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Editorial: Adolescent sexual and reproductive health challenges in low-income settings
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Covariates of Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, and Burdens among the Caregivers of Hypertensive Patients
(Hindawi, 2023)Caregivers of hypertensive patients play a signifcant role in ensuring adequate patient care and lowering the risk of hypertension- relatedcomplications. Caregivers are ideal study subjects for identifying gaps in ... -
Prevalence and determinants of adolescent childbearing: comparative analysis of 2017–18 and 2014 Bangladesh Demographic Health Survey
(fronties in Public Health, 2023)Objectives: Bangladesh has one of the highest adolescent childbearing rates in South Asia, which prevent women from realizing their full potential in life. This study aimed to compare the prevalence and determinants of ... -
Prevalence, years lived with disability, and trends in anaemia burden by severity and cause, 1990–2021: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
(Lancet Haematol, 2023)Background Anaemia is a major health problem worldwide. Global estimates of anaemia burden are crucial for developing appropriate interventions to meet current international targets for disease mitigation. We describe ... -
Prevalence and determinants of self- medication practices among general population: A cross-sectional study in Thimphu, Bhutan and Chattogram, Bangladesh
(Jounal of Public Health Research, 2023)Background: Self-medication is a global phenomenon and a potential contributor to negative health consequences on human health including emergence of antibiotic drug resistance globally. Objective: The primary objective ... -
Knowledge, attitude and practice of diabetes among secondary school-going children in Bangladesh
(fronties in Public Health, 2022)Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a global public health concern. DM has been increasing alarmingly among the young people and childhood-onset has now become an emerging issue worldwide. Unlike other chronic diseases, DM requires ... -
The relationship between medical comorbidities and health-related quality of life among adults with type 2 diabetes: The experience of different hospitals in southern Bangladesh
(PLOS ONE, 2022)Objective Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is a critical determinant to assess the severity of chronic diseases like diabetes mellitus. It has a close association with complications, comor- bidities, and medical ... -
Association between comorbidity and health‐related quality of life in a hypertensive population: a hospital‐based study in Bangladesh
(BMC Public Health, 2022)Background: Hypertension is a known risk factor for several chronic conditions including diabetes and cardiovas- cular diseases. However, little is known about its impact on Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in the ... -
Hypertension and sex related diff erences in mortality of COVID-19 infection: A systematic review and Meta-analysis
(HSPC, 2020)Background: Hypertension is the leading cause of cardiovascular diseases and premature deaths. Hypertension plays a striking role in mortality and morbidity in case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection; ... -
Health and Demographic Surveillance System Sites: Reflections on Global Health Research Ethics
(Journal of Population and Social Studies, 2020)Although there should be no ambivalence regarding the importance of the Health and demographic surveillance System (HDSS), surveillance and research on human populations is beset with a variety of ethical issues.This is ... -
Global health is more than just ‘Public Health Somewhere Else’
(BMJ Global Health, 2020)► Global health can be anywhere as it often focuses on large-scale health inequities that are rooted in transnational determinants. ► Some global health initiatives and actors aim to find solutions to domestic problems. ► ... -
Risk factors associated with Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) among children under 10-years in Rohingya refugee camp
(Recent Res Sci Technol, 2020)Acute respiratory infections are cause by bacterial, fungal or viral infections of the respiratory tract. Very young and older aged people are most vulnerable of these infections lead to difficulties from fever, cough, ... -
Prevalence of dysmenorrhoeal pain and its impact on school performance: A cross-sectional study
(Recent Res Sci Technol, 2020)Menstruation is normal biological phenomena for girls and women. During menstruation, girls and women feel a certain degree of pain (dysmenorrhea) that can be minor to severe resulting obstacles in carrying daily ... -
Prevalence of hypertension and associated risk factors among Bhutanese Monks in Thimphu, Bhutan: A cross-sectional study
(Recent Res Sci Technol, 2020)Hypertension is a major health problem and it accounts for more than 9.4 million people to die every year globally due to its high complications. It is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and high research ... -
The Global Health Research Capacity Strengthening (GHR-CAPS) Program: trainees’ experiences and perspectives
(Journal of Global Health Reports, 2019)Introduction This paper aims to contribute to the discussion on how global health research (GHR) mentorship initiatives can best help prepare the next generation of GH researchers. To this end, the authors, a group of ... -
Knowledge of cervical cancer and HPV vaccine in Bangladeshi women: a population based, cross-sectional study
(BMC Women's Health, 2018)Background: The objective of this study was to assess the level of knowledge of cervical cancer among Bangladeshi women and to assess their willingness to receive the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. Methods: A ... -
Barriers to sexual and reproductive healthcare services as experienced by female sex workers and service providers in Dhaka city, Bangladesh
(PLOS ONE, 2017)Objectives This study aimed to identify the barriers female sex workers (FSWs) in Bangladesh face with regard to accessing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) care, and assess the satis- faction with the healthcare ... -
KNOWLEDGE, USE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS RELATING TO MODERN CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS AMONG FEMALE SEX WORKERS IN DHAKA, BANGLADESH
(J Health Research, 2017)Background: Female sex workers (FSWs) are an isolated population of the world who have unmet needs of contraceptive services. This study assessed knowledge on and use of modern contraceptive methods among FSWs. Methods: ... -
Sexual and reproductive health behaviors of female sex workers in Dhaka, Bangladesh
(PLOS ONE, 2017)The objective of this study was to document sexual and reproductive health (SRH) practices among female sex workers (FSWs) including abortion, pregnancy, use of maternal health- care services and sexually transmitted ... -
Medicine Sellers for Prevention and Control of Sexually Transmitted Infections: Effect of a Quasi-Experimental Training Intervention in Bangladesh
(Hindawi, 2015)This study used a quasi-experimental pre-post design to test whether short training can improve medicine sellers’ (MSs) practices and skills for prevention and control of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Bangladesh. ...
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