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Elderly women are disproportionately vulnerable to hypertension in Bangladesh: Evidence from the National Nutrition Surveillance Study
(Oxford Academic, 2020-06)
Objectives:
Bangladesh has a dearth of information on the prevalence and factors associated with hypertension among elderlies. We assessed the prevalence, sex differences in prevalence, and factors associated with ...
Prevalence and associated factors of underweight, overweight and obesity among women of reproductive age group in the Maldives: Evidence from a nationally representative study
(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. ...
Measuring motivation among close-to community health workers: Developing the CTC Provider Motivational Indicator Scale across six countries
(BMC, 2020-08-01)
Background: Close-to-community (CTC) health service providers are a cost-effective and important resource in the
promotion of and increasing access to health services. However, many CTC provider programmes suffer from ...
Sampling method for surveying complex and multi-institutional partnerships: Lessons from the Global Polio Eradication Initiative
(BMC, 2020-08-12)
Background: Complex global initiatives, like the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), have prevented millions of
paralyses and improved the health status of diverse populations. Despite the logistical challenges ...
Targeting anticorruption interventions at the front line: Developmental governance in health systems
(BMJ Journals, 2020-12-03)
In 2008, Vian reported an increasing interest in
understanding how corruption affects healthcare outcomes
and asked what could be done to combat corruption in
the health sector. Eleven years later, corruption is seen ...
Nutrient supplementation during the first 1000 days and growth of infants born to pregnant adolescents
(Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2020-05)
Few studies have evaluated the impact of nutritional supplementation among pregnant adolescents. We examined
the effects of the Rang Din Nutrition Study (RDNS) interventions on children born to mothers <20 years of age.
The ...
Healthcare worker attendance during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal analysis of fingerprint-verified data from all public-sector secondary and tertiary care facilities in Bangladesh
(Journal of Global Health, 2020-12-01)
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has overwhelmed hospitals in several areas in
high-income countries. An effective response to this pandemic requires health care workers
(HCWs) to be present at work, particularly in low- ...
Carrying out embedded implementation research in humanitarian settings: A qualitative study in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
(PLOS ONE, 2020-07-16)
Background: Embedded implementation research (IR) promotes evidence-informed policy and practices by involving decision-makers and program implementers in research activities that focus on understanding and solving existing ...
Evaluating the process of partnership and research in global health: Reflections from the STRIPE project
(BMC, 2020-08-12)
Background: Thoughtful and equitable engagement with international partners is key to successful research.
STRIPE, a consortium of 8 academic and research institutions across the globe whose objective is to map,
synthesize, ...
Oral hygiene awareness and practices among a sample of primary school children in Rural Bangladesh
(MDPI, 2020-04-16)
nadequate oral health knowledge and awareness is more likely to cause oral diseases
among all age groups, including children. Reports about the oral health awareness and oral hygiene
practices of children in Bangladesh ...