Abdul Ahad

Biographic Data

ID3560126
NAMEAbdul Ahad
GIVEN NAMESAbdul
FAMILY NAMEAhad
SIGNATUREAHAD A
AFFILIATIONSFlinders University
ORCID0000-0002-9496-5991
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS12
TOTAL CITATIONS7
AUTHOR COUNT12
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2019
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • Australian Clients' Perspectives on Accessing Alcohol and Other Drug Counselling via Telehealth

    Open AccessAshlea Bartram, Abdul Ahad et al.ARTICLEDrug and Alcohol Review2026

  • AI-Augmented Real-Time Parking Occupancy Detection and Prediction

    Open AccessAbdul Ahad, Farhan Ahmad Kidwai et al.ARTICLETransportation2026

  • ‘It's Hard to Look Past the Accessibility’

    Open AccessAshlea Bartram, Abdul Ahad et al.ARTICLEDrug and Alcohol Review2025

  • Unraveling the inner world of PhD scholars with sentiment analysis for mental health prognosis

    Rimsha Noreen, Amna Zafar et al.ARTICLEBehaviour and Information…2025

    Mental health challenges among PhD scholars are a growing global concern, with a survey in the UK revealing that at least 86% of students face depression and anxiety. Social media platforms offer valuable insights into the depression levels of PhD students. Sentiment analysis for social media content can help identify indicators of anxiety, such as negative language, stress expressions, or mental health struggles. This paper uses social media and…

  • Key Informant Views of the Determinants of Child Labour Maltreatment

    Open AccessAbdul Ahad, Yvonne Parry et al.ARTICLEChildren2024

    (1) Background: The maltreatment of child labourers is a major public health concern. There is a dearth of research in Bangladesh on the intentional maltreatment of child labourers. This study explored the risk factors for the maltreatment of child labourers in rural Bangladesh based on the knowledge and understanding of experts; (2) Methods: Seventeen interviews were conducted with experts who were sampled using a purposeful approach. A thematic…

  • Australian Caregivers’ Experiences of Paediatric Wait times for Primary and Allied Healthcare Appointments

    Open AccessYvonne Parry, Abdul Ahad et al.ARTICLEHealth & Social Care in the…2024

    Background . Paediatric patients in Australia experience lengthy wait times for Primary and Allied Healthcare Service (PAHCS) appointments. This results in a lack of satisfaction and adverse health outcomes. However, very few studies have explored wait times for appointments with PAHCSs in Australia. This study explored the length of wait time and associated barriers to timely access to paediatric PAHCSs in Australia. Methods . The scoping review…

  • Child Laborers’ Exposure to Neglect in Rural Bangladesh

    Open AccessAbdul Ahad, Yvonne Parry et al.ARTICLEChild Indicators Research2024References: 4

    Abuse and neglect among child laborers are serious public health concerns. In particular, neglect of child laborers both at home and in the workplace exacerbates their social and health risks. Despite this, the issue continues to be overlooked by researchers and policy makers. In this study, we investigated the prevalence and factors of child labor neglect in rural Bangladesh. Using the snowball sampling method, 200 parents and employers were rec…

  • Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with the Psychological Maltreatment and Neglect of Child Laborers in Rural Bangladesh

    Open AccessAbdul Ahad, Yvonne Parry et al.ARTICLEHealth & Social Care in the…2024References: 2

    Globally, child labor and maltreatment are considered serious public health concerns. Many child laborers in the informal sector are subjected to psychological abuse and neglect that is often akin to slavery. Our study examined the prevalence of these two forms of maltreatment among child laborers in rural Bangladesh, as well as the associated risk factors. Based on the snowball sampling technique, this study surveyed 100 child laborers employed …

  • Proliferation of Sars-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 Variant in Pakistan-A Short Surveillance Account

    Open AccessMassab Umair, Muhammad Salman et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2021

    The emergence of a more transmissible variant of SARS-CoV-2 (B1. 1.7) in the United Kingdom (UK) during late 2020 has raised major public health concerns. Several mutations have been reported in the genome of the B.1.1.7 variant including the N501Y and 69-70deletion in the Spike region that has implications on virus transmissibility and diagnostics. Although the B.1.1.7 variant has been reported by several countries, only three cases have been re…

  • Urban Child Labor in Bangladesh

    Open AccessAbdul Ahad, Md Abdul Ahad et al.ARTICLESocial Sciences2021Cited by: 7References: 23

    1) Background: A significant proportion of child laborers are compelled to work in exploitative environments, and experience both deteriorating health and financial loss. The present study sought to determine the factors affecting child labor and the characteristics of their working environment. (2) Methods: A questionnaire survey was conducted with 80 child laborers aged 5 to 17 years. Alongside descriptive statistics, a newly devised technique …

  • Spillover Trends of Child Labor During the Coronavirus Crisis- an Unnoticed Wake-Up Call

    Open AccessAbdul Ahad, Md Abdul Ahad et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2020

    The worldwide surge of Covid-19 pandemic threatens the lives of impoverished and vulnerable segments of society. Children, particularly, are at greater risk of maltreatment and neglect rather than disease contamination. Children in labor are the highly overlooked topic in research and national plans than other aspects of child abuse provoked by the Covid-19 outbreak

  • Antimicrobial Residues in Chicken and Fish, Chittagong, Bangladesh

    Open AccessJinnat Ferdous, Alyson Bradshaw et al.ARTICLEEcoHealth2019