http://http://dspace.icddrb.org:80/jspui/handle/123456789/5925 Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:12:30 GMT 2026-04-20T22:12:30Z http://http://dspace.icddrb.org:80/jspui/handle/123456789/11884 Title: Analysis of Health Needs and Health System Response in the Coastal Districts of Bangladesh Authors: Fauzia Akhter, Huda; Hassan Rushekh, Mahmood; Aniqa Tasnim, Hossain; Jasmin, Khan; Omar, Faruk; Zahed Shafiqur, Razzak; Kazi Tamara Binta, Kamal; Shams El, Arifeen Abstract: This research project was supported by South Asia Research Hub, Department for International Development, Government of UK. icddr,b acknowledges with gratitude the commitment of DFID to its research efforts. icddr,b is also grateful to the Governments of Bangladesh, Canada, Sweden and the UK for providing unrestricted support Mon, 29 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT http://http://dspace.icddrb.org:80/jspui/handle/123456789/11884 2025-09-29T00:00:00Z http://http://dspace.icddrb.org:80/jspui/handle/123456789/6196 Title: Vulnerability of newborns to environmental factors : findings from community based surveillance data in Bangladesh Authors: Mannan, Ishtiaq; Choi, Yoonjoung; Coutinho, Anastasia J.; Chowdhury, Atique I.; Rahman, Syed Moshfiqur; Seraji, Habib R.; Bari, Sanwarul; Shah, Rasheduzzaman; Winch, Peter J.; Arifeen, Shams El; Darmstadt, Gary L.; Baqui, Abdullah H. Abstract: Abstract: Infection is the major cause of neonatal deaths. Home born newborns in rural Bangladeshi communities are exposed to environmental factors increasing their vulnerability to a number of disease agents that may compromise their health. The current analysis was conducted to assess the association of very severe disease (VSD) in newborns in rural communities with temperature, rainfall, and humidity. A total of 12,836 newborns from rural Sylhet and Mirzapur communities were assessed by trained community health workers using a sign based algorithm. Records of temperature, humidity, and rainfall were collected from the nearest meteorological stations. Associations between VSD and environmental factors were estimated. Incidence of VSD was found to be associated with higher temperatures (odds ratios: 1.14, 95% CI: 1.08 to 1.21 in Sylhet and 1.06, 95% CI: 1.04 to 1.07 in Mirzapur) and heat humidity index (odds ratios: 1.06, 95% CI: 1.04 to 1.08 in Sylhet and, 1.03, 95% CI: 1.01 to 1.04 in Mirzapur). Four months (June-September) in Sylhet, and six months in Mirzapur (April-September) had higher odds ratios of incidence of VSD as compared to the remainder of the year (odds ratios: 1.72, 95% CI: 1.32 to 2.23 in Sylhet and, 1.62, 95% CI: 1.33 to1.96 in Mirzapur). Prevention of VSD in neonates can be enhanced if these interactions are considered in health intervention strategies. Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://http://dspace.icddrb.org:80/jspui/handle/123456789/6196 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z http://http://dspace.icddrb.org:80/jspui/handle/123456789/5222 Title: Flood, Indian Ocean Dipole and public health in Bangladesh Authors: Streatfield, Peter Kim Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://http://dspace.icddrb.org:80/jspui/handle/123456789/5222 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z