Stan D’Souza, Abbas Bhuiya, M Rahman
Age specific mortality differentials in the Matlab Demographic Surveillance area are analyzed by socioeconomic variables of the households as measured in the 1974 census using indicators of education occupation and ownership. Some caution is advised in interpreting the results since 1974 and 1975 we...
Stan D’Souza
This article briefly reviews epidemiological and demographic measures used to assess preventable deaths in developing country situations. Problems with the use of the infant mortality rate (IMR) as a health-policy indicator are illustrated. The Matlab experience of rural Bangladesh is used to develo...
Stan D’Souza, Abbas Bhuiya, Susan Zimicki, Sheikh K
Surveillance data collected from a field station (Matlab) set up by the International Center for Diarrheal Diseases Research Bangladesh (ICDDRB) illustrate how mortality and morbidity processes can be investigated within the context of small area studies. The Matlab experience has yielded a continuo...
Mahbubur Rahman, Stan D’Souza
The Government of Bangladesh is attempting to develop a health system which deemphasizes highly specialized medical care and is geared to the needs of the rural population. Diarrheal diseases are not only the major causes of death but also play a significant role in delaying the normal growth and qu...
Urban.J. A. D’Souza, D Damodar, Maurya R Kurunji, Vishnudas Prabhu et al.
Background: Obesity is at a rising trend among the childhood age group and is a WHO priority on classification of non-communicable diseases. High income group countries once had a statistically higher percent of obesity problems which has been extended both to the developing and low- income countrie...
Stan D’Souza, Semiu Adebayo Rahman
The attempt is made to estimate fertility levels in Bangladesh on the basis of data collected during the 1974 Census. In the 1st section attention is directed to providing an overall picture of the demographic situation in the country. Comparisons between the 1961 and 1974 data demonstrates that the...
Stan D’Souza, Semiu Adebayo Rahman
Stan D’Souza, Muhammad Ahsar Karim, Abdur Razzaque
Stan D’Souza
Vital registration in Bangladesh is woefully inadequate both with regard to its coverage and accuracy. Several estimates of mortality levels have been made through a study of age structure of various censuses. However, data from the decennial censuseshave serious deficiencies with regard to age repo...
Stan D’Souza
The author presents an overview of nuptiality in South Asia, with particular reference to India and Bangladesh, and of the effect of nuptiality on fertility. Data are from censuses and national surveys. The characteristics of nuptiality over the past century, including early age at marriage, the lar...
Stan D’Souza