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Trends and inequities in use of maternal health care services in Bangladesh, 1991-2011
(© 2015 Public Library of Science, 2015)
Background and Methods Monitoring use-inequity is important to measure progress in efforts to address healthinequities. Using data from six Bangladesh Demographic and Health Surveys (BDHS), we examine trends, inequities ...
Recognition of and response to neonatal intrapartum-related complications in home-birth settings in Bangladesh
(© 2014 International Centre For Diarrhoeal, Disease Research, Bangladesh, 2014)
Intrapartum-related complications (previously called 'birth asphyxia') are a significant contributor to deaths of newborns in Bangladesh. This study describes some of the perceived signs, causes, and treatments for this ...
A qualitative study of factors influencing retention of doctors and nurses at rural healthcare facilities in Bangladesh
(© 2015 BioMed Central Ltd., 2015)
Background: Bangladesh is a highly populous country with three-quarters rural population. Pressing national shortages in health professionals has resulted in high vacancy rates in rural areas. These are compounded by ...
Prevention and control of tuberculosis in workplaces: how knowledgeable are the workers in Bangladesh?
(© 2015 BioMed Central Ltd., 2015)
Background: The National Tuberculosis (TB) Control Programme (NTP) of Bangladesh succeeded in achieving the dual targets of 70 % case detection and 85 % treatment completion as set by the World Health Organization. However, ...
Governance for global and national health: a role for framework conventions?
(© 2013 Health and Human Rights, 2013)
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 ...
Close-to-community providers of health care: Increasing evidence of how to bridge community and health systems
(© 2016 BioMed Central Ltd., 2016)
Mixing methods, tasting fingers: notes on an ethnographic experiment
(© 2011 School of Social and Political Sciences, 2011)
This article reports on an ethnographic experiment. Four finger eating experts and three novices sat down for a hot meal and ate with their hands. Drawing on the technique of playing with the familiar and the strange, our ...
Willingness-to-pay for community-based health insurance among informal workers in urban Bangladesh
(© 2016 Public Library of Science, 2016)
Introduction Reliance on out-of-pocket payment for healthcare may lead poor households to undertake catastrophic health expenditure, and risk-pooling mechanisms have been recommended to mitigate such burdens for households ...
Creating a public space and dialogue on sexuality and rights: a case study from Bangladesh
(© 2011 Rashid et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd., 2011)
This article describes and analyses a research based engagement by a university school of public health in Bangladesh aimed at raising public debate on sexuality and rights and making issues such as discrimination more ...