Marufa Sultana, Nurnabi Sheikh, Rashidul Alam Mahumud, Tania Jahir et al.
Approximately 80% of deaths attributed to malaria worldwide occurred mainly in Africa in 2015. Kenya is one of the major malaria endemic countries, making malaria the leading public health concern in this country. This study intended to document the prevalence of malaria and determine associated fac...
Helen O. Pitchik, Fahmida Tofail, Mahbubur Rahman, Fahmida Akter et al.
INTRODUCTION: In low- and middle-income countries, children experience multiple risks for delayed development. We evaluated a multicomponent, group-based early child development intervention including behavioural recommendations on responsive stimulation, nutrition, water, sanitation, hygiene, menta...
Marufa Sultana, Nausad Ali, Raisul Akram, Tania Jahir et al.
BACKGROUND: Complications during pregnancy, childbirth, and following delivery remain significant challenges that contribute to maternal morbidity and mortality, thus affecting health systems worldwide. Group prenatal care (GPC) is an integrated approach incorporating peer support and health educati...
Helen O. Pitchik, Fahmida Tofail, Fahmida Akter, Jesmin Sultana et al.
Early child development has been influenced directly and indirectly by the COVID-19 pandemic, and these effects are exacerbated in contexts of poverty. This study estimates effects of the pandemic and subsequent population lockdowns on mental health, caregiving practices, and freedom of movement amo...
Fahmida Akter, Mahbubur Rahman, Helen O. Pitchik, Peter J. Winch et al.
Supporting caregivers’ mental wellbeing and ability to provide psychosocial stimulation may promote early childhood development. This paper describes the systematic approach of developing an integrated stimulation intervention, identifying the feasibility and challenges faced throughout the period. ...
Farzana Yeasmin, Peter J. Winch, Sharon T. Hwang, Elli Leontsini et al.
Delivery of interventions through group sessions allows for in-depth discussions and creates opportunities for group members to work together to identify and solve common problems. However, low attendance may limit impact. We explored factors affecting attendance, active participation, and behavior ...
Tania Jahir, Helen O. Pitchik, Mahbubur Rahman, Jesmin Sultana et al.
Lead exposure is harmful at any time in life, but pre-natal and early childhood exposures are particularly detrimental to cognitive development. In Bangladesh, multiple household-level lead exposures pose risks, including turmeric adulterated with lead chromate and food storage in lead-soldered cans...
Solis Winters, Helen O. Pitchik, Fahmida Akter, Farzana Yeasmin et al.
BACKGROUND: In South Asia, roughly half of women attend at least four antenatal care visits with skilled health personnel, the minimum number recommended by the World Health Organization for optimal birth outcomes. A much greater proportion of women attend at least one antenatal care visit, suggesti...
Mahbubur Rahman, Farjana Jahan, Sk Masum Billah, Farzana Yeasmin et al.
BACKGROUND: Universal screening for neonatal hyperbilirubinemia risk assessment is recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics to reduce related morbidity. In Bangladesh and in many low- and middle-income countries, there is no screening for neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. Furthermore, neonatal h...
Tania Jahir, Peter J. Winch, Elli Leontsini, Sharon T. Hwang et al.
Community Health Workers (CHWs) can effectively implement maternal and child health interventions, but there is paucity of evidence on how to integrate child stimulation into these interventions, and their delivery at scale. In rural Bangladesh, CHWs implemented an intervention integrating psychosoc...
Mahbubur Rahman, Tania Jahir, Fahmida Akter, Farzana Yeasmin et al.
Children in low- and middle-income countries face an increased risk of impaired cognitive development due to contaminated environments, poor nutrition, and inadequate responsive stimulation from caregivers. Implementing multi-component, community-level interventions may reduce these risks; however, ...
Mahbubur Rahman, Tania Jahir, Farzana Yeasmin, Farzana Begum et al.
Community health workers (CHWs) are key to implementing community-based health interventions and quality can be enhanced by better understanding their lived experiences. The WASH Benefits, Bangladesh trial engaged 540 female CHWs to promote varying health intervention packages. We report on factors ...
Fosiul Alam Nizame, Md. Abu Naser, Afsana Sharmin, Tania Jahir et al.
<title>Abstract</title> Background In the south-western coastal region of Bangladesh ground water, normally used for drinking, is excessively saline. Increased salinity in drinking water can have a range of adverse health impacts. Managed aquifer recharge (MAR) systems, which infiltrate rainwater an...
Farjana Jahan, Sarker Masud Parvez, Mahbubur Rahman, Sk Masum Billah et al.
There is an unmet need for phototherapy treatment in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to prevent disability and death of newborns with neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. Home phototherapy deployed by community health workers (CHWs) in LMICs may help increase access to essential newborn postnatal c...
Tarique Md. Nurul Huda, Tania Jahir, Sushobhan Sarker, Farzana Yeasmin et al.
In low- and middle-income countries, most latrines are not accessible to young children. We explored how to modify existing pit latrines to make them child friendly. We conducted four focus group discussions with mothers to explore barriers to child latrine use. We then enrolled 20 households with a...
Jesmin Sultana, Helen O. Pitchik, Abul Kasham Shoab, Tarique Md. Nurul Huda et al.
INTRODUCTION: Small efficacy trials have demonstrated that multicomponent interventions can improve early child development. We evaluated the large-scale delivery of a multicomponent intervention delivered by government health workers throughout a rural subdistrict in northwestern Bangladesh. METHOD...
Farjana Jahan, Sarker Masud Parvez, Mahbubur Rahman, Sk Masum Billah et al.
Abstract There is an unmet need for phototherapy treatment in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to prevent disability and death of newborns with neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. Home phototherapy deployed by community health workers (CHWs) in LMICs may help increase access to essential newborn po...
Md. Nahidul Islam, Morsalin Rahaman, Tarin Farhana, Tania Akter et al.
Background: Acute appendicitis is the commonest surgical emergency, yet accurate diagnosis remains challenging. Risk stratification with the AIR score provides objective evaluation based on laboratory parameters. Aims: To assess the potential benefits of risk stratification to guide clinical decisio...
MD. Maminur Rahman, Md. Jahirul Islam, Khadijatul Kubra, Noor‐E‐Jannat Tania et al.
Introduction: The effectiveness of dexamethasone (DEX) in reducing complication rates following paediatric tonsillectomy is still up for debate. The incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) and the severity of pain following paediatric tonsillectomy were examined by comparing concentrat...
MD. Maminur Rahman, Md. Jahirul Islam, Khadijatul Kubra, Noor‐E‐Jannat Tania
Introduction: Caudal epidural anesthesia, when used as a sole method for surgical anesthesia, has favorable effects on the recovery duration and the time spent in the recovery unit. Aim of the Study: The aim of this retrospective study was to assess the efficacy of caudal epidural block for postoper...