html

  6. Journal Name: Bangladesh Medical College Journal
    Topic name: Fasting plasma lipid levels and its mutual ratios of apparently healthy telecom employees of Bangladesh.
    Author: S. M. Raysul Haque, Shabareen Tisha
    Link: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/275199557_Fasting_plasma_lipid_levels_and_its_mutual_ratios_of_apparently_healthy_telecom_employees_of_Bangladesh

  7. Journal Name: International Journal of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences
    Topic name: Positive Role of Maternal Education on Measles Vaccination Coverage in Bangladesh
    Author: S. M. Raysul Haque, Wasimul Bari
    Link: http://article.sapub.org/10.5923.j.ijpbs.20130301.02.html

Dr. Shabareen Tisha
Sr. Lecturer, School of Public Health

  1. Journal Name: Journal of Health Science
    Topic name: Trauma and Conjunctivitis Override any Other Acute Conditions for Professional Health Care Seeking in Rural Bangladesh
    Author: Shabareen Tisha, S. M. Raysul Haque, Farhana Habib
    Link: http://article.sapub.org/10.5923.j.health.20170703.04.html

  2. Journal Name: International Journal of Prevention and Treatment
    Topic name: Assessing Self-Reported General Health in Rural Bangladesh: Updating a User Friendly Tool
    Author: S. M. Raysul Haque , Shabareen Tisha , M. Omar Rahman
    Link: http://article.sapub.org/10.5923.j.ijpt.20170602.01.html

  3. Journal Name: Research in Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Topic name: Antenatal Care, an Expediter for Postpartum Modern Contraceptive Use
    Author: Shabareen Tisha, S. M. Raysul Haque, Mubina Tabassum
    Link: http://article.sapub.org/10.5923.j.rog.20150302.03.html

  4. Journal Name: Public Health Research
    Topic name: Poor Birth Size a Badge of Low Birth Weight Accompanying Less Antenatal Care in Bangladesh with Substantial Divisional Variation: Evidence from BDHS – 2011
    Author: S. M. Raysul Haque , Shabareen Tisha, Nafisa Huq
    Link: http://article.sapub.org/10.5923.j.phr.20150506.03.html

  5. Journal Name: American Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences
    Topic name: Pattern of Medication Use and Its Association with Self-Reported Health in, Bangladesh
    Author: S. M. Raysul Haque , Shabareen Tisha , Munmun Mustafa , M. Omar Rahman
    Link: http://article.sapub.org/10.5923.j.ajmms.20150501.07.html

  6. Journal Name: Bangladesh Medical College Journal
    Topic name: Fasting plasma lipid levels and its mutual ratios of apparently healthy telecom employees of Bangladesh.
    Author: S. M. Raysul Haque, Shabareen Tisha
    Link: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/275199557_Fasting_plasma_lipid_levels_and_its_mutual_ratios_of_apparently_healthy_telecom_employees_of_Bangladesh

Ms. Samia Aziz
Sr. Lecturer, School of Public Health

  1. Journal Name: Women’s Reproductive Health
    Topic name: Identifying Factors Associated With Low Maternal Health Care Seeking Behavior in Bangladesh: Does Women's Autonomy Matter?
    Author: Samia Aziz, Dipak Kumar Mitra & M. Omar Rahman
    Link: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/23293691.2017.1326253

  2. Journal Name: Public Health Research
    Topic name: Tobacco Use in Rural Bangladesh: Socio-Demographic Characteristics, Self Rated Health and Diseases
    Author: Samia Aziz, Tarzia Choudhury, Nafisa Huq
    Link: http://article.sapub.org/10.5923.j.phr.20150506.05.html

Dr. Nafisa Huq
Assistant Professor, School of Public Health

  1. Journal Name: Public Health Research
    Topic name: Poor Birth Size a Badge of Low Birth Weight Accompanying Less Antenatal Care in Bangladesh with Substantial Divisional Variation: Evidence from BDHS – 2011
    Author: S. M. Raysul Haque , Shabareen Tisha, Nafisa Huq
    Link: http://article.sapub.org/10.5923.j.phr.20150506.03.html

  2. Journal Name: Public Health Research
    Topic name: Tobacco Use in Rural Bangladesh: Socio-Demographic Characteristics, Self Rated Health and Diseases
    Author: Samia Aziz, Tarzia Choudhury, Nafisa Huq
    Link: http://article.sapub.org/10.5923.j.phr.20150506.05.html

  3. Journal Name: J Ment Disord Treat
    Topic name: Epidemiology of Substance Abuse in Bangladesh: A Narrative Review.
    Author:M A Mohit, Huq N, Bithika M, Hasina A, S.M. Yasir Arafat (2018).. J Ment Disord Treat 2018,4 (2)
    Link: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326957781_Epidemiology_of_Substance_Abuse_in_Bangladesh

  4. Journal Name: Mental Health and Addiction Research
    Topic name: Integrating mental health into primary health care in Bangladesh: problems and prospects.
    Author:SM Yasir Arafat, S Roy, Huq N. (2018).. Mental Health and Addiction Research, 2018, 3(1):1-2
    Link: https://www.oatext.com/integrating-mental-health-into-primary-health-care-in-bangladesh

Ms. Tarzia Choudhury
Sr. Lecturer, School of Public Health

  1. Journal Name: Public Health Research
    Topic name: Tobacco Use in Rural Bangladesh: Socio-Demographic Characteristics, Self Rated Health and Diseases
    Author: Samia Aziz, Tarzia Choudhury, Nafisa Huq
    Link: http://article.sapub.org/10.5923.j.phr.20150506.05.html