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Illness perception of tuberculosis (TB) and health seeking practice among urban slum residents of Bangladesh: a qualitative study
(© 2014 BioMed Central Ltd., 2014)Background: Combating tuberculosis (TB) in urban slums is more complex than in rural areas due to reasons such as over-crowding, unhygienic living conditions and poverty. This study aimed to assess illness perception of ... -
Impact of flooding on feeding practices of infants and young children in Dhaka, Bangladesh Slums: what are the coping strategies?
(© 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 2010)Previous research has shown that urban slums are hostile environments for the growth of infants and young children (IYC). Flooding is a hazard commonly found in Dhaka slums (Bangladesh) which negatively impacts IYC's ... -
Impact of fortified biscuits on micronutrient deficiencies among primary school children in Bangladesh
(© 2017 Plos One, 2017-04-05)Background Micronutrient deficiencies can compromise the development potential of school-aged children, and their later health and productivity as adults. School feeding and school-based fortification approaches have been ... -
Impact of maternal depressive symptoms and infant temperament on early infant growth and motor development: results from a population based study in Bangladesh
(© 2013 Journal of Affective Disorders, 2013-04-05)Background: Evidence linking maternal depressive symptoms with infant's growth and development in low-income countries is inadequate and conflicting. This study investigated the independent effect of maternal perinatal ... -
The impact of maternal supplementation during pregnancy and the first 6 months postpartum on the growth status of the next child born after the intervention period: Follow-up results from Bangladesh and Ghana
(Wiley, 2020-04)Pregnancy and breastfeeding make demands on maternal nutrient stores. The extent of depletion and the degree to which nutrient stores are replenished between pregnancies has implications for a mother's nutritional status ... -
Impact of traffic variability on geographic accessibility to 24/7 emergency healthcare for the urban poor: A GIS study in Dhaka, Bangladesh
(PLOS ONE, 2019-09-16)Ensuring access to healthcare in emergency health situations is a persistent concern for health system planners. Emergency services, including critical care units for severe burns and coronary events, are amongst those for ... -
Impairment of extra-high frequency auditory thresholds in subjects with elevated levels of fasting blood glucose
(Science Direct, 2018-03-13)This study was performed to assess whether there is an association between elevated Fasting Blood Glucose (FBG) and hearing impairment in Bangladeshi population. A total of 142 subjects (72 with elevated FBG; 70 control) ... -
Implications of Birth-Dose Vaccination against Hepatitis B Virus in Southeast Asia
(MDPI, 2021-04-12)The World Health Organization (WHO) South-East Asia Regional Office (SEARO) covers 11 countries with a combined population of about 2 billion people, making it the most populous of the six WHO regions. In 1992, the WHO ... -
Importance of coverage and quality for impact of nutrition interventions delivered through an existing health programme in Bangladesh
(Wiley Online Library, 2018-10)Understanding implementation of interventions is critical to illuminate if, how, and why the interventions achieve impact. Alive & Thrive integrated a nutrition intervention into an existing maternal, neonatal, and child ... -
Inadequate dietary diversity and Its determinants among adolescent girls and boys: Evidence from the National Nutrition surveillance study in Bangladesh
(Oxford Academic, 2020-05-29)Objectives: Bangladesh is experiencing triple burden of malnutrition among adolescents, which may be associated with inadequate dietary diversity (IDD). In the recently completed round of the national nutrition surveillance ... -
Incarceration history and risk of HIV and hepatitis C virus acquisition among people who inject drugs: A systematic review and meta-analysis
(The Lancet, 2018-10-29)Background: People who inject drugs (PWID) experience a high prevalence of incarceration and might be at high risk of HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection during or after incarceration. We aimed to assess whether ... -
The influence of corruption and governance in the delivery of frontline health care services in the public sector: A scoping review of current and future prospects in low and middle-income countries of south and south-east Asia
(BMC, 2020-06-08)Background: The dynamic intersection of a pluralistic health system, large informal sector, and poor regulatory environment have provided conditions favourable for ‘corruption’ in the LMICs of south and south-east Asia ... -
Influence of gender roles and rising food prices on poor, pregnant women's eating and food provisioning practices in Dhaka, Bangladesh
(© 2013 Reproductive Health, 2013)Background: Maternal malnutrition in Bangladesh is a persistent health issue and is the product of a number of complex factors, including adherence to food 'taboos' and a patriarchal gender order that limits women's mobility ... -
The influence of travel time on emergency obstetric care seeking behavior in the urban poor of Bangladesh: a GIS study
(© 2016 BioMed Central Ltd., 2016)Background: Availability of Emergency Obstetric Care (EmOC) is crucial to avert maternal death due to life-threatening complications potentially arising during delivery. Research on the determinants of utilization of EmOC ... -
Informal allopathic provider knowledge and practice regarding control and prevention of TB in rural Bangladesh
(International Health, 2014-06-17)Background: BRAC (formerly Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee), in collaboration with the National Tuberculosis Control Programme, provides one full-day training on TB to make informal allopathic providers knowledgeable ... -
The informal health sector and health care-seeking behaviour of mothers in urban Dhaka slums
(Journal of Population Research, 2014-04-22)Infant and child mortality in Bangladesh has declined in recent years but early death rates remain high among Bangladesh’s urban poor, even in comparison to rates in rural Bangladesh. Although they live close to the ... -
Informal markets in sexual and reproductive health services and commodities in rural and urban Bangladesh
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Innovation for universal health coverage in Bangladesh: a call to action
(© 2013 The Lancet, 2013)A post-Millennium Development Goals agenda for health in Bangladesh should be defined to encourage a second generation of health-system innovations under the clarion call of universal health coverage. This agenda should ... -
Innovative strategies for providing menstruation-supportive water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities: Learning from refugee camps in Cox’s bazar, Bangladesh
(BMC, 2021-02-26)Background: There is growing attention to addressing the menstrual hygiene management (MHM) needs of the over 21 million displaced adolescent girls and women globally. Current approaches to MHM-related humanitarian programming ... -
Internalized HIV/AIDS-related stigma in a sample of HIV-positive people in Bangladesh
(© 2012 International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh., 2012)Internalized stigma among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) is prevalent in Bangladesh. A better understanding of the effects of stigma on PLHA is required to reduce this and to minimize its harmful effects. This study ...