Browsing Journal Articles (2018) by Title

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    • Retaining doctors in rural Bangladesh: A policy analysis 

      Joarder, Taufique; Rawal, Lal B.; Ahmed, Syed Masud; Uddin, Aftab; Evans, Timothy G. (International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2018-09)
      Background Retaining doctors in rural areas is a challenge in Bangladesh. In this study, we analyzed three rural retention policies: career development programs, compulsory services, and schools outside major cities – in ...

    • Sensory acceptability of iron-fortified red lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) Dal 

      Podder, Rajib; Khan, Shaan M.; Tar’an, Bunyamin; Tyler, Robert T.; Henry, Carol J.; Jalal, Chowdhury; Shand, Phyllis J.; Vandenberg, Albert (Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), 2018-02-22)
      Panelists in Saskatoon, Canada (n=45) and Dhaka, Bangladesh (n=98) participated in sensory evaluationsof the sensory properties of both cooked and uncooked dehulled red lentil dal fortified with FeSO4·7H2O, NaFeEDTAor ...

    • Spatiotemporal heterogeneity of malnutrition indicators in children under 5 years of age in Bangladesh, 1999–2011 

      Hasan, Md Tanvir; Mamun, Abdullah A; Williams, Gail M; Soares Magalhães, Ricardo J (Cambridge University Press, 2018-01-30)
      Objective: To examine changes in the spatial clustering of malnutrition in children under 5 years of age (under-5s) for the period 1999 to 2011 in Bangladesh. Design: We used data from four nationally representative ...

    • Tuberculosis and the sexual and reproductive lives of women in Bangladesh 

      Barua, Mrittika; Driel, Francien Van; Jansen, Willy (PLOS ONE, 2018-07-19)
      When they do not meet norms related to sexuality and reproduction, Bangladeshi women often face abandonment and are thus deprived of an active sexual life, a marital relationship, and motherhood. Little is known about ...

    • Universal health care in Bangladesh—promises and perils 

      Adams, Allayne M; Ahmed, Syed Masud; Evans, Timothy G (The Lancet, 2018-01)

    • Urban-rural and sex differentials in tuberculosis mortality in Bangladesh: Results from a population-based survey 

      Sarker, Malabika; Homayra, Fahmida; Rawal, Lal B.; Kabir, Razin; Aftab, Afzal; Bari, Rahmatul; Dzokoto, Agnes; Shargie, Estifanos Biru; Islam, Shayla; Islam, Akramul; Latif, A. H. M. Mahbub (Wiley Online Library, 2022-10-22)
      Objective To assess tuberculosis mortality in Bangladesh through a population-based survey using a Verbal Autopsy tool. Methods Nationwide mortality survey employing the WHO-recommended Verbal Autopsy (VA) tool, and ...