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Breast cancer in low-resource settings: Prioritizing the awareness and access programmes to overcome sociocultural and economic barriers for early detection and improved outcomes
(© 2014 Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2014)
Socio-demographic characteristics and tobacco use among the adults in urban slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh
(© 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 ...
Illness perception of tuberculosis (TB) and health seeking practice among urban slum residents of Bangladesh: a qualitative study
(© 2014 BioMed Central Ltd., 2014)
Background: Combating tuberculosis (TB) in urban slums is more complex than in rural areas due to reasons such as over-crowding, unhygienic living conditions and poverty. This study aimed to assess illness perception of ...
From joint thinking to joint action: a call to action on improving water, sanitation and hygiene for maternal and newborn health
(© 2014 Public Library of Science, 2014-12-01)
This paper, authored by scientists and technical experts from leading universities and international agencies, outlines the importance of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) for maternal and newborn health (MNH) outcomes ...
Lessons learned in using realist evaluation to assess maternal and newborn health programming in rural Bangladesh
(© 2016 Oxford University Press, 2016)
Realist evaluation furnishes valuable insight to public health practitioners and policy makers about how and why interventions work or don't work. Moving beyond binary measures of success or failure, it provides a systematic ...
Development and acceptability testing of ready-to-use supplementary food made from locally available food ingredients in Bangladesh
(© 2014 BioMed Central Ltd., 2014)
Background: Inadequate energy and micronutrient intake during childhood is a major public health problem in developing countries. Ready-to-use supplementary food (RUSF) made of locally available food ingredients can improve ...
Qualitative insights into promotion of pharmaceutical products in Bangladesh: how ethical are the practices?
(© 2015 BioMed Central Ltd., 2015)
Background: The pharmaceutical market in Bangladesh is highly concentrated (top ten control around 70 % of the market). Due to high competition aggressive marketing strategies are adopted for greater market share, which ...
Antibiotic use for pneumonia among children under-five at a pediatric hospital in Dhaka city, Bangladesh
(© 2017 Dove Medical Press Ltd., 2017-08-03)
Background: Pneumonia has been the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among children under 5 for more than 3 decades, particularly in low-income countries like Bangladesh. The World Health Organization (WHO) developed ...
Cultural attitudes toward postpartum depression in Dhaka, Bangladesh
(© 2017 Taylor and Francis Inc., 2017-05-15)
Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide, yet in many cultures, it remains unaddressed and unacknowledged. Postpartum depression is particularly delicate because of its association with gender and expectations ...
Achieving universal health coverage through community empowerment: a proposition for Bangladesh
(© 2014 Medknow Publications, 2014)