Uzma Syed, S k Asiruddin, M S I Helal, Imteaz Ibne Mannan et al.
The study evaluated the impact of essential newborn-care interventions at the household level in the Saving Newborn Lives project areas. Two household surveys were conducted following the 30-cluster sampling method using a structured questionnaire in 2002 (baseline) and 2004 (endline) respectively. ...
Sayed Rubayet, Mohammad Shahidullah, Altaf Hossain, Erica Corbett et al.
Remarkable progress over the last decade has put Bangladesh on track for Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 4 for child survival and achieved a 40% decline in maternal mortality. However, since neonatal deaths make up 57% of under-five mortality in the country, increased scale up and equity in progra...
Abdullah Nurus Salam Khan, Sk Masum Billah, Ishtiaq Mannan, Imteaz Ibne Mannan et al.
In Bangladesh, female paramedics known as Family Welfare Visitors (FWVs), conduct normal deliveries in first-level primary care facilities, or Union Health and Family Welfare Centres (UH&FWC). Utilization of partographs allow for early identification of abnormal labour and referral for advanced care...
T A Robin, Marufa Aziz Khan, Nazmul Kabir, Sk Towhidur Rahaman et al.
The application of a geographic information system (GIS) in public health is relatively common in Bangladesh. However, the use of GIS for planning, monitoring and decision-making by local-level managers has not been well documented. This assessment explored how effectively local government health ma...
Anna Williams, Marufa Aziz Khan, Mohammed Moniruzzaman, Sk Towhidur Rahaman et al.
INTRODUCTION: Eclampsia-related conditions are the second leading direct cause of obstetric deaths in Bangladesh. Efforts to prevent such deaths in low- and middle-income countries are increasingly focused on task shifting at the primary care level to enable frontline providers to screen and initiat...
Jennifer A. Callaghan‐Koru, Munia Islam, Marufa Aziz Khan, Ardy Sowe et al.
There is a well-recognized need for empirical study of processes and factors that influence scale up of evidence-based interventions in low-income countries to address the 'know-do' gap. We undertook a qualitative case study of the scale up of chlorhexidine cleansing of the umbilical cord (CHX) in B...
Sk Masum Billah, Abdullah Nurus Salam Khan, SM Rokonuzzaman, Nafisa Lira Huq et al.
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the competency of trained health workers in detecting and managing hypertensive disorders of pregnancy during routine antenatal check-ups (ANCs) at primary care facilities in Bangladesh. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTINGS: Cross-sectional study; conducted in 26 primary care facil...
Jennifer A. Callaghan‐Koru, Marufa Aziz Khan, Munia Islam, Ardy Sowe et al.
BACKGROUND: Chlorhexidine (CHX) cleansing of the umbilical cord stump is an evidence-based intervention that reduces newborn infections and is recommended for high-mortality settings. Bangladesh is one of the first countries to adopt and scale up CHX nationally. This study evaluates the implementati...
Saifuddin Ahmed, Siân Curtis, Kanta Jamil, Quamrun Nahar et al.
BACKGROUND: Obstetric fistula, which develops after a prolonged or obstructed labour, is preventable and treatable. However, many women are still afflicted with the condition and remain untreated in low-income and middle-income countries. Concerns have also been raised that an increasing trend of ca...
Saifuddin Ahmed, Md Mizanur Rahman, Siân Curtis, Sk Nazmul Huda et al.