Masuda Mohsena, CG Nicholas Mascie-Taylor, Rie Goto
OBJECTIVE: To determine how much of the variation in nutritional status of Bangladeshi children under 5 years old can be attributed to the socio-economic status of the family. DESIGN: Nutritional status used reference Z-scores of weight-for-age (WAZ), height-for-age (HAZ) and weight-for-height (WHZ)...
Masuda Mohsena, Rie Goto, CG Nicholas Mascie-Taylor
BACKGROUND: Undernutrition among mothers and children is currently a major public health and development concern in Bangladesh. In literature relating to nutritional determinants, of particular interest is the geography, as regions with poor nutrition tend to pull down the overall nutritional status...
Masuda Mohsena, Rie Goto, CG Nicholas Mascie-Taylor
OBJECTIVE: To analyse trends in maternal nutritional status in Bangladesh over a 12-year period and to examine the associations between nutritional status and socio-economic variables. DESIGN: Maternal nutritional status indicators were height, weight and BMI. Socio-economic variables used were regi...
Sadya Afroz, Smita Debsarma, Subarna Dutta, Mir Masudur Rhaman et al.
Background and objectives: Helminthic infestation is one of the commonest health problems in a developing country like Bangladesh. The objectives of the current study were to determine the prevalence of helminthic infestations, associated risk factors and its effects among the rural children in Bang...
Masuda Mohsena, Mahabub Hossain, Barnali Chakraborty, Abdul Bayes et al.
This study assessed whether agricultural and household incomes were the same across different agro-ecological environments in Bangladesh. An in-depth analysis of the effect of unfavourable ecologies on maternal and child malnutrition was carried out. Data were from a longitudinal data set comprising...
Masuda Mohsena, Nashid Kamal
Background: Bangladesh is experiencing a plateau phase in fertility decline after its dramatic reduction in early nineties. Aspects of contraceptive use dynamics have important influences on fertility. Methods: This study used data from the 2004 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey and applied M...
Shaila Ahmed, Sonia Shirin, Masuda Mohsena, Nargis Parvin et al.
This cross sectional descriptive study was conducted in some rural communities of Sreepur Thana during the month of April 2007. The study population included those aged 50 years or more and residing in the study areas. A total of 226 respondents were selected purposively and were interviewed using a...
MA Sayeed, Masuda Mohsena, Tahniyah Haq, Ahg Morshed et al.
Background and aims: Hypothyroidism is a common global endocrine disorder. The magnitude of hypothyroidism at community level in Bangladesh is unknown except some clinic-based studies. The present study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of hypothyroidism in different occupational groups of ...
Masuda Mohsena, Rie Goto, C. G. N. Mascie‐Taylor
The nutritional status of under-five-year-old children is a sensitive indicator of a country's health status as well as economic condition. The objectives of this study were to analyse trends in the nutritional status in Bangladeshi children over the period 1996-2007 and to examine the associations ...
Masuda Mohsena, Smita Debsarma, Mainul Haque
Published on:April/2016 Journal of Young Pharmacists, 2016; 8(3):266-274 Original Article | doi:10.5530/jyp.2016.3.17 Authors: Masuda Mohsena1, Smita Debsarma2, Mainul Haque3* 1Department of Community Medicine, Ibrahim Medical College, Shahbagh, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh. 2Department of Community Medic...
Masuda Mohsena, Sheikh Mohammad Fazle Akbar, Kazuaki Takahashi, Abul Barakat Mohammad Adnan et al.
The southeast Asian nation of Myanmar includes Rakhine State (known as Arakan State before 1989). The Rohingya people of Myanmar residing at Rakhine state were stripped of citizenship in 1982, as it was told that they could not meet the requirement of proving their forefathers settled in Burma befor...
Ahmed Lutful Moben, Mohammad Afaque Alam, Sheikh Mohammad Noor E Alam, Faiz Ahmad Khondaker et al.
ABSTRACT Background Hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) reflects the portal pressure in patients with cirrhotic portal hypertension. The aim of the study was to assess the relation of HVPG to variceal size, Child—Pugh status, and variceal bleeding. Materials and methods A total of 96 patients wi...
Ahmed Lutful Moben, Faiz Ahmad Khondaker, Masuda Mohsena, Masuda Begum et al.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To assess the safety and efficacy of stem cell therapy in patients with cirrhosis of the liver (LC) in the context of developing country with limited facilities for cell-based therapy and advanced technologies. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 34 patients received granulocyte c...
Hasina Momtaz, Nehlin Tomalika, Masuda Mohsena, Mir Masudur Rhahman et al.
Background and objectives: World Health Organization (WHO) and the National Health Policy of Bangladesh have repeatedly been emphasizing on the use of essential drugs prescribed by generic names. The prescription monitoring studies provide a bridge between areas like rational use of drugs and eviden...
Tahmida Hassan, Masuda Mohsena, Abida Sultana, Lubna Khondoker et al.
The skin and related structures undergo changes during pregnancy and peurperium. They can be separated into three categories - hormone related pregnancy specific and preexisting. the physiologic changes are mainly of cosmetic importance. The pregnancy specific skin diseases have associated symptoms....
Tahniyah Haq, Nehlin Tomalika, Masuda Mohsena, Hasina Momtaz et al.
Background and objectives: Recent publications have reported alarming prevalence of hypovitaminosis D in South Asian countries including Bangladesh. But, data on vitamin D levels in different occupational groups are lacking. This study addressed the prevalence of hypovitaminosis D in different occup...
Shaila Ahmed, Masuda Mohsena, Sonia Shirin, Nargis Parvin et al.
Methods and materials - A rural community was purposively selected in Sreepur thana of which four villages were selected randomly. The total population of all age groups was 14,165 and the eligible reproductive aged females were 3,820 based on age between 15 and 45 years. Sample size was estimated a...
Nehlin Tomalika, Rishad Mahzabeen, Md Mohiuddin Tagar, Sadya Afroz et al.
Background and objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic caused a significant impact on health worldwide. Adverse effect of COVID-19 on health-related quality of life is significant. This study aimed to find out the impact of COVID-19 on the physical, mental and social health of suburban and rural adult pop...
Muhammad Abdur Rahim, Masuda Mohsena, Shudhangshu Kumar Saha, Abdul Latif et al.
Wasim Md Mohosin Ul Haque, Md Delwar Hossain, Md Feroz Amin, Tabassum Samad et al.
Background and objectives: Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is a leading complication of diabetes, contributing significantly to global cases of end-stage renal disease (ESRD). In Bangladesh, the rising prevalence of diabetes has made DKD a growing public health concern. An estimated 21.3% of diabetic ...