Publications by authors named "Suhi Hanif"
In low- and middle-income countries, living in homes with soil floors and animal cohabitation may expose children to fecal organisms, increasing risk of enteric and antimicrobial-resistant infections. Our objective was to understand whether cow cohabitation in homes with soil floors in rural Bangladesh contributed to the presence and diversity of potential pathogens and antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) in the home. In 10 randomly selected households in rural Sirajganj District, we sampled floor soil and cow dung, which is commonly used as sealant in soil floors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Prenatal depression can have lasting adverse impacts on child health. Little is known about the impact of floods on prenatal depression in low- and middle-income countries.
Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 881 pregnant women from September 24, 2023 to July 19, 2024 in riverine communities in rural Bangladesh.
Background: Intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in pregnancy (IPTp) can improve birth outcomes, but whether it confers benefits to postnatal growth is unclear. We investigated the effect of IPTp on infant growth in Uganda and its pathways of effects using causal mediation analyses.
Methods: We analysed data from 633 infants born to mothers enrolled in a randomised trial of monthly IPTp with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP) vs.
Article Synopsis
- The study aims to evaluate the impact of installing concrete floors in homes on child health outcomes, particularly focusing on soil-transmitted helminth infections, in rural Bangladesh.
- It involves an individually randomized trial with 800 households that have soil floors and pregnant women, measuring various health aspects at different child ages.
- The research has received ethical approval and results will be shared through ClinicalTrials.gov, academic publications, and community workshops.
Background: Intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in pregnancy (IPTp) can improve birth outcomes, but whether it confers benefits to postnatal growth is unclear. We investigated the effect of IPTp on infant growth in Uganda and its pathways of effects using causal mediation analyses.
Methods: We analyzed data from 633 infants born to mothers enrolled in a randomized trial of monthly IPTp with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP) vs sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) (NCT02793622).
Health campaign integration is a key implementation strategy outlined by the World Health Organization to achieve universal health coverage. This scoping review synthesizes the evidence on Integrated Health Campaigns (IHC) in the field of immunization in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) regarding the most common strategies, facilitators and barriers. Four reviewers followed a systematic approach to identify, screen and analyse relevant articles.
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