Syed Emdadul Haque, Mosiur Rahman, Kawashima Itsuko, Mahmuda Mutahara et al.
OBJECTIVES: To assess the impact of a school-based menstrual education programme on: (1) menstrual knowledge, beliefs and practices, (2) menstrual disorders experienced, and (3) restrictions on menstruating adolescents. DESIGN: Intervention study. SETTING: Araihazar area, Bangladesh. PARTICIPANTS: 4...
Syed Emdadul Haque, Mosiur Rahman, Kawashima Itsuko, Mahmuda Mutahara et al.
BACKGROUND: There is a dearth of published literature that demonstrates the impact and effectiveness of school-based oral health education (OHE) program in Bangladesh and it is one of the most neglected activities in the field of public health. Keeping this in mind, the objectives of this study were...
Mahmuda Mutahara, Jeroen Warner, A.E.J. Wals, M. Shah Alam Khan et al.
The article analyzes Tidal River Management in Bangladesh from a social learning perspective. Four cases were investigated using participatory assessment. Knowledge acquisition through transformations in the Tidal River Management process was explored as an intended learning outcome. The study finds...
Mahmuda Mutahara, Anisul Haque, M. Shah Alam Khan, Jeroen Warner et al.
Coastal communities in Bangladesh are at great risk due to frequent cyclones and cyclone induced storm-surges, which damages inland and marine resource systems. In the present research, seven marginal livelihood groups including Farmers, Fisherman, Fry (shrimp) collectors, Salt farmers, Dry fishers,...
Emdadul H. Syed, Mahmuda Mutahara, M. Habibur Rahman
This study reviews the current situation of medical waste management (MWM) and practices in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and examines possible solutions for further study. We collected existing information through an Internet survey using the keywords “Medical Waste Management,” “Health Hazards,” and “Banglad...
Mahmuda Mutahara, Jeroen Warner, M. Shah Alam Khan
Abstract This article analyzes the history and dynamics of conflict and cooperation in a local and regional delta management system focusing on tidal river management (TRM). TRM was formally implemented through a participatory approach since early 2000 to address waterlogging problems in the southwe...
Mahmuda Mutahara, Jeroen Warner, M. Shah Alam Khan
In Bangladesh, participation discourse has officially become part of the objectives of the government and international agencies for water management projects since the mid-1990s. At the same historical timeframe, originating from indigenous knowledges Tidal River Management (TRM) has been formalize...
Mahmuda Mutahara
informally' While government authorities have taken the lead in implementing TRM, they stress the importance of multiple stakeholder participation But that is basically on paper; in practice, such participation does not sustain and remains very much perplexing, particularly at community level
Yurie Kobashi, Syed Emdadul Haque, Kayako Sakisaka, Isamu Amir et al.
BACKGROUND: Approximately 80% of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have been reported in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, studies on the usefulness of educational interventions run by non-healthcare workers in combating NCDs in resource-limited areas in rural parts of LMICs are limi...
Md. Salequzzaman, Mahmuda Mutahara, Md. Nazim Uddin, Palash Banerjee et al.
Noise is considered as a sound of independent loudness and an environmental pollutant, produces in conjunction with various anthropogenic activities and becomes hazardous to all living being. In this aspect, the research determined a noise inventory for urban and rural settings in Khulna District of...
Alif Al Arefin Prodhan, Mahmuda Mutahara, Sara Nowreen, Md. Mahedi Al Masud et al.
Abstract Coastal communities in Bangladesh face recurring cyclones that repeatedly undermine their livelihoods. The arrival of COVID-19 in 2020 coincided with Cyclone Amphan, creating a compound disaster that generated cascading impacts across livelihood capitals. This study examined how different l...
Syed Emdadul Haque, Juwel Rana, Mahmuda Mutahara, Habibul Ahsan
Background: Globally, air pollution is one of the major global environmental health threat and suffering most of the people worldwide. Without any doubt, the global environmental pollution is considered an international public health issue with multiple facets including social, economic, and legisla...