2020 | 2022
Master of Social Sciences (M.S.S.) in Sociology
University of Dhaka
CGPA 3.58/4.00. Thesis: Behavioral implications and challenges of children with autism spectrum disorder during the Covid-19 pandemic in Bangladesh.
Jeba Anika is a sociologist and health researcher with an M.S.S. and a B.S.S. in Sociology from the University of Dhaka, now a Research Assistant at Hope Foundation for Women and Children after work as a study consultant for Médecins Sans Frontières and three years as adjunct faculty at the University of South Asia. Field research includes menstrual and reproductive health of street-connected girls in Dhaka (Nagasaki University), the health of Bihari refugees (Centre for Advanced Research) and disability-inclusive graduation programmes (BIGD). Research interests are health disparities, reproductive health, the sociology of disability, and water, sanitation and hygiene.
2020 | 2022
University of Dhaka
CGPA 3.58/4.00. Thesis: Behavioral implications and challenges of children with autism spectrum disorder during the Covid-19 pandemic in Bangladesh.
2016 | 2020
University of Dhaka
CGPA 3.51/4.00
Apr 2026 | Present
Hope Foundation for Women and Children
Nov 2025 | Dec 2025
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar
Oct 2022 | Sep 2025
University of South Asia, Dhaka
Jan 2025 | Sep 2025
Nagasaki University, Japan
Menstrual and reproductive health management of street-connected girls in Dhaka: interviews (IDI, FGD, KII), workshops, transcription and findings.
Jan 2023 | Dec 2024
Centre for Advanced Research
Health status of the Bihari refugees of Bangladesh: questionnaires, FGDs, surveys and literature review.
Mar 2023 | Mar 2023
BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD)
Disability Inclusive Ultra-Poor Graduation Programme: focus groups and in-depth interviews.
Jun 2021 | Dec 2022
Najmul Karim Study Center, University of Dhaka
My work lies at the intersection of technical robustness and social impact.
Health disparities; reproductive health; sociology of disability; water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH).
| Status | Title & Journal | Year |
|---|---|---|
| published | Assessment of water, hygiene, and sanitation practice and associated factors among Bihari refugee camp in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional studyHealth Science Reports, 7(2), 1–15 | 2024 |
| published | Covid-19 and Role of the Caregivers of the Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Dhaka, BangladeshSouth Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics, 21(9), 91–102 | 2024 |
| published | Social Determinants of Health in Understanding the Socio-Economic Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic in BangladeshHealth, 14, 1299–1306 | 2022 |
Recent speaking engagements and workshop contributions.
No conferences available
Qualitative and survey methods (IDI, FGD, KII), SPSS, NVivo, Microsoft Office
English (fluent, IELTS 7); Bangla (native); Chittagonian (basic)
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