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mgm_pops@ru.ac.bd

Professor, Department of Population Science and Human Resource Development, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh Mobile: 01914254360; Email: mgm_pops@ru.ac.bd; mgm.pops.ru@gmail.com Web: www.ru.ac.bd


DR. MD. GOLAM MOSTOFA
PROFESSOR
Population Science & Human Resource Development

Education Summary  
M.Sc. (Raj), M.Phil. & Ph. D. (Raj)
Research Interest  
Reproductive health, Women empowerment
Level Institution Year
Doctoral
(Ph. D.)		 Rajshahi University 2008
Masters
(M. Phil.)		 Rajshahi University 2001
Masters
(M.Sc.)		 Rajshahi University 1991
Bachelor/Honors
(B. Sc. (Hons))		 Rajshahi University 1990
Higher Secondary
(H.S.C)		 Rajshahi Education Board 1985
Secondary
(S.S.C)		 Rajshahi Education Board 1983

Experience in Rajshahi University

Duration Organization/Institute Position
2013-12-24 to Population Science & Human Resource Development PROFESSOR
2009-11-30 to 2013-12-23 Population Science & Human Resource Development Associate Professor
2002-09-01 to 2008-11-29 Population Science & Human Resource Development ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
2001-09-01 to 2002-08-31 Population Science & Human Resource Development LECTURER

Experience in other Organization/Institute

Not Available

Book

1. Islam AZ, Islam MR, Mostofa MG. "Reproductive Health Care Services in Bangladesh. Contraception, Maternal Health and HIV/AIDS." Heinrich-Bőcking-Str. 6-8, 66121 Saarbrűcken, Deutschland, Germany: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing; 2012. ISBN 978-3-659-25382-9.

Published: July 2012

Book Chapter

1. Rahman MM, Mia AR, Haque SE, Mostofa MG, Purabi NS, Choudhury SAR. "Beating Cervical Cancer in the Developed Countries: A Dream or a Reality?" In: Krzysztof Śmigórski, editor. Current Topic in Publics Health. Janeza Trdine 9, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia: InTech; April, 2013. 341-357. http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/52881, ISBN 978-953-307-296-8.

Published: April 2013
2. Rahman MM, Mostofa MG. "Association of intimate partner physical and sexual violence and the risk of child morbidity in Bangladesh. In: Krzysztof Śmigórski, editor. Health Management – Different Approaches and Solutions." Janeza Trdine 9, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia: InTech; November, 2011; 79-92. ISBN 978-953-307-296-8.

Published: November 2011

Journal

1. MD. DURRUL HUDA, MOSIUR RAHMAN, MD. GOLAM MOSTOFA, PROSANNAJID SARKAR, MD. JAHIRUL ISLAM, IZZELDIN FADL ADAM, NGUYEN HUU CHAU DUC, SABER AL-SOBAIHI "Health Facilities Readiness and Determinants to Manage Cardiovascular Disease in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal: Evidence from the National Service Provision Assessment Survey" Global Heart. 2024; 19(1): 31.

Published: March 2024
2. Mosiur RahmanI, Md. Jahirul Islam, Izzeldin Fadl Adam, Nguyen Huu Chau Duc, Prosannajid Sarkar, Md. Nuruzzaman Haque, Md. Golam Mostofa "Assessing the readiness of health facilities to provide family planning services in low-resource settings: Insights from nationally representative service provision assessment surveys in 10 Countries." PLoS ONE, 2023, 18(11): e0290094.

Published: November 2023
3. Md Durrul Huda, Mosiur Rahman, Md Mosfequr Rahman, Md Jahirul Islam, Syed Emdadul Haque, Md Golam Mostofa "Readiness of health facilities and determinants to manage diabetes mellitus: evidence from the nationwide Service Provision Assessment survey of Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Nepal." BMJ Open 2021;11:e054031. doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2021-054031

Published: December 2021
4. Fowzia Tasnim, ·Mymuna Rahman, Md. Monimul Islam,· Mahmudul Hasan, · Md. Golam Mostofa, Md. Mosfequr Rahman "Exposure to domestic violence and the risk of developing depression within 6 months postpartum in Bangladesh" Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology (2021) 56:1189–1200 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-020-01998-3

Published: January 2021
5. Md. Mosiur Rahman, Keiko Nakamura, S. M. Mahmudul Hasan, Kaoruko Seino & Md. Golam Mostofa "Mediators of the association between low socioeconomic status and poor glycemic control among type 2 diabetics in Bangladesh" Scientific Reports, (2020) 10:6690 | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-63253-8

Published: April 2020
6. Ahmed Zohirul Islam, Mt. Laily Khatun, Md. Nazrul Islam Mondal, Ahmed Eftekharul Islam, Md. Rafiqul Islam, and Md. Golam Mostofa "FACTORS AFFECTING UNMET NEED FOR CONTRACEPTION AMONG REPRODUCTIVE AGED WOMEN IN BANGLADESH: DOES EMPLOYMENT STATUS MATTER?" WORLD JOURNAL OF ADVANCE HEALTHCARE RESEARCH; ISSN: 2457-0400 Volume: 4. Issue: 2. Page N. 168-175 Year: 2020

Published: March 2020
7. Rahman MM, Nasrina SO, Rahmana M, Rahmana MA, Mostofa MG, Jesmin SS and Buchanand F. "Maternal pregnancy intention and its association with low birth weight and pregnancy complications in Bangladesh: findings from a hospital-based study." Int Health. 2019.1-8. doi:10.1093/inthealth/ihz010.

Published: May 2019
8. Mosiur Rahman, Md. Golam Mostofa, Md. Mosfequr Rahman P, Md. Nuruzzaman Haque, Md. Sarwar Zahan, Syed Emdadul Haque, Saber Al Sobaihi, S. M. Mahmudul Hasan, Md. Durrul Huda, Md. Kapil Ahmed, H.M. Miraz Mahmud. "Secondhand smoke and illness: are mother-child pairs from low socioeconomic strata at increased risk?" International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 2019; 23(4): 1 April 2019, pp. 412-421(10). doi: 10.5588/ijtld.18.0186.

Published: April 2019
9. Rahman, M.; Mostofa, M. G.; Rahman, M. M.; Haque, M. N.; Zahan, M. S.; Haque, S. E.; Al-Sobaihi, S.; Hasan, S. M. M.5; Huda, M. D.; Ahmed, M. K.; Mahmud, H. M. M. "Secondhand smoke and illness: are mother-child pairs from low socioeconomic strata at increased risk in Bangladesh?" The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Volume 23, Number 4, 1 April 2019, pp. 412-421(10)

Published: April 2019

External Link
10. Mosiur Rahman, S.M. Mahmudul Hasan, Syed Emdadul Haque, Nuruzzaman Haque, Mosfequr Rahman, Golam Mostofa, Sarwar Zahan, Durul Huda, Saber-Al Sobaihi, Kapil Ahmed, H.M. Miraz Mahmud. "Second hand smoke, knowledge/attitude and socioeconomic status among married Bangladeshi women: a cross-sectional study. Sao Paulo Medical Journal." Sao Paulo Med J. 2019; 137(1):13-24. DOI: 10.1590/1516-3180.2018.0292071218.

Published: February 2019
11. Akhtar S, Chowdhury MEK, Islam MA, Mostofa MG. "Domestic Violence against Women and Its Determinants in Some Selected Areas of Bangladesh." International Journal of Innovative Research in Engineering & Management 2018; 5(6): 210-217.

Published: November 2018
12. Rahman MM, Haque MN, Rahman MM, Mostofa MG, Zahan MS, Mahmudul Hasan SM, Huda MD, Ahmed MK, Miraz Mahmud HM. "Socio-economic inequalities in secondhand smoke exposure at home in the context of mother-child pairs in Bangladesh." Public Health. 2018; 161: 106-116. Doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2018.04.018.

Published: August 2018
13. Akhtar S, Bhuiyan AH, Mostofa MG. "Perception and Effect of Education on Women Empowerment in Some Selected Areas of Bangladesh." International Journal for Social Studies. 2018; 04(06):27-40.

Published: June 2018
14. Rahman MM, Haque SE, Zahan MS, Islam MJ, Rahman MM, Asaduzzaman M, Haque MN, Islam AZ, Huda MD, Mostofa MG. "Maternal high-risk fertility behavior and association with chronic undernutrition among children under age 5 y in India, Bangladesh, and Nepal: Do poor children have a higher risk?" Nutrition. 2018; 49: 32-40. doi.org/10.1016/j.nut.2017.10.001.

Published: May 2018
15. Akhtar S, Mostofa MG. "Information from GO/NGO to develop and factors affecting women empowerment." Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry. 2018; 7(3): 3645-3651.

Published: April 2018
16. Islam AZ, Rahman M, Mostofa MG. "Association between contraceptive use and socio-demographic factors of young fecund women in Bangladesh." Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare. 2017; 13: 1-7. DOI:10.1016/j.srhc.2017.05.001.

Published: October 2017
17. Islam MJ, Rahman M, Broidy L, Haque SE, Saw YM, Duc NHC, Haque MN, Rahman MM, Islam MR, Mostofa MG . "Assessing the link between witnessing inter-parental violence and the perpetration of intimate partner violence in Bangladesh." BMC Public Health. 2017; 17:183: 1-10. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-017-4067-4.

Published: February 2017
18. Rahman M, Islam MJ, Haque SE, Saw YM, Haque MN, Duc NHC, Al-Sobaihi S, Saw TN, Mostofa MG, Islam MR. "Association between high-risk fertility behaviours and the likelihood of chronic under nutrition and anaemia among married Bangladeshi women of reproductive age." Public Health Nutrition, 2016; 1-10. DOI: 10.1017/S136898001600224X.

Published: February 2017
19. Islam AZ, Mostofa MG, Islam MA. "Factors affecting unmet need for contraception among currently married fecund young women in Bangladesh." The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care. 2016; 5(2): 92-102. DOI: 10.1080/13625187.2016.1234034.

Published: December 2016
20. Islam AZ, Mondal MNI, Khatun ML, Rahman MM, Islam MRI, Mostofa MG, Hoque MN. "Prevalence and Determinants of Contraceptives Used among Employed and Unemployed Women in Bangladesh." International Journal of MCH and AIDS. 2016; 5(2): 92-102. DOI: 10.21106/ijma.

Published: May 2016
21. Haque SE, Rahman MM, Itsuko K, Mutahara M, Kayako S, Tsutsumi A, Islam MJ, Mostofa MG. "Effect of a school-based oral health education in preventing untreated dental caries and increasing knowledge, attitude, and practices among adolescents in Bangladesh." BMC Oral Health. 2016; 16:44: 1-10. DOI: 10.1186/s12903-016-0202-3.

Published: March 2016
22. Mostofa MG, Rashid MA. "Exchange Rate and Trade Balance of Bangladesh: Causality and Cointegration Analysis." Journal of Business and Technology (Dhaka). 2015; IX(2): 13-22.

Published: December 2015
23. Rahman MM, Haque SE, Islam MJ, Mostofa MG, Saadat KASM. "Association of socioeconomic status with diagnosis, treatment and control of hyper tension in diabetic hypertensive individuals in Bangladesh: a population-based cross-sectional study." Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine Open. 2015; 6(10): 1–11. DOI: 10.1177/2054270415608118.

Published: October 2015
24. Haque MR, Mostofa MG, Mondal MNI. "Determinants and Effects of Child Labor in Agriculture Sector of Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh." The Oriental Anthropologist. MD Publications Pvt. Ltd., 2015; 15(1): 27-39.

Published: June 2015
25. Rahman MM, Islam MT, Mostofa MG, Reza MS. "Men's Role in Women's Antenatal Health Status: Evidence from Rural Rajshahi, Bangladesh." Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health. http://aph.sagepub.com/. Sage Publications, 2012; XX(X): 1-11.

Published: March 2015
26. Rahman MM, Mostofa MG, Hpque MA. "Women’s household decision-making autonomy and contraceptive behavior among Bangladeshi women." Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare. 2014; 5(1): 9-15.

Published: March 2014
27. Rahman M, Hoque MA, Mostofa MG, Makinoda S. "Association between adolescent marriage and intimate partner violence: A study of young adult women in Bangladesh." Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health. http://aph.sagepub.com/. Sage Publications, 2011; XX(X): 1-9.

Published: March 2014
28. Sarker P, Mostofa MG, Mostafizur Rahman. "Knowledge of fearfulness of HIV/AIDS between floating and frequently moving population of three metropolitan cities in Bangladesh." Journal of Infectious Diseases and Immunity. 2013; 5(1): 1-9. DOI: 10.5897/JIDI09.017 ISSN 2141-2375 ©2013 Academic Journals

Published: February 2013
29. Haque MR, Mostofa MG. "Determinants of the Dimensions of Women Empowerment in Rajshahi District, Bangladesh: A Household Level Analysis." The Oriental Anthropologist. MD Publications Pvt. Ltd., 2013; 13(1): 71-88.

Published: February 2013
30. Haque SE, Rahman MM, Mostofa MG, Zahan MS. "Reproductive health care utilization among young mothers in Bangladesh: does autonomy matter?" Women’s Health Issues. Elsevier Publications, 2012; 22-2: e171-e180.

Published: March 2012
31. Rahman MM, Haque SE, Tarivonda L, Shuaib M, Mostofa MG. "Wealth inequality and utilization of reproductive health services in the Republic of Vanuatu: Insights from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, 2007." International Journal for Equity in Health. http://www.equityhealthj.com/content/10/1/58. BioMed Central, 2011; 10:58: 1-10.

Published: December 2011
32. Haque MM, Islam TM, Tareque MI, Mostofa MG. "Women empowerment or autonomy: A comparative view in Bangladesh context." Bangladesh e-Journal of Sociology. 2011; 8(2).

Published: July 2011
33. Rahman MM, Mostafa MG, Zahan MS. "Factors associated with childhood morbidity in Bangladesh: Study on two major diseases - ARI and diarrhoea." Demography India. 2010; 39(2): 187-198.

Published: July 2010
34. Haque MM, Tareque MI, Mostofa MG. "Women empowerment and its impact on fertility in Bangladesh." Demography India. 2010; 39(1): 21-34.

Published: January 2010
35. Mostofa MG, Haque MM. "Women’s empowerment in patriarchal Bangladesh." Loyola Journal of Social Sciences. 2009; 13(1).

Published: March 2009
36. Rahman MM, Tarafder TI, Mostofa MG. "Modes of delivery assistance in Bangladesh." Tanzania Journal of Health Research. 2008; 3(4).

Published: November 2008
37. Mostofa MG, Rahman MM, Alom MJ. "Adolescent fertility behavior in Bangladesh." South Asian Journal of Population and Health. 2008; 1(2): 171-183.

Published: July 2008
38. Mostofa MG. "Correlates of timing of induced abortion in a Northern District of Bangladesh." South Asian Journal of Population and Health. 2008; 1(1): 43-52.

Published: January 2008
39. Islam MR, Islam MN, Ali MA, Mostofa MG. "Construction of male life table from female widowed information of Bangladesh." International Journal of Statistical Science. 2003; 2: 69-82.

Published: December 2003
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