Child health research papers
44 publications available
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Risk factors associated with severe underweight among young children reporting to a diarrhoea treatment facility in Bangladesh
Protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) is a serious health problem among young children in Bangladesh. PEM increases childhood morbidity and mortality. Information is needed on the major risk factors for PEM to assist with the design... -
Low-dose beta-carotene supplementation and deworming improve serum vitamin A and beta-carotene concentrations in preschool children of Bangladesh
Despite the national vitamin A and antihelminthic prophylaxis programmes, both intestinal geohelminths and subclinical vitamin A deficiency continue to be prevalent among children in developing countries. Studies on potential synergistic effects&#... -
Use of family care indicators and their relationship with child development in Bangladesh
Poor stimulation in the home is one of the main factors affecting the development of children living in poverty. The family care indicators (FCIs) were developed to measure home stimulation in large populations and were de... -
Familial aggregation of Vibrio cholerae-associated infection in Matlab, Bangladesh
Vibrio cholerae is a major cause of diarrhoeal illness in endemic regions, such as Bangladesh. Understanding the factors that determine an individual's susceptibility to infection due to V. cholerae may lead to improved preventi... -
Occult pneumonia: an unusual but perilous entity presenting with severe malnutrition and dehydrating diarrhoea
A three-month old boy was admitted to the Dhaka Hospital of the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B), Dhaka, Bangladesh, with the problems of acute watery diarrhoea with some dehydration and sus... -
Child health and mortality
Bangladesh is currently one of the very few countries in the world, which is on target for achieving the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 4 relating to child mortality. There have been very rapid reductions in mortality,&... -
Zinc treatment to under-five children: applications to improve child survival and reduce burden of disease
Zinc is an essential micronutrient associated with over 300 biological functions. Marginal zinc deficiency states are common among children living in poverty and exposed to diets either low in zinc or high in phytates that ... -
Child mortality inequalities and linkage with sanitation facilities in Bangladesh
Principal component analysis (PCA) was applied to assets and other household data, collected as part of the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS) in 2004, to rank individuals according to a household socioeconomic index&#x... -
Zinc supplementation in children with cholera in Bangladesh : randomised controlled trial
Objective To investigate the impact of zinc supplementation in children with cholera. Design Double blind, randomised, placebo controlled trial. Setting Dhaka Hospital, Bangladesh. Participants 179 children aged 3-14 years ... -
Acute otitis media during the first two years of life in a rural community in Bangladesh: a prospective cohort study
The study investigated the burden of acute otitis media (AOM) during the first two years of life in a cohort of 252 newborns in rural Bangladesh using data collected on occurrences of AOM. Trained community health wor... -
Supplementation of fish-oil and soy-oil during pregnancy and psychomotor development of infants
Supplementation of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in infancy improves neuro-developmental outcomes, but there is limited information about the impact of supplementing pregnant mothers with DHA on the development of their infants. In a follow... -
Childhood mortality due to drowning in rural Matlab of Bangladesh: magnitude of the problem and proposed solutions
Drowning is an important cause of mortality among children in rural Bangladesh. Children aged 1-4 year(s) are at a high risk of death from drowning. Although deaths of children due to drowning in Bangladesh are acknowledge... -
Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding in Bangladesh and its association with diarrhoea and acute respiratory infection: results of the multiple indicator cluster survey 2003
The objective of this study was to investigate the association between the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding and morbidity (diarrhoeal diseases and acute respiratory infection) in infants aged 0-3 month(s) using the Multiple Indicato... -
Evaluation of an early childhood parenting programme in rural Bangladesh
To promote physical and mental development of children, parenting education programmes in developing countries focus on specific practices such as age-appropriate responsive stimulation and feeding. A programme delivered to groups of poor... -
Prevention of malnutrition among young children in rural Bangladesh by a food-health-care educational intervention: a randomized, controlled trial
Background. As a result of inappropriate feeding, poor health and hygiene, and poor caring practices, the nutritional status of many young infants deteriorates with advancing age. Objective. To explore the effectiveness...
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Author
- Saha, Nirod Chandra 3
- Shafique, Sohana 3
- Ahmed, Tahmeed 2
- Albert, M. John 2
- Barkat-e-Khuda 2
- Chakraborty, Barnali 2
- Hamadani, Jena D. 2
- Huda, Syed N. 2
- Kabir, Iqbal 2
- Khan, A.I. 2
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Subject
- Breast feeding 2
- Breast-feeding 2
- Case-Control Studies 2
- Child Health Services 2
- Children 2
- Cholera 2
- Cohort Studies 2
- Data Collection 2
- Dehydration 2
- Developing Countries 2
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