Mohammad Habibur Rahman

• Doctor of Philosophy
• Training Physician at International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research

Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is linked to major health consequences and a poor quality of life. Despite the fact that CKD is becoming more prevalent, public knowledge of the disease remains low. Objective This study aimed to evaluate the outcome of a health education intervention designed to enhance knowledge, health-related quality of l...

Citation: Haque, M.M.A.; Jahan, Y.; Khair, Z.; Moriyama, M.; Rahman, M.M.; Sarker, M.H.R.; Shaima, S.N.; Chowdhury, S.; Matin, K.F.; Karim, I.J.; et al. Perceptions about Telemedicine among Populations with Chronic

Background Despite the growing burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD), disease knowledge and understanding are still lacking, especially in Bangladesh. Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome of a health education intervention in order to enhance knowledge, health-related quality of life (QOL), and motivation regarding healthy...

Background Studies have labelled chronic kidney disease (CKD) among the adult population in urban Bangladesh. To address knowledge gaps on CKD, we aimed to generate data on prevalence, health and nutrition of CKD individuals living in rural and peri-urban Bangladesh. Methods Participants were recruited from the Mirzapur Demographic Surveillance Sy...

Background Anemia is a major public health concern; however, research on anemia and its contributing variables is scarce. To address the gap, we investigated the prevalence and associated factors of anemia in school-aged adolescent girls in rural Bangladesh. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study in two secondary schools at Chandpur, Banglad...

Context The COVID-19 epidemic has had a substantial influence on the mental health of chronic disease patients. However, there is a scarcity of research on them in Bangladesh. Aims This study aims to explore the prevalence of and identify the risk factors for depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic among people with c...

A BSTRACT Background Psychological distress may worsen during cancer treatment and affect well-being. Information on the prevalence of distress and its associated variables in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy in rural Bangladesh has not been thoroughly explored. To address this, we aimed to assess psychological distress and its associated f...

Background: Chronic and noncommunicable diseases, including cancer, are a significant global public health concern. Family members or friends who serve as caregivers significantly contribute to supporting cancer patients without formal medical training. In most cases in Bangladesh, women perform caregiving activities with household responsibilities...

Background: Menstruation is a normal physiological process for women during their reproductive cycle, typically beginning during adolescence. During this stage, lack of knowledge, social taboos, and shyness act as barriers to proper menstrual hygiene management, rendering adolescent girls more vulnerable. This issue is highly prevalent in low- and...

Background Informal and unregulated rural medical practitioners (RMPs) provide healthcare services to about two-thirds of people in Bangladesh, although their service is assumed to be substandard by qualified providers. As the RMPs are embedded in the local community and provide low-cost services, their practice pattern demands investigation to ide...

Adolescent girls are highly vulnerable to developing anemia due to reproductive immaturity, poor personal hygiene, and lack of nutritional intake and health education in rural Bangladesh. Digital health technology is a promising tool to overcome barriers and provide appropriate health guidelines. We aim to evaluate eHealth education's impact and ch...

INTRODUCTION Compared to smoking, which has major consequences in chronic kidney disease (CKD) initiation and progression, smokeless tobacco (SLT) consumption is considered to have fewer health consequences. We investigated the prevalence of SLT consumption and its association with risk factors of CKD in a rural and peri-urban Bangladeshi populatio...

Aim: Malnutrition and infectious diseases, such as helminthic infections, are widespread among primary school children, especially in low- and middle-income countries. However, there are limited studies on school health in Bangladesh, particularly in rural settings. This study aimed to explore the nutritional status and prevalence of helminthic in...

Cholera is a leading global public health threat, especially in developing countries. This study aimed to determine the changing determinants of cholera related to water-sanitation practices between 1994-1998 and 2014-2018 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Data of all cause diarrhea cases were extracted from the Diarrheal Disease Surveillance System of the Int...

Context: Telepathology is a promising tool for remote communities to receive pathology services where professional diagnosis services are inadequate. Aims: We aimed to clarify how effective telepathology was when compared with conventional pathology service among rural communities of Bangladesh. Methods and materials: We conducted a cross-sect...

Gestational Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) infection may cause substantial adverse effects on developing fetuses, newborns and also mothers. This study aims to estimate the seroprevalence of T. gondii among rural Bangladeshi pregnant women and determine the risk of a low birth weight (LBW). We followed a longitudinal design where 208 pregnant women...

BACKGROUND Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is linked to major health consequences and a poor quality of life. Despite the fact that CKD is becoming more prevalent, public knowledge of the disease remains low. OBJECTIVE The present study aimed to evaluate the outcome of a health education intervention designed to enhance knowledge, health-related qual...

Background: Neural tube defects (NTDs), a congenital deformity of the central nervous system attributed to multifactorial etiology including nutritional factors e.g., folic acid deficiency. Some studies suggested deficiency of vitamin B12 may be another factor behind NTDs due to its intimate metabolic pathway with folic acid. This study aimed to id...

Background: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is an increasing public health threat worldwide. Studies have documented CKD among adult population in urban Bangladesh, however, in rural and peri-urban settings still lagging behind. We aimed to generate data in understanding the prevalence and CKD-related factors. Methods: We recruited participants random...

Background Information on comparative clinical and host characteristics of under-2 children with watery diarrhea caused by rotavirus, Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC), and Vibrio cholerae as single pathogens is lacking. We sought to investigate the sociodemographic, clinical, and host characteristics of under-2 children hospitalized due to t...

BACKGROUND Despite the growing burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD), disease knowledge and understanding are still lacking, especially in Bangladesh. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome of a health education intervention in order to enhance knowledge, health-related quality of life (QOL), and motivation regarding healthy...

Background: Cholera is a leading global public health threat due to unsteadiness of its determinants especially in developing countries. The study aimed to determine the changing determinants related to water-sanitation practices related to cholera between two time periods (5 years) of last two decades: 1994-1998, and 2014-2018 in urban Bangladesh....

Although disease patterns change constantly, infectious diseases remain the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in the developing countries; especially, among under-5 children. In the current global context, it is important to understand how international aid agencies and donors prioritise their funding allocations for the prevention, control...

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are often under diagnosed and managed without evidence-based approach in primary care settings. This may be due to gaps in knowledge and practice of using updated COPD guidelines by the physicians in public and private sectors in Bangladesh. To our knowledge, this is the first study in Bang...

Background: There is strong association between childhood rotavirus, diarrhoea, climate factors and malnutrition. Conversely, a significant nutritional transition (reduced under-nutrition) with a concurrent increasing trend of rotavirus infection in last decade was also observed among under 5 children, especially in developing countries including...

Spearman correlation between time (year) and yearly total patient numbers, number of under-5 children admitted to Dhaka hospital, proportion of under 5 rotavirus diarrhoea, underweight, wasting, stunting, mean temperature, mean rainfall, mean sea level pressure, mean humidity, mean age, proportion of female, use non-sanitary toilet, slum residence,...

Full ARIMA model of association between monthly proportion of rotavirus infection and main exposure (underweight, stunting and wasting) and other co-varieties. (DOCX)

Association between monthly proportion of rotavirus and underweight of seasonal ARIMA models using different integrations between underweight and climate factors (effect size, Akaike information criterion, Bayesian information criterion, R square and variability of different models with unadjusted model). (DOCX)

Association between monthly proportion of rotavirus and wasting of seasonal ARIMA models using different integrations between wasting and climate factors (effect size, Akaike information criterion, Bayesian information criterion, R square and variability of different models with unadjusted model). (DOCX)

Autocorrelations of monthly proportion of rotavirus, underweight, stunting and wasting, and monthly mean temperature, rainfall, sea level pressure and humidity. (PDF)

Cross-correlations of monthly proportion of rotavirus and underweight, stunting, wasting, monthly mean temperature, rainfall, sea level pressure and humidity. (PDF)

Association between monthly proportion of rotavirus and stunting of seasonal ARIMA models using different integrations between stunting and climate factors (effect size, Akaike information criterion, Bayesian information criterion, R square and variability of different models with unadjusted model). (DOCX)

Partial autocorrelations of monthly proportion of rotavirus, underweight, stunting and wasting, and monthly mean temperature, rainfall, sea level pressure and humidity. (PDF)

Akaike information criterion and Bayesian information criterion for seasonal ARIMA models to determine best fit model. (DOCX)

p> Objective: To explore prevalence, validity of associated factors and their outcome of pneumonia in neonates. Methods: We retrospectively enrolled neonates admitted to a rural hospital in Bangladesh from January 2012-December 2014. Those with pneumonia constituted cases (n=142) and randomly selected three folds of cases from those without pneumo...

To our knowledge, there are no data on the role of overweight and obesity in childhood pneumonia. We sought to determine that impact of overweight and obesity in such children. In this retrospective chart analysis, we enrolled hospitalized children aged 6 to 59 months in the Dhaka Hospital of the icddr,b, Bangladesh (International Centre for Diarrh...

p>The Diarrhoeal Disease Surveillence System of icddr,b noted increasing proportion of Shigella sonnei and Shigella flexneri at urban Dhaka and rural Matlab from 2000 to 2013. Shigella sonnei appeared as emerging serogroup during 2009-13 compared to 2000-04 among individuals aged ≥ 60 years both in Dhaka and Matlab, while Shigella boydii and Shigel...

BACKGROUND:Although Streptococcal bacteremia is common in diarrheal children with high morbidity and mortality, no systematic data are available on Streptococcal bacteremia in diarrheal children. We sought to evaluate the factors associated with Streptococcal bacteremia in diarrheal children under five years of age and their outcome. METHODS:We use...

SUMMARY There is limited information on percent expenditure of household income due to childhood diarrhoea especially in rural Bangladesh. A total of 4205 children aged <5 years with acute diarrhoea were studied. Percent expenditure was calculated as total expenditure for the diarrhoeal episode divided by monthly family income, multiplied by 100. O...

Childhood overweight and obesity, is an emerging public health concern in developing countries like Bangladesh. However, regular television watching by child’s mother and its impact on excess weight gain or overweight and obesity to their offspring is not reported elsewhere. The aim of the present analysis was to determine the socio-demographic cha...

and Aims: Data on Bacterial isolates from tracheal aspirates in children with severe pneumonia requiring intubation and mechanical ventilation especially in developing countries are very limited. We examined the microbial spectrum of bacteria isolated from tracheal aspirate of those children. The antibiotic susceptibility profiles of those bacteria...

Background Childhood rotavirus diarrhea is still one of the major public health challenges. The present study aimed to determine changing characteristics of rotavirus diarrhea in under-5 children at two periods of time. Methods We enrolled 5,357 under-5 children with rotavirus positive in two different time periods; i) 1993-1997 (n = 2,493), and i...