Md Mizanur Rahman, Sarah Krull Abe, Md. Shafiur Rahman, Mikiko Kanda et al.
Background Anemia is a leading cause of maternal deaths and adverse pregnancy outcomes in developing countries. Objectives We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to estimate the pooled prevalence of anemia, the association between maternal anemia and pregnancy outcomes, and the populatio...
Shamima Akter, Md Mizanur Rahman, Sarah Krull Abe, Papia Sultana
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes in Bangladesh using national survey data and to identify risk factors. METHODS: Sociodemographic and anthropometric data and data on blood pressure and blood glucose levels were obtained for 7541 adults aged 35 years or more from the ...
Md Mizanur Rahman, Sarah Krull Abe, Mikiko Kanda, Saki Narita et al.
We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of population-based cohort studies of maternal body mass index (BMI) and risk of adverse birth and health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries. PubMed, Embase, CINAHL and the British Nursing Index were searched from inception to February 201...
Md. Shafiur Rahman, Shamima Akter, Sarah Krull Abe, Md. Rafiqul Islam et al.
OBJECTIVES: To examine awareness, treatment, and control of diabetes mellitus among the adult population in Bangladesh. METHODS: The study used data from the 2011 nationally representative Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS). The BDHS sample is comprised of 7,786 adults aged 35 years or ...
Md Mizanur Rahman, Anup Karan, Md. Shafiur Rahman, Alexander Parsons et al.
Importance: Achieving universal health coverage is one of the key targets in the newly adopted Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. Objective: To investigate progress toward universal health coverage in 5 South Asian countries and assess inequalities in health services and financial ...
Md. Shafiur Rahman, Md Mizanur Rahman, Stuart Gilmour, Khin Thet Swe et al.
BACKGROUND: Many countries are implementing health system reforms to achieve universal health coverage (UHC) by 2030. To understand the progress towards UHC in Bangladesh, we estimated trends in indicators of the health service and of financial risk protection. We also estimated the probability of B...
Md Mizanur Rahman, Stuart Gilmour, Shamima Akter, Sarah Krull Abe et al.
OBJECTIVES: We investigated the prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension and associated risk factors in the Bangladeshi adult population. METHODS: The data for this study were extracted from the nationally-representative 2011 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey. Socio-demog...
Sok King Ong, Sarah Krull Abe, Shyamala Thilagaratnam, Rei Haruyama et al.
About 95% of cervical cancers worldwide are caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). Cervical cancer is preventable and curable if it is detected and treated early. We reviewed the latest national cervical cancer indicators, and barriers to HPV vaccination and cervical cancer screening in 21 Asian Nati...
Khin Thet Swe, Md Mizanur Rahman, Md. Shafiur Rahman, Yvonne Teng et al.
BACKGROUND: In 2017, 785 million people globally lacked access to basic services of drinking water and 2 billion people lived without basic sanitation services. Most of these people live in low- and lower-middle-income countries in South Asia, Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. To monitor the pr...
Jae Jeong Yang, Danxia Yu, Xiao‐Ou Shu, Wanqing Wen et al.
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the time course of mortality reduction following smoking cessation in Asians who have smoking behaviours distinct from their Western counterparts. We evaluated the level of reduction in all-cause, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and lung cancer mortality by years since...
Shamima Akter, Md Mizanur Rahman, Sarah Krull Abe, Papia Sultana
Diabetes is a major noncommunicable disease, ranking as a leading cause of death and disability worldwide (1). Globally, the prevalence of diabetes is ∼8%, and nearly 80% of patients with diabetes live in low- and middle-income countries (2). Like many developing countries, prevalence of diabetes in...
Md. Shafiur Rahman, Mohammad Rocky Khan Chowdhury, Md. Rashedul Islam, Sarah Krull Abe et al.
Subnational evidence on the level of inequality in receiving complementary feeding practice among Bangladeshi children is lacking. This study estimated inequality in the minimum acceptable diet (MAD) among Bangladeshi children aged 6-23 months, and identified risk factors for and developed projectio...
George S. Downward, Perry Hystad, Saira Tasmin, Sarah Krull Abe et al.
Exposure to ambient air pollution is associated with a significant number of deaths. Much of the evidence associating air pollution with adverse effects is from North American and Europe, partially due to incomplete data in other regions limiting location specific examinations. The aim of the curren...
Giulia Collatuzzo, Sarah Krull Abe, Md. Shafiur Rahman, Rokshana Parvin et al.
BACKGROUND Information on the attributable fraction (AF) of cancer in Bangladesh is scarce. We aimed at estimating the AF of tobacco-related cancer in Bangladesh in 2020. METHODS Data on prevalence of tobacco use (smokeless, smoking products, and second-hand smoke [SHS]) were derived from the Global...
Aliza K C Bhandari, Zin Wai Htay, Rokshana Parvin, Mutsumi Murakami et al.
BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer is one of the most common causes of cancer-related mortality among female, especially in the low-and-middle income countries. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to identifying the prevalence and trend of cervical cancer screening among 21member countries of th...