Mehedi Hasan
Biographic Data
| ID | 5466917 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mehedi Hasan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mehedi |
| FAMILY NAME | Hasan |
| SIGNATURE | HASAN M |
| AFFILIATIONS | BRAC University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6842-4449 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 24 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 24 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Structural Transformation and Environmental Sustainability in Saarc Nations
Achieving a carbon-neutral ecosystem requires more than ambition—it demands the proactive engagement of national governments, the long-term dedication of global institutions and the strategic deployment of innovative mitigation strategies. South Asia’s rapid economic shift from agriculture to industry and services has raised concerns about rising ecological pressure, yet evidence on this nexus remains limited. Against this background, this study …
Factors associated with career choice among university students in Bangladesh
The increasing trend of students from developing countries pursuing higher education abroad as a pathway to international careers has become a significant global concern, particularly in Bangladesh. This study aimed to explore the career preferences of Bangladeshi university students, focusing on the roles of socio-economic background, academic discipline, and gender. Data were collected from 648 undergraduate students at public, private, and nat…
Urban heat stress and perceived health impacts in major cities of Bangladesh
Impact of Extreme Rainfall and Land Use Land Cover Change on Flood Hazards in Sylhet District of Bangladesh
Flooding is one of the most common natural disasters throughout the world, leading to the loss of lives and properties. Bangladesh is one of the highly vulnerable countries to climate change-induced flood hazards, due to its location in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) deltaic floodplains with high population exposure. The agro-economically important, haor-dominated Sylhet district in the north-eastern region of Bangladesh has faced devastatin…
Improving the provision for gynaecological health care in Bangladesh using Essential Gynaecological Skills implementation package
Background: Gynaecological health and its related service delivery have long been neglected in Bangladesh. In response to the high burden and improvements in the provision of gynaecological health care, the Essential Gynaecological Skills (EGS) implementation package was developed. It includes comprehensive in-service training for upskilling the non-specialised health care providers and introduces the first structured data recording system for gy…
Exploring resilience as a mediator and moderator in the relationships between stress and depression among undergraduate medical students
The findings of this study suggested that resilience is a crucial mediator of the relationship between stress and depression in medical students. We recommend that medical institution authorities adopt evidence-based intervention strategies to not only lessen stress among medical students but also build resilience to promote psychological well-being
Introducing a digital emergency obstetric and newborn care register for indoor obstetric patient management
Background: Digital health records have emerged as vital tools for improving health care delivery and patient data management. Acknowledging the gaps in data recording by a paper-based register, the emergency obstetric and newborn care (EmONC) register used in the labour ward was digitised. In this study, we aimed to assess the implementation outcome of the digital register in selected public health care facilities in Bangladesh. Methods: Extensi…
A context-driven approach through stakeholder engagement to introduce a digital emergency obstetric and newborn care register into routine obstetric health care services in Bangladesh
Background: Emergency obstetric and newborn care (EmONC) in Bangladesh focusses on maternal health, whereby it addresses childbirth and postpartum complications to ensure women's health and well-being. It was transitioned to a digital platform to overcome challenges with the paper-based EmONC register and we conducted implementation research to assess the outcome. Here we outline the stakeholder engagement process integral to the implementation r…
Mobile Use in the Classroom is a Mixed Bag, and Lecturers Need to Provide Students With Guidelines
In the era of modern life, the use of mobile devices in the classroom helps to enhance the overall performance of students, however, it has some harmful effects on academic performance. Therefore, this study attempts to identify the association between mobile phone use and the academic performance of the students of Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) is used for identifying the relationship among variables. R…
Covid-19 in city and municipal area
Purpose In Bangladesh (a middle-income and densely populated country) where socio-economic factors act badly on human activities during COVID-19. This research mainly focused on observing the socio-economic aspects of the Pandemic on human life between city and municipal areas. Design/methodology/approach This research relied on Khulna City Corporation (KCC) and Paikgacha Municipality of Bangladesh. A random sampling technique was adopted for cho…
Low back pain among professional bus drivers
The high burden of LBP among the participants calls for a focus on this vulnerable group's occupational health and safety, with particular emphasis on implementing standard measures
Smokeless and combustible tobacco use among 148,944 South Asian adults
In this large population-based study of South Asian adults, rates of smoking and SLT use vary widely by country and gender. Men who use SLT products are more likely to abstain from smoking compared with those who do not
The impact of climate change on the lives and livelihoods of readymade garment (RMG) workers
Employee participation in hazard recognition, employer preparedness, prevention through design, research, surveillance, and upholding workplace ethics and standards can be the answers to climate change problems for readymade garment workers
Psychological determinants of Covid-19 vaccine acceptance among urban slum dwellers of Bangladesh
Introduction Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination has emerged as a promising approach to counter the harmful impacts of the pandemic. Understanding the psychological components that may impact an individual's attitude toward COVID-19 vaccination is crucial for generating evidence-based ways to minimize vaccine hesitancy. This study determined the psychological antecedents regarding vaccine acceptance among urban slum people of Banglade…
Prevalence of and factors associated with insufficient physical activity among adolescents
The World Health Organization set a target of a 15% relative reduction in the prevalence of insufficient physical activity (IPA) by 2025 among adolescents and adults globally. In Bangladesh, there are no national estimates of the prevalence of IPA among adolescents. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of and risk factors associated with IPA among adolescent girls and boys. Data for 4865 adolescent girls and 4907 adolescent boys, …
Food environments and obesity
The results suggest the availability of fast - food outlets influences obesity, especially among female and lower-income groups. The availability of supermarkets is associated with reduced body size and obesity, but their effects do not outweigh the role of fast-food outlets. Policies should target food environments to promote better diets and reduce obesity
Nationally representative surveys show gradual shifting of overweight and obesity towards poor and less-educated women of reproductive age in Nepal
Overweight and obesity are considered major public health concerns all over the world. They have the potential to increase the risk of developing non-communicable diseases in reproductive age women, increasing their risk of pregnancy related complications and adverse birth outcome. This study was carried out to identify the trend of prevalence of overweight and obesity, along with their determinants, among reproductive age women (15–49 years) in …
Low uptake of Covid-19 prevention behaviours and high socioeconomic impact of lockdown measures in South Asia
Our results identified important knowledge, access and uptake barriers to the prevention of COVID-19 in South Asia, and demonstrated major adverse impacts of the pandemic on chronic disease treatment, mental health, health-related behaviours, employment and household finances. We found important sociodemographic differences for impact, suggesting a widening of existing inequalities. Our findings underscore the need for immediate large-scale actio…
Gender differences in hypertension awareness, antihypertensive use and blood pressure control in Nepalese adults
The objective of this cross-sectional study was to determine the gender differences in hypertension awareness, antihypertensive use and blood pressure (BP) control among the adult Nepalese population (≥18 years) using data from the nationally representative Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2016. A weighted sample of 13,393 adults (5620 males and 7773 females) was included in the final analysis. After conducting descriptive analyses with the se…
Global, regional, and national burden of chronic kidney disease, 1990–2017
BACKGROUND: Health system planning requires careful assessment of chronic kidney disease (CKD) epidemiology, but data for morbidity and mortality of this disease are scarce or non-existent in many countries. We estimated the global, regional, and national burden of CKD, as well as the burden of cardiovascular disease and gout attributable to impaired kidney function, for the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2017. We use…
Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950–2017
BACKGROUND: Assessments of age-specific mortality and life expectancy have been done by the UN Population Division, Department of Economics and Social Affairs (UNPOP), the United States Census Bureau, WHO, and as part of previous iterations of the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD). Previous iterations of the GBD used population estimates from UNPOP, which were not derived in a way that was internally consistent wit…
Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980–2017
BACKGROUND: Global development goals increasingly rely on country-specific estimates for benchmarking a nation's progress. To meet this need, the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2016 estimated global, regional, national, and, for selected locations, subnational cause-specific mortality beginning in the year 1980. Here we report an update to that study, making use of newly available data and improved methods. GBD …
Measuring progress from 1990 to 2017 and projecting attainment to 2030 of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals for 195 countries and territories
BACKGROUND: Efforts to establish the 2015 baseline and monitor early implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) highlight both great potential for and threats to improving health by 2030. To fully deliver on the SDG aim of "leaving no one behind", it is increasingly important to examine the health-related SDGs beyond national-level estimates. As part of the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2017 (GBD 2…
Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017
BACKGROUND: The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2017 (GBD 2017) includes a comprehensive assessment of incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability (YLDs) for 354 causes in 195 countries and territories from 1990 to 2017. Previous GBD studies have shown how the decline of mortality rates from 1990 to 2016 has led to an increase in life expectancy, an ageing global population, and an expansion of the non-fatal…
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Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950–2017
BACKGROUND: Assessments of age-specific mortality and life expectancy have been done by the UN Population Division, Department of Economics and Social Affairs (UNPOP), the United States Census Bureau, WHO, and as part of previous iterations of the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD). Previous iterations of the GBD used population estimates from UNPOP, which were not derived in a way that was internally consistent wit…
Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980–2017
BACKGROUND: Global development goals increasingly rely on country-specific estimates for benchmarking a nation's progress. To meet this need, the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2016 estimated global, regional, national, and, for selected locations, subnational cause-specific mortality beginning in the year 1980. Here we report an update to that study, making use of newly available data and improved methods. GBD …
Measuring progress from 1990 to 2017 and projecting attainment to 2030 of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals for 195 countries and territories
BACKGROUND: Efforts to establish the 2015 baseline and monitor early implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) highlight both great potential for and threats to improving health by 2030. To fully deliver on the SDG aim of "leaving no one behind", it is increasingly important to examine the health-related SDGs beyond national-level estimates. As part of the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2017 (GBD 2…
Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017
BACKGROUND: The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2017 (GBD 2017) includes a comprehensive assessment of incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability (YLDs) for 354 causes in 195 countries and territories from 1990 to 2017. Previous GBD studies have shown how the decline of mortality rates from 1990 to 2016 has led to an increase in life expectancy, an ageing global population, and an expansion of the non-fatal…
Gender differences in hypertension awareness, antihypertensive use and blood pressure control in Nepalese adults
The objective of this cross-sectional study was to determine the gender differences in hypertension awareness, antihypertensive use and blood pressure (BP) control among the adult Nepalese population (≥18 years) using data from the nationally representative Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2016. A weighted sample of 13,393 adults (5620 males and 7773 females) was included in the final analysis. After conducting descriptive analyses with the se…
Global, regional, and national burden of chronic kidney disease, 1990–2017
BACKGROUND: Health system planning requires careful assessment of chronic kidney disease (CKD) epidemiology, but data for morbidity and mortality of this disease are scarce or non-existent in many countries. We estimated the global, regional, and national burden of CKD, as well as the burden of cardiovascular disease and gout attributable to impaired kidney function, for the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2017. We use…
Nationally representative surveys show gradual shifting of overweight and obesity towards poor and less-educated women of reproductive age in Nepal
Overweight and obesity are considered major public health concerns all over the world. They have the potential to increase the risk of developing non-communicable diseases in reproductive age women, increasing their risk of pregnancy related complications and adverse birth outcome. This study was carried out to identify the trend of prevalence of overweight and obesity, along with their determinants, among reproductive age women (15–49 years) in …
Low uptake of Covid-19 prevention behaviours and high socioeconomic impact of lockdown measures in South Asia
Our results identified important knowledge, access and uptake barriers to the prevention of COVID-19 in South Asia, and demonstrated major adverse impacts of the pandemic on chronic disease treatment, mental health, health-related behaviours, employment and household finances. We found important sociodemographic differences for impact, suggesting a widening of existing inequalities. Our findings underscore the need for immediate large-scale actio…
Psychological determinants of Covid-19 vaccine acceptance among urban slum dwellers of Bangladesh
Introduction Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination has emerged as a promising approach to counter the harmful impacts of the pandemic. Understanding the psychological components that may impact an individual's attitude toward COVID-19 vaccination is crucial for generating evidence-based ways to minimize vaccine hesitancy. This study determined the psychological antecedents regarding vaccine acceptance among urban slum people of Banglade…
Prevalence of and factors associated with insufficient physical activity among adolescents
The World Health Organization set a target of a 15% relative reduction in the prevalence of insufficient physical activity (IPA) by 2025 among adolescents and adults globally. In Bangladesh, there are no national estimates of the prevalence of IPA among adolescents. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of and risk factors associated with IPA among adolescent girls and boys. Data for 4865 adolescent girls and 4907 adolescent boys, …
Food environments and obesity
The results suggest the availability of fast - food outlets influences obesity, especially among female and lower-income groups. The availability of supermarkets is associated with reduced body size and obesity, but their effects do not outweigh the role of fast-food outlets. Policies should target food environments to promote better diets and reduce obesity
Covid-19 in city and municipal area
Purpose In Bangladesh (a middle-income and densely populated country) where socio-economic factors act badly on human activities during COVID-19. This research mainly focused on observing the socio-economic aspects of the Pandemic on human life between city and municipal areas. Design/methodology/approach This research relied on Khulna City Corporation (KCC) and Paikgacha Municipality of Bangladesh. A random sampling technique was adopted for cho…
Low back pain among professional bus drivers
The high burden of LBP among the participants calls for a focus on this vulnerable group's occupational health and safety, with particular emphasis on implementing standard measures
Smokeless and combustible tobacco use among 148,944 South Asian adults
In this large population-based study of South Asian adults, rates of smoking and SLT use vary widely by country and gender. Men who use SLT products are more likely to abstain from smoking compared with those who do not
The impact of climate change on the lives and livelihoods of readymade garment (RMG) workers
Employee participation in hazard recognition, employer preparedness, prevention through design, research, surveillance, and upholding workplace ethics and standards can be the answers to climate change problems for readymade garment workers
Introducing a digital emergency obstetric and newborn care register for indoor obstetric patient management
Background: Digital health records have emerged as vital tools for improving health care delivery and patient data management. Acknowledging the gaps in data recording by a paper-based register, the emergency obstetric and newborn care (EmONC) register used in the labour ward was digitised. In this study, we aimed to assess the implementation outcome of the digital register in selected public health care facilities in Bangladesh. Methods: Extensi…
A context-driven approach through stakeholder engagement to introduce a digital emergency obstetric and newborn care register into routine obstetric health care services in Bangladesh
Background: Emergency obstetric and newborn care (EmONC) in Bangladesh focusses on maternal health, whereby it addresses childbirth and postpartum complications to ensure women's health and well-being. It was transitioned to a digital platform to overcome challenges with the paper-based EmONC register and we conducted implementation research to assess the outcome. Here we outline the stakeholder engagement process integral to the implementation r…
Mobile Use in the Classroom is a Mixed Bag, and Lecturers Need to Provide Students With Guidelines
In the era of modern life, the use of mobile devices in the classroom helps to enhance the overall performance of students, however, it has some harmful effects on academic performance. Therefore, this study attempts to identify the association between mobile phone use and the academic performance of the students of Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) is used for identifying the relationship among variables. R…
Urban heat stress and perceived health impacts in major cities of Bangladesh
Impact of Extreme Rainfall and Land Use Land Cover Change on Flood Hazards in Sylhet District of Bangladesh
Flooding is one of the most common natural disasters throughout the world, leading to the loss of lives and properties. Bangladesh is one of the highly vulnerable countries to climate change-induced flood hazards, due to its location in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) deltaic floodplains with high population exposure. The agro-economically important, haor-dominated Sylhet district in the north-eastern region of Bangladesh has faced devastatin…
Improving the provision for gynaecological health care in Bangladesh using Essential Gynaecological Skills implementation package
Background: Gynaecological health and its related service delivery have long been neglected in Bangladesh. In response to the high burden and improvements in the provision of gynaecological health care, the Essential Gynaecological Skills (EGS) implementation package was developed. It includes comprehensive in-service training for upskilling the non-specialised health care providers and introduces the first structured data recording system for gy…
Exploring resilience as a mediator and moderator in the relationships between stress and depression among undergraduate medical students
The findings of this study suggested that resilience is a crucial mediator of the relationship between stress and depression in medical students. We recommend that medical institution authorities adopt evidence-based intervention strategies to not only lessen stress among medical students but also build resilience to promote psychological well-being
Structural Transformation and Environmental Sustainability in Saarc Nations
Achieving a carbon-neutral ecosystem requires more than ambition—it demands the proactive engagement of national governments, the long-term dedication of global institutions and the strategic deployment of innovative mitigation strategies. South Asia’s rapid economic shift from agriculture to industry and services has raised concerns about rising ecological pressure, yet evidence on this nexus remains limited. Against this background, this study …
Factors associated with career choice among university students in Bangladesh
The increasing trend of students from developing countries pursuing higher education abroad as a pathway to international careers has become a significant global concern, particularly in Bangladesh. This study aimed to explore the career preferences of Bangladeshi university students, focusing on the roles of socio-economic background, academic discipline, and gender. Data were collected from 648 undergraduate students at public, private, and nat…
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