Saifur Rahman

The New South Wales Department of Health | NSW · Public Health

Background The study aims to map the patient journey in a regional Emergency Department (ED), identify factors causing extended Length of Stay (LOS) in ED during pre-COVID (2016–2019), COVID (2020–2022) and post-COVID (2023), and analyse the patient journey using clinical informatics. Through systematic analysis and root cause identification, the s...

Objectives: Assess brief intervention that included opportunistic advice and encouragement, behaviour change support, pharmacotherapy prescription or recommendation, and referral to quit service included in brief intervention without any post discharge supportive contact which was based on two primary outcomes: attempt to quit smoking and quit smok...

Notifications for sexually transmitted diseases in young people in Australia are increasing. Young people are a priority population within the National Sexually Transmissible Infections Strategy, yet their knowledge of sexual health issues is limited. In the context of Health-Promoting Universities, we examined sexual health knowledge and access to...

Data from a national, population-based longitudinal study of Australian women (26-34 years) were analyzed to investigate the association between domestic relocation and multiple explanatory factors, namely intimate partner violence (IPV), metropolitan versus non-metropolitan residence, education, income, housing tenure, number of children, and chan...

Language framed as derogatory names and symbols can have implications for people and their life experiences. Within a Saussurian-inspired frame, and looking at ideas of stigma and social inclusion, this paper examines the use of language as a weapon within a social context of (changing) intent and meaning. Three examples of language use in mainstre...

Language framed as derogatory names and symbols can have implications for people and their life experiences. Within a Saussurian-inspired frame, and looking at ideas of stigma and social inclusion, this paper examines the use of language as a weapon within a social context of (changing) intent and meaning. Three examples of language use in mainstre...

Socioeconomic and health disadvantage is widespread within and across indigenous communities in the world, leading to differentials in morbidity and mortality between indigenous and non-indigenous populations. Sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV/AIDS, among indigenous populations are an emerging public health concern. The focus of...

E-health has become a burgeoning field in which health professionals and health consumers create and seek information. E-health refers to internet-based health care and information delivery and seeks to improve health service locally, regionally and worldwide. E-sexual health presents new opportunities to provide online sexual health services irres...

Objectives To evaluate a leucocyte esterase test as a predictor of gonorrhoea or chlamydia in asymptomatic Aboriginal males at Central Australian Aboriginal Congress Male Clinic (Ingkintja).Methods First-void urine samples and clinical information were collected from consecutive asymptomatic males presenting to the Ingkintja in Alice Springs betwee...

Socioeconomic and health disadvantage is widespread within and across Indigenous communities in the world, causing increases in morbidity and mortality indices compared to non-Indigenous populations, including for sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Indigenous Australian populations are not an exception to this trend. STIs including HIV/AIDS in...

Abnormal vaginal discharge is frequently associated with common sexually and non-sexually transmitted reproduc-tive tract infections (RTIs) and the resultant poor reproductive health outcomes. However, there is scarce informa-tion concerning the prevalence and etiologies of these infections in women in Bangladesh. The aim of study was to determine...

Associations between intimate partner violence (IPV) and poor physical and mental health of women have been demonstrated in the international and national literature across numerous studies. This paper presents a review of the literature on this topic. The 75 papers included in this review cover both original research studies and those which undert...

This paper reviews the evidence concerning the epidemiology of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) with a particular focus on older people. Evidence from North America, Australia, China and Korea clearly shows increasing rates of many STIs in the population group aged 50 years and older. Similar changes are identified in three studies conducted...

The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of Mycoplasma genitalium in a sample of health clinic attendees complaining of vaginal discharge. A subsample of 399 vaginal and cervical swabs was randomly selected from 2579 samples collected during a study to determine the causes of vaginal discharge in women attending primary health-car...

The aim of this study was to detect the sensitivity and specificity of rapid syphilis diagnostic tests (immunochromatographic strip [ICS] test and rapid test device [RTD]) performed by low-skilled paramedics in field clinics and by highly-skilled technologists in laboratories and compare them with the gold standard (rapid plasma reagin [RPR] and Tr...

To evaluate SMART, Medicos Dip Stick and an Institut Pasteur (IP) cholera dipstick tests for accuracy and ease of use. Every 50th patient presenting with diarrhoea at ICDDR,B between 1 April 2003 and 30 November 2003 was enrolled. The rapid diagnostic tests were performed by field and laboratory technicians, and sensitivity (Se), specificity (Sp),...

Surveillance for HIV in Bangladesh has been conducted annually since 1998 and the fourth round of surveillance was conducted in 2002. Surveillance is conducted among groups of people who are most vulnerable to HIV including sex workers (male female transgender) in various locations injecting drug users (IDU) heroin smokers male clients of female se...

Two of the principal objectives of the BMMS were to measure maternal mortality and to test al-ternative strategies for such measurement. This chapter presents BMMS findings relevant to these objec-tives. Maternal mortality was expected to be high, given Bangladesh's relatively low levels of female literacy and proportions of deliveries assisted by...

This document discusses the results of a study that assessed the operational aspects of syndromic management of reproductive tract infections (RTIs)/sexually transmitted infections (STIs) at a primary health care-level clinic in Bangladesh. The assessment included: 1) looking into the facilities of the clinic for syndromic management of RTIs/STIs;...

This study assesses the profile of medicine-sellers in pharmacies of an urban area of Bangladesh, their knowledge on STDs/HIV/AIDS, and practices in managing cases of STDs. In this study, medicine-sellers received clients with STDs, provided treatment and counseling, and also referred patients to the health system. However, they were inadequate in...

Executive Summary Prevention and control of reproductive tract infections (RTIs) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is one of the key components of reproductive healthcare in Bangladesh. Their early detection and treatment, preferably during first contact of clients with healthcare providers, is essential for their successful prevention and...

Abstract With the emergence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), prevention and management of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) have become an urgent issue. As in many other developing countries, pharmacies are the resource most readily available to the people of Bangladesh with symptoms of STDs. But the question remains to be addressed is “Ca...

Prevention and management of reproductive tract infections (RTI) and sexually transmitted diseases (STD) are one of the key reproductive health issues for both males and females. In the South-East Asia region, RTI/STD pose a continuing and serious health problem. But the overall response to the prevention and control of the problem has been limited...