Browsing by Author "Gupta, Rajat Das"
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Gender differences in hypertension awareness, antihypertensive use and blood pressure control in Nepalese adults: Findings from a nationwide cross-sectional survey
Gupta, Rajat Das; Haider, Shams Shabab; Sutradhar, Ipsita; Hasan, Mehedi; Joshi, Hemraj; Haider, Mohammad Rifat; Sarker, Malabika (Cambridge University Press, 2019-08-30)The objective of this cross-sectional study was to determine the gender differences in hypertension awareness, antihypertensive use and blood pressure (BP) control among the adult Nepalese population (≥18 years) using ... -
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 ... -
Nationally representative surveys show gradual shifting of overweight and obesity towards poor and less-educated women of reproductive age in Nepal
Sutradhar, Ipsita; Akter, Tahmina; Hasan, Mehedi; Gupta, Rajat Das; Joshi, Hemraj; Haider, Mohammad Rifat; Sarker, Malabika (Cambridge University Press, 2020-03-27)Overweight and obesity are considered major public health concerns all over the world. They have the potential to increase the risk of developing non-communicable diseases in reproductive age women, increasing their risk ... -
Prevalence and associated factors of underweight, overweight and obesity among women of reproductive age group in the Maldives: Evidence from a nationally representative study
Hashan, Mohammad Rashidul; Rabbi, Md Fazla; Haider, Shams Shabab; Gupta, Rajat Das (PLOS ONE, 2020-10-29)Background: Global epidemiological transition across various countries have documented the coexistence of undernutrition and overnutrition. South Asian countries are facing this public health hazard in remarkable manner. ... -
Prevalence and associated factors of underweight, overweight, and obesity Among Bangladeshi adults: An analysis of demographic and health survey 2017-18
Gupta, Rajat Das; Al Kibria, Gulam Muhammed (Science Direct, 2021-04-16)This study aimed to determine the prevalence and associated factors of underweight, overweight, and obesity among Bangladeshi adults (≥18 years) using the nationally representative Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey ... -
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 and risk factors of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Bangladesh: A systematic review
Sutradhar, Ipsita; Gupta, Rajat Das; Hasan, Mehedi; Wazib, Amit; Sarker, Malabika (Cureus, 2019-01-28)Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) including Bangladesh. But no systematic review has been carried out in Bangladesh, which ... -
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 ... -
Psycho-social correlates of opioid use disorder among the US adult population: Evidence from the National Survey on drug use and health, 2015-2018
Haider, Mohammad Rifat; Brown, Monique J; Gupta, Rajat Das; Karim, Sabrina; Olatosi, Bankole; Li, Xiaoming (Taylor & Francis, 2020-07-07)The United States (US) has experienced an opioid epidemic over the last two decades. Drug overdose deaths increased by 21% from 2015 to 2016, with two-thirds of these deaths attributed to opioid use disorder (OUD). This ...