Physician's perception and practices on antimicrobial resistance in a tertiary care hospital in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health and development concern. Antimicrobial misuse and overuse are key contributors to the emergence of drug-resistant infections.

Objective: The current study aimed to determine the level of perception and practices of physicians regarding AMR in a tertiary-level hospital.

Cognitive social capital and geriatric depression: A community-based case-control study among the rural elderly people of Bangladesh.

Background: Geriatric depression results in additional difficulties for older people and their residing society. The case-control study intended to assess the association between cognitive social capital and depression in rural older people.

Methods: We conducted this study from January to December 2020 among 420 rural tenants aged ≥60 years in Bangladesh.

Temporal trends of diarrheal diseases and associated treatment responses among children aged under five: Insight from the multiple Indicator Cluster surveys from 2006 to 2019.

Background: Despite significant progress in its health sector, Bangladesh has a high burden of diarrheal mortality and morbidity in the South Asian region. Given recent major social and economic transitions in Bangladesh, it is important to examine how patterns of diarrhea and its treatment have evolved over the past few decades. The current study aims to assess the temporal changes in the frequency of diarrhea and identify the factors that influence whether affected children receive proper treatment.

Madrasa student's health-related quality of life and its associated factors: a cross-sectional study from Bangladesh.

The evidence clearly shows that education greatly impacts people's well-being. Bangladesh has two main education systems-general and traditional religious schooling. The current study aimed to measure the quality of life of madrasa students and find out the factors influencing it.

Skin-to-skin contact and early initiation of breast feeding in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study using MICS6, Bangladesh (2019) data.

Background: To curb neonatal deaths, practices such as skin-to-skin contact (SSC) and early initiation of breast feeding (EIBF) can play an important role. Despite being effective, globally only 48% of newborns receive EIBF, and SSC is practised at varying prevalence (1%-74%) among low-income and middle-income countries.

Objectives: The objective of the current study was to estimate the level of SSC and EIBF practice in Bangladesh and examine factors associated with SSC and EIBF.