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Food security and nutrition surveillance project round 4 : February - May 2011
(BRAC Institute of Global Health, BRAC University, 2011-07)
Trends and determinants of inequities in childhood stunting in Bangladesh from 1996/7 to 2014
(© 2016 International Journal for Equity in Health, 2016-11-16)
Background
We explore long-term trends and determinants of socioeconomic inequities in chronic childhood undernutrition measured by stunting among under-five children in Bangladesh. Given that one in three children remain ...
Double trouble: prevalence and factors associated with tuberculosis and diabetes comorbidity in Bangladesh
(BRAC Univeristy, 2016-10-31)
Background
Diabetes among tuberculosis patients increases the risk of tuberculosis treatment failure, death, and development of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. Yet, there is no data is available in Bangladesh on the ...
Bangladesh health system in transition: selected articles
(James P. Grant School of Public Health (JPGSPH), BRAC University, 2009)
Association of leisure-time physical activity with perceived general health status among hypertensive people: An analysis of NHANES 2015–18
(Nature, 2021-03-23)
Although leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) improves general health, little is known about its impacts on the health
of hypertensive people within the United States. We investigated the general health of hypertensive ...
State of food security & nutrition in Bangladesh 2012
(BRAC Institute of Global Health, BRAC University, 2012)
Trends and determinants of perinatal mortality in Bangladesh
(PLOS ONE, 2019-08-23)
Background
Although the perinatal mortality rate (PNMR) has been reduced over time in Bangladesh, the rate is still very high. Only a few studies explored the determinants of high PNMR in Bangladesh, yet most of them were ...
Prevalence and determinants of hypertension among adult population in Nepal: Data from Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2016
(PLOS ONE, 2018-05-31)
Like other developing countries, Nepal is currently going through epidemiological transition
along with rising burden of Non-communicable Diseases. However, since 2013, no study
investigated the prevalence and determinants ...
Depression, sleeping pattern, and suicidal ideation among medical students in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional pilot study
(Springer Link, 2020-06-01)
Background Depression is a major morbidity and the most common mental disorder among the medical students in medical
schools globally. Undergraduate students suffer stress more due to their academic curriculum than the ...
Differences in prevalence and associated factors of underweight and overweight/obesity according to rural–urban residence strata among women of reproductive age in Bangladesh: Evidence from a cross-sectional national survey
(BMJ, 2020-02-04)
Objectives This study aimed to investigate the differences in prevalence and factors influencing underweight and overweight/obesity stratified by region of residence among women of reproductive age in Bangladesh.
Design ...