Browsing by Author "Sarker, Malabika"
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Ethnic predisposition of diabetes mellitus in the patients with previous history of gestational diabetes mellitus: A review
Gupta, Rajat Das; Gupta, Sabyasachi; Das, Anupom; Biswas, Tuhin; Haider, Mohammad Rifat; Sarker, Malabika (Tayor & Francis Online, 2018-05-08)Introduction: The worldwide prevalence of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is increasing day by day. However, there is a knowledge gap regarding the effect of ethnic and geographical distribution on the risk of developing ... -
Experience and perceived quality of care of patients and their attendants in a specialized mental hospital in Bangladesh
Nuri, Nazmun Nahar; Sarker, Malabika; Ahmed, Helal Uddin; Hossain, Mohammad Didar; Beiersmann, Claudia; Jahn, Albrecht (BMC, 2019-06-22)Abstract Background: A person’s perception of health service quality depends on his or her expectations and priorities. If the perception of care is good, then it eventually enhances future health service utilization, ... -
Experiences of the beneficiaries of Interactive Popular Theatre (IPT): a qualitative study on the experiences of the beneficiaries of IPT as a part of BRAC CST program on COVID-19 prevention at Cox’s Bazar Sadar, Ramu & Chakoria upazila in Bangladesh
Rahman, Md. Mizanur (Brac University, 2023)The COVID-19 pandemic is still ongoing across the globe as well in Bangladesh which spreads very fast in human contact. To prevent this disease from spreading, we need to follow certain guidelines and some behavioral ... -
Experiences of volunteers as change agents for prevention of COVID-19 in Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh: an exploratory qualitative study
Mariam, Warisha (Brac University, 2023)Background: Community volunteers are an important backbone for engaging communities to bring about health related behaviour change among the people of the communities. In recent years the pandemic due to Coronavirus 2019 ... -
Exploring adolescent reproductive health knowledge, perceptions, and behavior, among students of non-government secondary schools supported by BRAC mentoring program in rural Bangladesh
Aktar, Bachera; Sarker, Malabika; Jenkins, Andrew (Journal of Asian Midwives (JAM), 2014-09)Adolescence is the transition period from childhood to adulthood. Since Bangladesh is such a conservative society, reproductive health education for adolescents has not been widely introduced. Very small adolescent health ... -
Exploring maternal health care-seeking behavior of married adolescent girls in Bangladesh: a social-ecological approach
Shahabuddin, Asm; Nöstlinger, Christiana; Delvaux, Thérèse; Sarker, Malabika; Delamou, Alexandre; Bardají, Azucena; Broerse, Jacqueline E. W.; Brouwere, Vincent De (© Plos One 2016, 2017-01-17)Background The huge proportion of child marriage contributes to high rates of pregnancies among adolescent girls in Bangladesh. Despite substantial progress in reducing maternal mortality in the last two decades, the rate ... -
Exploring the context in which different close-to-community sexual and reproductive health service providers operate in Bangladesh: a qualitative study
Mahmud, Ilias; Chowdhury, Sadia; Ashraf Siddiqi, Bulbul; Theobald, Sally; Ormel, Hermen; Biswas, Salauddin; Tauseef Jahangir, Yamin; Sarker, Malabika; Faiz Rashid, Sabina (© 2015 BioMed Central Ltd., 2015)Background: A range of formal and informal close-to-community (CTC) health service providers operate in an increasingly urbanized Bangladesh. Informal CTC health service providers play a key role in Bangladesh's pluralistic ... -
Eye diseases: The neglected health condition among urban slum population of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Sutradhar, Ipsita; Gayen, Priyanka; Hasan, Mehedi; Gupta, Rajat Das; Roy, Tapash; Sarker, Malabika (BMC, 2019-01-31)Introduction: Globally, eye diseases are considered as one of the major contributors of nonfatal disabling conditions. In Bangladesh, 1.5% of adults are blind and 21.6% have low vision. Therefore, this paper aimed to ... -
Factors affecting the uptake of HIV testing among men: a mixed-methods study in rural burkina faso
Allegri, Manuela De; Agier, Isabelle; Tiendrebeogo, Justin; Louis, Valerie Renée; Yé, Maurice; Mueller, Olaf; Sarker, Malabika (© 2015 PLoS ONE, 2015-07-01)Background This study aimed to explore factors shaping the decision to undergo Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) testing among men in rural Burkina Faso. Methods The study took place in 2009 in the Nouna Health District ... -
Factors associated with tobacco use among Nepalese men aged 15–49 years: Data from Nepal demographic and Health Survey 2016
Gupta, Rajat Das; Jahan, Mahmuda; Hasan, Mehedi; Sutradhar, Ipsita; Sajal, Ibrahim Hossain; Haider, Shams Shabab; Joshi, Hemraj; Haider, Mohammad Rifat; Sarker, Malabika (Elsevier, 2020-09)Background Tobacco is one of the leading causes of premature death around the world. In Nepal, tobacco kills 15,000 people every year. Men are also the primary users of tobacco. This study aimed to discern the prevalence ... -
False and real, but avoidable, dichotomies
Ooms, Gorik; Flores, Walter; Mulumba, Moses; Sarker, Malabika; Van De Pas, Remco; Jahn, Albrecht (© 2017 Lancet Publishing Group, 2017-08) -
Frequency of television viewing and association with overweight and obesity among women of the reproductive age group in Myanmar: Results from a nationwide cross-sectional survey
Gupta, Rajat Das; Sajal, Ibrahim Hossain; Hasan, Mehedi; Sutradhar, Ipsita; Haider, Mohammad Rifat; Sarker, Malabika (BMJ Open, 2019-03-20)Objectives This study aimed to discern the association between the frequency of television viewing and overweight and obesity among reproductive age women of Myanmar. Design This was a cross-sectional study. Setting ... -
From Doxastic to Epistemic: A Typology and Critique of Qualitative Interview Styles
Berner-Rodoreda, Astrid; Bärnighausen, Till; Kennedy, Caitlin; Brinkmann, Svend; Sarker, Malabika; Wikler, Daniel; Eyal, Nir; McMahon, Shannon A. (SAGE Journals, 2018-11)Qualitative interview styles have been guided by precedent within academic disciplines. The nature of information sought, and the role of interviewer and interviewee are key determinants across styles, which range from ... -
Gender differences in hypertension awareness, antihypertensive use and blood pressure control in Nepalese adults: Findings from a nationwide cross-sectional survey
Gupta, Rajat Das; Haider, Shams Shabab; Sutradhar, Ipsita; Hasan, Mehedi; Joshi, Hemraj; Haider, Mohammad Rifat; Sarker, Malabika (Cambridge University Press, 2019-08-30)The objective of this cross-sectional study was to determine the gender differences in hypertension awareness, antihypertensive use and blood pressure (BP) control among the adult Nepalese population (≥18 years) using ... -
The global burden of women's cancers: a grand challenge in global health
Ginsburg, Ophira M; Bray, Freddie; Coleman, Michel P; Vanderpuye, Verna Dnk; Eniu, Alexandru; Kotha, S Rani; Sarker, Malabika; Huong, Tran Thanh; Allemani, Claudia; Dvaladze, Allison; Gralow, Julie; Yeates, Karen; Taylor, Carolyn; Oomman, Nandini; Krishnan, Suneeta; Sullivan, Richard; Kombe, Dominista; Blas, Magaly M; Parham, Groesbeck; Kassami, Natasha; Conteh, Lesong (© 2017 The Lancet, 2017-02-25)Every year, more than 2 million women worldwide are diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer, yet where a woman lives, her socioeconomic status, and agency largely determines whether she will develop one of these cancers ... -
Harmful practices prevail despite legal knowledge: A mixed-method study on the paradox of child marriage in Bangladesh
Akter, Sayema; Williams, Chloe; Talukder, Animesh; Islam, Muhammed Nazmul; Escallon, Juanita Vasquez; Sultana, Tania; Kapil, Neha; Sarker, Malabika (Taylor & Francis, 2021-02-24)Child marriage is a globally recognised human rights violation that disproportionately affects girls, especially in developing countries. It has serious negative consequences on girls’ physical, mental, sexual, and ... -
Health shock and preference instability: Assessing health-state dependency of willingness-to-pay for corrective eyeglasses
Islam, Muhammed Nazmul; Rabbani, Atonu; Sarker, Malabika (BMC, 2019-11-07)Background: Differences in contingent valuation (CV) estimates for identical healthcare goods can cast considerable doubt on the true economic measures of consumer preferences. Hypothetical nature of CV methods can ... -
Health-related quality of life in parous women with pelvic organ prolapse and/or urinary incontinence in Bangladesh
Imoto, Atsuko; Sarker, Malabika; Akter, Rahima; Matsuyama, Akiko; Honda, Sumihisa (Springer Link, 2020-07-01)Introduction and hypothesis We assessed the association of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and urinary incontinence (UI), alone and in combination (POP-UI), and related factors with health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in ... -
Healthcare worker attendance during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal analysis of fingerprint-verified data from all public-sector secondary and tertiary care facilities in Bangladesh
Do, Duy; Sarker, Malabika; Chen, Simiao; Lenjani, Ali; Tikka, Pauli; Bärnighausen, Till; Geldsetzer, Pascal (Journal of Global Health, 2020-12-01)Background The COVID-19 pandemic has overwhelmed hospitals in several areas in high-income countries. An effective response to this pandemic requires health care workers (HCWs) to be present at work, particularly in low- ... -
How do Malawian women rate the quality of maternal and newborn care? : experiences and perceptions of women in the central and southern regions
Kambala, Christabel; Lohmann, Julia; Mazalale, Jacob; Brenner, Stephan; Allegri, Manuela De; Muula, Adamson S.; Sarker, Malabika (© 2015 BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth, 2015-04)Background: While perceived quality of care is now widely recognized to influence health service utilization, limited research has been conducted to explore and measure perceived quality of care using quantitative tools. ...