Ashraful Kabir, Md. Shahgahan Miah, Asraful Islam
BACKGROUND: Over the past decades, Bangladesh has made substantial progress in improving higher education, and in part, this was achieved by promoting residence based higher education in public universities. University residency is considered a crucial period for students to develop healthy eating h...
Ashraful Kabir, Shuvo Roy, Korima Begum, Ariful Haq Kabir et al.
INTRODUCTION: Improved hygiene and sanitation practices in educational settings are effective for the prevention of infections, controlling the transmission of pathogens, and promoting good health. Bangladesh has made remarkable advances in improving higher education in recent decades. Over a hundre...
Md. Shahgahan Miah, Md Razib Mamun, S. M. Murshid Hasan, Md. Golam Faruk Sarker et al.
Introduction: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients and survivors face stigma, discrimination, and negligence. The motives for and the different types and consequences of COVID-19-related stigmatization remain underexplored in Bangladesh. Therefore, this study examined how the COVID-19 stigmatizat...
Md. Shahgahan Miah, Md Razib Mamun, KM Saif‐Ur‐Rahman, Al Amin Rabby et al.
This research was conducted to explore the patterns and behavior of panic purchasing, stockpiling, and use of drugs during COVID-19 in the Sylhet city, Bangladesh. The study adopted qualitative exploratory research design. 25 in-depth interviews with drug sellers and clients and 7 key informant inte...
Md Mamun Khan, Md S M Jakaria, Choudhury Farhana Jhuma, Md. Shahgahan Miah
The growing number of divorces and separations induces the frequency of single mothers facing challenges in the mainstream socio-economic realities in Bangladesh. Past studies focused on structural aspects, economic hardship, and psychological issues of single mothers, mainly in the urban context. N...
N. M. Rabiul Awal Chowdhury, Salma Akter Urme, Asaduzzaman Hridoy, F. Nusrat et al.
Objectives: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), due to their chronic nature, lead to long-term and significant health burdens that result in catastrophic expenses for individuals and communities. This study explores the socioeconomic effects of catastrophic health costs on households with family membe...
M. Fahim Khan, Tariq Aziz, Ayatullah Al Musabi Akanda, Md. Shahgahan Miah
This study explores the socioeconomic correlates of depressive symptoms and perceived stress using 622 items of cross-sectional data collected by survey interviews from adults living in Sylhet City, Bangladesh using random sampling. The study uses the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES...
Abdullah Al-Mamun, Dunima Dharmasiri, Sivasegaran Nadarajan, Zulkarnain A. Hatta et al.
This chapter explores the intricacy of ethical frameworks in Social Work, specifically emphasizing virtue ethics, deontology, and utilitarianism. It thoroughly analyses the incorporation of Indigenous perspectives and evaluates the pragmatic effectiveness of these frameworks to foster comprehensive,...
Saju Bhuiya, Zafrin Ahmed Liza, Md. Shahgahan Miah
For centuries, Indigenous communities have relied on plants, herbs, and shrubs as primary sources of medicine for treating illnesses in both humans and animals. Despite the development and commercialisation of modern medicine, many Indigenous groups—such as the Khasi—continue to depend on traditiona...
Amina Khatun, Arnika Jannat Mou, Samiur Rahman Anadi, Zafrin Ahmed Liza et al.
Employing a qualitative design, this study investigates how indigenous Manipuri older adults in Bangladesh access and use digital health services to manage their health needs. In-depth interviews were conducted with 18 older members of the Manipuri community and four key informants, including retire...
Daniel Khan, Md. Shahgahan Miah
Md. Shahgahan Miah, Chand Mia, A. F. M. Zakaria, Jahid Siraz Chowdhury et al.
In scholarship, tourism has often been heralded as a catalyst for economic progress, yet there remains a notable gap in the literature – particularly in South Asia – regarding the tourism-led discontent experienced by local communities. This research aims to explore how tourism development reproduce...
Abir Hossin, Chayan Chakma, Sabiha Noor, Md. Shahgahan Miah
The commercialisation of health services has led to an increasing rate of unnecessary caesarean deliveries in developing countries like Bangladesh. This rising rate of unnecessary caesarean section (CS) is a serious concern, and it is associated with numerous short and long-term complications in bot...
Saju Bhuiya, Zafrin Ahmed Liza, Md. Ariful Islam, Md. Shahgahan Miah et al.
This study aims to assess the institutional, social, individual, and environmental factors associated with the decreasing use of ethnomedicine among Khasi indigenous people. This qualitative study was conducted from January 2021 to December 2021 in two Khasi villages in Bangladesh. We conducted 48 i...
Md. Shahgahan Miah, Penchan Pradubmook Sherer, Nithima Sumpradit, Luechai Sringernyuang
BACKGROUND: Purchasing drugs with or without prescription from retail drug shops is common practice in Bangladesh. However, what actually takes place between the drug seller and customer during the transaction is under-researched. This study explores the drug purchasing practices which underlie the ...