Firdausi Qadri, Thomas F. Wierzba, Mohammad Ali, Fahima Chowdhury et al.
BACKGROUND: A single-dose regimen of the current killed oral cholera vaccines that have been prequalified by the World Health Organization would make them more attractive for use against endemic and epidemic cholera. We conducted an efficacy trial of a single dose of the killed oral cholera vaccine ...
Nasima Khan, Farhana Afroz, Mst. Nadira Begum, Satyajit Roy Rony et al.
This study reports the chemical investigation and bioactivity of the secondary metabolites produced by the endophytic fungus Fusarium solani isolated from Cassia alata Linn. growing in Bangladesh. This plant was collected from conservation forest in Bangladesh and belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae fami...
Firdausi Qadri, Mohammad Ali, Julia Lynch, Fahima Chowdhury et al.
BACKGROUND: A single-dose regimen of inactivated whole-cell oral cholera vaccine (OCV) is attractive because it reduces logistical challenges for vaccination and could enable more people to be vaccinated. Previously, we reported the efficacy of a single dose of an OCV vaccine during the 6 months fol...
Golam Sarower Bhuyan, Mohammad Amir Hossain, Suprovath Kumar Sarker, Asifuzzaman Rahat et al.
The study aimed to examine for the first time the spectra of viral and bacterial pathogens along with the antibiotic susceptibility of the isolated bacteria in under-5 children with acute respiratory infections (ARIs) in hospital settings of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Nasal swabs were collected from 200 und...
Mohammad Nazrul Islam Bhuiyan, Jaripa Begum, Nemai Ch, ra N et al.
Essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation from fresh leaves and dry buds ofSyzigium caryophyllatum were analyzed by Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS). Thirty eight components were identified in the leaf oil. The main components were eugenol (74.3%), eucalyptol (5.8%), caryophyllene (3.8...
Marjahan Akhtar, Mohiul Islam Chowdhury, Taufiqur Rahman Bhuiyan, Joanna Kaim et al.
The safety and immunogenicity of the second generation oral enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) vaccine ETVAX, consisting of inactivated recombinant E. coli strains over-expressing the colonization factors (CFs) CFA/I, CS3, CS5 and CS6 and the heat labile toxoid LCTBA, were evaluated in Banglade...
Muhammad Nazmul Hoque, Muhammad Khalilur Rahman, Jamaliah Said, Farhana Begum et al.
This empirical paper aims at measuring customer attitudes concerning Islamic banking services and how they influence their behavioural intentions to utilise them. Islamic banking has been a fast-growing sector, offering products and services according to Sharia law. Despite being the preferred choic...
Zenat Zebin Hossain, Israt Farhana, Suhella M. Tulsiani, Anowara Begum et al.
Fish have been considered natural reservoirs of Vibrio cholerae, the deadly diarrheal pathogen. However, little is known about the role of fish in the transmission of V. cholerae from the Bay of Bengal to the households of rural and urban Bangladesh. This study analyzes the incidence and pathogenic ...
Yrja Lisa Lindeberg, Karen Egedal, Zenat Zebin Hossain, Matthew Phelps et al.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the transmission of faecal bacteria by flies to food under natural settings. METHODS: Over a period of 2 months, paired (exposed and non-exposed) containers with cooked rice were placed on the ground in kitchen areas in an urban slum area in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and the numbe...
Ashraful Islam Khan, Jasmine A. Mack, M. Salim Uzzaman, Mazharul Islam Zion et al.
Background Acute diarrhoeal disease management often requires rehydration alone without antibiotics. However, non-indicated antibiotics are frequently ordered and this is an important driver of antimicrobial resistance. The mHealth Diarrhoea Management (mHDM) trial aimed to establish whether electro...
Md Taufiqul Islam, Ashraful Islam Khan, Md. Abu Sayeed, Jakia Amin et al.
BACKGROUND: Cholera remains a substantial health burden in Asia and Africa particularly in resource poor settings. The standard procedures to identify the etiological organism V. cholerae are isolation from microbiological culture from stool as well as Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). Both the proce...
Muhammad Khalilur Rahman, Muhammad Nazmul Hoque, Sharifah Norzehan Syed Yusuf, Mohd Nor Hakimin Yusoff et al.
This study aims to investigate the customers' perceptions of Islamic banking services and their impact on satisfaction and word of mouth (WOM) with others. This study designs the bootstrapping procedures using a partial least square method to test path coefficient results. Structured questionnaires ...
Shah Mohammad Fahim, Tofayel Ahmed Bhuayan, Md Zakiul Hassan, Abu Hena Abid Zafr et al.
Bangladesh has attained notable progress in most of the health indicators, but still, health system of the country is suffering badly from poor funding. Issues like burden of out-of-pocket expenditure, low per capita share in health, inadequate service facilities, and financial barriers in reducing ...
Humayun Kabir, M. A. Gafur, Farid Ahmed, Farhana Begum et al.
The bamboo fiber and PVC foam sheet composites were developed via hot compression molding process. Different percentages (0%, 5%, 8%, 12% and 15%) of bamboo fibers were introduced into the PVC foam sheets. Various physical and mechanical properties of the composites have been investigated. Bulk dens...
S.M. Neaz Mahmud, Md. Hossain Sohrab, Mst. Nadira Begum, Satyajit Roy Rony et al.
Endophytic fungi are a group of fungi that reside in the living plant without causing any disease symptoms. It shows symbiotic/mutualistic characteristics with host plants. Endophytic fungi may increase the host defense system against various pathogenic microorganisms and may encompass secondary met...
Md. Harun Ur Rashid, Farhana Begum, Syed Zabid Hossain, Jamaliah Said
Purpose This study aims to investigate whether socially responsible businesses with corporate social expenditure are less prone to engaging in tax avoidance. The study also examines whether political connections moderate the association between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and tax avoidance...
Nashid Tabassum Khan, Asma Begum, Tayyaba Musarrat Jaha Chowdhury, Bishwajit Kumar Das et al.
Background: Violence against women has many forms including physical aggression or threats, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, controlling or domineering, intimidation, stalking, passive/covert abuse, and economic deprivations. Alcohol consumption and mental illness can be co-morbid with abuse and prese...
Farhana Begum, Jamaliah Said, Syed Zabid Hossain, Md. Ayub Ali
Introduction: Patient satisfaction is an important indicator of the quality of care provided by health care facilities. The objective of this study was to investigate the rate of satisfaction and its associated factors among the patients admitted to tertiary care hospitals in Bangladesh. Methods: Th...
Mami Taniuchi, Kamrul Islam, Md. Abu Sayeed, James A Platts-Mills et al.
BACKGROUND: Diarrhea remains a major public health problem and characterization of its etiology is needed to prioritize interventions. However, most data are from single-site studies of children. We tested samples from participants of any age from 11 geographically diverse hospitals in Bangladesh to...
Asma Begum, Nashid Tabasum Khan, AKM Shafiuzzaman, Farhana Shahid et al.
Background: Hanging is always suicidal unless otherwise proved. It is a form of violent asphyxial death. It produces painless death for the victims so that it is a widely practiced method of suicide. In Bangladesh hanging is one of the commonest methods of suicide.Objective: The objective of this st...