Faculty Publications

Towards a socially just model: balancing hunger and response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh

Rashid, Sabina Faiz; Theobald, Sally; Ozano, Kim (BMJ Global Health 2020, 2020-06-01)

Erratum to: The influence of travel time on emergency obstetric care seeking behavior in the urban poor of Bangladesh: A GIS study [BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 16, (2016) (240)]

Communication for behavioural impact in enhancing utilization of insecticide-treated bed nets among mothers of under-five children in rural North Sudan: an experimental study

Background: Malaria is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Sudan. The entire population is at risk of contracting malaria to different levels. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of communication for ...

A controlled before-and-after perspective on the improving maternal, neonatal, and child survival program in rural Bangladesh: an impact analysis

Rahman, Mahfuzar T.; Yunus, Fakir Md; Yunus, Fakir Md; Shah, Rasheduzzaman; Jhohura, Fatema Tuz; Mistry, Sabuj Kanti; Quayyum, Tasmeen; Aktar, Bachera; Afsana, Kaosar (© 2016 Public Library of Science, 2016-09)

Objectives We evaluated the impact of the Improving Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Survival (IMNCS) project, which is being implemented by BRAC in rural communities in Bangladesh. Methods Four districts received program ...

Socio-economic inequality of chronic non-communicable diseases in Bangladesh

Introduction Chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a major public health challenge, and undermine social and economic development in much of the developing world, including Bangladesh. Epidemiologic evidence on the ...

The next WHO director-general's highest priority: a global treaty on the human right to health

Gostin, Lawrence O.; Friedman, Eric A.; Buss, Paulo Marchiori; Chowdhury, Mushtaque Raza; Grover, Anand; Heywood, Mark J.; Kanchanachitra, C.; Leung, Gabriel M.; Mackay, Judith Mary; Matsoso, Precious; Møgedal, Sigrun M.; Omaswa, Francis G.; Phumaphi, Joy; Reddy, Kenipakapatnam Srinath R.; Periago, Mirta Roses; Thomas, Joe; Tomori, Oyewale; Were, Miriam K.; Zewdie, Debrework Work (© 2016 Elsevier Ltd., 2016-12-01)

Undernutrition, vitamin A and iron deficiency are associated with impaired intestinal mucosal permeability in young Bangladeshi children assessed by lactulose/mannitol test

Hossain, Md Iqbal; Haque, Rashidul; Mondal, Dinesh; Mahfuz, Mustafa; Ahmed, Am Shamsir; Islam, Mohammad Munirul; Guerrant, Richard Littleton; Petri, William Arthur; Ahmed, Tahmeed J. (© 2017 Public Library of Science, 2016-12)

Background: Lactulose/mannitol (L:M) test has been used as a non-invasive marker of intestinal mucosal-integrity and -permeability (enteropathy). We investigated the association of enteropathy with anthropometrics, ...

Benefit incidence analysis of healthcare in Bangladesh - equity matters for universal health coverage

Background: Equity in access to and utilization of healthcare is an important goal for any health system and an essential prerequisite for achieving Universal Health Coverage for any country. Objectives: This study ...

Mental illness and injuries: emerging health challenges of urbanisation in South Asia

Overweight and obesity among children and adolescents in Bangladesh: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Objectives The increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity among children (0–12 years) and adolescents (13–19 years) has emerged as a major public health threat in Bangladesh. Unfortunately, there is a serious paucity ...

Utilization of mobile phones for accessing menstrual regulation services among low-income women in Bangladesh: a qualitative analysis

Background: As many as one-third of all pregnancies in Bangladesh are unplanned, with nearly one-half of these pregnancies ending in either menstrual regulation (MR) or illegal clandestine abortion. Although MR is provided ...

Changing global policy to deliver safe, equitable, and affordable care for women's cancers

Ginsburg, Ophira M.; Badwe, Rajendra A.; Peter A. Boyle, Peter; Derricks, Gemma; Dare, Anna J.; Evans, Timothy Grant; Eniu, Alexandru E.; Jiménez, Jorge C.Moreno; Kutluk, Tezer M.; De Lima Lopes, Gilberto L.; Mohammed, Sulma Ibrahim; Qiao, Youlin; Rashid, Sabina Faiz; Summers, Diane; Sarfati, Diana; Temmerman, Marleen I.L.; Trimble, Edward Lloyd; Padela, Aasim; Aggarwal, Ajay; Sullivan, Richard (© 2017 Lancet Publishing Group, 2017-02-25)

Breast and cervical cancer are major threats to the health of women globally, particularly in low-income and middle-income countries. Radical progress to close the global cancer divide for women requires not only evidence-based ...

Examining the relationship between socioeconomic status, WASH practices and wasting

Raihan, Mohammad Jyoti; Farzana, Fahmida Dil; Sultana, Sabiha; Haque, Md Ahshanul; Rahman, Ahmed Shafiqur; Waid, Jillian L.; McCormick, Benjamin Joseph James; Choudhury, Nuzhat; Ahmed, Tahmeed J. (© 2017 Public Library of Science, 2017-03)

Childhood wasting is a global problem and is significantly more pronounced in low and middle income countries like Bangladesh. Socio Economic Status (SES) and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) practices may be significantly ...

Role of credit in food security and dietary diversity in Bangladesh

This work attempts to disentangle the relationship between credit, food security, and dietary diversity in the context of Bangladesh through descriptive and econometric analyses of the Household Income and Expenditure ...

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 ...

The prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity in Bangladeshi adults: data from a national survey

Background: Over the two last decades Bangladesh, a low-income country, has experienced a rapid demographic and epidemiological transition. The population has increased substantially with rapid urbanization and changing ...

Socio-demographic characteristics and tobacco use among the adults in urban slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh

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 ...

Cultural attitudes toward postpartum depression in Dhaka, Bangladesh

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 ...

Perceptions of quality across the maternal care continuum in the context of a health financing intervention: Evidence from a mixed methods study in rural Malawi

Background: In 2013, Malawi with its development partners introduced a Results-Based Financing for Maternal and Newborn Health (RBF4MNH) intervention to improve the quality of maternal and newborn health-care services. ...

Costs of hospitalization with respiratory syncytial virus illness among children aged < 5 years and the financial impact on households in Bangladesh, 2010

Bhuiyan, Mejbah Uddin; Luby, Stephen P.; Alamgir, Nadia Ishrat; Homaira, Nusrat; Sturm-Ramirez, Katharine M.; Gurley, Emily Suzane; Abedin, Jaynal; Zaman, Rashid Uz; Alamgir, Asm S.M.; Rahman, Mahmudur M.Atiqur; Ortega-Sánchez, Ismael R.; Azziz-Baumgartner, Eduardo (© 2017 University of Edinburgh, 2017-06-13)

Background Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading cause of acute respiratory illness in young children and results in significant economic burden. There is no vaccine to prevent RSV illness but a number of vaccines ...