Anthony D. Okely, Katharina E. Kariippanon, Hongyan Guan, Ellie Taylor et al.
BACKGROUND: The restrictions associated with the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in changes to young children's daily routines and habits. The impact on their participation in movement behaviours (physical activity, sedentary screen time and sleep) is unknown. This international longitudinal stu...
Mohammad Sorowar Hossain, Enayetur Raheem, Tanvira Afroze Sultana, Shameema Ferdous et al.
Thalassemias are emerging as a global public health concern. Due to remarkable success in the reduction of childhood mortality by controlling infectious diseases in developing countries, thalassemias are likely to be a major public health concern in the coming decades in South Asia. Despite the fact...
Mohammad Sorowar Hossain, Abdullah Al Noman, SM Abdullah Al Mamun, Abdullah Al Mosabbir
Dengue is the most rapidly spreading mosquito-borne disease and has become a major public health threat, particularly for tropical and subtropical countries including Bangladesh. This comprehensive review aims to summarize the overall scenario of dengue, including disease burden, clinical spectrum, ...
Anthony D. Okely, John J. Reilly, Mark S. Tremblay, Katharina E. Kariippanon et al.
Introduction 24-hour movement behaviours (physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep) during the early years are associated with health and developmental outcomes, prompting the WHO to develop Global guidelines for physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep for children under 5 years of ...
Mohammad Sorowar Hossain, Md. Mahbub Hasan, Muhammad Sougatul Islam, Salequl Islam et al.
BACKGROUND: Chikungunya virus causes mosquito-transmitted infection that leads to extensive morbidity affecting substantial quality of life. Disease associated morbidity, quality of life, and financial loss are seldom reported in resources limited countries, such as Bangladesh. We reported the acute...
Mohammad Sorowar Hossain, Mohd S. Iqbal, Mohiuddin Ahmed Khan, Mohammad Golam Rabbani et al.
BACKGROUND: The global burden from cancer is rising, especially as low-income countries like Bangladesh observe rapid aging. So far, there are no comprehensive descriptions reporting diagnosed cancer group that include hematological malignancies in Bangladesh. METHODS: This was a multi-center hospit...
Mohammad Sorowar Hossain, Shameema Ferdous, Henrike E. Karim‐Kos
South Asian countries are facing a hidden breast cancer epidemic. A significant proportion of the breast cancer cases occur in premenopausal women. Knowledge of the various aspects of breast cancer in different geographical regions is limited in South Asia. In this article, we review the Bangladeshi...
Mohammad Abbas Uddin, Most. Setara Begum, Md Ashraf, Абул Калам Азад et al.
The textile wet processing industry is considered a notorious polluter due to its widespread use of natural resources without proper replenishment. Bangladesh is one of the largest producers of textile products in the World, and therefore, it is vulnerable to environmental degradation. Bangladesh is...
Md. Hasanul Banna Siam, Md. Mahbub Hasan, Shazed Mohammad Tashrif, Md Hasinur Rahaman Khan et al.
South Asian countries have been struggling to control the COVID-19 pandemic despite imposing months of lockdown and other public health measures. This review aims to describe the epidemiological features and shortcomings in public health preparedness to tackle COVID-19 as well as derive lessons from...
Mohammad Sorowar Hossain, Mahbubul H. Siddiqee, Umme Ruman Siddiqi, Enayetur Raheem et al.
Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease commonly reported in the tropical regions of the world. The presence of two mosquito vectors (Aedes aegypti is highly urban, while A. albopictus is less urban) throughout the year makes dengue fever an endemic disease in a number of countries. Among the predi...
Md. Abdullah Saeed Khan, Abdullah Al Mosabbir, Enayetur Raheem, Ahsan Ahmed et al.
Abstract Background The mosquito-borne arboviral disease dengue has become a global public health concern. However, very few studies have reported atypical clinical features of dengue among children. Because an understanding of various spectrums of presentation of dengue is necessary for timely diag...
Mohammad Meshbahur Rahman, Badhan Bhattacharjee, Zaki Farhana, Mohammad Hamiduzzaman et al.
OBJECTIVES: We aimed to estimate the prevalence of reported symptoms and comorbidities, and investigate the factors associated with age of the SARS-CoV-2 infected patients. METHODS: We performed a systematic review with meta-analysis (PROSPERO registration: CRD42020182677) where the databases (PubMe...
Kar Hau Chong, Thomas Suesse, Penny Cross, Sarah T. Ryan et al.
Importance: The prevalence estimates of physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep (collectively known as movement behaviors) in 3- and 4-year-old children worldwide remains uncertain. Objective: To report the proportion of 3- and 4-year-old children who met the World Health Organization guide...
Mohammad Sorowar Hossain, Mahbubul H. Siddiqee, Shameema Ferdous, Marzia Faruki et al.
Childhood obesity is rapidly rising in many developing countries such as Bangladesh; however, the factors responsible for this increase are not well understood. Being the primary caregivers of children, particularly in developing countries, maternal perceptions and knowledge could be important facto...
Jing Yang, Abdullah Al Mosabbir, Enayetur Raheem, Wenbiao Hu et al.
Establishing reliable early warning models for severe dengue cases is a high priority to facilitate triage in dengue-endemic areas and optimal use of limited resources. However, few studies have identified the complex interactive relationship between potential risk factors and severe dengue. This re...
Mohammad Sorowar Hossain, Iztiba Mallik Deeba, Mahmudul Hasan, Katharina E. Kariippanon et al.
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) released guidelines for physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep for children under 5 years of age in 2019. In response to these guidelines, this pilot study aimed to (i) determine the proportion of preschool children (ages 3-4 years) who met t...
Mohammad Sorowar Hossain, Md. Mahbub Hasan, Enayetur Raheem, Muhammad Sougatul Islam et al.
BACKGROUND: Thalassaemia is a potentially life-threatening yet preventable inherited hemoglobin disorder. Understanding local socio-cultural context and level of public awareness about thalassaemia is pivotal for selecting effective prevention strategies. This study attempted to assess knowledge and...
Shubha Vij, Kathiresan Purushothaman, G. Gopikrishna, Doreen Lau et al.
Asian seabass or barramundi (Lates calcarifer) is an important food fish with commercial value and a wide geographic distribution. Though some reports based on molecular and/or morphological data exist, a comprehensive effort to establish species identity across its range is lacking. In order to add...
Md Sultan Mahmud, Mohammad Sorowar Hossain, A T M Faiz Ahmed, Md Zahidul Islam et al.
Antimicrobial resistance has emerged as a global health crisis and, therefore, new drug discovery is a paramount need. Cannabis sativa contains hundreds of chemical constituents produced by secondary metabolism, exerting outstanding antimicrobial, antiviral, and therapeutic properties. This paper co...
Mohammad Sorowar Hossain, Shameema Ferdous, Mahbubul H. Siddiqee
Our brief commentary on the threat and potential impact of the public’s “panic” to the COVID-19 outbreak. As stated, Bangladesh is in a very precarious situation with the imminent threat of disease spreading throughout a densely populated country of over 160 million. We can make parallels to our rec...