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Prevalence and Patterns of Multimorbidity among Elderly People in Rural Bangladesh: A Cross-sectional Study by Khanam, Masuma Akter, Streatfield, Peter Kim, Kabir, Zarina Nahar, Qiu, Chengxuan, Cornelius, Christel, Wahlin, Åke

“…Data on multimorbidity among the elderly people in Bangladesh are lacking. This paper reports the prevalence and distribution patterns of multimorbidity among…”
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Socio-demographic differentials of adult health indicators in Matlab, Bangladesh: self-rated health, health state, quality of life and disability level by Razzaque, Abdur, Nahar, Lutfun, Akter Khanam, Masuma, Kim Streatfield, Peter

“…Background: Mortality has been declining in Bangladesh since the mid- twentieth century, while fertility has been declining since the late 1970s, and the…”
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Cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes in Bangladesh: a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies between 1995 and 2010 by Saquib, Nazmus, Saquib, Juliann, Ahmed, Tahmeed, Khanam, Masuma Akter, Cullen, Mark R

“…Belief is that chronic disease prevalence is rising in Bangladesh since death from them has increased. We reviewed published cardiovascular (CVD) and Type 2…”
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How much salt do adults consume in climate vulnerable coastal Bangladesh? by Rasheed, Sabrina, Jahan, Shamshad, Sharmin, Tamanna, Hoque, Shahidul, Khanam, Masuma Akter, Land, Mary Anne, Iqbal, Mohammad, Hanifi, Syed Manzoor Ahmed, Khatun, Fatema, Siddique, Abul Kasem, Bhuiya, Abbas

“…Evidence from numerous studies suggests that salt intake is an important determinant of elevated blood pressure. Robust data about salt consumption among…”
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High prevalence of type 2 diabetes among the urban middle class in Bangladesh by Saquib, Nazmus, Khanam, Masuma Akter, Saquib, Juliann, Anand, Shuchi, Chertow, Glenn M, Barry, Michele, Ahmed, Tahmeed, Cullen, Mark R

“…The prevalence of type-2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome are increasing in the developing world; we assessed their prevalence among the urban middle class in…”
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The metabolic syndrome: prevalence, associated factors, and impact on survival among older persons in rural Bangladesh by Khanam, Masuma Akter, Qiu, Chengxuan, Lindeboom, Wietze, Streatfield, Peter Kim, Kabir, Zarina Nahar, Wahlin, Åke

“…To describe the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) among older persons in rural Bangladesh, to investigate whether the prevalence varies by age, sex,…”
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Hypertension: adherence to treatment in rural Bangladesh - findings from a population-based study by Khanam, Masuma Akter, Lindeboom, Wietze, Koehlmoos, Tracey Lynn Perez, Alam, Dewan Shamsul, Niessen, Louis, Milton, Abul Hasnat

“…Poor adherence has been identified as the main cause of failure to control hypertension. Poor adherence to antihypertensive treatment is a significant…”
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The Training and Fieldwork Experiences of Community Health Workers Conducting Population-Based, Noninvasive Screening for CVD in LMIC by Abrahams-Gessel, Shafika, Denman, Catalina A, Montano, Carlos Mendoza, Gaziano, Thomas A, Levitt, Naomi, Rivera-Andrade, Alvaro, Carrasco, Diana Munguía, Zulu, Jabu, Khanam, Masuma Akter, Puoane, Thandi

“…Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is on the rise in low- and middle-income countries and is proving difficult to combat due to the emphasis on improving…”
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Mini Nutritional Assessment of rural elderly people in Bangladesh: the impact of demographic, socio-economic and health factors by Kabir, Zarina Nahar, Ferdous, Tamanna, Cederholm, Tommy, Khanam, Masuma Akter, Streatfied, Kim, Wahlin, Åke

“…In stating the Millennium Development Goals, the United Nations aims to halve malnutrition around the world by 2015. Nutritional status of the elderly…”
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Variation in Documenting Diagnosable Chronic Kidney Disease in General Medical Practice: Implications for Quality Improvement and Research by Kitsos, Alex, Peterson, Gregory M., Jose, Matthew D., Khanam, Masuma Akter, Castelino, Ronald L., Radford, Jan C.

“…Background: National health surveys indicate that chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an increasingly prevalent condition in Australia, placing a significant…”
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Training and supervision of community health workers conducting population-based, noninvasive screening for CVD in LMIC: implications for scaling up by Abrahams-Gessel, Shafika, Denman, Catalina A, Montano, Carlos Mendoza, Gaziano, Thomas A, Levitt, Naomi, Rivera-Andrade, Alvaro, Carrasco, Diana Munguía, Zulu, Jabu, Khanam, Masuma Akter, Puoane, Thandi

“…Community health workers (CHW) can screen for cardiovascular disease risk as well as health professionals using a noninvasive screening tool. However, this…”
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Prevalence and determinants of pre-hypertension and hypertension among the adults in rural Bangladesh: findings from a community-based study by Khanam, Masuma Akter, Lindeboom, Wietze, Razzaque, Abdur, Niessen, Louis, Milton, Abul Hasnat

“…The people of low and middle income countries bear about 80% of the global burden of diseases that are attributable to high blood pressure. Hypertensive people…”
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Undiagnosed and uncontrolled hypertension among the adults in rural Bangladesh: findings from a community-based study by Khanam, Masuma A, Lindeboom, Wietze, Razzaque, Abdur, Niessen, Louis, Smith, Wayne, Milton, Abul Hasnat

“…OBJECTIVES:This article reports the prevalence and prediction factors of undiagnosed and uncontrolled hypertension among the adults in rural Bangladesh…”
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Mini Nutritional Assessment of rural elderly people in Bangladesh: the impact of demographic, socio-economic and health factors - ERRATUM by Kabir, Zarina Nahar, Ferdous, Tamanna, Cederholm, Tommy, Khanam, Masuma Akter, Streatfied, Kim, Wahlin, Åke

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High prevalence of chronic kidney disease in a community survey of urban Bangladeshis: a cross-sectional study by Anand, Shuchi, Khanam, Masuma Akter, Saquib, Juliann, Saquib, Nazmus, Ahmed, Tahmeed, Alam, Dewan S, Cullen, Mark R, Barry, Michele, Chertow, Glenn M

“…The burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD) will rise in parallel with the growing prevalence of type two diabetes mellitus in South Asia but is understudied…”
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Sex differences in obesity, dietary habits, and physical activity among urban middle-class Bangladeshis by Saquib, Juliann, Saquib, Nazmus, Stefanick, Marcia L, Khanam, Masuma Akter, Anand, Shuchi, Rahman, Mahbubur, Chertow, Glenn M, Barry, Michele, Ahmed, Tahmeed, Cullen, Mark R

“…The sustained economic growth in Bangladesh during the previous decade has created a substantial middle-class population, who have adequate income to spend on…”
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Sources and prevalence of self-reported asthma diagnoses in adults in urban and rural settings of Bangladesh by Bartlett, Emily, Parr, John, Lindeboom, Wietze, Khanam, Masuma Akter, Koehlmoos, Tracy Pérez

“…This study provides data on the sources of asthma diagnoses in the adult Bangladeshi population in urban and rural settings. The paper also reports the…”
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Prevalence and Patterns of Multimorbidity among Elderly People in Rural Bangladesh: A Cross-sectional Study by Khanam, Masuma Akter, Streatfield, Peter Kim, Kabir, Zarina Nahar, Qiu, Chengxuan, Cornelius, Christel, Wahlin, Åke

“…Data on multimorbidity among the elderly people in Bangladesh are lacking. This paper reports the prevalence and distribution patterns of multimorbidity among…”
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Lessons from Training and Supervision of Community Health Workers conducting non-invasive, population-based screening for Cardiovascular Disease in Four Communities in Low and Middle-Income Settings: Implications for Scaling Up by Abrahams-Gessel, Shafika, Denman, Catalina A., Montano, Carlos Mendoza, Gaziano, Thomas A., Levitt, Naomi, Rivera-Andrade, Alvaro, Carrasco, Diana Munguía, Zulu, Jabu, Khanam, Masuma Akter, Puoane, Thandi

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The Training and Field Work Experiences of Community Health Workers conducting non-invasive, population-based screening for Cardiovascular Disease in Four Communities in Low and Middle-Income Settings by Abrahams-Gessel, Shafika, Denman, Catalina A., Montano, Carlos Mendoza, Gaziano, Thomas A., Levitt, Naomi, Rivera-Andrade, Alvaro, Carrasco, Diana Munguía, Zulu, Jabu, Khanam, Masuma Akter, Puoane, Thandi

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