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Impact of cadmium exposure on human health with a focus on Bangladesh
(© 2014 European Journal of Toxicological Sciences, 2014-03)
The environment in which we claim to “live” in has become a huge reservoir of toxic metals. Human
health is under constant risk of deterioration due to increasing chronic exposure of such metals that adversely affect
the ...
Intersectoral collaboration: a novel path to promote community health promotion
(© 2012 Global Health Promotion, 2012)
The sexual and reproductive health care market in Bangladesh: where do poor women go?
(© 2011 Reproductive Health Matters., 2011)
In Bangladesh, the formal public health system provides few services for common sexual and reproductive health problems such as white discharge, fistula, prolapse, menstrual problems, reproductive and urinary tract infections, ...
Muslim aspirations in Bangladesh: looking back and redrawing boundaries
Till 2013, political discourses in Bangladesh offered Muslims very little space other than one of two polar opposites: the ultra secular liberals or the anti-1971 and thus anti-nationalist Islamists. As Islam presented ...
Effect of vitamin D, calcium and multiple micronutrients supplementation on lipid profile in pre-menopausal Bangladeshi garment factory workers with hypovitaminosis D
(© 2014 International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, 2014)
Elevated total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in sera are both well-known risk factors of coronary heart disease. Adequate vitamin D status is important for optimal function of many organs and tissues ...
Nutrition of children and women in Bangladesh: trends and directions for the future
(© 2012 Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2012)
Although child and maternal malnutrition has been reduced in Bangladesh, the prevalence of underweight (weight-for-age z-score <-2) among children aged less than five years is still high (41%). Nearly one-third of women ...
Developing effective policy strategies to retain health workers in rural Bangladesh: a policy analysis
(© 2015 Rawal et al.; licensee BioMed Central., 2015)
Introduction: Retention of human resources for health (HRH), particularly physicians and nurses in rural and remote areas, is a major problem in Bangladesh. We reviewed relevant policies and provisions in relation to HRH ...
Television news in Bangladesh: intersection of market-oriented journalism and perceived credibility
(© 2014 AMIC/SCI-NTU.Routledge, 2014)
The television medium has occupied a dominant place in Bangladesh. With the unprecedented expansion of the television industry, questions are being raised about a palpable rise in market-oriented journalism (MOJ) in the ...
Health threats as nontraditional security challenges for Bangladesh
(© 2012 National Bureau of Asian Research, 2012)
This essay discusses health problems that have the potential to emerge as nontraditional security challenges for Bangladesh in the coming decades.
Women’s empowerment as a protective factor against intimate partner violence in Bangladesh: a qualitative exploration of the process and limitations of its influence
(© 2016 SAGE Publications Inc., 2017-08)
Literature on the relationship between intimate partner violence (IPV) against women and women’s empowerment is contradictory. Findings from a recent survey in rural Bangladesh suggest that empowerment is becoming protective ...