Browsing Journal Articles (2016) by Author "Sarker, Malabika"

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    • Clinical evaluation of dengue and identification of risk factors for severe disease: protocol for a multicentre study in 8 countries 

      Jaenisch, Thomas; Hoai Tam, Dong Thi; Thanh Kieu, Nguyen Tan; Ngoc, Tran Van; Tran Nam, Nguyen; Kinh, Nguyen Van; Yacoub, Sophie; Chanpheaktra, Ngoun; Kumar, Varun; Chai See, Lucy Lum; Sathar, Jameela; Sandoval, Ernesto Pleités; Marón Alfaro, Gabriela Maria; Laksono, Ida Safitri; Mahendradhata, Yodi; Sarker, Malabika; Ahmed, Firoz; Caprara, Andrea; Benevides, Bruno Souza; Marques, Ernesto T. A.; Magalhaes, Tereza; Brasil, Patricia; Netto, Marco; Tami, Adriana; Bethencourt, Sarah E.; Guzman, Maria; Simmons, Cameron; Quyen, Nguyen Thanh Ha; Merson, Laura; Dung, Nguyen Thi Phuong; Beck, Dorothea; Wirths, Marius; Wolbers, Marcel; Lam, Phung Khanh; Rosenberger, Kerstin; Wills, Bridget (© 2016 BMC Infectious Diseases, 2016-02-18)
      Background The burden of dengue continues to increase globally, with an estimated 100 million clinically apparent infections occurring each year. Although most dengue infections are asymptomatic, patients can present with ...

    • Double trouble: prevalence and factors associated with tuberculosis and diabetes comorbidity in Bangladesh 

      Sarker, Malabika; Barua, Mrittika; Guerra, Fiona; Saha, Avijit; Aftab, Afzal; Latif, A. H. M. Mahbub; Islam, Shayla; Islam, Akramul (BRAC Univeristy, 2016-10-31)
      Background Diabetes among tuberculosis patients increases the risk of tuberculosis treatment failure, death, and development of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. Yet, there is no data is available in Bangladesh on the ...

    • The global burden of women's cancers: a grand challenge in global health 

      Ginsburg, Ophira M; Bray, Freddie; Coleman, Michel P; Vanderpuye, Verna Dnk; Eniu, Alexandru; Kotha, S Rani; Sarker, Malabika; Huong, Tran Thanh; Allemani, Claudia; Dvaladze, Allison; Gralow, Julie; Yeates, Karen; Taylor, Carolyn; Oomman, Nandini; Krishnan, Suneeta; Sullivan, Richard; Kombe, Dominista; Blas, Magaly M; Parham, Groesbeck; Kassami, Natasha; Conteh, Lesong (© 2017 The Lancet, 2017-02-25)
      Every year, more than 2 million women worldwide are diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer, yet where a woman lives, her socioeconomic status, and agency largely determines whether she will develop one of these cancers ...

    • Role of spatial tools in public health policymaking of Bangladesh: opportunities and challenges 

      Kim, Dohyeong; Sarker, Malabika; Vyas, Priyanka (© 2016 Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2016-02)
      In spite of the increasing efforts to gather spatial data in developing countries, the use of maps is mostly for visualization of health indicators rather than informed decision-making. Various spatial tools can aid ...

    • What influences adolescent girls’ decision-making regarding contraceptive methods use and childbearing? a qualitative exploratory study in Rangpur district, Bangladesh 

      Shahabuddin, A. S. M.; Nöstlinger, Christiana; Delvaux, Thérèse; Sarker, Malabika; Bardají, Azucena; Brouwere, Vincent De; Broerse, Jacqueline E. W. (© 2016 Plos One, 2016-06-23)
      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 ...