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Lifestyle risk factors and metabolic markers of cardiovascular diseases in Bangladeshi rural-to-urban male migrants compared with their non-migrant siblings: A sibling-pair comparative study by Mumu, Shirin Jahan, Rahman, A. K. M. Fazlur, Fahey, Paul P, Ali, Liaquat, Merom, Dafna

“…Background The increasing prevalence of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in developing countries like Bangladesh has been linked to progressive urbanisation…”
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The Epidemiology of Healthcare-associated Infections in Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Units by Alten, Jeffrey A, Rahman, A. K. M Fazlur, Zaccagni, Hayden J, Shin, Andrew, Cooper, David S, Blinder, Joshua J, Retzloff, Lauren, Aban, Inmaculada B, Graham, Eric M, Zampi, Jeffrey, Domnina, Yuliya, Gaies, Michael G

“…BACKGROUND:Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) represent serious complications for patients within pediatric cardiac intensive care units (CICU). HAIs are…”
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Stillbirth surveillance and review in rural districts in Bangladesh by Halim, Abdul, Aminu, Mamuda, Dewez, Juan Emmanuel, Biswas, Animesh, Rahman, A K M Fazlur, van den Broek, Nynke

“…An estimated 2.6 million stillbirths occur every year, with the majority occurring in low- and middle-income countries. Understanding the cause of and factors…”
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Applying quality improvement methods to neglected conditions: development of the South Asia Burn Registry (SABR) by Zia, Nukhba, Latif, Asad, Mashreky, Saidur Rahman, Al-Ibran, Ehmer, Hashmi, Madiha, Rahman, A K M Fazlur, Khondoker, Sazzad, Quraishy, Mohammed Saeed, Hyder, Adnan A

“…South Asia has the highest mortality rate from burns in the world. Application of quality improvement methods to burn care can help identify health system…”
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Reducing Immunogenicity of Pegloticase With Concomitant Use of Mycophenolate Mofetil in Patients With Refractory Gout: A Phase II, Randomized, Double‐Blind, Placebo‐Controlled Trial by Khanna, Puja P., Khanna, Dinesh, Cutter, Gary, Foster, Jeff, Melnick, Joshua, Jaafar, Sara, Biggers, Stephanie, Rahman, A. K. M. Fazlur, Kuo, Hui‐Chien, Feese, Michelle, Kivitz, Alan, King, Charles, Shergy, William, Kent, Jeff, Peloso, Paul M., Danila, Maria I., Saag, Kenneth G.

“…Objective Pegloticase is used for the treatment of severe gout, but its use is limited by immunogenicity. This study was undertaken to evaluate whether…”
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Seasonal Variations in Physical Activity Domains among Rural and Urban Bangladeshis Using a Culturally Relevant Past Year Physical Activity Questionnaire (PYPAQ) by Rahman, F., Ali, Liaquat, Fahey, Paul, Mumu, Shirin Jahan, Merom, Dafna

“…While the effect of weather and seasons on physical activity (PA) is well documented for leisure-time physical activities in western countries, scant…”
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Spike‐and‐slab least absolute shrinkage and selection operator generalized additive models and scalable algorithms for high‐dimensional data analysis by Guo, Boyi, Jaeger, Byron C., Rahman, A. K. M. Fazlur, Long, D. Leann, Yi, Nengjun

“…There are proposals that extend the classical generalized additive models (GAMs) to accommodate high‐dimensional data (p≫n$$ p\gg n $$) using group sparse…”
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Comorbidities and their association with COVID-19 mortality in Mexico between January 2020 and August 2021 by Lowhorn, Ryan J, Chowdhury, Mohammed, Kimitei, Symon, Haskin, Sammie, Masum, Mohammad, Rahman, A K M Fazlur

“…By August 17, 2021, 4.3 million people had died globally as a result of SARS-CoV-2 infection. While data collection is ongoing, it is abundantly obvious that…”
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Barriers to the uptake of eye health services of the children in rural Bangladesh: A community-based cross-sectional survey by Hussain, A H M Enayet, Islam, Labida, Mashreky, Saidur Rahman, Rahman, A K M Fazlur, Viitasara, Eija, Dalal, Koustuv

“…Globally, ocular morbidity and disability among children are major public health concerns. This study was designed to explore the health-seeking behaviours of…”
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Assessing service availability and readiness of healthcare facilities to manage diabetes mellitus in Bangladesh: Findings from a nationwide survey by Chowdhury, Hasina Akhter, Paromita, Progga, Mayaboti, Cinderella Akbar, Rakhshanda, Shagoofa, Rahman, Farah Naz, Abedin, Minhazul, Rahman, A K M Fazlur, Mashreky, Saidur Rahman

“…Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is one of the most prevalent non-communicable diseases (NCDs)as well as a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Around 80%…”
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Assessing service availability and readiness to manage Chronic Respiratory Diseases (CRDs) in Bangladesh by Paromita, Progga, Chowdhury, Hasina Akhter, Mayaboti, Cinderella Akbar, Rakhshanda, Shagoofa, Rahman, A K M Fazlur, Karim, Md Rizwanul, Mashreky, Saidur Rahman

“…Chronic Respiratory Diseases (CRDs) are some of the most prevailing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) worldwide and cause three times higher morbidity and…”
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Children's exposure to physical abuse from a child perspective: A population-based study in rural Bangladesh by Atiqul Haque, M, Janson, Staffan, Moniruzzaman, Syed, Rahman, A K M Fazlur, Islam, Syed Shariful, Mashreky, Saidur Rahman, Eriksson, Ulla-Britt

“…Although child physical abuse (CPA) is considered as a major global public health problem, it has not yet been recognized as such in Bangladesh. Very few…”
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Applying the Three Delays Model to understand emergency care seeking and delivery in rural Bangladesh: a qualitative study by Shah, Bansari, Krishnan, Nandita, Kodish, Stephen R., Yenokyan, Gayane, Fatema, Kaniz, Burhan Uddin, Kazi, Rahman, A K M Fazlur, Razzak, Junaid

“…ObjectivesThe Three Delays Model has been commonly used to understand and prevent maternal mortality but has not been systematically applied to emergency…”
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Disability-friendly healthcare at public health facilities in Bangladesh: a mixed-method study to explore the existing situation by Torsha, Nawshin, Rahman, Farah Naz, Hossain, Md Shafkat, Chowdhury, Hasina Akhter, Kim, Minjoon, Rahman, S. M. Mustafizur, Rahman, A. K. M. Fazlur, Rahman, Aminur

“…Abstract Background Several strategies and policies are being implemented in Bangladesh to address the healthcare needs of people with disabilities, who…”
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Validation of a food frequency questionnaire as a tool for assessing dietary intake in cardiovascular disease research and surveillance in Bangladesh by Mumu, Shirin Jahan, Merom, Dafna, Ali, Liaquat, Fahey, Paul P, Hossain, Israt, Rahman, A K M Fazlur, Allman-Farinelli, Margaret

“…Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has emerged as a major public health concern in Bangladesh. Diet is an established risk factor for CVD but a tool to assess…”
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Exploring type 2 diabetes self-management practices in rural Bangladesh: facilitators, barriers and expectations—a qualitative study protocol by Chowdhury, Hasina Akhter, Joham, Anju E, Kabir, Ashraful, Rahman, A K M Fazlur, Ali, Liaquat, Harrison, Cheryce L, Billah, Baki

“…BackgroundType 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a global public health crisis impacting low-income and middle-income countries such as Bangladesh. While…”
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Epidemiology of childhood blindness: A community-based study in Bangladesh by Hussain, A H M Enayet, Ferdoush, Junnatul, Mashreky, Saidur Rahman, Rahman, A K M Fazlur, Ferdausi, Nahid, Dalal, Koustuv

“…This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and causes of childhood blindness in a rural area of Bangladesh. We adopted a cross-sectional quantitative study…”
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Assessing service availability and readiness to manage cervical cancer in Bangladesh by Rakhshanda, Shagoofa, Dalal, Koustuv, Chowdhury, Hasina Akhter, Mayaboti, Cinderella Akbar, Paromita, Progga, Rahman, A. K. M. Fazlur, Hussain, A. H. M. Eanayet, Mashreky, Saidur Rahman

“…Abstract Background The second most common cancer among females in Bangladesh is cervical cancer. The national strategy for cervical cancer needs monitoring to…”
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Malnutrition in all its forms and associated factors affecting the nutritional status of adult rural population in Bangladesh: results from a cross-sectional survey by Rakhshanda, Shagoofa, Barua, Lingkan, Faruque, Mithila, Banik, Palash Chandra, Shawon, R A, Rahman, A K M Fazlur, Mashreky, Saidur

“…IntroductionThe burden of malnutrition is widely evaluated in Bangladesh in different contexts. However, most of them determine the influence of…”
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COVID-19 Transmission due to Mass Mobility Before and After the Largest Festival in Bangladesh: An Epidemiologic Study by Rahman, Farah Naz, Rahman, A. K. M. Fazlur, Iwuagwu, Anthony Obinna, Dalal, Koustuv

“…Festivals traditionally result in mass public mobility from large cities to rural or semi-urban areas in low- and middle-Income Countries (LMIC), which are…”
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