Marge Koblinsky, Zoë Matthews, Julia Hussein, Dileep Mavalankar et al.
Because most women prefer professionally provided maternity care when they have access to it, and since the needed clinical interventions are well known, we discuss in their paper what is needed to move forward from apparent global stagnation in provision and use of maternal health care where matern...
Malay Kanti Mridha, Susana L Matias, Camila M. Chaparro, Rina Rani Paul et al.
Background Maternal undernutrition and newborn stunting [birth length-for-age z score (LAZ) Objective The objective was to evaluate the effect of lipid-based nutrient supplements for pregnant and lactating women (LNS-PLs) on birth outcomes. Design We conducted a cluster-randomized effectiveness tria...
Marge Koblinsky, Iqbal Anwar, Malay Kanti Mridha, Mahbub Elahi Chowdhury et al.
Bangladesh is on its way to achieving the MDG 5 target of reducing the maternal mortality ratio by three-quarters between 1990 and 2015, but the annual rate of decline needs to triple. Although the use of skilled birth attendants has improved over the past 15 years, it remains less than 20% as of 20...
Kathryn G. Dewey, Malay Kanti Mridha, Susana L Matias, Charles D. Arnold et al.
Background: Stunting in linear growth occurs mainly during the first 1000 d, from conception through 24 mo of age. Despite the recognition of this critical period, there have been few evaluations of the growth impact of interventions that cover most of this window. Objective: We evaluated home forti...
Bidhan Krishna Sarker, Musfikur Rahman, Tanjina Rahman, Tawhidur Rahman et al.
OBJECTIVE: There is dearth of information on the timeliness of antenatal care (ANC) uptake. This study aimed to determine the timely ANC uptake by a medically trained provider (MTP) as per the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations and the country guideline. METHODS: Cross-sectional survey ...
Malay Kanti Mridha, Iqbal Anwar, Marge Koblinsky
Achieving Millennium Development Goal 5 in Bangladesh calls for an appreciation of the evolution of maternal healthcare within the national health system to date plus a projection of future needs. This paper assesses the development of maternal health services and policies by reviewing policy and st...
Barkat Ullah, Malay Kanti Mridha, Charles D. Arnold, Susana L Matias et al.
BACKGROUND: Diarrhea and acute respiratory infection (ARI) are major causes of child mortality. We aimed to identify risk factors associated with diarrhea and ARI among children under 2 years of age in rural northern Bangladesh. METHOD: We collected information on diarrhea and ARI in the previous 14...
Malay Kanti Mridha, Md Mokbul Hossain, Md Showkat Ali Khan, Abu Abdullah Mohammad Hanif et al.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of and factors associated with depression among adolescent boys and girls. DESIGN: We conducted a nationwide cross-sectional study. SETTING: This study was carried out in 82 randomly selected clusters (57 rural, 15 non-slum urban and 10 slums) from eight divisions...
Dian Kusuma, Rajendra Pradeepa, Khadija Irfan Khawaja, Mehedi Hasan et al.
BACKGROUND: South Asia has become a major epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic. Understanding South Asians' awareness, attitudes and experiences of early measures for the prevention of COVID-19 is key to improving the effectiveness and mitigating the social and economic impacts of pandemic responses a...
K. Ryan Wessells, Charles D. Arnold, Christine P. Stewart, Elizabeth L. Prado et al.
BACKGROUND: Small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNSs) have been shown to reduce the prevalence of child anemia and iron deficiency, but effects on other micronutrients are less well known. Identifying subgroups who benefit most from SQ-LNSs could support improved program design. OBJE...
Elizabeth L. Prado, Charles D. Arnold, K. Ryan Wessells, Christine P. Stewart et al.
BACKGROUND: Small-quantity (SQ) lipid-based nutrient supplements (LNSs) provide many nutrients needed for brain development. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to generate pooled estimates of the effect of SQ-LNSs on developmental outcomes (language, social-emotional, motor, and executive function), and to identi...
Kathryn G. Dewey, Charles D. Arnold, K. Ryan Wessells, Elizabeth L. Prado et al.
BACKGROUND: Meta-analyses show that small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNSs) reduce child wasting and stunting. There is little information regarding effects on severe wasting or stunting. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to identify the effect of SQ-LNSs on prevalence of severe wasting (weight...
Neil Gupta, Matthew M Coates, Abebe Bekele, Roodney Dupuy et al.
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES: Non-communicable diseases and injuries (NCDIs) comprise a large share of mortality and morbidity in low-income countries (LICs), many of which occur earlier in life and with greater severity than in higher income settings. Our objective was to assess availability of essential...
Sarah Barnett, Kishwar Azad, Srabani Barua, Malay Kanti Mridha et al.
The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of maternal and newborn-care practices among women reporting a birth in the previous year in three districts in different divisions of Bangladesh. In 2003, 6,785 women, who had delivered a newborn infant in the previous year, across three districts...
Susana L Matias, Malay Kanti Mridha, Fahmida Tofail, Charles D. Arnold et al.
Background: Nutrition during the first 1000 d is critical for brain development. Objective: We evaluated the effects on child development of home fortification with lipid-based nutrient supplements (LNSs) for mothers and/or children or micronutrient powder (MNP) for children. Design: We conducted a ...