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Determinants of diabetes in Bangladesh using two approaches: An analysis of the Demographic and Health Survey 2011
(Cambridge University Press, 2019-10-21)
This cross-sectional study analysed data from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2011 to investigate factors associated with diabetes in Bangladesh. Data were analysed using logistic and log-binomial regressions ...
Estimated societal costs of stroke in the UK based on a discrete event simulation
(Oxford Academic, 2019-12-17)
Background: there are around 100,000 new stroke cases and over a million people living with its consequences annually in
the UK. This has large impacts on health and social care, unpaid carers and lost productivity. We ...
Putting health equity at heart of universal coverage—the need for national programmes of action
(BMJ, 2019-10-25)
Income inequality is growing,1 fuelling both right wing populism2 and demands for progressive, inclusive policies. Global disquiet over inequality prompted the United Nations to pledge in the sustainable development goals ...
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 ...
Health shock and preference instability: Assessing health-state dependency of willingness-to-pay for corrective eyeglasses
(BMC, 2019-11-07)
Background: Differences in contingent valuation (CV) estimates for identical healthcare goods can cast
considerable doubt on the true economic measures of consumer preferences. Hypothetical nature of CV methods
can ...
Nutrition interventions integrated into an existing maternal, neonatal, and child health program reduce food insecurity among recently delivered and pregnant women in Bangladesh.
(Oxford Academic, 2019-01-13)
Background: Antenatal care may be a means to reduce food insecurity in pregnancy and postpartum periods.
Objective: With the use of a cluster-randomized design, we tested whether participation in nutrition-focused ...
Factors associated with hypertension among adults in Nepal as per the Joint National Committee 7 and 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association hypertension guidelines: A cross-sectional analysis of the demographic and health survey 2016
(BMJ Journals, 2019-08-10)
Objectives: This study investigated the determinants of hypertension in Nepal according to both the Joint National Committee 7 (JNC7) and the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (2017 ACC/AHA) ...
Effectiveness of a community-based water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) intervention in reduction of diarrhoea among under-five children: Evidence from a repeated cross-sectional study (2007–2015) in rural Bangladesh
(Science Direct, 2019-08-20)
Diarrhoea, the most common disease directly related to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), still remains one of the most significant health problems among children under-five worldwide. In this reality, BRAC, the largest ...
Women are more vulnerable to non-communicable diseases in rural and urban Bangladesh (P18-082-19)
(Oxford Academic, 2019-06-13)
Objectives
In Bangladesh, the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCD) and their risk factors is increasing. We wanted to assess the vulnerability of women by analyzing the differences in risk factors by gender.
Met ...
Mapping disparities in education across low- and middle-income countries
(Nature, 2019-12-25)
Educational attainment is an important social determinant of maternal, newborn, and
child health1–3
. As a tool for promoting gender equity, it has gained increasing traction
in popular media, international aid strategies, ...