Tahmeed Ahmed, Muttaquina Hossain, Kazi Istiaque Sanin
Maternal and child undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies affect approximately half of the world's population. These conditions include intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), low birth weight, protein-energy malnutrition, chronic energy deficit of women, and micronutrient deficiencies. Altho...
M Munirul Islam, Kazi Istiaque Sanin, Mustafa Mahfuz, Akhter Ahmed et al.
BACKGROUND: Bangladesh is one of the 20 countries with highest burden of stunting globally. A large portion (around 2.2 million) of the population dwells in the slum areas under severe vulnerable conditions. Children residing in the slums are disproportionately affected with higher burden of undernu...
Mansura Khanam, Uchechukwu Levi Osuagwu, Kazi Istiaque Sanin, Md. Ahshanul Haque et al.
The double burden of malnutrition is becoming more prevalent among Bangladeshi women. Underweight, overweight, and obesity were examined among women aged 15–49 years using the 2017–2018 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS). A dataset of 20,127 women aged 15–49 years with complete Body Mas...
Kazi Istiaque Sanin, M Munirul Islam, Mustafa Mahfuz, Akhter Ahmed et al.
The prevalence of stunting among children below 5 years of age is higher in the slum-dwelling population of Bangladesh compared to that in both urban and rural areas. Studies have reported that several factors such as inadequate nutrition, low socio-economic status, poor hygiene and sanitation and l...
Gulshan Ara, Mansura Khanam, Ahmed Shafiqur Rahman, Zhahirul Islam et al.
Micronutrient deficiency is one of the biggest public health concerns in Bangladesh. As per World Health Organisation (WHO) in the 2016 report, 40% women of reproductive age suffer from anaemia. According to the National Micronutrient Survey 2011-2012, 57% women suffer from zinc deficiency. The obje...
Zia Ul Islam, Kazi Istiaque Sanin, Tahmeed Ahmed
BACKGROUND: According to the Bangladesh National Tuberculosis Control Program (NTP), the proportion of childhood tuberculosis (TB) among all reported cases is only 3%. This is considerably lower compared to other high-burden countries. One of our previous studies identified substantial gaps at the p...
Gulshan Ara, Mansura Khanam, Nowshin Papri, Baitun Nahar et al.
Undernutrition and poor cognitive development affect many children in developing countries. Good nutrition and health care are essential for optimal child development and growth. We assessed the impact of peer counseling combined with psychosocial stimulation on feeding practices and child growth an...
Shah Mohammad Fahim, Subhasish Das, Kazi Istiaque Sanin, Md. Amran Gazi et al.
Environmental enteric dysfunction (EED) causes gut inflammation and increased intestinal permeability leading to deficiencies in micronutrients such as zinc and iron. Fecal markers such as myeloperoxidase (MPO), neopterin (NEO), and alpha-1-anti-trypsin (AAT) can predict EED. The aim of this study w...
Mansura Khanam, Gulshan Ara, Ahmed Shafiqur Rahman, Zhahirul Islam et al.
Food security is defined as physical and economic access to sufficient food to meet the dietary requirements for a productive and healthy life. Evidence from the literature suggests that >800 million people worldwide are food insecure. Vulnerable Group Development (VGD) is the largest social safety ...
Md. Ahshanul Haque, Barbie Zaman Wahid, Md. Tariqujjaman, Mansura Khanam et al.
The adolescence period is considered a life stage worthy of strategic health investments since it is a critical period of physical and neuro-maturational development. Adolescent girls face different health difficulties in that phase of life. Children born to adolescent mothers are at a higher risk o...
Gulshan Ara, Kazi Istiaque Sanin, Mansura Khanam, Shafiqul Alam Sarker et al.
BACKGROUND: The period from birth to two years is the "critical window" for achieving optimal growth and development. An inadequate quality and quantities of complementary foods, poor child-feeding practices and infection negatively impact the growth of under-twos. Approximately one-third of under-f...
Kazi Istiaque Sanin, Mansura Khanam, Razia Sultana Rita, Md. Ahshanul Haque et al.
Introduction: Undernourishment is disproportionately spread within Bangladesh, making some regions like Sylhet more vulnerable than the rest of the country. We aimed to assess the trend of diverse associated factors related to childhood stunting, wasting, and being underweight. Furthermore, we have ...
Zakari Ali, Pauline Scheelbeek, Kazi Istiaque Sanin, Timothy S. Thomas et al.
Food security in Bangladesh has improved in recent years, but the country is now facing a double burden of malnutrition while also being highly vulnerable to climate change. Little is known about how this may affect food supply to different sectors of the population. To inform this, we used a nation...
Mansura Khanam, Kazi Istiaque Sanin, Gulshan Ara, Razia Sultana Rita et al.
Objectives Moringa oleifera has been used for centuries due to its medicinal properties and health benefits. The plant has antifungal, anti-viral, and anti-inflammatory properties. We aimed to evaluate the effect of consumption of Moringa leaves, along with a regular diet on serum hemoglobin and ret...
Shirajum Monira, Md. Sazzadul Islam Bhuyian, Tahmina Parvin, Ismat Minhaj Uddin et al.
OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to investigate potential risk factors for growth faltering among children under 5 years of age. METHOD: We conducted a prospective cohort study of 553 children under 5 years from diarrhoea patient households in urban Dhaka, Bangladesh. Height and weight meas...
Kazi Istiaque Sanin, Md. Ahshanul Haque, Baitun Nahar, Mustafa Mahfuz et al.
Background: Food safety incorporates the handling, preparation, and storage of food materials in ways that prevent foodborne illness. We aimed to investigate the typical food safety practices in a Bangladeshi slum context and to explore if stunting among school-age children was associated with vario...
Kazi Istiaque Sanin, Md Mahbubul Alam Shaun, Razia Sultana Rita, Md. Khaledul Hasan et al.
BACKGROUND: Iron-Folic Acid Supplementation (IFAS) is an effective strategy to prevent iron deficiency anemia during pregnancy. We aimed to explore the key factors associated with compliance to IFA tablets in Bangladesh. METHODS: This study analyzed the 2017-2018 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Su...
Mansura Khanam, Kazi Istiaque Sanin, Razia Sultana Rita, Farhana Akand et al.
OBJECTIVE: The COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose challenges for global public healthcare, even with the authorisation of several vaccines worldwide. To better understand rural communities' knowledge, attitudes, perceptions and barriers towards these vaccines, we conducted a qualitative cross-secti...
Gulshan Ara, Kazi Istiaque Sanin, Mansura Khanam, Shafiqul Alam Sarker et al.
Approximately one-third of children under the age of five are stunted in developing countries and many of them are micronutrient-deficient. We designed a comprehensive intervention package including egg/milk-based snacks to improve linear growth and dietary diversity among 6 to 12-month-old children...
Muttaquina Hossain, Kazi Istiaque Sanin, Md. Ahshanul Haque, Mduduzi N. N. Mbuya et al.
INTRODUCTION: Multiple micronutrient supplementation (MMS) during pregnancy has a greater potential for reducing the risk of low birth weight (LBW) compared with the standard iron-folic acid supplementation. WHO recently included MMS on their Essential Medicines List. The Social Marketing Company (S...