Mazeda Hossain BA MSc

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Background

Mazeda Hossain is an epidemiologist conducting research on gender, violence and its health consequences.  She is based at the Gender, Violence and Centre: www.lshtm.ac.uk/genderviolence

Teaching

Basic Statistics for Public Health.

Research

Mazeda Hossain is currently leading a randomised community trial (RCT) in Cote d'Ivoire evaluating a community-based violence prevention intervention. Prior to this, she coordinated a multi-country study on health and violence against women asylum seekers and refugees in Europe. She was also extensively involved in another multi-country study measuring the physical and mental health outcomes of women trafficked for sexual exploitation in Europe. 

Since joining the GVH Centre, she has been involved with the development of study protocols and questionnaires measuring violence among vulnerable populations; coordinated a household survey in Cote d'Ivoire among men and women; trained study teams in data collection methods that are sensitive to the needs of traumatised populations; and developed sexual and reproductive health guidelines for trafficked women and people living with HIV/AIDS in Europe. Her current research interests are focused on violence in conflict-affected settings and the design and evaluation of complex interventions.

Selected publications

• Hossain, M. Women's and men's experiences of sexual and physical partner violence in a conflict-affected setting: Findings from Cote d'Ivoire Global Response 2010 - Violent Conflict and Health, 2010;
• Zimmerman, C.; Kiss, L.; Hossain, M.; Watts, C.; Trafficking in persons: a health concern? Cien Saude Colet, 2009; 14(4):1029-35
• Zimmerman, C.; Hossain, M.; Kiss, L.; Mak, J.; Hoey, J.; Weneden, K. Asylum-Seeking Women, Violence & Health: Results from a Pilot Study in Scotland and Belgium London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and Scottish Refugee Council (SRC) (London) 2009
• Foss, A.M.; von Simson, R.; Zimmerman, C.; Hossain, M.; Klot, J.; Watts, C. HIV/AIDS and rape: Modeling predictions of the increase in individual risk of HIV infection from forced sex in conflict and post-conflict settings Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) Forum, 2009;
• Zimmerman, C.; Hossain, M.; Yun, K.; Gajadadziev, V.; Guzun, N.; Tchomarova, M.; Ciarrocchi, R.A.; Johansson, A.; Kefurtova, A.; Scodanibbio, S.; Motus, M.N.; Roche, B.; Morison, L.; Watts, C.; The Health of Trafficked Women: A Survey of Women Entering Posttrafficking Services in Europe. Am J Public Health, 2007; 98(1):55-9
• Hossain, M.; Broutet, N.; Hawkes, S.; The elimination of congenital syphilis: a comparison of the proposed World Health Organization action plan for the elimination of congenital syphilis with existing national maternal and congenital syphilis policies. Sex Transm Dis, 2007; 34(7 Suppl):S22-30
• Foss, A.M.; Hossain, M.; Vickerman, P.T.; Watts, C.H.; A systematic review of published evidence on intervention impact on condom use in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. Sex Transm Infect, 2007; 83(7):510-6
• Low, N.; Broutet, N.; Adu-Sarkodie, Y.; Barton, P.; Hossain, M.; Hawkes, S. Sexual and reproductive health 5 - Global control of sexually transmitted infections Lancet, 2006; 368(9551):2001-16

Full publications listing (since 2001)