Mohammad Didar Hossain, Afzal Aftab, Mahmudul Hassan Al Imam, Ilias Mahmud et al.
Work related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs) are one of the most common occupational diseases which mainly affects the lower back, neck and upper and lower extremities. The aim of this study was to determine prevalence of WMSDs in nine body regions among Ready Made Garment (RMG) workers in Banglad...
Mohammad Didar Hossain, Helal Uddin Ahmed, MM Jalal Uddin, Waziul Alam Chowdhury et al.
BACKGROUND: Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a group of complex neurodevelopmental disorders. The prevalence of ASD in many South Asian countries is still unknown. The aim of this study was to systematically review available epidemiological studies of ASD in this region to identify gaps in our cu...
M. A. M. Chowdhury, HelalUddin Ahmed, MohammadDidar Hossain, Afzal Aftab et al.
Background Depression is the most common comorbid psychiatric disorder in people who die by suicide and 39% of global suicides occur in the World Health Organization (WHO) South-East Asia Region. The aim of this systematic review was to identify, for countries of this region, first the prevalence of...
Md Afzalul Aftab, Qin Yuanjian, Nadia Kabir, Zapan Barua
The successful implementation of an integrated supply chain strategy enhances total control over the operations and thus enhances speed and flexibility. The objective of this study is two-fold: first to identify the constituents that mold the fast fashion retailing business model, and second to disc...
Sukanta Paul, Rahima Akter, Afzal Aftab, Antora Mahmud Khan et al.
BACKGROUND: Bangladesh National Tuberculosis (TB) Control Programme adopted a number of strategies to facilitate TB diagnosis and treatment. 'Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilization' (ACSM) was one of the key strategies implemented by BRAC (Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee, a non-gover...
Malabika Sarker, Mrittika Barua, Fiona Guerra, Avijit Saha et al.
BACKGROUND: Diabetes among tuberculosis patients increases the risk of tuberculosis treatment failure, death, and development of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. Yet, there is no data is available in Bangladesh on the prevalence of diabetes among tuberculosis patients. The objective of the current ...
Ifrah Usman, Saima Sana, Muhammad Afzaal, Ali Imran et al.
Food is one of the most necessary needs since human civilization. For Muslims, it is mandatory to consume halal food. From a halal authentication perspective, adulteration of food products is an emerging challenge worldwide. The demand for halal food consumption has resulted in an ever-increasing ne...
Mohammad Afzal Hossain, Sudipta Talukder, Aftab Uz Zaman, Animesh Sarkar et al.
The present study aimed to analyze and establish an effective combination of ultrasound and immersion pretreatment processes for drying Taikor (Garcinia pendunculata Roxb.) fruits. Taikor slices were first immersed in 10 % sucrose, fructose, and glucose solution. Then, the immersed slices were treat...
Sahar Afzal, Md. Aftab Ali Shaikh, C. M. Mustafa, Mohadese Nabi et al.
Aluminum corrosion has been studied in aqueous chloride and nitrate media. Potentiodynamic method is applied to carry out the individual effect of chloride and nitrate ions on the commercial grade aluminum corrosion. In both chloride and nitrate media the corrosion behavior is affected at pH 4 and 1...
Malabika Sarker, Fahmida Homayra, Lal Rawal, Razin Kabir et al.
OBJECTIVE: To assess tuberculosis mortality in Bangladesh through a population-based survey using a Verbal Autopsy tool. METHODS: Nationwide mortality survey employing the WHO-recommended Verbal Autopsy (VA) tool, and using InsilicoVA, a data-driven method, to assign the cause of death. Using a thre...
Md. Murshed Hasan Sarkar, Showti Raheel Naser, Sanjana Fatema Chowdhury, Md. Salim Khan et al.
Quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) is the gold standard method for SARS-CoV-2 detection, and several qRT-PCR kits have been established targeting different genes of the virus. Due to the high mutation rate of these genes, false negative results arise thus complica...
Afzal Aftab, Mehedi Hasan, Rahmatul Bari, Mohammad Didar Hossain et al.
Background: To initiate journey towards the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) it is essential to assess the health facilities. Unfortunately, no health facility assessment has been conducted in Bangladesh so far using “Service Availability and Readiness Assessment (SARA)” tool. Therefore, we aimed to ...
Sukanta Paul, Afzal Aftab, Mahfuza Rifat, Shaila Nazneen et al.
Background Stigma related to Tuberculosis (TB) is still a global public health challenge. However, only a few attempts were found till date that explored the stigmatization experiences of pulmonary TB patients at the peri-urban context. This study provides a grounded description of the stigmatizati...
Kathryn Morris, Afzal Aftab
Tobacco and substance abuse are associated with several serious diseases and despite understanding their negative health consequences, men in Bangladesh still smoke at a rate higher than elsewhere in South Asia. There is little information concerning substance use in men in rural or urbanizing areas...
Md. Murshed Hasan Sarkar, Showti Raheel Naser, Sanjana Fatema Chowdhury, Md. Salim Khan et al.
Abstract Quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) is the gold standard method for SARS-CoV-2 detection, and several qRT-PCR kits have been established targeting different genes of the virus. Due to the high mutation rate of these genes, false negative results arise thus...