Public health sciences research papers
195 publications available
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Fatal dysentry in rural Bangladesh
The purpose of this study was to find out the actual circumstances which lead to dysentery - related deaths in the rural Bangladesh. The Community Health Workers of the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, ... -
Pattern of diarrhoeal deaths during 1966-1987 in a demographic survellance area in rural Bangladesh
Death pattern was analysed in relation to age, sex, seasonality and yearly variation during 1966-1987 in Matlab upazila of Chandpur district, Bangladesh. The overall death rate due to diarrhoeal diseases and other causes fluctuated&... -
A steep decline of death in a shigellosis epidemic in Bangladesh by a community-participated intervention
The outcome of an intervention of a shigellosis epidemic during April-July 1985 at Dimla, northern Bangladesh is reported. People of the epidemic - affected community operated a makeshift hospital to provide early indoor treatment&#... -
Epidemilogy of aeromonas and plesiomonas diarrhoea
Aeromonas spp. and Plesiomonas shigelloides can be commonly isolated from stools of patients with diarrhoea in developing countries though much less commonly from such patients in developed countries. ■ These bacteria are also commo... -
Use of bacteriophage as a marker for identification of freshly-isolated individual eschrichia coli strains
One or more of 24 selected bacteriophages at 100 and 1000 times routine test dilution (RTD), spotted on lawns of individual Escherichia coli strains were found to attack over 90% of 297 E. co/i strains tested.lt ... -
Increasing spectrum in antimicrobial Resistance of shigella isolates in Bangladesh: resistance to azithromycin and ceftriaxone and decreased susceptibility to ciprofloxacin
Antimicrobial resistance of Shigella isolates in Bangladesh, during 2001-2002, was studied and compared with that of 1991-1992 to identify the changes in resistance patterns and trends. A significant increase in resistance to trimethopr... -
Validation of visual estimation of portion size consumed as a method for estimating food intake by young Indian children
In this observational study, estimation of food intake was evaluated using recording of portion size consumed, instead of post-weighing, as a method. In total, 930 feeding episodes were observed among 128 children aged 12-24 mo... -
Introduction of routine zinc therapy for children with diarrhoea: evaluation of safety
On 8 May 2004, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) recommended routine administration of zinc in the management of children, aged less than five years, with acute diarrhoea. In&#x... -
Household Costs of Healthcare during Pregnancy, delivery, and the postpartum period: a case study from Matlab, Bangladesh
A household survey was undertaken in Matlab, a rural area of Bangladesh, to estimate the costs incurred during pregnancy, delivery, and the postpartum period for women delivering at home and in a health facility. Those int... -
Semen contains vitality and heredity, not germs: seminal discourse in the AIDS Era
Perspectives of public health generally ignore culture-bound sexual health concerns, such as semen loss, and primarily attempt to eradicate sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Like in many oth...
Publications in this collection
Author
- Bhuiya, Abbas 11
- Albert, M. John 9
- Huq, M.I. 9
- Sack, David A. 9
- Mosley, Wiley Henry 8
- Baqui, A.H. 6
- Rahman, Mahfuzar 6
- Chakraborty, J. 5
- Khan, M Shamsul Islam 5
- Mitra, Amal K. 5
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Subject
- Bangladesh 68
- Cholera 40
- Diarrhoea 38
- Public health 19
- Vibrio cholerae 14
- Escherichia coli 10
- Shigella 10
- Diarrhea 9
- Pregnancy 9
- Public Health 9
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Date issued
- 2000 - 2010 109
- 1990 - 1999 39
- 1980 - 1989 32
- 1970 - 1979 4
- 1968 - 1969 11