A5044057800- Menstrual Health and Disorders
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Hormonal and reproductive studies
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
- Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Health and Wellbeing Research
- Sexual function and dysfunction studies
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Community Health and Development
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Food Safety and Hygiene
- Vibrio bacteria research studies
- Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Genital Health and Disease
- Banking Sector Performance and Management
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research
2014-2025
Monash University
2022-2025
The University of Melbourne
2014
Objective Whether blood sex hormone concentrations predict cognitive decline and incident dementia in older women is uncertain. The Sex Hormones Older Women (SHOW) study a prospective cohort of Australian women, aged at least 70 years, without impairment.
Background There has been no population-based study on human papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence or its genotypes in Bangladesh; a country eligible for GAVI funding HPV vaccine. Methods We used baseline survey data of prospective cohort that was conducted one urban and rural area Bangladesh. A total 997 905 married women, aged 13 to 64 years, were enrolled the during July-December, 2011. Information collected socio-demographic characteristics potential risk factors infection followed by...
Abstract Girls’ menstrual experiences impact their social and educational participation, physical psychological health. We conducted a pilot study to assess the acceptability feasibility of multi-component intervention intended support menstruating girls; improve care knowledge, practices, comfort; increase school attendance. pre/post evaluation 6-month in four schools (2 urban, 2 rural) Dhaka, Bangladesh. selected 527 schoolgirls (grades 5 10; aged 10 17 years) for baseline survey 528 girls...
Objective Qualitative studies have described girls’ varying levels of confidence in managing their menstruation, with greater hypothesized to positively impact health, education, and social participation outcomes. Yet, measurement this other psychosocial components adolescent menstrual experiences has been weak global health research, part due a dearth appropriate psychometric tools. We describe the development validation Self-Efficacy Addressing Menstrual Needs Scale (SAMNS-26). Methods...
Nearly half of Bangladeshi girls reach menarche without knowledge menstruation and many fear seeking support due to pervasive menstrual stigma. We aimed explore the types menstruation-related information adolescent female male students want but may be uncomfortable verbalising. installed a locked box in four school classrooms rural urban Bangladesh as part hygiene management pilot intervention between August 2017 April 2018. Trained teachers provided puberty education classes 5-10 (ages...
Abstract Educating boys about puberty and menstruation has been hypothesized to aid in reducing menstrual stigma negative attitudes menstruation. We developed piloted a school-based intervention for girls increase knowledge foster more supportive environment menstruating schoolgirls. In this sub-study, we conducted 24 formative in-depth interviews four group vignette exercises schoolboys develop the package. then carried out pre- postintervention surveys follow-up focus discussions determine...
Schools convene many people together for a prolonged time, facilitating spread of respiratory pathogens and amplifying epidemics. Crowded Bangladeshi schools lack the infrastructure to support optimal cough etiquette behaviors. We collected formative data on current practices from four elementary schools, developed piloted low-cost intervention, promoting coughing sneezing into upper sleeves at additional schools. trained teachers lead behavior change sessions during regular hygiene classes...
Handwashing with soap at key times is an effective means of reducing pathogen transmission. In a low-income community in urban Dhaka, we piloted and evaluated the acceptability feasibility shared handwashing intervention. This included promotion by health promoters homemade solution detergent powder mixed water stored 1.5-L reclaimed mineral bottle. Community encouraged sharing recurrent cost among compound members. Of 152 participating compounds, fieldworkers randomly selected 60 for...
Abstract Background Access to washroom facilities and a place dispose of menstrual waste are prerequisites for optimal hygiene management in schools. Like other low- middle-income countries, Bangladeshi schools lack girls change their absorbents. We explored existing systems disposing absorbent wastes urban rural Bangladesh assessed the feasibility acceptability alternative disposal options. Methods how products, identified girls’ preferences choices system piloted four options different...
Objective This study aims to explore the associations between sex hormones and cognitive performance in older women.Methods Associations hormones, hormone binding globulin (SHBG) were examined women aged at least 70 years, without dementia not using medications that influence hormones. Linear generalized linear regression models included age, body mass index, education, smoking, alcohol, living circumstances, diabetes, hypertension, depression impaired renal function.Results The 5511 had a...
Objective To assess the perspectives of Bangladeshi teachers on feasibility delivery and potential for long-term sustainability puberty menstruation education in urban rural schools.Method We developed a multi-module menstrual hygiene management curriculum that piloted six months four government private schools Bangladesh. conducted monthly assessments during piloting, discussion manual revision group discussions with 20 participating to understand perceived benefits, barriers, among school...
Hundreds of thousands children continue to die each year from diarrhea. We piloted a low-cost liquid chlorine point-of-use (POU) water treatment among elementary school in Bangladesh. began the 1-month intervention four schools (two urban and two rural) by introducing POU drinking hardware behavior change communication. trained teachers deliver sessions encouraging students drink chlorinated their own small plastic bottles avoid disease transmission. used cue cards flip charts as visual...
Abstract School-based water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) promotion often lacks strategies to sustain behaviors beyond the period. This paper describes school community engagement, in form of a committee institutionalize school-based intervention its role implementation sustainability. With formative data on existing practices from four urban rural elementary schools, we arranged workshop design low cost, acceptable, feasible intervention. We formed committees including student...
Schoolchildren frequently transmit respiratory and gastrointestinal infections because of dense person-to-person contact in schools. We piloted a low-cost handwashing intervention among elementary schoolchildren Bangladesh. trained teachers to lead behavior change communication sessions using flipcharts encourage students' before eating, after defecating, cleaning school toilets; provided stations (reservoirs with taps stool + basin soapy water solution [mix 30 gm detergent 1.5 L water] pump...