Md. Arif Khan, Mohammad Uzzal Hossain, S M Rakib-Uz-Zaman, Md. Niaz Morshed
Ebola viruses (EBOVs) have been identified as an emerging threat in recent year as it causes severe haemorrhagic fever in human. Epitope-based vaccine design for EBOVs remains a top priority because a mere progress has been made in this regard. Another reason is the lack of antiviral drug and licens...
Sharful Islam Khan, Mohammad Niaz Morshed Khan, A M Rumayan Hasan, Samira Dishti Irfan et al.
Background: Methamphetamine use has become increasingly prevalent among males having sex with males (MSM) and transgender women in many countries worldwide. Studies show methamphetamine use among these populations to be associated with risky sexual behaviours, leading to HIV transmission. This study...
Gorkey Gourab, Mohammad Niaz Morshed Khan, A M Rumayan Hasan, Golam Sarwar et al.
BACKGROUND: In Bangladesh, community-based and peer-led prevention interventions for human immunodeficiency virus infection are provided to key populations (KPs) by drop-in centers (DICs), which are primarily supported by external donors. This intervention approach was adopted because public healthc...
Sharful Islam Khan, Mohammad Niaz Morshed Khan, Samira Dishti Irfan, A M Rumayan Hasan et al.
Methamphetamine use has increased among gender and sexually diverse people in several countries, including Bangladesh. This study aimed to explore the effects of methamphetamine on the sexual lives of these people in Dhaka, Bangladesh. An exploratory qualitative study was conducted, comprising 30 in...
Samira Dishti Irfan, Mohammad Niaz Morshed Khan, Sharful Islam Khan
BACKGROUND Women who inject drugs (WWID) experience various complexities, risks and vulnerabilities attributed to unequal gendered power differentials. This article has aimed to explore the unequal gendered power dynamics that influence HIV risks and vulnerabilities among WWID in Dhaka, Bangladesh. ...
Mohammad Niaz Morshed Khan, Golam Sarwar, Samira Dishti Irfan, Gorkey Gourab et al.
Coverage of HIV testing services (HTS) is generally low among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women ( hijra) in Bangladesh, thus impeding the national goal of attaining the 90-90-90 target. In this context, this article delineates HTS uptake barriers among these populations. This qua...
Sharful Islam Khan, Samira Dishti Irfan, Mohammad Niaz Morshed Khan, Tanveer Khan Ibne Shafiq
Background Besides HIV, people who inject drugs (PWID) experience other biomedical adversities, including injection-related injuries and infections. Yet, they are often inadequately addressed due to the prioritisation of HIV-related issues. This article explored the risk environment and socio-struct...
Md Mahfuzur Rahman, Mohammad Tofazzal Hossain Howlader, Khandakar Shariful Islam, Md. Niaz Morshed
The cucurbit fruit fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae ((Diptera : Tephritidae)) is a significant threat to different cucurbits. The efficacies of three biopesticides viz. Spinosad, Abamectin and Lecanicillium muscarium either by an individual or their combined application were evaluated against the insect a...
Fakhar Uddin, Shanta Akter Mim, Md. Ahshanul Haque, Md. Tariquajjaman et al.
BACKGROUND: Child mortality remains remarkably high in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), including Bangladesh. This study aimed to identify the sociodemographic and maternal health-related factors associated with under three (U3) child mortality in Bangladesh. METHODS: We extracted data...
Golam Sarwar, Shaan Muberra Khan, Samira Dishti Irfan, Mohammad Niaz Morshed Khan et al.
INTRODUCTION: One of the contributors to tuberculosis (TB) burden among vulnerable populations, such as sexual minority people, is the delay in case finding and notification. Given their socially excluded, hard-to-reach nature, community-led approaches need to be introduced to facilitate their scree...
Muhammad Manwar Morshed Hemel, Masud Reza, Gazi Sakir Mohammad Pritom, Golam Sarwar et al.
BackgroundHIV testing coverage among males having sex with males (MSM) and transgender women (locally known as hijra) is low in Bangladesh. Oral fluid-based HIV self-testing (HIVST) may improve coverage due to its convenience and privacy but is yet to be tested in Bangladesh. Therefore, the acceptab...
Masud Reza, Avni Rana, Mohammad Niaz Morshed Khan, Md. Safiullah Sarker et al.
BACKGROUND: The HIV epidemic in Bangladesh is largely being driven by people who inject drugs (PWID) and mainly concentrated in Dhaka city. Intregrated biological and behavioural survey (IBBS) data of 2016 showed that a considerable percentage of the HIV positive PWID had unsafe sex with their femal...
Golam Sarwar, Mohammad Niaz Morshed Khan, Gorkey Gourab, Samira Dishti Irfan et al.
Introduction: There is currently ample research and intervention initiatives addressing anal sex and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among gender and sexually diverse people (i.e., men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women). However, oral sex and oral STIs are not prioritized to t...
Sharful Islam Khan, Samira Dishti Irfan, Mohammad Niaz Morshed Khan
Sharful Islam Khan, Samira Dishti Irfan, Mohammad Niaz Morshed Khan
BACKGROUND A number of countries across Asia have instituted "drug wars", aimed at eradicating drug supply and consumption. These wars often employ strategies like arbitrary arrest and detention, increased surveillance, harassment and sometimes extrajudicial killings. However, these measures have no...
Mst. Rokshana Rabeya, Mohammad Hayatun Nabi, Arif Chowdhury, Sanjana Zaman et al.
Abstract Background and aims: evatedEl level serum of lipids stimulate atherosclerosis, which is the risk factor for stroke, peripheral vascular taeohrrratrrocvtra disease. The aim of this study was to explore the pattern and associated factors of dyslipidemia among Bangladeshi adult population. Mat...
Subrina Ahmed, Nuhad Raisa Seoty, Nawzia Yasmin, Mohammad Niaz Morshed Khan
Internet addiction specifies to the extreme use of the internet which sequentially causes problems in relationship, health and professional aspects. The current study attempted to find out the pattern of internet use and internet addiction-related behaviour among the students of private medical coll...
Gorkey Gourab, Golam Sarwar, Mohammad Niaz Morshed Khan, A M Rumayan Hasan et al.
INTRODUCTION: In Bangladesh, sexually transmitted infection (STI) services are available for all populations in public health facilities. However, STI services for key populations (KPs) at risk of HIV need specifically designed approaches that are predominantly administered to KPs through donor-supp...
Masud Reza, Golam Sarwar, Samira Dishti Irfan, Mohammad Niaz Morshed Khan et al.
BACKGROUND: Key populations (KPs) who are at risk of compromised situation of sexual and reproductive health and rights in Bangladesh constitute including males having sex with males, male sex workers, transgender women (locally known as hijra) and female sex workers. Globally, these key populations...
Golam Sarwar, Masud Reza, Mohammad Niaz Morshed Khan, Gorkey Gourab et al.
INTRODUCTION: Although Bangladesh is a country of generalised tuberculosis (TB) epidemic, the HIV prevalence is low among general populations, and 3.9% among key populations. Despite the high possibility of HIV-TB coinfection, scientifically tested approaches for increasing TB case detection among s...