Md. Aminul Haque, Shelby Yamamoto, Ahmad Azam Malik, Rainer Sauerborn
BACKGROUND: Bangladesh has been identified as one of the most vulnerable countries in the world concerning the adverse effects of climate change (CC). However, little is known about the perception of CC from the community, which is important for developing adaptation strategies. METHODS: The study w...
Farzana Yasmin, Bilkis Banu, Supratman Zakir, Rainer Sauerborn et al.
BACKGROUND: Chronic diseases have emerged as a serious threat for health, as well as for global development. They endenger considerably increased health care costs and diminish the productivity of the adult population group and, therefore, create a burden on health, as well as on the global economy....
Md. Aminul Haque, Aji Budi, Ahmad Azam Malik, Shelby Yamamoto et al.
BACKGROUND: Among the many challenges faced by the people of Bangladesh, the effects of climate change are discernibly threatening, impacting on human settlement, agricultural production, economic development, and human health. Bangladesh is a low-income country with limited resources; its vulnerabi...
Farzana Yasmin, Nazmun Nahar, Bilkis Banu, Liaquat Ali et al.
BACKGROUND: In 2017, 80% of 425 million adults with diabetes worldwide were living in low and middle-income countries. Diabetes affected 6.9 million adults in Bangladesh and accounted for 3% of the country's total mortality. Proper management of diabetes is the key to positive health outcomes. This ...
Farzana Yasmin, Liaquat Ali, Bilkis Banu, Fatema Binte Rasul et al.
BACKGROUND: In 2017, 425 million adults worldwide had diabetes; 80% were living in low and middle-income countries. Bangladesh had 6.9 million adults with diabetes; death from diabetes comprised 3% of the country's total mortality. This study looked at different factors (personal, familial, social, ...
Md. Aminul Haque, Valérie R. Louis, Revati Phalkey, Rainer Sauerborn
BACKGROUND: This study aims to explore the use of traditional medicines to cope with climate sensitive diseases in areas vulnerable to climate change. We assessed the extent to which traditional or alternative medicines were used for the treatment of the climate sensitive diseases by villagers as pa...
Ahmad Azam Malik, Shelby Yamamoto, Md. Aminul Haque, Nadeem Shafique Butt et al.
Physicians' motivation plays a vital role in health systems particularly in dense and urban cities, which deal with high volumes of patients in a variety of settings. The loss of physicians due to low motivation to developed countries is also a critical aspect affecting the quality of care in many r...
Bilkis Banu, Kyi Chit Ko, Md. Mobarak Hossain Khan, Liaquat Ali et al.
Mobile Health i.e. m-Health Education (MHE) and Traditional Health Education (THE) interventions are both used for education of diabetic patients. However, it is not yet reported which one is the most effective. This study was designed to compare the effectiveness of these two types of intervention ...
Bilkis Banu, Md. Mobarak Hossain Khan, Liaquat Ali, Till Bärnighausen et al.
OBJECTIVES: This study was designed to determine the extent of non-adherence to the different dimensions of diabetes self-management and to identify the factors influencing non-adherence among peripheral patients in Bangladesh. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 990 adult diabetic ...
Kyra Lilier, SA Selim, ST Raihan, Rafiqul Islam et al.
Abstract With the mental wellbeing of billions of people at risk due to climate change, more research is required to better understand mental health and psychological implications of climate vulnerability. This research contributes to understanding how people in climate vulnerable populations psycho...
Bilkis Banu, Farzana Yasmin, Mobarak Hossain Khan, Liaquat Ali et al.
This systematic review aimed to gather scientific evidence regarding the methods and indicators used to measure Knowledge Attitude and Practices (KAP) related to their disease among patient with diabetes and the level of KAP measured as outcome. 65 studies were included in this review following the ...
Kyra Lilier, Michael Mikulewicz, Samiya Ahmed Selim, Syed Tauheed Raihan et al.
BACKGROUND: As the mental well-being of billions of people is at risk due to the impacts of climate change, more research is required to better understand the psychological implications of climate vulnerability. This research aims to describe the coping strategies of a climate change affected popula...
Kyra Lilier, Sarah L Dalglish, Mark Donald C. Reñosa, Samiya Ahmed Selim et al.
PURPOSE: Climate change is the greatest global health threat of the 21st century, but little is known about well-being in climate vulnerable populations. We investigate how well-being is shaped by common and unique stressors in an area of climate vulnerability in Bangladesh. METHODS: We present find...
Kyra Lilier (22184529), Sarah L. Dalglish (10431231), Mark Donald C. Reñosa (4574278), Samiya A. Selim (10951413) et al.
<div> Purpose Climate change is the greatest global health threat of the 21<sup>st</sup> century, but little is known about well-being in climate vulnerable populations. We investigate how well-being is shaped by common and unique stressors in an area of climate vulnerability in Bangladesh. Methods ...
Kyra Lilier (22184529), Sarah L. Dalglish (10431231), Mark Donald C. Reñosa (4574278), Samiya A. Selim (10951413) et al.
<div> Purpose Climate change is the greatest global health threat of the 21<sup>st</sup> century, but little is known about well-being in climate vulnerable populations. We investigate how well-being is shaped by common and unique stressors in an area of climate vulnerability in Bangladesh. Methods ...