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Development and validation of a tool to assess appetite of children in low income settings
(Science Direct, 2018-12-21)
Reliable and validated tools for measuring appetite of children in South Asia are not available. This study aimed to develop and validate a tool for assessing appetite level of under-five children. Based on literature ...
Community-level environmental characteristics predictive of childhood stunting in Bangladesh - a study based on the repeated cross-sectional surveys
(Taylor & Francis, 2020-06-30)
Coastal morphology makes Bangladesh vulnerable to environmental hazards and climate change. Therefore, environmental characteristics may shape population health, including child health. The prevalence of stunting among ...
What influences adolescent girls' decision-making regarding contraceptive methods use and childbearing? a qualitative exploratory study in Rangpur District, Bangladesh
(© 2016 Public Library of Science, 2016)
Background: Bangladesh has the highest rate of adolescent pregnancy in South Asia. Child marriage is one of the leading causes of pregnancies among adolescent girls. Although the country's contraceptive prevalence rate is ...
Breast cancer in South Asia: a Bangladeshi perspective
(© 2014 Elsevier Ltd., 2014)
South Asian countries are facing a hidden breast cancer epidemic. A significant proportion of the breast cancer cases occur in premenopausal women. Knowledge of the various aspects of breast cancer in different geographical ...
A Review of groundwater arsenic contamination in Bangladesh: the millennium development goal era and beyond
(© 2016 MDPI AG, 2016)
Arsenic contamination in drinking water has a detrimental impact on human health which profoundly impairs the quality of life. Despite recognition of the adverse health implications of arsenic toxicity, there have been few ...
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, ...
How health shocks and its relationship to repayments of loans from microfinance institutions can affect migrant households in Bangladesh
(Taylor & Francis Online, 2019-02-08)
Increasing the feasibility of easy loan repayment is one of the objectives of providing microcredits for income generating activities requiring relatively small loans in the developing countries. However, evidence in the ...