Md Irteja Islam, Rasheda Khanam, Enamul Kabir
The effects of bullying on mental health among adolescents are of major public health concern, especially following modern bullying methods that technologically victimize adolescents. However, the independent effects of different forms of bullying (traditional, cyberbullying or both) on different ty...
Shumona Sharmin Salam, Olakunle Alonge, Md Irteja Islam, Dewan Md Emdadul Hoque et al.
The aim of the paper is to quantify the burden and risk factors of fatal and non-fatal suicidal behaviors in rural Bangladesh. A census was carried out in seven sub-districts encompassing 1.16 million people. Face-to-face interviews were conducted at the household level. Descriptive analyses were do...
Md Irteja Islam, Raaj Kishore Biswas, Rasheda Khanam
This study examined the association of internet use, and electronic game-play with academic performance respectively on weekdays and weekends in Australian children. It also assessed whether addiction tendency to internet and game-play is associated with academic performance. Overall, 1704 children ...
Md Irteja Islam, Fakir Md Yunus, Enamul Kabir, Rasheda Khanam
PURPOSE: To identify and compare important risk and protective factors associated with suicidality and self-harm among traditional bullying and cyberbullying victims aged 14-17-years in Australia. DESIGN: Cross-sectional population-based study. SETTING: Young Minds Matter, a nationwide survey in Aus...
Md Irteja Islam, Rasheda Khanam, Enamul Kabir
OBJECTIVES: Mental disorders and suicidality among adolescents have been identified as a major public health concern worldwide; however, they often do not get the necessary attention from parents, school and health professional, and therefore are left untreated. This study aimed to investigate the f...
Shah Saif Jahan, Ehsanul Hoque Apu, Zeeba Zahra Sultana, Md Irteja Islam et al.
Oral health is essential in general health and well-being to maintain overall quality of life [...].
Md Irteja Islam, Fakir Md Yunus, Samia Naz Isha, Enamul Kabir et al.
Despite being highly prevalent, adolescent mental health problems are undertreated. To better understand the mental health treatment gap, we assessed the prevalence and correlates of help-seeking, including perceived need for care and access to that care. Data were drawn from Young Minds Matter (YMM...
Md Irteja Islam, Rasheda Khanam, Enamul Kabir
BACKGROUND The mechanism underlying the correlation between bullying victimization, self-harm and suicidality by gender are not well understood. This study, therefore, aimed to investigate whether the mediating effect of mental disorder (depression and anxiety) on the association between bullying vi...
Dewan Md Emdadul Hoque, Md Irteja Islam, Shumona Sharmin Salam, Qazi Sadeq-ur Rahman et al.
Non-fatal injuries have a significant impact on disability, productivity, and economic cost, and first-aid can play an important role in improving non-fatal injury outcomes. Data collected from a census conducted as part of a drowning prevention project in Bangladesh was used to quantify the impact ...
Md Shajedur Rahman Shawon, Rashawan Raziur Rouf, Esrat Jahan, Fariha Binte Hossain et al.
We aimed to calculate the sex-specific prevalence of psychological distress and unhealthy eating habits among adolescents across countries and regions, and to explore their potential associations. We used data from the Global School-Based Health Survey (GSHS) for 61 countries. Psychological distress...
Md. Sabbir Ahmed, Md Irteja Islam, Manik Chandra Das, Arifuzzaman Khan et al.
BACKGROUND: Ensuring water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) facilities for households remains a major public health concern in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This study investigated the current situation of basic WASH facilities for households in Bangladesh and drew a national coverage map...
Md Irteja Islam, Kh Md Watin Alam, Syed Afroz Keramat, Munzur E Murshid et al.
Olakunle Alonge, David Bishai, Shirin Wadhwaniya, Priyanka Agrawal et al.
BACKGROUND: This paper estimates the impact on childhood drowning rates of community-based introduction of crèches or playpens or both in rural Bangladesh for children aged 0-47 months. METHODS: A baseline census of the whole population of 270,387 households in 51 unions, 451 villages from 7 rural s...
Md Irteja Islam, Gail Ormsby, Enamul Kabir, Rasheda Khanam
Despite the awareness of the importance of mental health problems among adolescents in developed countries like Australia, inequality has not been widely researched. This study, is therefore, aimed to measure and compare household income-related and area-based socioeconomic inequalities in mental he...
Shibaji Mandal, Irteja Hasan, Nazmul Huq Hawlader, Israt Sultana et al.
This study was undertaken to assess the occupational health hazard and safety of Boga fishermen community in Kachua Upazila of Bagerhat district. All types of primary data and information were collected through household questionnaire survey, group discussion and local leader interview. Published jo...