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Papia Sultana

Professor,
Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Research Interests:
Biostatistics, Demography, Educational Statistics, Health Economics, Econometrics and Corporate Affairs

E-mail:  papia.stat@ymail.com

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Doctor of Philosophy
Department of Statistics and Applied Probability, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Master of Philosophy (MPhil)
Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Master of Science (Major in Statistics)
University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Bachelor of Science (Major in Statistics)
University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Associate Professor
Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Dec, 2010 - present
Assistant Professor
Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Dec, 2009 - Nov, 2010
Teaching Assistant
Department of Statistics and Applied Probability, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Jan, 2005 - Dec, 2009
Lecturer (Part-time)
Department of Anthropology, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Aug, 2004 - Dec, 2004
Lecturer
Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Jul, 2002 - Nov, 2005

Rahman MM, Zhang C, Swe KT, Rahman MS, Islam MR, Kamrujjaman M, Sultana P, Hassan MZ, Alam MS. Disease-specific out-of-pocket healthcare expenditure in urban Bangladesh: A Bayesian analysis. PLoS ONE. 2020; 15(1): E0227565.

Rahman MM, Sultana P. Distribution and Risk Factors of Child Malnutrition in Bangladesh based on Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey-2014 Data. Journal of Biometrics & Biostatistics. 2019; 10(1): 425.

Sultana P, Rahman MT, Roy DC, Akter S, Jung J, Rahman MM, Akter MJ. Tobacco control policies to promote awareness and smoke-free environments in residence and workplace to reduce passive tobacco smoking in Bangladesh and its correlates. PLoS One. 2018; 13(6): E0198942.

Islam MR, Rahman MS, Islam Z, Zhang C, Sultana P, Rahman MM. Inequalities in financial risk protection in Bangladesh: an assessment of universal health coverage. International Journal for Equity in Health. 2017; 16:59.

Rahman MM, Akter S, Jung J, Rahman MS, Sultana P. Trend, projection, and appropriate body mass index cut-off point for diabetes and hypertension in Bangladesh. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 2017; 126:43-53.

Akter S, Rahman MM, Abe SK, Sultana P. Prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes and their risk factors among Bangladeshi adults: a nationwide survey.. Bulletin of The World Health Organization. 2014; 92:204-213A.

Akter S, Rahman MM, Abe SK, Sultana P. Nationwide Survey of Prevalence and Risk Factors for Diabetes and Prediabetes in Bangladeshi Adults. Diabetes Care. 2014; 37(1):e9-10.

Rahman MM, Gilmour S, Saito E, Sultana P, Ken. Self-reported illness and household strategies for coping with health-care payments in Bangladesh. Bulletin of The World Health Organization. 2013; 91:449-45.

Rahman MM, Gilmour S, Saito E, Sultana P, Shibuya K. Health-related financial catastrophe, inequality and chronic illness in Bangladesh. Plos One. 2013; 8(2): E5687.