Menopausal symptoms assessment among middle age women in Kushtia, Bangladesh
There are few menopausal study data available in South East Asia especially in Bangladesh. This study was conducted in a well populated town named Kushtia, which is located in the western … Read More »
Life course effects on age at menopause among Bangladeshi sedentees and migrants to the UK
The study set out to assess how different variables experienced across the life course, but particularly during early life, might affect age at menopause among 174 Bangladeshi migrants to London by … Read More »
Visual inspection programme for cervical cancer prevention in Bangladesh
Cervical cancer is the most common reproductive cancer in women in Bangladesh, and most women come for diagnosis and treatment when it is too late. To support early detection of pre-cancerous … Read More »
Evaluation of the National Cervical Cancer Screening Programme of Bangladesh and the formulation of quality assurance guidelines
External quality assurance for the National Cervical Cancer Screening Programme of Bangladesh was done in June 2008 by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). The programme, initiated in 2004, has set … Read More »
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 »