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Abu Mohd Naser, Solaiman Doza, Mahbubur Rahman, Kazi Matin Ahmed et al.

We evaluated the effectiveness of a sand barrier around latrine pits in reducing fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) leaching into shallow groundwater. We constructed 68 new offset single pit pour flush latrines in the Galachipa subdistrict of coastal Bangladesh. We randomly assigned 34 latrines to inclu...

Daniel D. Reidpath, Pascale Allotey, Fiona Barker, Thomas Clasen et al.

There is a significant challenge in global health and development research that pivots on the difficulties of delivering (cost-)effective treatments or interventions that are scalable andtransferable across settings. That is, how does one deliver "true effects", proven treatments, into new settings?...

Abu Mohd Naser, Mahbubur Rahman, Leanne Unicomb, Solaiman Doza et al.

Background We compared the relationship of past and contemporary sodium (Na) intake with cardiometabolic biomarkers. Methods and Results A total of 1191 participants' data from a randomized controlled trial in coastal Bangladesh were analyzed. Participants provided 24-hour urine Na (24UNa) data for ...

Abu Mohd Naser, Thomas Clasen, Stephen P. Luby, Mahbubur Rahman et al.

Background: We assessed the association of groundwater chemicals with systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP). Methods: Blood pressure data for ≥35-year-olds were from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey in 2011. Groundwater chemicals in 3534 well water samples from...

Mahbubur Rahman, Mahfuza Islam, Solaiman Doza, Abu Mohd Naser et al.

Pit latrines are the most common latrine technology in rural Bangladesh, and untreated effluent from pits can directly contaminate surrounding aquifers. Sand barriers installed around the latrine pit can help reduce contamination but can also alter the decomposition of the fecal sludge and accelerat...

Ayşe Ercümen, Amy J. Pickering, Laura H. Kwong, Andrew Mertens et al.

Sanitation\nimprovements have had limited effectiveness in reducing\nthe spread of fecal pathogens into the environment. We conducted environmental\nmeasurements within a randomized controlled trial in Bangladesh that\nimplemented individual and combined water treatment, sanitation, handwashing\n(WS...

Solaiman Doza, Abu Mohd Naser, Mahbubur Rahman, Momenul Haque Mondol et al.

ABSTRACT Managed aquifer recharge (MAR), a hydro-geological intervention designed to dilute groundwater salinity, pumps pond water treated through a slow sand filter into the underground aquifers. We evaluated the microbiological safety of the resulting MAR water at sites from three districts in sou...

Andrew Mertens, Benjamin F. Arnold, Jade Benjamin‐Chung, Alexandria B. Boehm et al.

Rina Das, Andrew Baldi, Sant‐Rayn Pasricha, Lisa M. Thompson et al.

The early-life composition and maturation of the upper respiratory microbiome, and their associations with environmental exposures and respiratory health, remain poorly characterized. We collected nasopharyngeal (NP) and oropharyngeal (OP) samples (n = 257) from a cohort of 114 Guatemalan infants at...

Thomasen, Jørn Rind, Clasen, Julie, Fogh, A., Østergaard, Søren; id_orcid 0000-0002-8514-5414 et al.

Systematic crossbreeding has for decades been used for improving the performance of production animals in other species like pigs and poultry. In dairy cattle there has been an increase in systematic crossbreeding, but at a much lower rate. A newly finished research project in Denmark (DairyCross – ...

Abu Mohd Naser Titu, Mahbubur Rahman, Leanne Unicomb, Solaiman Doza et al.

We analyzed data from a stepped wedge randomized trial to evaluate how urinary Na, K, Ca and Mg excretion are associated with the change in blood pressure (BP) among the adult population. We followed up a cohort of 1,191 participants (>20 years old) from 540 households in 16 communities of southw...