Dr. Md. Mosfequr Rahman
Professor, Department of Population Science and Human Resource Development,
University of Rajshahi
mosfeque@ru.ac.bd
Member since 2020

Short Biography

Md. Mosfequr Rahman, PhD, is a Professor of Population Science and Human Resource Development, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Dr. Rahman has completed his PhD in Medical Sciences (maternal and child health) from Kanazawa Medical University, Japan. His areas of expertise include gender-based violence (e.g., intimate partner violence, sexual harassment), pregnancy intention, mental health, and maternal and child health and nutrition.

A social epidemiologist by training his research mainly focuses on social determinants of adolescent and adult women’s health and gender equity with an emphasis on gender-based violence, its prevention, and its implications for reproductive and mental health. Dr. Rahman has led several nationally and internationally funded studies on these topics, and has published over 50 peer-reviewed papers, including in top-tier scientific journals. His current study explores adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and its subsequent physical, mental and academic consequences among young-adults in Bangladesh. He manages a strong research group working on gender-based violence in Bangladesh in collaboration with other researchers from the USA and Japan. Dr. Rahman has been awarded several awards for his scholarly works.

Selected Publications

  1. Tasnim F, Rahman M, Islam MM, Hasan M, Mostofa MG, Rahman MM. Exposure to domestic violence and the risk of developing depression within six months postpartum in Bangladesh. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 2021,56: 1189-1200.
  2. Rahman MM, Rahman MM, Khan MMA, Hasan M, Choudhury KN. Bullying victimization and adverse health behaviors among school-going adolescent adolescents in South Asia: Findings from the global school-based student health student survey. Depression and Anxiety 2020, 37: 995-1006.
  3. Khan MMA, Rahman MM, Islam MR, Karim M, Hasan M, Jesmin, SS. Suicidal Behavior among school-going adolescents in Bangladesh: Findings of the Global School-based Student Health Survey. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 2020, 55:1491-1502.
  4. Ferdos J, Rahman M, Jesmin S S. Rahman MM, Sasagawa, T. Association between intimate partner violence during pregnancy and maternal pregnancy complications among recently delivered women in Bangladesh. Aggressive Behavior 2018, 44(3):294-305.
  5. Rahman M, Hoque MA, Makinoda S. Intimate partner violence against women: Is women empowerment a reducing factor? A study from a national Bangladeshi sample. Journal of Family Violence 2011, 26(5):411-420.