Browsing Journal Articles (James P. Grant School of Public Health) by Title
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Tackling antimicrobial resistance in Bangladesh: A scoping review of policy and practice in human, animal and environment sectors
(PLOS ONE, 2020-01-27)Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become an emerging issue in the developing countries as well as in Bangladesh. AMR is aggravated by irrational use of antimicrobials in a largely unregulated pluralistic ... -
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 ... -
Thinness and fecundability: Time to pregnancy after adolescent marriage in rural Bangladesh
(Wiley, 2020-03-24)Undernutrition may affect fecundability, but few studies have quantified this relationship. In rural Bangladesh, where newlywed couples face strong pressures to become pregnant, we assessed fecundability, estimated by ... -
Translating international guidelines for use in routine maternal and neonatal healthcare quality measurement
(Taylor & Francis, 2020-07-13)Background: Improving facility-based quality for maternal and neonatal care is the key to reducing morbidity and mortality rates in low- and middle-income countries. Recent guidance from WHO and others has produced a large ... -
A transparent universal health coverage index with decomposition by socioeconomic groups: Application in Asian and African settings
(Springer Nature, 2019-02-16)Background Health and wellbeing as one of the Sustainable Development Goals requires all countries to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC). That is, all people must have access to healthcare when needed at an affordable ... -
Trends and determinants of inequities in childhood stunting in Bangladesh from 1996/7 to 2014
(© 2016 International Journal for Equity in Health, 2016-11-16)Background We explore long-term trends and determinants of socioeconomic inequities in chronic childhood undernutrition measured by stunting among under-five children in Bangladesh. Given that one in three children remain ... -
Trends and determinants of perinatal mortality in Bangladesh
(PLOS ONE, 2019-08-23)Background Although the perinatal mortality rate (PNMR) has been reduced over time in Bangladesh, the rate is still very high. Only a few studies explored the determinants of high PNMR in Bangladesh, yet most of them were ... -
Tuberculosis and the sexual and reproductive lives of women in Bangladesh
(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 ... -
Tuberculosis infection control in selected facilities managing drug-resistant tuberculosis in Bangladesh: Findings from a mixed-methods study
(Elsevier, 2021-01-20)Background: Nosocominal Tuberculosis epidemics in hospitals are a major threat to the patient and health workers safety. On the other hand, implementation of Tuberculosis infection control policy, strongly influences the ... -
Understanding the lives of caregivers of children with cerebral palsy in rural Bangladesh: use of mixed methods
(© 2015 Action for Disability Regional Rehabilitation Centre, 2015-06)Cerebral palsy is the most prevalent health condition linked to childhood disability in Bangladesh, yet support and rehabilitation for this group is limited. Understanding the impact of cerebral palsy at family level is ... -
Universal health care in Bangladesh—promises and perils
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Urban-rural and sex differentials in tuberculosis mortality in Bangladesh: Results from a population-based survey
(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 ... -
Using research networks to generate trustworthy qualitative public health research findings from multiple contexts
(BMC, 2020-01-21)Background: Qualitative research networks (QRNs) bring together researchers from diverse contexts working on multi-country studies. The networks may themselves form a consortium or may contribute to a wider research agenda ... -
Utilization of maternal health services among adolescent women in Bangladesh: a scoping review of the literature
(Tropical Medicine & International Health, 2015-07)objective To understand the health-seeking behaviour of adolescent women in Bangladesh with respect to the use of maternal health services. methods Literature review of seven electronic databases: PubMed, ISI Web of ... -
“We struggle with the earth everyday”: parents’ perspectives on the capabilities for healthy child growth in haor region of Bangladesh
(Springer Link, 2020-01-31)Background: Childhood stunting is an important public health problem in the haor region of Bangladesh. Haor areas are located in the north-eastern part of the country and are vulnerable to seasonal flooding. The key ... -
What influences adolescent girls’ decision-making regarding contraceptive methods use and childbearing? a qualitative exploratory study in Rangpur district, Bangladesh
(© 2016 Plos One, 2016-06-23)Background: Bangladesh has the highest rate of adolescent pregnancy in South Asia. Child marriage is one of the leading causes of pregnancies among adolescent girls. Although the country's contraceptive prevalence rate is ... -
WHO takes action to promote the health of refugees and migrants
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Why are adolescent mothers more likely to have stunted and underweight children than adult mothers? A path analysis using data from 30,000 Bangladeshi mothers, 1996–2014
(Oxford Academic, 2020-05-29)Objectives: Adolescent pregnancy is a major global concern due to its adverse effects on maternal and child health and wellbeing. Bangladesh has one of the highest rates of adolescent pregnancy globally. We sought to ... -
Willingness to pay for cataract surgeries among patients visiting eye care facilities in Dhaka, Bangladesh
(Springer Link, 2019-05-07)Background Cataract is the leading cause of avoidable blindness globally. It is estimated that 89% of people with visual impairment live in low- and middle-income countries where the cost of cataract surgery represents a ...