Md. Tarek Hossain
James P Grant School of Public Health, Bangladesh
Biography
Md. Tarek Hossain is a Social Researcher, having graduated from Jahangirnagar University with a BSS and MSS in Anthropology. Later he did Master in Public Health in Epidemiology from American International University-Bangladesh. Hossain is working as a Senior Research Associate for the Centre of Excellence for Universal Health Coverage (CoE-UHC) at the James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University. With over five years of experience, he has his expertise in research, evaluation, project management and passion in improving the health and wellbeing of the people. He is particularly interested in the field of health system, HRH, nutrition, NCDs, HIV/AIDS, climate change and adaptation.
Recent Publications
- Rahman S, Islam MT, Alam DS (2014) Obesity and overweight in Bangladeshi children and adolescents: a scoping review. BMC Public Health 14:70.
- Das SK, Chisti MJ, Huq S, Malek MA, Vanderlee L, Salam MA, Ahmed T, Faruque ASG, Mamun AA (2013) Changing trend of overweight and obesity and their associated factors in an urban population of Bangladesh. Food and Nutrition Sciences 4, 678-689.
- Bhuiyan MU, Zaman S, Ahmed T (2013) Risk factors associated with overweight and obesity among urban school children and adolescents in Bangladesh: a case–control study. BMC Pediatrics 13:72.
- Kumah DB, Akuffo KO, Abaka-Cann JE, Affram DE, Osae EA (2015) Prevalence of overweight and obesity among students in the Kumasi Metropolis. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism 613207.
- Watharkar A, Nigam S, Martolia DS, Varma P, Barman5 SK, Sharma RP (2015) Assessment of risk factors for overweight and obesity among school going children in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Indian J Comm Health 27, 2:216-222.