A5076838608- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Electronic Health Records Systems
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Menstrual Health and Disorders
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Global Health Care Issues
- Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
- Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Public-Private Partnership Projects
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Medical Coding and Health Information
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research
2018-2023
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2019-2020
Abstract Background Accurate and high-quality data are important for improving program effectiveness informing policy. In 2009 Bangladesh’s health management information system (HMIS) adopted the District Health Information Software, Version 2 (DHIS2) to capture real-time service utilization data. However, routinely collected being underused because of poor quality reporting. W e aimed understand facilitators barriers implementing DHIS2 as a way retrieve meaningful accurate reproductive,...
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...
Contracting-out (CO) to non-state providers is used widely increase access health care, but it entails many implementation challenges. Using Bangladesh's two decades of experience with contracting out Urban Primary Health Care (UPHC), this paper identifies contextual, contractual, and actor-related factors that require consideration when implementing CO in Low- Middle- Income Countries. This qualitative case-study based on 42 in-depth interviews past present stakeholders working the...
"Contracting Out" is a popular strategy to expand coverage and utilization of health services. Bangladesh began contracting out primary healthcare services NGOs in urban areas through the Urban Primary Health Care Project (UPHCP) 1998. Over three phases this project, retention trained skilled human resources, especially doctors, proved be an intractable challenge. This paper highlights issues influencing doctor's both managerial as well service provision level contracted-out setting.In...
Abstract Background: Accurate and high-quality data are important for improving program effectiveness informing policy. Bangladesh Health Management information System (HMIS) has adopted District Information software 2 (DHIS) in 2009 to capture real-time health service utilization data. However, routinely collected being underused because of poor quality. We aim understand the facilitators barriers on implementing DHIS2 as a way retrieve meaningful accurate Reproductive, Maternal Child...
Abstract Introduction One of the contributors to tuberculosis (TB) burden among vulnerable populations, such as sexual minority people, is delay in case finding and notification. Given their socially excluded, hard-to-reach nature, community-led approaches need be introduced facilitate screening TB symptoms subsequent referral healthcare providers. This article aimed explore existing challenges surrounding referral, implementation facilitators barriers proposed community-based model for...
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...
Introduction Although Bangladesh is a country of generalised tuberculosis (TB) epidemic, the HIV prevalence low among general populations, and 3.9% key populations. Despite high possibility HIV–TB coinfection, scientifically tested approaches for increasing TB case detection sexual minority people are yet to be developed implemented in Bangladesh. Such could foster service delivery linkages between communities government health system. Findings this experimental research likely provide new...
Abstract Background: Accurate and high-quality data are important for improving program effectiveness informing policy. Bangladesh Health Management information System (HMIS) has adopted District Information software 2 (DHIS) in 2009 to capture real-time health service utilization data. However, routinely collected being underused because of poor quality. We aim understand the facilitators barriers on implementing DHIS2 as a way retrieve meaningful accurate Reproductive, Maternal Child...
Abstract Background: Accurate and high-quality data are important for improving program effectiveness informing policy. Bangladesh’s health management information system adopted the District Health Information Software, Version 2 (DHIS2) in 2009 to capture real-time service utilization data. However, routinely collected being underused because of poor quality. We aimed understand facilitators barriers implementing DHIS2 as a way retrieve meaningful accurate reproductive, maternal child...
Abstract Background: Accurate and high-quality data are important for improving program effectiveness informing policy. Bangladesh’s health management information system adopted the District Health Information Software, Version 2 (DHIS2) in 2009 to capture real-time service utilization data. However, routinely collected being underused because of poor quality. W e aimed understand facilitators barriers implementing DHIS2 as a way retrieve meaningful accurate reproductive, maternal child...
Abstract Background: Accurate and high-quality data are important for improving program effectiveness informing policy.In 2009 Bangladesh’s health management information system (HMIS) adopted the District Health Information Software, Version 2 (DHIS2) to capture real-time service utilization data. However, routinely collected being underused because of poor quality reporting. W e aimed understand facilitators barriers implementing DHIS2 as a way retrieve meaningful accurate reproductive,...