Assistant Professor (Specially Appointed), Hitotsubashi Institute for Advanced Study, Hitotsubashi University
【Profile】
SHAMIMA AKTER was appointed as a specially appointed assistant professor at the Hitotsubashi Institute for Advanced study (HIAS), Hitotsubashi University on January 2021. She received her Master's degree in Demography from the Department of Population Science, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. She holds a PhD in Reproductive Health from the same University. After obtaining her PhD degree, she started to work as a postdoctoral researcher in National Center for Global Health and Medicine (NCGM), Japan. Before joining in HIAS, she worked as a Chief Senior Research Scientist in Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, NCGM. Her research interest focuses on prevention and management of non-communicable diseases linked with lifestyle factors which were conducted through original research and systematic review and meta-analysis. The empirical evidence, based on her research, helps formulating policies by recommending control measures.
【Recent Publications】
- Akter S, Rahman MM, Rouyard T, Aktar S, Nasashiyi RS, Nakamura R. “A systematic review and network meta-analysis of population-level tobacco control policies to change smoking behavior.” Nature Human Behaviour 2024 (Forthcoming).
- Akter S, Islam MR, Rahman MM, Rouyard T, Nasashiyi RS, Hossain F, Nakamura R. “Evaluation of population level tobacco control interventions and health outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis.” JAMA Netw Open 2023;6(7):e2322341.
- Rahman MM, de Silva A, Sassa M, Islam MR, Aktar S, Akter S. “A systematic analysis and future projections of the nutritional status and interpretation of its drivers among school aged children in South-East Asian countries.” The Lancet Regional Health – Southeast Asia 2023; 16: 100244.
- Rahman MM, Rouyard T, Khan ST, Nakamura R, Islam MM, Hossain MS, Akter S, et al. “Reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health intervention coverage in 70 LMICs, 2000-2030: Trends, Projections and Inequities.” Lancet Global Health 2023; 11(10):e1531-e1543.
- Rahman MM, Rosenberg M, Flores G, Parsell N, Akter S, et al. “A systematic review and meta-analysis of unmet needs for healthcare and long-term care among older people.” Health Economics Review 2022; 12:16.
- Akter J, Islam MR, Akter S, Rahman MM, Hossain F, Anam MR, et al. “Equity in access to safely managed sanitation and prevalence of diarrheal diseases in Bangladesh: A national and sub-national analysis.” BMC Infect Dis 2022; 22:871
- Akter S, Islam Z, Mizoue T, Sawada N, Ihira H, Tsugane S, et al., “Smoking and colorectal cancer: a pooled analysis of 10 population-based cohort studies in Japan.” Int J Cancer 2021; 148(3), 654-664.
- Akter S, Nakagawa T, Honda T, Yamamoto S, Kuwahara K, Okazaki H, et al., “Smoking, smoking cessation, and risk of mortality in a Japanese working population - Japan Epidemiology Collaboration on Occupational Health Study.” Circ J 2018; 82(12), 3005-3012.
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