Roksana Hoque, Syed Masud Ahmed, Nahitun Naher, Mohammad Aminul Islam et al.
BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become an emerging issue in the developing countries as well as in Bangladesh. AMR is aggravated by irrational use of antimicrobials in a largely unregulated pluralistic health system. This review presents a 'snap shot' of the current situation includin...
Nahitun Naher, Roksana Hoque, Muhammad Shaikh Hassan, Dina Balabanova et al.
BACKGROUND: The dynamic intersection of a pluralistic health system, large informal sector, and poor regulatory environment have provided conditions favourable for 'corruption' in the LMICs of south and south-east Asia region. 'Corruption' works to undermine the UHC goals of achieving equity, qualit...
Nahitun Naher, Dina Balabanova, Eleanor Hutchinson, Robert Marten et al.
Governance failures undermine efforts to achieve universal health coverage and improve health in low- and middle-income countries by decreasing efficiency and equity. Punitive measures to improve governance are largely ineffective. Social accountability strategies are perceived to enhance transparen...
Nahitun Naher, Roksana Hoque, Muhammad Shaikh Hassan, Dina Balabanova et al.
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Mental health is a highly stigmatized topic in Bangladesh. University students are one of the susceptible groups who are experiencing mental health problems. Different studies conducted among undergraduate student in different part of South Asia revealed that they are suffering from psychological mo...
Samiun Nazrin Bente Kamal Tune, Roksana Hoque, Nahitun Naher, Nazia Islam et al.
OBJECTIVE: This study explored the illness experiences and healthcare-seeking behaviour of a cross-section of street dwellers of Dhaka City for designing a customised intervention. DESIGN: A qualitative exploratory study of a sample of street dwellers of Dhaka City. SETTING: Samples were taken from ...
Md. Al-Amin, Farhana Rinky, Md Nizamul Hoque Bhuiyan, Roksana Yeasmin et al.
INTRODUCTION: Mental health issues, particularly anxiety and depression, are on the rise among university students globally, including in Bangladesh. However, comprehensive data on the factors influencing mental health outcomes in this group remain limited, hindering the development of effective pro...
Roksana Akter, Abu Shufian, Md. Mominur Rahman, Riadul Islam et al.
Bangladesh is a developing country which economy is heavily reliant on agriculture, thus the newly discovered technique will be efficient and useful in their efforts to grow crops productively. Various electronic devices/sensors, such as pH detectors, moisture detectors, thermometers, water level de...
Mohammad Morshedul Quadir, Yoon Ju Lee, Roksana Hoque, Mohammad Monjurul Karim et al.
PURPOSE: On April 24, 2013 a building called "Rana Plaza" that housed several garment factories collapsed in Bangladesh. Around 1134 people died and more than 2500 sustained serious injuries. This study evaluates the change in income and occupation of the Rana Plaza survivors as well as their level ...
Mohammad Rafiqul Mowla, Mansurul Alam, Md Gofranul Hoque, AQM Serajul Islam et al.
Key words: SLE; cutaneous; ChittagongDOI: 10.3329/jcmcta.v21i1.7668 Journal of Chittagong Medical College Teachers' Association 2010: 21(1):34-39
Md Shakil Ahamed, Roksana Khanam, K M Tanjida Islam, Fahmida Tabassum et al.
• Missense SNPs W151C, Y419N, and P465S in SRC disrupt protein structure and function. • Molecular dynamics simulations showed variants alter protein stability and flexibility. • Docking analysis reveal variants affect ligand binding affinity. • SRC mutations influence the expression of several gene...
Roksana Malek, Mozammel Hoque, Purnima Rani Shaha, Md Sakhawat Hossain et al.
Background: Early onset of stroke is a devastating illness and dyslipidaemia are widely accepted risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD). High Apolipoprotein B (Apo B), low Apolipoprotein A1 (Apo A1) and the Apo B/Apo A1 ratio are used as the predictors of stroke for CHD.Objective: To evaluate...
Md. Kamruzzaman Munshi, Farzana Akter Sukhi, Roksana Huque, Arzina Hossain et al.
Thirty randomly collected steam and fried rice sample from Dhaka City were investigated for toxin-producing Bacillus cereus to observe the antibiotic sensitivity and survival ability of the toxic strain in combination treatment of gamma radiation and low temperature. Twenty-nine strains of Bacillus ...
Roksana Yeasmin, MA Muttalib, Kazi Nazneen Sultana, Nizamul Hoque Bhuiyan et al.
Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease characterized by relative or absolute deficiency of insulin, resulting in glucose intolerance.Objectives: The present study was planned to see the associations of serum uric acid with positive Rheumatoid factor in type 2 male diabetes mellitu...
Mahbooba Akhter, Afsana Ahmed, Mahbubor Rahman, Roksana Malek et al.
Background: The metabolic syndrome is driving twin global epidemics; type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease. There is an overwhelming moral, medical, and economic imperative to identify those individuals with metabolic syndrome. Regarding this issue, non obese individuals are given less...