Kaniz Jannat, Stephen P. Luby, Leanne Unicomb, Mahbubur Rahman et al.
Inappropriate complementary feeding contributes to linear growth faltering in early childhood. Behaviour change interventions have been effective at improving practice, but few studies have investigated the effects of multicomponent integrated interventions. We conducted a cluster-randomized control...
Leanne Unicomb, Farzana Begum, Elli Leontsini, Mahbubur Rahman et al.
BACKGROUND: Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) efficacy trials deliver interventions to the target population under optimal conditions to estimate their effects on outcomes of interest, to inform subsequent selection for inclusion in routine programs. A systematic and intensive approach to interv...
Farzana Yeasmin, Peter J. Winch, Sharon T. Hwang, Elli Leontsini et al.
Delivery of interventions through group sessions allows for in-depth discussions and creates opportunities for group members to work together to identify and solve common problems. However, low attendance may limit impact. We explored factors affecting attendance, active participation, and behavior ...
Elizabeth Thomas, Fatema Zohura, M. Tasdik Hasan, Md. Sohel Rana et al.
BACKGROUND: During the time a diarrhea patient presents at a health facility, the household members of the patient are at higher risk of developing diarrheal diseases (> 100 times for cholera) than the general population. The Cholera-Hospital-based-Intervention-for-7-Days (CHoBI7) is a health facili...
Wit Wichaidit, Shwapon Biswas, Farzana Begum, Farzana Yeasmin et al.
OBJECTIVE: The behavioural effect of large-scale handwashing promotion programmes has been infrequently evaluated, and variation in the effect over time has not been described. We assess the effect of a large-scale handwashing promotion programme on handwashing outcomes in a community setting in Dha...
Fatema Zohura, Sazzadul Islam Bhuyian, Shirajum Monira, Farzana Begum et al.
Household members of cholera patients are at a 100 times higher risk of cholera than the general population. Despite this risk, there are only a handful of studies that have investigated the handwashing practices among hospitalized diarrhea patients and their accompanying household members. To inves...
Tania Jahir, Peter J. Winch, Elli Leontsini, Sharon T. Hwang et al.
Community Health Workers (CHWs) can effectively implement maternal and child health interventions, but there is paucity of evidence on how to integrate child stimulation into these interventions, and their delivery at scale. In rural Bangladesh, CHWs implemented an intervention integrating psychosoc...
Dalia Yeasmin, Notan Chandra Dutta, Fosiul Alam Nizame, Musarrat Jabeen Rahman et al.
In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), hand sanitizer may be a convenient alternative to soap and water to increase hand hygiene practices. We explored perceptions, acceptability, and use of hand sanitizer in rural Bangladesh. We enrolled 120 households from three rural villages. Promoters dis...
Mahbubur Rahman, Tania Jahir, Fahmida Akter, Farzana Yeasmin et al.
Children in low- and middle-income countries face an increased risk of impaired cognitive development due to contaminated environments, poor nutrition, and inadequate responsive stimulation from caregivers. Implementing multi-component, community-level interventions may reduce these risks; however, ...
Mahbubur Rahman, Tania Jahir, Farzana Yeasmin, Farzana Begum et al.
Community health workers (CHWs) are key to implementing community-based health interventions and quality can be enhanced by better understanding their lived experiences. The WASH Benefits, Bangladesh trial engaged 540 female CHWs to promote varying health intervention packages. We report on factors ...
Tarique Md. Nurul Huda, Tania Jahir, Sushobhan Sarker, Farzana Yeasmin et al.
In low- and middle-income countries, most latrines are not accessible to young children. We explored how to modify existing pit latrines to make them child friendly. We conducted four focus group discussions with mothers to explore barriers to child latrine use. We then enrolled 20 households with a...
Kaniz Jannat, Stephen P. Luby, Leanne Unicomb, Kishor Kumar Das et al.
Background and objectives Inappropriate complementary feeding (CF) contributes to linear growth faltering in early childhood. Complementary foods are frequently contaminated and thus are a major cause of diarrhea and malnutrition in children. The objective of the study is to assess the CF practices ...