William T. Story, Sarah Burgard, Jody R. Lori, Fahmida Taleb et al.
BACKGROUND: A primary cause of high maternal mortality in Bangladesh is lack of access to professional delivery care. Examining the role of the family, particularly the husband, during pregnancy and childbirth is important to understanding women's access to and utilization of professional maternal h...
Kate Reiss, Kathryn Andersen, Erin Pearson, Kamal Kanti Biswas et al.
<h3>ABSTRACT</h3> <h3>Background:</h3> Mobile phones for health (mHealth) hold promise for delivering behavioral interventions. We evaluated the effect of automated interactive voice messages promoting contraceptive use with a focus on long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) among women in Ban...
Fahmida Taleb, Janet Perkins, Nabeel Ashraf Ali, Cecilia Capello et al.
BACKGROUND: Since 2008, Participatory Action for Rural Development Innovation (PARI) Development Trust, with the support of Enfants du Monde, has been implementing a maternal and newborn health (MNH) program based on the World Health Organization's (WHO) framework for Working with Individuals, Famil...
William T. Story, Fahmida Taleb, Shamim Ahasan, Nabeel Ashraf Ali
Despite the growing evidence linking social capital to improvements in health and health behaviors, reliable measures of social capital are lacking in low-income countries. To accurately measure social capital in new contexts, there is a need to validate social capital survey questions in each new c...
Katharine Footman, Rachel Scott, Fahmida Taleb, Sally Dijkerman et al.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the feasibility of following up women who purchase mifepristone+misoprostol or misoprostol-only from pharmacies in order to measure the safety and effectiveness of self-administration of menstrual regulation. STUDY DESIGN: A prospective cohort study followed women purchasing mif...
Shamim Ahasan, Nabeel Ali, Fahmida Taleb, William T. Story
Despite the growing evidence linking social capital to improvements in health and health behaviors, reliable measures of social capital are lacking in low-income countries. To accurately measure social capital in new contexts, there is a need to validate social capital survey questions in each new c...
Frances E. Aboud, Ehsanur Rahman, Rosemin Kassam, Jasmin Khan et al.
Rationale The time it takes for a child with suspected sepsis to receive care is critical. Objective We evaluated care-seeking practices for sick children under 5 years in rural Bangladesh, following interpersonal communication to inform households of newly introduced supports for quality care. Base...
William T. Story, Fahmida Taleb, Shamim Ahasan, Nabeel Ashraf Ali