11 hasil untuk "Ar-Rafi Khan"

Understanding effectiveness of a low-cost food package for ensuring food security during the COVID-19 at the household level: Difference-in-differences analyses of a quasi-experimental trial in Bangladesh

Md. Golam Rasul; Ar-Rafi Khan; Md. Ashraful Alam dkk.

PLOS One, Vol. 21 No. 3 · 2026 · Inggris · PLOS Scopus

Introduction: The emergence of COVID-19 pandemic compelled to undertake a ‘lockdown or shutdown’ approach to control the spread of the virus. People from resource-limited settings experienced food insecurity due to lack of supply and access to adequate food during lockdown. Therefore, we developed…

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Validation of HemoCue method and development of a revised hemoglobin cut-off to detect anemia in children aged 6–24-months

Mustafa Mahfuz; Ar-Rafi Khan; S. M. Tafsir Hasan dkk.

PLOS One, Vol. 21 No. 10 · 2026 · Inggris · PLOS Scopus

Background: Accurate hemoglobin (Hb) measurement is essential for determining anemia prevalence at the population level. The HemoCue method, commonly used in resource poor settings, has been shown to overestimate Hb levels compared to the direct cyanmethemoglobin (DCM) method, leading to an…

Success of health cell approach in improving knowledge, attitude and practice related to COVID-19: difference-in-differences analyses of a community-based quasi-experimental trial

Subhasish Das; Shah Mohammad Fahim; Tahmeed Ahmed dkk.

BMJ Open, Vol. 13 No. 8 · 2023 · Inggris · DOAJ Scopus

Objectives There remain hesitations and miscommunication regarding appropriate public health behaviours and conceptions related to COVID-19. We tested the effectiveness of the community-based health cell approach in improving knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) related to COVID-19.Setting…

Acute food insecurity and short-term coping strategies of urban and rural households of Bangladesh during the lockdown period of COVID-19 pandemic of 2020: report of a cross-sectional survey

Subhasish Das; Tahmeed Ahmed; Md Ashraful Alam dkk.

BMJ Open, Vol. 10 No. 12 · 2020 · Inggris · DOAJ Scopus

Introduction We conducted a cross-sectional survey to assess the extent and to identify the determinants of food insecurity and coping strategies in urban and rural households of Bangladesh during the month-long, COVID-19 lockdown period.Setting Selected urban and rural areas of…

Sunlight, dietary habits, genetic polymorphisms and vitamin D deficiency in urban and rural infants of Bangladesh

Subhasish Das; Md. Mehedi Hasan; Minhazul Mohsin dkk.

Scientific Reports, Vol. 12 No. 1 · 2022 · Inggris · DOAJ Scopus

Abstract We conducted an observational study to assess the prevalence and risk factors of vitamin D deficiency in 12–24 months old children living in urban and rural Bangladesh. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (free 25(OH)D) level, socio-demographic status, anthropometric status, dietary intake, exposure…

Assessment of cellular immune phenotype of peripheral blood mononuclear cells in Bangladeshi children with severe acute malnutrition

Zannatun Noor; Shaumik Islam; Md. Mehedi Hasan dkk.

Immunobiology, Vol. 230 No. 3 · 2025 · Inggris · DOAJ Scopus

Children suffering from severe acute malnutrition (SAM) have a weakened immune system. The relationship between malnutrition and alterations in the frequency of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) remains unclear. This study investigated the altered immune responses in Bangladeshi children…

Dietary diversity of adolescent girls living in an urban resource-poor setting of Dhaka city: results from Nutri-CAP study

Mustafa Mahfuz; Tahmeed Ahmed; Shams El Arifeen dkk.

BMJ Paediatrics Open, Vol. 10 No. 1 · 2026 · Inggris · DOAJ Scopus

Background Given the well-documented risks of undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies and adverse health outcomes associated with poor dietary quality, we examined the effect of behaviour change communication (BCC) on dietary diversity (DD) among adolescent girls in a resource-poor urban…

Gut biomolecules (I-FABP, TFF3 and lipocalin-2) are associated with linear growth and biomarkers of environmental enteric dysfunction (EED) in Bangladeshi children

Md. Mehedi Hasan; Md. Amran Gazi; Subhasish Das dkk.

Scientific Reports, Vol. 12 No. 1 · 2022 · Inggris · DOAJ Scopus

Abstract In the current world, a major challenge to diagnose environmental enteric dysfunction (EED) is the lack of validated non-invasive biomarkers. Intestine derived molecules, including intestinal fatty acid binding protein (I-FABP), trefoil factor-3 (TFF3), lactoferrin, lipocalin-2 (LCN2), and…

Is Environmental Enteric Dysfunction Reversible in Adults? A 7‐Year Observational Follow‐up Study of Histological and Biomarker Outcomes in Urban Bangladesh

A. H. M. Rezwan; Ar‐Rafi Khan; Shaumik Islam dkk.

Health Science Reports, Vol. 9 No. 5 · 2026 · Inggris · DOAJ Scopus

ABSTRACT Background and Aims Environmental Enteric Dysfunction (EED) is a subclinical condition of the small intestine linked to chronic inflammation, impaired absorption, which results in undernutrition. While extensively studied in children, its persistence and reversibility in adults remain…

Environmental enteric dysfunction in well-nourished and undernourished women in Bangladesh

Mustafa Mahfuz; Md. Shabab Hossain; Ar-Rafi Khan dkk.

BMC Gastroenterology, Vol. 26 No. 1 · 2026 · Inggris · DOAJ Scopus

Abstract Introduction Environmental Enteric Dysfunction (EED) is a subacute inflammation of the small intestinal (SI) mucosa associated with undernutrition and perturbation of the SI microbiota. Its diagnosis relies on histopathological assessment of small intestinal biopsies, with a lack of…