Kamrul Hsan

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Mr. Kamrul Hsan is a public health specialist, researcher and development worker. He completed his BSc. (Hon’s) and MS in Public Health and Informatics from Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh. He is experienced in the management of research and development projects, MEAL, data collection and analysis. In addition, he is proficient in developing research proposal, writing report and article, and publication. He has more than five years of working experience at several research and development organizations in Bangladesh. His works focused on primary healthcare, health emergencies, humanitarian health, reproductive and child health, health promotion, and infectious diseases. Besides, he has a remarkable working experience in the area of humanitarian health and refugee healthcare. He worked on different projects in the Rohingya refugee camps related to WASH promotion, and prevention and control of HIV, Diphtheria, and Varicella outbreaks. He had been awarded ‘Young Researchers Fellowship-2019’ by WaterAid Bangladesh. He investigated infection prevention practices in 128 community clinics in Bangladesh under this fellowship program. Sixteen of his research articles were published in different international journals of reputed publishers including, The Lancet, Elsevier, Springer Nature, Frontiers, IWA Publishing etc.

  1. Hsan, K., Islam, S., Islam, Z., Gozal, D., Awal, N., Kameli M. M., Rahman, A. M., & Hossain, M. (2022). Healthcare provider’s infection prevention practices and associated factors in community clinics in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study. PLOS Global Public Health, 2(6): e0000574.
  2. Hsan, K., Hossain, M. M., Sarwar M. S., Wilder-Smith A., & Gozal, D. (2019). Unprecedented rise in Dengue outbreaks in Bangladesh. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 19(12):1287.
  3. Hsan, K., Griffiths, M. D., Gozal, D., & Rahman, M. A. (2019). HIV infection in Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. The Lancet HIV, 6(7): 419.
  4. Hsan, K., Naher, S., Griffiths, M. D., Shamol H. A., & Rahman, M. A. (2019). Factors associated with the practice of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) among the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, 9(4):794-800.
  5. Hsan, K., Misti, J. M., Gozal, D., et al. (2020). Diphtheria outbreak among the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh: What strategies should be utilized for prevention and control? Travel medicine and infectious disease, 34, 101591.
  6. Islam, Z., Hsan, K., Islam, S., Gozal, D., & Hossain, M. (2020). Assessment of sleep quality and its association with problematic internet use among university students: A cross sectional investigation in Bangladesh. Sleep Science, 14(Special 1):08-14.
  7. Hsan, K., Naher, S., Gozal, D., Griffiths, M. D., & Furkan, S. M. (2019). Varicella outbreak among the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh: Lessons learned and potential prevention strategies. Travel medicine and infectious disease, 101465.
  8. Ahmed, M. S., Khan, S., Hsan, K., Sen, L. C., Yunus, F. M., & Griffiths, M. D. (2020). Factors affecting sleep quality among the university students in Bangladesh: A cross sectional structured interview study. Sleep and Vigilance 4(2):177-184.
  9. Hossain, M. M., Hsan, K., Islam, M. S., & Nath, S. K. (2021). Psychological states of Bangladeshi people and associated factors during the outbreak of COVID-19: A cross-sectional survey. Emerging Trends in Drugs, Addictions, and Health, 1, 100012.
  10. Shamim, A. H. M., Hsan, K., Sarwar, M. S., Siddique M. R., F. (2019). Knowledge and personal hygiene practice among food handlers in public university campus of Bangladesh. International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, 6(8):3211-3215.
  11. Rafi, M., Mamun, M. A., Hsan, K., Hossain, M., & Gozal, D. (2019). Psychological Implications of Unemployment among Bangladesh Civil Service Job Seekers. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 10, 578.
  12. Mamun, M. A., Rafi, M. A., Al Mamun, A. S., Hasan, M. Z., Akter, K., Hsan, K., & Griffiths, M. D. (2019). Prevalence and Psychiatric Risk Factors of Excessive Internet Use among Northern Bangladeshi Job-Seeking Graduate Students: A Pilot Study. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 1-11.
  13. Rahman, M. A., Hossan, T., Hsan, K., Alam, N., Rahman, M. S. (2020). Alternative Medicine-Based COVID-19 Therapy: Lesson from a Bangladeshi Patient. Medical Research and Clinical Case Reports 4(2):15-27.
  14. Rahman, M. A., Rahman, N., Habiba, U., Rahman, J., Shakil, S., & Hsan, K. (2021). Anosmia–The common missing link between Alzheimer’s disease and COVID-19. Annals of Alzheimers and Dement Care 5(1):9-10.
  15. Rahman, A. M., Rahman, N., Habiba, U., Rahman, J., Shakil, S., & Hsan, K. (2021). Ex-Accrebated Neurological and Brain Disorders in Covid-19 Pandemic–A Global Concern. Journal of Translational Neurosciences, 12(8): 9984.
  16. Islam M. Z., Kundu L. R., Ahmed A., Hsan K., Pardhan S., et. al. (2022). Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding antimicrobial usage, spread and resistance emergence in commercial poultry farms of Rajshahi district in Bangladesh. PLOS ONE (Accepted: In press-PONE-D-22-15175R1).

MS, Department of Public Health and Informatics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh

BSc. (Honors), Department of Public Health and Informatics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh

Young Researchers Fellowship-2019, WaterAid Bangladesh

Government Scholarship (General) in post-graduation level, Ministry of Education, Government of Bangladesh

Epidemiology, Primary Healthcare, Health Emergencies, Humanitarian Health, Reproductive and Child Health, Health Promotion, and Infectious Diseases.

Cell Phone: 01768838210 Email: Kamrul.phi.ju@gmail.com

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