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Lowhorn RJ, Chowdhury M, Kimitei S, Haskin S, Masum M, Rahman AKMF. Comorbidities and their association with COVID-19 mortality in Mexico between January 2020 and August 2021. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0296895. [PMID: 38630736 PMCID: PMC11023256 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0296895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 04/19/2024] Open
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By August 17, 2021, 4.3 million people had died globally as a result of SARS-CoV-2 infection. While data collection is ongoing, it is abundantly obvious that this is one of the most significant public health crises in modern history. Consequently, global efforts are being made to attain a greater understanding of this disease and to identify risk factors associated with more severe outcomes. The goal of this study is to identify clinical characteristics and risk factors associated with COVID-19 mortality in Mexico. The dataset used in this study was released by Sistema Nacional de Vigilancia Epidemiologica de Enfermedades Respiratorias (SISVER) de la Secretaría de Salud and contains 2.9 million COVID-19 cases. The effects of risk factors on COVID-19 mortality were estimated using multivariable logistic regression models with generalized estimation equation and Kaplan-Meier curves. Case fatality rates, case hospitalization rates are also reported using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) USA death-to-case ratio method. In general, older males with pre-existing conditions had higher odds of death. Age greater than 40, male sex, hypertension, diabetes, and obesity are associated with higher COVID-19 mortality. End-stage renal disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and immunosuppression are all linked with COVID-19 patient fatalities. Smoking and Asthma are associated with lower COVID-19 mortality which is consistent with findings from the article published in Nature based on National Health Service (NHS) of UK dataset (17 million cases). Intensive care unit (ICU), patient intubation, and pneumonia diagnosis are shown to substantially increase mortality risk for COVID-19 patients.
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- Ryan J Lowhorn
- School of Data Science and Analytics, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia, United States of America
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- College of Business and Technology, Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois, United States of America
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- School of Data Science and Analytics, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia, United States of America
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- School of Data Science and Analytics, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia, United States of America
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- San Jose State University, San Jose, California, United States of America
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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Patwary MM, Bardhan M, Haque MA, Moniruzzaman S, Gustavsson J, Khan MMH, Koivisto J, Salwa M, Mashreky SR, Rahman AKMF, Tasnim A, Islam MR, Alam MA, Hasan M, Harun MAYA, Nyberg L, Islam MA. Impact of extreme weather events on mental health in South and Southeast Asia: A two decades of systematic review of observational studies. Environ Res 2024; 250:118436. [PMID: 38354890 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2023] [Revised: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024]
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Extreme weather events in South and Southeast Asia exert profound psychosocial impacts, amplifying the prevalence of mental illness. Despite their substantial consequences, there is a dearth of research and representation in the current literature. We conducted a systematic review of observational studies published between January 1, 2000, and January 20, 2024, to examine the impact of extreme weather events on the mental health of the South and Southeast Asian population. Quality assessment of the included studies was conducted using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) quality appraisal checklist. The search retrieved 70 studies that met the inclusion criteria and were included in our review. Most were from India (n = 22), and most used a cross-sectional study design (n = 55). Poor mental health outcomes were associated with six types of extreme weather events: floods, storm surges, typhoons, cyclones, extreme heat, and riverbank erosion. Most studies (n = 41) reported short-term outcome measurements. Findings included outcomes with predictable symptomatology, including post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, general psychological distress, emotional distress and suicide. Limited studies on long-term effects showed higher mental disorders after floods and typhoons, while cyclone-exposed individuals had more short-term distress. Notably, the review identified over 50 risk factors influencing mental health outcomes, categorized into six classes: demographic, economic, health, disaster exposure, psychological, and community factors. However, the quantitative evidence linking extreme weather events to mental health was limited due to a lack of longitudinal data, lack of control groups, and the absence of objective exposure measurements. The review found some compelling evidence linking extreme weather events to adverse mental health in the South and Southeast Asia region. Future research should focus on longitudinal study design to identify the specific stressors and climatic factors influencing the relationship between climate extremes and mental health in this region.
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- Environmental Science Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna, 9208, Bangladesh; Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management, Clemson University, USA
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- Department of Public Health and Informatics, Bangabandhu Shiekh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh; Center for Societal Risk Research (CSR), Karlstad University, Sweden.
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- Department of Political, Historical and Cultural Studies, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden; Center for Societal Risk Research (CSR), Karlstad University, Sweden.
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- Department of Political, Historical and Cultural Studies, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden; Center for Societal Risk Research (CSR), Karlstad University, Sweden
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- Department of Public Health and Informatics, Bangabandhu Shiekh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Political, Historical and Cultural Studies, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden; Center for Societal Risk Research (CSR), Karlstad University, Sweden; Centre of Natural Hazards and Disaster Science (CNDS), c/o Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University, UPPSALA, Sweden
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- Department of Public Health and Informatics, Bangabandhu Shiekh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, (CIPRB), Bangladesh; Department of Public Health, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Center for Societal Risk Research (CSR), Karlstad University, Sweden; Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, (CIPRB), Bangladesh
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- Department of Public Health and Informatics, Bangabandhu Shiekh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Public Health and Informatics, Bangabandhu Shiekh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Computational Diagnostic Radiology and Preventive, Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Environmental Science Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna, 9208, Bangladesh
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- Department of Political, Historical and Cultural Studies, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden; Center for Societal Risk Research (CSR), Karlstad University, Sweden; Centre of Natural Hazards and Disaster Science (CNDS), c/o Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University, UPPSALA, Sweden
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- Environmental Science Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna, 9208, Bangladesh; Center for Societal Risk Research (CSR), Karlstad University, Sweden.
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Kwiatkowski DM, Alten JA, Raymond TT, Selewski DT, Blinder JJ, Afonso NS, Coghill MT, Cooper DS, Koch JD, Krawczeski CD, Mah KE, Neumayr TM, Rahman AKMF, Reichle G, Tabbutt S, Webb TN, Borasino S. Peritoneal catheters in neonates undergoing complex cardiac surgery: a multi-centre descriptive study. Cardiol Young 2024; 34:272-281. [PMID: 37337694 DOI: 10.1017/s104795112300135x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND The use of peritoneal catheters for prophylactic dialysis or drainage to prevent fluid overload after neonatal cardiac surgery is common in some centres; however, the multi-centre variability and details of peritoneal catheter use are not well described. METHODS Twenty-two-centre NEonatal and Pediatric Heart Renal Outcomes Network (NEPHRON) study to describe multi-centre peritoneal catheter use after STAT category 3-5 neonatal cardiac surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass. Patient characteristics and acute kidney injury/fluid outcomes for six post-operative days are described among three cohorts: peritoneal catheter with dialysis, peritoneal catheter with passive drainage, and no peritoneal catheter. RESULTS Of 1490 neonates, 471 (32%) had an intraoperative peritoneal catheter placed; 177 (12%) received prophylactic dialysis and 294 (20%) received passive drainage. Sixteen (73%) centres used peritoneal catheter at some frequency, including six centres in >50% of neonates. Four centres utilised prophylactic peritoneal dialysis. Time to post-operative dialysis initiation was 3 hours [1, 5] with the duration of 56 hours [37, 90]; passive drainage cohort drained for 92 hours [64, 163]. Peritoneal catheter were more common among patients receiving pre-operative mechanical ventilation, single ventricle physiology, and higher complexity surgery. There was no association with adverse events. Serum creatinine and daily fluid balance were not clinically different on any post-operative day. Mortality was similar. CONCLUSIONS In neonates undergoing complex cardiac surgery, peritoneal catheter use is not rare, with substantial variability among centres. Peritoneal catheters are used more commonly with higher surgical complexity. Adverse event rates, including mortality, are not different with peritoneal catheter use. Fluid overload and creatinine-based acute kidney injury rates are not different in peritoneal catheter cohorts.
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- David M Kwiatkowski
- Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Medical City Children's Hospital, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis. MO, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California - San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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Hussain AHME, Islam L, Mashreky SR, Rahman AKMF, Viitasara E, Dalal K. Barriers to the uptake of eye health services of the children in rural Bangladesh: A community-based cross-sectional survey. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0295341. [PMID: 38060515 PMCID: PMC10703229 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0295341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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Globally, ocular morbidity and disability among children are major public health concerns. This study was designed to explore the health-seeking behaviours of parents in Bangladesh whose children have ocular problems. A cross-sectional mixed method was followed for this study. The method was designed to measure the eye health care-seeking practices of caregivers/parents with children with ocular morbidity in three unions (the lowest administrative geographical area comprising 30,000-50,000 population) of the Raiganj Upazila under the Sirajganj District of Bangladesh. The study period was from January to April 2017. Face-to-face interviews using a semi-structured quantitative questionnaire with the caregivers and KI were conducted among the health service providers during the study period. This was the first community-based study conducted in Bangladesh to find out caregivers' health-seeking behaviour with identified ocular morbidity. Among 198 confirmed cases of childhood ocular problems, only 87 (43.9%) parents sought health care for their children's ocular morbidities. Better health-seeking behavior was found among the wealthier families. Proportions were 55.3% and 36% among wealthy and low-income families, respectively. Affluent families sought care from qualified service providers. Educated household heads chose qualified service providers for their children at a higher rate than illiterate household heads. Lack of knowledge, lack of awareness and financial constraints are significant barriers to seeking proper health care. More than half of the caregivers did not seek any eye care services for their children. Socio-demographic factors, and financial constraints play an essential role in the health-seeking behaviour of the parents.
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- A. H. M. Enayet Hussain
- Department of Health Sciences, Division of Public Health Science, Mid Sweden University, Sundsvall, Sweden
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- Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Bangladesh University of Health Sciences, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Bangladesh University of Health Sciences, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Bangladesh University of Health Sciences, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Health Sciences, Division of Public Health Science, Mid Sweden University, Sundsvall, Sweden
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- Department of Health Sciences, Division of Public Health Science, Mid Sweden University, Sundsvall, Sweden
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Asfari A, Borasino S, Mendoza E, Hock KM, Huskey JL, Rahman AKMF, Zaccagni H, Byrnes JW. Risk factors for long post-operative hospital stays after cardiopulmonary bypass surgery in full-term neonates. Cardiol Young 2023; 33:2487-2492. [PMID: 36924162 DOI: 10.1017/s1047951123000379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Long hospital stays for neonates following cardiac surgery can be detrimental to short- and long-term outcomes. Furthermore, it can impact resource allocation within heart centres' daily operations. We aimed to explore multiple clinical variables and complications that can influence and predict the post-operative hospital length of stay. METHODS We conducted a retrospective observational review of the full-term neonates (<30 days old) who had cardiac surgery in a tertiary paediatric cardiac surgery centre - assessment of multiple clinical variables and their association with post-operative hospital length of stay. RESULTS A total of 273 neonates were screened with a mortality rate of 8%. The survivors (number = 251) were analysed; 83% had at least one complication. The median post-operative hospital length of stay was 19.5 days (interquartile range 10.5, 31.6 days). The median post-operative hospital length of stay was significantly different among patients with complications (21.5 days, 10.5, 34.6 days) versus the no-complication group (14 days, 9.6, 19.5 days), p < 0.01. Among the non-modifiable variables, gastrostomy, tracheostomy, syndromes, and single ventricle physiology are significantly associated with longer post-operative hospital length of stay. Among the modifiable variables, deep vein thrombosis and cardiac arrest were associated with extended post-operative hospital length of stay. CONCLUSIONS Complications following cardiac surgery can be associated with longer hospital stay. Some complications are modifiable. Deep vein thrombosis and cardiac arrest are among the complications that were associated with longer hospital stay and offer a direct opportunity for prevention which may be reflected in better outcomes and shorter hospital stay.
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- Ahmed Asfari
- Department of Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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Johnson DL, Carlo WA, Rahman AKMF, Tindal R, Trulove SG, Watt MJ, Travers CP. Health Insurance and Differences in Infant Mortality Rates in the US. JAMA Netw Open 2023; 6:e2337690. [PMID: 37831450 PMCID: PMC10576209 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.37690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023] Open
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Importance Health insurance status is associated with differences in access to health care and health outcomes. Therefore, maternal health insurance type may be associated with differences in infant outcomes in the US. Objective To determine whether, among infants born in the US, maternal private insurance compared with public Medicaid insurance is associated with a lower infant mortality rate (IMR). Design, Setting, and Participants This cohort study used data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Wide-Ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research expanded linked birth and infant death records database from 2017 to 2020. Hospital-born infants from 20 to 42 weeks of gestational age were included if the mother had either private or Medicaid insurance. Infants with congenital anomalies, those without a recorded method of payment, and those without either private insurance or Medicaid were excluded. Data analysis was performed from June 2022 to August 2023. Exposures Private vs Medicaid insurance. Main Outcomes and Measures The primary outcome was the IMR. Negative-binomial regression adjusted for race, sex, multiple birth, any maternal pregnancy risk factors (as defined by the CDC), education level, and tobacco use was used to determine the difference in IMR between private and Medicaid insurance. The χ2 or Fisher exact test was used to compare differences in categorical variables between groups. Results Of the 13 562 625 infants included (6 631 735 girls [48.9%]), 7 327 339 mothers (54.0%) had private insurance and 6 235 286 (46.0%) were insured by Medicaid. Infants born to mothers with private insurance had a lower IMR compared with infants born to those with Medicaid (2.75 vs 5.30 deaths per 1000 live births; adjusted relative risk [aRR], 0.81; 95% CI, 0.69-0.95; P = .009). Those with private insurance had a significantly lower risk of postneonatal mortality (0.81 vs 2.41 deaths per 1000 births; aRR, 0.57; 95% CI, 0.47-0.68; P < .001), low birth weight (aRR, 0.90; 95% CI, 0.85-0.94; P < .001), vaginal breech delivery (aRR, 0.80; 95% CI, 0.67-0.96; P = .02), and preterm birth (aRR, 0.92; 95% CI, 0.88-0.97; P = .002) and a higher probability of first trimester prenatal care (aRR, 1.24; 95% CI, 1.21-1.27; P < .001) compared with those with Medicaid. Conclusions and Relevance In this cohort study, maternal Medicaid insurance was associated with increased risk of infant mortality at the population level in the US. Novel strategies are needed to improve access to care, quality of care, and outcomes among women and infants enrolled in Medicaid.
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- Desalyn L. Johnson
- University of Alabama School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham
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- University of Alabama School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham
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- University of Alabama School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham
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Asfari A, Doyle EA, Jay GD, Aristizabal N, Manchikalapati A, Rahman AKMF, Hock KM, Borasino S, Ambalavanan N, Schmidt TA, Rhodes LA. Plasma proteoglycan 4: a novel biomarker for acute lung injury after pediatric cardiac surgery. Transl Pediatr 2023; 12:1668-1675. [PMID: 37814710 PMCID: PMC10560364 DOI: 10.21037/tp-23-194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/11/2023] Open
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Background Identification of biological molecules related to post cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) lung injury could help diagnose, predict and potentially impact patient's clinical course after cardiac surgery. Proteoglycan 4 (PRG4) initially identified as potential biomarker for patients with prolonged mechanical ventilation following CPB in a prior study. To further validate these findings, we sought to understand the association of lower plasma PRG4 with prolonged mechanical ventilation and worse lung compliance in a larger cohort of pediatric patients post CPB. Methods Retrospective chart review study. Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Tertiary Hospital. Infants <1 year old with tetralogy of Fallot, ventricular septal defect, or atrioventricular septal defect who underwent surgical repair 2012-2020 and had stored plasma samples in our biorepository were screened for inclusion. Patients with mechanical ventilation before surgery were excluded. Patients were divided into quartiles based on postoperative duration of mechanical ventilation (control <25th percentile, study >75th percentile). Preoperative and 48-hour postoperative samples for each cohort (20 patients each) were tested for PRG4 level using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) technique. Results Study group had lower lung compliance, higher mean airway pressure and higher oxygen need postoperative when compared to control group. Plasma PRG4 levels before surgery and 48 hours postoperative were lower in study group compared to control group (P=0.0232 preoperative; P=0.0016 postoperative). Plasma PRG4 levels were compared preoperative to PRG4 levels postoperative in both group, there was no statistically significant difference (study group: P=0.0869; control group: P=0.6500). Conclusions Lower levels of plasma PRG4 is associated with longer duration of mechanical ventilation, worse ventilator compliance and higher oxygen requirement after cardiac surgery in our patient population. Further validation of this finding in a larger and more diverse patient population is necessary prior to its application at the bedside.
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- Ahmed Asfari
- Section of Cardiac Critical Care, Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Biomedical Engineering Department, School of Dental Medicine, UConn Health, Farmington, CT, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Division of Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Section of Cardiac Critical Care, Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Section of Cardiac Critical Care, Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Biomedical Engineering Department, School of Dental Medicine, UConn Health, Farmington, CT, USA
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- Section of Cardiac Critical Care, Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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Smitherman EA, Chahine RA, Beukelman T, Lewandowski LB, Rahman AKMF, Wenderfer SE, Curtis JR, Hersh AO, Abulaban K, Adams A, Adams M, Agbayani R, Aiello J, Akoghlanian S, Alejandro C, Allenspach E, Alperin R, Alpizar M, Amarilyo G, Ambler W, Anderson E, Ardoin S, Armendariz S, Baker E, Balboni I, Balevic S, Ballenger L, Ballinger S, Balmuri N, Barbar‐Smiley F, Barillas‐Arias L, Basiaga M, Baszis K, Becker M, Bell‐Brunson H, Beltz E, Benham H, Benseler S, Bernal W, Beukelman T, Bigley T, Binstadt B, Black C, Blakley M, Bohnsack J, Boland J, Boneparth A, Bowman S, Bracaglia C, Brooks E, Brothers M, Brown A, Brunner H, Buckley M, Buckley M, Bukulmez H, Bullock D, Cameron B, Canna S, Cannon L, Carper P, Cartwright V, Cassidy E, Cerracchio L, Chalom E, Chang J, Chang‐Hoftman A, Chauhan V, Chira P, Chinn T, Chundru K, Clairman H, Co D, Confair A, Conlon H, Connor R, Cooper A, Cooper J, Cooper S, Correll C, Corvalan R, Costanzo D, Cron R, Curiel‐Duran L, Curington T, Curry M, Dalrymple A, Davis A, Davis C, Davis C, Davis T, De Benedetti F, De Ranieri D, Dean J, Dedeoglu F, DeGuzman M, Delnay N, Dempsey V, DeSantis E, Dickson T, Dingle J, Donaldson B, Dorsey E, Dover S, Dowling J, Drew J, Driest K, Du Q, Duarte K, Durkee D, Duverger E, Dvergsten J, Eberhard A, Eckert M, Ede K, Edelheit B, Edens C, Edens C, Edgerly Y, Elder M, Ervin B, Fadrhonc S, Failing C, Fair D, Falcon M, Favier L, Federici S, Feldman B, Fennell J, Ferguson I, Ferguson P, Ferreira B, Ferrucho R, Fields K, Finkel T, Fitzgerald M, Fleming C, Flynn O, Fogel L, Fox E, Fox M, Franco L, Freeman M, Fritz K, Froese S, Fuhlbrigge R, Fuller J, George N, Gerhold K, Gerstbacher D, Gilbert M, Gillispie‐Taylor M, Giverc E, Godiwala C, Goh I, Goheer H, Goldsmith D, Gotschlich E, Gotte A, Gottlieb B, Gracia C, Graham T, Grevich S, Griffin T, Griswold J, Grom A, Guevara M, Guittar P, Guzman M, Hager M, Hahn T, Halyabar O, Hammelev E, Hance M, Hanson A, Harel L, Haro S, Harris J, Harry O, Hartigan E, Hausmann J, Hay A, Hayward K, Heiart J, Hekl K, Henderson L, Henrickson M, Hersh A, Hickey K, Hill P, Hillyer S, Hiraki L, Hiskey M, Hobday P, Hoffart C, Holland M, Hollander M, Hong S, Horwitz M, Hsu J, Huber A, Huggins J, Hui‐Yuen J, Hung C, Huntington J, Huttenlocher A, Ibarra M, Imundo L, Inman C, Insalaco A, Jackson A, Jackson S, James K, Janow G, Jaquith J, Jared S, Johnson N, Jones J, Jones J, Jones J, Jones K, Jones S, Joshi S, Jung L, Justice C, Justiniano A, Karan N, Kaufman K, Kemp A, Kessler E, Khalsa U, Kienzle B, Kim S, Kimura Y, Kingsbury D, Kitcharoensakkul M, Klausmeier T, Klein K, Klein‐Gitelman M, Kompelien B, Kosikowski A, Kovalick L, Kracker J, Kramer S, Kremer C, Lai J, Lam J, Lang B, Lapidus S, Lapin B, Lasky A, Latham D, Lawson E, Laxer R, Lee P, Lee P, Lee T, Lentini L, Lerman M, Levy D, Li S, Lieberman S, Lim L, Lin C, Ling N, Lingis M, Lo M, Lovell D, Lowman D, Luca N, Lvovich S, Madison C, Madison J, Manzoni SM, Malla B, Maller J, Malloy M, Mannion M, Manos C, Marques L, Martyniuk A, Mason T, Mathus S, McAllister L, McCarthy K, McConnell K, McCormick E, McCurdy D, Stokes PM, McGuire S, McHale I, McMonagle A, McMullen‐Jackson C, Meidan E, Mellins E, Mendoza E, Mercado R, Merritt A, Michalowski L, Miettunen P, Miller M, Milojevic D, Mirizio E, Misajon E, Mitchell M, Modica R, Mohan S, Moore K, Moorthy L, Morgan S, Dewitt EM, Moss C, Moussa T, Mruk V, Murphy A, Muscal E, Nadler R, Nahal B, Nanda K, Nasah N, Nassi L, Nativ S, Natter M, Neely J, Nelson B, Newhall L, Ng L, Nicholas J, Nicolai R, Nigrovic P, Nocton J, Nolan B, Oberle E, Obispo B, O'Brien B, O'Brien T, Okeke O, Oliver M, Olson J, O'Neil K, Onel K, Orandi A, Orlando M, Osei‐Onomah S, Oz R, Pagano E, Paller A, Pan N, Panupattanapong S, Pardeo M, Paredes J, Parsons A, Patel J, Pentakota K, Pepmueller P, Pfeiffer T, Phillippi K, Marafon DP, Phillippi K, Ponder L, Pooni R, Prahalad S, Pratt S, Protopapas S, Puplava B, Quach J, Quinlan‐Waters M, Rabinovich C, Radhakrishna S, Rafko J, Raisian J, Rakestraw A, Ramirez C, Ramsay E, Ramsey S, Randell R, Reed A, Reed A, Reed A, Reid H, Remmel K, Repp A, Reyes A, Richmond A, Riebschleger M, Ringold S, Riordan M, Riskalla M, Ritter M, Rivas‐Chacon R, Robinson A, Rodela E, Rodriquez M, Rojas K, Ronis T, Rosenkranz M, Rosolowski B, Rothermel H, Rothman D, Roth‐Wojcicki E, Rouster – Stevens K, Rubinstein T, Ruth N, Saad N, Sabbagh S, Sacco E, Sadun R, Sandborg C, Sanni A, Santiago L, Sarkissian A, Savani S, Scalzi L, Schanberg L, Scharnhorst S, Schikler K, Schlefman A, Schmeling H, Schmidt K, Schmitt E, Schneider R, Schollaert‐Fitch K, Schulert G, Seay T, Seper C, Shalen J, Sheets R, Shelly A, Shenoi S, Shergill K, Shirley J, Shishov M, Shivers C, Silverman E, Singer N, Sivaraman V, Sletten J, Smith A, Smith C, Smith J, Smith J, Smitherman E, Soep J, Son M, Spence S, Spiegel L, Spitznagle J, Sran R, Srinivasalu H, Stapp H, Steigerwald K, Rakovchik YS, Stern S, Stevens A, Stevens B, Stevenson R, Stewart K, Stingl C, Stokes J, Stoll M, Stringer E, Sule S, Sumner J, Sundel R, Sutter M, Syed R, Syverson G, Szymanski A, Taber S, Tal R, Tambralli A, Taneja A, Tanner T, Tapani S, Tarshish G, Tarvin S, Tate L, Taxter A, Taylor J, Terry M, Tesher M, Thatayatikom A, Thomas B, Tiffany K, Ting T, Tipp A, Toib D, Torok K, Toruner C, Tory H, Toth M, Tse S, Tubwell V, Twilt M, Uriguen S, Valcarcel T, Van Mater H, Vannoy L, Varghese C, Vasquez N, Vazzana K, Vehe R, Veiga K, Velez J, Verbsky J, Vilar G, Volpe N, von Scheven E, Vora S, Wagner J, Wagner‐Weiner L, Wahezi D, Waite H, Walker J, Walters H, Muskardin TW, Waqar L, Waterfield M, Watson M, Watts A, Weiser P, Weiss J, Weiss P, Wershba E, White A, Williams C, Wise A, Woo J, Woolnough L, Wright T, Wu E, Yalcindag A, Yee M, Yen E, Yeung R, Yomogida K, Yu Q, Zapata R, Zartoshti A, Zeft A, Zeft R, Zhang Y, Zhao Y, Zhu A, Zic C. Childhood-Onset Lupus Nephritis in the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance Registry: Short-Term Kidney Status and Variation in Care. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2023; 75:1553-1562. [PMID: 36775844 PMCID: PMC10500561 DOI: 10.1002/acr.25002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2021] [Revised: 07/14/2022] [Accepted: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The goal was to characterize short-term kidney status and describe variation in early care utilization in a multicenter cohort of patients with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) and nephritis. METHODS We analyzed previously collected prospective data from North American patients with cSLE with kidney biopsy-proven nephritis enrolled in the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA) Registry from March 2017 through December 2019. We determined the proportion of patients with abnormal kidney status at the most recent registry visit and applied generalized linear mixed models to identify associated factors. We also calculated frequency of medication use, both during induction and ever recorded. RESULTS We identified 222 patients with kidney biopsy-proven nephritis, with 64% class III/IV nephritis on initial biopsy. At the most recent registry visit at median (interquartile range) of 17 (8-29) months from initial kidney biopsy, 58 of 106 patients (55%) with available data had abnormal kidney status. This finding was associated with male sex (odds ratio [OR] 3.88, 95% confidence interval [95% CI] 1.21-12.46) and age at cSLE diagnosis (OR 1.23, 95% CI 1.01-1.49). Patients with class IV nephritis were more likely than class III to receive cyclophosphamide and rituximab during induction. There was substantial variation in mycophenolate, cyclophosphamide, and rituximab ever use patterns across rheumatology centers. CONCLUSION In this cohort with predominately class III/IV nephritis, male sex and older age at cSLE diagnosis were associated with abnormal short-term kidney status. We also observed substantial variation in contemporary medication use for pediatric lupus nephritis between pediatric rheumatology centers. Additional studies are needed to better understand the impact of this variation on long-term kidney outcomes.
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Loberger JM, Jones RM, Phillips AS, Ruhlmann JA, Rahman AKMF, Ambalavanan N, Prabhakaran P. Pediatric ventilation liberation: evaluating the role of endotracheal secretions in an extubation readiness bundle. Pediatr Res 2023; 93:612-618. [PMID: 35550608 DOI: 10.1038/s41390-022-02096-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Revised: 04/21/2022] [Accepted: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND An evidence gap exists regarding the role of endotracheal secretions in pediatric extubation decisions. This study aims to evaluate whether endotracheal secretion burden independently correlates with pediatric extubation failure. METHODS This is a single-center, prospective cohort study of children aged <19 years requiring intubation. Nurses (RN) and respiratory therapists (RT) independently used a novel secretion assessment score focusing on secretion volume, character, and trend. We hypothesized that the RN and RT secretion scores would not correlate with extubation outcome and inter-rater reliability would be poor. RESULTS RN secretion character sub-score (OR 3.3, 95% CI 1.1-11.1, p = 0.048) was independently associated with extubation failure. RN and RT inter-rater reliability was poor (correlation 0.385, 95% CI 0.339-0.429, p < 0.001). A failure prediction model incorporating the RN secretion character sub-score as well as indication for mechanical ventilation and spontaneous breathing trial result demonstrated an area under the receiver operating curve of 0.817 (95% CI 0.730-0.904, p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS In the general pediatric population, the RN assessment of endotracheal secretion character was independently associated with extubation failure. A model incorporating indication for mechanical ventilation, spontaneous breathing result, and RN assessment of endotracheal secretion character demonstrated reasonable accuracy in predicting failure in those clinically selected for extubation. IMPACT Development of comprehensive and sensitive extubation readiness bundles are key to balancing the competing risks of prolonged invasive mechanical ventilation duration and extubation failure. Evidence for clinical factors linked to extubation outcomes in children are limited. Endotracheal secretion burden is a common factor considered but has not been studied. This study supports a role for endotracheal secretion burden, as assessed by the bedside nurse, in extubation readiness bundles. Inter-rater reliability with respiratory therapists was poor. A model incorporating other key factors showed good discrimination for extubation outcome and sets the stage for prospective evaluation in the general population and diagnosis-specific subgroups.
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- Jeremy M Loberger
- Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
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- Department of Respiratory Therapy, Children's Hospital of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Nursing Services, Children's Hospital of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Pediatric Residency Program, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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Smitherman EA, Chahine RA, Bitencourt N, Rahman AKMF, Lawson EF, Chang JC. Patient-Reported Outcomes Among Transition-Age Young Adults With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance Registry. J Rheumatol 2023; 50:98-106. [PMID: 36109074 DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.220514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate patient-reported care utilization and outcomes among young adults with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), including factors associated with complete transfer to adult rheumatology. METHODS We included young adults with JIA enrolled in the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA) Registry from 2015 to 2019 with age ≥ 18 years at their last clinical site visit. We used data from the CARRA Registry Long-term Follow-up program, which follows inactive CARRA Registry patients and collects patient-reported information through phone surveys. We compared the characteristics of respondents with complete and incomplete transfer to adult rheumatology care at their first Long-term Follow-up phone survey. RESULTS We identified 540 young adults with JIA; 187 (35%) responded to the Long-term Follow-up phone survey. The 54% of respondents with complete transfer to adult rheumatology were slightly older and reported more self-assessed disease activity, morning stiffness, and pain compared to those with incomplete transfer. Biologic use was high at both timepoints and did not differ by transfer status. Patients who completed the transfer were more likely to have private insurance and be actively pursuing postsecondary education compared to those with an incomplete transfer. Across the cohort, 65% reported problems with pain or discomfort and 45% with anxiety or depression. CONCLUSION Young adult respondents with JIA in the CARRA Registry commonly report persistent medication use, but still report more problems with pain as compared to population norms. Additional work is needed to understand how best to address comorbid pain around the period of transition to adult care.
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- Emily A Smitherman
- E.A. Smitherman, MD, MS, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama;
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- R.A. Chahine, PhD, Social, Statistical and Environmental Sciences Unit, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
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- N. Bitencourt, MD, Department of Pediatrics, Loma Linda University Health, Loma Linda, California
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- A.K.M.F. Rahman, PhD, Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- E.F. Lawson, MD, Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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Shukla VV, Souder JP, Imbrock G, Hu M, Rahman AKMF, Travers CP, Ambalavanan N, Carlo WA, Lal CV. Hospital and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Nano-Preterm Infants Receiving Invasive vs Noninvasive Ventilation at Birth. JAMA Netw Open 2022; 5:e2229105. [PMID: 36036932 PMCID: PMC9425146 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.29105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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IMPORTANCE Infants with gestational age between 22 0/7 and 23 6/7 weeks (referred to as nano-preterm infants) are at very high risk of adverse outcomes. Noninvasive respiratory support at birth improves outcomes in infants born at 24 0/7 to 27 6/7 weeks' gestational age. Evidence is limited on whether similar benefits of non-invasive respiratory support at birth extend to nano-preterm infants. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the hypothesis that intubation at 10 minutes or earlier after birth is associated with a higher incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) or death by 36 weeks' postmenstrual age (PMA) in nano-preterm infants. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This observational cohort study included all nano-preterm infants at a level IV neonatal intensive care unit who were delivered from January 1, 2014, to June 30, 2021. Infants receiving palliative or comfort care at birth were excluded. EXPOSURES Infants were grouped based on first intubation attempt timing after birth (>10 minutes after birth and ≤10 minutes as noninvasive and invasive respiratory support at birth groups, respectively). MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES The primary outcome was the composite outcome of BPD (physiological definition) or death by 36 weeks' PMA. RESULTS All 230 consecutively born, eligible nano-preterm infants were included, of whom 88 (median [IQR] gestational age, 23.6 [23.4-23.7] weeks; 45 [51.1%] female; 54 [62.1%] Black) were in the noninvasive respiratory support at birth group and 142 (median [IQR] gestational age, 23.0 [22.4-23.3] weeks; 71 [50.0%] female; 94 [66.2%] Black) were in the invasive respiratory support at birth group. The incidence of BPD or death by 36 weeks' PMA did not differ between the noninvasive and invasive respiratory support groups (83 of 88 [94.3%] in the noninvasive group vs 129 of 142 [90.9%] in the invasive group; adjusted odds ratio, 2.09; 95% CI, 0.60-7.25; P = .24). Severe intraventricular hemorrhage or death by 36 weeks' PMA was lower in the invasive respiratory support at birth group (adjusted odds ratio, 2.20; 95% CI, 1.07-4.51; P = .03). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE This cohort study's findings suggest that noninvasive respiratory support in the first 10 minutes after birth is feasible but is not associated with a decrease in the risk of BPD or death compared with intubation and early surfactant delivery in nano-preterm infants.
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- Vivek V. Shukla
- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham
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- School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham
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- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham
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- School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham
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- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham
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- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham
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- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham
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- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham
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Guo B, Jaeger BC, Rahman AKMF, Long DL, Yi N. Spike-and-slab least absolute shrinkage and selection operator generalized additive models and scalable algorithms for high-dimensional data analysis. Stat Med 2022; 41:3899-3914. [PMID: 35665524 PMCID: PMC10390213 DOI: 10.1002/sim.9483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Revised: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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There are proposals that extend the classical generalized additive models (GAMs) to accommodate high-dimensional data ( p ≫ n $$ p\gg n $$ ) using group sparse regularization. However, the sparse regularization may induce excess shrinkage when estimating smooth functions, damaging predictive performance. Moreover, most of these GAMs consider an "all-in-all-out" approach for functional selection, rendering them difficult to answer if nonlinear effects are necessary. While some Bayesian models can address these shortcomings, using Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithms for model fitting creates a new challenge, scalability. Hence, we propose Bayesian hierarchical generalized additive models as a solution: we consider the smoothing penalty for proper shrinkage of curve interpolation via reparameterization. A novel two-part spike-and-slab LASSO prior for smooth functions is developed to address the sparsity of signals while providing extra flexibility to select the linear or nonlinear components of smooth functions. A scalable and deterministic algorithm, EM-Coordinate Descent, is implemented in an open-source R package BHAM. Simulation studies and metabolomics data analyses demonstrate improved predictive and computational performance against state-of-the-art models. Functional selection performance suggests trade-offs exist regarding the effect hierarchy assumption.
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- Boyi Guo
- Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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Abedin M, Rahman FN, Rakhshanda S, Mashreky SR, Rahman AKMF, Hossain A. Epidemiology of non-fatal burn injuries in children: evidence from Bangladesh Health and Injury Survey 2016. BMJ Paediatr Open 2022; 6:10.1136/bmjpo-2022-001412. [PMID: 36053615 PMCID: PMC9198699 DOI: 10.1136/bmjpo-2022-001412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 04/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Burn is a major cause of childhood injury-related morbidity and mortality. Global estimates suggest that 90% of all cases occur in low-income and middle-income countries and over half of the disability-adjusted life-years are lost from fire-related burns in children. In Bangladesh, there is a scarcity of data on childhood burn injuries. The goal of the study was to describe the epidemiology of non-fatal burns in Bangladeshi children, including incidence estimates and identify high-risk groups. METHODS Bangladesh Health and Injury Survey 2016 was a large scale cross-sectional survey. The survey was conducted among 299 216 population utilising a multistage cluster sampling method. Among the 100 842 children, there were 437 non-fatal burn cases. RESULTS Among different injury mechanisms in children, burn was ranked fifth (7.4%). The overall yearly incidence rate (IR) of burns was 866.7 per 100 000 children (95% CI 785.6 to 947.8) in Bangladesh. The incidence was highest among 1-4 years old children (IR 2028.3, 95% CI 1761.1 to 2334.7) and had a 3.5 times higher risk of burns compared with the 15-17 years age group. Females had a much higher IR of non-fatal burns than males between the ages of 10-15 years (1655.2 vs 482.2). About 70% of burns occurred in rural areas. Hot liquid (44.7%), flames (32.5%) and hot objects (20.7%) were identified as the main causes of burns. The kitchen (60.9%), yards (20.8%) and bedroom and living room (10.5%) were the three most common places for burns. According to the study, 34.8% of burn incidences occurred between the hours of 7:00 and 10:00. CONCLUSION Children in Bangladesh suffer from a high rate of non-fatal burns. The high-risk category was identified as preschool-aged boys and adolescent girls. The majority of the incidents occurred in the morning and inside the kitchen. These findings will help raise awareness and create intervention measures to reduce the high incidence of non-fatal childhood burns in Bangladesh.
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- Minhazul Abedin
- NCD and Mental Health Division, Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- NCD and Mental Health Division, Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- NCD and Mental Health Division, Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- NCD and Mental Health Division, Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.,Department of Noncommunicable Diseases, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Office of Executive Director, Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.,Department of Epidemiology, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Public Health, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.,Global Health Institute, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Chowdhury HA, Paromita P, Mayaboti CA, Rakhshanda S, Rahman FN, Abedin M, Rahman AKMF, Mashreky SR. Assessing service availability and readiness of healthcare facilities to manage diabetes mellitus in Bangladesh: Findings from a nationwide survey. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0263259. [PMID: 35171912 PMCID: PMC8849622 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2021] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Introduction
Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is one of the most prevalent non-communicable diseases (NCDs)as well as a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Around 80% diabetic patients live in low- and middle-income countries. In Bangladesh, there is a scarcity of data on the quality of DM management within health facilities. This study aims to describe service availability and readiness for DM at all tiers of health facilities using the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Service Availability and Readiness Assessment (SARA) standard tool.
Methods
This cross-sectional survey was conducted in 266 health facilities all across Bangladesh using the WHO SARA standard tool. Descriptive analyses for the availability of DM services was carried out. Composite scores for facility readiness index (RI) were calculated in four domains: staff and guideline, basic equipment, diagnostic capacity, and essential medicines. Indices were stratified by facility level and a cut off value of 70% was considered as ‘ready’ to manage diabetes at each facility level.
Results
The mean RI score of tertiary and specialized hospitals was above the cutoff value of 70% (RI: 79%), whereas for District Hospitals (DHs), Upazila Health Complexes (UHCs) and NGO and Private hospitals the RI scores were other levels of 65%, 51% and 62% respectively. This indicating that only the tertiary level of health facilities was ready to manage DM. However, it has been observed that the RI scores of the essential medicine domain was low at all levels of health facilities including tertiary-level.
Conclusions
The study revealed only tertiary level facilities were ready to manage DM. However, like other facilities, they require an adequate supply of essential medicines. Alongside the inadequate supply of medicines, shortage of trained staff and unavailability of guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of DM also contributed to the low RI score for rest of the facilities.
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- Hasina Akhter Chowdhury
- Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh (CIPRB), Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Kirtipasha Health and Family Welfare Centre, Jhalokathi Sadar Upazila, Barishal, Bangladesh
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- Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh (CIPRB), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh (CIPRB), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh (CIPRB), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Foster C, Rahman AKMF, Ashraf AP. Lipoprotein(a) Concentrations Correlate With LDL-C in Children With Type 1 and 2 Diabetes. J Endocr Soc 2021; 5:bvab138. [PMID: 34514279 PMCID: PMC8428194 DOI: 10.1210/jendso/bvab138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Context Elevated levels of lipoprotein(a) (Lp[a]) is an independent risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease especially in patients with diabetes. Adult levels of Lp(a) are thought to be is expressed by the second year of life. Objective We hypothesized that Lp(a) would be influenced by low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), race, and HbA1C. Methods Retrospective electronic medical record review of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D) (n = 607) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) (n = 93). Results Total of 700 subjects, ages 12-19 years with T1D (n = 607) and T2D (n = 93), 49% were male, mean age was 13.2 ± 3.08 years, and the median Lp(a) was 8.00 mg/dL, IQR 5.00-12.00. The Black subjects had an increased relative risk (RR) of higher Lp(a) compared with White subjects (RR 1.25, P < .0001). Among patients with T1D, Black people had an increased relative risk of higher Lp(a) than White people (RR 1.23, P = .0002). In T2D, Black subjects have 43% higher risk of having elevated Lp(a) than White subjects (RR 1.43, P = .268). In T1D, a 5 mg/dL increase in LDL-C results in 2% increase in Lp(a) (P < .0001). In T2D, a 5 mg/dL increase of LDL-C results in an increase of Lp(a) by 3%. LDL-C and BMI are independently associated with Lp(a) (RR = 1.02, P < .001; RR = 0.98, P < .001). Conclusion Our data suggest that Lp(a) is associated with LDL-C in children with diabetes. Lp(a) is differentially increased at higher concentrations of LDL-C. Black children with diabetes have a significant burden of Lp(a) concentrations compared with White children.
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- Christy Foster
- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA
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Rakhshanda S, Barua L, Faruque M, Banik PC, Shawon RA, Rahman AKMF, Mashreky S. Malnutrition in all its forms and associated factors affecting the nutritional status of adult rural population in Bangladesh: results from a cross-sectional survey. BMJ Open 2021; 11:e051701. [PMID: 34706956 PMCID: PMC8552130 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The burden of malnutrition is widely evaluated in Bangladesh in different contexts. However, most of them determine the influence of sociodemographic factors, which have limited scope for modification and design intervention. This study attempted to determine the prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity and their modifiable lifestyle predictors in a rural population of Bangladesh. METHODS This study was part of a cross-sectional study that applied the WHO Package of Essential Noncommunicable Disease Interventions in a rural area of Bangladesh to assess the burden of diabetes, hypertension and their associated risk factors. Census was used as the sampling technique. Anthropometric measurement and data on sociodemographic characteristics and behavioural risk factors were collected following the standard protocol described in the WHO STEP-wise approach. Analysis included means of continuous variables and multinomial regression of factors. RESULTS The mean body mass index of the study population was 21.9 kg/m2. About 20.9% were underweight, 16.4% were overweight and 3.5% were obese. Underweight was most predominant among people above 60 years, while overweight and obesity were predominant among people between 31 and 40 years. Higher overweight and obesity were noted among women. Employment, consumption of added salt and inactivity increased the odds of being underweight by 0.32, 0.33 and 0.14, respectively. On the other hand, the odds of being overweight or obese increased by 0.58, 0.55, 0.78, 0.21 and 0.25 if a respondent was female, literate, married, housewife and consumed red meat, and decreased by 0.38 and 0.18 if a respondent consumed added salt and inadequate amounts of fruits and vegetables, respectively. Consumption of added salt decreases the odds of being overweight or obese by 0.37. CONCLUSION The study emphasised malnutrition to be a public health concern in spite of the dynamic sociodemographic scenario. Specific health messages for targeted population may help improve the nutritional status. Findings from further explorations may support policies and programmes in the future.
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- Noncommunicable Diseases, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Noncommunicable Diseases, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Noncommunicable Diseases, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Noncommunicable Diseases, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Douglass J, Martindale S, Mableson H, Jhara ST, Karim MJ, Rahman MM, Kawsar AA, Khair A, Mahmood ASMS, Rahman AKMF, Chowdhury SM, Hailekiros F, Tamiru M, Seife F, Bishaw T, Nigussie M, Meribo K, Agidew G, Betts H, Taylor MJ, Kelly-Hope LA. Insights on Lymphedema Self-Care Knowledge and Practice in Filariasis and Podoconiosis-Endemic Communities in Bangladesh and Ethiopia. Front Trop Dis 2021. [DOI: 10.3389/fitd.2021.767045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Lymphedema is a life-long sequelae to several neglected tropical diseases (NTD). In Bangladesh the main cause is lymphatic filariasis (LF) and Ethiopia is endemic for both LF and podoconiosis. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends daily self-care including meticulous washing and drying of affected skin and attention to entry lesions, limb exercises and elevation. Adherence to this regime reduces secondary infections which cause disabling episodes of acute dermato-lymphangitis (ADL). Self-care practices must be integrated into family life, supported by community and monitored by health staff; however, little is known about the influence of personal and socio-demographic factors on adherence. People affected by lymphedema (n=272), adult caregivers (n=272), and health workers (n=68) in Bangladesh and Ethiopia were trained in lymphedema management according to WHO recommendations. Surveys on the causes and management of lymphedema were collected at baseline and 24-weeks, and patients completed a daily journal of self-care activities and symptoms. At baseline knowledge on causes and management of lymphedema was greater among health workers (>70%) than patients and caregivers (<20%) in both countries, and there were significant between-country differences in patient reported use of limb washing (Bangladesh = 7.7%. Ethiopia = 51.1%, p = 0.001). At 24-weeks knowledge on lymphedema causes and management had increased significantly among patients and caregivers, there was <70% adherence to limb washing and exercises, but lesser use of limb elevation in both countries. A range of patient characteristics were associated with significant variation in self-care, except for limb washing. Performance of fewer leg exercises was significantly associated with increased age or severe lymphedema in Bangladesh, and with being female or in paid work in Ethiopia. Patient journals recorded ADL symptoms and working days lost due to lymphedema more frequently than were reported by recall during the 24-week survey. Core elements of lymphedema self-care education, training and monitoring are the same for multiple etiologies. This creates opportunities for cross-cutting implementation of integrated service delivery across several skin NTDs. Sustainability will depend on community level ownership and research on factors affecting adherence to lymphedema self-care are urgently needed.
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Asfari A, Clark MG, Hock KM, Huskey JL, Rahman AKMF, Dabal RJ, Borasino S. Early Versus Late Sternal Closure in Infants-Perioperative Associations and Outcomes. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2021; 12:589-596. [PMID: 34597200 DOI: 10.1177/21501351211022413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Delayed sternal closure (DSC) has been used for patients who develop bleeding, chest wall edema, and malignant arrhythmia following cardiopulmonary bypass. Multiple factors can influence the timing of when to perform DSC. We aimed to describe our DSC experience in neonates and infants by comparing outcomes between patients undergoing early (<48 hours) versus late DSC (> 48 hours). We explored the associations between specific clinical and laboratory variables and the timing of DSC. METHODS Retrospective chart review of neonates and infants (<one-year-old) with DSC after heart surgery from December 2012 to December 2018. Patients requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation were excluded. RESULTS A total of 121 patients were included in the analysis, 34% (n = 41) met late DSC criteria. The overall cohort had a 75% survival rate and a median time for open sternum of 42.5 hours (Q1:23-Q3:65). The median time for open sternum in the early and late DSC groups was 24 hours (Q1:21-Q3:43) and 93 hours (Q1:65-Q3:141), respectively (P < .01). There was no statistical difference in mortality rate between groups. Patients with late DSC endured longer intensive care unit stays (median 24.3 days [Q1:13-Q3:35.3] vs 36.8 [Q1:23.9, 73.6]; P< .01) and a two-fold longer hospital stay compared to the early DSC group (multivariable analysis: relative risk = 2, 95% CI: 1.5-2.7; P < .01). Univariate analysis revealed patients with late DSC had higher median lactates both intraoperatively (7.6 [Q1:5.9-Q3:10.7] vs 9.3 [Q1:7.5-Q3:12.1]; P < .01) and 24 hours postoperatively (6.5 [Q1:4.3-Q3:10.3] vs 8.7 [Q1:5.7-Q3:14.70]; P = .03). A higher vasoactive inotrope score at 36 hours was associated with late DSC (odds ratio = 1.1, 95% CI: 1.01-1.2; P = .02). CONCLUSIONS Future research that explores additional clinical and laboratory variables that can help guide DSC decision-making and timing is needed.
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- Ahmed Asfari
- Department of Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, USA
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Nourani AR, Fazlur Rahman AKM, Pernell B, Maddox MH, Hilliard L, Lebensburger J, Alishlash AS. Nocturnal hypoxemia measured by polysomnogram is associated with acute chest syndrome in pediatric sickle cell disease. J Clin Sleep Med 2021; 17:219-226. [PMID: 33006312 DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.8852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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STUDY OBJECTIVES Nocturnal hypoxemia is associated with increased risk of sickle cell disease (SCD) complications. The association of nighttime hypoxemia and acute chest syndrome (ACS) in children with SCD has yet to be determined. METHODS This is a retrospective study of children with SCD who underwent polysomnography at a SCD center. Univariate logistic regression was used to assess the association between nocturnal hypoxemia and ACS admissions. Multivariate logistic regression was performed to verify the effects of different clinical covariates on ACS. Secondary analysis comparing patients with one vs multiple ACS admissions was performed. RESULTS One hundred ten individuals with SCD who completed their polysomnogram (mean age of 9.4 years) were identified. Fifty-nine (54%) had a history of at least one episode of ACS admission (mean age of 4.1 years), including 40 with multiple episodes. The percentage of total sleep time with O₂ saturation < 90% was greater in the ACS group (P < .05). Similarly, mean nocturnal O₂ saturation was lower in the ACS group (P < .0005). Mean nocturnal O₂ saturation of < 97.3% and the percentage of total sleep time with O₂ saturation < 90% higher than 2.7% were associated with ACS. There was no difference in nocturnal hypoxemia between patients with single and multiple ACS admissions. CONCLUSIONS Nocturnal hypoxemia later in life is associated with previous ACS admissions in children with SCD. This can increase the yield of interpreting polysomnograms in this vulnerable population. Prospective studies are needed to determine the temporal relations of nocturnal hypoxemia and ACS, which may identify a modifiable risk for ACS.
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- Anis Rabbani Nourani
- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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Rakhshanda S, Dalal K, Chowdhury HA, Mayaboti CA, Paromita P, Rahman AKMF, Hussain AHME, Mashreky SR. Assessing service availability and readiness to manage cervical cancer in Bangladesh. BMC Cancer 2021; 21:670. [PMID: 34090361 PMCID: PMC8180145 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-021-08387-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The second most common cancer among females in Bangladesh is cervical cancer. The national strategy for cervical cancer needs monitoring to ensure that patients have access to care. In order to provide accurate information to policymakers in Bangladesh and other low and middle income countries, it is vital to assess current service availability and readiness to manage cervical cancer at health facilities in Bangladesh. METHODS An interviewer-administered questionnaire adapted from the World Health Organization Service Availability and Readiness Assessment Standard Tool was used to collect cross-sectional data from health administrators of 323 health facilities in Bangladesh. Services provided were categorized into domains and service readiness was determined by mean readiness index (RI) scores. Data analysis was conducted using STATA version 13. RESULTS There were seven tertiary and specialized hospitals, 118 secondary level health facilities, 124 primary level health facilities, and 74 NGO/private hospitals included in the study. Twenty-six per cent of the health facilities provided services to cancer patients. Among the 34 tracer items used to assess cancer management capacity of health facilities, four cervical cancer-specific tracer items were used to determine service readiness for cervical cancer. On average, tertiary and specialized hospitals surpassed the readiness index cutoff of 70% with adequate staff and training (100%), equipment (100%), and diagnostic facilities (85.7%), indicating that they were ready to manage cervical cancer. The mean RI scores for the rest of the health facilities were below the cutoff value, meaning that they were not prepared to provide adequate cervical cancer services. CONCLUSION The health facilities in Bangladesh (except for some tertiary hospitals) lack readiness in cervical cancer management in terms of guidelines on diagnosis and treatment, training of staff, and shortage of equipment. Given that cervical cancer accounts for more than one-fourth of all female cancers in Bangladesh, management of cervical cancer needs to be available at all levels of health facilities, with primary level facilities focusing on early diagnosis. It is recommended that appropriate standard operating procedures on cervical cancer be developed for each level of health facilities to contribute towards attaining sustainable developmental goals.
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- Shagoofa Rakhshanda
- Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh (CIPRB), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- School of Health Sciences, Mid Sweden University, Sundsvall, Sweden. .,School of Medicine and Health Care, al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
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- Kirtipasha Health and Family Welfare Centre, Jhalokathi Sadar Upazilla, Bangladesh
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- Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh (CIPRB), Dhaka, Bangladesh.,Department of Epidemiology, Bangladesh University of Health Science (BUHS), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh (CIPRB), Dhaka, Bangladesh.,Department of Non-communicable Diseases, Bangladesh University of Health Science (BUHS), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Alexander A, Honan R, Molina A, Rahman AKMF, Walley SC. Tobacco Screening and Use in Hospitalized Adolescents at a Children's Hospital. Hosp Pediatr 2021; 11:605-612. [PMID: 34016650 DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2020-002311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVES With this study, we aim to evaluate inpatient adolescent screening for tobacco, as well as the relationship between tobacco and other substance use, tobacco types used, and cessation interventions. METHODS A retrospective chart review of inpatient hospital admissions of adolescents aged ≥13 years to a tertiary care, freestanding, urban children's hospital in 2018 was performed. Tobacco use-related variables were entered into a multiple logistic regression model in which the adjusted odds ratios were determined. Variables found to be significant in bivariate analysis were included as covariates in the model by using SAS 9.4 software (SAS Institute, Inc, Cary, NC). RESULTS There were 4412 admissions of adolescents aged ≥13 years during the study period, of which 370 (8.4%) adolescents were screened for tobacco use by physicians. Significant factors associated with being screened included age 16 to 18 years, white race, and admission to the pediatric hospital medicine service. There were 93 (25.1%) tobacco users identified, of whom the majority reported concomitant caretaker use (78.6%), alcohol use (52.7%), and marijuana use (70.8%). The most commonly reported tobacco type used was cigarettes at 50.5%. Cessation intervention was documented in 8 tobacco users. CONCLUSIONS Tobacco use screening of hospitalized adolescents aged ≥13 years was performed infrequently and was not standardized among physicians. Tobacco use was identified in 25.1% of those screened, and cessation interventions were inconsistently performed. This study suggests a need for universal, standardized tobacco use screening in inpatient adolescents and identifies a missed opportunity for treatment of tobacco dependence.
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- Ashley Alexander
- Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- Baton Rouge Internal Medicine Residency Program, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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- Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and
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Khanna PP, Khanna D, Cutter G, Foster J, Melnick J, Jaafar S, Biggers S, Rahman AKMF, Kuo HC, Feese M, Kivitz A, King C, Shergy W, Kent J, Peloso PM, Danila MI, Saag KG. Reducing Immunogenicity of Pegloticase With Concomitant Use of Mycophenolate Mofetil in Patients With Refractory Gout: A Phase II, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial. Arthritis Rheumatol 2021; 73:1523-1532. [PMID: 33750034 DOI: 10.1002/art.41731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2020] [Revised: 02/18/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Pegloticase is used for the treatment of severe gout, but its use is limited by immunogenicity. This study was undertaken to evaluate whether mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) prolongs the efficacy of pegloticase. METHODS Participants were randomized 3:1 to receive 1,000 mg MMF twice daily or placebo for 14 weeks, starting 2 weeks before receiving pegloticase and continuing while receiving intravenous pegloticase 8 mg biweekly for 12 weeks. Participants then received pegloticase alone from week 12 to week 24. The primary end points were the proportion of patients who sustained a serum urate level of ≤6 mg/dl at 12 weeks and the rate of adverse events (AEs). Secondary end points included 24-week durability of serum urate level ≤6 mg/dl. Fisher's exact test and Wilcoxon's 2-sample test were used for analyses, along with Kaplan-Meier estimates and log rank tests. RESULTS A total of 32 participants received ≥1 dose of pegloticase. Participants were predominantly men (88%), with a mean age of 55.2 years, mean gout duration of 13.4 years, and mean baseline serum urate level of 9.2 mg/dl. At 12 weeks, a serum urate level of ≤6 mg/dl was achieved in 19 (86%) of 22 participants in the MMF arm compared to 4 (40%) of 10 in the placebo arm (P = 0.01). At week 24, the serum urate level was ≤6 mg/dl in 68% of MMF-treated patients versus 30% of placebo-treated patients (P = 0.06), and rates of AEs were similar between groups, with more infusion reactions occurring in the placebo arm (30% versus 0%). CONCLUSION Our findings indicate that MMF therapy with pegloticase is well tolerated and shows a clinically meaningful improvement in targeted serum urate level of ≤6 mg/dl at 12 and 24 weeks. This study suggests an innovative approach to pegloticase therapy in gout.
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- Altoona Center for Clinical Research, Duncansville, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Horizon Therapeutics, Lake Forest, Illinois, USA
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Paromita P, Chowdhury HA, Mayaboti CA, Rakhshanda S, Rahman AKMF, Karim MR, Mashreky SR. Assessing service availability and readiness to manage Chronic Respiratory Diseases (CRDs) in Bangladesh. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0247700. [PMID: 33661982 PMCID: PMC7932138 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0247700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 02/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Chronic Respiratory Diseases (CRDs) are some of the most prevailing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) worldwide and cause three times higher morbidity and mortality in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) than in developed nations. In Bangladesh, there is a dearth of data about the quality of CRD management in health facilities. This study aims to describe CRD service availability and readiness at all tiers of health facilities using the World Health Organization's (WHO) Service Availability and Readiness Assessment (SARA) tool. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted from December 2017 to June 2018 in a total of 262 health facilities in Bangladesh using the WHO SARA Standard Tool. Surveys were conducted with facility management personnel by trained data collectors using REDCap software. Descriptive statistics for the availability of CRD services were calculated. Composite scores for facility readiness (Readiness Index 'RI') were created which included four domains: staff and guideline, basic equipment, diagnostic capacity, and essential medicines. RI was calculated for each domain as the mean score of items expressed as a percentage. Indices were compared to a cutoff of70% which means that a facility index above 70% is considered 'ready' to manage CRDs at that level. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS Vr 21.0. RESULTS It was found, tertiary hospitals were the only hospitals that surpassed the readiness index cutoff of 70%, indicating that they had adequate capacity and were ready to manage CRDs (RI 78.3%). The mean readiness scores for the other hospital tiers in descending order were District Hospitals (DH): 40.6%, Upazila Health Complexes (UHC): 33.3% and Private NGOs: 39.5%). CONCLUSION Only tertiary care hospitals, constituting 3.1% of sampled health facilities, were found ready to manage CRD. Inadequate and unequal supplies of medicine as well as a lack of trained staff, guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of CRDs, equipment, and diagnostic facilities contributed to low readiness index scores in all other tiers of health facilities.
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- Progga Paromita
- Kirtipasha Union Health and Family Welfare Centre, Jhalokathi Sadar Upazila, Barishal, Bangladesh
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- Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh (CIPRB), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Non Communicable Disease Control, Directorate General of Health and Services, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Rahman FN, Rahman AKMF, Iwuagwu AO, Dalal K. COVID-19 Transmission due to Mass Mobility Before and After the Largest Festival in Bangladesh: An Epidemiologic Study. Inquiry 2021; 58:469580211023464. [PMID: 34166134 PMCID: PMC8236767 DOI: 10.1177/00469580211023464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2021] [Revised: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Festivals traditionally result in mass public mobility from large cities to rural or semi-urban areas in low- and middle-Income Countries (LMIC), which are inadequately prepared for tackling the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to explore the trend of COVID-19 infection in a peripheral region of Bangladesh during one of the largest festivals to develop an evidence-based hypothesis for its influence on the transmission rate of COVID-19. This study conducted a quantitative analysis of secondary data on COVID-19 collected from the Directorate General of Health Services Bangladesh (DGHS) and divisional director's office in the Mymensingh division. To explore the influence of one of the biggest festivals (Eid-ul-Adha) on the trend of COVID-19 infection, we analyzed data from a week before the festival to 2 weeks following the festival. The infection rate (positive cases per million of the population) and the test positivity rate (positive cases among the total number of conducted diagnostic tests) of each day during this period were calculated both for the Mymensingh region and national level. Both the test positivity rate (TPR) and infection rates in the Mymensingh region demonstrated an increasing trend. The mean test positivity rate of the Mymensingh region on the week before the festival was 9.5%. It increased to a mean test positivity rate of 13% in the following week and further rose to a rate of 17% in the next week. The infection rate of Mymensingh also increased more than 2 folds from the day of the festival (2.0-5.3 cases per million) within the next 2 weeks. The TPR and infection rate on the national level remained similar throughout the study period. Mass mobility during Eid-ul-Adha influences the increased transmission of COVID-19 among the peripheral regions of Bangladesh from the central capital city Dhaka. The findings will help policymakers plan and implement travel restrictions during festivals during the pandemic in LMICs.
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- Farah Naz Rahman
- Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh (CIPRB), Mohakhali, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh (CIPRB), Mohakhali, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Bangladesh University of Health Sciences, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Division of Public Health Science, School of Health Sciences,Mid Sweden University, Sundsvall, Sweden
- Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
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Shah B, Krishnan N, Kodish SR, Yenokyan G, Fatema K, Burhan Uddin K, Rahman AKMF, Razzak J. Applying the Three Delays Model to understand emergency care seeking and delivery in rural Bangladesh: a qualitative study. BMJ Open 2020; 10:e042690. [PMID: 33361169 PMCID: PMC7759951 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The Three Delays Model has been commonly used to understand and prevent maternal mortality but has not been systematically applied to emergency medical conditions more generally. The objective of this study was to identify delays in emergency medical care seeking and delivery in rural Bangladesh and factors contributing to these delays by using the Three Delays Model as a framework. DESIGN A qualitative approach was used. Data were collected through focus group discussions and in-depth interviews using semistructured guides. Two analysts jointly developed a codebook iteratively and conducted a thematic analysis to triangulate results. SETTING Six unions in Raiganj subdistrict of Bangladesh. PARTICIPANTS Eight focus group discussions with community members (n=59) and eight in-depth interviews with healthcare providers. RESULTS Delays in the decision to seek care and timely receipt of care on reaching a health facility were most prominent. The main factors influencing care-seeking decisions included ability to recognise symptoms and decision-making power. Staff and resource shortages and lack of training contributed to delays in receiving care. Delay in reaching care was not perceived as a salient barrier. Both community members and healthcare providers expressed interest in receiving training to improve management of emergency conditions. CONCLUSIONS The Three Delays Model is a practical framework that can be useful for understanding barriers to emergency care and developing more tailored interventions. In rural Bangladesh, training community members and healthcare providers to recognise symptoms and manage acute conditions can reduce delays in care seeking and receiving adequate care at health facilities.
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- Bansari Shah
- Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Prevention and Community Health, The George Washington University Milken Institute of Public Health, Washington, DC, USA
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- Nutritional Sciences and Biobehavioral Health, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Center for Injury Prevention and Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Ma T, Peden AE, Peden M, Hyder AA, Jagnoor J, Duan L, Brown J, Passmore J, Clapham K, Tian M, Rahman AKMF, Ivers RQ. Out of the silos: embedding injury prevention into the Sustainable Development Goals. Inj Prev 2020; 27:166-171. [PMID: 32917743 DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2020-043850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2020] [Revised: 08/09/2020] [Accepted: 08/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Globally, unintentional injuries contribute significantly to disability and death. Prevention efforts have traditionally focused on individual injury mechanisms and their specific risk factors, which has resulted in slow progress in reducing the burden. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent a global agenda for promoting human prosperity while respecting planetary boundaries. While injury prevention is currently only recognised in the SDG agenda via two road safety targets, the relevance of the SDGs for injury prevention is much broader. In this State of the Art Review, we illustrate how unintentional injury prevention efforts can be advanced substantially within a broad range of SDG goals and advocate for the integration of safety considerations across all sectors and stakeholders. This review uncovers injury prevention opportunities within broader global priorities such as urbanisation, population shifts, water safeguarding and corporate social responsibility. We demonstrate the relevance of injury prevention efforts to the SDG agenda beyond the health goal (SDG 3) and the two specific road safety targets (SDG 3.6 and SDG 11.2), highlighting 13 additional SDGs of relevance. We argue that all involved in injury prevention are at a critical juncture where we can continue with the status quo and expect to see more of the same, or mobilise the global community in an 'Injury Prevention in All Policies' approach.
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- Tracey Ma
- School of Population Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Population Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Population Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,The George Institute for Global Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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- The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- National Center for Chronic and Noncommunicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Ngarruwan Ngadju First Peoples Health and Wellbeing Research Centre, Australian Health Services Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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- The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,The George Institute for Global Health, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- The Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.,Bangladesh University of Health Sciences, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- School of Population Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia .,The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Mumu SJ, Merom D, Ali L, Fahey PP, Hossain I, Rahman AKMF, Allman-Farinelli M. Validation of a food frequency questionnaire as a tool for assessing dietary intake in cardiovascular disease research and surveillance in Bangladesh. Nutr J 2020; 19:42. [PMID: 32410632 PMCID: PMC7227307 DOI: 10.1186/s12937-020-00563-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2018] [Accepted: 05/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has emerged as a major public health concern in Bangladesh. Diet is an established risk factor for CVD but a tool to assess dietary intake in Bangladesh is lacking. This study aimed to validate a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) using the 24-h dietary recall method and corresponding nutritional biological markers among rural and urban populations of Bangladesh. METHOD Participants of both genders aged 18-60 years were included in the analysis (total n = 146, rural n = 94 and urban n = 52). Two FFQs of 166 items were administered three-months apart, during which time three 24-h dietary recalls were also completed. Participants were asked to recall their frequency of consumption over the preceding 3 months. Urine and blood samples were collected for comparison between FFQ-estimates of nutrients and their corresponding biomarkers. Methods were compared using unadjusted, energy-adjusted, de-attenuated correlation coefficients, 95% limits of agreement (LOA) and quartile classification. RESULTS Fair to moderate agreement for ranking energy, macro and micronutrients into quartiles was observed (weighted k value ranged from 0.22 to 0.58; p < 0.001 for unadjusted data) except for vitamin D (weighted k - 0.05) and zinc (weighted k 0.09). Correlation coefficients of crude energy, macronutrients and common micronutrients including vitamin E, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, pyridoxine, folate, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and sodium were moderately good, ranging from 0.42 to 0.78; p < 0.001 but only fair for vitamin A, β carotene and calcium (0.31 to 0.38; p < 0.001) and poor for vitamin D and zinc (0.02 and 0.16; p = ns, respectively). Energy-adjusted correlations were generally lower except for fat and vitamin E, and in range of - 0.017 (for calcium) to 0.686 (for fat). De-attenuated correlations were higher than unadjusted and energy- adjusted, and significant for all nutrients except for vitamin D (0.017) to 0.801 (for carbohydrate). The Bland Altman tests demonstrated that most of the coefficients were positive which indicated that FFQ provided a greater overestimation at higher intakes. More than one in three participants appeared to overestimate their food consumption based on the ratio of energy intake to basal metabolic rate cut points suggested by Goldberg. Absolute intake of macronutrients was 1.5 times higher and for micronutrients it ranged from 1.07 (sodium) to 26 times (Zinc). FFQ estimates correlated well for sodium (0.32; p < 0.001), and vitamin D (0.20; p = 0.017) with their corresponding biomarkers and iron (0.25; p = 0.003) with serum ferritin for unadjusted data. Folate, iron (with haemoglobin) and total protein showed inverse association; and fat and potassium showed poor correlation with their corresponding biomarkers for unadjusted data. However, folate showed significant positive correlation (0.189; p = 0.025) with biomarker after energy adjustment. CONCLUSION Although FFQ showed overestimation for absolute intake in comparison with 24-h recalls, the validation study demonstrated acceptable agreement for ranking dietary intakes from FFQ with 24-h recall methods and some biomarkers and therefore could be considered as a tool to measure dietary intake for research and CVD risk factors surveillance in Bangladesh. The instrument may not be appropriate for monitoring population adherence to recommended intakes because of the overestimation.
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- Shirin Jahan Mumu
- School of Health Science, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia. .,Dept of Epidemiology, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences (BUHS), Dhaka, 1216, Bangladesh.
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- School of Health Science, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia
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- Pothikrit Centre for Health Studies, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh
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- School of Health Science, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia
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- Dept of Biochemistry & Cell Biology, BUHS, Dhaka, 1216, Bangladesh
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- Dept of Epidemiology, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences (BUHS), Dhaka, 1216, Bangladesh
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Montgomery AE, Rahman AKMF, Chhabra M, Cusack MC, True JG. The Importance of Context: Linking Veteran Outpatients Screening Positive for Housing Instability with Responsive Interventions. Adm Policy Ment Health 2020; 48:23-35. [PMID: 32162115 DOI: 10.1007/s10488-020-01028-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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This study aims to explore the relationship between the context of screening for housing instability and Veterans' access to services, with the goal of ensuring effective processes to address housing instability among Veterans. This study used administrative data from 100,022 Veterans' electronic medical records and qualitative data collected during in-depth interviews with 22 health care providers and six Homeless Program staff. A mixed effects logistic regression assessed the relationship between Veterans' screening experiences and connection with services; qualitative data were analyzed using a grounded theory approach to present providers' reflections on administering screening for housing instability and responding to Veterans' positive screens with needed resources. We observed a significant relationship between providers' roles and location of screening with patients' timely linkage with services. Providing additional training related to how to conduct the screen and provide required resources, shifting screening responsibilities to providers with more flexibility to address these needs, and embedding supportive services in the care team may improve post-screening linkage with services.
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- Ann Elizabeth Montgomery
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans, Tampa, FL, USA.
- Birmingham VA Medical Center, Health Services Research & Development, Birmingham, USA.
- School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, RPHB 227M, 1720 Second Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, 35294-0022, USA.
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- School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, RPHB 227M, 1720 Second Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, 35294-0022, USA
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- Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, USA
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- VA Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Philadelphia, USA
- School of Social Policy & Practice, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System, New Orleans, USA
- School of Medicine, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, LA, USA
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Biswas A, Dalal K, Abdullah ASM, Rahman AKMF, Halim A. Gestational Diabetes: Exploring the Perceptions, Practices and Barriers of the Community and Healthcare Providers in Rural Bangladesh: A Qualitative Study. Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes 2020; 13:1339-1348. [PMID: 32425566 PMCID: PMC7186877 DOI: 10.2147/dmso.s238523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2019] [Accepted: 03/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is a prevalent and important disease during pregnancy and has detrimental effects on both the mother and the baby. The current study explored the perception and attitude of the community people about GDM and describes the challenges and gaps in knowledge, availability and accessibility of services for GDM screening and management at a rural community in Bangladesh. METHODS We performed a qualitative study including seven Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) and eight Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) from November 2017 to January 2018 at randomly selected areas of Tangail district. A highly trained team including two anthropologists conducted the qualitative studies (FGDs and KIIs) under the guidance of experienced researchers. Thematic analysis was performed. RESULTS GDM is not a known term for pregnant women, their husbands, mothers, and mothers-in-law. Most of the participants (78.7%) did not even hear the term. Some of them (25.5%) perceived that GDM will persist for whole life and transmit from husband to wife and mother to baby. Some people (21.3%) thought that GDM entirely depends on the wish of the God. Most of the participants (68.1%) perceived that symptoms of other types of diabetes and GDM are almost the same. Some participants (19.1%) thought that GDM patients need to intake some medicines that might affect the fetus. The majority of the respondents (83%) had no idea when a pregnant woman should test her diabetes during pregnancy. If GDM diagnosed, pregnant women decided to follow the advice of the doctors. The results from KII with health managers found that they lack in-depth knowledge of GDM. There is no structured guideline or protocol at their facilities for GDM management. CONCLUSION The existing barriers at the communities for adequate detection and management of GDM are identified properly. The findings of this study will be helpful for the decision-makers in taking necessary actions to control the GDM.
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- Animesh Biswas
- Reproductive and Child Health Department, Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh (CIPRB), Dhaka1206, Bangladesh
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- Department of Public Health Science, School of Health Sciences, Mid Sweden University, Sundsvall, Sweden
- Correspondence: Koustuv Dalal Department of Public Health Science, School of Health Sciences, Mid Sweden University, Sundsvall, SwedenTel +46 72 593 2995 Email
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- Reproductive and Child Health Department, Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh (CIPRB), Dhaka1206, Bangladesh
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- Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh (CIPRB), Dhaka1206, Bangladesh
- Bangladesh University of Health Sciences (BUHS), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Reproductive and Child Health Department, Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh (CIPRB), Dhaka1206, Bangladesh
- Kumudini Medical College, Tangail, Bangladesh
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Mumu SJ, Fahey PP, Ali L, Rahman AKMF, Merom D. Seasonal Variations in Physical Activity Domains among Rural and Urban Bangladeshis Using a Culturally Relevant Past Year Physical Activity Questionnaire (PYPAQ). J Environ Public Health 2019; 2019:2375474. [PMID: 31737080 PMCID: PMC6815625 DOI: 10.1155/2019/2375474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2019] [Revised: 08/09/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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While the effect of weather and seasons on physical activity (PA) is well documented for leisure-time physical activities in western countries, scant information is available for developing countries where lifestyle PA is the major source of energy expenditure (EE). In Bangladesh, the traditional calendar divides the year to six seasons that last two months each: summer, rainy, autumn, late autumn, winter, and spring. We developed the Past Year Physical Activity Questionnaire to record culturally relevant physical activities and to help assess the seasonal variation in total and domain-specific PA in Bangladesh. We have applied this tool to 162 men and women aged 18-60 years residing in Dhaka city and in the northern rural district of Thakurgaon. Repeated measures analysis of variance (RMANOVA) was used to test for evidence of variation in PA between place and seasons. The age- and gender-adjusted model revealed significantly lower levels of EE in urban residents compared to rural residents across all seasons and domains. We also found evidence of seasonal variations in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) MET-min/weekamong rural participants only; for total PA (ranging from 3192 in autumn to 4124 in winter; p = 0.0001) and for two domains: the occupation domain (ranging from 935 in autumn to 1645 in winter; p = 0.0001) and the leisure time domain(ranging from 229 in late autumn to 272 in rainy season; p = 0.005). Seasonality in gardening was also noted (ranging from 2.46 in late autumn to 29.28 in rainy season; p = 0.0001). There were no seasonal differences of total and domain-specific MVPA in urban except household-related PA. Among rural participants, PA was higher in the summer, rainy, and winter seasons and lower in autumn and late autumn. The most common leisure-time physical activities were walking, bicycling, and swimming with higher participation in the rural area. Leisure-time physical activity needs to be promoted to urban residents all year long but more focused on autumn, late autumn, and spring in rural areas.
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- Shirin Jahan Mumu
- School of Science and Health, Western Sydney University, Sydney 2751, Australia
- Department of Epidemiology, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences (BUHS), Dhaka 1216, Bangladesh
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- School of Science and Health, Western Sydney University, Sydney 2751, Australia
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- Pothikrit Centre for Health Studies, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
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- Department of Epidemiology, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences (BUHS), Dhaka 1216, Bangladesh
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- School of Science and Health, Western Sydney University, Sydney 2751, Australia
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Rahman A, Jagnoor J, Baset KU, Ryan D, Ahmed T, Rogers K, Hossain MJ, Ivers R, Rahman AKMF. Vulnerability to fatal drowning among the population in Southern Bangladesh: findings from a cross-sectional household survey. BMJ Open 2019; 9:e027896. [PMID: 31530589 PMCID: PMC6756443 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES This study aimed to determine the fatal drowning burden and associated risk factors in Southern Bangladesh. SETTINGS The survey was conducted in 39 subdistricts of all 6 districts of the Barisal division, Southern Bangladesh. PARTICIPANTS All residents (for a minimum 6 months prior to survey) of the Barisal division, Southern Bangladesh. INTERVENTION/METHODS A cross-sectional, divisionally representative household survey was conducted in all six districts of the Barisal division between September 2016 and February 2017, covering a population of 386 016. Data were collected by face-to-face interview with adult respondents using handheld electronic tablets. International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-v. 10 (ICD-10) Chapter XX: External causes of morbidity and mortality codes for drowning, W65-W74, X36-X39, V90, V92, X71 or X92, were used as the operational definition of a drowning event. RESULTS The overall fatal drowning rate in Barisal was 37.9/100 000 population per year (95% CI 31.8 to 43.9). The highest fatal drowning rate was observed among children aged 1-4 years (262.2/100 000/year). Mortality rates among males (48.2/100 000/year) exceeded that for females (27.9/100 000/year). A higher rate of fatal drowning was found in rural (38.9/100 000/year) compared with urban areas (29.3/100 000/year). The results of the multivariable logistic regression identified that the factors significantly associated with fatal drowning were being male (OR 1.7, 95% CI 1.2 to 2.3), aged 1-4 years (OR 3.0, 95% CI 1.4 to 6.4) and residing in a household with four or more children (four or more children OR 1.8, 95% CI 1.1 to 2.9; and five or more children OR 2.1, 95% CI 1.2 to 3.7). CONCLUSION Drowning is a public health problem, especially for children, in the Barisal division of Southern Bangladesh. Male gender, children 1-4 years of age and residing in a household with four or more children were associated with increased risk of fatal drowning events. The Barisal division demands urgent interventions targeted at high-risk groups identified in the survey.
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- Aminur Rahman
- Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh (CIPRB), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- The George Institute for Global Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh (CIPRB), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Royal National Lifeboat Institution, Moreleigh, Devon, UK
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- Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh (CIPRB), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- The George Institute for Global Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- The George Institute for Global Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh (CIPRB), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Karim MJ, Haq R, Mableson HE, Sultan Mahmood ASM, Rahman M, Chowdhury SM, Rahman AKMF, Hafiz I, Betts H, Mackenzie C, Taylor MJ, Kelly-Hope LA. Developing the first national database and map of lymphatic filariasis clinical cases in Bangladesh: Another step closer to the elimination goals. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2019; 13:e0007542. [PMID: 31306409 PMCID: PMC6658114 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2019] [Revised: 07/25/2019] [Accepted: 06/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background The Bangladesh Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) Elimination Programme has made significant progress in interrupting transmission through mass drug administration (MDA) and has now focussed its efforts on scaling up managing morbidity and preventing disability (MMDP) activities to deliver the minimum package of care to people affected by LF clinical conditions. This paper highlights the Bangladesh LF Programme’s success in conducting a large-scale cross-sectional survey to determine the number of people affected by lymphoedema and hydrocoele, which enabled clinical risk maps to be developed for targeted interventions across the 34 endemic districts (19 high endemic; 15 low endemic). Methodology/Principal findings In the 19 high endemic districts, 8,145 community clinic staff were trained to identify and report patients in their catchment area. In the 15 low endemic districts, a team of 10 trained field assistants conducted active case finding with cases reported via a SMS mHealth tool. Disease burden and prevalence maps were developed, with morbidity hotspots identified at sub-district level based on a combination of the highest prevalence rates per 100,000 and case-density rates per square kilometre (km2). The relationship between morbidity and baseline microfilaria (mf) prevalence was also examined. In total 43,678 cases were identified in the 19 high endemic districts; 30,616 limb lymphoedema (70.1%; female 55.3%), 12,824 hydrocoele (29.4%), and 238 breast/female genital swelling (0.5%). Rangpur Division reported the highest cases numbers and prevalence of lymphoedema (26,781 cases, 195 per 100,000) and hydrocoele (11661 cases, 169.6 per 100,000), with lymphoedema predominately affecting females (n = 21,652). Rangpur and Lalmonirhat Districts reported the highest case numbers (n = 11,199), and prevalence (569 per 100,000) respectively, with five overlapping lymphoedema and hydrocoele sub-district hotspots. In the 15 low endemic districts, 732 cases were identified; 661 lymphoedema (90.2%; female 39.6%), 56 hydrocoele (7.8%), and 15 both conditions (2.0%). Spearman’s correlation analysis found morbidity and mf prevalence significantly positively correlated (r = 0.904; p<0.01). Conclusions/Significance The Bangladesh LF Programme has developed one of the largest, most comprehensive country databases on LF clinical conditions in the world. It provides an essential database for health workers to identify local morbidity hotspots, deliver the minimum package of care, and address the dossier elimination requirements. The Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF) requires lymphatic filariasis (LF) endemic countries, such as Bangladesh, to estimate the number of lymphoedema and hydrocoele cases in order to deliver the minimum package of care required to control morbidity and reduce patient suffering. This paper highlights the Bangladesh LF Elimination Programme’s progress in training more than 8000 community health workers to identify more than 44,000 cases across 34 endemic districts where approximately 70 million people are at risk. The morbidity data collected enabled the creation of a national database and a series of risk maps of lymphoedema and hydrocoele to be developed, which highlighted the significant burden in northern Rangpur Division, especially of lymphoedema among female patients. The Bangladesh LF Elimination Programme’s efforts to identify LF cases across all endemic districts represents one of the most comprehensive national databases on LF clinical cases in the world. It provides an informative database for health workers to use in the delivery of the minimum package of care and a template for other countries to adopt and develop national strategies to manage morbidity and prevent disability as recommended by GPELF.
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- Mohammad J. Karim
- Filariasis Elimination and STH Control Programme, Communicable Disease Control, Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- * E-mail: (MJK); (LAK)
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- Filariasis Elimination and STH Control Programme, Communicable Disease Control, Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Centre for Neglected Tropical Diseases, Department of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Filariasis Elimination and STH Control Programme, Communicable Disease Control, Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Filariasis Elimination and STH Control Programme, Communicable Disease Control, Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Filariasis Elimination and STH Control Programme, Communicable Disease Control, Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Centre for Neglected Tropical Diseases, Department of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Neglected Tropical Diseases, Department of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Neglected Tropical Diseases, Department of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Neglected Tropical Diseases, Department of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
- * E-mail: (MJK); (LAK)
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Hussain AHME, Ferdoush J, Mashreky SR, Rahman AKMF, Ferdausi N, Dalal K. Epidemiology of childhood blindness: A community-based study in Bangladesh. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0211991. [PMID: 31173584 PMCID: PMC6555501 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0211991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2019] [Accepted: 04/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and causes of childhood blindness in a rural area of Bangladesh. We adopted a cross-sectional quantitative study design for this study, which was performed in three unions (sub-districts) located in Raiganj Upazila of the Sirajganj district in Bangladesh. Using a validated tool, a screening program was conducted at the household level. After initial screening, a team of ophthalmologists confirmed the diagnoses by clinical examinations. The prevalence of childhood blindness was observed to be 6.3 per 10,000 children, whereas the rate of uniocular blindness was 4.8 per 10,000 children. Congenital problems were the major causes of both uniocular and binocular blindness (uniocular blindness: 84% and binocular blindness: 92%). The whole globe was the site responsible for binocular blindness (28.0%, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 13.1, 47.7), whereas the cornea was responsible for uniocular blindness (57.8%, 95% CI: 35.3, 78.1). Childhood blindness is a public health problem in Bangladesh and is highly prevalent, regardless of sex. The major causes of childhood blindness are congenital.
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- Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Bangladesh University of Health Sciences, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Bangladesh University of Health Sciences, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- School of Health and Education, University of Skövde, Skovde, Sweden
- Higher School of Public Health, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
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Atchley TJ, Laskay NMB, Sherrod BA, Rahman AKMF, Walker HC, Guthrie BL. Reoperation for device infection and erosion following deep brain stimulation implantable pulse generator placement. J Neurosurg 2019. [PMID: 31174189 DOI: 10.3171/2019.3.jns1830231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/14/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Infection and erosion following implantable pulse generator (IPG) placement are associated with morbidity and cost for patients with deep brain stimulation (DBS) systems. Here, the authors provide a detailed characterization of infection and erosion events in a large cohort that underwent DBS surgery for movement disorders. METHODS The authors retrospectively reviewed consecutive IPG placements and replacements in patients who had undergone DBS surgery for movement disorders at the University of Alabama at Birmingham between 2013 and 2016. IPG procedures occurring before 2013 in these patients were also captured. Descriptive statistics, survival analyses, and logistic regression were performed using generalized linear mixed effects models to examine risk factors for the primary outcomes of interest: infection within 1 year or erosion within 2 years of IPG placement. RESULTS In the study period, 384 patients underwent a total of 995 IPG procedures (46.4% were initial placements) and had a median follow-up of 2.9 years. Reoperation for infection occurred after 27 procedures (2.7%) in 21 patients (5.5%). No difference in the infection rate was observed for initial placement versus replacement (p = 0.838). Reoperation for erosion occurred after 16 procedures (1.6%) in 15 patients (3.9%). Median time to reoperation for infection and erosion was 51 days (IQR 24-129 days) and 149 days (IQR 112-285 days), respectively. Four patients with infection (19.0%) developed a second infection requiring a same-side reoperation, two of whom developed a third infection. Intraoperative vancomycin powder was used in 158 cases (15.9%) and did not decrease the infection risk (infected: 3.2% with vancomycin vs 2.6% without, p = 0.922, log-rank test). On logistic regression, a previous infection increased the risk for infection (OR 35.0, 95% CI 7.9-156.2, p < 0.0001) and a lower patient BMI was a risk factor for erosion (BMI ≤ 24 kg/m2: OR 3.1, 95% CI 1.1-8.6, p = 0.03). CONCLUSIONS IPG-related infection and erosion following DBS surgery are uncommon but clinically significant events. Their respective timelines and risk factors suggest different etiologies and thus different potential corrective procedures.
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- 2Neurology
- 4Biomedical Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama
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Atchley TJ, Laskay NMB, Sherrod BA, Rahman AKMF, Walker HC, Guthrie BL. Reoperation for device infection and erosion following deep brain stimulation implantable pulse generator placement. J Neurosurg 2019; 133:1-8. [PMID: 31174189 DOI: 10.3171/2019.3.jns183023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2018] [Accepted: 03/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Infection and erosion following implantable pulse generator (IPG) placement are associated with morbidity and cost for patients with deep brain stimulation (DBS) systems. Here, the authors provide a detailed characterization of infection and erosion events in a large cohort that underwent DBS surgery for movement disorders. METHODS The authors retrospectively reviewed consecutive IPG placements and replacements in patients who had undergone DBS surgery for movement disorders at the University of Alabama at Birmingham between 2013 and 2016. IPG procedures occurring before 2013 in these patients were also captured. Descriptive statistics, survival analyses, and logistic regression were performed using generalized linear mixed effects models to examine risk factors for the primary outcomes of interest: infection within 1 year or erosion within 2 years of IPG placement. RESULTS In the study period, 384 patients underwent a total of 995 IPG procedures (46.4% were initial placements) and had a median follow-up of 2.9 years. Reoperation for infection occurred after 27 procedures (2.7%) in 21 patients (5.5%). No difference in the infection rate was observed for initial placement versus replacement (p = 0.838). Reoperation for erosion occurred after 16 procedures (1.6%) in 15 patients (3.9%). Median time to reoperation for infection and erosion was 51 days (IQR 24-129 days) and 149 days (IQR 112-285 days), respectively. Four patients with infection (19.0%) developed a second infection requiring a same-side reoperation, two of whom developed a third infection. Intraoperative vancomycin powder was used in 158 cases (15.9%) and did not decrease the infection risk (infected: 3.2% with vancomycin vs 2.6% without, p = 0.922, log-rank test). On logistic regression, a previous infection increased the risk for infection (OR 35.0, 95% CI 7.9-156.2, p < 0.0001) and a lower patient BMI was a risk factor for erosion (BMI ≤ 24 kg/m2: OR 3.1, 95% CI 1.1-8.6, p = 0.03). CONCLUSIONS IPG-related infection and erosion following DBS surgery are uncommon but clinically significant events. Their respective timelines and risk factors suggest different etiologies and thus different potential corrective procedures.
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- 2Neurology
- 4Biomedical Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama
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Shawon RA, Ferdoush J, Ali AH, Biswas A, Rahman AKMF, Mashreky SR. Alarming rise in fatal electrocutions in Bangladesh: Comparison of two national surveys. Burns 2019; 45:1471-1476. [PMID: 31176505 DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2019.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2018] [Revised: 02/22/2019] [Accepted: 03/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Electrical injuries are major contributor to burn-related mortality and morbidity. Mortality data were compared from the two largest community-based health and injury surveys in Bangladesh conducted thirteen years apart to investigate the changes in epidemiological features of this adverse health event. METHODS The nationwide Bangladesh Health and injury surveys (BHIS) were conducted among 819,429 people in 2003 and 299,216 in 2016 using a pretested semi-structured questionnaire at the household level. History of electrocution death events in previous one year in the household was determined by verbal autopsy method in both surveys. Thus, each survey result represents the scenario of the year before. Descriptive and comparative analysis was done to investigate the changes in the distribution of electrocution deaths. RESULTS The incidence of electrocution deaths was 1.7 and 4.3 per 100,000 population respectively in the 2003 and 2016 survey. The majority of the cases were aged between 18 to 59 years in both years. The comparison of the two survey results shows that the death rates increased in every age group those were examined. The rates were persistently higher in rural areas compared to the urban. Moreover, the rural mortality rate increased strikingly in 2015. The highest proportion of fatal electrocution events occurred at workplaces and males had a higher mortality rate in contrast to females in both the surveys. The death rate in males doubled in 2015 (6.0 per 100,000) from 2002 rate (3.1 per 100,000). CONCLUSION Electrocution mortality rates have raisen alarmingly between 2002 and 2015. Working persons and males have a higher susceptibility to deaths from electrocution. Rural areas pose greater threats compared to urban Bangladesh. Being derived from a nationwide survey, these facts provide with useful direction to set priorities for prevention of this emerging unnatural cause of death in the country.
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- Riffat Ara Shawon
- Research Associate, Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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- Research Associate, Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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- Research Associate, Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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- Research Associate, Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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- Research Associate, Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh; Dept. of Epidemiology, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences, Bangladesh.
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- Research Associate, Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh; Dept. of Non-Communicable Diseases, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences, Bangladesh.
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Atiqul Haque M, Janson S, Moniruzzaman S, Rahman AKMF, Islam SS, Mashreky SR, Eriksson UB. Children's exposure to physical abuse from a child perspective: A population-based study in rural Bangladesh. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0212428. [PMID: 30779784 PMCID: PMC6380542 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0212428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2018] [Accepted: 02/02/2019] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Background Although child physical abuse (CPA) is considered as a major global public health problem, it has not yet been recognized as such in Bangladesh. Very few studies have assessed the prevalence and victims’ characteristics of multiple forms of CPA. Objective This population-based study assessed the prevalence of CPA committed by adults in a rural area of Bangladesh and examined its association with demographic and socio-contextual factors. Methods Data were obtained using ISPCAN Child Abuse Screening Tool for Children (ICAST-C) in a random sample of 1416 children (49% girls, 51% boys) aged 11 to 17 years by face-to-face interviews during March-April 2017. The response rate was 91.5%. To estimate predictors of CPA, physical abuse was categorized into frequent and less frequent groups. Results The prevalence of at least one form (≥ 1), two forms (≥2) and three or more forms (≥ 3) of CPA were estimated approximately to 99%, 95% and 83% in their lifetime and 93%, 79%, and 57% in the past year respectively. Hitting (except on buttocks), standing/kneeling and slapping were the most common physical abuse whereas given drugs or alcohol, pinched, burned or scalded, beaten-up and locked up were less reported. Female children were faced severe forms of CPA more than that of males. Male children, younger age groups, witnessing adults using weapons at home, bullied by siblings and low level of maternal education were found to be significant risk factors for both ≥ 1 form and ≥ 2 forms of frequent CPA whereas adding also adult shouting in a frightening way was found as a significant risk factor for ≥ 2 forms of frequent CPA. Conclusion Self-reported prevalence of CPA is extremely common in the Bangladeshi rural society. The prevalence was associated with demographic and socio-contextual characteristics of the children such as being younger, witnessing domestic violence and maternal low education. The findings provide evidence to support parents and policy-makers to take effective measures to implement policy and programme on alternative up-bringing methods and creating awareness of negative effects of CM which in turn help Bangladesh to line up with UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, which the country signed in 1990.
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- M. Atiqul Haque
- Public Health Sciences, Department of Health Sciences, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden
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- Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Risk and Environmental Studies, Department of Environmental and Life Sciences, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden
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- Center for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh, New DOHS, Mohakhali, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Bangladesh University of Health Sciences, Darus Salam, Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Public Health and Informatics, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Shahbagh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Center for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh, New DOHS, Mohakhali, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Bangladesh University of Health Sciences, Darus Salam, Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Public Health Sciences, Department of Health Sciences, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden
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Zia N, Latif A, Mashreky SR, Al-Ibran E, Hashmi M, Rahman AKMF, Khondoker S, Quraishy MS, Hyder AA. Applying quality improvement methods to neglected conditions: development of the South Asia Burn Registry (SABR). BMC Res Notes 2019; 12:64. [PMID: 30696469 PMCID: PMC6352446 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-019-4063-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2018] [Accepted: 01/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE South Asia has the highest mortality rate from burns in the world. Application of quality improvement methods to burn care can help identify health system gaps. Our overall aim is to introduce a sustainable hospital-based burn registry for resource-constrained settings to assess health outcomes of burn injury patients presenting to dedicated burn injury centers in South Asia. RESULTS The South Asia Burn Registry (SABR) is implemented through collaborative approach in selected burn centers in Bangladesh and Pakistan. Th registry collects data on burn injury events, the care provided, and the functional status of patients at discharge from burn centers. It covers the entire spectrum of care provision for burn injury patients from the actual event through their discharge from the healthcare system. SABR investigates locally relevant contextual factors associated with burn injury and health-system requirements for burn patients receiving emergency and inpatient care in resource-constrained settings. It also explores factors associated with burn injury and care provision. SABR will inform better prevention and management efforts in South Asia and help to address healthcare needs of burn injury patients.
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- Nukhba Zia
- Johns Hopkins International Injury Research Unit, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA
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- Johns Hopkins International Injury Research Unit, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Aga Khan University, Karachi, 74800 Pakistan
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- National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC USA
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Richardson EJ, McKinley EC, Rahman AKMF, Klebine P, Redden DT, Richards JS. Effects of virtual walking on spinal cord injury-related neuropathic pain: A randomized, controlled trial. Rehabil Psychol 2018; 64:13-24. [PMID: 30407030 DOI: 10.1037/rep0000246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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PURPOSE This study is an examination of the efficacy of a virtual walking protocol to treat spinal cord injury (SCI)-related pain. METHOD A total of 59 individuals with SCI and neuropathic pain (NP) were randomly assigned to receive 20 min of virtual walking, the treatment condition, or virtual wheeling, the control condition. Although having NP was a requirement to participate in the study, participants also underwent pain classification of up to 3 worst pain sites to also examine the effects of virtual walking on nonneuropathic pain. Pain outcomes included changes in pain severity across all pain types, NP unpleasantness, and severity of various sensory qualities of NP. DESIGN This was a randomized, controlled, single-blinded trial. RESULTS There was no significant difference in change in pain between groups, though there was a significant pre- to posttreatment reduction across all pain types in the virtual walking condition, but not the control condition. Specific to NP, there was a significant reduction in pain unpleasantness, but not neuropathic pain intensity. NP experienced as "cold," "deep," and with increased skin sensitivity were significantly reduced following virtual walking compared with the control condition. CONCLUSION Results from this trial suggest that virtual walking treatment may benefit certain aspects of NP, such as associated unpleasantness, as well as certain sensory qualities of that pain. Efficacy of this treatment modality to reduce overall pain severity remains unclear, and may be modulated by other injury, individual, or personality characteristics. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).
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- Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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- Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Halim A, Aminu M, Dewez JE, Biswas A, Rahman AKMF, van den Broek N. Stillbirth surveillance and review in rural districts in Bangladesh. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2018; 18:224. [PMID: 29914393 PMCID: PMC6004696 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-018-1866-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2017] [Accepted: 05/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND An estimated 2.6 million stillbirths occur every year, with the majority occurring in low- and middle-income countries. Understanding the cause of and factors associated with stillbirth is important to help inform the design and implementation of interventions aimed at reducing preventable stillbirths. METHODS Population-based surveillance with identification of all stillbirths that occurred either at home or in a health facility was introduced in four districts in Bangladesh. Verbal autopsy was conducted for every fifth stillbirth using a structured questionnaire. A hierarchical model was used to assign likely cause of stillbirth. RESULTS Six thousand three hundred thirty-three stillbirths were identified for which 1327 verbal autopsies were conducted. 63.9% were intrapartum stillbirths. The population-based stillbirth rate obtained was 20.4 per 1000 births; 53.9% of all stillbirths occurred at home. 69.6% of mothers had accessed health care in the period leading up to the stillbirth. 48.1% had received care from a highly trained healthcare provider. The three most frequent causes of stillbirth were maternal hypertension or eclampsia (15.2%), antepartum haemorrhage (13.7%) and maternal infections (8.9%). Up to 11.3% of intrapartum stillbirths were caused by hypoxia. However, it was not possible to identify a cause of death with reasonable certainty using information obtained via verbal autopsy in 51.9% of stillbirths. CONCLUSIONS Introducing surveillance for stillbirths at community level is possible. However, verbal autopsy yields limited data, and the questionnaire used for this needs to be revised and/or combined with information obtained through case note review. Most women accessed and received care from a qualified healthcare provider. To reduce the number of preventable stillbirths, the quality of antenatal and intrapartum care needs to be improved.
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- Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh (CIPRB), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Centre for Maternal and Newborn Health, Liverpool School for Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, L3 5QA UK
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- Centre for Maternal and Newborn Health, Liverpool School for Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, L3 5QA UK
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- Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh (CIPRB), Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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- Centre for Maternal and Newborn Health, Liverpool School for Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, L3 5QA UK
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Mashreky SR, Shawon RA, Biswas A, Ferdoush J, Unjum A, Rahman AKMF. Changes in burn mortality in Bangladesh: Findings from Bangladesh Health and Injury Survey (BHIS) 2003 and 2016. Burns 2018; 44:1579-1584. [PMID: 29887350 DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2018.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2017] [Revised: 12/27/2017] [Accepted: 01/08/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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PURPOSE This paper is focused to reflect the changes in burn mortality and events leading to fatal burn injuries. METHODS Two national community-based cross sectional health and injury surveys were done in Bangladesh during 2003 and 2016. Similar methodology had been followed in both the surveys. Multistage cluster sampling method considering probability-proportional-to-size strategy was used in both the surveys to obtain the desired sample. A pretested semi-structured questionnaire was deployed to identify causes of mortality and morbidity among the population. Verbal autopsy method was used to ascertain the cause of death. RESULTS An estimated 5000 deaths occurred during 2002 due to burn, whereas, around 9000 deaths were caused by burn in 2015 reflected by the death rates 3.5 and 5.7 per 100,000 population in respective years. This study found an increase in death rates in all age groups from 2002 to 2015. Electrocution caused the highest burn deaths in this country, especially among males and in rural areas. The death toll by this particular mechanism has increased by more than two folds within a decade. The place of occurrence of fatal burn injuries has also shifted from home to the outside of the home especially in the agricultural fields. CONCLUSION Burn death is an emerging cause of injury deaths in Bangladesh. Further researches are required to explore the epidemiology of electrocution deaths in Bangladesh and design effective interventions.
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- Saidur Rahman Mashreky
- Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh; Department of Non-Communicable Diseases, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences, Bangladesh.
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- Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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- Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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- Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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- Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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- Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh; Department of Epidemiology, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences, Bangladesh.
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Saha UK, Alam MB, Rahman AKMF, Hussain AHME, Mashreky SR, Mandal G, Mohammad QD. Epidemiology of stroke: findings from a community-based survey in rural Bangladesh. Public Health 2018; 160:26-32. [PMID: 29709700 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2018.03.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2017] [Revised: 02/07/2018] [Accepted: 03/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study was designed to determine the epidemiology of stroke in a rural population of Bangladesh. STUDY DESIGN In a cross-sectional study, we surveyed stroke patients. METHODS The survey was conducted in a rural community of Bangladesh from January 2016 to June 2016. All community members 15 years and older in a surveillance system were included in this study. The Questionnaire for Verifying Stroke-Free Status was used to screen stroke cases at household level which were again examined by the neurologist for confirmatory diagnosis. RESULTS The prevalence of stroke was 1.96 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.69-2.26) per 1000 population. The highest prevalence was 9.65 (95% CI 7.42-12.33) per 1000 population, identified among patients aged 65-79 years. Males had higher prevalence (2.38 per 1000 population) than females (1.55 per 1000 population). Of the 24% of patients who had radiological examination (magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography scan) reports, 17.2% of stroke cases were ischemic, 4.8% were intracerebral, and about 1.1% were subarachnoid. The ratio of infarction to hemorrhage was 2.91. Approximately 67% of patients were diagnosed as hypertensive, and 37% of patients had elevated blood glucose level. While 15% of patients were found to be overweight or obese, 45% of patients had raised blood cholesterol level. More than 10% of patients reported that they had heart disease before the occurrence of stroke. About 40% of patients had the history of tobacco consumption. CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of stroke is higher among elderly and male populations. A significant proportion of patients presented with hypertension and/or diabetes.
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- U K Saha
- National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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- National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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- Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh; Department of Epidemiology, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences, Bangladesh.
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- Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh; Department of Epidemiology, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences, Bangladesh.
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- National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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- National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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Atiqul Haque M, Janson S, Moniruzzaman S, Rahman AKMF, Mashreky SR, Eriksson UB. Bangladeshi school-age children's experiences and perceptions on child maltreatment: A qualitative interview study. Child Care Health Dev 2017; 43:876-883. [PMID: 28871592 DOI: 10.1111/cch.12508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2017] [Revised: 07/30/2017] [Accepted: 08/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Child maltreatment (CM) is a public health problem and is recognized as a huge barrier for child development. Most of the research and definitions on CM are from the perspective of high-income western countries. Because no major studies have been conducted on CM in Bangladesh, the aim of the current study was to explore the experiences of and perceptions on CM in school-age children in rural and urban Bangladesh in order to understand maltreatment in a local context and from a child perspective. METHODS Semistructured individual interviews with 24 children (13 boys and 11 girls), between the ages of 9 and 13 years of which 11 were schoolgoing and 13 non-schoolgoing, were conducted during July 2013 and analysed according to qualitative content analysis. RESULTS CM was a common and painful experience with serious physical and emotional consequences but highly accepted by the society. Vulnerable groups were especially young children, girls, and poor children. The children's voices were not heard due to their low status and low position in their families, schools, and working places. The main theme that emerged in the analysis was children's subordination, which permeated the five categories: (a) perception of children's situation in society, (b) understanding children's development and needs, (c) CM associated to school achievement, (d) negative impact of CM, and (e) emotional responses. CONCLUSIONS Different kinds of abuse are obviously common in Bangladesh, and the schools do not follow the law from 2011 prohibiting corporal punishment at school. The society has to take further steps to live up to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, which was ratified already in 1990, to protect the Bangladeshi children from CM.
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- M Atiqul Haque
- Public Health Sciences, Department of Health Sciences, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden
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- Public Health Sciences, Department of Health Sciences, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden
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- Division of Risk and Environmental Studies, Department of Environmental and Life Sciences, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden
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- Center for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.,Bangladesh University of Health Sciences, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Center for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.,Bangladesh University of Health Sciences, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Public Health Sciences, Department of Health Sciences, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden
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Purpose To determine if commonly administered doses of technetium 99m (99mTc) mertiatide (MAG3) in the range of 300-370 MBq (approximately 8-10 mCi) contribute to image interpretation and justify the resulting radiation exposure. Materials and Methods The respective institutional review boards approved this HIPAA-compliant study and waived informed consent. Baseline and furosemide 99mTc-MAG3 imaging examinations in 50 patients suspected of having renal obstruction and 48 patients suspected of having renovascular hypertension (RVH) were randomly selected from archived databases and were independently scored by three experienced readers without access to 2-second flow images. Readers were blinded to their original scores, and then they rescored each examination with access to high-activity 2-second flow images. Relative renal function was determined after a low activity (62.9 MBq ± 40.7) baseline acquisition for RVH and a high activity (303.4 MBq ± 48.1) acquisition after administration of enalaprilat. Data were analyzed by using random effects analysis of variance and mean and standard error of the mean for the difference between sets of scores and the difference between relative function measurements. Results There was no significant difference in the scores without flow images compared with blinded scores with high-activity flow images for patients suspected of having obstruction (P = .80) or RVH (P = .24). Moreover, there was no significant difference in the relative uptake measurements after administration of low and high activities (P > .99). Conclusion Administered doses of 99mTc-MAG3 in the range of 300-370 MBq (approximately 8-10 mCi) do not affect the relative function measurements or contribute to interpretation of images in patients suspected of having RVH or obstruction compared with administration of lower doses; unnecessary radiation exposure can be avoided by administering doses in the range of 37-185 MBq as recommended incurrent guidelines. © RSNA, 2017.
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- Andrew T. Taylor
- From the Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences (A.T.T., R.D.F., A.P., R.H.) and Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics (A.K.M.F.R., A.M.), Emory University School of Medicine, 1364 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30322; Veterans Administration Medical Center, Decatur, Ga (A.T.T.); and Departments of Biostatistics (A.K.M.F.R.) and Radiology (E.V.D.), University of Alabama, Birmingham, Ala
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- From the Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences (A.T.T., R.D.F., A.P., R.H.) and Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics (A.K.M.F.R., A.M.), Emory University School of Medicine, 1364 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30322; Veterans Administration Medical Center, Decatur, Ga (A.T.T.); and Departments of Biostatistics (A.K.M.F.R.) and Radiology (E.V.D.), University of Alabama, Birmingham, Ala
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- From the Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences (A.T.T., R.D.F., A.P., R.H.) and Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics (A.K.M.F.R., A.M.), Emory University School of Medicine, 1364 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30322; Veterans Administration Medical Center, Decatur, Ga (A.T.T.); and Departments of Biostatistics (A.K.M.F.R.) and Radiology (E.V.D.), University of Alabama, Birmingham, Ala
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- From the Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences (A.T.T., R.D.F., A.P., R.H.) and Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics (A.K.M.F.R., A.M.), Emory University School of Medicine, 1364 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30322; Veterans Administration Medical Center, Decatur, Ga (A.T.T.); and Departments of Biostatistics (A.K.M.F.R.) and Radiology (E.V.D.), University of Alabama, Birmingham, Ala
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- From the Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences (A.T.T., R.D.F., A.P., R.H.) and Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics (A.K.M.F.R., A.M.), Emory University School of Medicine, 1364 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30322; Veterans Administration Medical Center, Decatur, Ga (A.T.T.); and Departments of Biostatistics (A.K.M.F.R.) and Radiology (E.V.D.), University of Alabama, Birmingham, Ala
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- From the Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences (A.T.T., R.D.F., A.P., R.H.) and Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics (A.K.M.F.R., A.M.), Emory University School of Medicine, 1364 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30322; Veterans Administration Medical Center, Decatur, Ga (A.T.T.); and Departments of Biostatistics (A.K.M.F.R.) and Radiology (E.V.D.), University of Alabama, Birmingham, Ala
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- From the Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences (A.T.T., R.D.F., A.P., R.H.) and Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics (A.K.M.F.R., A.M.), Emory University School of Medicine, 1364 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30322; Veterans Administration Medical Center, Decatur, Ga (A.T.T.); and Departments of Biostatistics (A.K.M.F.R.) and Radiology (E.V.D.), University of Alabama, Birmingham, Ala
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Begum A, Rahman AKMF, Rahman A, Soares J, Reza Khankeh H, Macassa G. Prevalence of suicide ideation among adolescents and young adults in rural Bangladesh. International Journal of Mental Health 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/00207411.2017.1304074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To conduct a comprehensive survey on disability to determine the prevalence and distribution of cause-specific disability among residents of the Manikganj district in Bangladesh. METHODS The survey was conducted in Manikganj, a typical district in Bangladesh, in 2009. Data were collected from 37 030 individuals of all ages. Samples were drawn from 8905 households from urban and rural areas proportionate to population size. Three sets of interviewer-administered questionnaires were used separately for age groups 0-1 years, 2-10 years and 11 years and above to collect data. For the age groups 0-1 years and 2-10 years, the parents or the head of the household were interviewed to obtain the responses. Impairments, activity limitations and restriction of participation were considered in defining disability consistent with the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health framework. RESULTS Overall, age-standardised prevalence of disability per 1000 was 46.5 (95% CI 44.4 to 48.6). Prevalence was significantly higher among respondents living in rural areas (50.2; 95% CI 47.7 to 52.7) than in urban areas (31.0; 95% CI 27.0 to 35.0). Overall, female respondents had more disability (50.0; 95% CI 46.9 to 53.1) than male respondents (43.4; 95% CI 40.5 to 46.3). Educational deprivation was closely linked to higher prevalence of disability. Commonly reported prevalences (per 1000) for underlying causes of disability were 20.2 for illness, followed by 9.4 for congenital causes and 6.8 for injury, and these were consistent in males and females. CONCLUSIONS Disability is a common problem in this typical district of Bangladesh, which is largely generalisable. Interventions at community level with special attention to the socioeconomically deprived are warranted.
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- Noncommunicable Disease Unit, WHO Country Office for Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Public Health and Injury Prevention, Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Administration, Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Shamim AA, Mashreky SR, Ferdous T, Tegenfeldt K, Roy S, Rahman AKMF, Rashid I, Haque R, Rahman Z, Hossen K, Siddiquee SR, Rahman M, Sanghvi TG, Shaheen N. Pregnant Women Diet Quality and Its Sociodemographic Determinants in Southwestern Bangladesh. Food Nutr Bull 2016; 37:14-26. [DOI: 10.1177/0379572116632137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Background: Diet diversity of pregnant women is associated with nutrition sufficiency, micronutrient adequacy, and pregnancy outcomes. However, the sociodemographic determinants of diet diversity among pregnant women in low-income countries are not well studied. Objective: The analysis was undertaken to study the determinants of high dietary diversity and consumption of micronutrient-rich foods by pregnant women from rural Bangladesh. Methods: Pregnant women (508) were randomly selected from southwestern Bangladesh and interviewed to collect data about diet and sociodemographic characteristics. A 24-hour recall was used to collect information about diet. Diet diversity score was calculated for 9 major food groups. All analyses were conducted using STATA SE 12. Result: The overall mean diet diversity score was low at 4.28 and was significantly high among pregnant women who have higher educational achievement, whose husbands’ occupation was business, who live in households of 4 or more family members, and who were dwelling in a house with more than 1 room. Highest gap on knowledge and consumption was reported for 3 food groups including dairy foods, eggs, and dark green leafy vegetables. Consumption of dairy and eggs was lower among women from low socioeconomic status, but no significant association was found between sociodemographic characteristics and consumption of leafy vegetables. Conclusion: Our analysis has shown that diet quality of pregnant women was poor and intake of micronutrient-rich foods was low despite having knowledge about the importance of these foods, underscoring the need for promoting the diet quality in developing countries through behavior change communication programs.
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- Center for Injury Prevention, Health Development and Research, Bangladesh (CIPRB), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Center for Injury Prevention, Health Development and Research, Bangladesh (CIPRB), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Center for Injury Prevention, Health Development and Research, Bangladesh (CIPRB), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Center for Injury Prevention, Health Development and Research, Bangladesh (CIPRB), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Institute of Nutrition and Food Science, Dhaka University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Hossain M, Mani KKC, Sidik SM, Hayati KS, Rahman AKMF. Socio-demographic, environmental and caring risk factors for childhood drowning deaths in Bangladesh. BMC Pediatr 2015; 15:114. [PMID: 26357879 PMCID: PMC4566200 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-015-0431-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2014] [Accepted: 08/21/2015] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Drowning contributes to incapacity and early death in many countries. In low- and middle-income countries, children are the most susceptible to fatalities. Over 50 % of the global drowning deaths occur among children aged under 15 years old with children aged between 1 and 4 years of age being most at risk. In Bangladesh, drowning rates are 10 to 20 times more than those in other developing countries. The object of this study is to determine the socio-demographic, environmental and caring hazard issues for child drowning in Bangladesh. METHODS A case-control study was conducted, with data collected from the Bangladesh Health and Injury Survey (BHIS) to identify the social-demographic and environmental factors associated with childhood drowning. The participants represented 171,366 households from seven divisions of Bangladesh-Dhaka, Rajshahi, Chittagong, Barisal, Sylhet, Khulna and Rangpur. The survey was conducted between January and December of 2003. A total of 141 children drowning were identified in the year preceding the survey. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and logistic regression analysis. The odds ratios with 95% CI intervals were estimated for various associated factors for child drowning deaths. RESULTS In Bangladesh, in 2003, the incidence of drowning deaths was 104.8 per 100,000 among those aged less than 5 years; 168.7 per 100,000 in rural areas; male 32.4 per 100,000; 112.7 per 100,000 between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.; and cannot swim 134.9 per 100,000. The socio-demographic danger factors for child drowning deaths were: being male (OR = 1.45, 95% CI = 1.34-1.78), aged less than 5 years (OR = 2.89, 95% CI = 1.89-3.11), urban areas (OR = 0.67, 95% CI = 0.67-1.87), and mother being illiterate (OR = 1.69, 95% CI = 1.01-2.81). Significant environmental and caring factors included mother/caregiver not being the accompanying person (OR = 25.4, 95% CI = 14.4-45.3) and children cannot swim (OR = 4.5, 95% CI = 1.25-19.4). CONCLUSION Drowning is the single largest reason for the mortality of children aged less than five years. There is a need to educate Bangladeshi parents and encourage behavioural change concerning supervision. The Government should use mass media to raise awareness about drowning among the community with a focus on rural areas. Policies should focus on increasing supervision by mothers/care persons, swimming skills, and should target illiterate mothers. Therefore, there is an immediate need for the Bangladeshi Government to address the problem of drowning.
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- Mosharaf Hossain
- Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, University Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia.
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- Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, University Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, University Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia.
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- Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, University Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia.
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- Department of Epidemiology, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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Hossain M, Mani KKC, Sidik SM, Hayati KS, Rahman AKMF. Randomized controlled trial on drowning prevention for parents with children aged below five years in Bangladesh: a study protocol. BMC Public Health 2015; 15:484. [PMID: 25957574 PMCID: PMC4434569 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-1823-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2015] [Accepted: 05/06/2015] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Drowning is the third leading cause of death for children aged 0-4 years in many Asian countries, and is a serious but neglected health problem in low and middle-income countries like Bangladesh. The aim of the study is to outline the study protocol of a trial to test the efficacy of a mobile coach based intervention for the prevention of childhood drowning. METHOD/DESIGN A two-arm cluster randomized community trial will be conducted to test the efficacy of the mobile coach intervention for childhood drowning on parents with children below five years of age and compared to an assessment only control group. A total of 1680 parents in the villages with children aged below five years of age will participate. The village will be used as a randomized unit, randomly assigned to an intervention group (N = 840) receiving the mobile coach based intervention or an assessment only control group (N = 840). An individualized mobile coach intervention based on the demographic data and the individual will be developed, and SMSs, audio messages, videos and images about childhood drowning will be sent to the participants of the intervention group over a period of six months. The participants will receive per week one text message (SMS) and image and one video and audio text per month. The primary outcome measure will be increased knowledge and safety awareness, and behaviour practice about childhood drowning assessed at the six-month follow-up, and the secondary outcome measure will be the reduced incidence of childhood drowning in Bangladesh. The study assistants conducting the baseline and the follow-up assessments will be blinded regarding the group assignment. DISCUSSION This is the first study testing a fully mobile coach intervention for childhood drowning prevention in Bangladesh. It is hoped that the programme will offer an effective and inexpensive way to prevent childhood drowning among children aged below five years and also increase the awareness of parents concerning the risks to their children from drowning. TRIAL REGISTRATION ISRCTN13774693, 08/03/2015.
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- Mosharaf Hossain
- Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, University Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
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- Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, University Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, University Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
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- Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, University Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
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- Department of Epidemiology, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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Mecrow TS, Linnan M, Rahman A, Scarr J, Mashreky SR, Talab A, Rahman AKMF. Does teaching children to swim increase exposure to water or risk-taking when in the water? Emerging evidence from Bangladesh. Inj Prev 2015; 21:185-8. [DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2013-041053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2013] [Accepted: 12/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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