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Faculty Agricultural Economics and Business Studies Rural Sociology and Development Faculty Members Dr. Md. Abdul Ahad

Dr. Md. Abdul Ahad

Associate Professor

Doctor of Philosophy (Flinders University, Australia), MS in Rural Sociology and Development (SAU, Bangladesh), B. Sc. Ag. Econ. (Hons.) (SAU, Bangladesh)

Research interests: Child Rights and Protection, Child Psychology, Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD), Fundamentals of Care, Child Developmental Delays, Mixed-Method Design

aahad@sau.ac.bd

ahadsau1991@gmail.com
+8801737962598
Dept. of Rural Sociology and Development

Publication Profile

  • Bartram, A., Mittinty, M., Ahad, M.A., Bogomolova, S., Dono, J., Brownbill, A.L., Harrison, N.J., Garcia, J., Glavinic, I., May, M. and Bowden, J., 2025. Alcohol advertising in disguise: Exposure to zero-alcohol products prompts adolescents to think of alcohol—Reaction time experimental study. International Journal of Drug Policy, 139, 104753. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.104753. (Q1)
  • Ahad, M.A., Parry, Y. Willis, E., Ullah, S. and Ankers, M. (2025). Child Laborers’ Exposure to Physical Maltreatment in Rural Bangladesh: Prevalence and Risk Factors. Asian Journal of Criminology, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11417-025-09453-5 . (Q1)
  • Parry, Y., Ahad, M.A., Willis, E. and Ankers, M. (2024). Australian caregivers’ experiences of paediatric wait times for primary and allied health care appointments: A scoping review. Health and Social Care in the Community. 2024(1). https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/4277668 (Q1)
  • Ahad MA, Parry YK, Willis E, Ullah S (2024). Key Informant Views of the Determinants of Child Labour Maltreatment. Children. 11(6):708. https://doi.org/10.3390/children11060708 (Q2).
  • Ahad, M. A., Parry, Y. K., Willis, E., & Ullah, S. (2024). Child maltreatment and psycho-social impairments among child laborers in rural Bangladesh. Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, 1-8. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-024-02671-9 (Q1)
  • Ahad, M. A., Parry, Y. K., Willis, E., & Ullah, S. (2024). Child Laborers’ Exposure to Neglect in Rural Bangladesh: Prevalence and Risk Factors. Child Indicators Research, 17, 1115–1135. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12187-024-10129-2 (Q1)
  • Ahad, M. A., Parry, Y. K., Willis, E., & Ullah, S. (2024). Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with the Psychological Maltreatment and Neglect of Child Laborers in Rural Bangladesh. Health & Social Care in the Community, 2024(1), 1085111. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/1085111 (Q1)
  • MA Ahad, YK Parry, E Willis, M Ankers (2023). Paediatric wait times for primary health care appointments and people’s experiences of barriers in timely access: An Australian scoping study. Open Science Framework. https://osf.io/tq9us/ (Registration)
  • Ahad, M.A., Parry, Y. Willis, E. and Ullah, S. (2023). Understanding the prevalence and characteristics of perpetrators of maltreatment of child laborers in Bangladesh: A qualitative study drawing on key informant interview. Heliyon, 9, 2023, e19031. (Q1)
  • Ahad, M. A., Parry, Y. and Willis, E. (2021). The prevalence and impact of maltreatment of child laborers in the context of four South Asian countries: A scoping review. Child Abuse & Neglect, 117, 2021. (Q1)
  • Ahad, M. A., Kayko, T. Parry, Y., Willis, E. and Yang, W. (2021). Child abuse during the Covid-19 pandemic prospect, risk and factors: A narrative review. Hellenic Journal of Psychology, 18(2021), 46-62. (Q3)
  • Ahad, M. A., Chowdhury, M., Parry, Y. and Willis, E. (2021). Urban Child Labor in Bangladesh: Determinants and Its Possible Impacts on Health and Education. Social Sciences. 10(3), 107. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci10030107 (Q2)
  • Ahad, M. A., Parry, Y. and Willis, E. (2020). Spillover trend of child labor during the Covid-19 crisis- An unnoticed wake-up call. Frontiers in Public Health. Doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.00488. (Q1)
  • Ahad, M. A., Eleen, F., & Chowdhury, M. (2018). Hazardous working condition and employers’ perception regarding child laborer: A study at Sylhet city of Bangladesh. South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics, 2 (1), 01-07.
  • Chowdhury, N., Ahad, M. A., Chowdhury, M., Kundu, I. and Islam, T. (2018). Health and Hygiene Condition of Female Tea Workers: A Study in Three Tea Gardens of Sylhet District. Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology, 26 (1), 01-09.
  • Islam, T., Ahad, M. A., Chowdhury. M. and Ahmed, T. (2018). Role of Women in Remittance-earning Households: Evidence from Sylhet City, Bangladesh. Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences. 5 (2), 1-7.
  • Ahad, M. A., Chowdhury, M., Islam, M. B. and Alam, M., F. (2017). “Socioeconomic Status of Young Drug Addicts in Sylhet City, Bangladesh”. IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 22 (6), 01-06.
  • Ahad, M. A., Chowdhury, M., Kundu, I., Tanny, N. J., Rahman M. W. (2017). Causes of Drug Addiction among Youth in Sylhet City of Bangladesh. IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 22 (5), 27-31.
  • Feo, R., Conroy, T., Laugesen, B., Voldbjerg, S. L., Gronkjaer, M., Jensen, K., Ahad, M. A., Thomas, J., Kitson, A. and Lerbaek, B., 2025. Assessing the Complexity of Fundamental Care: Developing and Refining the Flinders Fundamentals of Care Assessment Tool for Clinical Practice. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2025, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.16919. (Q1)
  • Bartram, A., Ahad, M. A., Long, A., Lubman, D. I., Morrison, E., Rundle, J., ... & Bowden, J. (2025). ‘It's Hard to Look Past the Accessibility’: Service Provider Perspectives on Implementing Telehealth for Alcohol and Other Drug Counselling as a Health Service Innovation. Drug and Alcohol Review. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.70000 (Q1)
  • Parry, Y., Sivertsen, N., Willis, E., Briley, A., Lines, L., Anstice, N., Bell, A., Ankers, M., Ahad, M.A. & Yin, H. (2024). Improving Health and Developmental Outcomes for Children aged 0 to 5 years: Child Health and Development Check Pilot Phase 1. Caring Futures Institute, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, South Australia. https://doi.org/10.25957/6fph-xh22 (Project Report)
  • Parry, Y., Sivertsen, N., Willis, E., Briley, A., Lines, L., Anstice, N., Bell, A., Ankers, M., Ahad, M.A. & Yin, H. (2024). Improving Health and Developmental Outcomes for Children aged 0 to 5 years: Child Health and Development Check Pilot Phase 1 & 2. Caring Futures Institute, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, South Australia. Doi: 10.25957/fjzd-5795 (Project Report)
  • Thompson, K., Ahad, M. A., Di Censo, G., Hines, S., Rich, N., McEntee, A., & Bowden, J. (2025). Present but Overlooked: A Scoping Review of Instruments and Approaches for Measuring Presenteeism Related to Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drug Use. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 1-25. (Q1)

Conference Proceedings

  • Ahad, M. A., Parry, Y. and Willis, E. (2020). The prevalence and impact of the maltreatment of child laborers employed in domestic and agriculture work in developing countries within the South Asian rural regions: A scoping review protocol. The Asian Conference on Education 2021, Official Conference Proceedings. Doi: 10.22492/issn.2186-5892.2022.17