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View article: Protective factors and stressors that influence the mental wellbeing of community health workers in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review
Protective factors and stressors that influence the mental wellbeing of community health workers in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review Open
View article: Antimicrobial resistance, equity and justice in low- and middle-income countries: an intersectional critical interpretive synthesis
Antimicrobial resistance, equity and justice in low- and middle-income countries: an intersectional critical interpretive synthesis Open
Global inequities in the burden of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), between and within populations, are heavily influenced by the social and structural determinants of health. Yet, AMR action has had limited attention to equity, and social …
View article: Enhancing Team Identity and Morale With Visual Cues: A Quality Improvement Intervention Using Staff Photo Posters
Enhancing Team Identity and Morale With Visual Cues: A Quality Improvement Intervention Using Staff Photo Posters Open
View article: Antibacterial Effects of Some Medicinal Plants on MDR Bacterial Pathogen Isolates from Different Sources
Antibacterial Effects of Some Medicinal Plants on MDR Bacterial Pathogen Isolates from Different Sources Open
View article: Ambulance services for road traffic injury (RTI) victims in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study on the ground realities and the way forward
Ambulance services for road traffic injury (RTI) victims in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study on the ground realities and the way forward Open
Introduction Swift and safe transport of road traffic injury patients for life-saving interventions requires a functioning ambulance system which is largely lacking in the low- and middle-income countries. This study explored the current s…
View article: Referee report. For: The emergence of common health conditions across the life course: evidence from the Born in Bradford family cohort [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
Referee report. For: The emergence of common health conditions across the life course: evidence from the Born in Bradford family cohort [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] Open
View article: The Effect of Knowledge, Education, Income, and Marriage Age on Iron Deficiency Anemia in Pregnant Women in Taiz City-Yemen
The Effect of Knowledge, Education, Income, and Marriage Age on Iron Deficiency Anemia in Pregnant Women in Taiz City-Yemen Open
Background: Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA) is one of the most common types of nutritional anemia in pregnant women and is the most dangerous to the mother and fetus; This is because the need for iron for both the mother and the fetus increas…
View article: Delivering non-communicable disease services through primary health care in selected south Asian countries: are health systems prepared?
Delivering non-communicable disease services through primary health care in selected south Asian countries: are health systems prepared? Open
In the south Asian region, delivering non-communicable disease (NCD) prevention and control services through existing primary health-care (PHC) facilities is urgently required yet currently challenging. As the first point of contact with t…
View article: Reorienting health systems towards Primary Health Care in South Asia
Reorienting health systems towards Primary Health Care in South Asia Open
WHO SEARO funded this paper. This source did not play any role in the design, analysis or preparation of the manuscript.
View article: Who is absent and why? Factors affecting doctor absenteeism in Bangladesh
Who is absent and why? Factors affecting doctor absenteeism in Bangladesh Open
Absenteeism by doctors in public healthcare facilities in rural Bangladesh is a form of chronic rule-breaking and is recognised as a critical problem by the government. We explored the factors underlying this phenomenon from doctors’ persp…
View article: Prevalence of chronic cough, its risk factors and population attributable risk in the Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study: a multinational cross-sectional study
Prevalence of chronic cough, its risk factors and population attributable risk in the Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study: a multinational cross-sectional study Open
View article: COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh: A scoping review of governance issues affecting response in public sector
COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh: A scoping review of governance issues affecting response in public sector Open
View article: Rising pharmaceutical innovation in the Global South: a landscape study
Rising pharmaceutical innovation in the Global South: a landscape study Open
By triangulating between the data sources, it was possible to paint a broad picture of who was involved in pharmaceutical R&D in LMICs, in which particular countries, for which diseases, in which R&D phases, and with what results-as well a…
View article: Health sector corruption in the times of COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh: Newspapers as mirrors of society
Health sector corruption in the times of COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh: Newspapers as mirrors of society Open
The media, as a mirror of the society, successfully made visible the underhand corruption that was happening even during the pandemic, fulfilling its obligations to the society. They faced quite some challenges in revealing related news, e…
View article: The burden of diseases and risk factors in Bangladesh, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
The burden of diseases and risk factors in Bangladesh, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 Open
View article: A qualitative exploration of the facility-based trauma care for Road Traffic Crash patients in Bangladesh: When only numbers do not tell the whole story
A qualitative exploration of the facility-based trauma care for Road Traffic Crash patients in Bangladesh: When only numbers do not tell the whole story Open
Objective Bangladesh is currently undergoing an epidemic of road traffic crashes (RTCs). In addition to morbidity and mortality, the economic loss from RTC as per cent of gross domestic product is comparatively higher than in countries wit…
View article: Community engagement to tackle infectious threats: A viewpoint based on a social science mapping process in Bangladesh, Uganda, and Ukraine
Community engagement to tackle infectious threats: A viewpoint based on a social science mapping process in Bangladesh, Uganda, and Ukraine Open
The SoNAR-Global Social Science Network for Infectious Threats and Antimicrobial Resistance connects social scientists from Europe, South East Asia, and West and Central Africa in their interest in epidemics and infectious diseases. Ebola …
View article: Community engagement: learning from low-income countries
Community engagement: learning from low-income countries Open
View article: Trauma Care Scenarios Following Road Traffic Crashes in Bangladesh: A Scoping Review
Trauma Care Scenarios Following Road Traffic Crashes in Bangladesh: A Scoping Review Open
The current situation regarding post-crash care in the country, especially when RTCs are on the rise, is not compatible with reaching the SDG targets 3.6 and 11.2 or the government's stated goal of achieving universal health coverage by 20…
View article: A critical look at synergies and fragmentations of universal health coverage, global health security, and health promotion in delivery of frontline health care services: A case study of Bangladesh
A critical look at synergies and fragmentations of universal health coverage, global health security, and health promotion in delivery of frontline health care services: A case study of Bangladesh Open
View article: The Implementation of National Action Plan (NAP) on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Bangladesh: Challenges and Lessons Learned from a Cross-Sectional Qualitative Study
The Implementation of National Action Plan (NAP) on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Bangladesh: Challenges and Lessons Learned from a Cross-Sectional Qualitative Study Open
This study explored the current situation of the National Action Plan (NAP) on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) implementation in Bangladesh and examined how different sectors (human, animal, and environment) addressed the AMR problem in pol…
View article: Preliminary Selection and Evaluation of Fungicides and Natural Compounds to Control Grey Mold Disease of Rose Caused by Botrytis cinerea
Preliminary Selection and Evaluation of Fungicides and Natural Compounds to Control Grey Mold Disease of Rose Caused by Botrytis cinerea Open
Botrytis cinerea is a plant fungal pathogen causing the grey mold disease of rose (Rosa indica L.). Finding new and alternative environment-friendly control strategies than hazardous chemicals on different crop diseases is a crucial and…
View article: Absenteeism among doctors in the Bangladesh health system: What are the structural drivers?
Absenteeism among doctors in the Bangladesh health system: What are the structural drivers? Open
View article: The responsiveness of health service provider and quality of services when provided at three selected urban primary health care sites in Dhaka city, Bangladesh: A cross–sectional study
The responsiveness of health service provider and quality of services when provided at three selected urban primary health care sites in Dhaka city, Bangladesh: A cross–sectional study Open
1 Abstract Introduction Responsiveness of Health Service Provider (HSP) and quality of services when provided resembles basic professional and social duties of HSP towards their clients. Because of poor responsiveness and quality of servic…
View article: Assessing Meaningful Community Engagement: A Conceptual Model to Advance Health Equity through Transformed Systems for Health
Assessing Meaningful Community Engagement: A Conceptual Model to Advance Health Equity through Transformed Systems for Health Open
“Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.”—Goethe Introduction People and the communities they are a part of—defined as “groups of people affiliated by geographic proximity . . . or similar situations to add…
View article: Community engagement education in academic health centers, colleges, and universities
Community engagement education in academic health centers, colleges, and universities Open
Community engagement (CE) is critical for advancing health equity and a key approach for promoting inclusive clinical and translational science. However, it requires a workforce trained to effectively design, implement, and evaluate health…
View article: Exploring the knowledge, attitudes, practices and lived experiences of frontline health workers in the times of COVID-19 : a qualitative study from Bangladesh
Exploring the knowledge, attitudes, practices and lived experiences of frontline health workers in the times of COVID-19 : a qualitative study from Bangladesh Open
Objective This study explored Frontline Health Workers’ (FLWs) knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) on COVID-19 and their lived experiences, in both their personal and work lives, at the early stage of the pandemic in Bangladesh. Design,…
View article: Addressing Opioid Misuse Among Veterans: A Peer-Delivered Opioid Prevention Curriculum
Addressing Opioid Misuse Among Veterans: A Peer-Delivered Opioid Prevention Curriculum Open
Opioid use disorder (OUD) disproportionately affects military Veterans, who are more likely than the general population to experience chronic pain. A community–academic partnership launched a community-engaged research (CEnR) project desig…
View article: The Impact of Psychiatry Round on The Attitude of Medical Students towards Psychiatry as a specialty and a career
The Impact of Psychiatry Round on The Attitude of Medical Students towards Psychiatry as a specialty and a career Open
Background Psychiatry workplace shortage is a major problem seen in many countries around the world. This could be attributed to negative attitude of medical students towards psychiatry as a career for the past decades despite that medical…
View article: Reactions to the media coverage during the first wave of COVID-19 in Bangladesh
Reactions to the media coverage during the first wave of COVID-19 in Bangladesh Open