Browsing Journal Articles (James P. Grant School of Public Health) by Author "Mahmud, Ilias"
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Developing the content of a locomotor disability scale for adults in Bangladesh: A qualitative study
Mahmud, Ilias; Clarke, Lynda; Ploubidis, George B. (BMC, 2017-06-06)Abstract Background: Bangladesh has an estimated 17 million adults with disabilities. A significant proportion of them are believed to have locomotor disabilities. There are over 300 non-governmental organizations providing ... -
Measuring motivation among close-to community health workers: Developing the CTC Provider Motivational Indicator Scale across six countries
Vallières, Frédérique; Kok, Maryse; Mahmud, Ilias; Sarker, Malabika; Jeacocke, Philippa; Karuga, Robinson; Limato, Licia; Kea, Aschenaki Z.; Chikaphupha, Kingsley; Sidat, Mohsin; Gilmore, Brynne; Taegtmeyer, Miriam (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 ... -
A new tool to measure approaches to supervision from the perspective of community health workers: A prospective, longitudinal, validation study in seven countries
Vallières, Frédérique; Hyland, Philip; McAuliffe, Eilish; Mahmud, Ilias; Tulloch, Olivia; Walker, Polly; Taegtmeyer, Miriam (BMC, 2018-10-22)Background: The global scale-up of community health workers (CHWs) depends on supportive management and supervision of this expanding cadre. Existing tools fail to incorporate the perspective of the CHW (i.e. perceived ... -
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 ... -
Primary health care seeking behaviour of people with physical disabilities in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study
Talukdar, Jhalok Ronjan; Mahmud, Ilias; Rashid, Sabina Faiz (BMC, 2018-09-03)Background People with disabilities constitute about 10% of the total population of Bangladesh. They are more likely to experience poor health than those without disabilities. However, there is a lack of evidence on their ... -
Understanding the lives of caregivers of children with cerebral palsy in rural Bangladesh: use of mixed methods
Zuurmond, Maria A; Mahmud, Ilias; Polack, Sarah; Evans, Jenny (© 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 ...