Rajib Biswas, Emily S. Gurley, Salma Afroz Shifa et al. Modifiable risk factors and care delays driving maternal near-miss in rural
Bangladesh: a facility-based case-control study, 14 April 2026, PREPRINT (Version 1) available at Research Square DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-9374916/v1Preprint
Varo R, Cole K, Madewell ZJ, Iglesias JF, Igunza KA, Akelo V, Mugah C, Onyango D, Were JA, Madhi SA, Dangor Z, Johnstone S, Lala SG, Ruder T,
Mandomando I, Kincardett M, Xerinda EG, Scott JAG, Assefa N, Madrid L, Hassen FA, Edris Y, Ogbuanu I, Bassey IA, Samura S, Sillah AS, Kaluma E,
Arifeen SE, Biswas R, Gurley ES, Rahman A, Hossain MZ, Omer SB, Kazi AM, Belgaumi SM, Allana R, Keita AM, Bassat Q, Mutevedzi PC,
Whitney CG, Rees CA; Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) Network. Deaths with preceding hospitalisations within 180 days
in eight countries in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia: A secondary descriptive analysis of the Child Health and Mortality Prevention
Surveillance (CHAMPS) network. BMJ Open. 2026 Mar 23;16(3):e106095 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-106095
Alam M, Deb AS, Afrin A, Rahman A, Islam KM, Jahan MI, Biswas R et al. Orientia tsutsugamushi a Likely Contributor to Stillbirths and Neonatal
Deaths in Bangladesh, 2017–2024. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2026 Feb 17;tpmd250389. DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.25-0389
Rahman A, Ray M, Madewell ZJ, Igunza KA, Akelo V, Onyango D, Murila F, Mwebia W, Ogbuanu IU, Ojulong J, Kowuor D.
Adherence to Perinatal Asphyxia or Sepsis Management Guidelines in Low-and Middle-Income Countries. JAMA Network Open.
2025 May 1;8(5):e2510790. DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.10790
Arif KM, Biswas R, Islam MS, Rahman AA. Monitoring Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine Side
Effects in Faridpur, Bangladesh: A Prospective Study. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical College Journal.
2024 Mar 25;3(1):16-21. DOI: 10.3329/bsmmcj.v3i1.71916
Zeba D, Rahman MM, Uddin AF, Rahman MS, Sarker MN, Ahmed MF, Biswas R, Barai N. Ragging: The
Psychology and Perspectives of Students from a Medical College in Bangladesh. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib
Medical College Journal. 2023 Nov 12;2(1):14-21. DOI:
10.3329/bsmmcj.v2i1.69471
Zesmin F, Zeba D, Biswas R, Fatema K, Alam S, Khanam S. Outcome of Placenta Percreta Management
by Planned Peripartum Hysterectomy in a Tertiary Level Hospital. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical
College Journal. 2022;1(2):80-4. DOI:
10.3329/bsmmcj.v1i2.69345
Pervez AF, Syfullah KA, Hossain MN, Biswas R, Debnath S. Breastfeeding and Weaning of Children:
Identifying the Practice-relevant Issues in an Urban Area of Bangladesh. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib
Medical College Journal. 2022;1(2):70-5. DOI:
10.3329/bsmmcj.v1i2.69343
Hassan MK, Pervez AF, Syfullah KA, Hossain MM, Ahmed GU, Hossain MN, Biswas R. Risk Factors and
Infection Patterns of Patients with Nephrotic Syndrome Attending a Tertiary Level Hospital: An Update.
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical College Journal. 2022;1(1):24-8. DOI:
10.3329/bsmmcj.v1i1.68412
Mim F, Reza MS, Khan MJ, Karim N, Rahman MA, Hossain MI, Biswas R. Evaluation of sensitivity and
specificity of three commercial real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction kits for detecting
SARS-CoV-2 in Bangladesh. Cureus. 2021 Dec;13(12). DOI: 10.7759/cureus.20627
Hassan MK, Pervez AF, Syfullah KA, Hossain MM, Ahmed GU, Hossain MN, Biswas R. Pattern of
Complementary Feeding Practices among Mothers Attending at a Tertiary Level Hospital in Bangladesh.
Faridpur Medical College Journal. 2021 Oct 3;16(1):30-3. DOI:
10.3329/fmcj.v16i1.55734
Pervez AF, Lee KH, Islam F, Hassan MK, Biswas R. Antimicrobial Resistance Situation in SCANU of
Faridpur Medical College Hospital, a Tertiary Level Hospital in Bangladesh. Faridpur Medical College
Journal. 2020 Sep 10;15(1):28-33. DOI:
10.3329/fmcj.v15i1.49007
Zeba D, Biswas R, Mitu MS, Flora SA, Raha TI, Tamannur T. Not the Postmenopausal Syndromes,
Urinary Complaints are the Most Common Presentation of the Post-Menopausal Women. Faridpur Medical
College Journal. 2020;15(2):85-91. DOI:
10.3329/fmcj.v15i2.53894
Hassan MK, Pervez AFM, Biswas R, Debnath S, Syfullah KA. Incidence and Risk Factors of Neonatal
Hypoglycemia During the First 48 Hours of Life in a Tertiary Level Hospital. Faridpur Medical College
Journal. 2020 Sep 10;15(1):12-15. DOI:
10.3329/fmcj.v15i1.49001
Hossain MN, Syfullah KA, Hossain MM, Ahmed GU, Khan MM, Dey SK, Shahidullah M, Pervez AF, Hassan MK,
Biswas R,
Shaheen M. Growth Velocity of the Preterm Infant Managed with a Standardized Nutritional Protocol
in a Tertiary Care Hospital. Faridpur Medical College Journal. 2020;15(2):79-84. DOI:
10.3329/fmcj.v15i2.53893
Zeba D, Biswas R, Fatema K. Prevalence and Management of CIN by
Colposcopy among VIA Positive Cases in a Tertiary Level Hospital of Bangladesh. International Journal of
Medical
Research Professionals. 2019;5:184-8. ResearchGate
Zeba D, Biswas R, Fatema K, Khair MA, Zesmin F, Sharifa J. Letrozole or Clomiphene Citrate
for Induction of Ovulation in Patients with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: A Prospective Randomized Trial.
Faridpur Medical College Journal. 2018;13(2):78-81. DOI:
10.3329/fmcj.v13i2.43641
Review Articles
Zeba D, Benarjee S, Biswas R, Akter S, Rahman RM. Dysmenorrhea in Adolescents: How to approach: A Review
Article. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical College Journal. 2024 Mar 25;3(1):44-8. DOI: 10.3329/bsmmcj.v3i1.72065
Zeba D, Rahman RH, Rahman RM, Biswas R. Current Trends of Alternatives to Hysterectomy in
Adenomyosis: A Review Article. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical College Journal. 2023 Nov
12;2(1):55-8. DOI:
10.3329/bsmmcj.v2i1.69600
Zeba D, Tanjim T, Biswas R. Postpartum Mood Disorders: Sometimes More than" Baby Blues.".
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical College Journal. 2022;1(1):46-8. DOI:
10.3329/bsmmcj.v1i1.68454
Zeba D, Biswas M, Biswas R. Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: a Life Threatening Obstetric Emergency.
Faridpur Medical College Journal. 2018;13(2):93-6. DOI:
10.3329/fmcj.v13i2.43647
Case Reports
Rajib Biswas, Chris A. Rees, Taukir Tanjim et al. Comprehensive post-loss follow-up to identify maternal morbidities and improve quality of care:
A case report from a maternal and child health call-in center in Bangladesh, 19 March 2026, PREPRINT (Version 1) available at Research Square.
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-9165848/v1Preprint
Mohammad Zahid Hossain, Rajib Biswas, Kazi Munisul Islam, Salma Afroz Shifa, Mabore Morifi,
Portia C. Mutevedzi, Maria Rahman Mim, Kazi Sharmin Akter, Abu Faisal Md Pervez, Dilruba Zeba. Enhancing clinical data completeness and integrity for
improved patient care: CHAMPS Experience from a tertiary level health facility in Bangladesh. Read the article on champshealth.org
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Mohammad Zahid Hossain, Muntasir Alam, Mohammad Sabbir Ahmed, Kazi Munisul Islam, M. Ishrat Jahan, Rajib Biswas, Shuvo Debnath, Afruna Rahman, S.A. Chowdhury.
Case Study: Addressing Neonatal Nosocomial Infections in a Bangladeshi Hospital Facility. Read the article on champshealth.org
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Conference Abstracts
Chris A. Rees, Yuting Guo, Soter Ameh, Rajib Biswas, Siobhan Johnston, Shailesh Nair, Lucy Liu, Abeed Sarker,
Lola Madrid, Portia C. Mutevedzi, Cynthia G. Whitney, Ziyaad Dangor. Comparison of Cause of Death Determination by
Large Language Models to Expert Panel Determinations in 7 Low- and Middle-Income Countries.PAS 2026
Alam M, Deb AS, Hossain MZ, Biswas R, Rahman M. From Equipment to Epidemic: The Public Health Risk
of Poor Biosafety Practices in Healthcare Facilities in Bangladesh. Annual Biorisk Conference 2025
Rajib Biswas, Emily S. Gurley, Kazi Munisul Islam, Taukir Tanjim, Shahana Parveen, Atique Iqbal Chowdhury, Md. Sabbit Khan,
Qazi Sadeq Ur Rahman, Sanwarul Bari, Shams El Arifeen, Mohammad Zahid Hossain.
Unveiling the burden and determinants of birth-related perineal injuries in rural Bangladesh: findings from Child Health and Mortality
Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS).
ASTMH 2025
Mohammad Zahid Hossain, Rajib Biswas, Md Sabbit Khan, Kazi Munisul Islam, Atique Iqubal Chowdhury, Qazi Sadeq-ur Rahman, Shahana Parveen,
Afruna Rahman, Muntasir Alam, Shams El Arifeen, Emily S. Gurley.
Extreme heat and temperature variation trigger stillbirth risk: evidence from CHAMPS Bangladesh in a rural sub-district.
ASTMH 2025
Muntasir Alam, Md. Sayedur Rahman, Rajiul Kawnine, Fardin Farhad, Arpita Shyama Deb, Afruna Rahman, Zahidul Islam, Shammi Akter Trsna,
Rajib Biswas, Kazi Munisul Islam, Mohammad Zahid Hossain, Shams El Arifeen, Mustafizur Rahman, Emily S. Gurley.
Increased colonization with antibiotic resistant bacteria in the genitourinary tract of pregnant women following a hospital stay in Bangladesh.
ASTMH 2025
Afruna Rahman, Afsana Afrin, Mohammad Zahid Hossain, Muntasir Alam, Kazi Munisul Islam, Rajib Biswas, Shams El Arifeen, Emily S. Gurley.
Histopathological findings in placentas from stillbirths: insights from Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) Bangladesh.
ASTMH 2025
Afsana Afrin, Muntasir Alam, Afruna Rahman, Mohammad Zahid Hossain, Kazi Munisul Islam, Rajib Biswas, Arpita Shyama Deb,
Shams El Arifeen, Emily S. Gurley, Mustafizur Rahman.
Fetal and maternal outcomes associated with dengue in pregnancy: evidence from the Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance
(CHAMPS) study in Bangladesh. ASTMH 2025
Taukir Tanjim, Shovo Debnath, Emily S. Gurley, Kazi Munisul Islam, Rajib Biswas, Maria Rahman Mim, Qazi Sadeq-ur Rahman,
Md. Abdus Salam, Md. Atique Iqbal Chowdhury, Sanwarul Bari, Shams El Arifeen, Mohammad Zahid Hossain.
Socio-demographic and obstetric risk factors associated with late initiation of antenatal care (ANC) in rural Bangladesh:
findings from the CHAMPS project. ASTMH 2024
Maria Rahman Mim, Rajib Biswas, Shovo Debnath, Taukir Tanjim, Emily S. Gurley, Kazi Munisul Islam, Qazi Sadeq-ur Rahman,
Md. Abdus Salam, Md. Atique Iqbal Chowdhury, Sanwarul Bari, Shams El Arifeen, Mohammad Zahid Hossain.
Impacts of bad obstetric history on antenatal care uptake in subsequent pregnancies: insights from Child Health and Mortality
Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS), Bangladesh. ASTMH 2024
Dalia Yeasmin, Sazzad Hossain Khan, Tonmoy Sarkar, Afroz Zahan, Abdus Suban Mulla, Aziz Ahamed, Shikha
Datta Gupta, Farhana Hasnat Khan, Syead Tamim Mahmud, Afruna Rahman, Faruqe Hussain, Mohammad Sabbir
Ahmed, Shovo Debnath, Rajib Biswas, Mohammad Zahid Hossain, Maria Amixenchs, John Blevins, Shams
EL Arifeen, Emily S Gurley, Shahana Parveen. Feedback from the family follow-up sessions with
deceased
families to share the cause of death report: lesson learnt from the child health and mortality
prevention surveillance (CHAMPS) program in Bangladesh. ASTMH 2023
Afruna Rahman, Afsana Afrin, Muntasir Alam, Md. Mamunur Rashid, Md. Abu Bakkar Siddique, Qazi Sadeq-ur
Rahman, Mohammad Zahid Hossain, Md. Atique Iqbal Chowdhury, Mohammad Sabbir Ahmed, Rajib Biswas,
Shovo
Debnath, Emily S. Gurley, Shams EI Arifeen. Contribution of verbal autopsy information to cause of
death attribution among cases undergoing minimally invasive tissue sampling: findings from Child
Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) Bangladesh. ASTMH 2023
Shovo Debnath, Emily S. Gurley, Atique Iqbal Chowdhury, Kazi Munisul Islam, Mohammad Sabbir Ahmed,
Rajib
Biswas, Afruna Rahman, Mohammad Abdus Salam, Abu Mohammad Saleheen, Mamunur Rashid, Qazi
Sadeq-ur
Rahman, Sanwarul Bari, Shams El Arifeen, Mohammad Zahid Hossain. Effects of interpregnancy interval
and maternal age on gestational diabetes mellitus: findings from CHAMPS pregnancy surveillance in
Bangladesh. ASTMH 2023
Mohammad Sabbir Ahmed, Mohammad Mosiur Rahman, Tais M. Wilson, Muntasir Alam, Kazi Munisul Islam,
Afruna Rahman, Rajib Biswas, Md. Fakhruddin, Afsana Afrin, Afsana Rashed, Sanwarul Bari, Shams El
Arifeen, Mustafizur Rahman, Mohammad Zahid Hossain. Unveiling congenital syphilis through minimally
invasive tissue sampling: a case report from Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance,
Bangladesh site. ASTMH 2023
Afruna Rahman, Kyu Han Lee, Muntasir Alam, Mohammad Zahid Hossain, Kazi Munisul Islam, Mohammad Sabbir
Ahmed, Rajib Biswas, Shovo Debnath, Afsana Afrin, Emily S. Gurley, Shams El Arifeen.
Congenital birth
defects among perinatal deaths: findings from Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance
(CHAMPS) Bangladesh. ASTMH 2022
Rajib Biswas, Emily S. Gurley, Kyu Han Lee, Kazi Munisul Islam, Mohammad Sabbir Ahmed, Shovo
Debnath,
Qazi Sadequr Rahman, Abu Mohammad Saleheen, Mohammad Abdus Salam, Sanwarul Bari, Shams El Arifeen,
Mohammad Zahid Hossain. Education and occupation are the basic factors contributing to inequity in
covid vaccination coverage over time among people aged 40 years and older: findings from a rural
cohort in Bangladesh. ASTMH 2022
Shovo Debnath, Mohammad Zahid Hossain, Emily S. Gurley, Kyu Han Lee, Qazi Sadeq-ur Rahman, Mohammad
Sabbir Ahmed, Rajib Biswas, Afruna Rahman, Abu Mohammad Saleheen, Mohammad Abdus Salam, Atique
Iqbal
Chowdhury, Sanwarul Bari, Shams El Arifeen, Kazi Munisul Islam. Sharing Minimally Invasive Tissue
Sampling (MITS) results with mothers and its impacts on health-seeking behavior and delivery
outcomes in subsequent pregnancy: findings from Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance
(CHAMPS) Bangladesh. ASTMH 2022
Rajib Biswas, Mohammad Zahid Hossain, Kazi Munisul Islam, Mohammad Sabbir Ahmed, Sanwarul Bari,
Shams El
Arifeen, Emily S. Gurley. Excessive seepage during MITS procedure: an explorative study to identify
the underlying causes. ASTMH 2021
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