Researcher Profile

Major domains of interest are program evaluation for nutrition service delivery and community nutrition for pregnant women, adolescents, and children. Explores how health promotion activities such as interpersonal communication, community campaign, can improve the health behavior particularly appropriate feeding for children.

• Member and registered doctor of Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council (BMDC)
• Lifetime member of Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA)
• PhD student in University of South Carolina in Health Promotion, Education and Behavior department

Selected publications include:

• Karim, F., Billah, S. M., Chowdhury, M. A. K., Zaka, N., Manu, A., El Arifeen, S., & Khan, A. N. S. (2018). Initiation of breastfeeding within one hour of birth and its determinants among normal vaginal deliveries at primary and secondary health facilities in Bangladesh: A case-observation study. PloS one, 13(8), e0202508.
• Billah SM, Saha KK, Khan ANS, Chowdhury AH, Garnett SP, Arifeen SE, et al. Quality of nutrition services in primary health care facilities: Implications for integrating nutrition into the health system in Bangladesh. PloS one. 2017;12(5):e0178121. 
• Khandker NN, Biswas T, Khan ANS, Hasib E, Rawal LB. Socio-demographic characteristics and tobacco use among the adults in urban slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2017;15(1):26.