Publications by authors named "Tanvir K"
Introduction: The global Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic disrupted healthcare systems, reducing access to medical services. In Bangladesh, strict lockdowns, healthcare worker shortages, and resource diversion further strained the system. Despite these challenges, the impact on inpatient and outpatient service utilisation in Bangladesh remains unaddressed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIncreasing the availability and readiness of basic emergency obstetric and newborn care (BEmONC) services is essential for improving maternal and neonatal health. However, little is known about any progress made in the availability and readiness of BEmONC services in Bangladesh. Using nationally representative data from the Bangladesh Health Facility Survey conducted between 2014 and 2017, we measured changes in the availability and readiness of BEmONC services in health facilities in Bangladesh, calculating the BEmONC service availability and readiness scores according to the World Health Organization Service Availability and Readiness Assessment guideline.
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- The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted maternal health care services in Bangladesh, with notable declines in service utilization across the country compared to the pre-pandemic period from 2017 to 2019.
- The study analyzed data from January 2017 to December 2021 to assess the trends in first antenatal visits, institutional deliveries, and caesarean sections, revealing about a 30% overall decrease in these services during the pandemic.
- Geographical disparities were evident, with the Chattogram and Rajshahi divisions showing the lowest rates of maternal health service utilization, especially in 2020 and 2021, indicating a pronounced impact of the pandemic on specific regions.
Background: The rapid advancement of digital technologies, particularly in big data analytics (BDA), artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and deep learning (DL), is reshaping the global health care system, including in Bangladesh. The increased adoption of these technologies in health care delivery within Bangladesh has sparked their integration into health care and public health research, resulting in a noticeable surge in related studies. However, a critical gap exists, as there is a lack of comprehensive evidence regarding the research landscape; regulatory challenges; use cases; and the application and adoption of BDA, AI, ML, and DL in the health care system of Bangladesh.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: 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.
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- The study evaluates the implementation of a standardized register developed by Bangladesh’s National Newborn Health and IMCI program, aimed at improving care for newborns and children under five in hospitals.
- Implementation research was conducted in two district and two sub-district hospitals in Kushtia and Dinajpur from November 2022 to January 2023, focusing on usability, acceptability, adoption, fidelity, and utility of the register.
- Results showed good usability (73) and acceptability (82) scores among healthcare providers, with high adoption rates (96%) for children's admissions; however, fidelity was lower for certain data elements, notably investigations completed (24%).
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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.
Background: The global outbreak of COVID-19 has created unprecedented havoc among health care workers, resulting in significant psychological strains like insomnia. This study aimed to analyze insomnia prevalence and job stressors among Bangladeshi health care workers in COVID-19 units.
Methodology: We conducted this cross-sectional study to assess insomnia severity from January to March 2021 among 454 health care workers working in multiple hospitals in Dhaka city with active COVID-dedicated units.
A prenylated chalcone 2 named crotaorixin, has been isolated from the aerial parts of the Crotalaria orixensis. Its structure has been established by extensive 1D and 2D NMR measurements. In vitro antimalarial activity of crotaorixin as well as few prenylated chalcones isolated from C.
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