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Dr Marufa Sultana

STAFF PROFILE

Position

Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Faculty

Faculty of Health

Department

School of Health & Social Dev

Campus

Melbourne Burwood Campus

Units taught

HSH717: Health Economics-1

HSH746/HSH946: Biostatistics-1

HSH762: Resource Allocation and Priority Settings

Publications

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2023

A systematic review of economic evidence for community-based obesity prevention interventions in children

M Sultana, M Nichols, M Moodie, S Allender, V Brown

(2023), Vol. 24, pp. 1-14, Obesity Reviews, London, Eng., C1

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Interventions to prevent alcohol use: Systematic review of economic evaluations

L Le, J Faller, M Chatterton, J Perez, O Chiotelis, H Tran, M Sultana, N Hall, Y Lee, C Chapman, N Newton, T Slade, M Sunderland, M Teesson, C Mihalopoulos

(2023), Vol. 9, BJPsych Open, C1

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Effectiveness, safety and economic viability of daycare versus usual hospital care management of severe pneumonia with or without malnutrition in children using the existing health system of Bangladesh: a cluster randomised controlled trial

Nur Alam, Abu Faruque, Hasan Ashraf, Mohammod Chisti, Tahmeed Ahmed, Marufa Sultana, Md Khalequzzaman, Shahjahan Ali, Shahnawaz Ahmed, Sabiha Nasrin, Md Tariqujjaman, K Huq, Ruhul Amin, Abid Mollah, Lutful Kabir, Mohammod Shahidullah, Wahida Khanam, Khaleda Islam, Minjoon Kim, Maya Vandenent, Trevor Duke, Niklaus Gyr, George Fuchs

(2023), Vol. 60, pp. 1-12, EClinicalMedicine, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

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A systematic review of economic evaluations for opioid misuse, cannabis and illicit drug use prevention

J Faller, L Le, M Chatterton, J Perez, O Chiotelis, H Tran, M Sultana, N Hall, Y Lee, C Chapman, N Newton, T Slade, M Sunderland, M Teesson, C Mihalopoulos

(2023), Vol. 9, BJPsych Open, C1

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Equity assessment of maternal and child healthcare benefits utilization and distribution in public healthcare facilities in Bangladesh: a benefit incidence analysis

N Sheikh, M Sultana, A Sarker, A Morton

(2023), Vol. 21, pp. 1-14, Population Health Metrics, London, Eng., C1

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Assessing health-related quality of life among cancer survivors during systemic and radiation therapy in Bangladesh: a cancer-specific exploration

M Shahjalal, M Sultana, J Gow, M Hoque, S Mistry, A Hossain, R Mahumud

(2023), Vol. 23, pp. 1-13, BMC Cancer, London, Eng., C1

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Spillover effects of childhood obesity prevention interventions: A systematic review

V Brown, H Tran, J Jacobs, J Ananthapavan, C Strugnell, K Backholer, M Sultana, M Alsubhi, S Allender, R Novotny, M Nichols

(2023), pp. e13692-, Obesity Reviews, England, C1

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2022

Evaluation of SIMESON, a training program to improve access to quality health care for pregnant women and newborn in different healthcare facilities of northern Bangladesh

R Das, F Farzana, Z Sultana, K Mukherji, A Baayo, M Sultana, N Ali, M Chisti, S Sarker, T Ahmed, A Faruque

(2022), Vol. 9, pp. 801-815, Nursing Open, Chichester, Eng., C1

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A scoping review of outcomes commonly reported in obesity prevention interventions aiming to improve obesity-related health behaviors in children to age 5 years

V Brown, M Moodie, M Sultana, K Hunter, R Byrne, D Zarnowiecki, A Seidler, R Golley, R Taylor, K Hesketh, K Matvienko-Sikar

(2022), Vol. 23, pp. 1-11, Obesity Reviews, London, Eng., C1

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Factors associated with community acquired severe pneumonia among under five children in Dhaka, Bangladesh: A case control analysis

S Nasrin, M Tariqujjaman, M Sultana, R Zaman, S Ali, M Chisti, A Faruque, T Ahmed, G Fuchs, N Gyr, N Alam

(2022), Vol. 17, pp. 1-14, PLoS One, San Francisco, Calif., C1

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Association of dietary risks, behavioural and lifestyle factors, and the magnitude of disability burden among Australian cancer patients: An observational epidemiology study

R Mahumud, M Sultana, J Gow, M Rahman, K Uddin, M Kamal, K Alam, A Dawson, C Law

(2022), Vol. 78, pp. 1-9, Cancer Epidemiology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

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Core outcome set for early intervention trials to prevent obesity in childhood (COS-EPOCH): Agreement on "what" to measure

V Brown, M Moodie, M Sultana, K Hunter, R Byrne, A Seidler, R Golley, R Taylor, K Hesketh, K Matvienko-Sikar

(2022), Vol. 46, pp. 1867-1874, International Journal of Obesity, Berlin, Germany, C1

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Disease-specific distress healthcare financing and catastrophic out-of-pocket expenditure for hospitalization in Bangladesh

N Sheikh, A Sarker, M Sultana, R Mahumud, S Ahmed, M Islam, S Howick, A Morton

(2022), Vol. 21, pp. 1-16, International Journal for Equity in Health, London, Eng., C1

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The burden of chronic diseases and patients' preference for healthcare services among adult patients suffering from chronic diseases in Bangladesh

R Mahumud, M Sultana, S Kundu, M Rahman, S Mistry, J Kamara, M Kamal, M Ali, M Hossain, C Brooks, A Khan, K Alam, A Renzaho

(2022), Vol. 25, pp. 3259-3273, Health Expectations, England, C1

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2021

Distribution of wealth-stratified inequalities on maternal and child health parameters and influences of maternal-related factors on improvements in child health survival rate in Bangladesh

R Mahumud, J Gow, A Sarker, M Sultana, G Hossain, K Alam

(2021), Vol. 25, pp. 93-109, Journal of child health care, London, Eng., C1

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Household economic burden of childhood severe pneumonia in Bangladesh: A cost-of-illness study

M Sultana, N Alam, N Ali, A Faruque, G Fuchs, N Gyr, M Chisti, T Ahmed, L Gold

(2021), Vol. 106, pp. 539-546, Archives of disease in childhood, London, Eng., C1

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Households' out-of-pocket expenditure for healthcare in Bangladesh: A health financing incidence analysis

A Sarker, M Sultana, K Alam, N Ali, N Sheikh, R Akram, A Morton

(2021), Vol. 36, pp. 2106-2117, International Journal of Health Planning and Management, London, Eng., C1

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Protocol for the development of Core Outcome Sets for Early intervention trials to Prevent Obesity in CHildren (COS-EPOCH)

V Brown, M Moodie, H Tran, M Sultana, K Hunter, R Byrne, D Zarnowiecki, A Seidler, R Golley, R Taylor, K Hesketh, K Matvienko-Sikar

(2021), Vol. 11, BMJ Open, England, C1

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The economic burden of rotavirus hospitalization among children < 5 years of age in selected hospitals in Bangladesh

S Ahmed, F Dorin, S Satter, A Sarker, M Sultana, P Gastanaduy, U Parashar, J Tate, J Heffelfinger, E Gurley, J Khan

(2021), Vol. 39, pp. 7082-7090, Vaccine, Netherlands, C1

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2020

Cost-effectiveness of the introduction of two-dose bi-valent (Cervarix) and quadrivalent (Gardasil) HPV vaccination for adolescent girls in Bangladesh

R Mahumud, J Gow, K Alam, S Keramat, M Hossain, M Sultana, A Sarker, S Islam

(2020), Vol. 38, pp. 165-172, Vaccine, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

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Inequality of childhood undernutrition in Bangladesh: A decomposition approach

Abdur Sarker, Marufa Sultana, Nurnabi Sheikh, Raisul Akram, Nausad Ali, Rashidul Mahumud, Khorshed Alam, Alec Morton

(2020), Vol. 35, pp. 441-468, International Journal of Health Planning and Management, Oxford, Eng., C1

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The effect of a community-based health insurance on the out-of-pocket payments for utilizing medically trained providers in Bangladesh

J Khan, S Ahmed, M Sultana, A Sarker, S Chakrovorty, M Rahman, Z Islam, C Rehnberg, L Niessen

(2020), Vol. 12, pp. 287-298, International health, Oxford, Eng., C1

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Do employer-sponsored health insurance schemes affect the utilisation of medically trained providers and out-of-pocket payments among ready-made garment workers? A case-control study in Bangladesh

S Ahmed, A Sarker, M Sultana, F Roth, R Mahumud, M Kamruzzaman, M Hasan, A Mirelman, Z Islam, L Niessen, C Rehnberg, A Khan, N Gyr, J Khan

(2020), Vol. 10, pp. 1-12, BMJ Open, London, Eng., C1

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Wealth-related inequalities of women's knowledge of cervical cancer screening and service utilisation in 18 resource-constrained countries: Evidence from a pooled decomposition analysis

R Mahumud, S Keramat, G Ormsby, M Sultana, L Rawal, K Alam, J Gow, A Renzaho

(2020), Vol. 19, International Journal for Equity in Health, England, C1

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Mapping geographical inequalities in oral rehydration therapy coverage in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000-17

K Wiens, P Lindstedt, B Blacker, K Johnson, M Baumann, L Schaeffer, H Abbastabar, F Abd-Allah, A Abdelalim, I Abdollahpour, K Abegaz, A Abejie, L Abreu, M Abrigo, A Abualhasan, M Accrombessi, D Acharya, M Adabi, A Adamu, O Adebayo, R Adedoyin, V Adekanmbi, O Adetokunboh, B Adhena, M Afarideh, S Ahmad, K Ahmadi, A Ahmed, M Ahmed, R Ahmed, T Akalu, F Alahdab, Z Al-Aly, N Alam, S Alam, G Alamene, T Alanzi, J Alcalde-Rabanal, B Ali, M Alijanzadeh, V Alipour, S Aljunid, A Almasi, A Almasi-Hashiani, H Al-Mekhlafi, K Altirkawi, N Alvis-Guzman, N Alvis-Zakzuk, S Amini, A Amit, C Andrei, M Anjomshoa, A Anoushiravani, F Ansari, C Antonio, B Antony, E Antriyandarti, J Arabloo, H Aref, O Aremu, B Armoon, A Arora, K Aryal, A Arzani, M Asadi-Aliabadi, H Atalay, S Athari, S Athari, S Atre, M Ausloos, N Awoke, B Ayala Quintanilla, G Ayano, M Ayanore, Y Aynalem, S Azari, P Azzopardi, E Babaee, T Babalola, A Badawi, M Bairwa, S Bakkannavar, S Balakrishnan, A Bali, M Banach, J Banoub, A Barac, T Bärnighausen, H Basaleem, S Basu, V Bay, M Bayati, E Baye, N Bedi, M Beheshti, M Behzadifar, M Behzadifar, B Bekele, Y Belayneh, M Bell

(2020), Vol. 8, pp. e1038-e1060, The Lancet Global Health, C1

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Cost-effective analysis of childhood malaria vaccination in endemic hotspots of Bangladesh

A Sarker, M Sultana

(2020), Vol. 15, PLoS ONE, United States, C1

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Factors associated with unmet fertility desire and perceptions of ideal family size among women in Bangladesh: Insights from a nationwide Demographic and Health Survey

R Akram, A Sarker, N Sheikh, N Ali, M Mozumder, M Sultana

(2020), Vol. 15, pp. 1-17, PLoS ONE, San Francisco, Calif., C1

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Infant and young child feeding practice, dietary diversity, associated predictors, and child health outcomes in Bangladesh

Nurnabi Sheikh, Raisul Akram, Nausad Ali, S Haque, Shabareen Tisha, Rashidul Mahumud, Abdur Sarker, Marufa Sultana

(2020), Vol. 24, pp. 260-273, Journal of Child Health Care, London, Eng., C1

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Willingness to pay for oral cholera vaccines in urban Bangladesh

A Sarker, Z Islam, M Sultana, N Sheikh, R Mahumud, M Taufiqul Islam, R Van Der Meer, A Morton, A Khan, J Clemens, F Qadri, J Khan

(2020), Vol. 15, pp. 1-16, PLoS One, San Francisco, Calif., C1

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2019

Cost of caregivers for treating hospitalized diarrheal patients in Bangladesh

A Sarker, M Sultana, N Ali, R Akram, K Alam, J Khan, A Morton

(2019), Vol. 4, pp. 1-14, Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, Basel, Switzerland, C1

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Women's preferences for maternal healthcare services in Bangladesh: evidence from a discrete choice experiment

Rashidul Mahumud, Nadia Alamgir, Md Hossain, Elaine Baruwa, Marufa Sultana, Jeff Gow, Khorshed Alam, Syed Ahmed, Jahangir Khan

(2019), Vol. 8, pp. 1-21, Journal of clinical medicine, Basel, Switzerland, C1

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Changes in inequality of childhood morbidity in Bangladesh 1993-2014: A decomposition analysis

R Mahumud, K Alam, A Renzaho, A Sarker, M Sultana, N Sheikh, L Rawal, J Gow

(2019), Vol. 14, pp. 1-19, PLoS ONE, San Francisco, CA, C1

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Measuring perinatal and postpartum quality of life of women and associated factors in semi-urban Bangladesh

R Mahumud, N Ali, N Sheikh, R Akram, K Alam, J Gow, A Sarker, M Sultana

(2019), Vol. 28, pp. 2989-3004, Quality of life research, Cham, Switzerland, C1

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Economic evaluation of community acquired pneumonia management strategies: A systematic review of literature

M Sultana, A Sarker, N Ali, R Akram, L Gold

(2019), Vol. 14, PLoS ONE, United States, C1

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Sex-specific prevalence, inequality and associated predictors of hypertension, diabetes, and comorbidity among Bangladeshi adults: Results from a nationwide cross-sectional demographic and health survey

N Ali, R Akram, N Sheikh, A Sarker, M Sultana

(2019), Vol. 9, pp. 1-14, BMJ Open, London, Eng., C1

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Coverage and determinants of full immunization: Vaccination coverage among Senegalese children

Abdur Sarker, Raisul Akram, Nausad Ali, Zahedul Chowdhury, M Sultana

(2019), Vol. 55, Medicina, Basel, Switzerland, C1

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Group prenatal care experiences among pregnant women in a Bangladeshi community

M Sultana, N Ali, R Akram, T Jahir, R Mahumud, A Sarker, Z Islam

(2019), Vol. 14, pp. 1-15, PLoS ONE, San Francisco, CA, C1

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Prevalence, determinants and health care-seeking behavior of childhood acute respiratory tract infections in Bangladesh

M Sultana, A Sarker, N Sheikh, R Akram, N Ali, R Mahumud, N Alam

(2019), Vol. 14, pp. 1-18, PLoS ONE, San Francisco, CA, C1

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Coverage and factors associated with full immunisation among children aged 12-59 months in Bangladesh: Insights from the nationwide cross-sectional demographic and health survey

A Sarker, R Akram, N Ali, M Sultana

(2019), Vol. 9, pp. 1-11, BMJ Open, London, Eng., C1

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Day clinic vs. hospital care of pneumonia and severe malnutrition in children under five: a randomised trial

H Ashraf, N Alam, M Sultana, S Jahan, N Begum, S Farzana, M Chisti, M Kamal, A Shamsuzzaman, T Ahmed, J Khan, G Fuchs, T Duke, N Gyr

(2019), Vol. 24, pp. 922-931, Tropical Medicine and International Health, Chichester, Eng., C1

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2018

Adverse selection in community based health insurance among informal workers in Bangladesh: An EQ-5D assessment

S Ahmed, A Sarker, M Sultana, S Chakrovorty, M Hasan, A Mirelman, J Khan

(2018), Vol. 15, pp. 1-13, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Basel, Switzerland, C1

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The impact of community-based health insurance on the utilization of medically trained healthcare providers among informal workers in Bangladesh

S Ahmed, A Sarker, M Sultana, S Chakrovorty, M Ahmed, F Dorin, A Mirelman, Z Islam, M Rahman, L Niessen, C Rehnberg, J Khan

(2018), Vol. 13, pp. 1-16, PLoS ONE, San Francisco, CA, C1

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Evaluating the implementation related challenges of Shasthyo Suroksha Karmasuchi (health protection scheme) of the government of Bangladesh: A study protocol

S Ahmed, M Hasan, M Ahmed, F Dorin, M Sultana, Z Islam, A Mirelman, C Rehnberg, J Khan, M Chowdhury

(2018), Vol. 18, BMC Health Services Research, England, C1

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Clients' experience and satisfaction of utilizing healthcare services in a community based health insurance program in bangladesh

A Sarker, M Sultana, S Ahmed, R Mahumud, A Morton, J Khan

(2018), Vol. 15, pp. 1-14, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Basel, Switzerland, C1

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Cost comparison and determinants of out-of-pocket payments on child delivery care in Bangladesh

A Sarker, M Sultana, N Ali, R Akram, N Sheikh, R Mahumud, A Morton

(2018), Vol. 33, pp. e1232-e1249, International journal of health planning and management, Chichester, Eng., C1

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Determinants of adolescent maternal healthcare utilization in Bangladesh

A Sarker, N Sheikh, R Mahumud, M Sultana

(2018), Vol. 157, pp. 94-103, Public Health, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

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Coverage, Timelines, and Determinants of Incomplete Immunization in Bangladesh

Nurnabi Sheikh, Marufa Sultana, Nausad Ali, Raisul Akram, Rashidul Mahumud, Muhammad Asaduzzaman, Abdur Sarker

(2018), Vol. 3, pp. 1-14, Tropical medicine and infectious disease, Basel, Switzerland, C1

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Economic costs of hospitalized diarrheal disease in Bangladesh: a societal perspective

A Sarker, M Sultana, R Mahumud, N Ali, T Huda, M Salim uzzaman, S Haider, H Rahman, Z Islam, J Khan, R Van Der Meer, A Morton

(2018), Vol. 3, pp. 1-12, Global Health Research and Policy, London, Eng., C1

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Prevalence and Determinants of Stunting Among Preschool Children and Its Urban-Rural Disparities in Bangladesh

R Akram, M Sultana, N Ali, N Sheikh, A Sarker

(2018), Vol. 39, pp. 521-535, Food and Nutrition Bulletin, London, Eng., C1

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Cost-effectiveness analysis of introducing universal childhood rotavirus vaccination in Bangladesh

A Sarker, M Sultana, R Mahumud, R Van Der Meer, A Morton

(2018), Vol. 14, pp. 189-198, Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics, Abingdon, Eng., C1

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Predictors of Optimal Antenatal Care Service Utilization Among Adolescents and Adult Women in Bangladesh

Nausad Ali, Marufa Sultana, Nurnabi Sheikh, Raisul Akram, Rashidul Mahumud, Muhammad Asaduzzaman, Abdur Sarker

(2018), Vol. 5, pp. 1-8, Health Services Research and Managerial Epidemiology, London, Eng., C1

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2017

Prevalence and associated determinants of malaria parasites among Kenyan children

M Sultana, N Sheikh, R Mahumud, T Jahir, Z Islam, A Sarker

(2017), Vol. 45, pp. 1-9, Tropical Medicine and Health, London, Eng., C1

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Determinants of enrollment of informal sector workers in cooperative based health scheme in Bangladesh

A Sarker, M Sultana, R Mahumud, S Ahmed, Z Islam, A Morton, J Khan

(2017), Vol. 12, pp. 1-12, PLoS One, San Francisco, Calif., C1

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Benefit incidence analysis of healthcare in Bangladesh - Equity matters for universal health coverage

J Khan, S Ahmed, M MacLennan, A Sarker, M Sultana, H Rahman

(2017), Vol. 32, pp. 359-365, Health Policy and Planning, Oxford, Eng., C1

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Distribution and determinants of out-of-pocket healthcare expenditures in Bangladesh

R Mahumud, A Sarker, M Sultana, Z Islam, J Khan, A Morton

(2017), Vol. 50, pp. 91-99, Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Busan, Republic of Korea, C1

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Distribution and determinants of low birth weight in developing countries

R Mahumud, M Sultana, A Sarker

(2017), Vol. 50, pp. 18-28, Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Busan, Republic of Korea, C1

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The effectiveness of introducing Group Prenatal Care (GPC) in selected health facilities in a district of Bangladesh: Study protocol

M Sultana, R Mahumud, N Ali, S Ahmed, Z Islam, J Khan, A Sarker

(2017), Vol. 17, pp. 1-7, BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, London, Eng., C1

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2016

Effects of occupational illness on labor productivity: A socioeconomic aspect of informal sector workers in urban Bangladesh

A Sarker, M Sultana, R Mahumud, S Ahmed, M Ahmed, M Hoque, Z Islam, R Gazi, J Khan

(2016), Vol. 58, pp. 209-215, Journal of Occupational Health, Chichester, Eng., C1

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Inequalities in health status from EQ-5D findings: A cross-sectional study in low-income communities of Bangladesh

M Sultana, A Sarker, R Mahumud, S Ahmed, W Ahmed, S Chakrovorty, H Rahman, Z Islam, J Khan

(2016), Vol. 5, pp. 301-308, International Journal of Health Policy and Management, Kerman, Islamic Republic of Iran, C1

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Hand hygiene knowledge and practice among university students: Evidence from private universities of Bangladesh

M Sultana, R Alam Mahumud, A Razzaque Sarker, S Mahmud Hossain

(2016), Vol. 9, pp. 13-20, Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, Macclesfield, Eng., C1

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Willingness-to-pay for community-based health insurance among informal workers in urban Bangladesh

S Ahmed, M Hoque, A Sarker, M Sultana, Z Islam, R Gazi, J Khan

(2016), Vol. 11, pp. 1-16, PLoS One, San Francisco, Calif., C1

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2014

The impact of age and sex on healthcare expenditure of households in Bangladesh

A Sarker, R Mahumud, M Sultana, S Ahmed, W Ahmed, J Khan

(2014), Vol. 3, pp. 435-, SpringerPlus, Switzerland, C1

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2012

Effects of third trimester counseling on pregnancy weight gain, birthweight, and breastfeeding among urban poor women in Bangladesh

S Akter, S Roy, S Thakur, M Sultana, W Khatun, R Rahman, S Saliheen, N Alam

(2012), Vol. 33, pp. 194-201, Food and Nutrition Bulletin, United States, C1

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Funded Projects at Deakin

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