Departmental Affiliations
Center & Institute Affiliations
Saifuddin Ahmed, MBBS, PhD ‘96, his research includes reproductive epidemiology, particularly maternal mortality estimation; program evaluation for family planning and MCH care.
Contact Info
Research Interests
Population and Family Health Sciences; reproductive health; reproductive epidemiology; family planning; maternal mortality and morbidity estimation; complex population surveys.
Experiences & Accomplishments
With medical background and training in demography and epidemiology, I plan to continue my research endeavor in the following areas: a. reproductive epidemiology, including maternal mortality estimation; b. program evaluation for family planning and MCH care; c. health care utilizations: problems and issues d. quantitative research methods and complex population surveys. I am currently examining family planning challenges and the prognosis, changes in quality of life and social integration of women with obstetric fistula after surgical repair in developing countries.
I teach Methods in Survey Sampling (BIOS 140.640) and Methods in the Analysis of Large Population Surveys (PFRH 380.712) courses.
Honors & Awards
World Health Organization(WHO) Research Fellow, Sept., 1991- August, 1993
AMTRA award 2004: Advising, Mentoring and Teaching Recognition Award for outstanding mentoring and teaching service at BSPH, JHU
AMTRA award 2009: Advising, Mentoring and Teaching Recognition Award for outstanding mentoring and teaching service at BSPH, JHU
Member, Technical Advisor Group (TAG), Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group [MMEIG], Consortium by WHO/UNICEF/UNFPA and the World Bank for Global Maternal Mortality Estimation.
Select Publications
I am listing my key publications on maternal mortality and MCH care that have high impact factors.
Ahmed S, Srivastava S, Warren N, Mayra K, Misra M, Mahapatra T, Rao N. Impact of a nurse mentoring program on the quality of labour and delivery care at primary healthcare facilities in Bihar, India. BMJ Global Health, 2019;0:e001767. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2019-001767.
Ahmed, S, YJ Choi, JG Rimon et al. Trends in contraceptive prevalence rates in sub-Saharan Africa since the 2012 London Summit on Family Planning: results from repeated cross-sectional surveys. Lancet Global Health, May 17, 2019, DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(19)30200-1.
Ahmed, S, Q. Li, L. Liu and A. Tsui. Maternal Deaths Averted by Contraceptive Use: Results from a Global Analysis of 172 countries. Lancet, 2012 July; 380(9837): 111-125.
Ahmed, S and K. Hill. Maternal mortality estimation for sub-national areas in Bangladesh. Bulletin of World Health Organization. 2011; 89:12–21.
Ahmed S, Creanga AA, Gillespie DG, Tsui AO. Economic status, education and empowerment: implications for maternal health service utilization in developing countries. PLoS One. 2010 Jun 23;5(6):e11190.