Publications by authors named "Fatematuz Zohra"
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- The study assessed the prevalence of intestinal helminth infections in urban slums in Bangladesh, finding a 31.7% infection rate among 360 participants, with school-aged children showing a higher prevalence than adults.
- The most common helminth was identified, followed by hookworms; infections were linked to inadequate sanitation practices and environmental factors such as open defecation and presence of free-roaming animals.
- The research highlights the need for better public health strategies that consider environmental influences and veterinary public health in order to effectively control helminth infections.
The COVID-19 pandemic affects individuals' mental health that can result in fear of getting COVID-19 infection and depression. As there is no prior study available, we evaluated these mental health outcomes and associated factors among the general population and healthcare professionals (HCPs) in Bangladesh. This nationwide cross-sectional study comprised 3388 individuals including 834 HCPs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNewborn transition is a phase of complex change involving lung fluid clearance and lung aeration. We aimed to use a digital stethoscope (DS) to assess the change in breath sound characteristics over the first 2 h of life and its relationship to mode of delivery. A commercially available DS was used to record breath sounds of term newborns at 1-min and 2-h post-delivery via normal vaginal delivery (NVD) or elective caesarean section (CS).
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