A5049287373- Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Menstrual Health and Disorders
- Historical and modern epidemiology studies
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Cambodian History and Society
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Creative Drama in Education
- Marriage and Sexual Relationships
- Gender Roles and Identity Studies
BRAC University
2022-2025
University of Dhaka
2022
Understanding of fatherhood amongst men greatly influences men’s roles and practices. There is limited information in the Bangladeshi context on knowledge, perceptions, practices regarding young males, which have a significant influence their sexual reproductive health (SRH). This study uses data from nationwide mixed methods SRH Bangladesh. Information participant’s marital status, age at marriage, childbearing age, financial economic preparation was used. From 40 focused ethnographic case...
The massive influx of Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar district Bangladesh has created a severe humanitarian crisis, which been exacerbated by the COVID–19 pandemic. research focused on most vulnerable groups (MVGs) and adjacent host communities, such as pregnant and/or lactating women, elderly people (64+ years), persons with disabilities (PWD), single female household heads, adolescents, aim to assess vulnerability among MVGs between households both communities developing gender-based...
Menstrual health is essential for gender equity and the well-being of women girls. Qualitative research has described burden poor menstrual on education; however, these impacts have not been quantified, curtailing investment. The Adolescent Experiences Health Cohort (AMEHC) Study aims to describe its trajectories across adolescence, quantify relationships between girls' education in Khulna, Bangladesh. AMEHC a prospective longitudinal cohort 2016 adolescent girls recruited at commencement...
Objectives Develop and validate short rapid forms of the 36-item Menstrual Practice Needs Scale (MPNS-36). Design Item reduction prioritised content validity was informed by cognitive interviews with schoolgirls in Bangladesh, performance scale items past research stakeholder feedback. The original MPNS-36 revalidated, tested a cross-sectional survey. This followed further tests dimensionality, internal consistency multiple surveys. Setting participants Short form (MPNS-SF) (MPNS-R) measures...
Applied mixed methods research for sexual and reproductive health (SRH) issues involves multiple researchers presents numerous responsibilities as well unforeseen challenges. These challenges together with the often ignored under-researched area of male rights (SRHR) in Bangladesh require to navigate cultural stigmas associated SRH hostile political situations across country. We conducted a nationwide study explore SRHR youth. This is first its kind context Bangladesh. The aim this paper...
Following the mass influx of Rohingya refugees into Cox's Bazaar, Bangladesh in 2017, makeshift settlement camps Ukhiya and Teknaf have been overburdened, leading to livelihood challenges for both host communities. The humanitarian crisis has had adverse effects on vulnerable populations, which include older people, persons with disabilities, adolescents, single female household heads. Using a subset larger dataset households most groups communities, we analysed effect pandemic lockdown (HH)...
Sociodrama and psychodrama have shown promising behavioral attitudinal changes among men who adhere to toxic masculine attitudes behavior. However, it is unknown whether such an approach could potentially curb the rising gender-based violence in Bangladesh. This paper presents findings of in-depth interviews with 12 out 40 urban slum Dhaka received culturally contextualized sociodrama interventions 20 close female family members. Following intervention, narratives revealed positive men,...
Abstract Background Following the mass influx of Rohingya refugees into Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh in 2017, makeshift settlement camps Ukhiya and Teknaf have been overburdened, leading to livelihood challenges for both host communities. The humanitarian crisis has had adverse effects on vulnerable populations, which include elderly, persons with disabilities, adolescents, single female household heads. Using a subset larger dataset households most groups communities, we analysed effect...