Publications

1. Banu B, Akter N, Sheba NH, Chowdhury SH. Knowledge and implementation behavior towards mitigation initiatives of climate change: Community settings approach of Bangladesh context followed cross-sectional design. PLOS ONE. 2024. (Accepted)

2. Alam S, Muna SR, Gupta DD, Sarkar T, Chowdhury SH, Akter N, Sheba NH, Rashid RF, Jahan SA, Afrin S, Banu B. Preventive dietary knowledge to combat non-communicable disease: A descriptive study contextualized Bangladeshi female University students. Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development. 2024. (Accepted)

3. Begum FM, Banu B, Akter N, Chowdhury SH, Sheba NH, Begum S. Knowledge and implementation practices of standard intensive care services: underlying characteristics of Bangladeshi healthcare providers context. Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development. 2024. (Accepted)

4. Akter N, Banu B, Chowdhury SH, Tabassum TT, Hossain SM. The compliance status of tobacco control laws in the university setting of Bangladesh: an analytical study followed a mixed-method approach. BMJ Public Health. 2024; 2:e000496.

5. Roshid M, Rahman M, Alam M, Banu B, et al. Combined Effects of the Mobile Health (mHealth) Psychoeducation and Benson Relaxation Technique in Reducing the Caregiving Burden of Cancer Patients in Bangladesh: A Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. Cureus. 2024 Mar; 16(3): e55520. doi:10.7759/cureus.55520.

6. Banu B, Khan MH, Ali L, Barnighausen T, Sauerborn R, Souares A. Pattern and predictors of non-adherence to diabetes self-management recommendations among patients in peripheral district of Bangladesh. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 2024; 1-10.

7. Haque KM, Banu B, Akter N, Chowdhury SH, Nobi N, Begum A. Service seeking knowledge and behavior toward safe dental care among Bangladeshi patients. Dentistry and Oral Health Care. 2023 Dec; 2 (4): Doi: 10.59657/2993-0863.brs.23.023.

8. Begum A, Banu B, Akter N, Chowdhury SH, Shardar MS, Nobi N. Infection Control Measures Concerning Knowledge and Behavior among Bangladeshi Dental Professionals. International Journal of Scientific Research in Dental and Medical Sciences. 2023.

9. Shahjahan M, Banu B, Akter N, Chowdhury ABMA, Hossain MB, Khan MS. Insights into lifestyles of COVID-19 patients during home and hospital treatment: Urban context of Bangladesh. International Journal of Science and Research Archives. 2023. 9 (2): 803-813. Doi: 10.30574/ijsra.2023.9.2.0587.

10. Akter N, Banu B, Chowdhury SH, Islam KR, TabassumTT, Hossain SM. Astute explorationof collective mental health events among the residents of elderly care homes. Heliyon. 2023.

11. Tahura S, Banu B, Akter N, Chowdhury SH, Islam KR, Ghosh UK, Shahinuzzaman MM. Infection dynamics of COVID-19 in children of Bangladesh. International Journal of Science and Research Archives. 2023.

12. Sami-Al-Hasan A, Islam KR, Tarin TM, Akter N, Chowdhury SH, Ara U, Quamruzzaman M, Hossain SM, Banu B. Demographic and clinical features of discharged versus death patients with COVID-19: Bangladesh perspective. 2023.

13. Banu B, Akter N, Chowdhury SH, Islam KR, Ara U, Islam T, Hossain SM, Amin MR, Hossain SM. Willingness to vaccinate against COVID-19 among Bangladeshi sanitation and waste workers: Workplace setting approach to maximize vaccination coverage. Bangladesh Medical Research Council Bulletin. 2023; 4 (1): 47-55. Doi: 10.3329/bmrcb.v49i1.62699.

14. Banu B, Ko KC, Khan MH, Ali L, Barnighausen T, Sauerborn R, Souares A. Effects of traditional versus m-Health educational interventions for diabetic patients: a randomised controlled trial in peripheral district of Bangladesh. Diabetes Epidemiology and Management. 2023 Jan 1;

15. Banu B, Akter N, Chowdhury SH, Islam KR, Islam T, Zahangir M, Hossain SM, Hossain SM. COVID-19 and Bangladeshi Health Professionals: Infection status, vaccination and its immediate health consequences. PLOS ONE. 2022; 17 (11).

16. Banu B, Chowdhury SH, Akter N, Ara U, Islam KR, Amin MR, Hossain SM. Insights of literacy on preventive behaviors of non-communicable diseases in Bangladesh: descriptive type of cross-sectional study among female university students. International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health. 2022 July; 9 (7).

17. Khanom H, Banu B, Islam MR, Khanom K, Chowdhury SH, Hossain S. Knowledge and Practice of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus management guideline among the nurses of tertiary hospitals in capital Bangladesh. Obstetrics and Gynecology Research. 2022; 5 (1): 069-080.

18. Rahman MJ, Rahman MM, Maruf RI, Ahmed A, Matsuyama R, Banu B, Hossain SM, Islam MR, Monjur F, Sultana N, Tsumematsu M, Kakehashi M. Feasibility and acceptability of tele-pathology system among the rural communities of Bangladesh- A Pilot Study. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care. 2022 June; 11(6): 2613-2619.

19. Akter N, Banu B, Chowdhury SH, Islam KR, Islam MT, Hossain SM. Insights of driver’s behavior on hydraulic horn use in motor vehicles of Dhaka city. Journal of Environmental Science and Public Health. 2022 February 15; 6 (1): 069-081.

20. Banu B, Akter N, Chowdhury SH, Islam KR, Hossain SM. Infection and vaccination status of COVID-19 among healthcare professionals in academic platform: prevision vs. reality of Bangladesh context. PloS One. 2022 February 18; 17(2):e0263078.

21. Akhter A, Banu B, Akter N, Chowdhury SH, Antara LP, Hossain SM. Knowledge on COVID-19 among nursing students of a selected nursing institute of Dhaka city, Bangladesh. Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development. 2022; 13 (1): 59.

22. Rabbani G, Billah B, Giri A, Hossein SM, Mahmud AI, Banu B, Ara U, Alif SM. Factors associated with health complaints among leather tannery workers in Bangladesh- a pilot study. Workplace Health and Safety. 2021 Jan; 69(1):22-31. doi: 10.1177/2165079920936222.

23. Tahura S, Banu B, Akter N, Hossain SM, Amin MR. Ahmed MR. Risk of COVID-19 infection and workplace exposure of front-line mass media professionals. Journal of pediatrics, perinatology and child health. 2021; 5 (4): 238-251.

24. Banu B, Chowdhury SH, Akter N, Islam KR, Hossain SM, Amin MR. Preventive behaviors to mitigate COVID-19: Urban-Rural disparities of densely populated country like Bangladesh. Journal of Environmental Science and Public Health. 2021; 5 (4): 433-450.

25. Chowdhury SH, Banu B, Akter N, Hossain SM. Unmet supportive care need and predictors of breast cancer patients in Bangladesh: a cross sectional study. Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice. 2021 Sep 30:10781552211039114. doi: 10.1177/10781552211039114.

26. Banu B, Yasmin F, Khan MH, Ali L, Sauerborn R, Souares A. A systematic Review on Knowledge-Attitude-Practice on diabetes: Assessment process and outcome levels. Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology. 2021; 14 (11): 6127-6140.DOI: 10.52711/0974-360X.2021.01064

27. Akter N, Banu B, Hossain SM, Shakib SH, Awal SSN. Compliance on existing WASH facilities in community clinics of Bangladesh: A comparative study. Heliyon. 2021; 7 (7): E0754549.

28. Banu B, Akter N, Chowdhury SH, Rahim Z, Hossain SM, Zerin FF, Rahman S. Hygiene behavior among female garment workers: a pre-COVID-19 cross-sectional study in Bangladesh. Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development. 2021; 12 (4).

29. Yasmin F, Nahar L, Banu B, Sultana R, Sauerborn R, Souares A. Social Protection in Bangladesh: Gendered impact of social safety net programs for rural women during COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Gender, Agriculture, and Food Security. 2021. 5(1): 1-16. DOI: 10.5920/jgaf.6.1.11

30. Banu B, Akter N, Murshed M, Chowdhury SH, Ali L. Factors influencing health care seeking behavior of Bangladeshi students: evidence from Dhaka city. Journal of Health Science & Medical Research. 2021; 9 (3): 29-42.

31. Banu B, Chowdhury SH, Yasmin F, Rahman N, Tanshi C. Decreasing incidence of maternal mortality: The impact of family planning intervention programs in rural Bangladesh. Journal of Population Research. 2021; 38 (2): 247-258.

32. Banu B, Yasmin F, Khan MH, Ali L, Sauerborn R, Souares A. Perception and attitudes of Bangladeshi university students regarding conventional and alternative healthcare system: A cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 2021; 11: e049578.

33. Akter N, Banu B, Chowdhury SH, Hossain SM, Tabassum TT, Rahman MM. Lifestyle risk factors related to cardiovascular diseases among university students of Bangladesh: A case study based approach. Research Journal of Medical Sciences. 2021; 15(1): 1-7.

34. Banu B, Yasmin F, Ali L, Khan MH, Sauerborn R, Souares A. Determinants of healthcare access among women of reproductive age group in rural Bangladesh. Health & Social Care in the Community. 2021; 29 (3): 745-755. doi:10.1111/hsc.13355.

35. Banu B, Khan MH, Ali L, Sauerborn R, Souares A. Exploring care seeking behavior of rural Bangladeshi women during pregnancy. Journal of the Bangladesh Society of Physical Sciences. 2020 Dec 17; 17(2):5-16.

36. Banu B, Khatun M, Ali L, Khan MH. Community-based risk factor analysis of hypertension in Bangladesh. Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology. 2020 Dec 23; 13(12): 5825-5829.

37. Banu B, Chowdhury SH, Akter N, Hossain SM. Safety concerns of workers in informal labor sectors in Dhaka city. Heliyon. 2020 Oct 5; 6(10): e05229.

38. Banu B, Chowdhury SH, Akter N, Hossain SM, Islam KR. Perspectives of medical waste management: Evaluating the attitudes and practices of healthcare workers in Bangladesh. Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine. 2020 Oct 8; 25(1): 75.

39. Banu B, Chowdhury SH, Akter N, Hossain SM. Safety concerns of workers in informal labor sectors in Dhaka city. Heliyon. 2020 Oct 5; 6(10): e05229.

40. Banu B, Chowdhury SH, Akter N, Hossain SM, Islam KR. Perspectives of medical waste management: Evaluating the attitudes and practices of healthcare workers in Bangladesh. Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine. 2020 Oct 8; 25(1): 75.