Muhammad Abdul Baker Chowdhury, Md. Jamal Uddin, Md Rabiul Haque, Boubakari Ibrahimou
BACKGROUND: Hypertension is an increasing problem in Southeast Asia, particularly in Bangladesh. Although some epidemiological studies on hypertension have been conducted in Bangladesh, the factors associated with hypertension in this nation remain unclear. We aimed to determine the factors associat...
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...
Muhammad Abdul Baker Chowdhury, Md Jamal Uddin, Hafiz Khan, Md Rabiul Haque
BACKGROUND: Type 2 diabetes is one of the most prevalent non-communicable diseases in Bangladesh. However, the correlates of type 2 diabetes among adults in Bangladesh remain unknown. We aimed to investigate the correlates of type 2 diabetes among the adults in Bangladesh. METHODS: We conducted a cr...
Md. Jamal Uddin, Rolf H. H. Groenwold, M. Sanni Ali, Anthonius de Boer et al.
Background Unmeasured confounding is one of the principal problems in pharmacoepidemiologic studies. Several methods have been proposed to detect or control for unmeasured confounding either at the study design phase or the data analysis phase. Aim of the Review To provide an overview of commonly us...
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...
Mohammad Meshbahur Rahman, Badhan Bhattacharjee, Zaki Farhana, Mohammad Hamiduzzaman et al.
OBJECTIVES: We aimed to estimate the prevalence of reported symptoms and comorbidities, and investigate the factors associated with age of the SARS-CoV-2 infected patients. METHODS: We performed a systematic review with meta-analysis (PROSPERO registration: CRD42020182677) where the databases (PubMe...
Muhammad Imran, M.U.A. Inshafi, Rayees Yousuf Sheikh, Muhammad Abdul Baker Chowdhury et al.
OBJECTIVES Acute respiratory infections (ARIs) are one of the major causes of child morbidity and mortality in the developing world. There is a lack of information regarding ARIs in children in Bangladesh. The study aims to determine the potential risk factors that are associated with ARIs among chi...
Mohammad Nayeem Hasan, Md. Rashed Babu, Muhammad Abdul Baker Chowdhury, Mohammad Meshbahur Rahman et al.
BACKGROUND: Inadequate cognitive and socio-emotional development in children leads to physical and mental illness. We aimed to investigate the status of early childhood development (ECD) and its associated factors. Additionally, aimed to compare the changes of significantly associated factors using ...
Muhammad Abdul Baker Chowdhury, Mirajul Islam, Jakia Rahman, Md Jamal Uddin et al.
Objective/research question To investigate the change in the prevalence and risk factors of diabetes among adults in Bangladesh between 2011 and 2018. Design The study used two waves of nationally representative cross-sectional data extracted from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Surveys in 201...
Md Ashiqul Haque, Md. Sha Newaj Hossain, Muhammad Abdul Baker Chowdhury, Md Jamal Uddin
Women in Bangladesh share a greater risk of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) infection compared to men. Levels of knowledge and awareness largely contribute to the prevalence of the HIV epidemic and its consequences. So, it is required to conduct studies ...
Md. Abu Bakar Siddique, Musaddiqur Rahman Ovi, Tanvir Ahammed, Muhammad Abdul Baker Chowdhury et al.
Negative attitudes toward mental illness and treatment are attributed to a lack of or inaccurate mental health knowledge. We aimed to assess the current mental health knowledge and awareness among Bangladeshi university students and identified socio-demographic factors that affect them. Between Febr...
Mohammad Nayeem Hasan, Ibrahim Khalil, Muhammad Abdul Baker Chowdhury, Mahbubur Rahman et al.
The objectives of this study were to compare dengue virus (DENV) cases, deaths, case-fatality ratio [CFR], and meteorological parameters between the first and the recent decades of this century (2000-2010 vs. 2011-2022) and to describe the trends, seasonality, and impact of change of temperature and...
Hasna Hena Sara, Muhammad Abdul Baker Chowdhury, Md. Aminul Haque
BACKGROUND: was defined as the co-occurrence of at least two chronic diseases in a person whether as a coincidence or not. Little attention has been paid to the study of the prevalence of multimorbidity among the elderly in Bangladesh. OBJECTIVE: The objectives of this study were to estimate the pre...
Najmul Haider, Mohammad Nayeem Hasan, Ibrahim Khalil, Daniel Tonge et al.
Bangladesh reported the highest number of annual deaths (n = 281) related to dengue virus infection in 2022 since the virus reappeared in the country in 2000. Earlier studies showed that >92% of the annual cases occurred between the months of August and September. The 2022 outbreak is characterized ...
Md. Aminul Haque, Surjya Kanta Dash, Muhammad Abdul Baker Chowdhury
BACKGROUND: The state of maternal healthcare (MHC) in Bangladesh is a grave concern especially in the remote haor areas. In this study, we aimed to determine the factors affecting the utilization of MHC services in the haor areas, to discover mothers' knowledge of MHC, and explore their attitudes to...