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Sharif Hossain

Sharif Hossain

PhD Student

Locations

  • Public & Community Health

Contact Information

Biography

Faculty Advisor: Kirsten Beyer, PhD, MPH, MS
Year Entered MCW: 2023
Previous Education: BSc in Public Health and MPH - Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh

Research Interests

Behavioral epidemiology, substance use disorders, mental health, violence prevention, tobacco control, vaccine hesitancy, and NCDs like CVD and diabetes

Publications

Hossain MS, Islam MS, Pardhan S, Banik R, Ahmed A, Islam MZ, et al. (2022) Beliefs, barriers and hesitancy towards the COVID-19 vaccine among Bangladeshi residents: Findings from a cross-sectional study. PLoS ONE 17(8): e0269944. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0269944

Islam, Z., Hsan, K., Ripon, R. K., Madhu, J., Hossain, S., Masud, A. A., Islam, S., Kundu, L. R., & Hossain, M. (2023). Assessment of biosecurity measures in commercial poultry farms of Rajshahi district in Bangladesh. Preventive veterinary medicine, 219, 106027. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2023.106027

Mamun, M. A., Hossain, M. S., Moonajilin, M. S., Masud, M. T., Misti, J. M., & Griffiths, M. D. (2020). Does loneliness, self-esteem and psychological distress correlate with problematic internet use? A Bangladeshi survey study. Asia-Pacific psychiatry: official journal of the Pacific Rim College of Psychiatrists, 12(2), e12386. https://doi.org/10.1111/appy.12386

Mamun, M. A., Hossain, M. S., Kamruzzaman, M., Khalil, M. I., Sikder, M. T., Manzar, M. D., & Griffiths, M. D. (2020). Prevalence of poor sleep quality and its determinants among Bangladeshi students: a pilot study. Sleep and Vigilance, 4(2), 185-193. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41782-020-00109-1

Mamun, M. A., Hossain, M. S., & Griffiths, M. D. (2019). Mental health problems and associated predictors among Bangladeshi students. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-019-00144-8

Mamun, M. A., Hossain, M. S., Siddique, A. B., Sikder, M. T., Kuss, D. J., & Griffiths, M. D. (2019). Problematic internet use in Bangladeshi students: The role of socio-demographic factors, depression, anxiety, and stress. Asian journal of psychiatry, 44, 48–54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2019.07.005