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The global burden of women's cancers: a grand challenge in global health
(© 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 ...
Intersectoral collaboration: an original way to promote community health promotion
(© 2012 Global Health Promotion, 2012)
Design of an impact evaluation using a mixed methods model – an explanatory assessment of the effects of results-based financing mechanisms on maternal healthcare services in Malawi
(BMC Health Services Research, 2014)
Background: In this article we present a study design to evaluate the causal impact of providing supply-side
performance-based financing incentives in combination with a demand-side cash transfer component on equitable
access ...
Utilization of mobile phones for accessing menstrual regulation services among low-income women in Bangladesh: a qualitative analysis
(© 2017 BioMed Central Ltd., 2017-01-14)
Background: As many as one-third of all pregnancies in Bangladesh are unplanned, with nearly one-half of these pregnancies ending in either menstrual regulation (MR) or illegal clandestine abortion. Although MR is provided ...
Exploring adolescent reproductive health knowledge, perceptions, and behavior, among students of non-government secondary schools supported by BRAC mentoring program in rural Bangladesh
(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 ...
Factors affecting the uptake of HIV testing among men: a mixed-methods study in rural burkina faso
(© 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 ...
Autism Spectrum disorders (ASD) in South Asia: a systematic review
(© 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 ...
Intersectoral collaboration: a novel path to promote community health promotion
(© 2012 Global Health Promotion, 2012)
Prevalence of work related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) and ergonomic risk assessment among readymade garment workers of Bangladesh: A cross sectional study
(PLOS ONE, 2018-07-06)
Background
Work related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs) are one of the most common occupational diseases which mainly affects the lower back, neck and upper and lower extremities. The aim of this study was to determine ...
Utilization of maternal health services among adolescent women in Bangladesh: a scoping review of the literature
(Tropical Medicine & International Health, 2015-07)
objective To understand the health-seeking behaviour of adolescent women in Bangladesh with
respect to the use of maternal health services.
methods Literature review of seven electronic databases: PubMed, ISI Web of ...