Anne CC Lee, Luke C. Mullany, Alain K. Koffi, Iftekhar Rafiqullah et al.
Abstract Background Urinary tract infection (UTI) in pregnancy, including asymptomatic bacteriuria, is associated with maternal morbidity and adverse pregnancy outcomes, including preterm birth and low birthweight. In low-middle income countries (LMICs), the capacity for screening and treatment of U...
Samir K. Saha, Stephanie J. Schrag, Shams El Arifeen, Luke C. Mullany et al.
BACKGROUND: More than 500 000 neonatal deaths per year result from possible serious bacterial infections (pSBIs), but the causes are largely unknown. We investigated the incidence of community-acquired infections caused by specific organisms among neonates in south Asia. METHODS: From 2011 to 2014, ...
Fyezah Jehan, Sunil Sazawal, Abdullah H Baqui, Muhammad Imran Nisar et al.
Importance: Worldwide, preterm birth (PTB) is the single largest cause of deaths in the perinatal and neonatal period and is associated with increased morbidity in young children. The cause of PTB is multifactorial, and the development of generalizable biological models may enable early detection an...
Md Azim Uddin Repon, Sajuti Akter Pakhe, Sumaiya Quaiyum, Rajesh Das et al.
The COVID-19 has been spreading across the world since December 2019. The pandemic has created tremendous fear of death from infection and awful psychological pressure on healthcare professionals (HCPs). The measures of psychological effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on the Bangladeshi HCPs are unkno...
N. Ahmed, Md. Bodrud-Doza, Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul Islam, Shahadat Hossain et al.
This study aims to appraise the spatial variations and pathways of groundwater contaminations and associated health risks in the Surma basin, Bangladesh using geostatistics, Fuzzy GIS technique and health risk modelbased on ninety groundwater samples. The results show that the mean concentrations of...
Syed Shakib Sarwar, Syed An Nazmus Saqueb, Farhan Quaiyum, A. B. M. Harun-ur Rashid
In this paper, a new approach toward the design of a memristor based nonvolatile static random-access memory (SRAM) cell using a combination of memristor and metal-oxide semiconductor devices is proposed. Memristor and MOSFETs of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's 180-nm technology are...
Anne CC Lee, Luke C. Mullany, Karima Ladhani, Jamal Uddin et al.
BACKGROUND: Gestational age (GA) is frequently unknown or inaccurate in pregnancies in low-income countries. Early identification of preterm infants may help link them to potentially life-saving interventions. METHODS: We conducted a validation study in a community-based birth cohort in rural Bangla...
Mashura Shammi, Md. Mostafizur Rahman, Md Atikul Islam, Md. Bodrud-Doza et al.
The study was designed to collect water samples over two seasons-wet-monsoon season (n = 96) (March-April) and dry-monsoon season (n = 44) (September-October)-to understand the seasonal variation in anion and cation hydrochemistry of the coastal rivers and estuaries contributing in the spatial trend...
Md. Jasim Uddin, Charles P. Larson, Elizabeth Oliveras, A I Khan et al.
The study assessed the impact of an EPI (Expanded Programme on Immunization) intervention package, implemented within the existing service-delivery system, to improve the child immunization coverage in urban slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh. This intervention trial used a pre- and post-test design. An int...
Md. Mizanur Rahman Sarker, Marc Van Camp, Delwar Hossain, Mazeda Islam et al.
The hydrogeochemical processes in the multilayer aquifers of southwest (SW) coastal area of Bangladesh provide important information for quantifying hydrochemical differences between different aquifers. Hydrogeochemical processes affecting groundwater chemistry in this coastal area have been evaluat...
Riley Hazard, Hafizur Rahman Chowdhury, Tim Adair, Adnan Ansar et al.
BACKGROUND: Accurate and timely data on cause of death are critically important for guiding health programs and policies. Deaths certified by doctors are implicitly considered to be reliable and accurate, yet the quality of information provided in the international Medical Certificate of Cause of De...
Pavani K. Ram, Margaret A. DiVita, Kaniz Khatun‐e‐Jannat, Manoshi Islam et al.
RATIONALE: There is little evidence for the efficacy of handwashing for prevention of influenza transmission in resource-poor settings. We tested the impact of intensive handwashing promotion on household transmission of influenza-like illness and influenza in rural Bangladesh. METHODS: In 2009-10, ...
Nafisa Lira Huq, Asrafi Jahan Azmi, MA Quaiyum, Shahed Hossain
BACKGROUND: Toll free mobile telephone intervention to support mothers in pregnancy and delivery period was tested in one sub district of Bangladesh. Qualitative research was conducted to measure the changes of mobile phone use in increasing communication for maternal and neonatal complications. MET...
Shahed Hossain, Mohammad Abdul Quaiyum, Khalequ Zaman, Sayera Banu et al.
BACKGROUND: In Bangladesh DOTS has been provided free of charge since 1993, yet information on access to TB services by different population group is not well documented. The objective of this study was to assess and compare the socio economic position (SEP) of actively detected cases from the commu...
Fahad Aftab, Imran Ahmed, Salahuddin Ahmed, Said M. Ali et al.
BACKGROUND: Maternal morbidity occurs several times more frequently than mortality, yet data on morbidity burden and its effect on maternal, foetal, and newborn outcomes are limited in low- and middle-income countries. We aimed to generate prospective, reliable population-based data on the burden of...