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Mohammad Didar Hossain
Researcher at BRAC University
Publications - 14
Citations - 509
Mohammad Didar Hossain is an academic researcher from BRAC University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mental health & Health administration. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 14 publications receiving 351 citations. Previous affiliations of Mohammad Didar Hossain include International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh.
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Mental disorders in Bangladesh: a systematic review
Mohammad Didar Hossain,Helal Uddin Ahmed,Waziul Alam Chowdhury,Louis W. Niessen,Louis W. Niessen,Dewan S. Alam +5 more
TL;DR: The burden of mental disorders is high in Bangladesh, yet a largely unrecognized and under-researched area, and further well-designed epidemiological and clinical research are needed to improve the mental health services in Bangladesh.
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Prevalence of work related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) and ergonomic risk assessment among readymade garment workers of Bangladesh: A cross sectional study.
Mohammad Didar Hossain,Afzal Aftab,Mahmudul Hassan Al Imam,Ilias Mahmud,Ilias Mahmud,Imran Ahmed Chowdhury,Razin Iqbal Kabir,Malabika Sarker,Malabika Sarker +8 more
TL;DR: The study found that lower back and neck were the most affected areas among RMG workers and QEC assessment showed that level of exposure to WMSDs risk was high among 80% of the study population (p<0.003).
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Autism Spectrum disorders (ASD) in South Asia: a systematic review
Mohammad Didar Hossain,Helal Uddin Ahmed,MM Jalal Uddin,Waziul Alam Chowdhury,Mohammad Iqbal,Razin Iqbal Kabir,Imran Ahmed Chowdhury,Afzal Aftab,Pran Gopal Datta,Golam Rabbani,Saima Wazed Hossain,Saima Wazed Hossain,Malabika Sarker,Malabika Sarker +13 more
TL;DR: This study systematically reviews available epidemiological studies of ASD in this region to identify gaps in current knowledge and identifies methodological differences in case definition, screening instruments and diagnostic criteria among reported three countries which make it very difficult to compare the studies.
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Suicide and depression in the World Health Organization South-East Asia Region: A systematic review.
Helal Uddin Ahmed,Mohammad Didar Hossain,Afzal Aftab,Tanjir Rashid Soron,Mohammad Tariqul Alam,Waziul Alam Chowdhury,Aftab Uddin +6 more
TL;DR: Despite the high burden of mortality of suicide in the WHO South-East Asia Region, evidence on the relation between suicide and depression is scarce and there is a need to understand this phenomenon better, to inform suicide-prevention strategies in the region.
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Adult cardiopulmonary mortality and indoor air pollution: a 10-year retrospective cohort study in a low-income rural setting.
Dewan S. Alam,Muhammad Ashique Haider Chowdhury,Ali Tanweer Siddiquee,Shyfuddin Ahmed,Mohammad Didar Hossain,Sonia Pervin,Kim Streatfield,Alejandro Cravioto,Louis W. Niessen,Louis W. Niessen +9 more
TL;DR: Household solid-fuel use is associated with increased respiratory mortality and nonsignificantly increased risk of cardiovascular mortality and reduction of exposure to pollution due to in-householdSolid fuel use is likely to improve survival in Bangladeshi and similar populations.