Dr Syed Afroz Keramat
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Centre for Health Services Research
Researcher biography
Syed Afroz Keramat is working as a postdoctoral research fellow (health-economist) at the Centre for Health Services Research (CHSR) at the University of Queensland. He currently serves as an Associate Editor for BMC Public Health journal. He has completed PhD in health economics from the University of Southern Queensland, Australia. He has been working in the position of lecturer of economics at Khulna University, Bangladesh (currently on study leave). Previously, he has been working as a lecturer of economics at American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) and Stamford University Bangladesh. He also acted as the short-term consultant at the ministry of commerce, Bangladesh. Dr Afroz holds three MSc degrees from top universities in Europe. He has completed MSc in economics from the University of Warwick, UK; MSc in Development Economics from Lund University, Sweden and MSc in Risk and Emergency Management from Pavia University, Italy with prestigious scholarships. Before going abroad for higher studies, he has completed his BSS in economics from Khulna University, Bangladesh. Dr Afroz's research interests lie in Health Economics, public health, and health services research. Over the past three years, he has published twenty-five papers in top-quartile journals. He has received Higher Degree Research (HDR) Student Publication Excellence Awards twice from the School of Business, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, in 2020 and 2021. His several research works have received international media attention.
Publications
Journal Articles
Sarder, Md. Alamgir, Lee, Ka Yiu, Keramat, Syed Afroz, Hashmi, Rubayyat and Ahammed, Benojir (2023). A multilevel analysis of individual and community-level factors associated with childhood immunisation in Bangladesh: Evidence from a pooled cross-sectional survey. Vaccine: X, 14 100285, 100285. doi: 10.1016/j.jvacx.2023.100285
Ahmad, Kabir, Keramat, Syed Afroz, Ormsby, Gail M., Kabir, Enamul and Khanam, Rasheda (2023). Clustering of lifestyle and health behaviours in Australian adolescents and associations with obesity, self-rated health and quality of life. BMC Public Health, 23 (1) 847. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-15724-6
Boyd, Roslyn N., Novak, Iona, Morgan, Catherine, Bora, Samudragupta, Sakzewski, Leanne, Ware, Robert S., Comans, Tracy, Fahey, Michael Collingwood, Whittingham, Koa, Trost, Stewart, Pannek, Kerstin, Pagnozzi, Alex, Mcintyre, Sarah, Badawi, Nadia, Smithers Sheedy, Hayley, Palmer, Kirsten Rebecca, Burgess, Andrea, Keramat, Afroz, Bell, Kristie, Hines, Ashleigh, Benfer, Katherine, Gascoigne-Pees, Laura, Leishman, Shaneen and Oftedal, Stina (2023). School readiness of children at high risk of cerebral palsy randomised to early neuroprotection and neurorehabilitation: protocol for a follow-up study of participants from four randomised clinical trials. BMJ Open, 13 (2) e068675, 1-17. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068675
Islam, Md Irteja, Alam, Kh Md Watin, Keramat, Syed Afroz, Murshid, Munzur E., Haque, Rezwanul, Kabir, Enamul, Khanam, Rasheda and Khan, Manjurul Haque (2023). Correction to: Working conditions and occupational stress among nurses in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional pilot study (Journal of Public Health, (2022), 30, 9, (2211-2219), 10.1007/s10389-020-01415-8). Journal of Public Health (Germany), 31 (1), 161-161. doi: 10.1007/s10389-021-01482-5
Sathi, Nusrat Jahan, Ahammed, Benojir, Alam, Khorshed, Hashmi, Rubayyat, Lee, Ka Yiu and Keramat, Syed Afroz (2022). Socioeconomic inequalities in low birth weight in South Asia: A comparative analysis using Demographic and Health Surveys. SSM - Population Health, 20 101248, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101248
Ahmad, Kabir, Keramat, Syed Afroz, Sathi, Nusrat Jahan, Kabir, Enamul and Khanam, Rasheda (2022). Association of infant and child health characteristics with the hazard of any medical condition or disability in Australian children. Archives of Public Health, 80 (1) 158. doi: 10.1186/s13690-022-00913-3
Rana, Rezwanul Hasan, Alam, Khorshed, Keramat, Syed Afroz and Gow, Jeff (2022). Cost-effectiveness of single-inhaler triple therapy for patients with severe COPD: a systematic literature review. Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine, 16 (10), 1-18. doi: 10.1080/17476348.2022.2145951
Keating, Byron W., Keramat, Syed Afroz, Waller, Iain and Hashmi, Rubayyat (2022). Job satisfaction dynamics: how do they impact employment mode choice for people with a disability?. Heliyon, 8 (10) e11076, e11076. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e11076
Keramat, Syed Afroz, Nguyen, Kim-Huong, Perales, Francisco, Seidu, Abdul-Aziz, Mohammed, Aliu, Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku and Comans, Tracy (2022). Estimating the effects of physical violence and serious injury on health-related quality of life: Evidence from 19 waves of the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey. Quality of Life Research, 31 (11), 3153-3164. doi: 10.1007/s11136-022-03190-3
Keramat, Syed Afroz, Alam, Khorshed, Keating, Byron, Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku, Gyan Aboagye, Richard, Seidu, Abdul-Aziz, Samad, Nandeeta, Saha, Monidipa, Gow, Jeff, Biddle, Stuart J.H. and Comans, Tracy (2022). Morbid obesity, multiple long-term conditions, and health-related quality of life among Australian adults: estimates from three waves of a longitudinal household survey. Preventive Medicine Reports, 28 101823, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101823
Ahammed, Benojir, Sarder, Md. Alamgir, Kundu, Subarna, Keramat, Syed Afroz and Alam, Khorshed (2022). Multilevel exploration of individual- and community-level factors contributing to overweight and obesity among reproductive-aged women: A pooled analysis of Bangladesh demographic and health survey, 2004-2018. Public Health Nutrition, 25 (8), 2074-2083. doi: 10.1017/S1368980022001124
Haque, Rezwanul, Alam, Khorshed, Rahman, Syed Mahbubur, Mustafa, Maimun Ur Rashid, Ahammed, Benojir, Ahmad, Kabir, Hashmi, Rubayyat, Wubishet, Befikadu Legesse and Keramat, Syed Afroz (2022). Nexus between maternal underweight and child anthropometric status in South and South-East Asian countries. Nutrition, 98 111628, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2022.111628
Ahammed, Benojir, Haque, Rezwanul, Rahman, Syed Mahbubur, Keramat, Syed Afroz, Mahbub, Afrin, Ferdausi, Farzana and Alam, Khorshed (2022). Frequency of watching television, owning a mobile phone and risk of being overweight/obese among reproductive-aged women in low- and lower-middle-income countries: a pooled analysis from Demographic and Health Survey data. Journal of Biosocial Science, 55 (3), 1-14. doi: 10.1017/s0021932022000207
Keramat, Syed Afroz, Ahammed, Benojir, Mohammed, Aliu, Seidu, Abdul-Aziz, Farjana, Fariha, Hashmi, Rubayyat, Ahmad, Kabir, Haque, Rezwanul, Ahmed, Sazia, Ali, Mohammad Afshar and Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku (2022). Disability, physical activity, and health-related quality of life in Australian adults: an investigation using 19 waves of a longitudinal cohort. PLoS ONE, 17 (5 May) e0268304, e0268304. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0268304
Ferdausi, Farzana, Al-Zubayer, Md Akib, Keramat, Syed Afroz and Ahammed, Benojir (2022). Prevalence and associated factors of underweight and overweight/obesity among reproductive-aged women: a pooled analysis of data from South Asian countries (Bangladesh, Maldives, Nepal and Pakistan). Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research and Reviews, 16 (3) 102428, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.dsx.2022.102428
Keramat, Syed Afroz, Sathi, Nusrat Jahan, Haque, Rezwanul, Ahammed, Benojir, Chowdhury, Rupok, Hashmi, Rubayyat and Ahmad, Kabir (2021). Neighbourhood socio-economic circumstances, place of residence and obesity amongst Australian adults: a longitudinal regression analysis using 14 annual eaves of the HILDA cohort. Obesities, 1 (3), 178-188. doi: 10.3390/obesities1030016
Keramat, Syed Afroz, Alam, Khorshed, Al-Hanawi, Mohammed Khaled, Gow, Jeff, Biddle, Stuart J. H. and Hashmi, Rubayyat (2021). Trends in the prevalence of adult overweight and obesity in Australia, and its association with geographic remoteness. Scientific Reports, 11 (1) 11320. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-90750-1
Keramat, Syed Afroz, Alam, Khorshed, Rana, Rezwanul Hasan, Chowdhury, Rupok, Farjana, Fariha, Hashmi, Rubayyat, Gow, Jeff and Biddle, Stuart J. H. (2021). Obesity and the risk of developing chronic diseases in middle-aged and older adults: Findings from an Australian longitudinal population survey, 2009–2017. PLoS One, 16 (11) e0260158, e0260158. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260158
Al-Hanawi, Mohammed K., Ahmad, Kabir, Haque, Rezwanul and Keramat, Syed A. (2021). Willingness to receive COVID-19 vaccination among adults with chronic diseases in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Journal of Infection and Public Health, 14 (10), 1489-1496. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2021.08.002
Ahmad, Kabir, Kabir, Enamul, Keramat, Syed Afroz and Khanam, Rasheda (2021). Maternal health and health-related behaviours and their associations with child health: Evidence from an Australian birth cohort. PLoS ONE, 16 (9 ) e0257188. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0257188
Haque, Rezwanul, Keramat, Syed Afroz, Rahman, Syed Mahbubur, RashMustafa, Maimun Ur and Alam, Khorshed (2021). Association of maternal obesity with fetal and neonatal death: evidence from South and South-East Asian countries. PLoS ONE, 16 (9) e0256725. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256725
Keramat, Syed Afroz, Alam, Khorshed, Rana, Rezwanul Hasan, Shuvo, Suvasish Das, Gow, Jeff, Biddle, Stuart J.H. and Keating, Byron (2021). Age and gender differences in the relationship between obesity and disability with self-perceived employment discrimination: Results from a retrospective study of an Australian national sample. SSM - Population Health, 16 100923, 100923. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.100923
Keramat, Syed Afroz, Alam, Khorshed, Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku, Islam, Md Sariful, Islam, Md Irteja, Hossain, Md Zobayer, Ahmed, Sazia, Gow, Jeff and Biddle, Stuart J. H. (2021). Obesity, disability and self-perceived health outcomes in Australian adults: a longitudinal analysis using 14 annual waves of the HILDA cohort. ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research, Volume 13, 777-788. doi: 10.2147/ceor.s318094
Rana, Rezwanul Hasan, Keramat, Syed Afroz and Gow, Jeff (2021). A systematic literature review of the impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on air quality in China. Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 21 (8) 200614, 200614. doi: 10.4209/aaqr.200614
Haque, Rezwanul, Alam, Khorshed, Rahman, Syed Mahbubur, Keramat, Syed Afroz and Al-Hanawi, Mohammed Khaled (2021). Women's empowerment and fertility decision-making in 53 low and middle resource countries: a pooled analysis of demographic and health surveys. BMJ Open, 11 (6) e045952. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045952
Keramat, Syed Afroz, Alam, Khorshed, Sathi, Nusrat Jahan, Gow, Jeff, Biddle, Stuart J. H. and Al-Hanawi, Mohammed Khaled (2021). Self-reported disability and its association with obesity and physical activity in Australian adults: results from a longitudinal study. SSM - Population Health, 14 100765, 100765. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.100765
Islam, Md Irteja, Alam, Kh Md Watin, Keramat, Syed Afroz, Murshid, Munzur E., Haque, Rezwanul, Kabir, Enamul, Khanam, Rasheda and Khan, Manjurul Haque (2021). Working conditions and occupational stress among nurses in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional pilot study. Journal of Public Health, 30 (9), 2211-2219. doi: 10.1007/s10389-020-01415-8
Keramat, Syed Afroz, Alam, Khorshed, Gow, Jeff and Biddle, Stuart J. H. (2021). Impact of disadvantaged neighborhoods and lifestyle factors on adult obesity: evidence from a 5-year cohort study in Australia. American Journal of Health Promotion, 35 (1), 28-37. doi: 10.1177/0890117120928790
Mahumud, Rashidul Alam, Dawson, Angela J., Chen, Wen, Biswas, Tuhin, Keramat, Syed Afroza, Morton, Rachael Lisa and Renzaho, Andre M.N. (2021). The risk and protective factors for suicidal burden among 251 763 school-based adolescents in 77 low- And middle-income to high-income countries: Assessing global, regional and national variations. Psychological Medicine, 52 (2), 1-19. doi: 10.1017/S0033291721002774
Ahmad, Kabir, Khanam, Taslima, Keramat, Syed Afroz, Islam, Md. Irteja, Kabir, Enamul and Khanam, Rasheda (2020). Interaction between the place of residence and wealth on the risk of overweight and obesity in Bangladeshi women. PLoS ONE, 15 (12 ) e0243349, 1-15. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243349
Mahumud, Rashidul Alam, Gow, Jeff, Keramat, Syed Afroz, March, Sonja, Dunn, Jeff, Alam, Khorshed and Renzaho, Andre M. N. (2020). Distribution and predictors associated with the use of breast cancer screening services among women in 14 low-resource countries. BMC Public Health, 20 (1) 1467. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-09557-w
Keramat, Syed Afroz, Alam, Khorshed, Gow, Jeff and Biddle, Stuart J. H. (2020). A longitudinal exploration of the relationship between obesity, and long term health condition with presenteeism in Australian workplaces, 2006-2018. PloS One, 15 (8) e0238260, e0238260. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238260
Mahumud, Rashidul Alam, Alam, Khorshed, Keramat, Syed Afroz, Renzaho, Andre M. N., Hossain, Md. Golam, Haque, Rezwanul, Ormsby, Gail M., Dunn, Jeff and Gow, Jeff (2020). Wealth stratified inequalities in service utilisation of breast cancer screening across the geographical regions: a pooled decomposition analysis. Archives of Public Health, 78 (1) 32. doi: 10.1186/s13690-020-00410-5
Mahumud, Rashidul Alam, Alam, Khorshed, Keramat, Syed Afroz, Ormsby, Gail M., Dunn, Jeff and Gow, Jeff (2020). Cost-effectiveness evaluations of the 9-Valent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine: evidence from a systematic review. PLoS ONE, 15 (6) e0233499, e0233499. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0233499
Keramat, Syed Afroz, Alam, Khorshed, Gow, Jeff and Biddle, Stuart J. H. (2020). Gender differences in the longitudinal association between obesity, and disability with workplace absenteeism in the Australian working population. PLoS ONE, 15 (5) e0233512, e0233512. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0233512
Mahumud, Rashidul Alam, Keramat, Syed Afroz, Ormsby, Gail M, Sultana, Marufa, Rawal, Lal B., Alam, Khorshed, Gow, Jeff and Renzaho, Andre M. N. (2020). Wealth-related inequalities of women’s knowledge of cervical cancer screening and service utilisation in 18 resource-constrained countries: evidence from a pooled decomposition analysis. International Journal for Equity in Health, 19 (1) 42. doi: 10.1186/s12939-020-01159-7
Keramat, Syed Afroz, Alam, Khorshed, Gow, Jeff and Biddle, Stuart J. H. (2020). Job-Related Characteristics and Obesity in Australian Employees: Evidence From a Longitudinal Nationally Representative Sample. American Journal of Health Promotion, 34 (7), 729-739. doi: 10.1177/0890117119901093
Mahumud, Rashidul Alam, Gow, Jeff, Alam, Khorshed, Keramat, Syed Afroz, Hossain, Md Golam, Sultana, Marufa, Sarker, Abdur Razzaque and Islam, Sheikh M. Shariful (2020). Cost-effectiveness of the introduction of two-dose bi-valent (Cervarix) and quadrivalent (Gardasil) HPV vaccination for adolescent girls in Bangladesh. Vaccine, 38 (2), 165-172. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.10.037
Alam, Khorshed, Mahumud, Rashidul Alam, Alam, Fariha, Keramat, Syed Afroz, Erdiaw-Kwasie, Michael O. and Sarker, Abdur Razzaque (2019). Determinants of access to eHealth services in regional Australia. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 131 103960, 103960. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2019.103960
Keramat, Syed Afroz, Alam, Khorshed, Gow, Jeff and Biddle, Stuart J. H. (2019). Obesity, Long-Term Health Problems, and Workplace Satisfaction: A Longitudinal Study of Australian Workers. Journal of Community Health, 45 (2), 288-300. doi: 10.1007/s10900-019-00735-5