Publications by authors named "L Hossain"
Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic disrupted essential health care services worldwide, including those related to immunisation. National data from Bangladesh shows that child immunisation may have been adversely affected by the pandemic but regional evidence is limited. We therefore aimed to explore the regional differences in the indirect effects of COVID-19 on child immunisation in Bangladesh.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSecondary lymphedema is caused by damage to the lymphatic system from surgery, cancer treatment, infection, trauma, or obesity. This damage induces stresses such as oxidative stress and hypoxia in lymphatic tissue, impairing the lymphatic system. In response to damage, vascular endothelial growth factor C (VEGF-C) levels increase to induce lymphangiogenesis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCyber competitions are usually team activities, where team performance not only depends on the members' abilities but also on team collaboration. This seems intuitive, especially given that team formation is a well-studied discipline in competitive sports and project management, but unfortunately, team performance and team formation strategies are rarely studied in the context of cybersecurity and cyber competitions. Since cyber competitions are becoming more prevalent and organized, this gap becomes an opportunity to formalize the study of team performance in the context of cyber competitions.
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- Bangladesh faces high maternal mortality due to delivery complications, particularly in hard-to-reach areas with limited healthcare access, motivating a study to assess contributing factors among mothers in these regions.
- Data collected from 1,290 mothers in 13 sub-districts revealed that 32% experienced complications during delivery, with prolonged labour pain and obstructive labour being the most common issues.
- The study found that higher education, more antenatal care visits, and being a first-time mother increased the likelihood of complications, while unnecessary caesarean deliveries were prevalent at private facilities.
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- The World Health Organization recommends HPV vaccination schedules for individuals aged 9-20 years, including studies on single-dose efficacy, particularly focusing on a Phase 3 trial of the Cecolin® vaccine in low- and middle-income countries.
- In this trial, 1,025 girls in Bangladesh and Ghana received various dosing schedules of Cecolin or Gardasil® to evaluate immunological responses and safety after vaccination.
- Interim results showed that the Cecolin vaccine was non-inferior to Gardasil, with 100% seropositivity one month after the second dose, and over 96% seropositivity six months after one dose, indicating strong immunogenicity and comparable safety profiles between the two vaccines.