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- Jahan, Yasmin, et al.
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Attitudes and Views Concerning Human Milk Banking Among Mothers Residing in a Rural Region of Bangladesh
- 2022
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Ingår i: Journal of Human Lactation. - : SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC. - 0890-3344 .- 1552-5732. ; 38:1, s. 108-117
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: Human milk banks play an essential role by providing human milk to infants who would otherwise not be able to receive mothers milk. Study aim: To determine the opinions and attitudes among possible donor mothers regarding human milk banks in one rural region in Bangladesh. Methods: A prospective, cross-sectional study following a probability type of stratified cluster sampling technique was used. Included in the study (N = 121) were mothers aged 20-49 years, with at least one child, who was currently lactating or had breastfed her child, and who resided in the rural community of Bangladesh where the study was conducted. Data were collected through a 21-item, close-ended questionnaire and a face-to-face interview conducted by the researcher at each participants home. Results: Among the participants, 98.3% (n = 119) said that they had not heard about human milk banks before speaking with the researchers. Most participants (71.9%, n = 87) said would obtain human milk from milk banks if necessary, but 28% (n =34) of mothers indicated that they would not receive milk from a milk bank, even if it was necessary for their children. Only 8.3% (n = 10) said human milk banks were not appropriate according to Islam and 99.2% (n = 120) did not know about the acceptance of human milk banking practices in Bangladesh. Conclusions: For those with religious concerns, a framework for both the donors and recipients can be established. It can be recommended that health education through healthcare personnel (midwives, nurses, gynecologists, pediatricians, and other health professionals) and religious leaders may strengthen the belief and increase awareness among family members about milk banking practices.
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- Jahan, Yasmin, et al.
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Changing trends in measles vaccination status between 2004 and 2014 among children aged 12-23 months in Bangladesh
- 2020
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Ingår i: Tropical medicine & international health. - : WILEY. - 1360-2276 .- 1365-3156. ; 25:4, s. 475-482
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objective To assess the current measles vaccination status in Bangladesh, explain changing differentials in measles vaccination, and determine contexts that may improve measles vaccination coverage. Methods Secondary data analysis of datasets (2004-2014) from the nationally representative Bangladesh Demographic and Health Surveys that followed stratified, multi-stage cluster sampling design conducted both in urban and rural contexts. Results 5468 children aged 12-23 months were surveyed, of whom 892 (16%) reported non-compliance to measles vaccine. After simultaneous adjusting for covariates in multivariate logistic regression, children who came from a poor socio-economic background, who had mothers with no formal schooling, who were underweight, of higher birth order (amp;gt;= 4), who had adolescent mothers, who had a history of home delivery and who had no exposure to media were observed to be significantly associated with lack of measles vaccination. Measles vaccination coverage among children of adolescent mothers was consistently low. Despite lack of media exposure, measles vaccination status gradually increased from 26% in 2004 to 33% in 2014. Lack of maternal education was no longer associated with measles vaccination status in 2007, 2011 and 2014. Stunted children continued to be associated with lack of measles immunisation in 2014. Children with higher birth order demonstrated 53% excess risk for not being immunised with measles vaccine. Mothers with no exposure to mass media were two times more likely to have children without measles immunisation as indicated by BDHS 2014 data. Conclusions Our findings will help policy makers formulate strategies for expanding measles vaccination coverage in order to achieve further reduction in disease burden and mortality in Bangladesh.
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- Jahan, Yasmin, et al.
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COVID-19 : A case report from Bangladesh perspective
- 2020
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Ingår i: Respiratory Medicine Case Reports. - : Elsevier. - 2213-0071. ; 30
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- A 34-year-old man without any significant medical history or comorbidities, suddenly developed fever, and shortness of breath, thereby admitted to the emergency department of a tertiary care hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He had neither a history of traveling to Coronavirus disease (COVID) prone areas nor a direct contact of COVID positive patients. His chest X-ray revealed ground-glass opacity in the right middle and lower zone of the lung. The first polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test on throat and nasal swabs for the COVID upon admission was negative. Based on the chest X-ray result, RT-PCR was done again resulted positive. The patient was primarily treated with chloroquine and azithromycin. On full recovery, he was discharged from the hospital on day 12, after two subsequent throat swab samples tested negative by PCR (24 hours apart). He was encouraged to maintain home quarantine for at least the next 14 days. SARS-CoV-2 RNA by swab remained negative and the blood sample shows the presence of antibody (both IgM and IgG) in his follow-up visit (after 7 days of hospital discharge).
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- Jahan, Yasmin, et al.
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Disease perception and experiences among rural Bangladeshi hypertensive women : A qualitative approach
- 2020
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Ingår i: HEALTH PROMOTION PERSPECTIVES. - Tabriz, Iran : TABRIZ UNIV MEDICAL SCIENCES & HEALTH SERVICES. - 2228-6497. ; 10:1, s. 66-73
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: Hypertension (HTN) is well established as a leading cause of common serious illnesses worldwide. We carried out this qualitative research to understand perception of and experiences related to HTN among rural Bangladeshi hypertensive women. Methods: A total of 74 female hypertensive participants who were diagnosed as HTN were purposively recruited in a rural community in Mirzapur, Bangladesh. A focus group discussion (FGD) was applied to share their perception and experiences. Transcripts were read in an iterative process, and a thematic analysis was performed. This paper is reported followed by COREQ checklist. Results: Three main themes were generated; (i) Perception of HTN based on experiences, (ii) Knowledge of management of HTN, and (iii) Barriers of management of HTN. Under the themes, seven subthemes were identified. The participants only knew about their high blood pressure (HBP) when they had symptoms, and they applied traditional remedies in the rural context to deal with those symptoms. Even though more than half of participants had relevant knowledge of how to manage HTN, but still there were social-cultural and economic barriers and lack of social infrastructure to access healthcare, existed to practice them. Conclusion: Based on our study reports, health education programs at the household and community level could be a potential starting point for any preventive and containment strategy in rural communities of Bangladesh.
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- Jahan, Yasmin, et al.
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Ectopia Cordis: 6-Year Survival without Surgical Correction
- 2021
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Ingår i: FETAL AND PEDIATRIC PATHOLOGY. - : TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC. - 1551-3815 .- 1551-3823. ; 40:5, s. 540-542
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: Ectopia cordis is a complete or partial extrusion of the heart through a ventral defect in the thoracoabdominal wall, either isolated or accompanied by other viscera in instances of pentalogy of Cantrell. Case Report: This six-year-old child has survived with uncorrected ectopia cordis. He is unable to participate in strenuous physical activities and has respiratory limitations. Conclusion: Ectopia cordis most commonly results in stillbirth or neonatal death without surgical treatment. This report highlights the exceptional 6-year survival of a child without surgical correction.
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- Jahan, Yasmin, et al.
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Increasing Awareness and Use of Mobile Health Technology Among Individuals With Hypertension in a Rural Community of Bangladesh: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
- 2020
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Ingår i: JMIR Research Protocols. - : JMIR PUBLICATIONS, INC. - 1929-0748. ; 9:8
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: Hypertension remains one of the foremost noncommunicable diseases that most often lead to cardiovascular diseases and its different complications. The prevalence of hypertension in Bangladesh has been increasing. However, there are very limited studies that have evaluated the impact of health education and awareness development in mitigating the burden of hypertension and its complications in Bangladesh. Objective: This study aims to increase awareness, enhance knowledge, and change lifestyle behaviors through health education and the use of mobile health (mHealth) technology among individuals with hypertension living in a rural community of Bangladesh. Methods: A randomized controlled trial is underway in a Mirzapur subdistrict of Bangladesh. This trial compares two groups of individuals with hypertension: The comparison arm receives health education and the intervention arm receives health education and a periodic mobile phone-based text message intervention. The trial duration is 5 months. The primary end point is participants actual behavior changes brought about by increased awareness and knowledge. Results: Enrollment of participants started in August 2018, and collection of follow-up data was completed at the end of July 2019. A total of 420 participants volunteered to participate, and among them, 209 and 211 were randomly allocated to the intervention group and the control group, respectively. Among them, the ratio of males/females was 12.0/88.0 in the intervention group and 16.1/83.9 in the control group. Data cleaning and analyses have been completed and the results have been submitted for publication. Conclusions: Periodic short education using mHealth technology in addition to face-to-face health education may be an effective method for increasing awareness and knowledge about behavioral changes and maintaining healthy lifestyle behaviors.
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- Jahan, Yasmin, et al.
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Management of dengue hemorrhagic fever in a secondary level hospital in Bangladesh: A case report
- 2020
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Ingår i: IDCASES. - : ELSEVIER SCI LTD. - 2214-2509. ; 21
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Dengue is an important tropical infection caused by an arbovirus. As a mosquito borne infection, this disease is widely spread in several tropical endemic countries and this implies the global importance of this infection. In this specific case report, the author discussed the case management of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF). A 42-year-old patient came to a secondary level hospital with complaints of diffuse abdominal pain (more in central region) continually for 3 days. Based on his clinical investigations the patient was diagnosed by DHF and managed with intravenously administered fluid resuscitation as he had a history of vomiting, close monitoring of vital status, and gave conservative treatment. Although, the plasma leakage had concerned the doctors about developing DSS. But after seeing his blood report, when the doctors found that the patients platelet count was raised gradually and no other associated signs then they decided to give him discharge from the hospital. Prevention and control of dengue and DHF has become more urgent and the available vaccine is still limited. Hence, effective disease prevention programs, education of the medical community to ensure effective case management, community-based integrated mosquito control are necessary. (C) 2020 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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- Jahan, Yasmin, et al.
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Self-monitoring urinary salt excretion device can be used for controlling hypertension for developing countries
- 2019
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Ingår i: Clinical hypertension. - : BioMed Central. - 2056-5909. ; 25
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Restriction of dietary salt is widely recommended in the management of hypertension, but assessment of individual salt intake has drawn little attention. Monitoring nutritional salt intake through sodium excretion has been popular, because the main route for sodium (Na) excretion is through the urine. Nonetheless, direct measurement of dietary salt intake is time consuming and lacks accuracy. To collect a 24-h urine and measure the content is difficult method for most patients. In this review paper, we would like to explore the usefulness of measuring urinary salt excretion by using a self-monitoring device at home. Measuring daily overnight urine by the self-monitoring device at home will be useful for the management of hypertension suitable for each individual. From the recent increase of processed foods, the term "salt intake" would not accurately be equal to "sodium intake". Devices measuring urinary sodium excretion have been developed and evaluated on their accuracy and correlation with sodium intake. They must be handy, simple and capable of measuring large populations to be useful for monitoring of daily salt intake and to guide salt restriction as well as the long-term effects by dietary salt intake.
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- Rahman, Atiqur, et al.
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Impact of mHealth service : An understanding of TreCLifeStyle mobile app in Trentino province, Italy
- 2020
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Ingår i: International Journal of Healthcare Management. - : Taylor & Francis. - 2047-9700 .- 2047-9719. ; 13, s. 480-487
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objective: This paper represents an understanding of the ‘usability’ and ‘user experience’ of the TreCLifeStyle mobile app from an end-user experience in order to consider dietary food habit (e.g. Mediterranean Diet).Methods: A qualitative and quantitative approach was undertaken using the system usability scale questionnaire and semi-structured interviews in 2 phases that occurred over a period of 12 consecutive weeks. Six families (n = 12) of Trentino province, Italy, were included who have one obese child as primary inclusion criteria.Results: Incorporating three different aspects, (1) user preference, (2) usability evaluation and (3) system usability scale result; the study explains diversified end-user experiences. The outcome of the study addresses inadequate concentration of user-centered requirements from design to implementation level of a healthcare app. The users’ prioritise the appB (score >68) in terms of friendly interface usability and elaborative contents. Additionally, they identify necessary technological modifications at some point to operate the app seamlessly.Conclusions: The study concludes with a strong demand for end-users’ engagement to design user-friendly mHealth app interfaces where the socio-cultural needs should be considered significant.
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- Rahman, S M Atiqur, et al.
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Contentment or Torment? An Analytic Autoethnography of Publication Aptitude in Doctor of Philosophy
- 2020
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Ingår i: QUALITATIVE REPORT. - Fort Lauderdale-Davie, FL, United States : NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIV. - 2160-3715. ; 25:9, s. 3350-3366
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The burgeoning trend of pursuing publication in a leading journal, as a benchmark of standard doctoral research, has become an appealing expectation of early-stage doctoral researchers (ESDR). However, recent pedagogical studies showed limited attention to exploring the dynamic relations between doctoral education and the academic publication process. Our aim was to investigate and understand (if and) how this intricately intertwined relation contributes to the scholarly publication practice in doctoral education from an individual and institutional context. We used a duo-analytic autoethnography approach and presented a comprehensive narrative based on the authors self-reflections by using a range of data sources namely research diaries, journaling, seminars, training courses, online forum talking, and web-based open sources. Through our autoethnographic narrative, we found five key aspects associated with publication practices in doctoral programs: quality-quantity debate, authorship dilemma, journal selection process, publishing in leading journals, and publication process. We additionally mapped out a conclusive publication cycle to demonstrate how dominant structural factors of the doctoral program subsequently affect the publication process, influence ESDRs decision-making, and potentially reinforce academic pressures. Based on our study findings, we concluded that doctoral education should remain research intensive rather than a simplified way of obtaining a higher academic qualification.
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