Jena Hamadani, Syeda Fardina Mehrin, Fahmida Tofail, Mohammad Imrul Hasan et al.
BACKGROUND: Poor development in young children in developing countries is a major problem. Child development experts are calling for interventions that aim to improve child development to be integrated into health services, but there are few robust evaluations of such programmes. Previous small Bang...
Ayesha Sania, Christopher R. Sudfeld, Goodarz Danaei, Günther Fink et al.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the magnitude of relationships of early life factors with child development in low/middle-income countries (LMICs). DESIGN: Meta-analyses of standardised mean differences (SMDs) estimated from published and unpublished data. DATA SOURCES: We searched Medline, bibliographies o...
Syed Moshfiqur Rahman, Maria Kippler, Fahmida Tofail, Sven Bölte et al.
BACKGROUND: Cross-sectional studies have indicated impaired neurodevelopment with elevated drinking water manganese concentrations (W-Mn), but potential susceptible exposure windows are unknown. OBJECTIVES: We prospectively evaluated the effects of W-Mn, from fetal life to school age, on children's ...
Maureen M. Black, Abdullah H Baqui, K. Zaman, Scot McNary et al.
Jena Hamadani, George J. Fuchs, Saskia Osendarp, Fahmida Khatun et al.
Background Zinc deficiency is thought to be common in young children in developing countries and some data suggest that it may detrimentally affect children's development. Objective Our goal was to assess the effect of zinc supplementation on the developmental levels and behavior of Bangladeshi infa...
Baitun Nahar, M I Hossain, Jena Hamadani, Tahmeed Ahmed et al.
Background/objective Psychosocial stimulation (PS) and food supplementation (FS) improve development of malnourished children. This study evaluates the effects of a community-based approach of PS and FS on growth and development of severely malnourished children. Subjects/methods Severely underweigh...
Jena Hamadani, S. M. Grantham‐McGregor, Fahmida Tofail, Barbro Nermell et al.
BACKGROUND: Exposure to arsenic through drinking water has been associated with impaired cognitive function in school-aged children in cross-sectional studies; however, there are few longitudinal studies and little information on effects of exposure in early life when the brain is generally most vul...
Fahmida Tofail, Iqbal Kabir, Jena Hamadani, Fahima Chowdhury et al.
Supplementation of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in infancy improves neuro-developmental outcomes, but there is limited information about the impact of supplementing pregnant mothers with DHA on the development of their infants. In a follow-up of a randomized, double-blind controlled trial with 400 pre...
Marie Vahter, Helena Skröder, Syed Moshfiqur Rahman, Michael Levi et al.
BACKGROUND: Our studies of children in a rural Bangladeshi area, with varying concentrations of arsenic in well-water, indicated modest impact on child verbal cognitive function at 5 years of age. OBJECTIVES: Follow-up of arsenic exposure and children's cognitive abilities at school-age. METHODS: In...
Fahmida Tofail, Marie Vahter, Jena Hamadani, Barbro Nermell et al.
BACKGROUND: Exposure to arsenic-contaminated drinking water during pregnancy is associated with low birth weight and fetal loss, and there is concern that the infants' development may be affected. OBJECTIVE: We assessed the effects of in utero arsenic exposure during pregnancy on infants' problem-so...
Helena Skröder, Jena Hamadani, Fahmida Tofail, Lars Åke Persson et al.
Background & aims Selenium deficiency has been shown to affect the neurological development in animals, but human research in this area is scarce. We aimed to assess the impact of selenium status during pregnancy on child development at 1.5 years of age. Methods This prospective cohort study was nes...
Dorothy Boggs, Kate Milner, Jaya Chandna, Maureen M. Black et al.
Background Identification of children at risk of developmental delay and/or impairment requires valid measurement of early child development (ECD). We systematically assess ECD measurement tools for accuracy and feasibility for use in routine services in low-income and middle-income countries (LMIC)...
Nona Jiang, Fahmida Tofail, Shannon Moonah, Rebecca J. Scharf et al.
BACKGROUND: An estimated one-third of children younger than 5 years in low- and middle-income countries fail to meet their full developmental potential. The first year of life is a period of critical brain development and is also when most of the morbidity from infection is suffered. We aimed to det...
Leanne Unicomb, Paul E. Kilgore, Shah M. Faruque, Jena Hamadani et al.
OBJECTIVES: Rotavirus is the most common cause of severe diarrhea in children worldwide, and a vaccine may soon be licensed and available for use in immunization programs. To assess the need for a rotavirus vaccine in Bangladesh, we estimated the disease burden of rotavirus diarrhea from national vi...
Fahmida Tofail, Jena Hamadani, Fardina Mehrin, Deborah Ridout et al.
Young children with iron deficiency anemia (IDA) usually have poor development, but there is limited information on their response to psychosocial intervention. We aimed to compare the effects of psychosocial stimulation on the development of children with IDA and children who were neither anemic no...