Browsing BracU Faculty Publications by Subject "Bangladesh"

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    • Achieving universal health coverage through community empowerment: a proposition for Bangladesh 

      Joarder, Taufique; Sarker, Malabika (© 2014 Medknow Publications, 2014)

    • Adherence to multiple micronutrient powder among young children in rural Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study Global health 

      Raj Angdembe, Mirak; Choudhury, Nuzhat; Raisul Haque, Mohammad; Ahmed, Tahmeed (© 2015 BioMed Central Ltd., 2015)
      Background: Multiple micronutrient powder (MMNP) can be sprinkled onto any semisolid food and can be given to young children to address iron deficiency anemia. The female community health volunteers of BRAC (an NGO) known ...

    • Alternative scenarios for BRAC University 

      Inayatullah, Sohail Tahir; Ahmed, Shakil; Alam, Pushpita; Davis, Susan; Hashemi, Syed (© 2013 Emerald Group Publishing Limited., 2013)
      Purpose: This article aims to present the scenarios, visions and strategies that resulted from a three day foresight workshop for BRAC University in Rajendrapur, Bangladesh. Design/methodology/approach: The workshops used ...

    • Antibiotic use for pneumonia among children under-five at a pediatric hospital in Dhaka city, Bangladesh 

      Rashid, Md Mahbubur; CHISTI, M. J.; Akter, Dilruba; Sarkar, Malabika; Chowdhury, Fahima Rabbi (© 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 ...

    • Autism Spectrum disorders (ASD) in South Asia: a systematic review 

      Hossain, Mohammad Didar; Ahmed, Helal Uddin; Jalal Uddin, M. M.; Chowdhury, Waziul Alam; Iqbal, Mohammad Shamim; Kabir, Razin Iqbal; Chowdhury, Imran Ahmed; Aftab, Afzal; Datta, Pran Gopal; Rabbani, Golam; Hossain, Saima Wazed; Sarker, Malabika (© 2017 BioMed Central Ltd., 2017-08-01)
      Background: Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a group of complex neurodevelopmental disorders. The prevalence of ASD in many South Asian countries is still unknown. The aim of this study was to systematically review ...

    • Bangladesh in the 21st Century: the harvard conference recommendations 

      Andaleeb, Syed Saad (© 2008 Bangladesh Development Initiative, USA (BDI), 2008)
      On June 13-14, 2008, an international conference was organized by Bangladesh Development Initiative, Democracy and Development in Bangladesh Forum, and the Ash Institute of Democratic Governance at Harvard University’s ...

    • Beliefs and practices during pregnancy and childbirth in urban slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh 

      Chowdhury, Nuzhat; Moran, Allisyn C.; Alam, M Ashraful; Ahsan, Karar Zunaid; Rashid, Sabina Faiz; Streatfield, Peter Kim (© 2012 Choudhury et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd., 2012)
      Worldwide urbanization has become a crucial issue in recent years. Bangladesh, one of the poorest and most densely-populated countries in the world, has been facing rapid urbanization. In urban areas, maternal indicators ...

    • Breast cancer in South Asia: a Bangladeshi perspective 

      Hossain, Mohammad Sorowar; Ferdous, Shameema; E. Karim-Kos, Henrike (© 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 ...

    • Childhood malnutrition in households with contemporary siblings: a scenario from urban Bangladesh 

      Das, Jui; Kumar Das, Sumon; Hasan, T; Syed Golam Faruque, Abu; Ahmed, Salma; Ferdous, Farzana; Begum, R; Jobayer Chisti, Mohammod; Malek, M A; Mamun, Abdullah (© 2015 Nature Publishing Group, 2015)
      This study aimed to determine the effect of the presence of under-5 siblings (≥1) in a household on childhood malnutrition in urban Bangladesh. During 2000 and 2013, a total of 16 948 under-5 children were enrolled in the ...

    • Choice and evaluation of hospitals in Bangladesh: insights from patients and policy implications 

      Andaleeb, Syed Saad (© University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dept. of Health Policy & Administration., 1998)
      Various aspects of health care services in Bangladesh, especially in the public sector, are not well documented. Based on a survey, this paper attempts to gain insights into the health care area from the perspectives of ...

    • Cluster-randomised controlled trials of individual and combined water, sanitation, hygiene and nutritional interventions in rural Bangladesh and Kenya: the WASH benefits study design and rationale 

      F. Arnold, Benjamin; Null, Clair; P. Luby, Stephen; Unicomb, Leanne; Ahmed, Tahmeed; Ashraf, Sania; Christensen, Garret; Clasen, Thomas; Dentz, Holly N.; Fernald, Lia C H; Haque, Rashidul; Hubbard, Alan E.; Kariger, Patricia; Leontsini, Elli; Lin, Audrie; Njenga, Sammy M.; Pickering, Amy J.; Ram, Pavani K.; Stewart, Christine P.; Dewey, Kathryn G.; Tofail, Fahmida; Winch, Peter J; Jr, John M Colford (© 2013 BMJ Open, 2013)
      Introduction: Enteric infections are common during the first years of life in low-income countries and contribute to growth faltering with long-term impairment of health and development. Water quality, sanitation, handwashing ...

    • Combination of community-based vulnerability and adaptation to storm surges in coastal regions of Bangladesh 

      Younus, Md. Aboul Fazal; Sharna, Sabrina Shahrin (© 2014 World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd, 2014)
      Bangladesh has been identified as one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change and rising sea-level. This is because it is located at the northern end of the funnel-shaped Bay of Bengal, and as a consequence it ...

    • Commentary: sustaining progress towards comprehensive reproductive health services in Bangladesh 

      Jahan, Rounaq; Afsana, Kaosar (© 2015 Routledge, 2015)

    • Community-based management of acute malnutrition in Bangladesh: feasibility and constraints 

      Choudhury, Nuzhat; Ahmed, Tahmeed; Hossain, Md Iqbal; Mandal, Barendra Nath; Mothabbir, Golam; Rahman, Mustafizur; Islam, M Munirul; Husain, Mohammad Mushtuq; Nargis, Makhduma; Rahman, Ekhlasur (© 2014 United Nations University Press, 2014)
      Background. To achieve the United Nations Millennium Development Goals, particularly reduction in child mortality (Millennium Development Goal 4), effective interventions to address severe and moderate acute malnutrition ...

    • Comparison of temporal disaggregation techniques in the case of export of Bangladesh 

      Islam, Dr. Mohammad Rafiqul (© 2013 International Journal of Applied Research and Studies (IJARS), 2013-11)
      Export plays very an import role in the economy of Bangladesh. We have tested four methods of disaggregation of which one is Boot, Feibes and Lisman (BFL) method mathematical based method. Other three are regression based ...

    • Coping strategies related to food insecurity at the household level in Bangladesh 

      Dil Farzana, Fahmida; Rahman, Ahmed Shafiqur; Sultana, Sabiha; Raihan, Mohammad Jyoti; Haque, Md Ahshanul; Waid, Jillian L.; Choudhury, Nuzhat; Ahmed, Tahmeed J. (© 2017 Public Library of Science, 2017-04)
      Introduction: In connection to food insecurity, adaptation of new techniques or alteration of regular behavior is executed that translates to coping strategies. This paper has used data from food security and nutrition ...

    • Credibility of TV news in a developing country: the case of Bangladesh 

      Andaleeb, Syed Saad; Rahman, Anis; Rajeb, Mehdi; Akter, Nasrin; Gulshan, Sabiha (© 2012 AEJMC., 2012)
      Television has recently experienced unprecedented expansion in Bangladesh. Given its popularity and influence, and with more people using it for their information, research on the credibility of TV news is warranted. ...

    • Cultural attitudes toward postpartum depression in Dhaka, Bangladesh 

      Williams, Anaise; Sarker, Malabika; Ferdous, Syeda Tahmina (© 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 ...

    • Defining self and other: Bangladesh’s secular aspirations and its writing of islam 

      Huq, Samia (© 2013 Sameeksha Trust, 2013-12)
      Bangladesh’s experience with secularism has been a checkered one. Beginning with a strong constitutional mandate and political rhetoric, the word secularism has been changed, removed and restored, while Islam remains the ...

    • Determinants of age-specific undernutrition in children aged less than 2 years—the Bangladesh context 

      Choudhury, Nuzhat; Raihan, Mohammad Jyoti; Sultana, Sabiha; Mahmud, Zeba; Farzana, Fahmida Dil; Haque, Md Ahshanul; Rahman, Ahmed Shafiqur; Waid, Jillian L.; Chowdhury, Atique Mushtaque Raza; Black, Robert E.E.; Ahmed, Tahmeed J. (© 2017 Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 2017-07)
      Globally, undernutrition affects nearly half of all children aged less than 5 years. It is more prominent in low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to identify the age-specific risk factors for different ...