Faculty Research: Recent submissions
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Clustering of metabolic and behavioural risk factors for cardiovascular diseases among the adult population in South and Southeast Asia: findings from WHO STEPS data
(The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia, 2023)Background The aim of this study is to assess the current status of metabolic and behavioural risk factors for car- diovascular diseases among the adult population in South and Southeast Asia using World Health ... -
The myth and reality of familial resemblance in dietary intake: a systematic review and meta-analysis on the resemblance of dietary intake among parent and offspring
(eClinicalMedicine, 2023)Background There is a strong societal belief that parents are role models for their child’s dietary behaviours in early life that may persist throughout the life course. Evidence has shown inconclusive dietary resemblance ... -
Time trends, projections, and spatial distribution of low birthweight in Australia, 2009–2030: Evidence from the National Perinatal Data Collection
(Wiley, 2023)Introduction: Infants with low birthweight (LBW, birthweight <2500 g) have increased in many high-resource countries over the past two decades. This study aimed to investigate the time trends, projections, and spatial ... -
Adverse childhood experiences, the risk of pregnancy complications and adverse pregnancy outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(BMJ, 2023)Background Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have a profound negative impact on health. However, the strength of the association between ACEs and pregnancy complications and adverse pregnancy outcomes is not ... -
Community‐based lifestyle intervention for diabetes (Co‐LID study) management in rural Nepal: study protocol for a clustered randomized controlled trial
(BMC, 2023)Background Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has increased globally; with a disproportionate burden in South and Southeast Asian countries, including Nepal. There is an urgent need for clinically and cost-effective ... -
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Exposure of Pediatric Population to Global WASH-Borne Hazards
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Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene for Small Shopkeepers: A Perspective from Bangladesh
(JSM Environmental Science & Ecology, 2017)Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities and programs for small shopkeepers (SSKs) in low and middle income countries have not been explored in detail in the scientific or grey-literature or developmental initiatives. ... -
Toilet revolution in China
(ELSEVIER, 2017)The wide-spread prevalence of unimproved sanitation technologies has been a major cause of concern for the environment and public health, and China is no exception to this. Towards the sanitation issue, toilet revolution ... -
Investigation on microbial inactivation and urea decomposition in human urine during thermal storage
(Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, 2017)The World Health Organization suggests storing human urine for at least 6 months at 20 W C prior to application as fertilizer to reduce the potential health risks from pathogenic organisms. Such a storage condition for ... -
Water Insecurity Compounds the Global Coronavirus Crisis
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Review of global sanitation development
(ELSEVIER, 2018)The implementation of the United Nations (UN) Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has resulted in an increased focus on developing innovative, sustainable sanitation techniques ... -
A Traditional Closed-Loop Sanitation System in a Chronic Emergency: A Qualitative Study from Afghanistan
(MPDI, 2019)The use of closed-loop sanitation systems (CLSS), or reuse-oriented sanitation systems, has increased in recent years, and such systems have been successfully implemented in many parts of the world. However, no research ... -
Assessing the influence of human settlements on the plant diversity in wetlands of Phobji and Gangtey, Bhutan
(2020)Plant diversity in the wetlands of Phobji and Gangtey represents an important aspect of the overall wetland ecosystem. However, over the years, the increasing trend in population has initiated the building of many ... -
Investigating the presence of enteric bacteria and their antibiotic resistance in drinking water samples of slum households in Port City Chattogram, Bangladesh
(2020)Globally, unsafe water supplies due to contamination with fecal coliforms are major issues in urban slums. To determine the presence of microbial risk, water samples were collected from three slums in the port city ... -
Drinking Water Security Challenges in Rohingya Refugee Camps of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
(MPDI, 2020)About a million Rohingyas have fled due to the ethnic cleansing in Myanmar and sought refuge in Bangladesh. The refugees are located in temporary settlements on hilly areas of Cox’s Bazar with inadequate water and ... -
Opportunities and Barriers Against Successive Implementation of Rainwater Harvesting Options to Ensure Water Security in Southwestern Coastal Region of Bangladesh
(frontiers in Water, 2020)The Coastal Region of Bangladesh is surrounded by the acute crisis of safe drinking water. Potable water scarcity is an acute problem within the coastal regions of Bangladesh. Salinity intrusion in freshwater bodies, ... -
Inadequacies in Hospital Waste and Sewerage Management in Chattogram, Bangladesh: Exploring Environmental and Occupational Health Hazards
(MPDI, 2020)Bangladesh has been grappling with the issues of improper hospital waste management. To reflect the inadequacies in existing management practices and the potential implications on the environment and health, this study ...