Shrikant S. Bhute, Pranav Pande, Sudarshan A. Shetty, Rahul Shelar et al.
The gut microbiome has varied impact on the wellbeing of humans. It is influenced by different factors such as age, dietary habits, socio-economic status, geographic location and genetic makeup of individuals. For devising microbiome-based therapies, it is crucial to identify population specific fea...
Dhiraj Agarwal, Nik Sherina Hanafi, Soumya Chippagiri, Evelyn A Brakema et al.
This protocol describes a systematic scoping review of chronic respiratory disease surveys in low/middle-income countries (LMICs) undertaken as part of the Four Country ChrOnic Respiratory Disease (4CCORD) study within the National Institute for Health Research Global Health Research Unit on Respira...
Dhiraj Agarwal, Nik Sherina Hanafi, Ee Ming Khoo, Richard Parker et al.
BACKGROUND: Our previous scoping review revealed limitations and inconsistencies in population surveys of chronic respiratory disease. Informed by this review, we piloted a cross-sectional survey of adults in four South/South-East Asian low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) to assess survey feasib...
Genevie Fernandes, Tracy Jackson, Aaliyan Kashif, Ahmed Ehsanur Rahman et al.
Governments worldwide responded to the continual waves of the COVID-19 pandemic with unprecedented measures ranging from social distancing and cancellation of public events to border restrictions and complete closure of all but essential services [1]. Health research studies were suspended, becoming...
Dhiraj Agarwal, Deesha Ghorpade, Sundeep Salvi, Nik Sherina Hanafi et al.
<b>Background:</b> Chronic Respiratory Diseases (CRD) especially asthma and COPD are global health problems. Although the majority of deaths and disability from CRD occur in LMICs, the true burden of CRD is unclear. Widely used questionnaire-based tools have poor sensitivity and specificity, and the...
Biswajit Paul, Paul Jebaraj, Shadrak Ravindra, Monsur Habib et al.
<bold>Background</bold> Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) has been implemented successfully to improve symptoms and health related quality of life in patients with chronic respiratory disease (CRD) but the evidence is from global north. Few studies are available from low- and middle-income countries (LM...
Soo Chin Chan, Jayakayatri Jeevajothi Nathan, Harishah Halim, Julia Patrick Engkasan et al.
<bold>Introduction:</bold> Chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) affect patients' quality of life. Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) mitigates these effects through exercise, education, and support. The PuRe trial is a randomised controlled trial aiming to determine the effectiveness of Centre-PR vs Home-...
Shilpi Agarwal, Yunus Ahmed, Parul Akhtar, Tahmina Akter et al.
Sam Marconi, Bireshwar Sinha, Aditi Apte, Midhun Sasikumar et al.
BACKGROUND: In India, currently, there are no standard guidelines for the management of moderate acute malnutrition (MAM). Previous research in Bangladesh has shown that children with MAM have impaired gut microbiota development, and microbiota-directed complementary foods (MDCF) can potentially rep...
Dhiraj Agarwal, Nik Sherina Hanafi, Ee Ming Khoo, Richard Parker et al.
<b>Background:</b> Our scoping review revealed limitations and inconsistencies in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) screening in population surveys. In this pilot survey conducted in four South/South-East Asian LMICs, we aimed to identify variables that predicted a consensus-de...
Ee Ming Khoo, Nik Sherina Hanafi, Dhiraj Agarwal, Sanjay Juvekar et al.
<b>Background:</b> The 4 Country ChrOnic Respiratory Disease Study (4CCORD) is a community survey conducted in four Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) to determine prevalence of chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs). <b>Aim:</b> To identify the challenges faced during the feasibility pilot. <b>Me...