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Professor Dr. Farzana Saleh
Professor and Head

PhD – Faculty of Post-Graduate Medicine & Research under University of Dhaka, Bangladesh 2017
MPhil – Institute of Nutrition & Food Sciences, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh 2005
MSc – The Home Economics College, under the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh 1998
BSc (Hons) – The Home Economics College, under the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh 1996

  • February 2020 to till date: Professor (current charge), Dept of Community Nutrition BUHS, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • November 2019 to till date: Head of the Department, Dept of Community Nutrition BUHS, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • July 2013 to January 2020: Associate Professor, Dept of Community Nutrition BUHS, Dhaka, Bangladesh;
  • September 2008 to June 2013: Assistant Professor, Dept of Community Nutrition, Bangladesh Institute of Health Sciences (BIHS), Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • July 2005 to August 2008: Senior Research Fellow, Biomedical Research Group, BIRDEM (Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine, and Metabolic Disorders), Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • August 2000 to June 2005: Research Fellow, Biomedical Research Group, BIRDEM, Dhaka, Bangladesh;
  • July 1999 to July 2000: ‘Honorary Nutrition Officer’ in the Nutrition Department (Outpatient department & Indoor hospital), Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes,
  • Saleh F, Ismail KG, Khatun T, Nahar N, Parvin N, Hussain A. Disordered eating attitude among male Somali students in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study. Human Nutrition & Metabolism 2023. 32: 200196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hnm.2023.200196
  • Meena Iqbal Farooqi IM, Banik CP, Saleh F, Ali L, Baqa K, Fawwad A, Hakeem R, Basit A. Macronutrient intake and association with the risk factors of diabetic complications among people with type 2 diabetes. Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cegh.2020.10.011
  • Saleh F, Khan F, Rowshan K. Awareness of residents about kala-azar and its related practices in two endemic areas of Bangladesh. PLOS ONE 2019. 14(7): e0219591. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0219591
  • Khan F, Saleh F, Pathan MF. Effectiveness of diabetes education by Professionals versus Peers on improving diabetes care: A quasi-experimental study. Jundishapur J Health Sci 2018. 10(4):e82058. doi: 10.5812/jjhs.82058
  • Saleh F, Rokeya B, Nahar N, Begum AA, Mosihuzzaman M, Rashid M. Determination of isoflavones from soy-milk, masoor and mung dal soups in Bangladeshi postmenopausal women. North African Journal of Food and Nutrition Research (NAJFNR) 2018. 2(4): 81-90 DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1435237
  • Saleh F, Nahar N, Shoeb M, Sultana Z, Mosihuzzaman M, Rashid M. Identification and quantification of isoflavones in Bangladeshi soy-milk, masoor and mung dals. Int. J. Biotechnol. Food Sci ISSN: 2384-7344. 2017. 5 (3): 32-41.
  • Bhuiyan R F, Saleh F; Hossain AI, Jahan K, Ali L. Effects of soy-milk on blood lipids and total homocysteine level in postmenopausal women of Bangladesh. International Journal of Nutrition ISSN NO: 2379-7835. 2017. 2 (3): 14-26. DOI: 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-16-1411; Global Impact Factor: 0.543
  • Saleh F, Afnan F, Ara F, Mumu SJ, AK Azad Khan. Diabetes Education, Knowledge Improvement, Attitudes and Self-Care Activities among patients with type 2 Diabetes in Bangladesh. Jundishapur J Health Sci. 2017. 9 (1): e36058; doi: 10.17795/jjhs-36058
  • Saleh F, Ara F, and Afnan F. Assessment of Gap between Knowledge and Practices among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients at a Tertiary-Care Hospital in Bangladesh. Advances in Public Health Vol 2016 (2016), Article ID 4928981, 7 pages; http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4928981
  • Sultana S, Saleh F, Ali L. Childhood obesity in primary school children of middle and upper-middle income group in the capital city of Bangladesh. Food and Nutrition Sciences 2015. 6(13): 1185-1192; http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/fns.2015.613124; Impact Factor: 1.202
  • Saleh F, Ara F, Mumu SJ, Hafez MA. Assessment of health‑related quality of life of Bangladeshi patients with type 2 diabetes using the EQ‑5D: a cross‑sectional study. BMC Research Notes 2015. 8:497; DOI 10.1186/s13104-015-1453-9
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  • The Bangladesh Academy of Sciences PhD Fellowship (BAS-PhD Fellowship) (August 2015- February 2016)
  • National Science and Technology Fellowship, Peoples Republic of Bangladesh, for the year 2002 (30th April to 30th November)
  • National Science and Technology Fellowship, Peoples Republic of Bangladesh, for the year 2001 (30th April to 30th October)

Worked as a ‘Mentor’ in the following projects entitled:

  • Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices on COVID-19 among the Residents of slums in Khulna
  • Assessment of Diabetes Perception among Fisherman of Sundarban area, Bangladesh
  • Overweight and obesity among urban slum adolescents in Dhaka City
  • Depression and anxiety among middle-aged school teachers in Khulna City
  • Duration of the Projects from July 2020 to June 2021 and funded by Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC)

Worked as a ‘Mentor’ in the following projects entitled:

  • Status of vitamin D among overweight and obese adults in a selected hospital in Dhaka city
  • Knowledge, attitude, practice regarding Dengue fever among inhabitants of Moghbazar area in Dhaka city: a cross-sectional study
  • Depression among newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes in a selected hospital in Dhaka city’
  • Duration of the Projects from July 2019-June 2020 and funded by Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC)
  • Worked as a Principal Investigator in the project entitled ‘Assessment of menopausal symptoms using modified Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) among middle age women in Mohammadpur Geneva camp, Dhaka, Bangladesh’ from November 2018- April 2019 and funded by Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC)

Worked as a Principal Investigator in the project entitled ‘Assessment of menopausal symptoms using modified Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) among middle age women in Mohammadpur Geneva camp, Dhaka, Bangladesh’ from November 2018- April 2019 and funded by Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC)

Worked as a ‘Mentor’ in the project entitled ‘Determinants of exposure to second hand smoke at home among children in rural Bangladesh’ from March 2015- January 2016 and funded by Bangladesh Center for Communication Programs (BCCP)

Worked as a Deputy Project Leader in the project entitled ‘Improving Diabetes Management in Bangladesh through Diabetes Educators’ from October 2007- October 2011 and funded by World Diabetes Foundation (WDF). Done the following responsibilities in this project :

  • Conduct in-house training program/ workshop with National & International Resources persons in the non-communicable disease field
  • Prepare an annual and periodic report of the project

Worked as a ‘Team Member’ in the bidding process and selected by the Plan International, Bangladesh office for evaluation of their Integrated Food Nutrition Project, May-June, 2010

  • Life Member of the Public Health Association of Bangladesh
  • Life Member (LM#601) of the Nutrition Society of Bangladesh