The Global Dynamic Interventions Strategies for COVID-19 Collaborative Group, Rajiv Chowdhury, Kevin Heng, Md Shajedur Rahman Shawon et al.
Abstract To date, non-pharmacological interventions (NPI) have been the mainstay for controlling the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. While NPIs are effective in preventing health systems overload, these long-term measures are likely to have significant adverse economic consequences. Th...
Gourab Adhikary, Md Shajedur Rahman Shawon, Md. Wazed Ali, Md. Shamsuzzaman et al.
There is a paucity in current literature about the level of patients' satisfaction and factors influencing it in Bangladesh health system. We aimed to measure the level of patients' satisfaction across different types and levels of healthcare facilities and to determine which factors influence this ...
Fariha Binte Hossain, Gourab Adhikary, Arif Chowdhury, Md Shajedur Rahman Shawon
Abstract Background Although there has been a well-established association between overweight-obesity and hypertension, whether such associations are heterogeneous for South Asian populations, or for different socioeconomic groups is not well-known. We explored the associations of overweight and obe...
A. T. M. Hasibul Hasan, Subir Chandra Das, Muhammad Sougatul Islam, Mohaimen Mansur et al.
BACKGROUND: With the proposed pathophysiologic mechanism of neurologic injury by SARS CoV-2, the frequency of stroke and henceforth the related hospital admissions were expected to rise. This paper investigated this presumption by comparing the frequency of admissions of stroke cases in Bangladesh b...
Md Shajedur Rahman Shawon, Gourab Adhikary, Md. Wazed Ali, Md. Shamsuzzaman et al.
BACKGROUND: Service readiness of health facilities is an integral part of providing comprehensive quality healthcare to the community. Comprehensive assessment of general and service-specific (i.e. child immunization) readiness will help to identify the bottlenecks in healthcare service delivery and...
Md Shajedur Rahman Shawon, Fariha Binte Hossain, Moushumi Hasan, Mohammad Rifat Rahman
Background: Assessing gender disparity in mental health is crucial for targeted interventions. This study aims to quantify gender disparities in mental health burdens, specifically anxiety and depression, and related care-seeking behaviors across various sociodemographic factors in Nepal, highlighti...
Fariha Binte Hossain, Md Shajedur Rahman Shawon, Md Shehab Uddin Al-Abid, Sultan Mahmood et al.
OBJECTIVES: We aimed to investigate the socioeconomic inequalities in the burden of underweight and overweight among children in South Asia. We also examined other factors that were associated with these outcomes independently of household's socioeconomic status. DESIGN: Nationally-representative su...
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 Shajedur Rahman Shawon, Fariha Binte Hossain, Gourab Adhikary, Rajat Das Gupta et al.
BACKGROUND: Bangladesh has been suffering from an epidemiological transition from infectious and maternal diseases to non-communicable lifestyle-related diseases like diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, cancers etc. The burden of diabetes has been increasing rapidly due to high incidence as well as p...
Md Shajedur Rahman Shawon, Fariha Binte Hossain, Robin Ahmed, Isfar Jahan Poly et al.
PURPOSE: This study investigates the associations between women empowerment and the prevalence of mental health symptoms and care-seeking behavior among ever-married Nepalese women aged 15-49 years. METHODS: We utilized 2022 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey data to measure women empowerment, empl...
Md Shajedur Rahman Shawon, Esrat Jahan, Rashawan Raziur Rouf, Fariha Binte Hossain
Abstract It is unclear whether there is any association between psychological distress and unhealthy dietary habits among adolescents in low- and middle-income countries. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of these factors in South-East Asia region and investigate their associations. We used data f...
Abir Rahman, Mariana Sánchez, Zoran Bursac, Chanadra Young Whiting et al.
Hispanic emerging adults are often exposed to ethnic discrimination, yet little is known about coping resources that may mitigate the effects of ethnic discrimination on psychological stress in this rapidly growing population. As such, this study aims to examine (1) the associations of ethnic discri...
Md Shajedur Rahman Shawon, N Huda, Rashawan Raziur Rouf, Fariha Binte Hossain et al.
Our study, examining the Global School-Based Student Health Survey data from 50 countries across four WHO regions, found boys have higher sexual exposure (33.5 vs 17.7%) and risk behaviors - early sexual initiation (55.0 vs. 40.1%), multiple partners (45.2 vs. 26.2%), and condom nonuse (29.2 vs. 26....
Fatema Binte Rasul, Md Shajedur Rahman Shawon, Shaila Nazneen, Fariha Binte Hossain et al.
Introduction: Increased mechanization and change in the food patterns are leading to physical inactivity and more energy intake globally. That’s why, obesity and overweight are no longer confined to the industrialized countries; it has spread to the developing countries as well. In Bangladesh also o...
Md Shajedur Rahman Shawon, Fariha Binte Hossain, Blake Thomson, Gourab Adhikary et al.
Background While recent evidence suggests that the overall prevalence of overweight in young children in Bangladesh is low, little is known about variation in trends by sex, socioeconomic status, urbanicity, and region. We investigated the trends in overweight among children aged 24-59 months by the...