Tuhin Biswas, Sarah P. Garnett, Sonia Pervin, Lal Rawal
BACKGROUND: Over the two last decades Bangladesh, a low-income country, has experienced a rapid demographic and epidemiological transition. The population has increased substantially with rapid urbanization and changing pattern of disease, which at least in part, can be explained by nutritional chan...
Tuhin Biswas, Md. Saimul Islam, Natalie M. Linton, Lal Rawal
INTRODUCTION: Chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a major public health challenge, and undermine social and economic development in much of the developing world, including Bangladesh. Epidemiologic evidence on the socioeconomic status (SES)-related pattern of NCDs remains limited in Banglad...
Tuhin Biswas, Anwar Islam, Lal Rawal, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam
Background The prevalence of type 2 diabetes is increasing rapidly in Bangladesh. However, studies documenting the increasing trend of diabetes prevalence are scarce. The aim of this study was to conduct a scoping review of published literature to ascertain the changing patterns of diabetes prevalen...
Lal Rawal, Kie Kanda, Tuhin Biswas, Md. Imtiaz Tanim et al.
OBJECTIVE: To explore healthcare providers' perspective on non-communicable disease (NCD) prevention and management services provided through the NCD corners in Bangladesh and to examine challenges and opportunities for strengthening NCD services delivery at the primary healthcare level. DESIGN: We ...
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...
Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam, Ashis Talukder, Md. Abdul Awal, Md. Muhammad Umer Siddiqui et al.
Background: Hypertension is the most common modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular diseases in South Asia. Machine learning (ML) models have been shown to outperform clinical risk predictions compared to statistical methods, but studies using ML to predict hypertension at the population level are...
Tuhin Biswas, Nick Townsend, M. Mamun Huda, Joemer C Maravilla et al.
Background: Modifiable non-communicable disease (NCD) risk factors are becoming increasingly common among adolescents, with clustering of these risk factors in individuals of particular concern. The aim of this study was to assess global status of clustering of common modifiable NCD risk factors amo...
Lal Rawal, Tuhin Biswas, Nusrat Nausheen Khandker, Shekhar Ranjan Saha et al.
BACKGROUND: Despite one-third of the urban population in Bangladesh living in urban slums and at increased risk of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), little is known about the NCD risk profile of this at-risk population. The aim of the study was to identify the prevalence of the NCD risk factors and ...
Tuhin Biswas, Anwar Islam, M. Sirajul Islam, Sonia Pervin et al.
Objectives The increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity among children (0-12 years) and adolescents (13-19 years) has emerged as a major public health threat in Bangladesh. Unfortunately, there is a serious paucity of credible data on these issues that can be used for policy and programmatic ...
Syed Masud Ahmed, Nahitun Naher, Tarek Hossain, Lal Rawal
BACKGROUND: The private retail drug shops market in Bangladesh is largely unregulated and unaccountable, giving rise to irrational use of drugs and high Out-of-pocket expenditure on health. These shops are served by salespersons with meagre or no formal training in dispensing. METHOD: This facility-...
Syed Masud Ahmed, Lal Rawal, Sadia Chowdhury, John Murray et al.
OBJECTIVE: To identify how 10 low- and middle-income countries achieved accelerated progress, ahead of comparable countries, towards meeting millennium development goals 4 and 5A to reduce child and maternal mortality. METHODS: We synthesized findings from multistakeholder dialogues and country poli...
Lal Rawal, Taufique Joarder, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam, Aftab Uddin et al.
INTRODUCTION: Retention of human resources for health (HRH), particularly physicians and nurses in rural and remote areas, is a major problem in Bangladesh. We reviewed relevant policies and provisions in relation to HRH aiming to develop appropriate rural retention strategies in Bangladesh. METHODS...
Md. Ashfikur Rahman, Muhammad Aziz Rahman, Lal Rawal, Mohan Paudel et al.
BACKGROUND: High maternal mortality is still a significant public health challenge in many countries of the South-Asian region. The majority of maternal deaths occur due to pregnancy and delivery-related complications, which can mostly be prevented by safe facility delivery. Due to the paucity of ex...
Md. Kaoser Bin Siddique, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam, Palash Chandra Banik, Lal Rawal
BACKGROUND: Diabetes is a significant global public health concern. Poor knowledge of disease and healthcare utilization is associated with worse health outcomes, leading to increasing burden of diabetes in many developing countries. This study aimed to determine diabetes related knowledge and facto...
Taufique Joarder, Lal Rawal, Syed Masud Ahmed, Aftab Uddin et al.
BACKGROUND: Retaining doctors in rural areas is a challenge in Bangladesh. In this study, we analyzed three rural retention policies: career development programs, compulsory services, and schools outside major cities - in terms of context, contents, actors, and processes. METHODS: Series of group di...