Md Mizanur Rahman, Marie Vahter, Mohammad Abdul Wahed, Nazmul Sohel et al.
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To assess prevalence of arsenic exposure through drinking water and skin lesions, and their variation by geographical area, age, sex, and socioeconomic conditions. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Skin lesion cases were identified by screening the entire population above 4 years o...
Anna‐Lena Lindberg, Mahfuzar Rahman, Lars Åke Persson, Marie Vahter
It is known that a high fraction of methylarsonate (MA) in urine is a risk modifying factor for several arsenic induced health effects, including skin lesions, and that men are more susceptible for developing skin lesions than women. Thus, we aimed at elucidating the interaction between gender and a...
S.M. Ziauddin Hyder, Lars Åke Persson, Rajiv Chowdhury, Eva‐Charlotte Ekström
Side-effects of iron supplementation lead to poor compliance. A weekly-dose schedule of iron supplementation rather than a daily-dose regimen has been suggested to produce fewer side-effects, thereby achieving a higher compliance. This study compared side-effects of iron supplementation and their im...
Abdullah H Baqui, K. Zaman, Lars Åke Persson, Shams El Arifeen et al.
Given the high prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies and infectious diseases in infants in developing countries, an evaluation of the efficacy of different micronutrient formulations on infant morbidity is a priority. The efficacy of weekly supplementation of four different micronutrient formulat...
Megan W. Bourassa, Saskia Osendarp, Seth Adu‐Afarwuah, Saima Ahmed et al.
Inadequate micronutrient intakes are relatively common in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), especially among pregnant women, who have increased micronutrient requirements. This can lead to an increase in adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes. This review presents the conclusions of a task for...
Kuntal Kumar Saha, Edward A. Frongillo, Dewan S Alam, Shams El Arifeen et al.
OBJECTIVE: Despite a strong relationship between household food security and the health and nutritional status of adults and older children, the association of household food security with the growth of infants and young children has not been adequately studied, particularly in developing countries....
Maria Kippler, Yukiko Wagatsuma, Anisur Rahman, Barbro Nermell et al.
Prenatal exposures to arsenic (As) and cadmium (Cd) have been associated with decreased size at birth. We here studied associations of prenatal As and Cd exposures with multiple fetal size parameters measured by ultrasound in gestational week (GW) 14 and 30 in a population-based mother-child cohort ...
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...
Marie E. Vahter, Li Li, Barbro Nermell, Anisur Rahman et al.
This study assessed the exposure of pregnant women to arsenic in Matlab, Bangladesh, an area with highly-elevated concentrations of arsenic in tubewells, by measuring concentrations of arsenic in urine. In a defined administrative area, all new pregnancies were identified by urine test in gestationa...
Maria Kippler, Eva‐Charlotte Ekström, Bo Lönnerdal, Walter Goessler et al.
Cadmium is a widespread environmental contaminant present in food. The absorption in the intestine increases in individuals with low iron stores, but the effect of zinc deficiency is not clear. The aim of the present study was to assess the influence of iron and zinc status on cadmium accumulation i...
Mahfuzar Rahman, Marie Vahter, Nazmul Sohel, Mohammad Yunus et al.
BACKGROUND: The objective of this population-based case-referent study in Matlab, Bangladesh, was to assess the susceptibility to arsenic-induced skin lesions by age and sex, in a population drinking water from As-contaminated tube wells. METHODS: Identification of As-related skin lesions was carrie...
Kuntal Kumar Saha, Edward A. Frongillo, Dewan S Alam, Shams El Arifeen et al.
Although household food security (HHFS) has been shown to affect diet, nutrition, and health of adults and also learning in children, no study has examined associations with infant feeding practices (IFP). We studied 1343 infants born between May 2002 and December 2003 in the Maternal and Infant Nut...
Li Li, Eva‐Charlotte Ekström, Walter Goessler, Bo Lönnerdal et al.
BACKGROUND: The interindividual variation in metabolism of inorganic arsenic (iAs), involving methylation via one-carbon metabolism, has been well documented, but the reasons remain unclear. OBJECTIVES: In this population-based study we aimed to elucidate the effect of nutrition on As methylation am...
Md. Jakariya, Marie Vahter, Mahfuzar Rahman, MA Wahed et al.
There is an urgent need for Bangladesh to identify the arsenic (As) contaminated tubewells (TWs) in order to assess the health risks and initiate appropriate mitigation measures. This will involve testing water in millions of TWs and raising community awareness about the health problems related to c...
Eva-Charlotte Ekström, SM Ziauddin Hyder, Rajiv Chowdhury, Sadia Chowdhury et al.
Background According to our current understanding, iron absorption with weekly iron supplements is not higher than that with daily supplements (ie, there is no mucosal block). However, community-based trials have repeatedly shown that a weekly regimen is as effective as a daily one. Furthermore, whe...