Sorif Hossain

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ID4237166
NOMBRESorif Hossain
NOMBRESSorif
APELLIDOHossain
FIRMAHOSSAIN S
AFILIACIONESUniversity of Dhaka
ORCID0000-0001-8399-4917
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS8
TOTAL DE CITAS9
TOTAL COMO AUTOR8
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2020
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2022
ÍNDICE H1

  • Assessing the Determinants of Women’s Age at First Marriage in Rural and Urban Areas of Bangladesh

    Open AccessSorif Hossain, Moyazzem Hossain et al.ARTICLEJournal of Population and Social…2022

    This study aims to assess the determinants of age at first marriage of women in rural and urban areas of Bangladesh. The multiple linear regression (MLR) and quantile regression (QR) were employed for analyzing the secondary datasets collected from the 2006, 2012–2013, and 2019 Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS). The study reveals that the prevalence of early marriage in both rural and urban areas of Bangladesh was extremely high (79% vs. …

  • Regional education and wealth-related inequalities in malnutrition among women in Bangladesh

    Open AccessSorif Hossain, Md Mohsan Khudri et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2022

    Objectives: This paper examines the associations of socio-economic and demographic correlates with malnutrition among women and investigates education and wealth-related inequalities in malnutrition among women by region. Design: We utilise a two-level mixed-effects logistic regression model to evaluate the associations and employ the concentration, Wagstaff and Erreygers’s correction indices to measure socio-economic inequalities in malnutrition…

  • Body mass index of women in Bangladesh

    Open AccessSorif Hossain, Raaj Kishore Biswas et al.ARTICLEJournal of Biosocial Science2021

    This study explored the association between socio-demographic factors and the body mass index (BMI) of women of reproductive age (15–49 years) in Bangladesh. Data from the 2014 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS-14) were analysed using Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) and Quantile Regression (QR) analyses. The study sample comprised 15,636 non-pregnant women aged 15–49. The mean BMI of the women was 22.35±4.12 kg/m 2 . Over half (56.7…

  • On Prevention of Diarrheal Disease

    Open AccessSorif Hossain, Mazharul Islam et al.ARTICLEJournal of Population and Social…2021

    People in Bangladesh usually do not utilize handwashing facilities properly, which makes it challenging to implement hygiene practices of handwashing to reduce diarrhea and other health risks. Against this backdrop, this research attempts to assess the factors associated with Effective Handwashing Facilities (EHFs) in Bangladesh utilizing the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2019. This study utilizes descriptive statistics techniques and also bi…

  • Child Marriage and Adolescent Motherhood

    Open AccessJahar Bhowmik, Raaj Kishore Biswas et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2021

    The persistently high prevalence of girl-child marriage and adolescent motherhood is a public health concern in Bangladesh. This study investigated the division-wise prevalence and the influence of education and religious affiliation on child marriage and adolescent motherhood among women in Bangladesh along with their consequences using 15,474 women aged 15-49 years from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2017-18. Staggeringly, 82.5% w…

  • A combination of Covid-19 and dengue fever in Bangladesh

    Open AccessPromit Barua Chowdhury, Sorif Hossain et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2020

  • Malnutrition status of children under 5 years in Bangladesh

    Open AccessSorif Hossain, Promit Barua Chowdhury et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2020Citada por: 1Referencias: 62

  • Impact of Covid-19 pandemic on the mental health of children in Bangladesh

    Open AccessSabina Yeasmin, Rajon Banik et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2020Citada por: 8Referencias: 24