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Nutrition & Dietetics
Morseda Chowdhury, Camille Raynes-Greenow, Patrick Kelly, Neeloy Ashraful Alam, Kaosar Afsana, Sk Masum Billah, Michael John Dibley
Summary: This study assessed the impact of nutrition education for pregnant women on birth weight in rural Bangladesh. The results showed that education about balanced meals led to higher birth weight and reduced the risk of low birth weight (LBW) by 57%. Adolescent mothers particularly benefited from the intervention.
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Pediatrics
Dario Elias, Lucas Gimenez, Fernando Poletta, Hebe Campana, Juan Gili, Julia Ratowiecki, Mariela Pawluk, Monica Rittler, Maria R. Santos, Rocio Uranga, Silvina L. Heisecke, Viviana Cosentino, Cesar Saleme, Enrique Gadow, Hugo Krupitzki, Jorge S. Lope Camelo
Summary: This study reveals that certain maternal and fetal genes associated with infectious/inflammatory and hormonal regulation processes increase the risk of preterm birth when mothers are exposed to urinary tract infections or vaginal infections, with variations in impact depending on clinical subtype.
PEDIATRIC RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Urology & Nephrology
Simone D. O'Shea, Rod Pope, Katharine Freire, Robin Orr, Naomi Gallagher Maj
Summary: Genitourinary infections are common among female military personnel and may impact their occupational health and performance. Therefore, organization-wide prevention and management approaches are important for reducing the impact on personnel, units, and mission objectives.
NEUROUROLOGY AND URODYNAMICS
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Yvonne Muthiani, Patricia J. Hunter, Pieta K. Nasanen-Gilmore, Annariina M. Koivu, Jaana Isojarvi, Juho Luoma, Meeri Salenius, Maryam Hadji, Ulla Ashorn, Per Ashorn
Summary: This article aims to summarize the evidence from published literature on the effect of key interventions targeting maternal infections on adverse birth outcomes. The results suggest that administering 3 or more doses of intermittent preventive treatment can reduce the risk of low birth weight. Providing insecticide-treated bed nets, periodontal treatment, and screening and treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria may also reduce the risk of low birth weight. However, there is limited evidence for other interventions in reducing adverse birth outcomes.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Biology
F. M. M. Bernardo, E. C. A. Veiga, S. M. Quintana, F. J. A. Camayo, R. F. L. Batista, M. T. S. S. B. Alves, H. Bettiol, M. A. Barbieri, V. C. Cardoso, R. C. Cavalli
Summary: The study found that a short cervical length between 20 and 25 weeks of pregnancy was associated with preterm birth, but genitourinary infections determined at this time were not associated with short cervical length or preterm birth.
BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL AND BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Pediatrics
Karine Vidal, Shamima Sultana, Alberto Prieto Patron, Irene Salvi, Maya Shevlyakova, Francis Foata, Mahbubur Rahman, Iztiba Mallik Deeba, Harald Brussow, Tahmeed Ahmed, Olga Sakwinska, Shafiqul Alam Sarker
Summary: This study examined the incidence and risk factors associated with acute respiratory infections (ARIs) in under-two children in a peri-urban area of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The results showed that the cool rainy season was the major risk factor for ARIs, and young maternal age and low birth weight were also associated with higher incidence of ARIs in the first 6 months of life.
FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Marloes Franssen, Johanna Cook, Jared Robinson, Nicola Williams, Margaret Glogowska, Yaling Yang, Julie Allen, Christopher C. Butler, Nick Thomas, Alastair Hay, Michael Moore, Gail Hayward
Summary: Recurrent urinary tract infections (RUTIs) have a significant negative impact on quality of life and healthcare costs, with daily prophylactic antibiotics being the only proven treatment. D-mannose, believed to inhibit bacterial adherence to uroepithelial cells, is being used by some women to prevent RUTIs. The MERIT study will evaluate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of D-mannose in reducing infection frequency and symptom burden for women with RUTI in UK primary care.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Pia Holma, Paula Pesonen, Minna K. Karjalainen, Marjo-Riitta Jaervelin, Sara Vaeyrynen, Eeva Sliz, Anni Heikkilae, Mikko R. J. Seppaenen, Johannes Kettunen, Juha Auvinen, Timo Hautala
Summary: Smoking and genetic variation (FCGR2B and TNFRSF13B) were found to be the most important factors determining serum IgG concentration. The study also found that low serum IgG was associated with antibiotic use and sinus surgery, while high serum IgG was associated with pneumonia incidence and total number of pneumonia episodes.
Review
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Pankaj Nepal, Vijayanadh Ojili, Shruti Kumar, Devendra Kumar, Arpit Nagar
Summary: Understanding the etiology, epidemiology, clinical presentation, imaging findings, and management options of lower genitourinary tract infections is crucial for both clinicians and radiologists. Recognizing the key imaging features of these infections is vital for prompt and appropriate management.
ABDOMINAL RADIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Dominique E. Werter, Brenda M. Kazemier, Caroline Schneeberger, Ben W. J. Mol, Christianne J. M. de Groot, Suzanne E. Geerlings, Eva Pajkrt
Summary: Symptomatic urinary tract infections are linked to preterm birth, with risk indicators including history of recurrent infections and asymptomatic bacteriuria. However, women with these indicators do not show an increased risk of preterm birth compared to those without urinary tract infections.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Helen O. Pitchik, Fahmida Tofail, Mahbubur Rahman, Fahmida Akter, Jesmin Sultana, Abul Kasham Shoab, Tarique Md Nurul Huda, Tania Jahir, Md Ruhul Amin, Md Khobair Hossain, Jyoti Bhushan Das, Esther O. Chung, Kendra A. Byrd, Farzana Yeasmin, Laura H. Kwong, Jenna E. Forsyth, Malay K. Mridha, Peter J. Winch, Stephen P. Luby, Lia C. H. Fernald
Summary: In this study, a multicomponent, group-based early child development intervention was evaluated in rural Bangladesh. The results indicate that both group and combined interventions were effective in improving child development outcomes, suggesting the potential for scaling up such interventions.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Thomas Schmitz, Muriel Doret-Dion, Loic Sentilhes, Olivier Parant, Olivier Claris, Laurent Renesme, Julie Abbal, Aude Girault, Heloise Torchin, Marie Houllier, Nolwenn Le Sache, Alexandre J. Vivanti, Daniele De Luca, Norbert Winer, Cyril Flamant, Claire Thuillier, Pascal Boileau, Julie Blanc, Veronique Brevaut, Pierre-Emmanuel Bouet, Geraldine Gascoin, Gael Beucher, Valerie Datin-Dorriere, Stephane Bounan, Pascal Bolot, Christophe Poncelet, Corinne Alberti, Moreno Ursino, Camille Aupiais, Olivier Baud
Summary: Comparison between a full dose and a half dose of antenatal betamethasone for preterm delivery showed that the half dose was not non-inferior to the full dose in terms of preventing respiratory distress syndrome. Therefore, reducing the dose of antenatal betamethasone is not recommended.
Article
Immunology
Leticia Martin-Cruz, Carmen Sevilla-Ortega, Cristina Benito-Villalvilla, Carmen M. Diez-Rivero, Silvia Sanchez-Ramon, Jose Luis Subiza, Oscar Palomares
Summary: RUTIs and RVVCs are major healthcare problems worldwide, and current treatments contribute to issues like antimicrobial resistance and microbiota alterations. Developing novel vaccine strategies is crucial. The combination of MV140 and V132 as a vaccine formulation shows promise for treating GUTIs, but further mechanistic studies are needed.
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Oghenekome Gbinigie, Julie Allen, Nicola Williams, Michael Moore, Alastair D. Hay, Carl Heneghan, Anne-Marie Boylan, Christopher C. Butler
Summary: This study aimed to assess the feasibility of a randomized trial testing the effectiveness of cranberry extract in reducing antibiotic use for women with symptoms of acute, uncomplicated UTI. The study found that it was feasible to conduct such a trial in general practice, with high recruitment rates and participant compliance.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jennie Louise, Andrea Deussen, Berthold M. Koletzko, Julie Owens, Richard Saffery, Jodie Dodd
Summary: This study investigated the effect of an antenatal diet and lifestyle intervention, as well as maternal pre-pregnancy overweight or obesity, on infant cord blood DNA methylation. The results showed no significant differential methylation related to the intervention or maternal BMI.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Salahuddin Ahmed, Dipak Kumar Mitra, Harish Nair, Steven Cunningham, Ahad Mahmud Khan, A. S. M. D. Ashraful Islam, Ian Mitra McLane, Nabidul Haque Chowdhury, Nazma Begum, Mohammod Shahidullah, Muhammad Shariful Islam, John Norrie, Harry Campbell, Aziz Sheikh, Abdullah H. Baqui, Eric D. McCollum
Summary: This study aims to improve the accuracy of childhood pneumonia diagnosis through the use of the Feelix Smart stethoscope. The study will assess the recording quality of the stethoscope and compare the accuracy of an automated algorithm with that of pediatricians. The findings of this study could contribute to the improvement of diagnosis and treatment of childhood pneumonia.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Fahad Aftab, Parvez Ahmed, Salahuddin Ahmed, Corneille Bashagaluke Akonkwa, Said Mohammed Ali, Rajiv Bahl, Bowen Banda, Abdullah H. Baqui, Nazma Begum, Godfrey Biemba, Sayan Das, Saikat Deb, Usha Dhingra, Arup Dutta, Karen Edmond, Davidson H. Hamer, Julie Herlihy, Lisa Hurt, Fyezah Jehan, Mohamed Hamad Juma, Monica Lulu Kapasa, Muhammad Karim, Farzana Kausar, Farah Khalid, Betty R. Kirkwood, Anne C. C. Lee, Alexander Manu, Usma Mehmood, Dipak Mitra, Fern Mweene, Naila Nadeem, Muhammad Imran Nisar, Rina Paul, Mahmoodur Rahman, Sayedur Rahman, Muhammad Sajid, Sunil Sazawal, Katherine E. Semrau, Shahira Shahid, Caitlin Shannon, Marina Straszak-Suri, Atifa Suleiman, Mohammad J. Uddin, Jayson Wilbur, Blair Wylie, Sachiyo Yoshida
Summary: The study found that the preterm birth rates are higher in South Asia than in sub-Saharan Africa, contributing to 49% and 40% of all neonatal deaths in the two regions, respectively. Adolescent pregnancy and maternal morbidities are modifiable risk factors associated with preterm birth.
JOURNAL OF GLOBAL HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Golam Mothabbir, Shohel Rana, A. S. M. Nawshad Ahmed, Abdullah H. Baqui, Salahuddin Ahmed, Zemene Tigabu, Gashaw Andargie, Alemayehu Teklu, Ashenafi Tazebew, Kassahun Alemu, Tadesse Awoke Ayele, Abebaw Gebeyehu, Sunita Taneja, Jasmine Kaur, Gunjan Aggarwal, Sudarshan Mundra, Amarnath Mehrotra, Nita Bhandari, Suresh Dalpath, Amneet P. Kumar, Gomezgani Jenda, Humphreys Nsona, Don P. Mathanga, Peter Moschovis, Salim Sadruddin, Lulu M. Muhe, Samira Aboubaker, Shamim Ahmad Oazi, Rajiv Bahl, Yasir Bin Nisar
Summary: This study evaluated whether community-level health workers can safely and effectively treat 2-59-month-old children with chest-indrawing pneumonia using oral amoxicillin. The results showed that community treatment was non-inferior to facility-based treatment, encouraging a review of current strategies for pneumonia management.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Juwel Rana, Patricia Luna-Gutierrez, Syed Emdadul Haque, Jose Ignacio Nazif-Munoz, Dipak Kumar Mitra, Youssef Oulhote
Summary: This study investigated the impact of household air pollution from solid fuel use on early childhood development outcomes in Bangladesh, finding that children exposed to solid fuel use were more likely to experience developmental delays. Those with higher levels of exposure to household air pollution had a higher prevalence of developmental delays.
JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Dustin Garrett Gibson, Gulam Muhammed Al Kibria, George William Pariyo, Saifuddin Ahmed, Joseph Ali, Alain Bernard Labrique, Iqbal Ansary Khan, Elizeus Rutebemberwa, Meerjady Sabrina Flora, Adnan Ali Hyder
Summary: This study assessed the impact of different airtime incentives on the cooperation and response rates of an interactive voice response survey in Bangladesh and Uganda. The results showed that promised or lottery airtime incentives improved survey participation and facilitated a large sample within a short period in these two countries.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2022)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Ahad M. Khan, Anna O'Donald, Ting Shi, Salahuddin Ahmed, Eric D. McCollum, Carina King, Abdullah H. Baqui, Steve Cunningham, Harry Campbell
Summary: Non-physician health workers play an important role in diagnosing pneumonia in children in low- and middle-income countries. However, their performance in accurately measuring respiratory rate is relatively poor, while they show reasonable specificity and moderate sensitivity in identifying fast breathing.
JOURNAL OF GLOBAL HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Shatha Elnakib, Andres I. Vecino-Ortiz, Dustin G. Gibson, Smisha Agarwal, Antonio J. Trujillo, Yifan Zhu, Alain B. Labrique
Summary: The C-Score has shown good predictive capabilities for all-cause mortality in the US population, and an expanded health score can predict 87% of the mortality. This model can be used as an instrument to assess individual mortality risk and motivate behavior changes.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Rasheda Khanam, Shafiqul Islam, Sayedur Rahman, Salahuddin Ahmed, Ashraful Islam, Tarik Hasan, Emran Hasan, Nabidul Haque Chowdhury, Arunangshu Dutta Roy, Iffat Ara Jaben, Asim A. Nehal, Sachiyo Yoshida, Alexander A. Manu, Rubhana Raqib, Eric D. McCollum, Mohammod Shahidullah, Fyezah Jehan, Sunil Sazawal, Rajiv Bahl, Abdullah H. Baqui
Summary: This study conducted a cohort study in rural Bangladesh from November 2020 to December 2021 to understand the course of the COVID-19 pandemic and identify risk factors for SARs-CoV-2 infection. The study found that about one-third of women and one-fifth of children were seropositive for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. The seroprevalence rate increased significantly between March 2021 and July 2021. Factors such as household wealth, tobacco chewing, indoor occupational exposure, and paternal education were associated with the risk of infection.
JOURNAL OF GLOBAL HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Rasheda Khanam, Jennifer Applegate, Abdullah H. Baqui, Arunangshu Dutta Roy, Salahuddin Ahmed, Main Uddin, Mohammod Shahidullah, Amha Mekasha, Abiy Seifu Estifanos, Damen Hailemariam, Dorka Woldesenbet, Nigussie Assefa, Lulu Muhe, Solomie Jebessa, Priyanka Adhikary, Nivedita Roy, Temsunaro Rongsen-Chandola, Nidhi Goyal, Vinod Sangal, Sarmila Mazumder, Nita Bhandari, Hina Mehrotra, Pramod Kumar Singh, Vinay Pratap Singh, Aarti Kumar, Vishwajeet Kumar, Yashwant Kumar Rao, Rupa Dalmiya Singh, Arun K. Arya, Robinson Wammanda, Laila Hassan, Ishakau Hassan, Emmanuel Ejembi Anyebe, Benazir Baloch, Imran Nisar, Nudrat Farheen, Sana Qaiser, Dania Mushtaq, Maryam Mansoor, Kiran Lalani, Fyezah Jehan, Rajiv Bahl, Karen Edmond, Shuchita Gupta, Sachiyo Yoshida, Yasir Bin Nisar, Shamim A. Qazi
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted essential health and nutrition services for pregnant women, new-borns, and children in low- and middle-income countries. The study found that various factors at the policy, health facility, and community levels have created barriers in identifying and managing serious bacterial infections in young infants. Additionally, the study showed a decrease in healthcare utilization during lockdowns, but a gradual increase as restrictions eased.
JOURNAL OF GLOBAL HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Vanessa Cavallera, Gillian Lancaster, Melissa Gladstone, Maureen M. Black, Gareth McCray, Ambreen Nizar, Salahuddin Ahmed, Arup Dutta, Romuald Kouadio E. Anago, Alexandra Brentani, Fan Jiang, Yvonne Schoenbeck, Dana C. McCoy, Patricia Kariger, Ann M. Weber, Abbie Raikes, Marcus Waldman, Stef van Buuren, Raghbir Kaur, Michelle Perez Maillard, Muhammad Imran Nisar, Rasheda Khanam, Sunil Sazawal, Arsene Zongo, Mariana Pacifico Mercadante, Yunting Zhang, Arunangshu D. Roy, Katelyn Hepworth, Guenther Fink, Marta Rubio-Codina, Fahmida Tofail, Iris Eekhout, Jonathan Seiden, Rebecca Norton, Abdullah H. Baqui, Jamila Khalfan Ali, Jin Zhao, Andreas Holzinger, Symone Detmar, Samuel Nzale Kembou, Farzana Begum, Said Mohammed Ali, Fyezah Jehan, Tarun Dua, Magdalena Janus
Summary: The aim of this study is to validate the Global Scales for Early Development (GSED) and create reference scores for its short form and long form. The study will be conducted in seven countries with a total of 1248 children, using cross-sectional and longitudinal methods. The findings will be disseminated through various channels.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Ahad Mahmud Khan, Salahuddin Ahmed, Nabidul Haque Chowdhury, Md Shafiqul Islam, Eric D. McCollum, Carina King, Ting Shi, Kamrun Nahar, Robynne Simpson, Ayaz Ahmed, Md Mozibur Rahman, Abdullah H. Baqui, Steve Cunningham, Harry Campbell, RESPIRE Collaboration
Summary: This study aims to establish a video expert panel (VEP) as a reference standard to evaluate respiratory rate (RR) counting for identifying pneumonia in children. The performance of the VEP will be assessed using recorded videos and an automated RR counter.
Article
Pediatrics
Rashidul Azad, Sk Masum Billah, Bal Ram Bhui, Nazia Binte Ali, Samantha Herrera, Joseph de Graft-Johnson, Lyndsey Garg, Sabrina Sharmin Priyanka, Shams Zubair, S. M. Rokonuzzaman, Mohammad Mahmoodur Rahman, Umme Salma Jahan Meena, Shams El Arifeen
Summary: Despite high neonatal mortality, care-seeking from qualified providers for newborn danger signs remains low in Bangladesh. This study assessed the direct, indirect, and total effect of predictive factors on neonatal care-seeking and identified the most important predictors.
FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Qingfeng Li, James Cheng Peng, Diwakar Mohan, Brennan Lake, Alex Ruiz Euler, Brian Weir, Lena Kan, Cui Yang, Alain Labrique
Summary: The It's Up to You campaign in the United States aims to promote COVID-19 vaccine uptake and has shown statistically significant positive association with vaccination rates at the county level. This nationwide targeted mass media campaign, supported by various organizations, is an impactful health communication strategy to combat the pandemic. Location intelligence and mobile phone-based monitoring platforms have been effective in measuring the impact of large-scale digital campaigns.
JMIR PUBLIC HEALTH AND SURVEILLANCE
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
George Pariyo, Ankita Meghani, Dustin Gibson, Joseph Ali, Alain Labrique, Iqbal Ansary Khan, Gulam Muhammed Al Kibria, Honorati Masanja
Summary: This study compares the performance of computer-assisted telephone interview (CATI) and interactive voice response (IVR) survey modalities for noncommunicable disease risk factors in Bangladesh and Tanzania. The study found that there were lower completion, response, and cooperation rates with IVR than with CATI in both countries. Therefore, a selective approach may be needed to design and deploy mobile phone surveys to increase population representativeness in certain settings.
JMIR FORMATIVE RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Nhi Dinh, Smisha Agarwal, Lisa Avery, Priya Ponnappan, Judith Chelangat, Paul Amendola, Alain Labrique, Linda Bartlett
Summary: Through the evaluation of iDeliver's adoption and data completeness, the study found that the usage and data completeness improved significantly over time, but the usage rate was low during active childbirth. These findings prompted the research team to adapt the application based on the users' culture of use and further improve the implementation of iDeliver.
JMIR FORMATIVE RESEARCH
(2022)