Search Results - "Khanam, Masuma"

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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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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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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An assessment of community health workers' ability to screen for cardiovascular disease risk with a simple, non-invasive risk assessment instrument in Bangladesh, Guatemala, Mexico, and South Africa: an observational study by Gaziano, Thomas A, Assistant Professor, Abrahams-Gessel, Shafika, SM, Denman, Catalina A, PhD, Montano, Carlos Mendoza, PhD, Khanam, Masuma, MD, Puoane, Thandi, DrPH, Levitt, Naomi S, MD

“…Summary Background Cardiovascular disease contributes substantially to the non-communicable disease (NCD) burden in low-income and middle-income countries,…”
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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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An integrative review: Adherence barriers to a low-salt diet in culturally diverse heart failure adults by Chan, Alex, Kinsman, Leigh, Elmer, Shandell, Khanam, Masuma

“…Objective: A sodium restricted diet (SRD) is generally included in chronic heart failure (HF) management. The objective of this review is to explore and…”
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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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Quality use of medicines in patients with chronic kidney disease by Castelino, Ronald L, Saunder, Timothy, Kitsos, Alex, Peterson, Gregory M, Jose, Matthew, Wimmer, Barbara, Khanam, Masuma, Bezabhe, Woldesellassie, Stankovich, Jim, Radford, Jan

“…Abstract Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects drug elimination and patients with CKD require appropriate adjustment of renally cleared medications…”
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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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Diagnosis of chronic conditions with modifiable lifestyle risk factors in selected urban and rural areas of Bangladesh and sociodemographic variability therein by Parr, John D, Lindeboom, Wietze, Khanam, Masuma A, Pérez Koehlmoos, Tracey L

“…Bangladesh suffers from a lack of healthcare providers. The growing chronic disease epidemic's demand for healthcare resources will further strain Bangladesh's…”
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Informal allopathic provider knowledge and practice regarding hypertension in urban and rural Bangladesh by Parr, John, Lindeboom, Wietze, Khanam, Masuma, Sanders, James, Koehlmoos, Tracey Pérez

“…Describe informal allopathic practitioner (IAP) knowledge and practice about management of hypertension and identify gaps in IAP knowledge and practice…”
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Chronic kidney disease monitoring in Australian general practice by Khanam, Masuma A, Kitsos, Alex, Stankovich, Jim, Kinsman, Leigh, Wimmer, Barbara, Castelino, Ronald, Jose, Matthew, Zaidi, Syed Tabish R, Radford, Jan, M Peterson, Gregory

“…Kidney Health Australia recommends regular monitoring of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) to reduce progression and prevent complications such as…”
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Parent characteristics associated with approval of their children drinking alcohol from ages 13 to 16 years: prospective cohort study by Sharmin, Sonia, Kypri, Kypros, Wadolowski, Monika, Bruno, Raimondo, Khanam, Masuma, Aiken, Alexandra, Hutchinson, Delyse, M. Najman, Jackob, Slade, Tim, McBride, Nyanda, Attia, John, P. Mattick, Richard

“…We investigated parent sociodemographic and drinking characteristics in relation to whether they approved of their children drinking at ages 13, 14, 15 and 16…”
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Referral outcomes of individuals identified at high risk of cardiovascular disease by community health workers in Bangladesh, Guatemala, Mexico, and South Africa by Levitt, Naomi S., Puoane, Thandi, Denman, Catalina A., Abrahams-Gessel, Shafika, Surka, Sam, Mendoza, Carlos, Khanam, Masuma, Alam, Sartaj, Gaziano, Thomas A.

“…We have found that community health workers (CHWs) with appropriate training are able to accurately identify people at high cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk…”
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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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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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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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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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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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