Community perceptions on cervical cancer and cervical cancer screening
The researchers from Netherlands and UK, in collaboration with Ad-din hospital and LAMB hospital, investigated the awareness of, and the attitude towards screening for, cervical cancer in Bangladesh. We performed a … Read More »
Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice of Testicular Self-examination among Male University Students from Bangladesh, Madagascar, Singapore, South Africa and Turkey
The aim of this study was to investigate the knowledge, attitude and practice of testicular self-examination (TSE) among male university students from low income (Bangladesh, Madagascar), middle income (South Africa, Turkey) … Read More »
Pattern of Adverse Drug Reactions Due to Cancer Chemotherapy in Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Bangladesh
The objective of the present study was to evaluate the pattern of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) occurring in cancer patients treated with chemotherapy in tertiary care hospitals in Bangladesh. A prospective … Read More »
Inorganic Arsenic and Human Prostate Cancer
Researchers at the National Cancer Institute at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA looked … Read More »
Availability and Quality of Size Estimations of Female Sex Workers, Men Who Have Sex with Men, People Who Inject Drugs and Transgender Women in Low- and Middle-income Countries
Size estimation data since 2010 were retrieved from global reporting databases, Global Fund grant application documents, and the peer-reviewed and grey literature. Overall quality and availability were assessed against a defined … Read More »
Facilitators and barriers for retention in HIV care between testing and treatment in Asia— A study in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Lao, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines and Vietnam
The need for efficient retention in HIV care is more evident than ever because of the expansion of earlier ART initiation and the shift towards ‘Test and Treat’. This study assesses … Read More »
Validation of Bengali perceived stress scale among LGBT population
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) population encounter more stressful life circumstances compared to general population. Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) can be a useful tool for measuring their stress. However, psychometric … Read More »
Water and sanitation among people with disabilities
There were no differences in access to improved sanitation or water sources between households with/ without members with disabilities across the datasets. In Bangladesh-2, households including a person with a disability … Read More »
Ethical issues related to human papillomavirus vaccination programs: an example from Bangladesh
Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine was introduced in Bangladesh through the arrangement of a demonstration project in Gazipur district in 2016, targeting grade five female students and non-school going girls (age … Read More »
Knowledge and skills for management of sexually transmitted infections among rural medical practitioners in Bangladesh
This study was conducted by researchers at icddrb (currently affiliated with BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University), University of Montreal Hospital, Vanderbilt University and One Heart- Worldwide. … Read More »