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Masum Billah is currently a faculty member of Sociology in East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He has been serving as a Senior Lecturer in the department of Sociology since 2019. He obtained Master degree in Public Health from Karolinska Institutet, Sweden and University of Oviedo, Spain. He also completed Honors and Master degree from Sociology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. He has already published a range of research articles in international peer reviewed referred journals. As a researcher, Mr. Billah consulted a lot of research projects funded by UN and other development agencies in the past several years.
July 2019 – till date
Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology, East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
January 2017 – July 2019
Lecturer, Department of Sociology, East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Quantitative Research
Psychiatric epidemiology
Migration and health
Maternal and child health
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs)
Infectious diseases
2022 Hossin, M.Z., Islam A., Masum Billah, Haque, M., & Uddin, J. "Is there a gradient in the association between internet addiction and health?" PLOS ONE 17(3): e0264716. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0264716
2022 Tanjeela, M & Masum Billah. Climate Migration and Challenges of Urban Poor in Bangladesh. The International Journal of Climate Change: Impacts and Responses, Vol. 15, Issue 1. pp 15-31. https://www.proquest.com/openview/cc54647eb50c686699c34f065aea3d49/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=5528230
2022 Khan, A. R., Uddin, H. Shimul, S. M. A. K. & Masum Billah. Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis and Suicide in Bangladesh: Some Explanations through Durkheim’s Sociology of Suicide. Journal of Community Positive Practices, XXII (3), pp 3-17 [Scopus Journal]
2021 Huda, M.N., Masum Billah, Sharmin, S., Amanullah, A.S.M., & Hossin, M.Z. "Associations between family social circumstances and psychological distress among the university students of Bangladesh: To what extent do the lifestyle factors mediate?" BMC Psychology 9, 80. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-021-00587-6
2021 Masum Billah & Trisha, N.J. "COVID-19 and Mental Health Impacts in Bangladesh: A Review of Empirical Evidence", Journal of Social Health, Vol. 4, Issue 2. pp 30-42. http://socialhealthjournal.org/2021/08/12/covid-19-and-mental-health-impacts-in-bangladesh-a-review-of-empirical-evidence/
2021 Arendse, N., Khan, A.R., Masum Billah, Ratele, K., & Islam, M.Z. "Seasonality of Suicide in Jhenaidah District, Bangladesh, 2011-2018", Journal of Social Health, Vol. 4, Issue 1. pp 64-75. http://socialhealthjournal.org/2021/02/23/seasonality-of-suicide-in-jhenaidah-district-bangladesh-2011-2018/
2020 Masum Billah, Sultana, S.E., & Kabir, M.H.M.I. "Exploring Challenges of Maternal Healthcare Utilization in Bangladesh: A Cross-sectional Survey in Saturia, Manikganj District”, Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development, Vol 11, No 4. pp 185-190. https://doi.org/10.37506/ijphrd.v11i4
2019 Masum Billah, Gonzalez, P.A., & Delgado, R.C. "Patterns of mortality caused by natural disasters and human development level: A South Asian Analysis", Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp- 312-316. http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/0976-5506.2019.00307.3
2019 Masum Billah & Amanullah, ASM. "Returnee Migrants and HIV Infection in Bangladesh", International Advanced Research Journal in Science, Engineering and Technology, Vol. 6, Issue 8, pp- 56-61. https://iarjset.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IARJSET.2019.6810.pdf
2018 Masum Billah, Gonzalez, P.A., & Delgado, R.C. "Analyzing disaster risk factors of cyclone survivors in Bangladesh", Journal of Indian Research, Vol. 6, No. 4, pp- 52-58. http://publichealthdisasters.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/JIR-2018-DISASTER-52-58.pdf
2018 Masum Billah & Hossain, M.A. "Media and Consumption Behavior of Urban Youth in Dhaka City", Journal of Indian Research, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp- 57-69. http://mujournal.mewaruniversity.in/JIR6/jan-march2018.pdf#page=63
2015 Masum Billah "Healthcare seeking practices of People Living with HIV and AIDS (PLHIV) in Bangladesh", HIV/AIDS Review, Elsevier, Vol.14, pp-114-118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hivar.2015.05.001
Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship for PhD degree in Health Science Sponsored by Commonwealth
Erasmus Mundus Scholarship for Masters Degree in Public Health Sponsored by European Commission
Dhaka University Merit Scholarship, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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