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Shuhana Sultana
Assistant Professor (Part-time)

MPhil in International Community Health – University of Oslo, Norway – 2010
MSc in Food & Nutrition– University of Dhaka – 2004
BSc in Food & Nutrition – University of Dhaka – 2001

Academic:  
 
  • Assistant Professor Dept. of Health Promotion & Health Education,Bangladesh University of Health Sciences (BUHS) Dhaka, Bangladesh. From- July 01, 2016 to till date.
  • Assistant Professor (cc) Dept. of Health Promotion & Health Education Bangladesh University of Health Sciences (BUHS) Dhaka, Bangladesh. From- July 01, 2013 to June 30, 2016
  • Senior Lecturer Dept. of Health Promotion & Health Education Bangladesh University of Health Sciences (BUHS) Dhaka, Bangladesh. From- July 01, 2011  to June 30, 2013.
  • Lecture Dept. of Health Promotion & Health Education Bangladesh Institute of Health Sciences (BIHS) From- January 01, 2011 to June 30, 2011
  •  Senior Research Fellow Dept. of Health Promotion & Health Education Bangladesh Institute of Health Sciences (BIHS) From- July 15, 2010 to December 31, 2010
  • Research Fellow Diabetic Association of Bangladesh (DAB) Dhaka, Bangladesh. From- January 01, 2002 to December 31, 2008
  1. A Khan, R Uddin, S Sultana, N Alam, M Alam, R Ahmed. Psychometric properties of the Bangla version of the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K6). Journal of Global Psychiatry (2019), Volume 2, Issue 2, 2019.
  2. M S Bukht, K R Ahmed, S Hossain, P Masud, S Sultana, R Khanam. Association between physical activity and diabetic complications among Bangladeshi type 2 diabetic patients. Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews (2019), Volume 13, Issue 1, January–February 2019, Pages 806-809
  3. S Sultana, F Saleh, L Ali. Childhood obesity in primary school children of middle and upper-middle income group Sciences, in the capital city of Bangladesh. Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences. Food and Nutrition 2015, 6, 1185-1192
  4. KM Muktadir, MM Hoque, S Sultana, N Usmani, NS Saymum, M Jannat. Nutritional status and causes of anterior cruciate ligament injury in relation with exercise habit among patients of a tertiary care hospital. J of Chattagram Maa-O-Shishu Hospital Medical College. Vol. 13, No. 3, Sept. 2014.
  5. F Saleh, KB Biswas, R Helal, S Sultana, F Jebunnesa, N Nahar, S Akther, K Jahan, L Ali. Phytoestrogen intake in Bangladeshi type 2 Diabetic Postmenopausal Women J Tr Med Plants 2006 (Procedings of wmen’s Health & Traditional Medicine); 257-63.

Conference Attended/Reports

  1. Attendeng in Seminar on “2018 Public Health Approach for Reducing Health Inequality in Taiwan” 21 January – 28 January 2019 at Taiwan.
  2. Attendeng in Reserch Findings Dessimination Conference of BCCP, in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University, 22 January, 2018. (As a participant).
  3. S Sultana, S Hossain, L Ali. Knowledge, Attitude & Practice on Tuberculosis among Diabetic Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital (BIRDEM). World Diabetes Congress by IDF, 4-8 December 2017, Abu Dhabi, UAE. (Poster)
  4. S.Sultana, A.Hussain, L. Ali. Association of Television Viewing and Dietary Behavior with Overweight and Obesity in Primary School Children of Dhaka City Regional public Health Conference, 06-07 December 2016, at Bangladesh University of Health Sciences (BUHS). (Oral)
  5. S.Sultana, A.Hussain, L. Ali. Association of Television Viewing and Dietary Behavior with Overweight and Obesity in Primary School Children of Dhaka City. World Diabetes Congress, IDF, 30 November- 04 December at Vancouver, Canada 2015. (Poster)
  6. S.Sultana, A.Hussain, L. Ali. Association of Television Viewing and Dietary Behavior with Overweight and Obesity in Primary School Children of Dhaka City.The 21st IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion, Pattaya, Thailand, 25-29 August, 2013. (Poster)
  7. S.Sultana, A.Hussain, L. Ali. Association of Television Viewing and Dietary Behavior with Overweight and Obesity in Primary School Children of Dhaka City. South East Asia Regional Public Health Conference & 57th Annual Conference of IPHA on 01-03 February, 2013, Kolkata, India. (Poster)
  8. Regional Conference on Breastfeeding and Complementary Feeding on 28 – 30 April, 2012, Dhaka, Bangladesh. (As a participant).
  9. S Sultana, B Bhowmik, A Hussain, Liaquat Ali. Prevalence and associated risk determinants of Childhood Overweight and Obesity in Primary School Children in Bangladesh. World Diabetes Congress, IDF, 4-8 December 2011 at Dubai. (Oral)
  10. Prevalence and associated risk determinants of Childhood Overweight and Obesity in Primary School Children in Bangladesh. EASD 47th Annual Meeting, 12-16 September 2011 at Lisbon, Portugal. (Poster)
  11. S. Sultana, A.Hussain, L. Ali. Association of Television Viewing and Dietary Behavior with Overweight and Obesity in Primary School Children of Dhaka City. XI Asian Congress of Nutrition, 13th – 16th July 2011 at Singapore. (Poster)
  12. 9th South East Asia Regional Scientific Meeting, 9-12 February 2008, Dhaka, Bangladesh. (As a participant).
  13. S Sultana, F Saleh, L Ali. Childhood obesity in primary school children of middle and upper-middle income group Sciences, in the capital city of Bangladesh 10th Asian Congress of Nutrition. September 9-13, 2007, Taipei, Taiwan. (Poster)
  14. Research Protocol
  15. Prevalence of childhood obesity in Dhaka city
  16. Research Protocol
  17. Prevalence of childhood obesity in Dhaka city
  18. S Sultana, F Saleh, L Ali. Prevalence of Childhood Overweight in Dhaka City. 5th Asian Network of Research on Antidiabetic Plants (ANRAP) International Seminar on “Reality and Challenges in Antldiabetic Research” Malaysia, November 08-10, 2006. (Poster)
  19. 32nd Annual Conference of the Association of Clinical Biochemists of India, Dec 18-21, 2005. (As a participant).
  20. The Eastern Zone ACBI Conference, 29 April – 01 May 2005, Kolkata, India. (As a participant).
  • Awarded NOMA Scholarship for MPhil inin International Community Health from the University of Oslo, Norway
  • Grant for a support to attend The 21st IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion, Pattaya, Thailand, 25-29 August, 2013, as a Rapporteur.
  • 2011 Young Academic Travel Grant by Asian Congress for Nutrition held on 11-13 July, 2011 at Singapore.
  • Travel Grant for a support to attend the 47th Annual Meeting of the EASD at Lisbon, Portugal to be held on 12-16 September 2011
  • Travel Grant for a support to attend World Diabetes Congress, IDF, 4-8 December 2011 at Dubai.
  • Assessment of knowledge regarding nosocomial infection among nurses working at a selected hospital in Bangladesh. (Work as Supervisor).
  • Assessment of relationship between doctor and patient in a selected Hospital: Patient’s perspective. (Work as Supervisor).
  • Working as a ‘Core Work Group Member’ in the project entitled ‘Capacity development for combating NCD’s in Rohingya population, (WDF18-1579) 2018-2020 funded by World Diabetes Foundation (WDF) in collaboration with BADAS.
  • Worked as a ‘Co- Principal Investigator’ in project entitled ‘A Research on Practice and treatment towards Diabetes Mellitus of Diabetic Patients in Bangladesh Perspective’ at 2017-18 funded by DGHS, Bangladesh.
  • Worked as a ‘Co- Principal Investigator’ in a project entitled ˜Factors affecting clinical outcome among type 2 diabetic subjects attending OPD of a tertiary care hospital in Bangladesh’ at 2017 funded by Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC)
  • Work as ‘Co-Investigator’ at ˜Knowledge, Attitude & Practice on Tuberculosis among Diabetic patients attending a tertiary care hospital of Bangladesh’ at 2016 funded by BADAS- USAID TB Care Project.
  • Work as ‘Co-Investigator’ at ‘Expenditure of smoking and food intake among rickshaw puller in Dhaka City’ at 2015 funded by Bangladesh Center for Communication Program (BCCP)
  • Work as ‘Core Team Member-BCC’ at ‘Nationwide Health Education Campaign for the Prevention and Control of Heart Disease & Hypertension’ at 2013 funded by Grand Canada.
    Worked as a ‘Team Member’ in project entitled ‘Pattern and Determinants of Community
  • Participation in Rural Bangladesh through the Community Clinic Approach’ from 2011-12 funded by United Nations Development Program (UNDP).
  • Worked as a ‘Co-Investigator’ in the project entitled ‘Knowledge, Attitude & Practice related to Diabetes Mellitus among Geriatric populations of West Bengal, India at 2010 funded by NOMA program of the University of Oslo, Norway.
  • Worked as a ‘Co-Investigator’ in the project entitled ‘Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of type 2 diabetic subjects attending a tertiary care diabetes center in Karachi’ at 2009 funded by NOMA program of the University of Oslo, Norway.
  • Worked as a Deputy Team Leader in the project entitled ˜Improving Nutrition in Bangladeshi population: From Research to Practice’ from 2007- 2011 funded by World Diabetes Foundation (WDF) in collaboration with BMRG, DAB.
  • Knowledge and Practice of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) Management Guideline among the Health Care Providers. (Worked as Co-Supervisor)
  • Prevalence of Tobacco Smoke Exposed Home in Dhaka City. (Worked as Co-Supervisor)
  • Health literacy on non-communicable disease (NCD) risk factors among selected school students of Dhaka city. (Worked as Co-Supervisor)
  • Knowledge on Dietary Salt Intake among Housewives in Selected Areas of Dhaka City. (Worked as Co-Supervisor)
  • Pattern of Tobacco use among Bangladeshi diabetic subjects. (Worked as Co-Supervisor)
  • Knowledge on Diabetes among Geriatric people in Old Home, Gazipur. (Worked as Co-Supervisor)
  • Educational Intervention on Menstrual Hygiene among School Children. (Worked as Co-Supervisor)
  • Educational intervention on oral health knowledge and oral hygiene practice among selected school children. (Worked as Co-Supervisor)
  • Educational Intervention on Hand Washing among School Children in Sonargaon. (Worked as Co-Supervisor)
  • Educational intervention on safe drinking water in a selected rural community. (Worked as Co-Supervisor)
  • Expenditure of smoking and food intake among rickshaw puller in Dhaka City. (Worked as Co-Supervisor)
  • Knowledge on breast feeding among female workers in selected garments factory of Dhaka city.(Worked as Co- Supervisor)
  • Member, International Union for Health Promotion & Education (IUHPE)
  • Member, Bangladesh Health Education Society (BHES)
  • Member, European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD)
  • Member, Nutrition Society of Bangladesh (NSB).
  • Member, Endocrine Society of Bangladesh, (BES)
  • Member, Asian Network of Research on Anti-diabetic Plants (ANRAP)
  • Member, Nordic Alumni Association of Bangladesh (NAAB)
  • Member, International Diabetes Federation (IDF)