Alamgir Sarder, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam, Md. Maniruzzaman, Ashis Talukder et al.
AIM: Unintended pregnancy is a significant public health concern in South Asian countries because of its negative association with the socioeconomic and health outcomes for both children and mothers. The present study aimed to explore the prevalence of unintended pregnancy and explore its determinan...
Hasibul Hasan Shanto, Md. Akib Al‐Zubayer, Benojir Ahammed, Md. Alamgir Sarder et al.
Objectives: The utilisation of maternal healthcare services (MHS) can play an essential role in reducing maternal deaths. Thus, this study examines the prevalence and factors associated with MHS utilisation in 37 low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs). Methods: A total of 264,123 women were obtaine...
Md. Akib Al‐Zubayer, Benojir Ahammed, Md. Alamgir Sarder, Subarna Kundu et al.
BACKGROUND: Globally, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a significant public health problem. NCDs are the leading cause of death in Bangladesh. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of double burden of NCDs (DBNCDs) and triple burden of NCDs (TBNCDs) such as hypertension, diabetes and overw...
Md. Alamgir Sarder, Sharlene Alauddin, Benojir Ahammed
Introduction: Teenage marital pregnancy is a critical issue responsible for complex and life threatening health problems of both mother and children. This study aimed to determine various demographic, socioeconomic, and spatial factors responsible for teenage pregnancy in Bangladesh. Methods: This s...
Md. Akib Al‐Zubayer, Hasibul Hasan Shanto, Subarna Kundu, Md. Alamgir Sarder et al.
Background: Antenatal care can play an important role in reducing the death of both mothers and children. This study was designed to find out the determinants of world health organization recommended antenatal care visits in six South Asian countries to achieve the targets for Sustainable Developmen...
Md. Alamgir Sarder, Ka Yiu Lee, Syed Afroz Keramat, Rubayyat Hashmi et al.
Previous studies on childhood vaccinations in Bangladesh relied on single-level analyses and ignored the clustering and hierarchical structure of data collected from people living in different geographical units. This study, therefore, aimed to investigate the association between individual and comm...
Md. Alamgir Sarder, Md. Maniruzzaman, Benojir Ahammed
Leukemia cancer is one of the most leading detrimental cancer diseases in worldwide. A huge number of genes are responsible for cancer diseases. Therefore, it is necessary to identify the most informative genes of Leukemia cancer. The main objectives of this study are to: (i) identify the most infor...
Benojir Ahammed, Md. Alamgir Sarder, Subarna Kundu, Syed Afroz Keramat et al.
OBJECTIVES: Overweight and obesity have been related to a variety of adverse health outcomes. Understanding the overweight and obesity epidemic in Bangladesh, particularly among reproductive-aged women, is critical for monitoring and designing effective control measures. The purpose of this study wa...
Maliha Mahazabin, Khondokar Naymul Islam, Md. Alamgir Sarder
Background: The double burden of malnutrition at household level (DBMHL), which denotes the coexistence of undernutrition and overweight or obesity within the same household, underscores the complex and multifaceted nature of malnutrition. DBMHL is a critical issue in South Asia (SA) and mostly infl...
Md. Alamgir Sarder, Tabassum Mehedi, Benojir Ahammed, Md. Khairul Islam et al.
OBJECTIVES: Under-five mortality (U5M) remains a major global challenge, particularly in low-and lower-middle- income countries (LLMICs) where healthcare disparities are prevalent. This study evaluates the prevalence of U5M and examines the relative importance of its associated factors across 32 LLM...
Hasibul Hasan Shanto, Md. Akib Al- Zubayer, Zahidul Islam Khan, Shadman Shakib Ahmed et al.
As coronavirus proliferation and death rates explode across the nation, the globe is on the verge of another health crisis, with daily doses of mental stress and depression among people of all ages. Our study was designed to investigate depression and stress among tertiary level students in Banglade...
Md. Akib Al‐Zubayer, Benojir Ahammed, Md. Alamgir Sarder, Subarna Kundu et al.
We thank Islam and Oldroyd for their comments on “Double and triple burden of noncommunicable diseases and its determinants among adults in Bangladesh: Evidence from a recent demographic and health survey”.1 Before interpreting the prevalence estimates of any health condition such as hypertension, d...