Browsing by Author "Rawal, Lal Bahadur"
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Exploring the status of retail private drug shops in Bangladesh and action points for developing an accredited drug shop model: a facility based cross-sectional study
Ahmed, Syed Masud; Naher, Nahitun; Hossain, Tarek; Rawal, Lal Bahadur (© 2017 BioMed Central Ltd., 2017-07-11)Background: The private retail drug shops market in Bangladesh is largely unregulated and unaccountable, giving rise to irrational use of drugs and high Out-of-pocket expenditure on health. These shops are served by ... -
Overweight and obesity among children and adolescents in Bangladesh: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Biswas, Tuhin; Islam, Anwar; Islam, Md Serajul; Pervin, Sonia; Rawal, Lal Bahadur (© 2017 Elsevier B.V., 2017-01-01)Objectives The increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity among children (0–12 years) and adolescents (13–19 years) has emerged as a major public health threat in Bangladesh. Unfortunately, there is a serious paucity ... -
The prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity in Bangladeshi adults: data from a national survey
Biswas, Tuhin; Garnett, Sarah P.; Pervin, Sonia; Rawal, Lal Bahadur (© 2017 Public Library of Science, 2017-05-05)Background: Over the two last decades Bangladesh, a low-income country, has experienced a rapid demographic and epidemiological transition. The population has increased substantially with rapid urbanization and changing ... -
Socio-demographic characteristics and tobacco use among the adults in urban slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Khandker, Nusrat Nausheen; Biswas, Tuhin; Khan, Abdullah Nurus Salam; Hasib, Enamul; Rawal, Lal Bahadur (© 2017 BioMed Central Ltd., 2017-05-05)Background: Use of tobacco has become one of the major causes of premature deaths in most developing countries, including Bangladesh. The poorest and most disadvantaged populations, such as those living in slums, are ... -
Socio-economic inequality of chronic non-communicable diseases in Bangladesh
Biswas, Tuhin; Islam, Md Saimul; Linton, Natalie; Rawal, Lal Bahadur (© 2016 Public Library of Science, 2016-11)Introduction Chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a major public health challenge, and undermine social and economic development in much of the developing world, including Bangladesh. Epidemiologic evidence on the ...