A. Original papers
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Effects of undernutrition on infection with Vibrio cholerae O1 and on response to oral cholera vaccine
The association between undernutrition and the risk of colonization and disease with Vibrio cholerae O1, concentrations of salivary IgA and the serologic response to infection and to orally administered cholera B subunit were examin... -
Contraceptive use patterns in Matlab, Bangladesh: insights from a 1984 survey
An experimental maternal and child health and family planning programme has been in existence in Matlab for almost 10 years. During this time the project has achieved remarkable success in the area of family planning. Base... -
Rapid identification of Vibrio cholerae serotype O1 from primary isolation plates by a coagglutination test
A coagglutination test was developed for identifying suspected colonies of Vibrio cholerae serotype O1 directly from primary isolation plates. Visible agglutination occurs when V. cholerae O1 antibody attached to cell-wall protein A of&#... -
Turning off the diarrhea: the role of food and ORS
Ninety-three boys aged 5 years or less who had diarrhea due to Vibrio cholerae were randomly assigned to treatment with glucose oral rehydration salt (ORS) or rice-based ORS. For the first 24 h, ORS only was given... -
Analysis of motivation to contraceptive use applying the weighting procedure
This paper presents a technique for scaling contraceptive use motivation for the sample population of the Family Planning Health Services Project in Matlab. The project, which began in 1977, is conducted by the International Ce... -
Acute lower respiratory infections: a major cause of death in children in Bangladesh
The importance of acute lower respiratory infections (ALRI) as a cause of death in children was estimated using systematically collected demographic data on the population of the Teknaf area of southern Bangladesh. Of 1349 chil... -
Association of antecedent malnutrition with persistent diarrhoea: a case-control study
To determine the effect of nutritional state on persistent diarrhoea a case-control study was carried out on 756 children followed up prospectively for 18 months. Children who developed persistent diarrhoea were compared with popula... -
Anthropometric indicators and risk of death
Six anthropometric indicators based on weight, height, arm circumference (AC), and age were examined to predict mortality risk of children aged 12-59 mo in a rural area of Teknaf, Bangladesh. In the period 1981-85, 9861 me... -
Deaths from injuries and induced abortion among rural Bangladeshi women
Information about injuries and violence as causes of death of women is scarce and often incomplete, and particularly so regarding women in the rural areas of South Asia. This report provides detailed specific information collec... -
Helping managers to manage: work schedules of field-workers in rural Bangladesh
The Maternal-Child Health/Family Planning (MCH/FP) Extension Project in Bangladesh identifies and examines barriers to implementation of the national MCH/FP program, and determines strategies to overcome them. This study analyzes field-w... -
Histopathology and etiology of childhood pneumonia: an autopsy study of 93 patients in Bangladesh
The causes and pathogenesis of severe childhood pneumonia in a developing country were studied in lungs removed at autopsy from 119 Bangladeshi children who presented with pneumonia and/or diarrhea. Pneumonia was observed in 93... -
Parasitic, bacterial and viral pathogens isolated from diarrhoeal and routine stool specimens of urban Bangladeshi children
Few data exist in Bangladesh on longitudinal, community-based studies of bacterial or parasitic pathogens identified in routine and diarrhoeal stools of urban dwelling children. We undertook the following study on 343 children of ag... -
Parental sex preference and its effects on fertility intention and contraceptive use in Calcutta
This study investigated parental sex preference and its effects on fertility intention and contraceptive use in Calcutta. It also investigated the socioeconomic differentials of these effects. Data on 4536 married women of childbearing&#...
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Author
- Albert, M. John 120
- Mahalanabis, Dilip 84
- Sack, David A. 82
- Chakraborty, J. 71
- Faruque, A.S.G. 54
- Faruque, Shah M. 43
- Qadri, Firdausi 42
- Black, Robert E. 40
- Clemens, John D. 40
- Khan, M.R. 39
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- Bangladesh 1022
- Cholera 264
- Vibrio cholerae 186
- Diarrhea, Infantile 163
- Diarrhea 109
- Dysentery, Bacillary 108
- Humans 72
- Child, Preschool 71
- Shigella dysenteriae 64
- Diarrheal diseases 61
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