Hanif Bhuiyan, Jinat Ara, Khan Md. Hasib, Md Imran Hossain Sourav et al.
Road traffic injuries are one of the primary reasons for death, especially in developing countries like Bangladesh. Safety in land transport is one of the major concerns for road safety authorities and other policymakers. For this reason, contributory factors identification associated with crashes i...
Ireen Akhter, Shakila Yasmin, Nusrat Faria
Green banking means incorporation of environmental issues in all sorts of banking activities ranging from communication to clients, marketing, service delivery, in house operations to selection of projects to finance. The central bank of Bangladesh insists all commercial banks to implement green ban...
Sanjoy Kumer Dey, Md Arif Hossain, Faria Yasmin, Ismat Jahan et al.
Background: Identification of congenital heart disease (CHD) is increasing, may be due to advancement of diagnostic technology and availability of trained man power. Several studies have been conducted in Bangladesh to identify the prevalence and pattern of CHD but paucity of data regarding etiology...
Shamanta Faria, Mashah Binte Amin, Mohammed Salah Uddin, Tarana Yasmin et al.
Background: Cirrhosis is the end stage of chronic liver disease, resulting in formation of fibrous tissue, derangement of liver architecture and ultimately results in portal hypertension and its complication. Objective: To find out the correlation between splenic size and endoscopic grading of esoph...
Sadia Saber, Md Tarek Alam, Nazi Yasmin, Mohammad Monwer Hossain et al.
Background: Enteric fever otherwise called Typhoid fever is a systemic disease caused by Salmonella typhi and Salmonella paratyphi, having reservoir in contaminated water and food. It affects considerable number of populations of the world but regions of South Asia are most commonly affected. Aims a...
Helal Uddin Bhuiyan, Faria Afsana, Sharmin Yasmin, Khodeja Begum
Germ cell tumors are malignant (cancerous) or nonmalignant (benign, noncancerous) tumors that are comprised mostly of germ cells, the cells that develop in the embryo and become the cells that make up the reproductive system in male and female. Most ovarian tumors are of germ cell origin. A 5-year-o...
Nusrat Sultana, Faria Afsana, Nazma Akhtar, Yasmin Aktar et al.
Precocious puberty is commonly defined as puberty that starts before age 8 years in girls and 9 years in boys. The causes of it may range from a variant of normal development to various pathologic conditions. The etiology of precocious puberty is classified by the underlying pathogenesis into gonado...
Faria Yasmin, Md. Asaduzzaman, Afrina Wahab, Mohammad Kamrul Hassan Shabuj
Background: Preterm neonates with low birth weight are at heightened risk of suboptimal postnatal growth. kangaroo mother care (KMC) has proven to enhance neonatal survival, growth, and development. However, various maternal and neonatal factors may influence weight gain during KMC. Objective was to...
Shazia Afreen, Mohammad Abdul Mannan, Faria Yasmin, Ummey Tamima Nasrin et al.
Introduction: Mother’s own milk gives complete nutrition and reduces mortality and morbidity in preterm newborns. Despite its numerous benefits, the provision of mother’s own milk for preterm babies is still not optimal in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU). Objectives: To determine the challenges...
Sonia Akter, Jahanara Perveen, Farhana Khanam Ferdousi, Faria Yasmin et al.
Background: To assess the impact of kangaroo mother care plus massage therapy on growth of preterm low birth weight infants at discharge. Methods: This randomized controlled trial was conducted in Department of Neonatology in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University over a period of 15 months fro...
Sadeka Choudhury Moni, K. M. Mahbubur Rahman, Faria Yasmin
Background: Antenatal hydronephrosis (ANH) is one of the most common birth defects. Postnatal ultrasonogram (USG) evaluation is essential to preserve renal function, prevent urinary infection, and decide surgical management. Objective: This study aims to estimate the frequency of ANH among a cohort ...
Abdul Mannan, Faria Yasmin, Mosammad Alpana Jahan, Sarbari Saha et al.
Background: Blood pressure values of too low or too high can be related with serious morbidity and mortality. Neonatal hypotension has been found to be related with serious short term as well as significant long-term health complications. Thus, identifying this low blood pressure in preterm neonates...
Ragnar Andersson, Farial Naima Rahman, Yasmin Cardoso Metwaly Mohamed Ali, Leif Svanström
Epidemiology of Injury: Results from computerised injury registration for injury surveillance in a district level hospital in Bangladesh - implication for prevention in low-income countries