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Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
(GBD, 2019)Background Global development goals increasingly rely on country-specific estimates for benchmarking a nation’s progress. To meet this need, the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2016 ... -
Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
(Global Health Metrics, 2019)Background Assessments of age-specific mortality and life expectancy have been done by the UN Population Division, Department of Economics and Social Affairs (UNPOP), the United States Census Bureau, WHO, and as part ... -
Non-communicable disease (NCD) corners in public sector health facilities in Bangladesh: a qualitative study assessing challenges and opportunities for improving NCD services at the primary healthcare level
(BMJ, 2019)Objective To explore healthcare providers’ perspective on non-communicable disease (NCD) prevention and management services provided through the NCD corners in Bangladesh and to examine challenges and opportunities for ... -
Population and fertility by age and sex for 195 countries and territories, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
(GBD, 2019)Summary Background Population estimates underpin demographic and epidemiological research and are used to track progress on numerous international indicators of health and development. To date, internationally available ... -
Double Burden of Underweight and Overweight among Women in South and Southeast Asia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
(ASN, 2019)The double burden of malnutrition (DBM) is characterized by the coexistence of underweight and overweight individuals in a population. The objective of this study was to assess the level of DBM, as well as its main ... -
Prevalence and correlates of the composite index of anthropometric failure among children under 5 years old in Bangladesh
(Wiley, 2019)The prevalence of stunting, wasting, and underweight are reported separately. How- ever, the data of the multiple anthropometric failures combinations of these conven- tional indicators are scant. This study attempted ... -
Current Progress and Future Directions in the Double Burden of Malnutrition among Women in South and Southeast Asian Countries
(Nutritional Epidemiology and Public Health, 2019)Background: In order to combat the double burden of malnutrition the UN General Assembly has established under its Sustainable Development Goal-2 (SDG2) a set of nutritional targets that member countries need to achieve ... -
Prevalence and correlates of the composite index of anthropometric failure among children under 5 years old in Bangladesh
(Wiley, 2019)The prevalence of stunting, wasting, and underweight are reported separately. How- ever, the data of the multiple anthropometric failures combinations of these conven- tional indicators are scant. This study attempted ... -
Prevalence and sociodemographic determinants of household- level double burden of malnutrition in Bangladesh
(Public Health Nutrition, 2019)Objective: To investigate the prevalence and sociodemographic determinants of household-level mother–child double burden (MCDB) of malnutrition in Bangladesh. Design: The analysis was done using Bangladesh Demographic ... -
Association between socioeconomic status and prevalence of non-communicable diseases risk factors and comorbidities in Bangladesh: findings from a nationwide cross-sectional survey
(BMJ, 2019)Objectives This study aimed to examine the prevalence and distribution in the comorbidity of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among the adult population in Bangladesh by measures of socioeconomic status (SES). Design ... -
Undiagnosed Isolated Systolic and Diastolic Hypertension Subtypes and Their Correlates in Bangladesh: A Nationwide Survey
(Osong Public Health Res Perspect, 2019)Objectives: This study was performed to identify the distribution of undiagnosed isolated hypertension subtypes and their correlates amongst adults aged 35 years and older in Bangladesh using data from the Bangladesh ...
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