Dr Russell Kabir is an experienced academic and global public health researcher.
Dr. Russell Kabir is working as an Associate Professor of Public Health and Biostatistics in the School of Allied Health. He has worked as an academic in higher education institutes for over 13 years. He is the author of the books Learning SPSS Without Pain and Data Analysis with STATA. He has authored /co-authored more than 150 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. He serves as an Academic Editor for PLOS One, BMC Public Health, Health and Social Care in the Community, Frontiers in Public Health and Peerj. He has edited books on special issues such as Panic Buying, Suicide and Mental Health, and Women’s Health Issues for Springer, Elsevier and Intech Publishers.
Dr. Kabir is the Course Leader of the MSc Public Health and Community Wellbeing programme and teaches Epidemiology and Statistics for MPH and MSc students at ARU. He also runs quantitative data analysis sessions for Postgraduate Research students.
Dr. Kabir is also associated with CDA as an International Advisor, Adjunct Faculty of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India and Honorary Research Supervisor of the Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Monastir, Tunisia. He is an External Examiner of the Master of Public Health programme at Birmingham City University and Public Health, BSc Hons at Greenwich University.
Kabir, R., Hayhoe, R., Bai, A.C., Vinnakota, D., Sivasubramanian, M., Afework, S., Chilaka, M., Mohammadnezhad, M., Aremu, O., Sah, R.K. and Khan, H.T.(2023). The systematic literature review process: a simple guide for public health and allied health students. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 11(9), p.1. https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20232496
Kabir, R., Kar, S.K., Vinnakota, D., Fathiariani, L., Marthoenis, M., Mukherjee, S., Akter, H., Arafat, S.Y., Menon, V. and Padhy, S.K., 2023. Suicidal Behavior in Bangladeshi and Indonesian Media After the Death of an Indian Celebrity by Suicide. Indian Journal of Behavioural Sciences, 26(02), pp.112-117. https://doi.org/10.55229/ijbs.v26i2.06
Kabir, R., Bai, A.C.M., Syed, H.Z., Hasan, M.R., Vinnakota, D., Kar, S.K., Singh, R., Sathian, B. and Arafat, S.Y. (2023). The effect of Covid-19 on the mental health of the people in the Indian subcontinent: A scoping review. Nepal Journal of Epidemiology, 13(2), pp.1268-1284. https://doi.org/10.3126/nje.v13i2.52766
Hosseinpur, H., Parsa, A.D. and Kabir, R. (2023). The Prevalence of Depression and its Predictors among International Postgraduate Students Studying Public Health at a UK University. Journal of Psychosexual Health, p.26318318231181689. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/26318318231181689
Candussi, C.J., Kabir, R. and Sivasubramanian, M.(2023). Problematic Smartphone Usage, Prevalence and Patterns among university students: A systematic review. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, p.100643. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadr.2023.100643
Candussi, C., Sivasubramanian, M., Parsa, A.D. and Kabir, R.(2023). Estimating Prevalence and Patterns of Problematic Smartphone Use Among Nursing AND Public Health Students: A Cross-Sectional Investigation. Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology, 30(17), pp.1417-1427. https://doi.org/10.53555/jptcp.v30i17.2564
Sathian, B., van Teijlingen, E., Simkhada, P., Banerjee, I., Manikyam, H.K. and Kabir, R.(2023). Strengthening Healthcare through Academic and Industry Partnership Research. Nepal Journal of Epidemiology, 13(2), pp.1264-1367. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/nje.v13i2.58243
Corrigan, O.P., Hughes, S., Danielsen, S., Doherty, S. and Kabir, R. (2023) The impact of engaging with community groups: Asset-based approaches and the lived experiences of socially vulnerable populations in the UK. Frontiers in Public Health, 11, p.1156422. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1156422
Mohammed, A-S, Asumah, M.N., Padhi, B.K., Sinha, A., Mohammed, I., Jamil, S, Boasiako, O.A., Leman, N., & Kabir R.(2023). Predictors of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Uptake among Health Professionals: A Cross-Sectional Study in Ghana. Vaccines. 11(1):190. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11010190
Wang, S.M., Mohammadi, M., Padhi, B.K., Sah, R., Shamim, M.A., Satapathy, P., Padhi, B.K., Veeramachaneni, S.D., Akhtar, N., Pradhan, A. Kabir, R. and Agrawal, A.(2023). Pharmacological treatment and vaccines in monkeypox virus: a narrative review and bibliometric analysis. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 14:1149909. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1149909
Hasan, M.N., Babu, M., Chowdhury, M.A.B., Rahman, M.M., Hasan, N., Kabir, R. and Uddin, M.J.(2023). Early childhood developmental status and its associated factors in Bangladesh: a comparison of two consecutive nationally representative surveys. BMC Public Health, 23(1), pp.1-13. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15617-8
Sathian, B., van Teijlingen, E, Banerjee, . I., Asim, M., & Kabir, R.(2023). The Promising Future for Complex Innovative Trial Design in Clinical Research: Future for Complex Innovative Trial Design in Clinical Research. Nepal Journal of Epidemiology, 13(1), 1256–1257. https://doi.org/10.3126/nje.v13i1.53722
Abdulla, F., Hossain, M.M., Huq, M.N., Hai, A., Rahman, A., Kabir, R., Peya, F.J., Islam, S. and Khan, T.H. (2023). Prevalence, determinants and consequences of problematic smartphone use among preschoolers (3–5 years) from Dhaka, Bangladesh: A cross-sectional investigation. Journal of Affective Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2023.02.094
Sah, R., Mohanty, A., Rohilla, R., Kabir, R. and Padhi, B.K.(2023). Detection of SARS-CoV-2 infections in passengers arriving from China and their implications on air travel and public health in Italy. International Journal of Surgery, 109(3), pp.648-650. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JS9.0000000000000247
Shabil, M., Satapathy, P., Kabir, R., Padhi, B.K. and Sah, R. (2023). Shigellosis in Sweden: A Public Health Concern. Clinical Infection in Practice, p.100221. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinpr.2023.100221
Walker S, Claydon‐Mueller L, Kabir R, Piercy H, Massey MT, Costanzo I.(2023) Systematic review of factors predictive of unfavourable vaginal bleeding in women of reproductive age using the contraceptive etonogestrel implant. Reproductive, Female and Child Health. 29. https://doi.org/10.1002/rfc2.22
Majumder MAA, Singh K, Johnson WMS, Rajasundaram A, Gupta S, Gaur U, Kumar S, Chatterjee M, Fazle Rabbi AM, Sangishetti VP, Rahman S, Campbell MH, Harewood H, Bharatha A, Krishnamurthy K, Kabir R, Parsa AD, Mohammmad S, Haque M, Razzaque MS. (2023). Evaluation of Short-Term Side Effects Following the First Dose of COVID-19 Vaccines Among Physicians and Dentists: A Cross-Sectional Study from India. Journal Multidisciplinary Healthcare. 16:161-174 https://doi.org/10.2147/JMDH.S390364
Vinnakota, D., Rahman, Q., Sathian, B., Bai, A. C. M., Deividas, N., Pellissery, M.V., Kareem, S. K. A., Hasan, M. R., Parsa, A. D. & Kabir, R. (2022). Exploring UK Knife crime and its associated factors: A content analysis of online newspapers. Nepal Journal of Epidemiology, 12(4), 1242–1247. https://doi.org/10.3126/nje.v12i4.49994
Sathian, B., van Teijlingen, E., Banerjee, I., & Kabir, R.(2022). Guidance to applying for health research grants in the UK. Nepal Journal of Epidemiology, 12(4), 1231–1234. https://doi.org/10.3126/nje.v12i4.50998
Kabir, R., Alradie-Mohamed, A., Ferdous, N., Vinnakota, D., Arafat, S.M.Y., Mahmud, I.(2022) Exploring Women’s Decision-Making Power and HIV/AIDS Prevention Practices in South Africa. International Journal of Environmental. Research &. Public Health. 19, 16626. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192416626
Arafat, S. Y., Kar, S. K., & Kabir, R. (2022). Reproductive health care challenges for married female university students in Bangladesh. The Lancet Regional Health-Southeast Asia. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lansea.2022.03.001
Ayappan, A., Padhi, B. K., L., A., Chaudhary, R. K., Mateti, U. V., Kellarai, A., Unnikrishnan, M. K., Dsouza, J.D., Parsa A.D., Kabir, R., Sah, R. (2022). Perception of Availability, Accessibility, and Affordability of COVID-19 Vaccines and Hesitancy: A Cross-Sectional Study in India. Vaccines, 10(12), 2009. MDPI AG. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10122009
Kibria, M.G., Islam, T., Islam, M.T., Kabir, R., Ahmed, S. and Sultana, P.(2022). Stigma and its associated factors among patients with COVID-19 in Dhaka City: evidence from a cross-sectional investigation. PeerJ, 10, p.e14092. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14092
Bharatha, A., Krishnamurthy, K., Cohall, D., Rahman, S., Forde, C.A., Corbin-Harte, R., Ojeh, N., Kabir, R., Parsa, A.D., Ahbab, M.F. and Majumer M.A.A. (2022). Personal protective equipment (PPE) related to adverse skin reactions among healthcare workers at the main COVID-19 isolation centre in Barbados. Frontiers in Public Health, p.3545. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.978590
Arafat, S.M., Menon, V., Dinesh, M. and Kabir, R.(2022). Parenting Style and Suicidal Behavior: A Focused Review. Mental Illness. 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/2138650
Patwary, M.M., Hossain, M., Sultana, R., Dazhamyar, A.R., Parsa, A.D., Kabir, R. and Shoib, S.(2022). Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of healthcare professionals toward the novel coronavirus during the early stage of COVID-19 in a lower-and-middle income country, Bangladesh. Frontiers in Public Health, p.3325. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.988063
Arafat, S.Y., Kar, S.K., Singh, R., Menon, V., Sathian, B. and Kabir, R.(2022). Panic buying research: A bibliometric review. Nepal Journal of Epidemiology, 12(3), pp.1224-1230. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/nje.v12i3.43436
Chowdhury, M.R.K., Rahman, M.S., Billah, B. Kabir, R., Perera N.K.P, and Kader, M. (2022). The prevalence and socio-demographic risk factors of coexistence of stunting, wasting, and underweight among children under five years in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study. BMC Nutrition, 8, 84 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40795-022-00584-x
Mahmud, I., Al Imam, M.H., Vinnakota, D., Kheirallah, K.A., Jaber, M.F., Abalkhail, A., Alasqah, I., Alslamah, T., Kabir, R. (2022). Vaccination Intention against COVID-19 among the Unvaccinated in Jordan during the Early Phase of the Vaccination Drive: A Cross-Sectional Survey. Vaccines; 10, 1159. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10071159
Jahan, S.S., Nerali, J.T., Parsa, A.D., Kabir, R.(2022). Exploring the Association between Emotional Intelligence and Academic Performance and Stress Factors among Dental Students: A Scoping Review. Dentistry Journal, 10, 67. https://doi.org/10.3390/dj10040067
Vinnakota D, Parsa AD, Sivasubramanian M, Mahmud I, Sathian B, Kabir R.(2022). Intimate Partner Violence and Pregnancy Termination among Tajikistan Women: Evidence from Nationally Representative Data. Women. 2(2):102-114. https://doi.org/10.3390/women2020012
Hakkim, S., Parsa, A. D., Arafat, S. M. Y., Mahmud, I., Sathian, B., Sivasubramanian, M., & Kabir, R. (2022). Pornography—Is It Good for Sexual Health? A Systematic Review. Journal of Psychosexual Health. https://doi.org/10.1177/26318318221088949
Patwary, M.M.; Alam, M.A.; Bardhan, M.; Disha, A.S.; Haque, M.Z.; Billah, S.M.; Kabir, M.P.; Browning, M.H.E.M.; Rahman, M.M.; Parsa, A.D.; Kabir, R. (2022). COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance among Low- and Lower-Middle-Income Countries: A Rapid Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Vaccines, 10, 427. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10030427
Arafat, S. M. Y., Menon, V., Vinnakota, D., Saroj, A., Kar, S. K., & Kabir, R. (2022). Studies on Sexual Behavior During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Bibliometric Analysis. Journal of Psychosexual Health. https://doi.org/10.1177/26318318211067070
Syed, H.Z. & Kabir, R. (2022). Exploring the oral health status of patients with psychological issues. Journal of Primary Care Dentistry and Oral Health. 3(2):27-28. 10.4103/jpcdoh.jpcdoh_42_21
Arafat, S. M. Y., Singh, R., Menon, V., Sivasubramanian, M. , & Kabir, R. (2022). Panic buying research: A systematic review of systematic reviews . South East Asia Journal of Medical Sciences, 6(1), 1–11. https://littlebaypublishers.com/index.php/seajournalms/article/view/84
Hakkim, S. & Kabir, R. (2021). Pornography and it’s correlation with sexual health. Indian Journal of Health Sexuality and Culture .7 (2), 53–56. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6062934
Kabir, R, Mahmud, I., Chowdhury, M.T.H., Vinnakota, D., Jahan, S.S., Siddika, N., Isha, S.N., Nath, S.K., Hoque Apu, E. (2021) COVID-19 Vaccination Intent and Willingness to Pay in Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Study. Vaccines; 9(5):416. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9050416
Kabir, R., Isha, S.N., Chowdhury, M.T.H., Siddika, N., Jahan, S.S., Saha, A.K., Nath, S.K., Jahan, M.S., Sivasubramanian, M., Mahmud, I. & Hoque Apu, E. (2021). Depression among the Non-Native International Undergraduate Students Studying Dentistry in Bangladesh. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18 (11): 5802. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18115802.
Chowdhury MRK, Khan HTA, Rashid M, Kabir, R., Islam, S., Islam, M.S., Kader(2021). Differences in risk factors associated with single and multiple concurrent forms of undernutrition (stunting, wasting or underweight) among children under 5 in Bangladesh: a nationally representative cross-sectional study. BMJ Open;11:e052814. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052814
Abalkhail, A., Mahmud, I., Alhumaydhi, F.A., Alslamah, T., Alwashmi, A.S., Vinnakota, D. and Kabir, R., (2021). Hand Hygiene Knowledge and Perception among the Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Qassim, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Survey. Healthcare (Vol. 9, No. 12, p. 1627). https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9121627
Mahmud, I., Kabir, R., Rahman, M.A., Alradie-Mohamed, A., Vinnakota, D., Al-Mohaimeed, A.(2021). The Health Belief Model Predicts Intention to Receive the COVID-19 Vaccine in Saudi Arabia: Results from a Cross-Sectional Survey. Vaccines. 9(8):864. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9080864
Shimul, S.N., Alradie-Mohamed, A., Kabir, R., Al-Mohaimeed, A. and Mahmud, I. (2021). Effect of easing lockdown and restriction measures on COVID-19 epidemic projection: A case study of Saudi Arabia. PLOS ONE, 16(9), p.e0256958.
Almatroudi, A., Mousa, A.M., Vinnakota, D., Abalkhail, A., Alwashmi, A.S., Almatroodi, S.A., Alhumaydhi, F.A., Kabir, R. and Mahmud, I., (2021). Prevalence and associated factors of respiratory allergies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional investigation, September–December 2020. PLOS ONE, 16(6), p.e0253558. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0253558
Perceptions of undergraduate dental students towards community-based learning environments at the school of Density and Oral Health, Fiji National University. Pacific Islands Health Research Symposium, Suva, Fiji Islands, 29-30 August 2019.
Prelacteal Feeding Practice Among the mothers having children below 5 years of age at selected slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh. 6th International Conference on Natural Science and Technology, Asian University of Women, Bangladesh, 29-30 March 2019.
Impact of intimate partner violence on ever married women and utilization of antenatal care services in Tanzania. European Congress of Epidemiology: Crises, Epidemiological Transitions and the role of epidemiologists, Lyon, France, 4-6 July 2018.
The health effects of cyclone Sidr and Aila among the costal people in Bangladesh. 9th International Conference on Climate Change: Impacts and Responses, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK, 21-22 April 2017.
The potential change on health impacts of extreme weather events in coastal areas of Bangladesh. 28th Annual International Society for Environmental Epidemiology Conference at Rome, Italy, 1-4 September 2016.
Climate Change Impact: an experience from cyclone Sidr and Aila affected coastal areas of Bangladesh. Fourth International Conference on Climate Change Adaptation 2015 at Colombo, SriLanka ,22-23 November,2015.
Exploring the impact of domestic violence on empowerment and health seeking behavior of women in Pakistan. Conference on Journal of Finance and Management in Public Services at Anglia Ruskin University, London, 10 September 2015.
Experiences of the climate change affected coastal people in Bangladesh. Research Student Summer Conference at Middlesex University, London, 19 June 2014.
Climate change and its impact on livelihood of coastal people in Bangladesh. 3rd International Conference on Climate Change and Social Issues 2014 at Colombo, Sri Lanka, 30-31 July 2014.
Experiences of the Climate Change affected coastal people in Bangladesh. 2014 Asian Congress on the Millennium Development Goals at Hiroshima, Japan, 6-8 August 2014.
Characteristics of Respondents of Climate Change affected coastal areas in Bangladesh. Summer Conference for Schools of Health & Education, Science & Technology and Institute for Work Based Learning, 20th June 2013, Middlesex University, London.
Understanding Climate change and its impact on human health in Bangladesh. 4th International Conference on Climate Change: Impacts and Responses at The University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA, 12-13 July 2012.