Browsing Journal Articles (James P. Grant School of Public Health) by Author "Aftab, Afzal"
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Double trouble: prevalence and factors associated with tuberculosis and diabetes comorbidity in Bangladesh
Sarker, Malabika; Barua, Mrittika; Guerra, Fiona; Saha, Avijit; Aftab, Afzal; Latif, A. H. M. Mahbub; Islam, Shayla; Islam, Akramul (BRAC Univeristy, 2016-10-31)Background Diabetes among tuberculosis patients increases the risk of tuberculosis treatment failure, death, and development of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. Yet, there is no data is available in Bangladesh on the ... -
Prevalence of work related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) and ergonomic risk assessment among readymade garment workers of Bangladesh: A cross sectional study
Hossain, Mohammad Didar; Aftab, Afzal; Al Imam, Mahmudul Hassan; Mahmud, Ilias; Chowdhury, Imran Ahmed; Kabir, Razin Iqbal; Sarker, Malabika (PLOS ONE, 2018-07-06)Background Work related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs) are one of the most common occupational diseases which mainly affects the lower back, neck and upper and lower extremities. The aim of this study was to determine ... -
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 ...