Mohammad Niaz Morshed Khan

International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh | ICDDR,B · Program for HIV/AIDS

Background: Internationally, methamphetamine use is prevalent among males who have sex with males (MSM) and transgender women (hijra), with studies showing its association with risky sexual behaviours leading to HIV transmission. This study aimed to explore the underlying reasons for methamphetamine use among MSM and hijra in Bangladesh. Methods: W...

Introduction Transgender women (hijra) in Bangladesh are declared as a separate gender category by the Government. However, research revealed that they experience transphobia, which could potentially affect their physical and mental health outcomes, and their access to SRHR-related care. This warrants an exploration of their SRHR-related rights iss...

Background HIV testing coverage among males having sex with males (MSM) and transgender women (locally known as hijra) is low in Bangladesh. Oral fluid-based HIV self-testing (HIVST) may improve coverage due to its convenience and privacy but is yet to be tested in Bangladesh. Therefore, the acceptability and feasibility of supervised HIVST was exa...

Introduction Chemsex is defined as drug use to enhance sexual pleasure. Global literature illustrated the pervasiveness of chemsex among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women ( hijra ) for prolonging anal intercourse, reducing pain and intensifying pleasure, oftentimes without condoms. Global literature highlighted the association b...

Introduction In Bangladesh, sexually transmitted infection (STI) services are available for all populations in public health facilities. However, STI services for key populations (KPs) at risk of HIV need specifically designed approaches that are predominantly administered to KPs through donor-supported service centers operated by non-government or...

Introduction One of the contributors to tuberculosis (TB) burden among vulnerable populations, such as sexual minority people, is the delay in case finding and notification. Given their socially excluded, hard-to-reach nature, community-led approaches need to be introduced to facilitate their screening of TB symptoms and their subsequent referral t...

Background Key populations (KPs) who are at risk of compromised situation of sexual and reproductive health and rights in Bangladesh constitute including males having sex with males, male sex workers, transgender women (locally known as hijra) and female sex workers. Globally, these key populations experience various sexual and reproductive health...

Background The HIV epidemic in Bangladesh is largely being driven by people who inject drugs (PWID) and mainly concentrated in Dhaka city. Intregrated biological and behavioural survey (IBBS) data of 2016 showed that a considerable percentage of the HIV positive PWID had unsafe sex with their female sex partners. Prevalence of HIV, risk behaviorus...

Introduction: There is currently ample research and intervention initiatives addressing anal sex and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among gender and sexually diverse people (i.e., men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women). However, oral sex and oral STIs are not prioritized to the same extent, despite their concerning implicat...

Background Besides HIV, people who inject drugs (PWID) experience other biomedical adversities, including injection-related injuries and infections. Yet, they are often inadequately addressed due to the prioritisation of HIV-related issues. This article explored the risk environment and socio-structural adversities of PWID living with injection-rel...

Background: A number of countries across Asia have instituted "drug wars", aimed at eradicating drug supply and consumption. These wars often employ strategies like arbitrary arrest and detention, increased surveillance, harassment and sometimes extrajudicial killings. However, these measures have not been shown to effectively eliminate drug suppl...

Coverage of HIV testing services (HTS) is generally low among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (hijra) in Bangladesh, thus impeding the national goal of attaining the 90-90-90 target. In this context, this article delineates HTS uptake barriers among these populations. This qualitative study entailed 30 in-depth interviews, six...

Methamphetamine use has increased among gender and sexually diverse people in several countries, including Bangladesh. This study aimed to explore the effects of methamphetamine on the sexual lives of these people in Dhaka, Bangladesh. An exploratory qualitative study was conducted, comprising 30 in-depth interviews with gender and sexually diverse...

Background Women who inject drugs (WWID) experience various complexities, risks and vulnerabilities attributed to unequal gendered power differentials. This article has aimed to explore the unequal gendered power dynamics that influence HIV risks and vulnerabilities among WWID in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Methods This paper is based on an ethnographic st...

Introduction: Although Bangladesh is a country of generalised tuberculosis (TB) epidemic, the HIV prevalence is low among general populations, and 3.9% among key populations. Despite the high possibility of HIV-TB coinfection, scientifically tested approaches for increasing TB case detection among sexual minority people are yet to be developed and...

Determinants of vitamin D deficiency among Bangladeshi children: A hospital based case-control study Determinants of vitamin D deficiency among Bangladeshi children: A hospital based case-control study ABSTRACT Background: Risk factors of vitamin D deficiency among children have been identified in many developed countries but not yet in some develo...

Internet addiction specifies to the extreme use of the internet which sequentially causes problems in relationship, health and professional aspects. The current study attempted to find out the pattern of internet use and internet addiction-related behaviour among the students of private medical colleges in Dhaka City, Bangladesh. A cross-sectional...

Hijra refers to culturally acceptable socio-sexual groups of people of the Indian subcontinent (i.e., India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan) who do not conform to conventional notions of male?female gender dichotomy but combine or move between the two. They claim themselves being ?neither male nor female? and many scholars argued that hijra constitutes a...

Hijra refers to culturally acceptable socio-sexual groups of people of the Indian subcontinent (i.e., India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan) who do not conform to conventional notions of male–female gender dichotomy but combine or move between the two. They claim themselves being “neither male nor female” and many scholars argued that hijra constitutes a...