Gulam Khandaker, Mohammad Muhit, Tasneem Karim, Hayley Smithers‐Sheedy et al.
AIM: To examine the prevalence, clinical characteristics, and risk factors of cerebral palsy (CP) in children in Bangladesh. METHOD: The Bangladesh CP Register is an ongoing population-based surveillance database of children with CP from a geographically defined area in Bangladesh. Cases were define...
Israt Jahan, Mohammad Muhit, Denny Hardianto, Francis Laryea et al.
AIM: To describe the epidemiology of cerebral palsy (CP) in children from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) using data from the Global Low- and Middle-Income Country CP register (GLM-CPR). METHOD: The GLM-CPR is a multi-country initiative that combines and compares data from children with CP ...
Gulam Khandaker, Hayley Smithers‐Sheedy, Johurul Islam, Monzurul Alam et al.
BACKGROUND: The causes and pathogenesis of cerebral palsy (CP) are all poorly understood, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). There are gaps in knowledge about CP in Bangladesh, especially in the spheres of epidemiological research, intervention and service utilization. In high-...
Israt Jahan, Mohammad Muhit, Tasneem Karim, Hayley Smithers‐Sheedy et al.
Purpose: To assess the nutritional status and underlying risk factors for malnutrition among children with cerebral palsy in rural Bangladesh.Materials and methods: We used data from the Bangladesh Cerebral Palsy Register; a prospective population based surveillance of children with cerebral palsy a...
Israt Jahan, Mohammad Muhit, Denny Hardianto, Francis Laryea et al.
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to describe the epidemiology of malnutrition among children with cerebral palsy (CP) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). METHODS: Data from children with confirmed CP aged <18 years registered into the Global LMIC CP Register (GLM CPR) from Bangladesh, Indonesia...
Rahena Akhter, Nur Mohammad Monsur Hassan, Elizabeth F. Martin, Mohammad Muhit et al.
BACKGROUND: Children with complex neurodevelopmental disabilities such as cerebral palsy (CP), have a higher risk of dental disease related at least in part to greater difficulties in performing and maintaining effective oral hygiene and oral care practices. However, to date, there are very few stud...
Rahena Akhter, Nur Mohammad Monsur Hassan, Elizabeth F. Martin, Mohammad Muhit et al.
AIM: To describe the oral health status and investigate factors affecting dental caries experience among children with cerebral palsy (CP) in rural Bangladesh. METHOD: A cross-sectional study was conducted among children with CP who are part of the Bangladesh Cerebral Palsy Register (BCPR) study. Ca...
Israt Jahan, Tasneem Karim, Manik Chandra Das, Mohammad Muhit et al.
AIM: To determine the mortality rate, immediate cause of death (CoD), and predictors of death in children with cerebral palsy (CP) in rural Bangladesh. METHOD: We carried out a prospective population-based surveillance study of children with CP aged 0 to 18 years registered with the Bangladesh Cereb...
Mahmudul Hassan Al Imam, Israt Jahan, Mohammad Muhit, Denny Hardianto et al.
Background: We assessed the rehabilitation status and predictors of rehabilitation service utilisation among children with cerebral palsy (CP) in selected low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Methods: Data from the Global LMIC CP Register (GLM-CPR), a multi-country register of children with CP ...
Shona Goldsmith, Hayley Smithers‐Sheedy, Nihad A. Almasri, Guro L. Andersen et al.
AIM: To provide a description of cerebral palsy (CP) registers globally, identify which aim to report on CP epidemiology, and report similarities and differences across topics of importance for the sustainability and collaboration between registers. METHOD: Representatives of all known CP registers ...
Mahmudul Hassan Al Imam, Israt Jahan, Manik Chandra Das, Mohammad Muhit et al.
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to assess the rehabilitation status and factors associated with rehabilitation service utilisation among children with cerebral palsy (CP) in Bangladesh. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a population-based surveillance study conducted among children with CP r...
Israt Jahan, Mahmudul Hassan Al Imam, Tasneem Karim, Mohammad Muhit et al.
AIM: To define the epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and rehabilitation status of children with cerebral palsy (CP) in Sumba Island, Indonesia. METHOD: A community-based key informant method survey among children (aged <18y) with CP was conducted between March and August 2017. Children with su...
Tasneem Karim, Mohammad Muhit, Israt Jahan, Claire Galea et al.
We evaluated the outcome of a community-based early intervention and habilitation for children with cerebral palsy (CP) in Bangladesh. Children registered on the Bangladesh CP Register (BCPR) were recruited in two groups for this study: Group A received a comprehensive six-month long community-based...
Israt Jahan, Risad Sultana, Mohammad Muhit, Delwar Akbar et al.
Background: Malnutrition is substantially higher among children with cerebral palsy (CP) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) when compared with the general population. Access to appropriate interventions is crucial for better management of malnutrition and nutritional outcomes of those child...
Israt Jahan, Mohammad Muhit, Denny Hardianto, Tasneem Karim et al.
Aim To assess the burden and underlying factors of malnutrition among children with cerebral palsy (CP) in the remote Sumba Island, Indonesia.Methods This is a community-based key informant (KI) method survey of children with CP in the southwest regency of Sumba Island, Indonesia (child population∼1...