Syed Moshfiqur Rahman
Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor at Department of Women's and Children's Health; International Child Health and Nutrition
- E-mail:
- syed.moshfiqur@uu.se
- Visiting address:
- MTC-huset, Dag Hammarskjölds väg 14B, 1 tr
752 37 Uppsala - Postal address:
- Akademiska sjukhuset
751 85 UPPSALA
Short presentation
I am a pediatrician and global health academic with over two decades of diverse experience. My experiences related to global health emphasize advancing newborn, child, and adolescent health. My research and teaching are focused on investigating the impacts of various environmental pollutants on the growth and development of children and adolescents while also working to develop and disseminate strategic interventions aimed at reducing child mortality in low- and middle-income countries.

Publications
Selection of publications
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Part of Global Health Action, 2021
- DOI for Association between maternal plasma ferritin level and infants' size at birth: a prospective cohort study in rural Bangladesh
- Download full text (pdf) of Association between maternal plasma ferritin level and infants' size at birth: a prospective cohort study in rural Bangladesh
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Part of BMC Medicine, 2021
- DOI for Association of sickle cell disease with anthropometric indices among under-five children: evidence from 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey
- Download full text (pdf) of Association of sickle cell disease with anthropometric indices among under-five children: evidence from 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey
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Part of Nutrients, 2020
- DOI for Exploring the Experience and Determinants of the Food Choices and Eating Practices of Elderly Thai People: A Qualitative Study.
- Download full text (pdf) of Exploring the Experience and Determinants of the Food Choices and Eating Practices of Elderly Thai People: A Qualitative Study.
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Association between antenatal care visit and preterm birth: a cohort study in rural Bangladesh.
Part of BMJ Open, 2020
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Part of Nutrients, 2020
- DOI for Exploring Rural Adolescents' Dietary Diversity and Its Socioeconomic Correlates: A Cross-Sectional Study from Matlab, Bangladesh
- Download full text (pdf) of Exploring Rural Adolescents' Dietary Diversity and Its Socioeconomic Correlates: A Cross-Sectional Study from Matlab, Bangladesh
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Part of Journal of Global Health, 2020
- DOI for Body mass index in early-pregnancy and selected maternal health outcomes: Findings from two cohorts in Bangladesh
- Download full text (pdf) of Body mass index in early-pregnancy and selected maternal health outcomes: Findings from two cohorts in Bangladesh
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Part of Environment International, 2020
- DOI for Prenatal and childhood arsenic exposure through drinking water and food and cognitive abilities at 10 years of age: A prospective cohort study
- Download full text (pdf) of Prenatal and childhood arsenic exposure through drinking water and food and cognitive abilities at 10 years of age: A prospective cohort study
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Part of Nutrients, 2019
- DOI for Sociocultural Influences on Dietary Practices and Physical Activity Behaviors of Rural Adolescents: A Qualitative Exploration
- Download full text (pdf) of Sociocultural Influences on Dietary Practices and Physical Activity Behaviors of Rural Adolescents: A Qualitative Exploration
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Recent publications
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Community responses to soil remediation for lead exposure reduction in Mirzapur, Bangladesh
Part of BMC Public Health, 2026
- DOI for Community responses to soil remediation for lead exposure reduction in Mirzapur, Bangladesh
- Download full text (pdf) of Community responses to soil remediation for lead exposure reduction in Mirzapur, Bangladesh
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Part of Public Health Nutrition, 2026
- DOI for Trends of childhood Composite Index of Anthropometric Failure prevalence, determinants and inequity in Bangladesh: insights from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Surveys
- Download full text (pdf) of Trends of childhood Composite Index of Anthropometric Failure prevalence, determinants and inequity in Bangladesh: insights from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Surveys
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Part of Journal of Global Health, 2026
- DOI for Clinical safety trial of a thermal jacket among preterm or low birthweight neonates for hypothermia management at a tertiary-level health facility in Bangladesh
- Download full text (pdf) of Clinical safety trial of a thermal jacket among preterm or low birthweight neonates for hypothermia management at a tertiary-level health facility in Bangladesh
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Part of International journal of hygiene and environmental health, 2026
- DOI for Effectiveness of soil remediation intervention of abandoned used lead-acid battery recycling sites to reduce lead exposure among children: A three-arm pretest-posttest non-equivalent comparison group trial
- Download full text (pdf) of Effectiveness of soil remediation intervention of abandoned used lead-acid battery recycling sites to reduce lead exposure among children: A three-arm pretest-posttest non-equivalent comparison group trial
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Part of British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2025
- DOI for Vulnerable newborn types: analysis of subnational, population-based birth cohorts for 541 285 live births in 23 countries, 2000-2021
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All publications
Articles in journal
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Community responses to soil remediation for lead exposure reduction in Mirzapur, Bangladesh
Part of BMC Public Health, 2026
- DOI for Community responses to soil remediation for lead exposure reduction in Mirzapur, Bangladesh
- Download full text (pdf) of Community responses to soil remediation for lead exposure reduction in Mirzapur, Bangladesh
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Part of Public Health Nutrition, 2026
- DOI for Trends of childhood Composite Index of Anthropometric Failure prevalence, determinants and inequity in Bangladesh: insights from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Surveys
- Download full text (pdf) of Trends of childhood Composite Index of Anthropometric Failure prevalence, determinants and inequity in Bangladesh: insights from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Surveys
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Part of Journal of Global Health, 2026
- DOI for Clinical safety trial of a thermal jacket among preterm or low birthweight neonates for hypothermia management at a tertiary-level health facility in Bangladesh
- Download full text (pdf) of Clinical safety trial of a thermal jacket among preterm or low birthweight neonates for hypothermia management at a tertiary-level health facility in Bangladesh
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Part of International journal of hygiene and environmental health, 2026
- DOI for Effectiveness of soil remediation intervention of abandoned used lead-acid battery recycling sites to reduce lead exposure among children: A three-arm pretest-posttest non-equivalent comparison group trial
- Download full text (pdf) of Effectiveness of soil remediation intervention of abandoned used lead-acid battery recycling sites to reduce lead exposure among children: A three-arm pretest-posttest non-equivalent comparison group trial
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Part of British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2025
- DOI for Vulnerable newborn types: analysis of subnational, population-based birth cohorts for 541 285 live births in 23 countries, 2000-2021
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Part of Heliyon, 2025
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Part of Scientific Reports, 2025
- DOI for Testing of a reusable chemical warming pad and an insulating jacket to manage hypothermia of preterm or low birthweight neonates
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Part of Journal of Environmental Health Perspectives, 2025
- DOI for Prenatal and Childhood Exposure to Fluoride and Cognitive Development: Findings from the Longitudinal MINIMat Cohort in Rural Bangladesh
- Download full text (pdf) of Prenatal and Childhood Exposure to Fluoride and Cognitive Development: Findings from the Longitudinal MINIMat Cohort in Rural Bangladesh
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Part of Environmental Research, 2025
- DOI for Childhood exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and cardiometabolic indicators in childhood and adolescence: findings from a cohort study in rural Bangladesh
- Download full text (pdf) of Childhood exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and cardiometabolic indicators in childhood and adolescence: findings from a cohort study in rural Bangladesh
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Part of Archives of Public Health, 2025
- DOI for Reaching the unreachable: a mixed-method evaluation of multidimensional healthcare model addressing the healthcare service gaps in hard-to-reach Northern riverine Bangladesh
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Part of BMJ Public Health, 2024
- DOI for 'Counselling is the only thing to do': healthcare providers' experience of Kangaroo Mother Care in Bangladesh – a qualitative study
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Part of Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health, p. 987-1003, 2024
- DOI for Accelerometer-Measured Physical Activity, Fitness and Indicators of Cardiometabolic Risk among Rural Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study at 15-Year Follow-up of the MINIMat Cohort
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Part of Environment International, 2024
- DOI for Maternal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons during pregnancy and timing of pubertal onset in a longitudinal mother-child cohort in rural Bangladesh
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Part of The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia, 2024
- DOI for Effect of a parenting and nutrition education programme on development and growth of children using a social safety-net platform in urban Bangladesh: a cluster randomized controlled trial
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Part of The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia, 2024
- DOI for Anthropometric indices in predicting 10-year cardiovascular risk among males and females aged 40-74 years in south and southeast Asia: analysis of 12 WHO STEPS survey data
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Part of Global Health Action, 2024
- DOI for Association between maternal haemoglobin status during pregnancy and children's mental and psychomotor development at 18 months of age: Evidence from rural Bangladesh
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Part of BMJ Open, 2024
- DOI for Pivotal relationship between heavy metal, PM2.5exposures and tuberculosis in Bangladeshi children: protocol paper of a case–control study
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Part of Global Health Action, 2024
- DOI for Parenting with nutrition education and unconditional cash reduce maternal depressive symptoms and improve quality of life: Findings from a cluster randomised controlled trial in urban Bangladesh
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Part of Journal of Global Health, 2024
- DOI for Shock, response, and resilience of COVID-19 on Kangaroo Mother Care service utilisation in public health facilities in Bangladesh: An interrupted time series analysis
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Maternal betel quid use during pregnancy and child growth: a cohort study from rural Bangladesh
Part of Global Health Action, 2024
- DOI for Maternal betel quid use during pregnancy and child growth: a cohort study from rural Bangladesh
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Part of Child Care Health and Development, 2024
- DOI for Factors associated with children's cognitive, language, and motor development in deprived urban settings in Bangladesh
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Excess mortality during COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh: evidence from a rural survey
Part of Journal of Global Health, 2024
- DOI for Excess mortality during COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh: evidence from a rural survey
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Part of MethodsX, 2024
- DOI for Effectiveness of soil remediation intervention in abandoned used lead acid battery (ULAB) recycling sites to reduce lead exposure among the children
- Download full text (pdf) of Effectiveness of soil remediation intervention in abandoned used lead acid battery (ULAB) recycling sites to reduce lead exposure among the children
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Part of PLOS ONE, 2023
- DOI for Exploring caregivers' experiences of Kangaroo Mother Care in Bangladesh: A descriptive qualitative study
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Part of Sexual & Reproductive HealthCare, 2023
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Nutritional status of a young adult population in saline-prone coastal Bangladesh
Part of Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
- DOI for Nutritional status of a young adult population in saline-prone coastal Bangladesh
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Part of Archives of gerontology and geriatrics (Print), 2023
- DOI for Dietary diversity predicts the mortality among older people: Data from the fifth Thai national health examination survey
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Part of Archives of Public Health, 2023
- DOI for Effect of an integrated maternal and neonatal health intervention on maternal healthcare utilisation addressing inequity in Rural Bangladesh
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Trends and risk of recurrent preterm birth in pregnancy cohorts in rural Bangladesh, 1990-2019
Part of BMJ Global Health, 2023
- DOI for Trends and risk of recurrent preterm birth in pregnancy cohorts in rural Bangladesh, 1990-2019
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Part of Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023
- DOI for Dietary patterns and indicators of cardiometabolic risk among rural adolescents: A cross-sectional study at 15-year follow-up of the MINIMat cohort
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Editorial: Role of toxicants, pollutants, and trace elements in health and nutrition
Part of Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023
- DOI for Editorial: Role of toxicants, pollutants, and trace elements in health and nutrition
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Part of International Journal of Epidemiology, p. 144-155, 2023
- DOI for Gestational and childhood urinary iodine concentrations and children's cognitive function in a longitudinal mother-child cohort in rural Bangladesh
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Part of Environmental Research, 2023
- DOI for Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) exposure during pregnancy and child anthropometry from birth to 10 years of age: Sex-specific evidence from a cohort study in rural Bangladesh
- Download full text (pdf) of Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) exposure during pregnancy and child anthropometry from birth to 10 years of age: Sex-specific evidence from a cohort study in rural Bangladesh
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Part of BMC Public Health, 2022
- DOI for Socio-demographic characteristics associated with the dietary diversity of Thai community-dwelling older people: results from the national health examination survey
- Download full text (pdf) of Socio-demographic characteristics associated with the dietary diversity of Thai community-dwelling older people: results from the national health examination survey
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Part of PLOS ONE, 2022
- DOI for Gender and socio-economic stratification of ultra-processed and deep-fried food consumption among rural adolescents: A cross-sectional study from Bangladesh
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Part of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022
- DOI for Prevalence and Risk Factors of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Bangladesh: Findings from Demographic Health Survey 2017-2018
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Part of Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022
- DOI for Dietary diversity associated with risk of cardiovascular diseases among community-dwelling older people: A national health examination survey from Thailand
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Part of Nutrients, 2021
- DOI for Relationship of Anthropometric Indicators of General and Abdominal Obesity with Hypertension and Their Predictive Performance among Albanians: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study
- Download full text (pdf) of Relationship of Anthropometric Indicators of General and Abdominal Obesity with Hypertension and Their Predictive Performance among Albanians: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study
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Part of Global Health Action, 2021
- DOI for Association between maternal plasma ferritin level and infants' size at birth: a prospective cohort study in rural Bangladesh
- Download full text (pdf) of Association between maternal plasma ferritin level and infants' size at birth: a prospective cohort study in rural Bangladesh
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Part of BMC Medicine, 2021
- DOI for Association of sickle cell disease with anthropometric indices among under-five children: evidence from 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey
- Download full text (pdf) of Association of sickle cell disease with anthropometric indices among under-five children: evidence from 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey
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Part of Environment International, 2021
- DOI for Environmental metal exposure and growth to 10 years of age in a longitudinal mother-child cohort in rural Bangladesh
- Download full text (pdf) of Environmental metal exposure and growth to 10 years of age in a longitudinal mother-child cohort in rural Bangladesh
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Part of Maternal and Child Nutrition, 2021
- DOI for Maternal experience of domestic violence before and during pregnancy and children's linear growth at 15 years: Findings from MINIMat trial in rural Bangladesh.
- Download full text (pdf) of Maternal experience of domestic violence before and during pregnancy and children's linear growth at 15 years: Findings from MINIMat trial in rural Bangladesh.
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Part of Nutrients, 2020
- DOI for Exploring the Experience and Determinants of the Food Choices and Eating Practices of Elderly Thai People: A Qualitative Study.
- Download full text (pdf) of Exploring the Experience and Determinants of the Food Choices and Eating Practices of Elderly Thai People: A Qualitative Study.
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Association between antenatal care visit and preterm birth: a cohort study in rural Bangladesh.
Part of BMJ Open, 2020
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Part of Nutrients, 2020
- DOI for Exploring Rural Adolescents' Dietary Diversity and Its Socioeconomic Correlates: A Cross-Sectional Study from Matlab, Bangladesh
- Download full text (pdf) of Exploring Rural Adolescents' Dietary Diversity and Its Socioeconomic Correlates: A Cross-Sectional Study from Matlab, Bangladesh
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Part of Journal of Global Health, 2020
- DOI for Body mass index in early-pregnancy and selected maternal health outcomes: Findings from two cohorts in Bangladesh
- Download full text (pdf) of Body mass index in early-pregnancy and selected maternal health outcomes: Findings from two cohorts in Bangladesh
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Part of Environment International, 2020
- DOI for Prenatal and childhood arsenic exposure through drinking water and food and cognitive abilities at 10 years of age: A prospective cohort study
- Download full text (pdf) of Prenatal and childhood arsenic exposure through drinking water and food and cognitive abilities at 10 years of age: A prospective cohort study
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Part of Nutrients, 2019
- DOI for Sociocultural Influences on Dietary Practices and Physical Activity Behaviors of Rural Adolescents: A Qualitative Exploration
- Download full text (pdf) of Sociocultural Influences on Dietary Practices and Physical Activity Behaviors of Rural Adolescents: A Qualitative Exploration
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Part of Implementation Science, 2019
- DOI for Scaling Up Safer Birth Bundle Through Quality Improvement in Nepal (SUSTAIN) - a stepped wedge cluster randomized controlled trial in public hospitals
- Download full text (pdf) of Scaling Up Safer Birth Bundle Through Quality Improvement in Nepal (SUSTAIN) - a stepped wedge cluster randomized controlled trial in public hospitals
Articles, review/survey
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Part of Public Health in Practice, 2025
- DOI for A systematic review of the pivotal role of environmental toxicant exposure on infectious diseases in low- and middle-income countries
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Part of Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2024
- DOI for Implications of Big Data Analytics, AI, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning in the Health Care System of Bangladesh: Scoping Review
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