Ranil Jayawardena, Priyanga Ranasinghe, Nuala M. Byrne, Mário J. Soares et al.
BACKGROUND: Diabetes mellitus has reached epidemic proportions worldwide. South Asians are known to have an increased predisposition for diabetes which has become an important health concern in the region. We discuss the prevalence of pre-diabetes and diabetes in South Asia and explore the different...
Md Selim Reza, Quadir Ma, Syed Shabbir Haider
PURPOSE: The present study was undertaken to investigate the effect of plastic, hydrophilic and hydrophobic types of polymers and their content level on the release profile of drug from matrix systems. As the physico-chemical nature of the active ingredients influence the drug retarding ability of t...
Mehedi Hasan, Ipsita Sutradhar, Rajat Das Gupta, Malabika Sarker
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is becoming a major public health problem around the world. But the prevalence has not been reported in South Asian region as a whole. This study aimed to systematically review the existing data from population based studies in this region to bridge this gap. Articles pu...
Danuta Wasserman, Vladimir Carli, Miriam Iosue, Afzal Javed et al.
INTRODUCTION: Suicide is a global mental health problem for people of all ages. While rates of suicide in children and adolescents are reported as lower than those in older populations worldwide, they represent the third leading cause of death in 15-19-year-olds. The rates are higher among boys than...
Sohail Akhtar, Jamal Abdul Nasir, Aqsa Sarwar, Nida Nasr et al.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this paper is to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis in order to summarise the prevalence of diabetes and pre-diabetes and their associated risk factors in Bangladesh. DESIGN: Systematic review and meta-analysis. PARTICIPANTS: General population of Bangladesh. DAT...
Md. Kamruzzaman, Md. Golam Rabbani, A Saw, Md. Abu Sayem et al.
BACKGROUND: Anemia is one of the most common public health problems globally, and high prevalence has been reported among women of reproductive age, especially in developing countries. This study was conducted to evaluate differentials in the prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant, ever-married wom...
Tuhin Biswas, Md. Jasim Uddin, Abdullah Al Mamun, Sonia Pervin et al.
BACKGROUND: Overweight and obesity are a particular concern for women of reproductive age. They not only increase the risk of chronic diseases but they are also associated with adverse perinatal, neonatal, infant and child outcomes. The objective of this study was to examine the trend of overweight ...
Subrina Jesmin, Shamima Akter, Hidechika Akashi, Abdullah Al-Mamun et al.
Background The prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) has important health complications for both mother and child and is increasing all over the world. Although prevalence estimates for GDM are not new in developed and many developing countries, data are lacking for many low-income count...
Shahinul Alam, Utpal Das Gupta, Mahbubul Alam, Jahangir Kabir et al.
Background Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is considered to be a disease of obese individuals, yet lean patients are increasingly susceptible to have NAFLD. The aim of this study was to evaluate the profile of nonobese patients by comparing with obese NAFLD patients. Methods We have include...
Farjana Nikkon, M. Rowshanul Habib, Zahangir Alam Saud, M. R. Karim
OBJECTIVE: To investigate mosquitocidal effects of ethanolic extract of flowers of Tagetes erecta (T. erecta) and its chloroform and petroleum ether soluble fractions against the larvae of Culex quinquefasciatus (Cx. quinquefasciatus). METHODS: The fresh flowers of T. erecta were extracted in cold w...
Nikhil Tandon, Yashdeep Gupta, Deksha Kapoor, Josyula K. Lakshmi et al.
Importance: Women with recent gestational diabetes (GDM) have increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Objective: To investigate whether a resource-appropriate and context-appropriate lifestyle intervention could prevent glycemic deterioration among women with recent GDM in South Asia. Design, ...
Golam Mohammod Mostakim, Md. Mahiuddin Zahangir, Mahbuba Monir Mishu, Md. Khalilur Rahman et al.
Quinalphos (QP) is commonly used for pest control in the agricultural fields surrounding freshwater reservoirs. This study was conducted to evaluate the chronic toxicity of this pesticide on blood parameters and some organs of silver barb, Barbonymus gonionotus. Fish were exposed to two sublethal co...
Tania Sultana Tanwi, Sayan Chakrabarty, Syed Hasanuzzaman
BACKGROUND: Evidences show that the burden of overweight and obesity is escalating in developing countries with predominant burden of underweight. The coexistence of underweight and overweight/obesity is known as double burden of malnutrition. Recent scanty studies confirmed that Bangladesh is curre...
Sujan Banik, Mitanoor Rahman
Purpose of review The increasing prevalence of overweight/obesity is a leading public health concern in high-, middle-, and low-income countries. Our study aimed to present published data on the prevalence of overweight and obesity in Bangladeshi children, adolescents, and adults. In this systemic l...
Shamsun Nahar, C. G. N. Mascie‐Taylor, Housne Begum
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether maternal anthropometry predicted birth weight, and if so, to identify which cut-offs provided the best prediction of low birth weight (LBW) in a field situation. DESIGN: Community-based longitudinal study. SETTING: A rural union of Bhaluka Upazila, Mymensingh, located...