Richard C. Franklin, Amy E. Peden, Erin B Hamilton, Catherine Bisignano et al.
BACKGROUND: Drowning is a leading cause of injury-related mortality globally. Unintentional drowning (International Classification of Diseases (ICD) 10 codes W65-74 and ICD9 E910) is one of the 30 mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive causes of injury-related mortality in the Global Burden ...
Md Nuruzzaman Khan, Cherri Zhang B. Nurs, M. Mofizul Islam, Md. Rafiqul Islam et al.
BACKGROUND: Household air pollution (HAP) from cooking with solid fuels has become a leading cause of death and disability in many developing countries including Bangladesh. We assess the association between HAP and risk of selected adverse birth and maternal health outcomes. METHODS: Data for this ...
GBD 2019 Snakebite Envenomation Collaborators, Nicholas L S Roberts, Emily K. Johnson, Scott Zeng et al.
Snakebite envenoming is an important cause of preventable death. The World Health Organization (WHO) set a goal to halve snakebite mortality by 2030. We used verbal autopsy and vital registration data to model the proportion of venomous animal deaths due to snakes by location, age, year, and sex, an...
Md Nuruzzaman Khan, M. Mofizul Islam
BACKGROUND: Despite growing evidence in support of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) among infants in the first 6 months of birth, the debate over the optimal duration of EBF continues. This study examines the effect of termination of EBF during the first 2, 4 and 6 months of birth on a set of adverse h...
Md Nuruzzaman Khan, M. Mofizul Islam, Asma Ahmad Shariff, Md. Mahmudul Alam et al.
BACKGROUND: Globally the rates of caesarean section (CS) have steadily increased in recent decades. This rise is not fully accounted for by increases in clinical factors which indicate the need for CS. We investigated the socio-demographic predictors of CS and the average annual rates of CS in Bangl...
Md Nuruzzaman Khan, M. Mofizul Islam
BACKGROUND: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global public health problem that has substantial consequences on the physical, mental, sexual and reproductive health of women. This study examined the association between women's attitudes towards wife-beating and their utilization of reproductive h...
Rendi Kurniawan, S. Thirumalai Kumaran, V. Arumuga Prabu, Zhen Yu et al.
Sabir Bin Muzaffar, Md. Anwarul Islam, Mostafa M. Feeroz, Mofizul Kabir et al.
ABSTRACT Hoolock gibbons ( Hoolock hoolock ) are endangered small apes occurring in Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, and south China. All known populations have undergone declines primarily due to habitat destruction or alteration. We examined the influence of area of natural forests, area of plantations...
Md. Mofizul Hoque, Aznarul Islam, Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul Islam, Subodh Chandra Pal et al.
Abstract The elevated concentrations of heavy metals in soil considerably threaten ecological and human health. To this end, the present study assesses metals pollution and its threat to ecology from the mid-channel bar’s ( char ) agricultural soil in the Damodar River basin, India. For this, the co...
M. Mofizul Islam, Katherine M. Conigrave
OBJECTIVE: To examine trends in HIV and related risk behaviors among recognized high-risk groups in Bangladesh, the types and extent of prevention initiatives that have been undertaken, and highlight the immediate needs. METHODS: Journal publications and conference abstracts and proceedings were rev...
M. Mofizul Islam, Md Nuruzzaman Khan, Md Mashiur Rahman
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Mohammad Zahidul Islam, Md Arif Billah, M. Mofizul Islam, Mostafizur Rahman et al.
Methods: Eight databases, PubMed, CINAHL, Web of Science, Embase, PsycINFO, Cochrane Library, Popline, and Maternity and Infant Care, were searched, covering the period of January 2000 to January 2022. Studies that had examined the association between SBI and any form of child mortality were include...
Md Nuruzzaman Khan, M. Mofizul Islam, Md Mijanur Rahman
Objective This study examined the inequality in cesarean section (CS) utilization and its socio-economic contributors. Study design Retrospective two-stage stratified sample design. Methods Data were extracted from two rounds of the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey conducted in 2004 and 2014...
Md Nuruzzaman Khan, Shahinoor Akter, M. Mofizul Islam
AIM: Increasing access to long-acting modern contraceptives (LMAC) is one of the key factors in preventing unintended pregnancy and protecting women's health rights. However, the availability and accessibility of health facilities and their impacts on LAMC utilisation (implant, intrauterine devices,...
M. Mofizul Islam, Md Nuruzzaman Khan
BACKGROUND: Maternal parity, which is usually measured as the number of children born to a mother, has a substantial impact on the social and environmental factors around children and their development. This paper estimates the Early Childhood Development Index (ECDI) of 3- and 4-year-old children i...