Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Mahbubur Rahman, M.B.B.S., Ph.D.,
M.P.H.
Associate Professor
Education:
M.P.H., 2001, Harvard School of Public Health, MA
Ph.D. in Epidemiology, 1998, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
M.B.B.S, 1990, Sir Salimullah Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Research Interests:
HPV vaccine awareness and utilization; cancer prevention; obesity; weight loss behaviors; nutritional awareness; body composition; racial disparity
Selected Recent Publications:
Rahman M, Berenson AB. Self-perception of weight gain among multiethnic reproductive-age women. Journal of Women’s Health 2012; 21(3):340-346
Thu TA, Rahman M, Coffin S, Harun-Or-Rashid M, Sakamoto J, Nguyen VH. Antibiotic use among Vietnamese hospitals: a multicenter point-prevalence study. American Journal of Infection Control 2012 Feb 16. [Epub ahead of print]
Leyser-Whalen O, Rouhani M, Rahman M, Berenson AB. Risk factors for failure to place transcervical sterilization coils in the tubal ostia. Contraception 2012;85(4):384-388
Roncancio A, Berenson AB, Rahman M. Health locus of control, acculturation, and health-related internet use among Latinas. Journal of Health Communication. 2012;17(6):631-40
Berenson AB, Rahman M. Prevalence and correlates of non-medical prescription drug use among young women receiving public healthcare. Journal of Addictive Diseases 2011; 30(3):203-215
Hirth JM, Rahman M. Berenson AB. The association of Posttraumatic stress disorder with fast food and soda consumption and unhealthy weight loss behaviors among young women. Journal of Women’s Health 2011;20(8):1141-1149
Leyser-Whalen O, Rahman M, Berenson AB. Natural and Social Disasters: Hurricane Ike and access to contraceptives. Journal of Women’s Health 2011;20(12):1861-1866
Laz TH, Rahman M, Berenson AB. An update on Human papillomavirus vaccine uptake among 11-17-year-old girls in the United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2010. Vaccine 2012;30(24):3534-40.
Berenson AB, van den Berg P, Williams KJ, Rahman M. Effects of injectable and oral contraceptives on glucose and insulin levels. Obstetrics & Gynecology 2011;117(1):41-47
Rahman M, Berenson AB. Self-perception of weight and its association with weight-related behaviors in young reproductive-aged women. Obstetrics & Gynecology 2010;116(6):1274-1280
Rahman M, Berenson AB. Racial difference in lean mass distribution among reproductive-age women. Ethnicity & Disease 2010;20:346-352
Rahman M, Berenson AB. Accuracy of current body mass index obesity classification for white, black and Hispanic reproductive-age women. Obstetrics & Gynecology 2010;115(5):982-988
Rahman M, Berenson AB. Predictors of higher bone mineral density loss associated with depot medroxyprogesterone acetate. Obstetrics & Gynecology 2010;115(1):35-40
Berenson AB, Rahman M, Wilkinson G. Effect of injectable and oral contraceptives on serum lipids. Obstetrics & Gynecology 2009;114(4):786-794
Rahman M, Temple JA, Radecki Breitkopf C, Berenson AB. Racial difference in body fat distribution among reproductive-aged women. Metabolism 2009;58(9):1329-1337
LE YL, Rahman M, Berenson AB. Early weight gain predicting later weight gain among depot medroxyprogesterone users. Obstetrics & Gynecology 2009;114(2):279-284
Berenson AB, Rahman M, Wilkinson G. Racial difference in the correlates of bone mineral content/density and age at peak among reproductive-aged women. Osteoporosis International 2009;20(8):1439-1449
Berenson AB, Rahman M. Changes in weight, total fat, percent body fat, and central-to-peripheral fat ratio associated with injectable and oral contraceptive use. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2009;200(3):329.e1-e8
Berenson AB, Radecki Breitkopf C, Newman JL, Rahman M. Contribution of fat free mass and fat mass to bone mineral density among reproductive-aged women of white, black, and Hispanic race/ethnicity. Journal of Clinical Densitometry 2009;12(2):200-206
Berenson AB, Rahman M, Radecki Breitkopf C, Lian X Bi. A prospective cohort study, controlled study on the effects of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate 20 μg birth control pills on bone mineral density. Obstetrics & Gynecology 2008; 112(4):788-799
Costantine MM, Rahman M, Ghulmiyah L, Byers BD, Longo M, Wen T, Hankins GDV, Saade GR. Timing of perioperative antibiotics for cesarean sections: a meta-analysis. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2008;199(3):301.e1- e6
Berenson AB, Odom SD, Radecki Breitkopf C, Rahman M. Physiologic and psychologic symptoms associated with injectable contraception and 20 μg pills. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2008;199(4):351.e1- e12
Rahman M, Vandermause MF, Kieke BA, Belongia EA. Performance of Binax NOW Flu A & B and direct fluorescent assay in comparison with a composite of viral culture or reverse transcription-PCR for detection of influenza infection during 2006-07 season. Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Diseases 2008;62(2):162-166
Rahman M, Bright RA, Kieke BA, Donahue GJ, Greenlee RT, Vandermause MF, Balish A, Foust A, Cox NJ, Klimov AI, Shay DK, Belongia EA. Adamantane resistant influenza viruses during the 2004-05 season: clinical Infectious Diseases features and risk factors. Emerging 2008;14(1):