A. Original papers
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An educational intervention for altering water-sanitation behaviors to reduce childhood diarrhea in urban Bangladesh : i. Application of the case-control method for development of an intervention
A case-control study was performed to develop an empirically based intervention for improving water-sanitation practices and rates of childhood diarrhea among families residing in urban Bangladesh. For three months fortnightly, histories of&#... -
B subunit-whole cell and whole cell-only oral vaccines against cholera: studies on reactogenicity and immunogenicity
We conducted a randomized trial among persons in rural Bangladesh to evaluate the side effects and immunogenicity of orally administered B subunit-killed whole cell (BS-WC) and killed whole cell-only (WC) cholera vaccines and a ... -
Oral rehydration solution--too little or too much
Data from studies on actual use of packaged oral rehydration solution (ORS) in Bangladesh are summarized and their impact evaluated. In 6 studies in clinic settings only 2 clinics used enough ORS to meet minimum recommenda... -
Differentials of fertility between polygynous and monogamous marriages in rural Bangladesh
This paper discusses polygynous marriages in rural Bangladesh, using marital status and birth registration data from the Demographic Surveillance System (DSS) of the International Center for Diarrheal Disease Research, for the period 197... -
Measles case fatality among the under-fives: a multivariate analysis of risk factors in a rural area of Bangladesh
This study investigated the relationship of measles case fatality among the under-fives with age, case type, complications, sex, mother's education, and household economic condition in a rural area of Bangladesh. A total of 3465... -
An educational intervention for altering water-sanitation behaviours to reduce childhood diarrhoea in urban Bangladesh: formulation, preparation and delivery of educational intervention
The formulation, preparation and delivery of an educational intervention previously shown to alter hygienic practices and reduce rates of childhood diarrhea in 25 slum communities in Dhaka, Bangladesh is described in detail. Successful&#... -
Comparability of results obtained by two-week home maintained diarrhoeal calendar with two-week diarrhoeal recall
Many community based studies of diarrhoea in the developing world employ face-to-face interviews to obtain diarrhoeal histories. An alternative recording device that preserved the accuracy but avoided the expense and time commitment of&#... -
Plasmid-mediated resistance to nalidixic acid in Shigella dysenteriae type 1
In an epidemic of shigellosis in southern Bangladesh the causal organism, Shigella dysenteriae type 1, was resistant to nalidixic acid as well as to co-trimoxazole (trimethoprimsulphamethoxazole) and ampicillin. The genes coding for resi... -
Dysentery, not watery diarrhoea, is associated with stunting in Bangladeshi children
To study the interaction between diarrhoea and malnutrition, an average of 300 children aged 5-24 months were followed from January 1981 to January 1983 in Teknaf, Bangladesh. Diarrhoea episodes, differentiated according to stool ap... -
Trends in family size preferences and contraceptive use in Matlab, Bangladesh
In the nearly ten years of its existence, the Matlab Family Planning and Health Services Project has been characterized by a remarkable rise in contraceptive use and a corresponding decline in fertility. This study examines... -
Limitation of communal latrines in changing the prevalence of parasites and diarrhoeal attack rate in Dhaka Peri-urban slums
A study of the effects of communal latrines on diarrhoeal incidence and parasite prevalence rates was conducted in 1983 at Tongi, which had five communal Oxfam latrines with a manual flushing system for 924 people; and...
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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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Subject
- 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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Date issued
- 2010 - 2014 2
- 2000 - 2009 305
- 1990 - 1999 751
- 1980 - 1989 544
- 1970 - 1979 143
- 1961 - 1969 60