Li Ping Wong, Haridah Alias, Mahmoud Danaee, Jamil Ahmed et al.
BACKGROUND: The availability of various types of COVID-19 vaccines and diverse characteristics of the vaccines present a dilemma in vaccination choices, which may result in individuals refusing a particular COVID-19 vaccine offered, hence presenting a threat to immunisation coverage and reaching her...
Ahmed Ehsanur Rahman, Janet Perkins, Sajia Islam, Abu Bakkar Siddique et al.
BACKGROUND: Access to skilled health services during pregnancy, childbirth and postnatal period for obstetric care is one of the strongest determinants of maternal and newborn health (MNH) outcomes. In many countries, husbands are key decision-makers in households, effectively determining women's ac...
Clara Calvert, Meredith Brockway, Helga Zoëga, Jessica E. Miller et al.
Preterm birth (PTB) is the leading cause of infant mortality worldwide. Changes in PTB rates, ranging from -90% to +30%, were reported in many countries following early COVID-19 pandemic response measures ('lockdowns'). It is unclear whether this variation reflects real differences in lockdown impac...
Md. Asad Ullah, Abu Tayab Moin, Yusha Araf, Atiqur Rahman Bhuiyan et al.
Here, we examine the potential effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on future birth rates. This highly contagious disease originated in China, and rapidly spread worldwide, leading to extensive lockdown policies being implemented globally with the aim of containing the infection rates and its serious att...
Zubair Ahmed Ratan, Fazla Rabbi Mashrur, Anisha Parsub Chhoan, Sadi Shahriar et al.
Since the early 1990s, nanotechnology has led to new horizons in nanomedicine, which encompasses all spheres of science including chemistry, material science, biology, and biotechnology. Emerging viral infections are creating severe hazards to public health worldwide, recently, COVID-19 has caused m...
Mohammad Bellal Hossain, Md. Zakiul Alam, Md. Syful Islam, Shafayat Sultan et al.
INTRODUCTION: Studies related to the COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy are scanty in Bangladesh, despite the growing necessity of understanding the population behavior related to vaccination. Thus, the present study was conducted to assess the prevalence of the COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and its associated...
Ridwan Islam Sifat
Highlights • COVID-19 has increased the risk of domestic violence.• There are numerous reports and unreported cases of domestic violence in Bangladesh, including physical, financial, psychological, and sexual abuse.• Tele-counseling and video-counseling mental health services may help to the victim'...
Juan Arnáez, Carlos Ochoa Sangrador, Sonia Caserío, Elena Gutiérrez et al.
Preliminary data in Europe have suggested a reduction in prematurity rates during the COVID-19 pandemic, implying that contingency measures could have an impact on prematurity rates. We designed a population-based prevalence proportion study to explore the potential link between national lockdown me...
Mohammad Ali, Ahmed Hossain
OBJECTIVES: To assess COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Bangladesh and identify population subgroups with higher odds of vaccine hesitancy. DESIGN: A nationally representative cross-sectional survey was used for this study. Descriptive analyses helped to compute vaccine hesitancy proportions and compare...
Rakesh Kumar, Cut Meurah Yeni, Niken Asri Utami, Rupali Masand et al.
The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is a global public health problem. The SARS-CoV-2 triggers hyper-activation of inflammatory and immune responses resulting in cytokine storm and increased inflammatory re...
Shahreen Raihana, Michael J. Dibley, Mohammad Masudur Rahman, Tazeen Tahsina et al.
BACKGROUND: In Bangladesh, neonatal sepsis is the cause of 24% of neonatal deaths, over 65% of which occur in the early-newborn stage (0-6 days). Only 50% of newborns in Bangladesh initiated breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth. The mechanism by which early initiation of breastfeeding reduces neonat...
Joshua Yukich, Matt Worges, Anastasia J. Gage, David R. Hotchkiss et al.
PURPOSE: The study projects the potential impact of COVID-19 on child marriage in the five countries in which the burden of child marriage is the largest: Bangladesh, Brazil, Ethiopia, India, and Nigeria. METHODS: The projected impact of the pandemic on child marriage is based on a Markov model. A r...
Mahmudur Rahman, Maruf Hasan, Asif Ahmed
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) enters the host cell by binding to angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor. Other important proteins involved in this process include disintegrin and metalloproteinase domain-containing protein 17 (ADAM17) also known as tumour necr...
Herfina Nababan, Md. Zahid Hasan, Tiara Marthias, Rolina Dhital et al.
PURPOSE: Overall health status indicators have improved significantly over the past three decades in Indonesia. However, the country's maternal mortality ratio remains high with a stark inequality by region. Fewer studies have explored access inequity in maternal health care service over time using ...
Edward Fottrell, David Osrin, Glyn Alcock, Kishwar Azad et al.
OBJECTIVE: Understanding the causes of death is key to tackling the burden of three million annual neonatal deaths. Resource-poor settings lack effective vital registration systems for births, deaths and causes of death. We set out to describe cause-specific neonatal mortality in rural areas of Mala...