Tuhin Biswas, Sarah P. Garnett, Sonia Pervin, Lal Rawal
BACKGROUND: Over the two last decades Bangladesh, a low-income country, has experienced a rapid demographic and epidemiological transition. The population has increased substantially with rapid urbanization and changing pattern of disease, which at least in part, can be explained by nutritional chan...
Tuhin Biswas, Md. Jasim Uddin, Abdullah Al Mamun, Sonia Pervin et al.
BACKGROUND: Overweight and obesity are a particular concern for women of reproductive age. They not only increase the risk of chronic diseases but they are also associated with adverse perinatal, neonatal, infant and child outcomes. The objective of this study was to examine the trend of overweight ...
Farhana Karim, Abdullah Nurus Salam Khan, Fariha Tasnim, Mohiuddin Ahsanul Kabir Chowdhury et al.
BACKGROUND: Breastfeeding within one hour of birth is a critical component of newborn care and is estimated to avert 22% of neonatal mortality globally. Understanding the determinants of early initiation of breastfeeding (EIBF) is essential for designing targeted and effective breastfeeding promotio...
Sk Masum Billah, Kuntal Kumar Saha, Abdullah Nurus Salam Khan, Ashfaqul Haq Chowdhury et al.
BACKGROUND: In 2011, the Bangladesh Government introduced the National Nutrition Services (NNS) by leveraging the existing health infrastructure to deliver nutrition services to pregnant woman and children. This study examined the quality of nutrition services provided during antenatal care (ANC) an...
Md Mehedi Hasan, Ricardo J. Soares Magalhães, Sarah P. Garnett, Yaqoot Fatima et al.
Objective: To examine trends in, and projections of, the prevalence of anaemia in women of reproductive age in low- and middle-income countries at national and subpopulation levels. Methods: We used nationally representative data from repeated cross-sectional Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) on ...
Tazeen Tahsina, Nazia Binte Ali, Dewan Md Emdadul Hoque, Tanvir Huda et al.
BACKGROUND: Bangladesh has committed to universal health coverage, and options to decrease household out-of-pocket expenditure (OPE) are being explored. Understanding the determinants of OPE is an essential step. This study aimed to estimate and identify determinants of OPE in seeking health care fo...
Sk Masum Billah, Kuntal Kumar Saha, Abdullah Nurus Salam Khan, Ashfaqul Haq Chowdhury et al.
Health facility assessment dataset contains information on the presence of equipment, guidelines and register/reporting forms in ANC rooms and consulting areas for sick children at 37 primary healthcare facilities in 12 sub-districts of Bangladesh. Health care providers' interview contains informati...
Tazeen Tahsina, Nazia Ali, DM Emdadul Hoque, Tanvir Huda et al.
Table S1. Care-seeking from different types of providers for priority and non-priority illnesses. Table S2. OPE and drug cost across different types of providers for priority and non-priority illnesses (excluding zero cost). (DOCX 13 kb)
Tazeen Tahsina, Nazia Ali, DM Emdadul Hoque, Tanvir Huda et al.
Table S1. Care-seeking from different types of providers for priority and non-priority illnesses. Table S2. OPE and drug cost across different types of providers for priority and non-priority illnesses (excluding zero cost). (DOCX 13 kb)