Mahbub‐Ul Alam, Stephen P. Luby, Amal Halder, Khairul Islam et al.
BACKGROUND: Many adolescent girls in low-income and middle-income countries lack appropriate facilities and support in school to manage menstruation. Little research has been conducted on how menstruation affects school absence. This study examines the association of menstrual hygiene management kno...
Lorraine Dennerstein, C. Spencer-Gardner, Gordon Gotts, J. B. Brown et al.
A double blind, randomised, crossover trial of oral micronised progesterone (two months) and placebo (two months) was conducted to determine whether progesterone alleviated premenstrual complaints. Twenty three women were interviewed premenstrually before treatment and in each month of treatment. Th...
Syed Emdadul Haque, Mosiur Rahman, Kawashima Itsuko, Mahmuda Mutahara et al.
OBJECTIVES: To assess the impact of a school-based menstrual education programme on: (1) menstrual knowledge, beliefs and practices, (2) menstrual disorders experienced, and (3) restrictions on menstruating adolescents. DESIGN: Intervention study. SETTING: Araihazar area, Bangladesh. PARTICIPANTS: 4...
Vincenzo De Sanctis, Ashraf Soliman, Heba Elsedfy, Nada Soliman et al.
BACKGROUND: Dysmenorrhea is still an important public health problem which may have a negative impact on female health, social relationships, school or work activities and psychological status. METHODS: The aim of this review is a better understanding of the epidemiology of dysmenorrhoea and its eff...
Yvonne Kelly, Afshin Zilanawala, Amanda Sacker, Robert A. Hiatt et al.
OBJECTIVE: Early puberty in girls is linked to some adverse outcomes in adolescence and mid-life. We address two research questions: (1) Are socioeconomic circumstances and ethnicity associated with early onset puberty? (2) Are adiposity and/or psychosocial stress associated with observed associatio...
Alejandra Núñez‐de la Mora, Robert T. Chatterton, Osul A. Choudhury, D Napolitano et al.
BACKGROUND: Average profiles of salivary progesterone in women vary significantly at the inter- and intrapopulation level as a function of age and acute energetic conditions related to energy intake, energy expenditure, or a combination of both. In addition to acute stressors, baseline progesterone ...
S Chowdhury
The age at menarche and its association with nutritional status in a rural area of Bangladesh was determined. A cross-sectional study was conducted in four villages of Rupganj Thana of Narayanganj district. Data was collected through October to December 1996 using a pre-tested structured questionnai...
Shahedur Rahman, Faizus Salehin, Asif Iqbal
BACKGROUND: There are few menopausal study data available in South East Asia especially in Bangladesh. This study was conducted in a well populated town named Kushtia, which is located in the western part of Bangladesh. OBJECTIVES: This study was aimed to document the menopausal-related symptoms amo...
Nafisa Insan, Anthony Weke, Simon Forrest, Judith Rankin
BACKGROUND: Pregnancy is a time of major psychological changes making pregnant women more susceptible to depression and anxiety. Prevalence is higher among women living in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan, compared to high-income countries, due to poor understanding and lack of mental health integrati...
Susheela Singh, Altaf Hossain, Isaac Maddow‐Zimet, Hadayeat Ullah Bhuiyan et al.
CONTEXT: Bangladesh is unique in including menstrual regulation (MR) services as part of the government family planning program, despite having a highly restrictive abortion law. The only national estimates of MR and abortion incidence are from a 1995 study, and updated information is needed to info...
Arnold E. Andersen, Ginny L. Ryan
The eating disorders anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa and eating disorders not otherwise specified disproportionately affect women, have profound effects on the overall well-being of women and their children, and can have mortality rates as high as those found with major depression. These disord...
Saeed Akhtar
Human body acquires a significant amount of vitamin D by cutaneous synthesis under the action of sunlight and less is supplied through nutritional sources. Diversified sociocultural and economic determinants have been identified that limit the dietary intake of vitamin D and enough distribution of s...
Alhelí Calderón-Villarreal, Ryan Schweitzer, Georgia Kayser
INTRODUCTION: Many refugees face challenges accessing water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services. However, there is limited literature on WASH access for refugee populations, including for menstrual health services. Unmet WASH access needs may therefore be hidden, amplifying morbidity and mortal...
Muhammad Zakaria, Junfang Xu, Farzana Karim, Feng Cheng
BACKGROUND: Parent-adolescent reproductive health (RH) communication is one of the potential sources of information for adolescents on the topic. Given that female adolescents in Bangladesh are faced with increasing RH-related risks, it is important to understand how parents communicate about RH to ...
Md. Ashfikur Rahman, Md. Sazedur Rahman, Muhammad Aziz Rahman, Ewa A. Szymlek‐Gay et al.
BACKGROUND: Anaemia is a significant public health problem in most South-Asian countries, causing increased maternal and child mortality and morbidity. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of and factors associated with anaemia in women of reproductive age in Bangladesh, Maldives, and Nepal. ...