Browsing Journal Articles (2018) by Author "Gupta, Rajat Das"
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Assessing the readiness of health facilities for diabetes and cardiovascular services in Bangladesh: A Cross-sectional survey
Biswas, Tuhin; Haider, M Moinuddin; Gupta, Rajat Das; Uddin, Jasim (BMJ Open, 2018-10-31)Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the readiness of health facilities for diabetes and cardiovascular services in Bangladesh. Design: This study was a cross-sectional survey. Setting: This study ... -
Determinants of hypertension among adults in Bangladesh as per the Joint National Committee 7 and 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Hypertension Association hypertension guidelines
Al Kibria, Gulam Muhammed; Swasey, Krystal; Hasan, Md. Zabir; Choudhury, Allysha; Gupta, Rajat Das; Abariga, Samuel A.; Sharmeen, Atia; Burrowes., Vanessa (Science Direct, 2018-11)We investigated determinants of hypertension in Bangladesh using both Joint National Committee 7 (JNC7) and 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Hypertension Association (2017 ACC/AHA) guidelines. After reporting ... -
Differences in prevalence and determinants of hypertension according to rural-urban place of residence among adults in Bangladesh
Al Kibria, Gulam Muhammed; Swasey, Krystal; Gupta, Rajat Das; Choudhury, Allysha; Nayeem, Jannatun; Sharmeen, Atia; Burrowes., Vanessa (Cambridge University Press, 2019-12-19)This cross-sectional study analysed Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2011 data with the aim of investigating the prevalence of, and risk factors for, hypertension in individuals aged over 35 by rural–urban place ... -
Ethnic predisposition of diabetes mellitus in the patients with previous history of gestational diabetes mellitus: A review
Gupta, Rajat Das; Gupta, Sabyasachi; Das, Anupom; Biswas, Tuhin; Haider, Mohammad Rifat; Sarker, Malabika (Tayor & Francis Online, 2018-05-08)Introduction: The worldwide prevalence of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is increasing day by day. However, there is a knowledge gap regarding the effect of ethnic and geographical distribution on the risk of developing ... -
Husband’s involvement with mother’s awareness and knowledge of newborn danger signs in facility-based childbirth settings: A cross-sectional study from rural Bangladesh
Zaman, Sojib Bin; Gupta, Rajat Das; Al Kibria, Gulam Muhammed; Hossain, Naznin; Bulbul, Md. Mofijul Islam; Hoque, Dewan Md Emdadul (BMC, 2018-05-09)Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the association between husband involvement and maternal awareness and knowledge of newborn danger signs. This cross-sectional study was conducted in three rural hospitals of ... -
Measuring progress toward universal health coverage: Does the monitoring framework of Bangladesh need further improvement?
Gupta, Rajat Das; Shahabuddin., ASM (Cureus, 2018-08-01)This review aimed to compare Bangladesh’s Universal Health Coverage (UHC) monitoring framework with the global-level recommendations and to find out the existing gaps of Bangladesh’s UHC monitoring framework compared to ... -
Prevalence and determinants of hypertension among adult population in Nepal: Data from Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2016
Hasan, Mehedi; Sutradhar, Ipsita; Akter, Tahmina; Gupta, Rajat Das; Joshi, Hemraj; Haider, Mohammad Rifat; Sarker, Malabika (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 ... -
Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in South Asia: A systematic review
Hasan, Mehedi; Sutradhar, Ipsita; Gupta, Rajat Das; Sarker, Malabika (BMC, 2018-10-23)Abstract Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is becoming a major public health problem around the world. But the prevalence has not been reported in South Asian region as a whole. This study aimed to systematically ...