Dr. Mithila Faruque - Bangladesh University of Health Sciences

Dr. Mithila Faruque
Associate Professor and Head

PhD Fellow – Bangladesh University of Professionals, 2023-24
MPH – National Institute of Preventive & Social Medicine (NIPSOM), Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, 2010-11
MBBS – Rangpur Medical College, Rajshahi University, 2003

Academic

October 2023 – till date: Associate Professor, Dept. of NCD & Program Coordinator, MPH in NCD BUHS
September 2022 – till date: Honorary/Affiliate Staff (N11791), School of Health & Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, UK
July 2017 – September 2023: Assistant Professor, Dept. of NCD & Program Coordinator, MPH in NCD, BUHS
Dec 2014 – June 2017: Assistant Professor (cc), Dept. of NCD & Program Coordinator, MPH in NCD, BUHS
Dec 2013 – Nov 2014: Lecturer, Dept. of Reproductive and Child Health, BUHS
January 2012 – November 2013: Principal Investigator, Women Cancer and NCD Screening Program at Korail Slum, Dhaka A K Khan Healthcare Trust (AKKHT), Dhaka
From February 2021 – till date: Member, Ethical Review Committee of BUHS

Administrative

Dec 2014 – till date: Head of the Department, Dept. of NCD, BUHS
March 23, 2023 – till date: Convener, Logistic Committee of BUHS
Feb 2021 – Dec 2022: Convener, Maintenance Committee of BUHS
Aug 2018 – 12 Mar 2023: Assistant Proctor of BUHS
January 2012 – November 2013: Clinical Coordinator, Women Cancer and NCD Screening Program at Korail Slum, A K Khan Healthcare Trust (AKKHT), Dhaka
August 2011 – December 2011: Clinical Manager, Second Urban Primary Health Care Project (UPHCP-II), Dhaka City Corporation, Area-6, Nagar Shastho kendro, Local Govt. Division, Ministry of LGRD & C, Dhaka

Faruque M, Barua L, Rakhshanda S, Banik PC, Shawon RA, Rahman F, Mashreky SR. Baseline prevalence of hyperglycemia and its predictors among community clinic users of a selected rural area of Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study using the WHO PEN Protocol 1. Journal of Diabetes Investigation. 2023 Dec;14(12):1368-1377. http://doi.org/10.1111/jdi.14074. Epub 2023 Aug 23. PMID: 37610272.
Zaman R, Islam L, Akhter T, Sathi HA, ……. Banik PC, Faruque M, Zaman MM. Dietary Salt Consumption in an Urban Slum of Dhaka city. Journal of Xiangya Medicine. 24 Aug 2023;8:8. https://dx.doi.org/10.21037/
Omi FR, Bhuiyan R, Shraboni NN, Barua L, Banik PC, Faruque M, Zaman MM. Estimation of sodium and potassium intake level from spot urine samples among urban adults in Bangladesh. Journal of Xiangya Medicine. September 2023;8:7. https://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jxym-23-12
Rakhshanda S, Barua L, Faruque M, Banik PC, Shawon RA, Rahman F, Mashreky SR. Self-reported prevalence of asthma and its associated factors among adult rural population in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study using WHO PEN protocol. BMJ Open. 2023 Dec 9;13(12):e074195. DOI: 1136/bmjopen-2023-074195. PMID: 38070896
Barua L, Omi FR, Zaman MS, Faruque M, Rahman MA. High blood pressure and its predictors among Bangladeshi postmenopausal women: Findings from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2017-2018. The Journal of Clinical Hypertension – Manuscript ID JCH-23-0272.
Mensah, G, Fuster, V, Murray, C. et al. Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risks, 1990-2022. Journal of The American College of Cardiology. 2023 Dec; 82(25):2350–2473. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2023.11.007
Uddin J, Joshi VL, Wells V, Faruque M, Mashreky SR, Movsisyan A, Evans R, Moore G, Taylor RS. Adaptation of complex interventions for people with long-term conditions: a scoping review. Transl Behav Med. 2024 Sep 3;14(9):514-526. doi: 10.1093/tbm/ibae031.
Wubin Xie, Sabrina Ahmed, ……… Mithila Faruque, Ian Goon, Fred Hersch, Lora Sabin, Brian Oldenburg, John Chambers, Malay Kanti Mridha. Addressing Gaps in the Hypertension and Diabetes Care Continuum in Rural Bangladesh through Digital Technology Supported Decentralized Primary Care: Protocol for a Type 2 Effectiveness- Implementation Hybrid Study. BMC Public Health. May 2024. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-4469744/v1
Khan FI, Faruque M, Sultana R, Nahar N and Ara BR. Depression and its associated factors in 13-19 years old rural adolescents. International Journal of Advanced Research (2014); 2(1):672-679.
Clark R, Leslie Bradford L, Opoku-Anane J, Ngonzi J, Islam F, Faruque M, Goodman A. Minor Gynecologic Surgery Skills: The Training Experience and Challenges for Providers in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2014; Volume 4:432-444. https://doi.org/10.4236/ojog.2014.47064
Sultana SR, Das M, Faruque M, Mondal R, Nurani RN, Hossain M, Banik PC. Musculoskeletal disorders among Bangladeshi type 2 diabetic subjects. SMU Medical Journal. 2015; 2(2):67-80. ISSN:E -2349 –1604.
Zaman MS, Barua L, Bushra S, Sultana T, Hossain I, Sultana S, Banik PC, Faruque M, Moniruzzaman M, Zaman MM. Salt Intake Behavior among the Faculties and Doctors of Bangladesh University of Health Sciences. Cardiovascular Journal. 2016; 8(2): 94-98. https://doi.org/10.3329/cardio.v8i2.26804
Goodman A, Faruque M, Clark RM. In Bangla There Is No Word for Vagina—Reflections on Language, Sexual Health, and Women’s Access to Healthcare in Resource-Limited Countries. Health. 2016; 8, 1244-1257. https://doi.org/10.4236/health.2016.812127
Banik PC, Moniruzzaman M, Zaman F, Faruque M, Ali L. Prevalence of Hypertension among Urban and Rural Type 2 Diabetic Subjects in Bangladesh. Journal of Hypertension: September 2016, Volume 34, Issue LBPS 03-18. doi: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000501452.18894.26
Sultana R, Akter J, Nahar N, Faruque M, Ara BR and Ahmed MK. Perceptions about the Health Effects of Passive Smoking among Bangladeshi Young Adults. lnternational Journal of Statistics in Medical Research. 2016; 5:249-254. 10.6000/1929-6029.2016.05.04.3
Nahar N, Akter J, Mahbub MS, Sultana R, Khan FI, Faruque M, Ara BR. Association of socio-demographic issues with level of knowledge of HIV/AIDS among injecting drug users in Dhaka City in Bangladesh. South East Asia Journal of Public Health. 2017; 7(1):42-47. http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/seajph.v7i1.34678
Nahar N, Faruque M, Mahbub MS, Akter J, Sultana R, Khan FI and Ara BR. Knowledge and Practices about HIV/AIDS among Injecting Drug Users of Dhaka City in Bangladesh. The Tropical Journal of Health Sciences. 2018; 25(1):35-41. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/tjhc/article/view/166441
Barua L, Faruque M, Banik PC, Ali L. Cardiovascular Risk Assessment among Postmenopausal Women: A Review. Preprints 2018, 2018060135. doi:10.20944/preprints201806.0135.v1
Barua L, Faruque M, Banik PC, Ali L. Physical activity levels and associated cardiovascular disease risk factors among postmenopausal rural women of Bangladesh. Indian Heart Journal. 2018; 70 Suppl 3(Suppl 3):S161-S166. doi: 10.1016/j.ihj.2018.09.002.

Faruque M, Barua L and Banik PC. A11551 Postmenopausal hypertension and its association with cardiovascular disease risk in a rural area of Bangladesh. Journal of Hypertension 36:e200. October 2018. DOI: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000548822.07901.73.
Bank PC, Chowdhury S, Faruque M, Ahmed M MSA. A11589 Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices on Tobacco among adults attending Outpatient Departments of Public Hospitals in Bangladesh. Journal of Hypertension. October 2018. DOI: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000549298.31719.2d
Barua L, Faruque M, Banik PC, Ali L. Concordance between two versions of World Health Organization / International Society of Hypertension risk prediction chart and Framingham Risk Score among postmenopausal women in a rural area of Bangladesh. Indian Journal of Public Health. 2019; 63(2):101-106. doi: 10.4103/ijph.IJPH_178_18.
Barua L, Faruque M, Banik PC, Ali L. Agreement between 2017 ACC/AHA Hypertension Clinical Practice Guidelines and Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee Guidelines to Estimate Prevalence of Postmenopausal Hypertension in a Rural Area of Bangladesh: A Cross Sectional Study. Medicina. 2019; 55(7):315. doi:10.3390/medicina55070315.
Barua L, Faruque M, Banik PC, Ali L. Atherogenic index of plasma and its association with cardiovascular disease risk factors among postmenopausal rural women of Bangladesh. Indian Heart Journal. 2019; 71(2):155-160. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ihj.2019.04.012
Faruque M., Mia M.B., Chowdhury M.H., Sarker F., Mamun K.A. Feasibility of Digital Health Services for Educating the Community People Regarding Lifestyle Modification Combating Noncommunicable Diseases. In: Streitz N., Konomi S. (eds) Distributed, Ambient and Pervasive Interactions. HCII 2019. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 11587. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21935-2_25
Mondal R, Sarker RC, Sayrin R, Afrin R, Zaman K, Acharya NP, Sultana S, Banik PC, Faruque M, Choudhury SR, Zaman MM. Knowledge, attitude and practice towards dietary salt intake among nurses working in a cardiac hospital in Bangladesh. Cardiovascular Journal. 2019; 12(1):53-58. https://doi.org/10.3329/cardio.v12i1.43420
Akter S, Faruque M, Nahar K. Association of serum IGF1 and adiponectin in prognosis of breast cancer metastasis. Annals of Oncology, Volume 30, Issue Supplement_3, May 2019, mdz100.019, https://doi.org/10.1093/annonc/mdz100.019
Salima Akter, Mithila Faruque, Mamun Mia, Mousumi Bhowmik, Lipika Sultana, Tasmia Tahmid, Kamrun Nahar. Effects of oral hypoglycemic drugs, insulin and combination therapy on breast cancer growth. Abstract number: BU-03837, IDF Congress 2019, 2-6 December.
Akhter H, Bhowmik M, Sultana L, Mia M, Rahman S. H. Z, Akhtar M. W., Tahmid T, Faruque M, Akter S. 62P IGF axis in breast cancer recurrence and metastasis. Annals of Oncology; Abstract, Volume 31 (suppl_6): S1226, Nov 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annonc.2020.10.082
Ahsan MM, Saha AK, Sadia L, Sultana S, Banik PC, Faruque M, Zaman MM. Salt intake behaviors among type 2 diabetic patients of a tertiary level hospital in Dhaka city. Mymensingh Medical Journal. Jan 2020; 29(1):162-168.
Barua, L, Faruque, M, Chowdhury, H, Banik, PC, Ali, L. Health-related quality of life and its predictors among type 2 diabetic population of Bangladesh: A nation-wide cross-sectional study. Journal of Diabetes Investigation. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1111/jdi.13331
Biswas J, Haque MM, Mahbub MS, Nurani RN, Shah NA, Barua L, Banik PC, Faruque M, Zaman MM. Salt Intake Behavior among the Undergraduate Students of Bangladesh University of Health Sciences. Journal of Xiangya Medicine. 2020;5:24. http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jxym-20-47
Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. GBD 2019 Diseases and Injuries Collaborators. Lancet 2020; 396(10258):P1204-1222. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30925-9
Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. GBD 2019 Risk Factors Collaborators. Lancet 2020; 396(10258):1223-1249. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30752-2
Omi FR, Barua L, Banik PC, Faruque M. A protocol to assess the risk of dementia among patients with coronary artery diseases using CAIDE score. F1000Research 2021, 9:1256 https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.25388.3
Sadia, L; Barua, L; Banik, PC; Faruque, M. Physical activity levels, its barriers and associated factors among the patients with type 2 diabetes residing in the capital city of Bangladesh. Lifestyle Medicine. 2 December 2020; e14. https://doi.org/10.1002/lim2.14
Barua L, Zaman MS, Omi FR, Faruque, M. Psychological burden of COVID-19 pandemic and its associated factors among the frontline doctors of Bangladesh. F1000Research. Latest published 11 January 2021, 9:1304. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.27189.3
Faruque M, Barua L, Banik PC, Sultana S, Biswas A, Alim A, Gupta PKS and Ali L. Prevalence of noncommunicable diseases risk factors among nurses and para-health professionals of Bangladesh working at primary health care setting. BMJ Open. 2021 Mar 19;11(3):e043298. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043298. PMID: 33741665.
Barua L, Banik PC, Islam SMS, Faruque M. Application of Country-Specific Globorisk score to Estimate Next 10 Years Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases and Its Associated Predictors among Postmenopausal Rural Women of Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Primary Care Setting. Lifestyle Medicine, 31 March 2021;2:e32. https://doi.org/10.1002/lim2.32
Mithila Faruque. Hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment and control status among the healthcare providers of Bangladesh working at primary health care level. Journal of Hypertension 39():p e126-e127, April 2021. DOI: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000745740.15421.ee
Fazila-Tun-Nesa Malik, Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun, Sohel Reza Choudhury, Mir Ishraquzzaman, Mohammad Kalimuddin, Tawfiq Shariar Huq, Mohammad Shamimur Rahman, Shamim Jubayer, Mahfuzur Rahman Bhuiyan, Sheikh Mohammad Mahbubus Sobhan, Mithila Faruque, Thomas Beaney, Xin Xia, Neil R Poulter, Abdul Malik. May Measurement Month 2019: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from Bangladesh. European Heart Journal Supplements, Volume 23, Issue Supplement_B, May 2021, Pages B21–B23, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/suab017
Sultana T, Faruque M, Banik PC, Sultana S, Amin F, Zaman MM. Noncommunicable disease risk factors among the trainee doctors of a tertiary level diabetes hospital in Bangladesh. Lifestyle Medicine, 2021;2:e45. https://doi.org/10.1002/lim2.45
Rakhshanda S, Barua L, Faruque M, Banik PC, Shawon RA, Rahman AKMF, Mashreky S. Malnutrition in all its forms and associated factors affecting the nutritional status of adult rural population in Bangladesh: results from a cross-sectional survey. BMJ Open. 2021 Oct 27;11(10):e051701. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051701.
Barua, L; Faruque, M; Rakhshanda, S; Banik, PC; Shawon, RA; Mashreky, SR. Baseline prevalence of high blood pressure and its predictors in a rural adult population of Bangladesh: Outcome from the application of WHO PEN Interventions. Journal of Clinical Hypertension. Nov 2021;1-11. https://doi.org/10.1111/jch.14386
Nowsheen F, Islam F, Siddiqueea Y, Ahsan M, Md. Pavel AM, Majumder T, Bhuiyan R, Barua L, Banik PC, Faruque M, Zaman MM. Noncommunicable disease risk factors among postgraduate students in Dhaka city, Bangladesh: amulti-centric cross-sectional study. Journal of Xiangya Medicine. Nov 2021. https://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jxym-21-29
Barua, L, Zaman, M & Faruque, M. Association of seasoning salt consumption with the risk of cardiovascular disease among postmenopausal rural women in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study. Journal of Xiangya Medicine, 30 March 2022; Vol l7. https://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jxym-21-45
Biswas J, Faruque M, Banik PC, Ahmad N, Mashreky SR. Quality of Life of the Cancer Patients Receiving Home-based Palliative Care in Dhaka City of Bangladesh. PLOS ONE. July 29, 2022; 17(7): e0268578. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268578
Sabrina Ahmed, Mithila Faruque, Mohammad Moniruzzaman, Naym Uddin Roby, Fatema Ashraf, Yuichiro Yano, Katsuyuki Miura, M. S. A. Mansur Ahmed. The pattern of physical disability and determinants of activities of daily living among people with diabetes in Bangladesh. Endocrinol Diab Metab. 14 August 2022; 00:e365. https://doi.org/10.1002/edm2.365
Biswas J, Faruque M, Banik PC, Ahmad N, Mashreky SR. Satisfaction with Care provided by Home-based Palliative Care Service to the Cancer Patients in Dhaka City of Bangladesh: A Cross-sectional Study. Health Science Reports. 29 October 2022; 5:e908. https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.908
Md. Mashiar Rahman, Moinul H. Chowdhury, Rubaiyat Alim Hridhee, Tanvir Islam, Mazharul Islam Leon, Mithila Faruque, Mohammad Badruddozza Mia, Farhana Sarker, Md. Jashim Uddin & Khondaker A. Mamun. Implementation of a Digital Healthcare Service Model for Ensuring Preventive and Primary Health Care in Rural Bangladesh. Proceedings of International Conference on Fourth Industrial Revolution and Beyond 2021, Part of the Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems book series (LNNS, volume 437, pp.535-549). First Online: 04 October 2022. ISSN 2367-3389. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2445-3_37
Omi FR, Shraboni NN, Faruque M, Barua L, Banik PC, Zaman MM. Alteration of the NCD risk factors prevalence over eight years in Bangladesh: A comparisons of STEPS survey 2010 and 2018. Journal of Xiangya Medicine, 9 March 2023. https://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jxym-22-28
Zaman R, Islam L, Akhter T, Sathi HA, ……. Banik PC, Faruque M, Zaman MM. Dietary Salt Consumption in an Urban Slum of Dhaka city. Journal of Xiangya Medicine. JXYM-23-8.
Omi FR, Bhuiyan R, Shraboni NN, Barua L, Banik PC, Faruque M, Zaman MM. Sodium and Potassium Intake among Bangladeshi Adults in a Selected Sample of Dhaka City. Cureus. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.
Mondal R, Banik PC, Faruque M, Mashreky SR, Ali L. Association of degree of salinity in groundwater with chronic kidney disease among diabetic population in Bangladesh. PLOS ONE, April 11, 2023. 18(4): e0284126. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0284126
Barua L, Banik PC, Faruque M. Healthy behaviours, treatment, and control status of diagnosed hypertension and diabetes among the government nurses and para-health professionals of Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study. PLOS Global Public Health. PGPH-D-22-01982R2.

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