Overview
Background
Syed Afroz Keramat is a Research Fellow (Health Economist) at the Centre for Health Services Research (CHSR) at the University of Queensland, Australia. Dr. Afroz received his PhD in health economics from the University of Southern Queensland (Australia) in 2021. He possesses multiple Master's degrees earned from distinguished European universities, including Warwick (UK), Lund (Sweden), and Pavia (Italy). Since joining the CHSR (UQ) in 2021, he has been a core teaching member of the “Cost-Effectiveness in Health and Medicine” course.
His key expertise includes health technology assessment using TreeAge software and analytical skills in utilising longitudinal data to provide an evidence base for research and inform health policy. He continues developing research interests related to health economics, health services research, health policy, valuing and measuring health-related quality of life, and economic evaluation of healthcare technologies. He has over 60 peer-reviewed publications (H-index=18), with a majority appearing in top-tier (Quartile 1) journals, where he is the first or senior author. His work has been published in leading medical and health policy journals, including the European Journal of Health Economics, PharmacoEconomics, Social Science & Medicine, Value in Health, Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, Quality of Life Research, JAMDA, and Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation. His ability to produce high-quality, impactful research has been acknowledged through multiple awards and recognitions, including the UniSQ HDR Publication Excellence Awards in 2022 and 2021. The findings of his research have been cited in 23 policy documents. Additionally, his research has received international media attention. For example, his research findings were featured in “The Chronicle” and “PharmacoEconomics & Outcome News”.
He is currently an associate editor for the journal ‘BMC Public Health’. He has also been a member of the scientific committee for national and international conferences, including the International Health Economics Association (i-HEA) Congress (2021, 2023, and 2025), the Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025), the ISPOR Europe Conference in 2024, the Society for Medical Decision Making conference (2023, 2024), the Herston Health Precinct Symposium (2022, 2023, 2024), and the University of Queensland HDR conference (2023). Dr. Afroz is a member of several professional associations, including the International Health Economics Association (iHEA), the Australian Health Economics Society (AHES), and the Health Services Research Association Australia New Zealand (HSRAANZ).
Dr Afroz is currently available to supervise master's thesis or PhD students seeking to undertake research in the domains of health economics, public health, health services research, and economic evaluation.
Availability
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Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours), Khulna University
- Masters (Coursework), Khulna University
- Masters (Extended), The University of Warwick
- Masters (Coursework), Università degli Studi di Pavia
- Masters (Coursework), Lund University
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Southern Queensland
Research interests
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Health economics, publich health, and health services research
Works
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2022
Journal Article
Nexus between maternal underweight and child anthropometric status in South and South-East Asian countries
Haque, Rezwanul, Alam, Khorshed, Rahman, Syed Mahbubur, Mustafa, Maimun Ur Rashid, Ahammed, Benojir, Ahmad, Kabir, Hashmi, Rubayyat, Wubishet, Befikadu Legesse and Keramat, Syed Afroz (2022). Nexus between maternal underweight and child anthropometric status in South and South-East Asian countries. Nutrition, 98 111628, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2022.111628
2022
Journal Article
Frequency of watching television, owning a mobile phone and risk of being overweight/obese among reproductive-aged women in low- and lower-middle-income countries: a pooled analysis from Demographic and Health Survey data
Ahammed, Benojir, Haque, Rezwanul, Rahman, Syed Mahbubur, Keramat, Syed Afroz, Mahbub, Afrin, Ferdausi, Farzana and Alam, Khorshed (2022). Frequency of watching television, owning a mobile phone and risk of being overweight/obese among reproductive-aged women in low- and lower-middle-income countries: a pooled analysis from Demographic and Health Survey data. Journal of Biosocial Science, 55 (3) PII S0021932022000207, 1-14. doi: 10.1017/s0021932022000207
2022
Journal Article
Disability, physical activity, and health-related quality of life in Australian adults: an investigation using 19 waves of a longitudinal cohort
Keramat, Syed Afroz, Ahammed, Benojir, Mohammed, Aliu, Seidu, Abdul-Aziz, Farjana, Fariha, Hashmi, Rubayyat, Ahmad, Kabir, Haque, Rezwanul, Ahmed, Sazia, Ali, Mohammad Afshar and Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku (2022). Disability, physical activity, and health-related quality of life in Australian adults: an investigation using 19 waves of a longitudinal cohort. PLoS ONE, 17 (5 May) e0268304, e0268304. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0268304
2022
Journal Article
Prevalence and associated factors of underweight and overweight/obesity among reproductive-aged women: a pooled analysis of data from South Asian countries (Bangladesh, Maldives, Nepal and Pakistan)
Ferdausi, Farzana, Al-Zubayer, Md Akib, Keramat, Syed Afroz and Ahammed, Benojir (2022). Prevalence and associated factors of underweight and overweight/obesity among reproductive-aged women: a pooled analysis of data from South Asian countries (Bangladesh, Maldives, Nepal and Pakistan). Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research and Reviews, 16 (3) 102428, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.dsx.2022.102428
2022
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The risk and protective factors for suicidal burden among 251,763 school-based adolescents in 77 low- and middle-income to high-income countries: assessing global, regional, and national variations (vol 52, pg 1, 2021)
Mahumud, Rashidul Alam, Dawson, Angela J., Chen, Wen, Biswas, Tuhin, Keramat, Syed Afroz, Morton, Rachael Lisa and Renzaho, Andre M. N. (2022). The risk and protective factors for suicidal burden among 251,763 school-based adolescents in 77 low- and middle-income to high-income countries: assessing global, regional, and national variations (vol 52, pg 1, 2021). Psychological Medicine, 52 (2) PII S0033291721003858, 400-400. doi: 10.1017/S0033291721003858
2021
Journal Article
Neighbourhood socio-economic circumstances, place of residence and obesity amongst Australian adults: a longitudinal regression analysis using 14 annual eaves of the HILDA cohort
Keramat, Syed Afroz, Sathi, Nusrat Jahan, Haque, Rezwanul, Ahammed, Benojir, Chowdhury, Rupok, Hashmi, Rubayyat and Ahmad, Kabir (2021). Neighbourhood socio-economic circumstances, place of residence and obesity amongst Australian adults: a longitudinal regression analysis using 14 annual eaves of the HILDA cohort. Obesities, 1 (3), 178-188. doi: 10.3390/obesities1030016
2021
Journal Article
Trends in the prevalence of adult overweight and obesity in Australia, and its association with geographic remoteness
Keramat, Syed Afroz, Alam, Khorshed, Al-Hanawi, Mohammed Khaled, Gow, Jeff, Biddle, Stuart J. H. and Hashmi, Rubayyat (2021). Trends in the prevalence of adult overweight and obesity in Australia, and its association with geographic remoteness. Scientific Reports, 11 (1) 11320. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-90750-1
2021
Journal Article
Obesity and the risk of developing chronic diseases in middle-aged and older adults: Findings from an Australian longitudinal population survey, 2009–2017
Keramat, Syed Afroz, Alam, Khorshed, Rana, Rezwanul Hasan, Chowdhury, Rupok, Farjana, Fariha, Hashmi, Rubayyat, Gow, Jeff and Biddle, Stuart J. H. (2021). Obesity and the risk of developing chronic diseases in middle-aged and older adults: Findings from an Australian longitudinal population survey, 2009–2017. PLoS One, 16 (11) e0260158, e0260158. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260158
2021
Journal Article
Willingness to receive COVID-19 vaccination among adults with chronic diseases in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Al-Hanawi, Mohammed K., Ahmad, Kabir, Haque, Rezwanul and Keramat, Syed A. (2021). Willingness to receive COVID-19 vaccination among adults with chronic diseases in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Journal of Infection and Public Health, 14 (10), 1489-1496. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2021.08.002
2021
Journal Article
Maternal health and health-related behaviours and their associations with child health: Evidence from an Australian birth cohort
Ahmad, Kabir, Kabir, Enamul, Keramat, Syed Afroz and Khanam, Rasheda (2021). Maternal health and health-related behaviours and their associations with child health: Evidence from an Australian birth cohort. PLoS ONE, 16 (9 ) e0257188, e0257188. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0257188
2021
Journal Article
Association of maternal obesity with fetal and neonatal death: evidence from South and South-East Asian countries
Haque, Rezwanul, Keramat, Syed Afroz, Rahman, Syed Mahbubur, RashMustafa, Maimun Ur and Alam, Khorshed (2021). Association of maternal obesity with fetal and neonatal death: evidence from South and South-East Asian countries. PLoS ONE, 16 (9) e0256725. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256725
2021
Journal Article
Obesity, disability and self-perceived health outcomes in Australian adults: a longitudinal analysis using 14 annual waves of the HILDA cohort
Keramat, Syed Afroz, Alam, Khorshed, Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku, Islam, Md Sariful, Islam, Md Irteja, Hossain, Md Zobayer, Ahmed, Sazia, Gow, Jeff and Biddle, Stuart J. H. (2021). Obesity, disability and self-perceived health outcomes in Australian adults: a longitudinal analysis using 14 annual waves of the HILDA cohort. ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research, Volume 13, 777-788. doi: 10.2147/ceor.s318094
2021
Journal Article
Age and gender differences in the relationship between obesity and disability with self-perceived employment discrimination: Results from a retrospective study of an Australian national sample
Keramat, Syed Afroz, Alam, Khorshed, Rana, Rezwanul Hasan, Shuvo, Suvasish Das, Gow, Jeff, Biddle, Stuart J.H. and Keating, Byron (2021). Age and gender differences in the relationship between obesity and disability with self-perceived employment discrimination: Results from a retrospective study of an Australian national sample. SSM - Population Health, 16 100923, 100923. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.100923
2021
Journal Article
A systematic literature review of the impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on air quality in China
Rana, Rezwanul Hasan, Keramat, Syed Afroz and Gow, Jeff (2021). A systematic literature review of the impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on air quality in China. Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 21 (8) 200614, 200614. doi: 10.4209/aaqr.200614
2021
Journal Article
Women's empowerment and fertility decision-making in 53 low and middle resource countries: a pooled analysis of demographic and health surveys
Haque, Rezwanul, Alam, Khorshed, Rahman, Syed Mahbubur, Keramat, Syed Afroz and Al-Hanawi, Mohammed Khaled (2021). Women's empowerment and fertility decision-making in 53 low and middle resource countries: a pooled analysis of demographic and health surveys. BMJ Open, 11 (6) e045952. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045952
2021
Journal Article
Self-reported disability and its association with obesity and physical activity in Australian adults: results from a longitudinal study
Keramat, Syed Afroz, Alam, Khorshed, Sathi, Nusrat Jahan, Gow, Jeff, Biddle, Stuart J. H. and Al-Hanawi, Mohammed Khaled (2021). Self-reported disability and its association with obesity and physical activity in Australian adults: results from a longitudinal study. SSM - Population Health, 14 100765, 100765. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.100765
2021
Journal Article
Working conditions and occupational stress among nurses in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional pilot study
Islam, Md Irteja, Alam, Kh Md Watin, Keramat, Syed Afroz, Murshid, Munzur E., Haque, Rezwanul, Kabir, Enamul, Khanam, Rasheda and Khan, Manjurul Haque (2021). Working conditions and occupational stress among nurses in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional pilot study. Journal of Public Health, 30 (9), 2211-2219. doi: 10.1007/s10389-020-01415-8
2021
Journal Article
The risk and protective factors for suicidal burden among 251 763 school-based adolescents in 77 low- And middle-income to high-income countries: Assessing global, regional and national variations
Mahumud, Rashidul Alam, Dawson, Angela J., Chen, Wen, Biswas, Tuhin, Keramat, Syed Afroza, Morton, Rachael Lisa and Renzaho, Andre M.N. (2021). The risk and protective factors for suicidal burden among 251 763 school-based adolescents in 77 low- And middle-income to high-income countries: Assessing global, regional and national variations. Psychological Medicine, 52 (2) PII S0033291721002774, 1-19. doi: 10.1017/S0033291721002774
2021
Journal Article
Impact of disadvantaged neighborhoods and lifestyle factors on adult obesity: evidence from a 5-year cohort study in Australia
Keramat, Syed Afroz, Alam, Khorshed, Gow, Jeff and Biddle, Stuart J. H. (2021). Impact of disadvantaged neighborhoods and lifestyle factors on adult obesity: evidence from a 5-year cohort study in Australia. American Journal of Health Promotion, 35 (1), 28-37. doi: 10.1177/0890117120928790
2020
Journal Article
Interaction between the place of residence and wealth on the risk of overweight and obesity in Bangladeshi women
Ahmad, Kabir, Khanam, Taslima, Keramat, Syed Afroz, Islam, Md. Irteja, Kabir, Enamul and Khanam, Rasheda (2020). Interaction between the place of residence and wealth on the risk of overweight and obesity in Bangladeshi women. PLoS ONE, 15 (12 ) e0243349, 1-15. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243349
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Sports Experience and Health and Wellbeing among Australian Children and Adolescents
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