Medical library systems and services: Bangladesh scenario
This study highlights the present status of medical libraries in Bangladesh. It mainly focuses on the four key areas of medical libraries: Medical Library Services, Research4Life from Bangladesh perspective, Institutional Repository (IR), and Library Automation status. The research study also explores the various key challenges faced by the medical libraries in Bangladesh and finally provides necessary recommendations like a sufficient library budget, implementation of an Integrated Library System (ILS), skilled manpower, more participation in information networking and resource sharing, sound ICT environment, online co...
Source: Health Information and Libraries Journal - January 22, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Md. Shafiur Rahman,
M. Al Mamun Tags: REGULAR FEATURE ARTICLE Source Type: research
Short term Outcomes of COVID-19 Vaccines Among Lactating Mother and Child Dyads in Bangladesh: A Multi-centre, Cross-sectional Study
DiscussionThis large study of lactating woman-child dyads in Bangladesh, who received a diverse range of WHO-approved COVID-19 vaccines, showed no serious short-term adverse effects. (Source: Maternal and Child Health Journal)
Source: Maternal and Child Health Journal - January 22, 2024 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Health care utilisation in Cox ’s Bazar district, Bangladesh, during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed-methods study among host communities
Volume 19, Issue 1, January 2024 . (Source: Global Public Health)
Source: Global Public Health - January 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Chiara AltareNatalya KostandovaMd Abul HasanJogie Abucejo AgboganMd Lalan MiahHannah CrockettMadison BatesSharon LeslieBrigitte TononCaroline AntoinePaul Spiegela Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USAb Johns Hopkins Center fo Source Type: research
Spatial Inequality in Socio-economic Development in Bangladesh: An Analysis
This study aims to analyze the disparities in socio-economic development in the North-Western region of Bangladesh from a micro-spatial perspective, as well as to uncover the underlying factors that generate disparities. Both quantitative and qualitative methodologies were used in this study. Secondary data from Government organizations was compiled for 67 spatial units (upazila) to regionalize the study area based on 22 indicators from seven socio-economic sectors, and to identify the underlying factors, a structured questionnaire survey was conducted, followed by a literature review, group discussion, interviews, and fie...
Source: Social Indicators Research - January 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Health care utilisation in Cox ’s Bazar district, Bangladesh, during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed-methods study among host communities
Volume 19, Issue 1, January 2024 . (Source: Global Public Health)
Source: Global Public Health - January 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Chiara AltareNatalya KostandovaMd Abul HasanJogie Abucejo AgboganMd Lalan MiahHannah CrockettMadison BatesSharon LeslieBrigitte TononCaroline AntoinePaul Spiegela Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USAb Johns Hopkins Center fo Source Type: research
Bamboo stumps that are artificially in use put pressure on Dengue and Chikungunya vector control in Dhaka City, Bangladesh
CONCLUSION: Artificially used natural containers are adding pressure to current mosquito control activities as mosquitoes are breeding on them, which needs additional attention.PMID:38238835 | DOI:10.4103/0972-9062.393974 (Source: Journal of Vector Borne Diseases)
Source: Journal of Vector Borne Diseases - January 18, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Rajib Chowdhury Shyla Faria Vashkar Chowdhury Md Sahidul Islam Shireen Akther Sakila Akter Source Type: research
Reshaping the fabric of health: a call for improving the respiratory health of textile workers in low- and middle-income countries
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The textile industry is an important contributor to the economies of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) [1]. Over the past two decades, textile and garment production has markedly shifted towards LMICs with lower labour and production costs, more accessibility to raw materials, such as cotton, and fewer stringent regulatory measures than high-income countries (HICs) [2]. As a result, Asian nations such as India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Vietnam have emerged as major manufacturing hubs of the textile industry. This shift has led to Asia accounting for 55% of the world's textile and apparel exports while genera...
Source: European Respiratory Journal - January 18, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Adhikari, T. B., Sigsgaard, T., Kallestrup, P., Kurmi, O. Tags: Editorials Source Type: research
Interested to start a venture but worried about the future: Investigating the role of resilience in fear of career uncertainty and entrepreneurial intention
This study aimed to extend this understanding by exploring how specific fears, such as fear of career uncertainty and fear of perceived inability, affect EI and how resilience impacts these fears and their interaction with EI. This study tested a mediation model on a sample of young university students in Bangladesh (n = 553), using a two-phase survey (before and after the COVID-19 pandemic) and applying the partial least squares - structural equation model in Smart PLS 4. The findings indicated that fear of career uncertainty had a significant negative influence, and resilience had a significant positive influence on EI. ...
Source: Acta Psychologica - January 17, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Minhajul Islam Ukil Abdullah Almashayekhi Source Type: research
Contraceptive uses among married women in Bangladesh: a systematic review and meta-analyses
CONCLUSION: A renewed commitment from government bodies and independent organizations is needed to implement and monitor family planning strategies to ensure adherence to and provision of the most appropriate contraceptive method for couples.PMID:38233954 | PMC:PMC10795415 | DOI:10.1186/s41043-024-00502-w (Source: Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition)
Source: Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition - January 17, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sorif Hossain Tahmina Akter Md Mohsin Md Momin Islam Promit Barua Chowdhury Md Mohsan Khudri Source Type: research
Changes in the menstrual hygiene management facilities and usage among Bangladeshi school girls and its effect on school absenteeism from 2014 to 2018
CONCLUSION: This paper emphasised the associations between changes in school absenteeism, parental restrictions on students, students' education levels, and menstruation-related misperceptions. Ongoing research, policy reviews, and targeted interventions to improve MHM perceptions among girls are required to provide long-term benefits for adolescent girls in Bangladesh.PMID:38230656 | PMC:PMC10795776 | DOI:10.1080/16549716.2023.2297512 (Source: Global Health Action)
Source: Global Health Action - January 17, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Farjana Jahan Noshin Sayiara Shuchi Abul Kasham Shoab Mahbub-Ul Alam Sk Md Kamrul Bashar Khairul Islam Hasin Jahan Mahadi Hasan Md Masud Alam Mahbubur Rahman Source Type: research
Factors associated with bacterial sexually transmitted infections among people of South Asian ethnicity in England
Conclusion
People of South Asian ethnicity in England are heterogeneous with regard to their sexual health needs, which should be explored further through focused research and policy. (Source: Sexually Transmitted Infections)
Source: Sexually Transmitted Infections - January 17, 2024 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Dhairyawan, R., Shah, A., Bailey, J., Mohammed, H. Tags: Original research Source Type: research
Nutrient density of Bangladeshi foods and its application in planning diet for pregnant women
This study aimed to identify foods that are rich sources of the seven micronutrients (iron, zinc, calcium, thiamine, ribofla vin, vitamin A, and vitamin B12) of public health concern for the Bangladeshi population.. This study developed a metric termed “naturally nutrient-rich score 7 (NNR7) ” specifically for third-trimester pregnant women to identify nutrient-dense foods. Further, it computed the nutrient adequacy score (NAS) of the top NNR7-scored foods for seven micronutrients to assess the extent (percent) to which foods can meet pregnant women ’s recommended dietary allowances (RDA). A linear programming techni...
Source: PLoS One - January 17, 2024 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Nazma Shaheen Source Type: research
Evaluation of non-cancer risk owing to groundwater fluoride and iron in a semi-arid region near the Indo-Bangladesh international frontier
AbstractGroundwater quality in Hili, a semi-arid border region at Indo-Bangladesh border, was investigated in the post-monsoon season of 2021, succeeded by assessment of probabilistic health risk arising from fluoride (F−) and iron (Fe) intake, with the hypothesis that groundwater quality of the region was not satisfactory for human consumption and health, considering earlier reports on high groundwater F− and Fe in few of the neighboring districts. All water samples were found to be potable in terms of Ca2+, Mg2+, Cl−, SO42 − and NO3−, , but F− and Fe exceeded prescribed safe limits for drinking water in a...
Source: Environmental Geochemistry and Health - January 16, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research
Viruses, Vol. 16, Pages 111: Respiratory Syncytial Virus-Associated Deaths among Children under Five before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh
Chowdhury
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of acute lower respiratory infections in young children worldwide. RSV-associated deaths in children are underreported in Bangladesh. We analyzed hospital-based surveillance data on severe acute respiratory infections (SARIs) in under-five children before (August 2009–February 2020) and during the COVID-19 pandemic (March 2020–March 2022). Using the World Health Organization definition, we identified SARI cases in 14 tertiary-level hospitals. Nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swabs were collected for real-time reverse-transcriptas...
Source: Viruses - January 12, 2024 Category: Virology Authors: Md Zakiul Hassan Md. Ariful Islam Saleh Haider Tahmina Shirin Fahmida Chowdhury Tags: Article Source Type: research
