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1. Equity in access to safely managed sanitation and prevalence of diarrheal diseases in Bangladesh: a national and sub-national analysis

   In Bangladesh, safely managed sanitation (SMS) coverage is low, and diarrheal disease is a significant health problem. This study estimated the inequality in access to SMS facilities at the national and sub-na...

   Authors: Jahanara Akter, Md. Rashedul Islam, Shamima Akter, Md. Mizanur Rahman, Fahima Hossain, Md Rifat Anam, Md. Ashraful Alam, Papia Sultana and Shahedur Rashid

   Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2022 22:871

   Content type: Research Published on: 21 November 2022

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2. Association of sleep duration and sleep quality with overweight/obesity among adolescents of Bangladesh: a multilevel analysis

   Sleep deprivation is widely recognized as a potential contributor to childhood obesity. However, few studies have addressed this issue in low-income settings. The aim of this study was to determine the associa...

   Authors: Md Rifat Anam, Shamima Akter, Fahima Hossain, Sharmin Quazi Bonny, Jahanara Akter, Cherri Zhang, Md. Mizanur Rahman and Md. Abul Basher Mian

   Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:374

   Content type: Research Published on: 21 February 2022

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3. Correlates of stunting among under-five children in Bangladesh: a multilevel approach

   Child malnutrition still remains a major cause of childhood morbidity and mortality in Bangladesh. This study aims to determine the prevalence and identify the associated risk factors of child malnutrition in ...

   Authors: Papia Sultana, Md. Mahfuzur Rahman and Jahanara Akter

   Citation: BMC Nutrition 2019 5:41

   Content type: Research article Published on: 7 October 2019

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4. Towards reducing behavioral risk factors of non-communicable diseases among adolescents: protocol for a school-based health education program in Bangladesh

   Developing strategies aimed at reducing behavioral risk factors and hence the prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is a major challenge to the policy makers today. Like the same age group worldwide, ...

   Authors: Marium Salwa, Md Atiqul Haque, Md Khalequzzaman, Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun, Mahfuzur Rahman Bhuiyan and Sohel Reza Choudhury

   Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1002

   Content type: Study protocol Published on: 25 July 2019

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