Shumona Sharmin Salam, Olakunle Alonge, Md Irteja Islam, Dewan Md Emdadul Hoque et al.
The aim of the paper is to quantify the burden and risk factors of fatal and non-fatal suicidal behaviors in rural Bangladesh. A census was carried out in seven sub-districts encompassing 1.16 million people. Face-to-face interviews were conducted at the household level. Descriptive analyses were do...
Kamran Ul Baset, Aminur Rahman, Olakunle Alonge, Priyanka Agrawal et al.
Globally, road traffic injury (RTI) causes 1.3 million deaths annually. Almost 90% of all RTI deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. RTI is one of the leading causes of death in Bangladesh; the World Health Organization estimated that it kills over 21,000 people in the country annually. T...
Shirin Wadhwaniya, Olakunle Alonge, Kamran Ul Baset, Salim Mahmud Chowdhury et al.
Globally, falls are the second leading cause of unintentional injury deaths, with 80% occurring in low-and middle-income countries. The overall objective of this study is to describe the burden and risk factors of falls in rural Bangladesh. In 2013, a large household survey covering a population of ...
Adnan A. Hyder, Olakunle Alonge, Siran He, Shirin Wadhwaniya et al.
Adnan A. Hyder, Olakunle Alonge, Siran He, Shirin Wadhwaniya et al.
Drowning is the commonest cause of injury-related deaths among under-five children worldwide, and 95% of deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where there are implementation gaps in the drowning prevention interventions. This article reviews common interventions for drowning preve...
Olakunle Alonge, David Bishai, Shirin Wadhwaniya, Priyanka Agrawal et al.
BACKGROUND: This paper estimates the impact on childhood drowning rates of community-based introduction of crèches or playpens or both in rural Bangladesh for children aged 0-47 months. METHODS: A baseline census of the whole population of 270,387 households in 51 unions, 451 villages from 7 rural s...
Al-Amin Bhuiyan, Priyanka Agrawal, Shirin Wadhwaniya, Qingfeng Li et al.
OBJECTIVE: This study determines the magnitude and pattern of animal-related injury mortalities and morbidities in rural Bangladesh. DESIGN AND SETTING: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 51 Unions of 7 subdistricts of Bangladesh from June 2013 to September 2013. PARTICIPANTS: A total of appr...
Al-Amin Bhuiyan, Priyanka Agrawal, Olakunle Alonge, Zobaer Alam et al.
INTRODUCTION: In Bangladesh, injury is one of the leading causes of death and morbidity in children. All children under 5 years of age are at high risk for drowning though the risks are highest when children first learn to walk and crawl while they do not understand the danger of water. The Centre f...
Shirin Wadhwaniya, Olakunle Alonge, Kamran Ul Baset, Salim Mahmud Chowdhury et al.
Globally, falls are the second leading cause of unintentional injury deaths, with 80% occurring in low-and middle-income countries. The overall objective of this study is to describe the burden and risk factors of falls in rural Bangladesh. In 2013, a large household survey covering a population of ...
Zabir Hasan, Shirin Wadhwaniya, Nishit Patel, Qingfeng Li et al.
<h3>Background</h3> As part of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS), the Johns Hopkins International Injury Research Unit (JH-IIRU) is working to strengthen the road safety ecosystem and promote data-driven policies in 30 cities across 15 countries. JH-IIRU is commi...
Olakunle Alonge, David Bishai, Shirin Wadhwaniya, Priyanka Agrawal et al.
Globally, drowning is a major cause of injury-related deaths among under-five children. Nearly, 90% of these deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. However, there is limited evidence on effectiveness of childhood drowning prevention interventions from LMICs. Some of the interventions for ...
Shirin Wadhwaniya, Kamran Ul Baset, Shumona Sharmin Salam, N. M. Rabiul Awal Chowdhury et al.
<h3>Background</h3> Drowning accounts for 43% of childhood mortality among 1–4 years old in Bangladesh. The Saving of Lives from Drowning (SoLiD) project is being implemented in seven rural sub-districts of Bangladesh to assess the effectiveness of two child drowning prevention interventions – playp...