Anemia is a global public health problem but the burden of anemia disproportionately borne among children in developing countries. early stages life has serious consequences on growth and development children. We examine prevalence anemia, possible association between different socio-economic, demographic, other factors with ages from 6 to 59 months nationally representative 2011 Bangladesh Demographic Health Survey (BDHS). Data hemoglobin (Hb) concentration aged 6–59 most recent BDHS (2011)...

Background The rapid growth in cases of COVID-19 has challenged national healthcare capacity, testing systems at an advanced ICU, and public health infrastructure level. This global study evaluates the association between multi-factorial capacity case fatality patients by adjusting for demographic, expenditure, population density prior burden noncommunicable disease. It also explores impact government relationships with civil society as a predictor infection mortality rates. Methods Data...

Poor nutrition during childhood impedes physical and mental development of children, which propagate the vicious cycle intergenerational under nutrition. This paper is aimed at understanding determinants stunting among children aged 0 to 59 months in Bangladesh.The study used Bangladesh Demographic Health Survey 2011 data a multistage stratified cluster-sampling design. Anthropometric (for height weight) were collected analysis was limited 7647 children. Multiple binary logistic regression...

Bangladesh has experienced a significant reduction of child mortality over the past decades which helped achieve Millennium Development Goal 4 (MDG 4) target. But among under-5 aged children is still relatively high and it needs substantial effort to Sustainable (SDG) target decelerate current rate mortality. At this stage, hence important explore trend determinants in order reduce vulnerability child's survival. The aim study trends identify factors associated with less than 5 years...

OBJECTIVES To analyze Australian national data to examine the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on mental health-related hospital presentations among children and adolescents during period with restrictions, after restrictions eased. METHODS We analyzed monthly inpatient admissions emergency department (ED) attendances from 6 large pediatric hospitals across Australia, using Bayesian structural time series models. The COVID-19 restriction was March 2020 December 2021...

Low birth weight (LBW) remains a leading global cause of childhood morbidity and mortality. This study leverages large national survey to determine current prevalence socioeconomic, demographic heath related factors associated with LBW in Bangladesh. Data from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2012–13 Bangladesh were analyzed. A total 2319 women for whom contemporaneous data was available who had live two years preceding sampled this study. However, analysis only able take...

The prevalence of overweight and obesity is increasing in Bangladesh. It higher among Bangladeshi women than men. This study was conducted to assess a host demographic socioeconomic correlates obesity, separately for the urban rural Bangladesh.We used data from Bangladesh Demographic Health Survey (BDHS) 2011. BDHS provides cross-sectional on wide range indicators relating population, health, nutrition. We analyzed nutrition-related identify factors associated with being or obese...

Anemia, especially among children, is a serious public health problem in Bangladesh. Apart from understanding the factors associated with anemia, it may be of interest to know likelihood anemia given factors. Prediction disease status key community and service policy making as well forecasting for resource planning. We considered machine learning (ML) algorithms predict children (under five years) using common risk features. Data were extracted nationally representative cross-sectional...

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the help-seeking behaviours among children and young people (CYP) from culturally linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds for mental health (MH) needs in a multicultural Australian population. Methods: We analysed electronic medical records (eMR) of 8135 MH-related emergency department (ED) encounters CYP aged up 18 years across six public hospitals South Western Sydney Local Health District, Australia, January 2016 April 2022. Urgency MH care was...

Abstract Objective This study aimed to determine the factors associated with extended length of stay (LOS) for paediatric mental health (MH)‐related presentations EDs in South Western Sydney (SWS). Methods We analysed electronic medical records (eMRs) 7444 MH‐related ED encounters children and young people (CYP) aged up 18 years from all six public hospitals SWS January 2016 April 2022. Extended LOS was defined as more than 4 h. assessed using a multi‐level logistic regression model,...

Introduction Children and young people (CYP) from priority populations in Australia have inequities accessing healthcare, health outcomes opportunities to lead healthy lives. Priority include CYP who are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, culturally linguistically diverse (born a country where English is not an official language speak other than at home), with experience of being refugee or asylum seeker, living out-of-home care disability. Providing Enhanced Access Child Health...

<title>Abstract</title> Background Caring for a child with complex rare condition is widely acknowledged to have significant impact on mental health and wellbeing. However, carers often report lack of appropriate evidence- strengths-based resources services that can pre-emptively support their Rare epilepsies are group highly complex, typically childhood-onset conditions, characterised by unpredictable seizures, multi-morbidities, targeted treatments, reduced life expectancy quality life. We...

The distribution of birth intervals can be used to draw attention important characteristics dynamics fertility process. main objective this paper is examine the effects socioeconomic, demographic and proximate determinants on length women Bangladesh also see whether are changed over years. Birth considered as correlated time-to-event data because two or more could correspond a single mother. Moreover, from same neighborhood usually share certain unobserved characteristics, which may lead...

South-Asian countries are considered to be a potential breeding ground for HIV epidemic. Although the prevalence of this incurable disease is low in Bangladesh, women still have been identified as more vulnerable group. The aim study assess knowledge about HIV/AIDS: its trends and associated factors among Bangladesh.We analysed nationally representative repeatedly cross-sectional Bangladesh Demographic Health Surveys (BDHSs) data: 2007, 2011, 2014. These data were clustered nature due...

Background: Providing appropriate care for people suffering from COVID-19, the disease caused by pandemic SARS-CoV-2 virus is a significant global challenge. Many individuals who become infected have pre-existing conditions that may interact with COVID-19 to increase symptom severity and mortality risk. patient comorbidities are likely be informative about individual risk of severe illness mortality. Accurately determining how associated symptoms would thus greatly assist in planning...

This study seeks to identify the spatial risk pattern of households (HHs) exposed arsenic contamination in Bangladesh by adjusting potential socio-economic, demographic factors. Data from Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2012–13 are used where hierarchical Bayesian ordered logit model is implemented. The analysis shows that 25% HH water samples were contaminated, although majority (95%) HHs improved sources. Arsenic was significantly associated with source type and location, place residence...

Childhood stunting is a serious public health concern in Bangladesh. Earlier research used conventional statistical methods to identify the risk factors of stunting, and very little known about applications usefulness machine learning (ML) that can various conditions based on complex data. This evaluates performance ML predicting among under-5 aged children using 2014 Bangladesh Demographic Health Survey Besides, this paper identifies variables which are important predict Among selected...

Residential area greenness may influence diabetes, but limited studies have explored this relationship in developing countries. This study assessed the association between residential and diabetes among urban adults Bangladesh. The mediation effect of body mass index (BMI) was also assessed. A total 2367 aged ≥ 35 years were extracted from a nationally representative survey. Diabetes characterised as fasting plasma glucose level be 7.0 mmol/L or taking prescribed medications to reduce blood...

Background Rates of self-harm among children and young people (CYP) have been on the rise, presenting major public health concerns in Australia worldwide. However, there is a scarcity evidence relating to CYP from culturally linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds. Aims To analyse relationship between self-harm-related mental presentations emergency departments CALD status South Western Sydney (SWS), Australia. Method We analysed electronic medical records health-related department by aged...

This study aims to explore the association between drinking water salinity and hypertension in three coastal sub-districts of Bangladesh. The uses complete data on 6,296 individuals extracted from latest Bangladesh Poverty Groundwater Salinity Survey a mixed-effects logistic regression model as analytical tool. Mixed-effects analysis shows significant medium or higher-level with (adjusted odds ratio 1.650, 95% confidence interval: 1.101‒2.473). Other variables significantly associated are...

This study explored the impacts of COVID-19 on mental health (MH)-related visits to general practices (GPs) among children and young people (CYP) up 18 years age in Australia. analysed national-level data captured by NPS MedicineWise program monthly CYP MH-related per 10,000 GPs from January 2014 September 2021. We considered pre-COVID-19 period (January 2014-February 2020) (March 2020-September 2021). used a Bayesian structural time series (BSTS) model estimate impact GP visits. A total...

The availability of iodized salt in households remains low Bangladesh, which calls for improving the iodization quality and its coverage. present study assessed socio-economic disparity Bangladesh to characterize at household level.Associations between different factors level were explored using Bayesian mixed-effects logistic models after adjusting district- cluster-level random effects.Bangladesh Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS), 2012-13.ParticipantsHouseholds (sample size, n...