Browsing by Subject "India"

Association of frequency of television watching with overweight and obesity among women of reproductive age in India: Evidence from a nationally representative study

Gupta, Rajat Das; Haider, Shams Shabab; Sutradhar, Ipsita; Hashan, Mohammad Rashidul; Sajal, Ibrahim Hossain; Hasan, Mehedi; Haider, Mohammad Rifat; Sarker, Malabika (PLOS ONE, 2019-08-29)

Background For women of reproductive age, overweight and obesity are an established risk factor for several medical complications. To address the increasing rate of obesity in India through public health awareness programs, ...

Autism Spectrum disorders (ASD) in South Asia: a systematic review

Hossain, Mohammad Didar; Ahmed, Helal Uddin; Jalal Uddin, M. M.; Chowdhury, Waziul Alam; Iqbal, Mohammad Shamim; Kabir, Razin Iqbal; Chowdhury, Imran Ahmed; Aftab, Afzal; Datta, Pran Gopal; Rabbani, Golam; Hossain, Saima Wazed; Sarker, Malabika (© 2017 BioMed Central Ltd., 2017-08-01)

Background: Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a group of complex neurodevelopmental disorders. The prevalence of ASD in many South Asian countries is still unknown. The aim of this study was to systematically review ...

NGO contributions to community health and primary health care: Case studies on BRAC (Bangladesh) and the Comprehensive Rural Health Project, Jamkhed (India)

Chowdhury, A. Mushtaque R.; Perry, Henry B. (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 ...