Malay Kanti Mridha, Susana L Matias, Camila M. Chaparro, Rina Rani Paul et al.
Background Maternal undernutrition and newborn stunting [birth length-for-age z score (LAZ) Objective The objective was to evaluate the effect of lipid-based nutrient supplements for pregnant and lactating women (LNS-PLs) on birth outcomes. Design We conducted a cluster-randomized effectiveness tria...
Yu Chen, Fen Wu, Joseph H. Graziano, Faruque Parvez et al.
We conducted a cross-sectional study to evaluate the interrelationships between past arsenic exposure, biomarkers specific for susceptibility to arsenic exposure, and carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) in 959 subjects from the Health Effects of Arsenic Longitudinal Study in Bangladesh. We measure...
Barkat Ullah, Malay Kanti Mridha, Charles D. Arnold, Susana L Matias et al.
BACKGROUND: Diarrhea and acute respiratory infection (ARI) are major causes of child mortality. We aimed to identify risk factors associated with diarrhea and ARI among children under 2 years of age in rural northern Bangladesh. METHOD: We collected information on diarrhea and ARI in the previous 14...
K. Ryan Wessells, Charles D. Arnold, Christine P. Stewart, Elizabeth L. Prado et al.
BACKGROUND: Small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNSs) have been shown to reduce the prevalence of child anemia and iron deficiency, but effects on other micronutrients are less well known. Identifying subgroups who benefit most from SQ-LNSs could support improved program design. OBJE...
Kathryn G. Dewey, Charles D. Arnold, K. Ryan Wessells, Elizabeth L. Prado et al.
BACKGROUND: Meta-analyses show that small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNSs) reduce child wasting and stunting. There is little information regarding effects on severe wasting or stunting. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to identify the effect of SQ-LNSs on prevalence of severe wasting (weight...
Alison D. Gernand, Parul Christian, Rina Rani Paul, Saijuddin Shaikh et al.
Placental growth is a strong predictor of fetal growth, but little is known about maternal predictors of placental growth in malnourished populations. Our objective was to investigate in a prospective study the associations of maternal weight and body composition [total body water (TBW) estimated by...
Alison D. Gernand, Rina Rani Paul, Barkat Ullah, Maryam Taher et al.
BACKGROUND: The best method of gestational age assessment is by ultrasound in the first trimester; however, this method is impractical in large field trials in rural areas. Our objective was to assess the validity of gestational age estimated from prospectively collected date of last menstrual perio...
Susana L Matias, Malay Kanti Mridha, Rina Rani Paul, Sohrab Hussain et al.
Background Maternal undernutrition and low macro- and micronutrient intake and weight gain during pregnancy have been reported in Bangladesh. Objective We aimed to determine the effects of lipid-based nutrient supplements for pregnant and lactating women (LNS-PL) on weight gain and midupper arm circ...
Fen Wu, Farzana Jasmine, Muhammad G. Kibriya, Mengling Liu et al.
Epidemiologic studies that evaluated genetic susceptibility to the effects of arsenic exposure from drinking water on subclinical atherosclerosis are limited. We conducted a cross-sectional study of 1,078 participants randomly selected from the Health Effects of Arsenic Longitudinal Study in Banglad...
Malay Kanti Mridha, Susana L Matias, Rina Rani Paul, Sohrab Hussain et al.
Background: Maternal iodine deficiency during pregnancy and lactation is common in Bangladesh. Objective: We evaluated the effect of lipid-based nutrient supplements for pregnant and lactating women (LNS-PL) on urinary iodine concentration (UIC). Methods: We conducted a cluster-randomized controlled...
Tyler R. McClintock, Faruque Parvez, Fen Wu, Tariqul Islam et al.
OBJECTIVE: Carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) is a validated surrogate marker of preclinical atherosclerosis and is predictive of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Research on the association between IMT and diet, however, is lacking, especially in low-income countries or low-BMI populations...
Jahangir Hossain, Anne Laterra, Rina Rani Paul, Ahsanul Islam et al.
BACKGROUND: In Sunamganj there are fewer than four skilled providers per 10,000 population and just 27% of births are assisted by a skilled attendant. We evaluate a private community skilled birth attendant (P-CSBA) model, developed through the GSK-CARE Frontline Health Worker Programme, designed to...
Malay Kanti Mridha, Susana L Matias, Rina Rani Paul, Sohrab Hussain et al.
Background: Pregnancy and childbirth complications and cesarean delivery are common in Bangladesh. Objective: We evaluated the effect of lipid-based nutrient supplements for pregnant and lactating women (LNS-PL) on pregnancy and childbirth complications and cesarean delivery. Methods: We conducted t...
Wubin Xie, Rina Rani Paul, Ian Y. Goon, Aysha Anan et al.
OBJECTIVE: The critical shortage of healthcare workers, particularly in rural areas, is a major barrier to quality care for non-communicable diseases (NCD) in low-income and middle-income countries. In this proof-of-concept study, we aimed to test a decentralised model for integrated diabetes and hy...
K. Ryan Wessells, Charles D. Arnold, Christine P. Stewart, Elizabeth L. Prado et al.
ABSTRACT Background Small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) have been shown to reduce the prevalence of anemia and iron deficiency among infants and young children, but effects on other micronutrients are less well known. Identifying subgroups who may experience greater benefits fro...
Barkat Ullah, Malay Kanti Mridha, Charles D. Arnold, Susana L Matias et al.
Prenatal nutritional supplements may improve birth outcomes. This study aims to examine the effect of prenatal lipid-based nutrient supplements (LNS), compared with iron and folic acid (IFA), on general newborn physical condition and feeding behaviours. We conducted a cluster-randomized effectivenes...
Fen Wu, Yu Chen, Ryan T. Demmer, Faruque Parvez et al.
AIM: To evaluate the relationship between periodontal diseases and subclinical atherosclerosis in a younger and lean South Asian population. METHODS: ) from the Health Effects of Arsenic Longitudinal Study in Bangladesh. Multivariate linear regression models were used to assess the associations betw...
Khokan Kumer Sarker, SK Shamshul Alam Kamar, Md. Anower Hossain, Mohammad Mainuddin et al.
Three constraints affect the growth of crops in the Rabi (dry) season in southern Bangladesh: these are the clay nature of the soils which decreases the infiltration of water, the conserving of soil moisture with the increasingly dry conditions and the accumulation of salts on the soil surface throu...
Malay Kanti Mridha, Camila M. Chaparro, Rina Rani Paul, Sohrab Hussain et al.
Maternal undernutrition and newborn stunting (birth length‐for‐age z‐score < ‐2) are common in Bangladesh. In the Rang‐Din Nutrition Study, a cluster‐randomized effectiveness trial underway in northwest Bangladesh, pregnant women received either a) iron & folic acid (IFA) or b) lipid‐based nu...
Kathryn G. Dewey, Christine P. Stewart, Christine M. McDonald, K. Ryan Wessells et al.
We write in response to the commentary by Gupta et al. (2023) on small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) for infants and young children 6 to 24 months of age, which was prompted by the recent brief guidance note from UNICEF (2023) explaining when, why and how SQ-LNS are being priori...