Browsing Article by Subject "Bangladesh"
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Beliefs and practices during pregnancy and childbirth in urban slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh
(© 2012 Choudhury et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd., 2012)Worldwide urbanization has become a crucial issue in recent years. Bangladesh, one of the poorest and most densely-populated countries in the world, has been facing rapid urbanization. In urban areas, maternal indicators ... -
Exploring the context in which different close-to-community sexual and reproductive health service providers operate in Bangladesh: a qualitative study
(© 2015 BioMed Central Ltd., 2015)Background: A range of formal and informal close-to-community (CTC) health service providers operate in an increasingly urbanized Bangladesh. Informal CTC health service providers play a key role in Bangladesh's pluralistic ... -
From knowing our needs to enacting change: findings from community consultations with indigenous communities in Bangladesh
(© 2015 BioMed Central Ltd., 2015)Introduction: Indigenous peoples are among the most marginalized peoples in the world due to issues relating to well-being, political representation, and economic production. The research consortium Goals and Governance ... -
The informal health sector and health care-seeking behaviour of mothers in urban Dhaka slums
(Journal of Population Research, 2014-04-22)Infant and child mortality in Bangladesh has declined in recent years but early death rates remain high among Bangladesh’s urban poor, even in comparison to rates in rural Bangladesh. Although they live close to the ... -
Internalized HIV/AIDS-related stigma in a sample of HIV-positive people in Bangladesh
(© 2012 International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh., 2012)Internalized stigma among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) is prevalent in Bangladesh. A better understanding of the effects of stigma on PLHA is required to reduce this and to minimize its harmful effects. This study ... -
Qualitative insights into promotion of pharmaceutical products in Bangladesh: how ethical are the practices?
(© 2015 BioMed Central Ltd., 2015)Background: The pharmaceutical market in Bangladesh is highly concentrated (top ten control around 70 % of the market). Due to high competition aggressive marketing strategies are adopted for greater market share, which ... -
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, ... -
Towards a socially just model: balancing hunger and response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh
(BMJ Global Health 2020, 2020-06-01)
