Mohammad Sorowar Hossain, Iztiba Mallik Deeba, Mahmudul Hasan, Katharina E. Kariippanon et al.
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) released guidelines for physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep for children under 5 years of age in 2019. In response to these guidelines, this pilot study aimed to (i) determine the proportion of preschool children (ages 3-4 years) who met t...
Iztiba Mallik Deeba, Md. Mahbub Hasan, Abdullah Al Mosabbir, Md. Hasanul Banna Siam et al.
Chikungunya (CHIK) has emerged as a major public health concern worldwide. Recently, atypical manifestations are drawing special attention because these might be associated with various complications. Information on atypical manifestations of CHIK is still limited. Here, we analyzed a dataset of 1,3...
Mahbubur Rahman, AKM Fahmidul Haque, Iztiba Mallik Deeba, Dilruba Ahmed et al.
The objective of the study was to investigate current species distribution and growing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) of Shigella isolates for proper treatment. Shigellae, isolated from faecal samples in International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease research, Bangladesh, Dhaka hospital in 2015, were t...
Karine Vidal, Shamima Sultana, Alberto Prieto Patron, Irene Salvi et al.
Objectives: Risk factors for acute respiratory infections (ARIs) in community settings are not fully understood, especially in low-income countries. We examined the incidence and risk factors associated with ARIs in under-two children from the Microbiota and Health study. Methods: Children from a pe...
Karine Vidal, Shamima Sultana, Alberto Prieto Patron, Aristea Binia et al.
Abstract Background Early childhood respiratory and diarrheal infections are major causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. There is a need to further assess the epidemiology through prospective and community-based studies to gain key insights that could inform preventative measures to reduce th...
Mohammad Sorowar Hossain, Iztiba Mallik Deeba, Mahmudul Hasan, Katharina E. Kariippanon et al.
Abstract Background This pilot study aimed to: (i) determine the proportion of preschool children (ages 3-4 who met the WHO guidelines; (ii) examine the feasibility of the proposed protocol for the SUNRISE study; and (iii) assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on movement behaviors of preschool...
Zeenat Jahan, Iztiba Mallik Deeba, Shahina Akter, Tasmina Rahman et al.
Immunogenicity of a pneumococcal 74 kDa surface protein in the rabbit model was investigated in this study. For this, Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 7F was collected and water extraction procedure was applied for the preparation of surface materials, which was used for further isolation of the 74...
Iztiba Mallik Deeba, Mohammad Sorowar Hossain
Cervical cancer is a major public health concern for women worldwide, particularly in low- and middle-come countries (LMICs). Despite a large number of women (nearly 58 million) are at risk of this preventable cancer, the issue of cervical cancer has not become a public health priority in Bangladesh...