Muhammad Hoque

University of KwaZulu-Natal, Graduate School of Business and Leadership, Faculty Member

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Upon completion of his Masters degree in statistics at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), South Africa, Dr. Hoque joined the faculty of Mathematical statistics at UKZN where he taught statistics to undergraduate students. He later moved to Mangosuthu University of Technology in 2005 where he taught statistics to engineering and management students. Before joining Graduate School Of Business and Leadership (GSB&L) at UKZN, he taught Biostatistics to postgraduate students at the University of Limpopo (Medunsa Campus) and supervised postgraduate students. Currently he is teaching Business Statistics to Master of Business Administration (MBA) students and supervising postgraduate students. Dr Hoque completde his PhD in Medical Science from University of Antwerp, Belgium. He is the recipient of many research awards. Dr Hoque received the “Best Overall Upcoming Researcher” as Research Excellence Award from the University of Limpopo. He also received “Young investigators Award” from the 21st Asia Pacific Cancer Conference held in Malasia in 2011, Travel scholarship to present research paper at an international conference held in Miami in 2014, and recently received “College Research Award” in 2014 in recognition of outstanding research productivity during 2013 in the College of Law and Management Studies at UKZN. He has published more than 60 articles in International and National peer reviewed journals.
Supervisors: Dr Hoque has successfully supervised more than 30 postgraduate students.

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Knowledge, Practices, and Attitudes of Emergency Contraception among Female University Students in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

PLOS ONE, Sep 26, 2012

The purpose of this study is to investigate the knowledge, practices, and attitudes among female ... more The purpose of this study is to investigate the knowledge, practices, and attitudes among female university students in South Africa regarding emergency contraceptives (EC). A cross-sectional study was conducted among 582 female university students who were selected using multistage sampling techniques. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to find significant predictors for EC awareness. The average age of the female students was 20.9 years (SD = 3.0) and 57.2% were presently sexually active. Overall, 49.8% of the participants reported having heard about EC prior to the study. Regarding sexual activities among the female students, 53.2% reported to have sex, and 21.2% of the sexually experienced students used EC prior to the study. Regarding the effectiveness of EC, 29.5% students said it could be used up to 72 hours after unprotected sexual intercourse, and 8% said it could be used just before sex. About two-thirds (61.8%) would recommend the use of EC and 63.2% would use it if they needed. The multivariate analysis indicated that students who were older (.20 years), presently sexually active, and living with their parents were more likely to be aware of EC (p,0.05). The students' knowledge and utilization of EC were low. Health education and promotion should be targeted towards these students, and the EC services should be offered on campus.

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