Mohammad Bellal Hossain, Md. Zakiul Alam, Md. Syful Islam, Shafayat Sultan et al.
This study aimed to determine the prevalence and investigate the constellations of psychological determinants of the COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among the Bangladeshi adult population utilizing the health belief model-HBM (perceived susceptibility to and severity of COVID-19, perceived benefits of an...
Md. Bellal Hossain, Mohammad Rashed Iqbal Faruque, Mohammad Tariqul Islam, Mandeep Singh et al.
In this paper, a double E-shaped symmetric split ring resonators metamaterial inspired triple band microwave metamaterial absorber (MA) for EMI shielding and stealth applications in C and X band is presented. The proposed absorber comprises double E shaped with two modified split ring resonators-bas...
Mohammad Mainul Islam, Md Kamrul Islam, Mohammad Sazzad Hasan, Mohammad Bellal Hossain
BACKGROUND: While studies on fertility and contraceptives issues are available, until recently adolescent motherhood has not received enough attention among policy makers in understanding adolescent motherhood in Bangladesh. We aimed to examine the trends and determinants of adolescent motherhood am...
Mohammad Bellal Hossain, Md. Zakiul Alam, Md. Syful Islam, Shafayat Sultan et al.
INTRODUCTION: Studies related to the COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy are scanty in Bangladesh, despite the growing necessity of understanding the population behavior related to vaccination. Thus, the present study was conducted to assess the prevalence of the COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and its associated...
Mohammad Bellal Hossain, Md Nuruzzaman Khan, John Oldroyd, Juwel Rana et al.
To estimate the age-standardized prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes and identify factors associated with these conditions at individual, household, and community levels. Data from 11952 Bangladeshi adults aged 18-95 years available from the most recent Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 20...
Rakibul M. Islam, Robin J. Bell, Baki Billah, Mohammad Bellal Hossain et al.
Objectives To investigate the awareness of breast cancer (BCa) and BCa screening amongst women at midlife in Bangladesh. Methods A nationally representative cross-sectional survey of women aged 30-59 years was conducted in 7 districts of the 7 divisions in Bangladesh, using a multistage cluster samp...
Kamrul Islam, Md Rabiul Haque, Mohammad Bellal Hossain
This study aimed to investigate the regional variations in the prevalence of child marriage in Bangladesh with a view to providing recommendations for division-specific policy interventions. Data from the 2011 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey were analysed using multivariate logistic regress...
Mohammad Bellal Hossain, Susan Kippax
This study was conducted among 526 health care workers (HCWs) in Bangladesh to identify the levels and correlates of stigmatized attitudes toward people living with HIV (PLHIV). HIV-related stigmatized attitudes were measured by a set of items that reflected avoidance attitude of HCWs in hypothetica...
Md. Bellal Hossain, Mohammad Rashed Iqbal Faruque, Sikder Sunbeam Islam, Mohammad Tariqul Islam
Abstract Metamaterial with negative permittivity demonstrate excellent performance in cutting-edge technology. Thus, this study modified the double dumbbell-shaped split-ring resonator (MDD-SRR) based negative permittivity for satellite communications. The proposed MDD-SRR unit cell comprises a squa...
Mohammad Bellal Hossain, Susan Kippax
This study aimed at identifying the level of HIV-related discriminatory attitudes and related factors in a purposively-selected sample of healthcare workers (HCWs) in Bangladesh. In total, 526 HCWs from a number of hospitals and healthcare centres were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. A...
Rakibul M. Islam, Robin J. Bell, Baki Billah, Mohammad Bellal Hossain et al.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of, and risk factors for, pelvic floor disorders (PFDs) in women in Bangladesh. METHODS: A nationally representative sample of 1590 Bangladeshi women, aged 30-59 years, was recruited using a multistage cluster sampling technique, between September 2013 and Ma...
Mohammad Shahriar Kabir, Md. Sahadat Hossain, Monir Mia, Md. Nazru Islam et al.
Today we are facing a great problem due to the synthetic compounds, as most of them are not environmentally friendly. Natural fibers are the fibers which are obtained from the nature and these fibers are environment friendly. So the use of natural fiber is increasing day by day in different sectors....
Md Nuruzzaman Khan, John Oldroyd, E. Chowdhury, Mohammad Bellal Hossain et al.
The purpose of this study was to estimate the age-standardised prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension and to identify their risk factors in Bangladeshi adults. Data from 12 904 adults aged 18-95 years, available from the most recent nationally representative 2017-2018 Banglade...
Rakibul M. Islam, Robin J. Bell, Baki Billah, Mohammad Bellal Hossain et al.
BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer (CCa) is the second most common cancer among women in Bangladesh. The uptake of CCa screening was less than 10% in areas where screening has been offered, so we investigated the awareness of CCa and CCa screening, and factors associated with women's preparedness to be scr...
Mohammad Bellal Hoque, Md. Sahadat Hossain, Abdul M. Nahid, Solaiman Bari et al.
Pineapple Leaf Fiber (PALF)-reinforced polypropylene (PP) based composites were prepared successfully by conventional compression molding technique. Different percentages (25,30,35, 40 and 405% by weight) of fiber were used to prepare composites. Tensile Strength (TS), Tensile Modulus (TM), Elongati...