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Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and antibiotic resistance: the need to search beyond
(Brac University, 2021-10)SDGs comprise 17 goals and 169 targets to tackle multiple and complex challenges of 21st century faced by the human race. The United Nations Organizations along with several organizations, NGOs have been working hard to ... -
NGO contributions to community health and primary health care: Case studies on BRAC (Bangladesh) and the Comprehensive Rural Health Project, Jamkhed (India)
(Oxford University Press, 2020-04-30)Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working in developing countries are chiefly a post-World War II phenomenon. Though they have made important contributions to health and development among impoverished people throughout ... -
Psycho-social correlates of opioid use disorder among the US adult population: Evidence from the National Survey on drug use and health, 2015-2018
(Taylor & Francis, 2020-07-07)The United States (US) has experienced an opioid epidemic over the last two decades. Drug overdose deaths increased by 21% from 2015 to 2016, with two-thirds of these deaths attributed to opioid use disorder (OUD). This ... -
Sampling method for surveying complex and multi-institutional partnerships: Lessons from the Global Polio Eradication Initiative
(BMC, 2020-08-12)Background: Complex global initiatives, like the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), have prevented millions of paralyses and improved the health status of diverse populations. Despite the logistical challenges ... -
Synthesis and translation of research and innovations from polio eradication (STRIPE): Initial findings from a global mixed methods study
(BMC, 2020-08-12)Background: Lessons from polio eradication efforts and the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) are useful for improving health service delivery and outcomes globally. The Synthesis and Translation of Research ... -
Carrying out embedded implementation research in humanitarian settings: A qualitative study in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
(PLOS ONE, 2020-07-16)Background: Embedded implementation research (IR) promotes evidence-informed policy and practices by involving decision-makers and program implementers in research activities that focus on understanding and solving existing ... -
Fault detection and predictive maintenance in IoT-based building management system using machine learning
(Brac University, 2022-01)Infrastructures in the modern era are incorporating the Internet of Things (IoT) in everything from complex building automation systems (BAS) to individual small devices, emphasizing the importance of Predictive Maintenance. ... -
Measuring motivation among close-to community health workers: Developing the CTC Provider Motivational Indicator Scale across six countries
(BMC, 2020-08-01)Background: Close-to-community (CTC) health service providers are a cost-effective and important resource in the promotion of and increasing access to health services. However, many CTC provider programmes suffer from ... -
Supporting the role and enabling the potential of community health workers in Bangladesh’s rural maternal and newborn health programs: A qualitative study
(Journal of Global Health Reports, 2020-05-15)Background In the global journey towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC), strong primary healthcare systems are essential. This includes the frontline health workers, the bedrock of which are community health workers ... -
Sentimental analysis on political speeches
(Brac University, 2022-01)Politics is an essential part of human society. From the start of human civilization, politics has controlled every human society. Political speeches have had one of the most influential roles in shaping the world. ... -
How to prevent and address safeguarding concerns in global health research programmes: Practice, process and positionality in marginalised spaces
(BMJ Journals, 2020-05-13)Safeguarding is rapidly rising up the international development agenda, yet literature on safeguarding in related research is limited. This paper shares processes and practice relating to safeguarding within an international ... -
Mapping geographical inequalities in childhood diarrhoeal morbidity and mortality in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–17: Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
(Elsevier, 2020-05-06)Summary Background Across low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), one in ten deaths in children younger than 5 years is attributable to diarrhoea. The substantial between-country variation in both diarrhoea ... -
Design and evaluation of convolutional neural network for detection of Alzheimer’s disease using MRI data
(Brac University, 2021-09)Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a neurological condition where the decline of brain cells causes acute memory loss and severe loss in cognitive functionalities. Various Neuroimaging techniques have been developed to diagnose ... -
Electroencephalography based brain controlled grasp and lift
(Brac University, 2021-09)The complexities and challenges of performing daily fundamental activities like getting dressed, answering a phone call, opening and closing the door, writing something down, or even consuming foods for patients who have ... -
Depression, sleeping pattern, and suicidal ideation among medical students in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional pilot study
(Springer Link, 2020-06-01)Background Depression is a major morbidity and the most common mental disorder among the medical students in medical schools globally. Undergraduate students suffer stress more due to their academic curriculum than the ... -
Oral hygiene awareness and practices among a sample of primary school children in Rural Bangladesh
(MDPI, 2020-04-16)nadequate oral health knowledge and awareness is more likely to cause oral diseases among all age groups, including children. Reports about the oral health awareness and oral hygiene practices of children in Bangladesh ... -
Beyond the talking imperative: The value of silence on sexuality in youth-parent relations in Bangladesh
(Taylor & Francis, 2020-04-15)Research conducted in various parts of the globe suggests that young people who can openly communicate with their parents about sexuality benefit in many ways. Correspondingly, in Bangladesh, the lack of an open communication ... -
Thinness and fecundability: Time to pregnancy after adolescent marriage in rural Bangladesh
(Wiley, 2020-03-24)Undernutrition may affect fecundability, but few studies have quantified this relationship. In rural Bangladesh, where newlywed couples face strong pressures to become pregnant, we assessed fecundability, estimated by ... -
Supplementation with fortified lipid-based and blended complementary foods has variable impact on body composition among Rural Bangladeshi children: A cluster-randomized controlled trial
(Oxford Academic, 2020-04-02)Background: Complementary food supplementation enhances linear growth and may affect body composition in children. Objective: We aimed to determine the effect of complementary food supplements provided from the age of 6 ... -
Mapping local patterns of childhood overweight and wasting in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2017
(Nature, 2020-04-20)A double burden of malnutrition occurs when individuals, household members or communities experience both undernutrition and overweight. Here, we show geospatial estimates of overweight and wasting prevalence among children ...
