Johanna Brinkel, Mobarak Hossain Khan, Alexander Kraemer
Underground water in many regions of the world is contaminated with high concentrations of arsenic and the resulting toxicity has created a major environmental and public health problem in the affected regions. Chronic arsenic exposure can cause many diseases, including various physical and psycholo...
Mohammad Mafijul Islam, Morshed Alam, Md Tariquzaman, Mohammad Alamgir Kabir et al.
BACKGROUND: Malnutrition is one of the principal causes of child mortality in developing countries including Bangladesh. According to our knowledge, most of the available studies, that addressed the issue of malnutrition among under-five children, considered the categorical (dichotomous/polychotomou...
Katrin Burkart, Alexandra Schneider, Susanne Breitner, Mobarak Hossain Khan et al.
This study assessed the effect of temperature and thermal atmospheric conditions on all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in Bangladesh. In particular, differences in the response to elevated temperatures between urban and rural areas were investigated. Generalized additive models (GAMs) for daily ...
Katrin Burkart, Susanne Breitner, Alexandra Schneider, Md. Mobarak Hossain Khan et al.
A substantial number of epidemiological studies have demonstrated an association between atmospheric conditions and human all-cause as well as cause-specific mortality. However, most research has been performed in industrialised countries, whereas little is known about the atmosphere-mortality relat...
Nayem Hossain, Md Hosne Mobarak, Amran Hossain, Fardin Khan et al.
Nanoparticles are minimal materials with unique physicochemical features that set them apart from bulk materials of the same composition. These properties make nanoparticles highly desirable for use in commercial and medical research. The primary intention for the development of nanotechnology is to...
Md Hosne Mobarak, Abu Yousouf Siddiky, Md. Aminul Islam, Amran Hossain et al.
Md. Mobarak Hossain Khan, Alexander Krämer, Khandoker Aklimunnessa, Luise Prüfer-Krämer et al.
OBJECTIVE: To assess levels, trends and gaps between the poorest and the richest in selected health and human development indicators in Bangladesh. METHODS: Data for selected indicators associated with sociodemographic characteristics among ever-married women, contraception use, child vaccination, a...
Katrin Burkart, Mobarak Hossain Khan, Alexander Krämer, Susanne Breitner et al.
BACKGROUND: Mortality exhibits seasonal variations, which to a certain extent can be considered as mid-to long-term influences of meteorological conditions. In addition to atmospheric effects, the seasonal pattern of mortality is shaped by non-atmospheric determinants such as environmental condition...
Alec Mercer, Farhana Haseen, Nafisa Lira Huq, Nasir Uddin et al.
Neonatal deaths account for about half of all deaths among children under 5 years of age in Bangladesh, making prevention a major priority. This paper reports on a study of neonatal deaths in 12 areas of Bangladesh served by a large NGO programme, which had high coverage of reproductive health outre...
Md. Mobarak Hossain Khan, Oliver Grübner, Alexander Krämer
BACKGROUND: To compare patterns of healthcare service user preference between urban slums in Dhaka and adjacent rural areas and to identify key determinants of those preferences. METHODS: The data were collected through baseline surveys conducted in 2008 and 2009. A total of 3207 subjects aged 10-90...
Md. Mobarak Hossain Khan, Aklimunnessa Khan, Alexander Kraemer, Mitsuru Mori
BACKGROUND: Smoking is one of the leading causes of premature death particularly in developing countries. The prevalence of smoking is high among the general male population in Bangladesh. Unfortunately smoking information including correlates of smoking in the cities especially in the urban slums i...
Khandoker Aklimunnessa, Md. Mobarak Hossain Khan, Mohammed Shahjahan Kabir, Mitsuru Mori
Background: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of domestic violence by husbands against wives (DVHW) and its correlates using the data of ever married men from a national survey. Methods: This subset of ever married men (equal to 2823 if weighted and 3165 if unweighted) was extrac...
Mohammad Rocky Khan Chowdhury, Md. Mobarak Hossain Khan, Hafiz T. A. Khan, Md. Shafiur Rahman et al.
INTRODUCTION: Anemia is a common problem in children particularly in developing countries and taking steps to tackle it is one of the major public health challenges for Nepal. The objective of this study is to investigate the prevalence of individual, household and community level determinants of ch...
Md Hosne Mobarak, Nayem Hossain, Amran Hossain, Juhi Jannat Mim et al.
Nanoparticles have shown significant potential in dental implants as they have distinctive properties and potential benefits. They have distinct physicochemical features that differ from their bulk equivalents. These characteristics make nanoparticles highly appealing for application in commercial a...
Florian Fischer, Martina Minnwegen, Ulrike Kaneider, Alexander Kraemer et al.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The population of Bangladesh is highly susceptible to secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure due to high smoking rates and low awareness about the harmful effects of SHS. This study aims to determine the prevalence of SHS exposure and highlight the essential determinants in devel...