Mohammad Bellal Hossain, PhD :: Faculty Profile

Biography

Dr. Mohammad Bellal Hossain is working as a Professor at the Department of Population Sciences, University of Dhaka. Dr. Hossain was the Chairman of the same department from March 2012 to March 2015. He obtained his first post-graduate degree in Sociology from the University of Dhaka and another post-graduate degree in Sexually Transmitted Infections/HIV Related Medicine from the University of ...

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Degree Name	Group/Major Subject	Board/Institute	Country	Passing Year
Ph.D.	Public Health & Policy	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	United Kingdom	2018
Masters	Medicine	University of Sydney	Australia	2006
Masters	Sociology	University of Dhaka	Bangladesh	1997
Bachelor	Sociology	University of Dhaka	Bangladesh	1996
H.S.C	Humanities	Jessore Board	Bangladesh	1992
S.S.C	Humanities	Jessore Board	Bangladesh	1990

Title	Organization	Location	From Date	To Date
Provost	Muktijoddha Ziaur Rahman Hall	University of Dhaka	May 2021	Aug 2024
Professor	Department of Population Sciences, University of Dhaka	Dhaka, Bangladesh	Jun 2019	Present
Project Director	Department of Population Sciences, University of Dhaka	Strengthening the Capacity of Teaching and Research Facilities at the Department of Population Sciences, University of Dhaka. This Project was funded	Jan 2014	Mar 2015
Associate Professor	Department of Population Sciences, University of Dhaka	Dhaka, Bangladesh	Feb 2013	Jun 2019
House Tutor	Shaheed Sergeant Zahurul Haque Hall	University of Dhaka, Bangladesh	Jan 2013	May 2021
Chairman	Department of Population Sciences, University of Dhaka		Mar 2012	Mar 2015
Research Assistant	Nutrition and Public Health Intervention Research Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	London, UK	Apr 2009	Oct 2009
Research Assistant	The National Centre in HIV Social Research, The University of New South Wales	Sydney, Australia	Jun 2005	Sep 2005
Assistant Professor	Department of Population Sciences, University of Dhaka	Dhaka, Bangladesh	Nov 2003	Feb 2013
Student Advisor	Department of Population Sciences	University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh	Jul 2002	Jan 2004
Lecturer	Department of Population Sciences, University of Dhaka	Dhaka, Bangladesh	May 2001	Nov 2003
Quality Control Officer	National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.	Dhaka, Bangladesh	May 2000	Oct 2000

Research Interest

Subject	Description	Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator)
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights	Conducting research on the adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights using the rights approach, adolescent-friendly health services, comprehensive sexuality education, child marriage, adolescent pregnancy, and fertility
Maternal and Child Health	Analyzing social determinants of maternal and child health in Bangladesh
Stigma and Discrimination	Stigma and discrimination related to different health issues, i.e. HIV/AIDS, COVID-19, Tuberculosis.
Health Promotion and Social and Behavior Change Communication	Designing social and behavior change communication programs for health promotion through formative research
Qualitative and Quantitative Data Analysis	Conducting high quality research using quantitative, qualitative or mixed-methods research approach
Research Methodology	Teaching students on research methodology
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights of Gender Diverse Population	Researching on the SRHR issues of gender diverse population, including Hijra (Third Gender), Kothi, Panthi, Do-parata, etc.
Sexuality and Sexual Identity	Researching on identity construction based on sexuality among the gender diverse population
Power and Empowerment	How power and empowerment is being constructed and deconstructed in the development program along with the notion of community participation
Community Development and Community Participation	How community development is being constructed and practiced as a bottom-up development process
Child Marriage	The construction of the concept of child marriage from a legal and social framework, process and dynamics of child marriage, root-causes of child marriage including gender, sexuality, and cultural factors
Population Aging	Population aging process, lives, and realities of older people, active aging, health-related quality of life of the older people, healthy aging
Population Dynamics	Researching on population dynamics of Bangladesh
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights	Sexual and reproductive health and rights of men and women
Social Determinants of Population Health	How the health outcomes of a population are being determined by the structural factors

Project/Research Supervision

Level of Study	Title	Supervisor	Name of Student(s)	Area of Research	Current Completion
Masters	Stigma and Its Management among the Infertile Individuals in Bangladesh	Mohammad Bellal Hossain, PhD	Isna Haque Sheoti	Stigma and Its Management among the Infertile Individuals	2022
Masters	Understanding the Persistent Use of Traditional Contraceptive Methods among Older Reproductive Age Women in Bangladesh	Mohammad Bellal Hossain, PhD	Mashiat Abedin	Understanding the Use of Traditional Contraceptive Methods	2022
Masters	Physical and Psychological Health Status of Older Persons in Cyclone-affected Areas of Bangladesh	Mohammad Bellal Hossain, PhD	Jumana Akter	Health Status of Older Population	2022
Masters	Stigma and Health Vulnerabilities of Gender-Diverse Population in Bangladesh	Mohammad Bellal Hossain, PhD	Abdullah Al Mamun	Stigma and Health Vulnerabilities of Gender-Diverse Population	2021
Masters	Understanding the Low Uptake of Long-Acting and Permanent Contraceptive Methods in Bangladesh	Mohammad Bellal Hossain, PhD	Sharmin Sultana Shoma	Low Uptake of LARC	2021
Masters	What Drives Adolescent Pregnancy in Slum Areas of Bangladesh? A Qualitative Analysis Using Socio-ecological Perspective	Mohammad Bellal Hossain, PhD	Shaima Shohuda Kashfi	Adolescent Pregnancy	2021
Masters	Knowledge, Perception, and Attitude regarding Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome among women in Bangladesh	Mohammad Bellal Hossain, PhD	Hossna Tasmia Monia	PCOS	2021
Masters	Perception towards Age at First Marriage among 15-49-Year-Old Women in Bangladesh	Mohammad Bellal Hossain, PhD	Maliha Mubashirah Mahmood	Age at Marriage	2020
Masters	Understanding the Mediation Effect of Women Empowerment in Education-Fertility Nexus in Bangladesh	Mohammad Bellal Hossain, PhD	Md. Anwer Hossain	Fertility and Education	2020
Masters	Adolescent Friendly Health Services (AFHS) in Bangladesh: Rhetoric and Reality	Mohammad Bellal Hossain, PhD	Ibrahim Khalil	Adolescent Health	2018
Masters	Mate Selection Criteria and Factors Affecting Mate Selection Criteria in Bangladesh	Mohammad Bellal Hossain, PhD	Tasnim Shams	Nuptiality	2018
Masters	Utilization of Health Care Services among the Elderly Population in Bangladesh	Mohammad Bellal Hossain, PhD	Md Mahir Faysal	Health of Older Population	2017
Masters	Integration of Elderly Health into Primary Health Care Services: Challenges and Prospects	Mohammad Bellal Hossain, PhD	Shafayat Sultan	Health of Older Population	2016
Masters	Determinants of Contraceptive Use in Bangladesh: An Ecological Approach	Mohammad Bellal Hossain, PhD	Md Zakiul Alam	Contraceptive Use	2016

Project/Research Work

Subject	Project Name	Source of Fund	From Date	To Date
Stipend Program and Reproductive Behavior	Effects of Secondary Stipend Program on the Reproductive Behavior of Women in Bangladesh.	MoEd, GoB	01-10-2022	31-05-2023
Family Planning and Maternal Health	Effects of COVID-19 on Family Planning and Maternal Health Care Services in Bangladesh.	UNFPA	01-10-2020	31-12-2020
Population Situation Analysis: Bangladesh	Population Situation Analysis: Bangladesh.	UNFPA	01-01-2019	30-06-2019
Gender Biased Sex Selection	Gender-Biased Sex Selection in Bangladesh: Exploring Causes and Consequences	UNFPA	01-07-2018	31-12-2019
Child Marriage	Context of Child Marriage and Its Implications in Bangladesh	UNFPA	01-07-2015	31-12-2017
Older Population	Study on the Older Population in Bangladesh	UNFPA	01-07-2014	31-12-2016
Fertility Differentials in Bangladesh	Fertility Differentials in Bangladesh: Trends and Determinants	BBS, GoB	01-07-2014	30-06-2015
Changing Patterns of Marriage in Bangladesh	Trends, Patterns, and Determinants of Marriage in Bangladesh	BBS, GoB	01-07-2014	31-12-2015
Changing Patterns of Urbanization in Bangladesh	Changing Patterns of Urbanization in Bangladesh: An Analysis of Census Data	BBS, GoB	01-07-2014	31-12-2015
Community Development	Community Development for HIV Prevention among Males who have Sex with Males in Bangladesh	UNFPA	01-01-2007	31-01-2012
Stigma and Discrimination	Stigma and Discrimination towards People Living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) in Bangladesh	UNFPA	01-01-2005	30-09-2005
Family Planning	Side Effects of Oral Contraceptive Pill (OCP) on Women’s Reproductive Health in Bangladesh: A Determinant of Drop out of OCP Users.	UNFPA	01-08-2003	30-11-2003
Reproductive Health	Quality of Care in Reproductive Health Services in Bangladesh: A Situation Analysis of Sylhet and Sunamganj District.	UNFPA	01-01-2003	30-06-2003

Invited Talk

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No invited talk is found

SL	Collaboration & Membership Name	Type	Membership Year	Expire Year
1	International AIDS Society	General	2006
2	Asian Population Association	General	2014
3	Asiatic Society of Bangladesh	Life	2020	Life Time

Book Section
1	Islam, Mohammad Mainul, Hasan, Mohammad Sazzad, Hossain, Mohammad Bellal and Ghafur, Tehmina "The prevalence and determinants of remarriage in Bangladesh." Divorce, Separation, and Remarriage: The Transformation of Family. 2016 .
2	Mohammad Bellal Hossain, Md. Kamrul Islam, Barkat-e-Khuda and Samiha Barkat "The Demographic Transition and its Consequences." The impact of demographic transition on socio-economic development in Bangladesh: Future prospects and implications for public policy. Geoffrey Hayes & Gavin Jones UNFPA, 2015 .

Journal Article
1	Sharmin Rima, Md. Mahir Faysal, Abdullah Al Mamun, Khadija Akter Sonia, Hossna Tasmia Monia, Anika Tahseen Nuva, Ahbab Mohammad Fazle Rabbi, Abdullah-Al Mamun and Mohammad Bellal Hossain : Awareness of the government-introduced universal pension schemes among the adult population in Bangladesh: A nationwide cross-sectional survey, Social Sciences and Humanities Open , vol.11 Elsevier , 2025 .
2	Mohammad-Reza Malekpour, Negar Rezaei, Sina Azadnajafabad, Javad Khanali, Mohammadreza Azangou-Khyavy, Sahar Saeedi Moghaddam, Mahsa Heidari-Foroozan, Sahba Rezazadeh-Khadem, Seyyed-Hadi Ghamari, Mohsen Abbasi-Kangevari and Mohammad Bellal Hossain : Global, regional, and national burden of injuries, and burden attributable to injuries risk factors, 1990 to 2019: results from the Global Burden of Disease study 2019, Public Health , vol.237 Elsevier , pp.212--231 , 2024 .
3	Md Mahir Faysal, Shafayat Sultan, Md Zakiul Alam and Mohammad Bellal Hossain : Patterns of Non-Communicable Disease Comorbidities among Older Persons in Bangladesh, Social Science Review , vol.41 , no.1 , pp.1--16 , 2024 .
4	Natalia V Bhattacharjee, Austin E Schumacher, Amirali Aali, Yohannes Habtegiorgis Abate, Rouzbeh Abbasgholizadeh, Mohammadreza Abbasian, Mohsen Abbasi-Kangevari, Hedayat Abbastabar, Samar Abd ElHafeez, Sherief Abd-Elsalam, others and Mohammad Bellal Hossain : Global fertility in 204 countries and territories, 1950--2021, with forecasts to 2100: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021, The Lancet , vol.403 , no.10440 Elsevier , pp.2057--2099 , 2024 .
5	Md Anwer Hossain and Mohammad Bellal Hossain : Understanding fertility behavior of the Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals in Bangladesh: A qualitative study, Plos one , vol.18 , no.5 Public Library of Science San Francisco, CA USA , pp.e0285675 , 2023 .
6	Md Tariqujjaman, Md Mehedi Hasan, Mohammad Abdullah Heel Kafi, Md Alamgir Hossain, Saad A Khan, Nadia Sultana, Rashidul Azad, Md Arif Hossain, Mahfuzur Rahman and Mohammad Bellal Hossain : Trends and correlates of low HIV knowledge among ever-married women of reproductive age: Evidence from cross-sectional Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 1996--2014, Plos one , vol.18 , no.5 Public Library of Science San Francisco, CA USA , pp.e0286184 , 2023 .
7	Annie Haakenstad, Jamal Akeem Yearwood, Nancy Fullman, Corinne Bintz, Kelly Bienhoff, Marcia R Weaver, N, Vishnu akumar, Jonah N Joffe, LeGr, Kate E, Megan Knight and Mohammad Bellal Hossain : Assessing performance of the Healthcare Access and Quality Index, overall and by select age groups, for 204 countries and territories, 1990--2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019, The Lancet Global Health , vol.10 , no.12 Elsevier , pp.e1715--e1743 , 2022 .
8	Khanh Bao Tran, Justin J Lang, Kelly Compton, Rixing Xu, Alistair R Acheson, Hannah Jacqueline Henrikson, Jonathan M Kocarnik, Louise Penberthy, Amirali Aali, Qamar Abbas and Mohammad Bellal Hossain : The global burden of cancer attributable to risk factors, 2010--19: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019, The Lancet , vol.400 , no.10352 Elsevier , pp.563--591 , 2022 .
9	Rakibul M Islam, Md Nuruzzaman Khan, John C Oldroyd, Juwel Rana, Dianna J Magliago, Enayet K Chowdhury, Md Nazmul Karim and Mohammad Bellal Hossain : Prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes among Bangladeshi adults and associated factors: Evidence from the Demographic and Health Survey, 2017-18, medRxiv Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press , pp.2021--01 , 2022 .
10	Amy E Peden, Patricia Cullen, Kate Louise Francis, Holger Moeller, Margaret M Peden, Pengpeng Ye, Maoyi Tian, Zhiyong Zou, Susan M Sawyer, Amirali Aali and Mohammad Bellal Hossain : Adolescent transport and unintentional injuries: a systematic analysis using the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019, The Lancet Public Health , vol.7 , no.8 Elsevier , pp.e657--e669 , 2022 .
11	Nuruzzaman Khan, John C Oldroyd, Mohammad Bellal Hossain and Rakibul M Islam : Awareness, treatment, and control of diabetes in Bangladesh: evidence from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2017/18, International Journal of Clinical Practice , vol.2022 , no.1 Hindawi , pp.8349160 , 2022 .
12	Rakibul M Islam, Dianna J Magliano, Md Nuruzzaman Khan, Mohammad Bellal Hossain, Juwel Rana and John C Oldroyd : Prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes and the relative importance of its risk factors among adults in Bangladesh: Findings from a nationwide survey, Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice , vol.185 Elsevier , pp.109228 , 2022 .
13	GBD 2019 Diabetes MortalityCollaborators : Diabetes mortality and trends before 25 years of age: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019., The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology , 2022 .
14	Mohammad Bellal Hossain, Md Zakiul Alam, Md Syful Islam, Shafayat Sultan, Md Mahir Faysal, Sharmin Rima, Md Anwer Hossain and Abdullah Al Mamun : COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among the adult population in Bangladesh: A nationwide cross-sectional survey, Plos one , vol.16 , no.12 Public Library of Science San Francisco, CA USA , pp.e0260821 , 2021 .
15	Global Burden of Disease 2019 CancerCollaborators : Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived with Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life Years for 29 Cancer Groups From 2010 to 2019: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019, JAMA Oncology JAMA Network , 2021 .
16	Elysia M Alvarez, Lisa M Force, Rixing Xu, Kelly Compton, Dan Lu, Hannah Jacqueline Henrikson, Jonathan M Kocarnik, James D Harvey, Alyssa Pennini, Frances E Dean and Mohammad Bellal Hossain : The global burden of adolescent and young adult cancer in 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019, The Lancet Oncology , vol.23 , no.1 Elsevier , pp.27--52 , 2021 .
17	Mohammad Mainul Islam, Shafayat Sultan and Mohammad Bellal Hossain : The impact of COVID-19 on health of the older persons in Bangladesh, China Population and Development Studies , vol.5 , no.4 Springer Singapore Singapore , pp.332--344 , 2021 .
18	Mohammad Bellal Hossain, Md Zakiul Alam, Md Syful Islam, Shafayat Sultan, Md Mahir Faysal, Sharmin Rima, Md Anwer Hossain and Abdullah Al Mamun : Health belief model, theory of planned behavior, or psychological antecedents: What predicts COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy better among the Bangladeshi adults?, Frontiers in Public Health , vol.9 Frontiers Media SA , pp.711066 , 2021 .
19	Md Nuruzzaman Khan, John C Oldroyd, Enayet K Chowdhury, Mohammad Bellal Hossain, Juwel Rana, Stefano Renzetti and Rakibul M Islam : Prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in Bangladesh: Findings from National Demographic and Health Survey, 2017--2018, The Journal of Clinical Hypertension , 2021 .
20	Mohammad Bellal Hossain, Md Alam, Md Islam, Shafayat Sultan, Md Faysal, Sharmin Rima, Md Hossain, Maliha Mubashirah Mahmood, Shaima Shohuda Kashfi, Abdullah Al Mamun and others : COVID-19 public stigma in the context of government-based structural stigma: A cross-sectional online survey of adults in Bangladesh., Stigma and Health , vol.6 , no.2 Educational Publishing Foundation , pp.123 , 2021 .
21	Mohammad Bellal Hossain, Md Zakiul Alam, Md Syful Islam, Shafayat Sultan, Md Mahir Faysal, Sharmin Rima, Md Anwer Hossain, Maliha Mubashirah Mahmood, Shaima Shohuda Kashfi, Abdullah Al Mamun and others : Population-Level Preparedness About Preventive Practices Against Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Cross-Sectional Study Among Adults in Bangladesh, Frontiers in public health , vol.8 Frontiers Media SA , pp.582701 , 2021 .
22	Mohammad Bellal Hossain, Md Zakiul Alam, Md Syful Islam, Shafayat Sultan, Md Mahir Faysal, Sharmin Rima, Md Anwer Hossain, Maliha Mubashirah Mahmood, Shaima Shohuda Kashfi, Abdullah Al Mamun and others : Do knowledge and attitudes matter for preventive behavioral practices toward the COVID-19? A cross-sectional online survey among the adult population in Bangladesh, Heliyon , vol.6 , no.12 Elsevier , 2020 .
23	Sumaiya Khanam Chowdhury, Mohammad Bellal Hossain and Shilpi Rani Saha : Prospects and Challenges of Engaging Elderly People in Government Primary Schools of Bangladesh: A Qualitative Study on Intergenerational Education Model, Primary Education Journal , pp.41 , 2020 .
24	Md Syful Islam and Mohammad Bellal Hossain : CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES, AND EXPERIENCES IN THE LABOR MARKET: PERSPECTIVES OF THE BANGLADESHI RETURN MIGRANT WORKERS, Social Science Review (The Dhaka University Studies Part D) , vol.37 , no.1 Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Dhaka , pp.295--310 , 2020 .
25	Mohammad Mainul Islam and Mohammad Bellal Hossain : Ethical review process in Bangladesh: Experiences of internationally funded demographic and health surveys, Demography India , vol.49 , no.1 , pp.152-158 , 2020 . View More
26	Tariqujjaman, M, Hasan, M.M, Moitry, A.N., Huda, S.Q., Irfan, S.D., Rahman, M., Kafi, M.A.H., Azad, M.R., Sarma, H. and Mohammad Bellal Hossain : Prevalence and correlates of HIV/AIDS knowledge among ever-married women of reproductive age in Bangladesh: an update from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2014. , 6(2): 26-38., American Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health , vol.6 , no.2 , pp.26-38 , 2020 . View More
27	Juwel Rana, Kanchan Kumar Sen, Toufica Sultana, Mohammad Bellal Hossain and Rakibul M Islam : Prevalence and determinants of menstrual regulation among ever-married women in Bangladesh: evidence from a national survey, Reproductive health , vol.16 BioMed Central , pp.1--9 , 2019 .
28	Rakibul M Islam, Robin J Bell, Mohammad B Hossain and Susan R Davis : Types of urinary incontinence in Bangladeshi women at midlife: Prevalence and risk factors, Maturitas , vol.116 Elsevier , pp.18--23 , 2018 .
29	Mohammad Mainul Islam, Md Kamrul Islam, Mohammad Sazzad Hasan and Mohammad Bellal Hossain : Adolescent motherhood in Bangladesh: Trends and determinants, PloS one , vol.12 , no.11 Public Library of Science San Francisco, CA USA , pp.e0188294 , 2017 .
30	RM Islam, RJ Bell, B Billah, MB Hossain and SR Davis : The prevalence of symptomatic pelvic floor disorders in women in Bangladesh, Climacteric , vol.19 , no.6 Taylor & Francis , pp.558--564 , 2016 .
31	Robin J Bell, Rakibul M Islam, Baki Billah, Mohammad Belial Hossain and Susan Davis : Prevalence of, and risk factors for, pelvic floor disorders in women at midlife in Bangladesh: a population-based study, Climacteric , vol.19 , no.Suppl. 1 Taylor & Francis , pp.39--39 , 2016 .
32	Md Kamrul Islam, Md Rabiul Haque and Mohammad Bellal Hossain : Regional variations in child marriage in Bangladesh, Journal of Biosocial Science , vol.48 , no.5 Cambridge University Press , pp.694--708 , 2016 .
33	Rakibul M Islam, Robin J Bell, Baki Billah, Mohammad B Hossain and Susan R Davis : Authors’ response to Letter to the Editor on awareness of breast cancer and barriers to breast screening uptake in Bangladesh: A population-based survey, Maturitas , vol.88 Elsevier , pp.58 , 2016 .
34	Rakibul M Islam, Robin J Bell, Baki Billah, Mohammad B Hossain and Susan R Davis : Prevalence and severity of vasomotor symptoms and joint pain in women at midlife in Bangladesh: a population-based survey, Menopause , vol.23 , no.7 Wolters Kluwer , pp.731--739 , 2015 .
35	Rakibul M Islam, Robin J Bell, Baki Billah, Mohammad B Hossain and Susan R Davis : Awareness of breast cancer and barriers to breast screening uptake in Bangladesh: A population based survey, Maturitas , vol.84 Elsevier , pp.68--74 , 2015 .
36	Rakibul M Islam, Robin J Bell, Baki Billah, Mohammad B Hossain and Susan R Davis : Lack of understanding of cervical cancer and screening is the leading barrier to screening uptake in women at midlife in Bangladesh: Population-based cross-sectional survey, The oncologist , vol.20 , no.12 Oxford University Press , pp.1386--1392 , 2015 .
37	Harapan Harapan, Said Alfin Khalilullah, Samsul Anwar, Riza Pratama Putra, Muhammad Zia, Fanny Novianty, Sarah Nesya, Teuku N Putra, a, Ika Sartika Kumalasari, Rovy Pratama, others and Mohammad Bellal Hossain : HIV-related stigmatized attitudes among health care providers in Aceh, Indonesia: The findings from a very low HIV case-load region, Polish Annals of Medicine , vol.22 , no.2 Elsevier , pp.74--81 , 2015 .
38	Rakibul M Islam, Robin J Bell, Mohammad B Hossain and Susan R Davis : Bangladesh Midlife Women's Health Study (BMWHS): methods, challenges and experiences, Maturitas , vol.80 , no.1 Elsevier , pp.89--94 , 2014 .
39	Harapan Harapan, Said Alfin Khalilullah, Samsul Anwar, Muhammad Zia, Fanny Novianty, Riza Pratama Putra, Sarah Nesya, Teuku N Putra, a, Ika Sartika Kumalasari, Rovy Pratama, others and Mohammad Bellal Hossain : Discriminatory attitudes toward people living with HIV among health care workers in Aceh, Indonesia: A vista from a very low HIV caseload region, Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health , vol.3 , no.1 Elsevier , pp.29--36 , 2013 .
40	Harapan Harapan, Said Alfin Khalilullah, Samsul Anwar, Muhammad Zia, Fanny Novianty, Riza Pratama Putra, Sarah Nesya, Teuku N Putra, Ika Sartika Kumalasari, Rovy Pratama, others and Mohammad Bellal Hossain : Discriminatory attitudes toward people living with HIV among health care workers in Aceh, Indonesia: A vista from a very low HIV caseload region, Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health , vol.8 , pp.11 , 2013 .
41	Harapan Harapan, Syarifah Feramuhawan, Hendra Kurniawan, Samsul Anwar, Mohd Andalas and Mohammad B Hossain : HIV-related stigma and discrimination: a study of health care workers in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, Medical Journal of Indonesia , vol.22 , no.1 , pp.22--9 , 2013 .
42	Mohammad Bellal Hossain and Susan Kippax : Stigmatized attitudes toward people living with HIV in Bangladesh: health care workers’ perspectives, Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health , vol.23 , no.2 SAGE Publications Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA , pp.171--182 , 2011 .
43	Mohammad Bellal Hossain and Kippax Susan : HIV-related discriminatory attitudes of healthcare workers in Bangladesh, Journal of health, population, and nutrition , vol.28 , no.2 BioMed Central , pp.199 , 2010 .
44	Mohammad Bellal Hossain, Md Alamgir Kabir and Hasina Ferdous : Knowledge of HIV and AIDS among tertiary students in Bangladesh, International quarterly of community health education , vol.26 , no.3 SAGE Publications Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA , pp.271--285 , 2007 .
45	Mohammad Bellal Hossain and Hasina Ferdous : Sex Workers in Asia: Implications for the Sexual Health of General Population, Social Science Review, The Dhaka University Studies, Part-D , vol.23 , no.1 , 2006 .
46	Mohammad Bellal Hossain and AKM Nurun Nabi : Antenatal Care and Pregnancy Complications in Rural Bangladesh, The Dhaka University Studies: Journal of the Faculty of Arts , vol.59 The University , pp.163 , 2003 .
47	Mohammad Bellal Hossain : Determinants of Antenatal Care in Bangladesh A Multivariate Analysis, Social Science Review , 2002 .

Conference Proceedings
1	Shafayat Sultan and Mohammad Bellal Hossain "Health Care Support System for the Elderly Population in Bangladesh: Perceived Needs for Health Care." 2017 International Population Conference IUSSP: 2017 .
2	Mohammad Bellal Hossain "International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Program of Action (PoA): Implementation Successes, Lessons Learnt and Unfinished Agenda in Bangladesh.." Workshop on Developing Advocacy Plan for Strengthening Parliament’s Capacity in Integrating Population Issues into Development (SPCPD) Project. Jointly organized by the Bangladesh Association for Parliaments on Population and Development (BAPPD) and Asian Forum for Parliaments on Population and Development (AFPPD), Bangladesh Parliament. 2013 .
3	Mohammad Bellal Hossain "Punitive laws against males who have sex with males and their influence on the dynamics of HIV transmission in Bangladesh.." XIX International AIDS Conference, 22-27 July 2012, Washington, D.C., United States. 2012 .
4	H Harapan, Syarifah Feramuhawan, Hendra Kurniawan, Mohd Andalas and Mohammad Bellal Hossain "Factors affecting the level of health care worker’s stigmatized and discriminatory attitude towards people living with HIV: A study at the Dr. Zainoel Abidin General Hospital, Banda Aceh, Indonesia." Proceedings of The Annual International Conference, Syiah Kuala University-Life Sciences & Engineering Chapter 2011 .
5	Mohammad Bellal Hossain "Male who has sex with male (MSM) in Bangladesh: Are they engaged in their HIV prevention programmes?." 10th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific, 26-30 August 2011, Busan, the Republic of Korea. 2011 .
6	Mohammad Bellal Hossain "HIV prevention strategy for MSM in Bangladesh: Experience of a community-led organization.." 6th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, 17-20 July 2011, Rome, Italy. 2011 .
7	Mohammad Bellal Hossain and Chris Bonell "Community development for HIV prevention among males who have sex with males: Experience of a community-based organization in Bangladesh.." XVIII International AIDS Conference, 18-23 July 2010, Vienna, Austria. 2010 .
8	Mohammad Bellal Hossain, Md. Rakibul Islam and Alamgir Kabir "HIV-related stigmatized attitude and its predictors among the general population in Bangladesh.." XVIII International AIDS Conference, 18-23 July 2010, Vienna, Austria. 2010 .
9	Mohammad Bellal Hossain and Hasina Ferdous "Psychometric predictors of HIV-related discriminatory attitudes among the health care workers in Bangladesh.." XVIII International AIDS Conference, 18-23 July 2010, Vienna, Austria. 2010 .
10	Mohammad Bellal Hossain "Community Development for HIV prevention or vice versa? Experience of a community-based organization for males who have sex with males (MSM) in Bangladesh.." 1st Annual Student Symposium on Global Health organized by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 1 July 2010, London, UK. 2010 .
11	Mohammad Bellal Hossain and Chris Bonell "Mainstreaming or marginalizing? Evidence from HIV prevention programs for males who have sex with males (MSM) and Transgenders in Bangladesh.." 5th Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights, 18-20 October 2009, Beijing, China. 2009 .
12	Mohammad Bellal Hossain and Chris Bonell "‘Blaming’ attitude towards HIV-positive people: a survey of health-care workers in Bangladesh.." XVII International AIDS Conference, 3-8 August 2008, Mexico City, Mexico. 2008 .
13	Mohammad Bellal Hossain and Mohammad Shafiqul Islam "Sharing Responsibility for Making Motherhood Safer: A Study on Male Involvement in Seeking Emergency Obstetric Care in Bangladesh.." 4th Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive & Sexual Health and Rights, 29-31 October 2007, Hyderabad, India. 2007 .
14	Mohammad Bellal Hossain and Susan Kippax "Health Care Workers Stigma & Discriminatory Attitudes towards the People Living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) in Bangladesh.." XVI International AIDS Conference 2006, 13-18 August 2006, Toronto, Canada. 2006 .
15	Mohammad Bellal Hossain and Susan Kippax "Perceived Stigma and Experience of Discrimination among the People Living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) in Bangladesh.." XVI International AIDS Conference 2006, 13-18 August 2006, Toronto, Canada. 2006 .
16	Mohammad Bellal Hossain "Reproductive Health Situation in Bangladesh: A Review (in Bengali).." Workshop jointly organized by the Associated Country Women of the World, England, and the Rural Association for Social Advancement, Bangladesh. January 18, 2002. Dhaka. 2002 .

Award Type	Title	Year	Country	Description
International	Commonwealth Scholarship	2006	United Kingdom	Commonwealth Scholarship & Fellowship Plan 2006 for PhD
International	AusAID Scholarship	2004	Australia	AusAID Scholarship Awarded for doing MSc

Name & designation Mohammad Bellal Hossain, PhD Professor

Department Department of Population Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences

Email bellal@du.ac.bd

Phone +8801766517002