Ahmed Ehsanur Rahman, Janet Perkins, Sajia Islam, Abu Bakkar Siddique et al.
BACKGROUND: Access to skilled health services during pregnancy, childbirth and postnatal period for obstetric care is one of the strongest determinants of maternal and newborn health (MNH) outcomes. In many countries, husbands are key decision-makers in households, effectively determining women's ac...
Jeffrey R. Donowitz, Rashidul Haque, Beth D. Kirkpatrick, Masud Alam et al.
UNLABELLED: Recent studies suggest small intestine bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is common among developing world children. SIBO's pathogenesis and effect in the developing world are unclear. Our objective was to determine the prevalence of SIBO in Bangladeshi children and its association with malnutr...
Shahreen Raihana, Michael J. Dibley, Mohammad Masudur Rahman, Tazeen Tahsina et al.
BACKGROUND: In Bangladesh, neonatal sepsis is the cause of 24% of neonatal deaths, over 65% of which occur in the early-newborn stage (0-6 days). Only 50% of newborns in Bangladesh initiated breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth. The mechanism by which early initiation of breastfeeding reduces neonat...
Sajia Islam, Mohammed A. Hosen, Sajjad Ahmad, Muhammad Tahir ul Qamar et al.
Md. Nazmul Hasan Zilani, Tamanna Sultana, Sajia Rahman, Md. Anisuzzman et al.
Consumption of vegetables has been proven to be effective in the prevention of different diseases. Traditionally edible aerial part of Pisum sativum L. subsp. sativum (Fabaceae) is used to treat diabetes, heart diseases and as blood purifier. Present study was aimed to explore the traditional use of...
Md. Abdus Salam, Md Nazirul Islam Sarker, Sajia Sharmin
Organic fertilizer is one of the critical elements of organic and sustainable agricultural development. This study analyzes the economic impact of organic fertilizer on rice farms' yield and technical efficiency (TE) in Bangladesh. The Stochastic Production Frontier (SPF) approach has been employed ...
Md. Rafiqul Islam, Sajia Islam, Abu Shadat Mohammod Noman, Jahan Ara Khanam et al.
A newly synthesized Nickel (II) tyrosine complex was screened as potential antimicrobial agent against a number of medically important bacteria (Bacillus subtilis, Streptococcus β-haemolytica, Escherichia coli, Shigella dysenterae) and fungi (Aspergillus fumigatus, Candida albicans, Aspergillus nige...
Sajia Islam, Janet Perkins, Abu Bakkar Siddique, Tapas Mazumder et al.
INTRODUCTION: Despite remarkable progress in maternal and neonatal health over past two decades, maternal and neonatal mortality in Bangladesh remain high, which is partially attributable to low use of skilled maternal and newborn health (MNH) services. Birth preparedness and complications readiness...
Tazeen Tahsina, Nazia Binte Ali, Abu Bakkar Siddique, Sameen Ahmed et al.
BACKGROUND: Around 63% of total health care expenditure in Bangladesh is mitigated through out of pocket payment (OOP). Heavy reliance on OOP at the time of care seeking poses great threat for financial impoverishment of the households. Households employ different strategies to cope with the associa...
Nazia Binte Ali, Michael J. Dibley, Sajia Islam, Mohammad Masudur Rahman et al.
Abstract In this study, we aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with overweight and obesity among nonpregnant and nonlactating (NPNL) women of reproductive age with iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) in urban Bangladesh. We obtained data from the baseline assessment of a randomized co...
Sk Masum Billah, Sajia Islam, Fariha Tasnim, Ashraful Alam et al.
Abstract The use of clean fuel such as liquid petroleum gas (LPG) is globally recommended for household cooking to reduce exposure to household air pollution and its adverse health consequences. Adoption of LPG in resource-poor settings such as South Asia is low and driven by many factors. In Bangla...
Md Islam, Rais Uddin Chowdhury, Rozina Afroz, Sajia Rahman et al.
Three experiments were conducted with 60 germplasm accessions of yam (Dioscorea spp.) at Plant Genetic Resources Centre of BARI for characterization and conservation of germplasm. Fifty-nine germplasm accessions of D. alata L. and one accession of D. bulbifera L. from different districts of Banglade...
Jonathan Thornburg, Sajia Islam, Sk Masum Billah, Brianna Chan et al.
The use of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for cooking is a strategy to reduce household air pollution (HAP) exposure and improve health. We conducted this feasibility study to evaluate personal exposure measurement methods to representatively assess reductions in HAP exposure. We enrolled 30 pregnant...
Mohiuddin Ahsanul Kabir Chowdhury, Sk Masum Billah, Farhana Karim, Abdullah Nurus Salam Khan et al.
Md. Humayun Kabir, Sabina Yasmin, Sajia Islam, Md Afatab Ali Shaikh et al.
The aim of this study is to develop a modified QuEChERS method to analyze the thiamethoxam (TMX) and its metabolite clothianidin (CLO) in Okra. Using the developed analytical method the residue level of the neonicotinoid pesticides thiamethoxam (TMX) and its metabolite clothianidin (CLO) was determi...