Farzana Saleh, Shirin Jahan Mumu, Ferdous Ara, Housne Begum et al.
BACKGROUND: Levels of knowledge about diabetes mellitus (DM) among newly diagnosed diabetics in Bangladesh are unknown. This study assessed the relationship between knowledge and practices among newly diagnosed type 2 DM patients. METHODS: Newly diagnosed adults with type 2 diabetes (N = 508) were s...
AKM Mainuddin, Housne Begum, Lal Rawal, Anwar Islam et al.
OBJECTIVE: Over the last few decades, Bangladesh has made significant progress towards achieving targets for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and women empowerment. This study is aimed at identifying the levels and patterns of women empowerment in relation to health seeking behavior in Bangla...
Shamsun Nahar, C. G. N. Mascie‐Taylor, Housne Begum
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether maternal anthropometry predicted birth weight, and if so, to identify which cut-offs provided the best prediction of low birth weight (LBW) in a field situation. DESIGN: Community-based longitudinal study. SETTING: A rural union of Bhaluka Upazila, Mymensingh, located...
Amir Mohammad Sayem, Housne Begum, Shanta Shyamolee Moneesha
This study examines women's attitude towards intimate partner violence among 331 Bangladeshi women in five selected disadvantaged areas of Dhaka city. This study used a shorter version of the Inventory of Beliefs about Wife Beating (IBWB) to measure women's attitude towards intimate partner violence...
Amir Mohammad Sayem, Housne Begum, Shanta Shyamolee Moneesha
This article examines women’s attitudes towards informal, formal social and formal legal support-seeking strategies against intimate partner violence (IPV). This study found that the majority of the participants were likely to seek help from informal, formal social and formal legal agents. Multivari...
Saiful Islam, Housne Begum, Nilufar Yeasmin Nili
Bacteriological quality of treated water of different sources was determined by presumptive coliform count. In source-wise distribution of samples, 50% of mineral water, 87.5% of filtered water and 100% of tap water samples were exceeded the drinking water guideline value of WHO. Microorganisms in t...
Stephanie H. Factor, Julia A. Schillinger, H. Kalter, Samir K. Saha et al.
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the fever module in the WHO/UNICEF guidelines for the integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI) identifies children with bacterial infections in an area of low malaria prevalence. METHODS: Physicians assessed a systematic sample of 669 sick children aged 2-59 ...
Shamsun Nahar, CG Nicholas Mascie-Taylor, Housne Begum
OBJECTIVES: To assess whether the Bangladesh Integrated Nutrition Programme (BINP) correctly identified which pregnant women should be enrolled in the food supplementation programme, whether supplementation commenced on time and was taken on a regular basis. A second objective was to determine wheth...
Begum Housne Ara, Sayem Amir Mohammad, Nili Nilufaryeasmin
Objective: This study focused on the factors affecting the institutional delivery and delivery assisted by health professionals in urban slums. Materials and methods: A semi-structured questionnaire was developed to collect information from women aged 15-49 who had at least one birth. Totally 540 el...
Md. Aminul Haque, Housne Begum, Homayra Fahmida
This study was conducted in 4 selected garment factories within Dhaka city. The objectives of this study were to find out health care access (Supply-side effect) in the garments factory for the women workers and their relation to the productivity. A total of 300 women garment workers were included i...
Housne Begum, Shanta Shyamolee Moneesha, Amir Mohammad Sayem
Children's hygiene is very important for better health but there is a paucity of studies in this area. This questionnaire study examined the child care hygiene practices of mothers of young children. A total of 354 women from slum areas of Dhaka city, Bangladesh, who migrated from rural to urban are...
Housne Begum, C. G. N. Mascie‐Taylor, Shamsun Nahar
OBJECTIVES: To examine the efficiency of the Bangladesh Integrated Nutritional Program (BINP) in identifying which infants should be supplemented, whether full supplementation was given for the stipulated period of time, and whether the correct exit criteria from the supplementation programme were u...
Morshed Nasir, Rawshan Ara Perveen, Shilpasree Saha, Ashrafun Nessa et al.
Healthcare professionals are the crucial and influencing source of information for vaccines and their communication among patients and communities that can accelerate successful vaccination in a country. This cross-sectional study was one of the first and foremost ones in Bangladesh to observe the b...
Housne Begum, Mohammad Faizul Haque Khan
Reducing maternal and neonatal mortality remains a big challenge for a developing country likeBangladesh. Mothers’ knowledge in neonatal care plays an important role in bringing down themortality as well as morbidity. This study was conducted in Dhaka Shishu Hospital during theperiod of December 200...
Housne Begum, Nilufar Yeasmin Nili, Amir Mohammad Sayem
Bangladesh has one of the highest maternal mortality rates (MMR) in the world. The estimated lifetime risk of dying from pregnancy and childbirth related causes in Bangladesh is about 100 times higher compare to developed countries. However, utilization of maternal health care services (MHCS) is not...