Baki Billah

Biographic Data

ID4156570
NAMEBaki Billah
GIVEN NAMESBaki
FAMILY NAMEBillah
SIGNATUREBILLAH B
AFFILIATIONSMonash University
ORCID0000-0002-0419-8216
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR10
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2015
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • Factors influencing type 2 diabetes self-management practices in rural Bangladesh

    Open AccessHasina Akhter Chowdhury, Baki Billah et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2025

    Introduction: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a prevalent, chronic health condition of global significance, with low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) disproportionately affected. Diabetes self-management practices (DSMP) are the gold-standard treatment approach, yet uptake remains challenge in LMICs. Purpose of the study: This study aimed to explore the barriers to and facilitators of DSMP and preferences for intervention design and delive…

  • Exploring under-five child malnutrition in Bangladesh

    Open AccessFarzana Akhter Bornee, Mohammad Rocky Khan Chowdhury et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2025

    Objective: The current study is an attempt to explore under-five child malnutrition in a low-income population setting using the Extended Composite Index of Anthropometric Failure (ECIAF). Design: Data from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2017–2018 were analysed. Malnutrition using ECIAF was estimated using stunting, wasting underweight and overweight. Multilevel logistic regression models identified factors associated with malnutrit…

  • Demographic transition and opportunities for development in Bangladesh from 1971 to 2100

    Open AccessMd Shariful Islam, Ismail Tareque et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2025

    There is significant variation in estimates and assumptions about Bangladesh’s demographic trajectory, highlighting the need for reassessment. This study primarily utilizes data from the 2022 Revision of the World Population Prospects to examine the demographic transition in Bangladesh and highlight a key window of opportunity. It provides a comprehensive examination of population structure, fertility, mortality, and labor force participation to …

  • Prevalence and Determinants of Diarrhea, Fever, and Coexistence of Diarrhea and Fever in Children Under-Five in Bangladesh

    Open AccessMd Shariful Islam, Mohammad Rocky Khan Chowdhury et al.ARTICLEChildren2023

    Diarrhea and fever are prevalent childhood illnesses with potentially severe consequences, especially when they co-occur. This study investigates the prevalence and determinants of diarrhea, fever, and their coexistence among children under-five in Bangladesh. Data from the 2017-2018 Bangladesh Demography and Health Survey (BDHS) were analyzed using multivariable stepwise logistic regression with backward selection. This study found that 5.0% for…

  • Challenges and Strategies in Conducting Population Health Research during the Covid-19 Pandemic

    Open AccessAshraful Kabir, Md Nazmul Karim et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2023

    Introduction: Globally, the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic poses fundamental challenges in everyday life. Various controlling measures, including nationwide lockdowns, movement restrictions, travel bans, social distancing, and improved hygiene practices, have been widely introduced to curtail transmission of the disease. Notably, these measures have affected the execution of population health research that typically involves face-to-face data co…

  • Health system challenges and opportunities in organizing non-communicable diseases services delivery at primary healthcare level in Bangladesh

    Open AccessAshraful Kabir, Md Nazmul Karim et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2022

    Introduction: The weak health system is viewed as a major systematic obstacle to address the rising burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in resource-poor settings. There is little information about the health system challenges and opportunities in organizing NCD services. This study examined the health system challenges and opportunities in organizing NCD services for four major NCDs (cervical cancer, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disea…

  • Hypertension and its related factors among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus – a multi-hospital study in Bangladesh

    Open AccessHiba Alsaadon, Afroza Akhter et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2022

    The prevalence of hypertension as well as its awareness and control were very high among people with known type 2 diabetes. As there is a strong relationship between hypertension and diabetes, patients with diabetes should have their blood pressure regularly monitored to prevent major diabetes-related complications

  • Protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a family strengthening program to prevent unhealthy weight gain among 5 to 11-year-old children from at-risk families

    Open AccessCristy Brooks, Catherine Helson et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2022

    This study is registered with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ( ACTRN12619001019190 ). Registered 16 July 2019

  • The impact of diabetes on the productivity and economy of Bangladesh

    Open AccessAfroza Akhter, Thomas R Hird et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2020

    AIMS: To estimate the impact of type 2 diabetes in terms of mortality, years of life lost (YLL) and productivity-adjusted life years (PALY) lost in Bangladesh. METHODS: A life table model was constructed to estimate the productivity of the Bangladeshi population of current working age (20-59 years) with diabetes. Follow-up to 60 years (retirement age) was simulated. The life table analysis was then repeated assuming that the cohort did not have d…

  • Burden attributable to Cardiometabolic Diseases in Zimbabwe

    Open AccessMutsa P Mutowo, Alice J Owens et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2015

    The findings of this study indicate a growing prevalence of CMDs and related mortality in Zimbabwe. Health policy decisions and cost-effective preventive strategies to reduce the burden of CMDs are urgently required