Saidur Rahman Mashreky, Aminur Rahman, Salim Mahmud Chowdhury, S. Giashuddin et al.
In terms of mortality, morbidity and disability, burns are emerging as a major child health problem in Bangladesh. This trend is similar to many other developing countries. To develop effective burn prevention programmes, information on its magnitude and determinants is necessary. The purpose of thi...
Aminur Rahman, S. Giashuddin, Leif Svanström, Fazlur Rahman
This study was intended to estimate the magnitude and explore the determinants of childhood drowning in rural Bangladesh. A cross-sectional survey as well as a population-based case - control study was conducted. By multistage cluster sampling 51 147 children aged 1 - 4 years were identified from 10...
Saidur Rahman Mashreky, Ashikur Rahman, Tabassum Khan, Mithila Faruque et al.
Objective To assess the burden of road traffic injury (RTI) in primary and secondary level hospitals in Bangladesh, and its economic impact on affected families. Study design Cross-sectional study. Methods The study was carried out in February and March 2001. To estimate the burden of RTI patients a...
Saidur Rahman Mashreky, Altaf Ur Rahman, Salim Mahmud Chowdhury, S. Giashuddin et al.
Objective To assess the burden of burn injury in primary and secondary hospitals in Bangladesh, and how these costs are reflected as social and economic burdens in the community. Study design Cross-sectional study. Methods A direct method was adopted to estimate the cost of burn injury, which involv...
Salim Mahmud Chowdhury, Aminur Rahman, Saidur Rahman Mashreky, S. Giashuddin et al.
INTRODUCTION: The paper aims to explore the magnitude and distribution of unintentional injuries among Bangladeshi children (<18 years). METHODOLOGY: A cross sectional survey was conducted during 2003 (January to December) in 12 randomly selected districts and Dhaka Metropolitan City of Bangladesh. ...
Saidur Rahman Mashreky, Aminur Rahman, Salim Mahmud Chowdhury, S. Giashuddin et al.
In terms of morbidity and disability, burn is a major public health problem throughout the world, especially in low-income countries. It causes long-term disability and remains as a health, social and economic burden. A population-based survey was conducted in Bangladesh between January and December...
Saidur Rahman Mashreky, Aminur Rahman, Tabassum Khan, Leif Svanström et al.
Background Burn is one of the major causes of childhood illnesses in Bangladesh and is the third leading cause of illness of 1- to 4-year-old children. Rural children are more at risk compared to urban-dwelling children. Objective The study was designed to identify the risk factors of childhood burn...
Saidur Rahman Mashreky, Aminur Rahman, Salim Mahmud Chowdhury, Tabassum Khan et al.
OBJECTIVE: To examine the incidence and characteristics of non-fatal burn injury in Bangladesh. METHODS: A population-based cross-sectional survey was conducted between January and December 2003 in Bangladesh. Nationally representative data were collected from 171 366 rural and urban households, wit...
Fazlur Rahman, Roger Andersson, Leif Svanström
Although injury is a major public health problem in Bangladesh, as in other low income countries in the world, it has gained very little attention from policy makers, or even health professionals, mainly due to the lack of valid injury information in these countries. To address the injury problem, t...
Saidur Rahman Mashreky, Altaf Ur Rahman, Salim Mahmud Chowdhury, Leif Svanström et al.
Objectives This study was conducted to gain an in-depth understanding of people's perceptions of childhood burns and their prevention in rural areas of Bangladesh. Study design Qualitative study. Methods Five focus group discussions were conducted in this study. Eight to twelve members were present ...
Fazlur Rahman, Rune Andersson, Leif Svanström
While looking for a valid source of injury information in developing countries, it is important to know the help-seeking pattern of injury patients. A population-based study of 3258 households was conducted to explore the flow of injury patients in a local area of Bangladesh. Trained field level hea...
Saidur Rahman Mashreky, Altaf Ur Rahman, Leif Svanström, Tabassum Khan et al.
Objective The study was designed to explore the epidemiology of burn mortality in Bangladesh. Methods A population-based cross-sectional survey was conducted between January and December 2003. Nationally representative data was collected from 171,366 rural and urban households, comprising of a total...
Saidur Rahman Mashreky, Aminur Rahman, Tabassum Khan, Leif Svanström et al.
To explore the epidemiology of childhood electrocution in Bangladesh, a population-based cross-sectional survey was conducted between January and December 2003. Nationally representative data was collected from 171,366 rural and urban households, comprising of a total population of 819,429. The aver...
Saidur Rahman Mashreky, AKM Fazlur Rahman, Salim Mahmud Chowdhury, Leif Svanström et al.
Objective The study was design to explore the health seeking behaviour of Bangladeshi parents for their children during burn injuries. Methods A population-based cross-sectional survey was conducted between January and December 2003 in Bangladesh. Nationally representative data were collected from 1...
Saidur Rahman Mashreky, Altaf Ur Rahman, Leif Svanström, Michael Linnan et al.
A comprehensive community-based burn prevention framework was developed for rural Bangladesh taking into consideration the magnitude, consequences of burns, risk factors of childhood burn, health seeking behaviour of parents after a burn injury of a child and the perception of community people. This...