- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Global Health Care Issues
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
- Workplace Health and Well-being
- Iron Metabolism and Disorders
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Water resources management and optimization
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
- Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
Hitotsubashi University
2020-2024
The University of Tokyo
2017-2022
Many countries are implementing health system reforms to achieve universal coverage (UHC) by 2030. To understand the progress towards UHC in Bangladesh, we estimated trends indicators of service and financial risk protection. We also probability Bangladesh's achieving targets 80% essential health-service 100% protection 2030.We indicators-13 prevention four treatment indicators-from 19 nationally representative population-based household surveys done Bangladesh from Jan 1, 1991, Dec 31,...
Background Because of the rapid increase non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and high burden healthcare-related financial issues in Bangladesh, there is a concern that out-of-pocket (OOP) payments related to illnesses may become major on household. It crucial understand what are responsible for OPP at household level help policymakers prioritize key areas actions protect from 100% hardship seeking health care as part universal coverage. Objectives We first estimated costs among population urban...
<h3>ABSTRACT</h3> Advertisers, marketers, and researchers all wrestle with finding the personal human presence in text-based online communication. Social features are present, if subtle. Users of research must work to identify when how unseen writers or not strongly committed what they have just written, even harder keep from reading themselves their own biases into text being analyzed. Our discussion illustrates stance-shift analysis, as a type quantitative content maximizes understanding...
Abstract Background In 2017, 785 million people globally lacked access to basic services of drinking water and 2 billion lived without sanitation services. Most these live in low‐ lower‐middle‐income countries South Asia, Southeast Asia sub‐Saharan Africa. To monitor the progress towards universal sanitation, this study aimed predict coverage supply (WSS) as well reduction practice open defecation by 2030, under two assumptions: following current trends accelerated poverty reduction. Methods...
Background With an increasing burden of non-communicable disease in Nepal and limited progress towards universal health coverage, country- disease-specific estimates financial hardship related to healthcare costs need be evaluated protect the population effectively from healthcare-related burden. Objectives To estimate cost economic illness assess inequality due catastrophic expenditure 1995 2010 Nepal. Methods This study used nationally representative Living Standards Surveys conducted...
Tobacco control should be a higher public health priority in Japan. Some workplaces provide smoking cessation support and connect employees to effective treatments such as outpatient clinics. However, tobacco measures have not been sufficiently implemented Japan, especially small- medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), where resources are limited. Organizational commitment consistent leadership crucial facilitate implementation, but research on whether supporting organizational leaders leads...
Abstract Background Equity is one of three dimensions universal health coverage (UHC). However, Iraq has had capital-focused services and successive conflicts political turmoil have hampered around the country. embarked on a new reconstruction process since 2018 it could be time to aim for equitable healthcare access realise UHC. We aimed examine inequality determinants associated with Iraq’s progress towards UHC targets. Methods assessed toward in context equity using six nationally...
10606 Background: Organizational commitment and consistent leadership are crucial to facilitate implementation of workplace wellness programs. We aimed investigate whether interactive assistance for SME managers implement tobacco control programs (compared with usual practice) would increase 6-month abstinence rates in tobacco-smoking employees. Methods: This hybrid type II cluster randomized effectiveness trial was done Japan. SMEs the intervention group received employers health 6 months...
Household solid fuel use (including indoor and outdoor) second-hand smoke (SHS) are considered to be major contributors of under-5 mortality (U5M) in low- lower-middle-income countries (LMICs). This study provides a comprehensive assessment their odds ratios attributable LMICs. We used the Demographic Health Surveys data for children 46 LMICs (n = 778,532) from 2010 2020. Mixed effect multilevel logistic regressions were conducted estimate pooled adjusted ratio (aOR) U5M due use, SHS...
Background: In 2017, 785 million people globally lacked access to basic drinking water services and 2 billion lived without sanitation services, mostly in low- lower-middle-income countries. We aimed predict the coverage of by 2030, under two conditions: following current trends accelerating poverty reduction. Methods: Households reporting facilities practicing open defecation were extracted from 210 nationally representative Demographic Health Surveys Multiple Cluster Indicator (1994-2016)...
Background: Household air pollution (HAP) from solid fuels (including indoor and outdoor) second-hand smoke (SHS) is considered to be a major contributor of under-5 mortality (U5M) in low- middle-income countries (LMICs). This study provides comprehensive assessment their odds ratios attributable LMICs.Methods: We used the Demographic Health Surveys data for children 56 LMICs (n = 831,960) 2010 2020. Mixed effect multilevel logistic regressions were conducted estimate pooled adjusted ratio...