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Dr. Nasreen Nahar
Associate Professor & Proctor

PhD Fellow – Bangladesh University of Professionals, Dhaka
Master’s in Public Health (MPH) – North South University, Dhaka
MBBS – The Medical College for Women & Hospital, Uttara, Dhaka (University of Dhaka)

Academic:

  • Assistant Professor Department of Reproductive andld Health Bangladesh University of Health Sciences
  • Resource Person Capacity Development for Combating Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Bangladesh University of Health Sciences (BUHS) & World Diabetes Foundation (WDF)
  • Registrar Department of Gynaecology & Obstetrics Shaheed Monsur Ali Medical College & Hospital, Uttara, Dhaka
  • Medical Officer Urban Primary Health Care Project- II (UPHCP-II) Unity Through Population Service (UTPS), Uttara, Dhaka

Administrative:

  • Proctor Bangladesh University of Health Sciences From: 2023 To: Present
  • Project Manager Capacity Development for Combating Non-Communicable Diseases in Rohingya Population Bangladesh University of Health Sciences (BUHS) & World Diabetes Foundation (WDF) From: October 2018 To: December 2022
  • Program Coordinator (HIV/AIDS Component) Urban Primary Health Care Project- II (UPHCP-II) Unity Through Population Service (UTPS), Uttara, Dhaka
List of Publications:
 
  1. Hoque MM, Nahar N, Mahbub MS, Akter J, Ara BR. Factors related to delay in cervical cancer diagnosis and treatment among women in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study. Journal of Biomedical Sciences. 2023; 10(1): 3-10
  2. Saleh F, Ismail GK, Khatun T, Nahar N, Parvin MN, Mian MA. Disordered eating attitude among male Somali students in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study. Human Nutrition & Metabolism. 2023 Apr 23:200196.
  3. Parveen S, Nahar N, Mahbub MS, Morshed KA, Miah AM. Impact of COVID-19 on essential health services in Bangladesh: A rapid assessment. Journal of Integrative Medicine and Public Health 2022;1:49-58.
  4. Nadiah Shams, Begum Rowshan Ara, Nasreen Nahar, Md. Shahriar Mahbub, Farhana Akter Jinia, Saud Al Shams. Factors Associated with Postpartum Depression among Women in an Urban Area of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Trends in Medical Research 2022;17(4):145-153.
  5. Yeong CH, Azhari HA, Parveen S, Juyena NS, Nahar N, Islam MA, Mysore Kempegowda S, Karmaker N, Mumtaz T, Stoeva M. Health management during COVID-19 pandemic—contribution of women health informaticians, medical physicists and veterinarians from Bangladesh and Malaysia during the world crisis. Health and Technology 2021;11:1149-63.
  6. Nasreen Nahar, Mithila Faruque, Md. Shahriar Mahbub, Rabeya Sultana, Jesmin Akter, Begum Rowshan Ara. Knowledge and Practices about HIV/AIDS among IDUs of Dhaka City in Bangladesh. Tropical Journal of Health Sciences 2018;25(1):35-41
  7. Rubana Forhad, Nasreen Nahar, Md. Shahriar Mahbub, Jesmin Akter, Rabeya Sultana, Begum Rowshan Ara. Utilization of Maternal Health Services and Post-Partum Contraception among Bangladeshi Women Attending a District Level Hospital. Archives of Medical and Biomedical Research. Archives of Medical and Biomedical Research 2018;4(1):1-11
  8. Nasreen Nahar, Jesmin Akter, Md. Shahriar Mahbub, Rabeya Sultana, Farzana Islam Khan, Mithila Faruque, Begum Rowshan Ara. Association of Socio-demographic Issues with Awareness of HIV/AIDS among Injecting Drug Users in Dhaka City in Bangladesh. South East Asia Journal of Public Health 2017;7(1): 42-47
  9. Rabeya Sultana, Jesmin Akter, Nasreen Nahar, Mithila Faruque, Begum Rowshan Ara, Md. Kapil Ahmed. Perceptions about the Health Effects of Passive Smoking among Bangladeshi Young Adults. International Journal of Statistics in Medical Research 2016;5(4):248-254 
  10. Farzana Islam Khan, Mithila Faruque, Rabeya Sultana, Nasreen Nahar, Begum Rowshan Ara. Depression and its Associated Factors in 13-19 years Old Rural Adolescents. International Journal of Advanced Research 2014;2(1):672-679
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Co-investigator:

  • Impact of COVID-19 on Essential Health Services in Bangladesh: A rapid assessment
    Funding agency: BRAC Health, Nutrition and Population Programme (HNPP)
  • Violence among Children and its Associated Factors in an Urban Area of Dhaka, Bangladesh
    Funding agency: Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC)
  • Prevalence and its Risk Factors of Female Genital Tuberculosis (FGTB) among Bangladeshi Infertile Women
    Funding agency: Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC)
  • Knowledge, attitude and practice about HIV/AIDS among urban injecting drug users
  • Perceptions about the Health Effects of Passive Smoking among Bangladeshi Young Adults
  • Prevalence and its Risk Factors of Female Genital Tuberculosis (FGTB) among Bangladeshi Infertile Women
  • Violence among Children and its Associated Factors in an Urban Area of Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Impact of COVID-19 on Essential Health Services in Bangladesh: A rapid assessment
  • Assessment of and Intervention for Diabetes Distress in People Living with Diabetes in Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals (Rohingya) Population

Membership of professional body:

  • Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD)
  • Public Health Association of Bangladesh

Project:

  • Title: Capacity Development for Combating Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Year: 2015 – 2020 Funding Agency: World Diabetes Foundation (WDF)
  • Title: Capacity Development for Combating Non-Communicable Diseases Among Rohingya Population Year: 2018 – 2022 Funding Agency – World Diabetes Foundation (WDF)
  • Contributor – National Guideline on Gestational Diabetes Mellitus for Healthcare Professionals
  • Member (Panel of Editors) – Essential Guideline for Physician, Nurse and Community Health Worker: Management and Prevention of Non-communicable Diseases in Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals (FDMN) Population
  • Verified Peer Reviewer: PLOS Global Public Health Healthcare in Low-resource Settings African Health Sciences
  • Reviewer – Ethical Review Committee, BUHS