Sk Akhtar Ahmad, Md Sayed, Shilajit Barua, Manzurul Haque Khan et al.
We studied a group of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) who were chronically exposed to arsenic through drinking water to identify the pregnancy outcomes in terms of live birth, stillbirth, spontaneous abortion, and preterm birth. We compared pregnancy outcomes of exposed respondents with preg...
Sk Akhtar Ahmad, Manzurul Haque Khan, Mushfiqul Haque
Arsenic contamination of groundwater in Bangladesh has been recognized as a major public problem. The arsenic contamination was first identified in the tubewell water in 1993 in a northern district of Bangladesh. Tubewells are the main source of drinking water in rural areas, and except hilly and te...
Reinhard Kaiser, Acg Henderson, W. Randolph Daley, Meleesa Hannah Marie Naughton et al.
Dhaka, Bangladesh, has one of the highest air lead levels in the world. In February 2000, we evaluated children at five primary schools in Dhaka to determine blood lead (BPb) levels, sources of environmental exposure, and potential risk factors for lead poisoning. Selected schools represented a rang...
Sk Akhtar Ahmad, Manzurul Haque Khan, Salamat Khandker, A.F.M. Sarwar et al.
INTRODUCTION: Use of lead acid battery (LAB) in Bangladesh has risen with sharp rise of motor vehicles. As result, manufacture of LAB is increasing. Most of the lead used by these industries comes from recycling of LAB. Workers in LAB industry are at risk of exposure lead and thus development of lea...
Sk Akhtar Ahmad, Md Sayed, Sayed Abdul Hadi, MH Faruquee et al.
The study was carried out in a village in Jessore district, Bangladesh, to identify the epidemiological characteristics of arsenicosis. Eighty-seven per cent of the tubewells had arsenic concentration more than the WHO maximum permissible limit of 0.05 mg l-1. The mean arsenic concentration was 0.24...
Sk Akhtar Ahmad, M.H. Selim Ullah Sayed, Manzurul Haque Khan, Md Nazmul Karim et al.
This was a cross-sectional study under taken to explore the socioeconomic perspective of the arsenicosis problem, carried out in arsenic contaminated Upazillas where at least 100 arsenicosis patients had been identified. Two of the Upazillas with significant arsenic mitigation intervention and three...
Sk Akhtar Ahmad, Fatema Khatun, Md Sayed, Manzurul Haque Khan et al.
This study was carried out among arsenic-exposed and non-exposed people of Bangladesh to assess and compare their cardiac status based on electrocardiographic (ECG) findings. For the purpose of the study, participants were included in three groups: arsenic-exposed persons with arsenicosis (arsenicos...
Sk Akhtar Ahmad, Manzurul Haque Khan
Mahibun Nahar, Manzurul Haque Khan, Sk Akhtar Ahmad
Background: Indoor air pollutants becoming a great concern for public health. Indoor air pollution can cause more harmful health impacts than that of outdoor air pollution. Objectives: The study was conducted to investigate some selected indoor air pollutants and respiratory problems among the house...
Sk Akhtar Ahmad, Manzurul Haque Khan
Arif M. Sikder, Tanvir Hossain, Manzurul Haque Khan, Mahmudul Hasan et al.
Traditionally, handmade gold jewelry played a very important role in the cultural heritage of Bangladesh. Goldsmiths still are partially using ancient manufacturing process with coal fire, candle flame blowing, and nitric and sulfuric acid treatments. Such process leads to the contamination of workp...
Jamila Akter, Jaglul Gaffer Khan, Manzurul Haque Khan, Mohammad Zaid Hossain
Context: A cross-sectional comparative study was designed to compare psychological distress in cancer patients with and without minor children.Materials and methods: This study was done to compare anxiety and depression status among the cancer patients attending at National Institute of Cancer Resea...
M Laskar, Md Mosiqure Rahaman, Afroza Akhter, Md Sayed et al.
The objective of this cross-sectional comparative study was to assess quality of life (QOL) of arsenicosis patients. A total of 104 arsenicosis patients, 104 arsenic-exposed individuals without arsenicosis (nonpatients), and 104 individuals not exposed to arsenic (controls) were interviewed based on...
Irin Hossain, Ashekur Rahman Mullick, Manzurul Haque Khan, Kazi Shafiqul Halim et al.
The Wuhan City of China evidenced unknown aetiology pneumonia cases at the end of December 2019. On 7 January 2020, the causative agent was identified as a novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), currently referred to as SARS-CoV-2, and coronavirus disease as COVID-19. Older adults and people of any age who ...
Reinhard Kaiser, Alden Henderson, W. Randolph Daley, Mary Naughton et al.
Dhaka, Bangladesh, has one of the highest air lead levels in the world. In February 2000, we evaluated children at five primary schools in Dhaka to determine blood lead (BPb) levels, sources of environmental exposure, and potential risk factors for lead poisoning. Selected schools represented a rang...