Mejbah Bhuiyan, Eunice Stiboy, Md Zakiul Hassan, Mei Chan et al.
Introduction Emerging evidence suggests young children are at greater risk of COVID-19 infection than initially predicted. However, a comprehensive understanding of epidemiology of COVID-19 infection in young children under five years, the most at-risk age-group for respiratory infections, remain un...
Muhammad Abdul Baker Chowdhury, Md Mohiuddin Adnan, Md Zakiul Hassan
OBJECTIVE: To determine the trends, prevalence and risk factors of overweight and obesity among Bangladeshi women of reproductive age from 1999 to 2014. DESIGN: We analysed nationally representative data from the 1999, 2004, 2007, 2011 and 2014 cross-sectional Bangladesh Demographic and Health Surve...
Md Zakiul Hassan, Hossain M. S. Sazzad, Stephen P. Luby, Katharine Sturm‐Ramirez et al.
Nipah virus (NiV) has been transmitted from patient to caregivers in Bangladesh presumably through oral secretions. We aimed to detect whether NiV-infected patients contaminate hospital surfaces with the virus. During December 2013-April 2014, we collected 1 swab sample from 5 surfaces near NiV-infe...
Md. Golam Dostogir Harun, Md Mahabub Ul Anwar, Shariful Amin Sumon, Md Zakiul Hassan et al.
INTRODUCTION: Infection prevention and control (IPC) in healthcare settings is imperative for the safety of patients as well as healthcare providers. To measure current IPC activities, resources, and gaps at the facility level, WHO has developed the Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Framew...
Shahinul Alam, Shah Mohammad Fahim, Muhammad Abdul Baker Chowdhury, Md Zakiul Hassan et al.
Background and Aim Non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a significant cause of hepatic dysfunction and liver‐related mortality. As there is a lack of population‐based prevalence data in a representative sample of general population, we aimed to estimate the prevalence and risk factors of NAF...
Nadia Ali Rimi, Md Zakiul Hassan, Sukanta Chowdhury, Mahmudur Rahman et al.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been a public health threat in Bangladesh since the first reported outbreak in poultry in 2007. The country has undertaken numerous efforts to detect, track, and combat avian influenza viruses (AIVs). The predominant genotype of the H5N1 viruses is clade ...
Imran Hasan, Md Zakiul Hassan, Md Mofijul Islam Bulbul, Taufique Joarder et al.
OBJECTIVES: 'Negligence of Physicians' and 'Wrong Treatment' have become commonly-used phrases in print and electronic media of Bangladesh, while violence against healthcare workers has always been under-reported. Unfortunately, there is little evidence regarding physical violence against healthcare...
Md. Ariful Islam, Zubair Akhtar, Md Zakiul Hassan, Sukanta Chowdhury et al.
The WHO Essential Medicines List Access, Watch, and Reserve (AWaRe) classification could facilitate antibiotic stewardship and optimal use. In Bangladesh, data on antibiotic dispensing in pharmacies according to the AWaRe classification are scarce. We aimed to explore antibiotic dispensing pattern i...
Md. Golam Dostogir Harun, Md Mahabub Ul Anwar, Shariful Amin Sumon, Md Zakiul Hassan et al.
BACKGROUND: Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) are major global health challenges. Drug-resistant infectious diseases continue to rise in developing countries, driven by shortfalls in infection control measures, antibiotic misuse, and scarcity of reliable diagnost...
Syeda Mah‐E‐Muneer, Md Zakiul Hassan, Md Abdullah Al Jubayer Biswas, Fahmida Rahman et al.
Antimicrobials are empirically used in COVID-19 patients resulting in increased antimicrobial resistance. Our objective was to assess antimicrobial use among suspected COVID-19 in-patients. From March to August 2020, we collected data from in-patients of 12 tertiary-level hospitals across Bangladesh...
Md. Mahfuzur Rahman, Cherri Zhang, Khin Thet Swe, Md. Shafiur Rahman et al.
BACKGROUND: Because of the rapid increase of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and high burden of healthcare-related financial issues in Bangladesh, there is a concern that out-of-pocket (OOP) payments related to illnesses may become a major burden on household. It is crucial to understand what are t...
Md Zakiul Hassan, Mohammad Riashad Monjur, Md Abdullah Al Jubayer Biswas, Fahmida Chowdhury et al.
INTRODUCTION: Despite acute respiratory infections (ARIs) being the single largest reason for antibiotic use in under-5 children in Bangladesh, the prevalence of antibiotic use in the community for an ARI episode and factors associated with antibiotic use in this age group are unknown. METHODS: We a...
Fahmida Chowdhury, Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayeem Bin Shahid, Probir Kumar Ghosh, Mustafizur Rahman et al.
BACKGROUND: In Bangladesh, pneumonia has a higher mortality among malnourished children aged <5 years. Evaluating pneumonia etiology among malnourished children may help improve empiric treatment guidelines. METHODS: During April 2015-December 2017, we conducted a case-control study among severe acu...
Shah Mohammad Fahim, Tofayel Ahmed Bhuayan, Md Zakiul Hassan, Abu Hena Abid Zafr et al.
Bangladesh has attained notable progress in most of the health indicators, but still, health system of the country is suffering badly from poor funding. Issues like burden of out-of-pocket expenditure, low per capita share in health, inadequate service facilities, and financial barriers in reducing ...
Md Zakiul Hassan, Katharine Sturm‐Ramirez, Mohammad Ziaur Rahman, Kamal Hossain et al.
With limited infection control practices in overcrowded Bangladeshi hospitals, surfaces may play an important role in the transmission of respiratory pathogens in hospital wards and pose a serious risk of infection for patients, health care workers, caregivers and visitors. In this study, we aimed t...