Browsing James P. Grant School of Public Health (JPGSPH) by Author "Rahman, Mahfuzar"
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Geogenic arsenic and Microbial contamination in drinking water sources: Exposure risks to the coastal population in Bangladesh
Saha, Ratnajit; Dey, Nepal C.; Rahman, Mahfuzar; Bhattacharya, Prosun; Rabbani, Golam H. (Frontiers, 2019-05-08)The study aimed to investigate the most usable drinking water sources quality and the dependent population's exposure to potentially contaminated water. The specific area chosen for the study was the coastal area in Satkhira ... -
How many hours do people sleep in Bangladesh? a country-representative survey
Md. Yunus, Fakir; Khan, Safayet; Akter, Tahera; Rahman, Mahfuzar; Reja, Saifur; Islam, Akramul; Jhohura, Fatema (© 2016 Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 2016)This study investigated total sleep time in the Bangladeshi population and identified the proportion of the population at greater risk of developing chronic diseases due to inadequate sleep. Using a cross-sectional survey, ... -
Prevalence and risk factors of cardiovascular diseases among Bangladeshi adults: Findings from a cross-sectional study
Khanam, Fouzia; Hossain, Md. Belal; Mistry, Sabuj Kanti; Afsana, Kaosar; Rahman, Mahfuzar (Atlantis Press, 2019-09)Ever rising prevalence of Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD) is a major challenge for the health sector in Bangladesh. This study aimed to explore the prevalence of CVD and sociodemographic and lifestyle factors associated with ... -
Prevalence of multimorbidity among Bangladeshi adult population: A nationwide cross-sectional study
Khan, Nusrat; Rahman, Mahfuzar; Mitra, Dipak; Afsana, Kaosar (BMJ Journals, 2018-11-28)Objective This study aimed to report prevalence and evaluate the association between multimorbidity and associated risk factors in the adult population of Bangladesh. Design A cross-sectional study was conducted using ... -
Prevention of social exclusion and role of antenatal care by BRAC community health workers in improving safe motherhood and neonatal care in urban slums of Bangladesh
Jolly, Saira Parveen; Chowdhury, Tridib Roy; Rahman, Mahfuzar; Alam, Ariful; Afsana, Kaosar (PLOS ONE, 2020-07-08)The transformation of the BRAC MANOSHI programme from humanitarian to a social enterprise model, has made it increasingly urgent to enumerate the minimum number of door-to-door antenatal care (ANC) visits by community ... -
A Review of groundwater arsenic contamination in Bangladesh: the millennium development goal era and beyond
Md. Yunus, Fakir; Khan, Safayet; Chowdhury, Priyanka; Hasnat Milton, Abul; Hussain, Sumaira; Rahman, Mahfuzar (© 2016 MDPI AG, 2016)Arsenic contamination in drinking water has a detrimental impact on human health which profoundly impairs the quality of life. Despite recognition of the adverse health implications of arsenic toxicity, there have been few ...