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  1. Article ; Online: Online learning experiences among the post-graduate learners during the COVID-19 pandemic in a higher medical educational institution in Bangladesh

    Sanjoy Kumer Dey / Mosammad Alpana Jahan / Tareq Rahman / Ismat Jahan / Mohammad Kamrul Hassan Shabuj / Mohammod Jobayer Chisti / Mohammod Shahidullah

    Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal, Vol 15, Iss

    2023  Volume 3

    Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic had substantial effects on education. As a result, online education has gained popularity among postgraduate medical students. The aim of this study was to explore postgraduate learners’ experiences regarding online classes. This ... ...

    Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic had substantial effects on education. As a result, online education has gained popularity among postgraduate medical students. The aim of this study was to explore postgraduate learners’ experiences regarding online classes. This study was carried out in the Department of Neonatology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, from March 2020 to September 2020. A questionnaire was sent to neonatology and pediatrics allied residents and students of FCPS paediatrics. Qualitative data were collected and using likert scales to assess satisfaction regarding online learning experience. The study included 79 participants. Of them, 71 (89.9%) responded, 12 (16.9%) attended online classes before the COVID-19 situation. Thirty-four (47.9%) residents opined that online classes provided the right amount of theory. Eighteen (25.4%) disagreed that high-quality learning can be accomplished without face-to-face contact. Twenty-four respondents (33.8%) disagreed that studying online was more motivating than attending a regular classes. Fortytwo (59.2%) concluded that online class was really beneficial, and 50 (70.4%) were satisfied with online education. More than half of them (57.7%) preferred online theoretical classes compelling situation. Though students prefer online education as an alternative to classroom education, both face-to -face and online teachings are necessary. BSMMU J 2022; 15(3): 151-156
    Keywords Online learning ; Post-graduate learners ; Covid-19 pandemic ; Classroom education ; Medicine ; R
    Subject code 370
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University
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  2. Article ; Online: Clinical features of pneumonia in severely malnourished children with diarrhoea compared to those without diarrhoea

    Sufia Islam / Nishat Nasrin / Nigar Sultana Tithi / Christian Lehmann / Mohammod Jobayer Chisti

    Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark, Vol 26, Iss 10, Pp 717-

    2021  Volume 722

    Abstract: Introduction: Pneumonia and diarrhoea are amongst the most common causes for hospital admission for children in low- and middle-income countries such as Bangladesh. Undernourished children often have more severe infections and a higher morbidity and ... ...

    Abstract Introduction: Pneumonia and diarrhoea are amongst the most common causes for hospital admission for children in low- and middle-income countries such as Bangladesh. Undernourished children often have more severe infections and a higher morbidity and mortality. Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the clinical features and outcomes of pneumonia in severely malnourished children with and without diarrhoea. Methodology: A retrospective chart analysis was carried out on children under 5 years of age who were admitted in intensive care unit of the Dhaka hospital of International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b). A total of 245 severe acute malnourished children with pneumonia and diarrhoea (PD group) were compared with 89 children with pneumonia only (PO group). Results: A significantly higher number of children from the PD group had some/severe dehydration (16.3% vs. 1.1%; p < 0.005) when compared with children from the PO group. The PD group showed less cough (83.3% vs. 100%; p < 0.001), lower chest wall indrawing (40.4% vs. 60.7%; p = 0.001), and crackles (62.4% vs. 87.6%; p < 0.001) compared to the PO group at the time of admission. Conclusion: Early diagnosis and treatment of some/severe dehydration in addition to WHO recommended other routine treatment of diarrhoea, pneumonia and severe acute malnutrition in children may help to reduce childhood morbidity and mortality especially in low- and middle-income countries.
    Keywords pneumonia ; diarrhoea ; malnutrition ; children ; bangladesh ; Biochemistry ; QD415-436 ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5
    Subject code 360
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher IMR Press
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  3. Article ; Online: Associated factors, post infection child growth, and household cost of invasive enteritis among under 5 children in Bangladesh

    Rina Das / Md. Ahshanul Haque / Mohammod Jobayer Chisti / A. S. G. Faruque / Tahmeed Ahmed

    Scientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    2021  Volume 11

    Abstract: Abstract Both Campylobacter- and Shigella-induced invasive enteritis are common in under-5 Bangladeshi children. Our study aimed to determine the factors associated with Campylobacter and Shigella enteritis among under-5 children, the post-infection ... ...

    Abstract Abstract Both Campylobacter- and Shigella-induced invasive enteritis are common in under-5 Bangladeshi children. Our study aimed to determine the factors associated with Campylobacter and Shigella enteritis among under-5 children, the post-infection worsening growth, and the household cost of invasive enteritis. Data of children having Shigella (591/803) and Campylobacter (246/1148) isolated from the fecal specimen in Bangladesh were extracted from the Global Enteric Multicenter Study (GEMS) for the period December 2007 to March 2011. In multiple logistic regression analysis, fever was observed more frequently among shigellosis cases [adjusted OR 2.21; (95% CI 1.58, 3.09)]. Breastfeeding [aOR 0.55; (95% CI 0.37, 0.81)] was found to be protective against Shigella. The generalized estimating equations multivariable model identified a negative association between Shigella and weight-for-height z score [aOR − 0.11; (95% CI − 0.21, − 0.001)]; a positive association between symptomatic Campylobacter and weight-for-age z score [aOR 0.22; (95% CI 0.06, 0.37)] and weight-for-height z score [aOR 0.22; (95% CI 0.08, 0.37)]. Total costs incurred by households were more in shigellosis children than Campylobacter-induced enteritis ($4.27 vs. $3.49). Households with low-level maternal education tended to incur less cost in case of their shigellosis children. Our findings underscore the need for preventive strategies targeting Shigella infection, which could potentially reduce the disease burden, associated household costs, and child growth faltering.
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Subject code 338
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Nature Portfolio
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  4. Article ; Online: Sensitivity Patterns of Bacterial Pathogens Isolated from Blood Cultures of Under-Five Children with Pneumonia and Clinical Sepsis

    Sufia Islam / Ashiqur Rahman Akand / Tasnova Tasnim Nova / Christian Lehmann / Mohammod Jobayer Chisti

    Life, Vol 11, Iss 450, p

    2021  Volume 450

    Abstract: Treatment options for pneumonia and sepsis by antibiotics are limited due to the development of multidrug-resistant bacterial strains. This unmatched case-control study determined the antibiotic sensitivity against bacterial isolates obtained from septic ...

    Abstract Treatment options for pneumonia and sepsis by antibiotics are limited due to the development of multidrug-resistant bacterial strains. This unmatched case-control study determined the antibiotic sensitivity against bacterial isolates obtained from septic and nonseptic children with pneumonia. Children of either sex aged 0–59 months with a history of cough or shortness of breath and radiologically confirmed pneumonia were enrolled in this study. Cases with clinical signs of sepsis at admission ( n = 151) were compared to cases without sepsis as controls ( n = 107). A total of 205 children had a performance of blood culture, with 123 children suffering from clinical sepsis. Blood cultures showed bacterial growth in 19% of the septic samples, with 8% coagulase-negative staphylococci and 2.4% Acinetobacter species. Only 1.6% of the cases were infected by Streptococcus pneumonia , Haemophilus influenzae , Salmonella typhi and Klebsiella . In contrast, children without sepsis presented positive blood cultures with growth of Salmonella typhi in 2.4% of the cases and growth of Klebsiella in 1.2%. Bacteria were sensitive to imipenem in 100% of the cases (86% for meropenem, 83% for ceftazidime and 76% for ciprofloxacin). The mortality rate was significantly higher in children with pneumonia complicated by sepsis (odds ratio (OR) = 3.02, 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.11–8.64, p < 0.027). Knowledge about specific laboratory characteristics in children with pneumonia will facilitate an early diagnosis and treatment of sepsis and reduce mortality.
    Keywords bacterial resistance ; children ; mortality ; pneumonia ; sepsis ; Science ; Q
    Subject code 610
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
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  5. Article ; Online: Barriers to breastfeeding are shaped by sociocultural context

    Md. Fakhar Uddin / Ishrat Jabeen / Mohammad Ashraful Islam / Mahfuzur Rahman / Mohammod Jobayer Chisti / Tahmeed Ahmed / Haribondhu Sarma

    Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, Vol 41, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    an exploratory qualitative study in Bangladesh

    2022  Volume 13

    Abstract: Abstract Background Breastfeeding practice is still not optimum in Bangladesh. Understanding barriers to breastfeeding is needed to prevent harmful practices. This study aimed to understand barriers to breastfeeding among infants and young children in ... ...

    Abstract Abstract Background Breastfeeding practice is still not optimum in Bangladesh. Understanding barriers to breastfeeding is needed to prevent harmful practices. This study aimed to understand barriers to breastfeeding among infants and young children in Bangladesh. Methods This qualitative study was conducted in five rural sub-districts and one urban slum in Bangladesh. We conceptualized that barriers to breastfeeding can be broadly grouped into individual, society, and system level barriers. We conducted in-depth interviews with 33 breastfeeding mothers and 13 grandmothers of breastfed children (total n = 46 interviews). We observed 23 of these infants and young children being breastfed. These data were supplemented by 3 focus group discussions held with the children’s fathers. We managed the data using Atlas.ti software and analyzed the data thematically using an inductive approach. Results Important individual-level barriers perceived to influence breastfeeding included misconceptions about the adverse effects of breastfeeding on maternal health, nutrition and physical appearance, and lack of awareness of the value of breastfeeding among family members. Perceived society-level barriers included sociocultural norms, beliefs, and practices such as mother obliged to give more attention on household chores than breastfeeding to become a good housewife and feeding formula milk perceived as a symbol of parents’ financial solvency in the society. System-level barriers included attractive advertisements of breastmilk substitutes, and inadequate facilities and support processes in mothers’ work environments. Conclusion A range of barriers at individual, society and system level have important implications for infant and young children’s breastfeeding practices in Bangladesh. Development of interventions that address the range of barriers that many mothers face is essential to support breastfeeding practices. Potential interventions include strengthening information-giving during interaction between mothers and health ...
    Keywords Barriers ; Breastfeeding practices ; Sociocultural context ; Bangladesh ; Nutritional diseases. Deficiency diseases ; RC620-627 ; Public aspects of medicine ; RA1-1270
    Subject code 360
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher BMC
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  6. Article ; Online: Factors associated with dehydrating rotavirus diarrhea in children under five in Bangladesh

    Sultana Yeasmin / S M Tafsir Hasan / Mohammod Jobayer Chisti / Md Alfazal Khan / A S G Faruque / Tahmeed Ahmed

    PLoS ONE, Vol 17, Iss 8, p e

    An urban-rural comparison.

    2022  Volume 0273862

    Abstract: Introduction Rotavirus is the leading cause of dehydrating diarrhea in young children worldwide. This study aimed to identify the factors associated with dehydrating rotavirus diarrhea in children under five years of age in urban and rural Bangladesh. ... ...

    Abstract Introduction Rotavirus is the leading cause of dehydrating diarrhea in young children worldwide. This study aimed to identify the factors associated with dehydrating rotavirus diarrhea in children under five years of age in urban and rural Bangladesh. Methods The study analyzed data from 7,758 children under five who presented with rotavirus diarrhea to Dhaka (urban) and Matlab (rural) hospital of icddr,b during 2009-2018, and were enrolled in the Diarrheal Disease Surveillance System. Cases were defined as children having rotavirus isolated in stool specimens presented with dehydrating diarrhea. Controls were children infected with rotavirus have no dehydration. Multivariable logistic regression models were built to identify the factors associated with dehydrating diarrhea. Results Among the rotavirus-infected children, 1,784 (34%) in Dhaka and 160 (6%) in Matlab had diarrhea with some or severe dehydration. The female children and age group 24-59 months age was found to be at higher risk of dehydration compared to 6-11 months age. In the multivariable logistic regression model, maternal illiteracy, vomiting, the onset of diarrhea less than 24 hours prior to presenting to the hospital, monsoon months, stunting, and wasting were significantly associated with dehydrating rotavirus diarrhea among children aged 0-59 months in Dhaka. In Matlab, monthly income, duration less than 24 hours prior to attending the hospital, and wasting had an independent significant association with dehydrating rotavirus diarrhea episodes. Conclusions Considering factors diversity, educating parents and proper counselling by health care personnel during diarrhea, could lessen the severity of dehydration and the number of hospital visits later on by eliminating the modifiable risk factors among the children, which needs further studies.
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Subject code 360
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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  7. Article ; Online: Is Fibersol-2 efficacious in reducing duration of watery diarrhea and stool output in children 1-3 years old? A randomized, parallel, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, two arm clinical trial.

    Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayeem Bin Shahid / Shahnawaz Ahmed / Sampa Dash / Yuka Kishimoto / Sumiko Kanahori / Tahmeed Ahmed / Abu Syed Golam Faruque / Mohammod Jobayer Chisti

    PLoS ONE, Vol 18, Iss 1, p e

    2023  Volume 0280934

    Abstract: Background Fibersol-2 has innumerable beneficial effects on human health. It is a fermentable, non-viscous, water-soluble, indigestible dextrin containing 90% dietary fiber produced from corn starch. We aimed to evaluate whether additional intake of ... ...

    Abstract Background Fibersol-2 has innumerable beneficial effects on human health. It is a fermentable, non-viscous, water-soluble, indigestible dextrin containing 90% dietary fiber produced from corn starch. We aimed to evaluate whether additional intake of Fibersol-2 along with oral rehydration solution treatment can reduce the duration of watery diarrhea and daily stool output in children 1-3 years as well as recovery of such children within 72 hours, compared to placebo. Methods This placebo-controlled double-blinded, randomized parallel two arm trial conducted in Kumudini Women's Medical College Hospital in rural Bangladesh between March and October, 2018 used 5 gm of either Fibersol-2 or placebo dissolved in 50-ml drinking water which was given orally to ninety-two children with watery diarrhea on enrollment twice daily for a period of 7 days. Randomization was done using a randomization table. We randomly allocated 45 (49%) and 47 (51%) children in Fibersol-2 and placebo groups, respectively. Outcome measures were duration of resolution of watery diarrhea, daily stool output and the proportion of children recovered within 72 hours. Primary and safety analyses were by intention to treat. This trial was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT03565393. Results There was no significant difference observed in terms of duration of resolution of diarrhea (adjusted mean difference 8.20, 95% CI -2.74 to 19.15, p = 0.14, adjusted effect size 0.03); the daily stool output (adjusted mean difference 73.57, 95% CI -94.17 to 241.32, p = 0.38, adjusted effect size 0.33) and the proportion of children recovered within 72 hours (adjusted odds ratio 0.49, 95% CI = 0.12 to 1.96, p = 0.31, adjusted risk difference -0.06 (95% CI -0.19 to -0.06), after regression analysis between Fibersol-2 and placebo. Conclusion No beneficial role of Fibersol-2 was observed in diarrheal children aged 1-3 years. Trial registration This trial is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT03565393. The authors confirmed that all ongoing and related ...
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Subject code 610
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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  8. Article ; Online: Burden, predictors, and outcome of unconsciousness among under-five children hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia

    Gazi Md Salahuddin Mamun / Monira Sarmin / Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayeem Bin Shahid / Sharika Nuzhat / Lubaba Shahrin / Farzana Afroze / Haimanti Saha / Shamsun Nahar Shaima / Mst Shahin Sultana / Tahmeed Ahmed / Mohammod Jobayer Chisti

    PLoS ONE, Vol 18, Iss 6, p e

    A retrospective study from a developing country.

    2023  Volume 0287054

    Abstract: Despite the reduction of death from pneumonia over recent years, pneumonia has still been the leading infectious cause of death in under-five children for the last several decades. Unconsciousness is a critical condition in any child resulting from any ... ...

    Abstract Despite the reduction of death from pneumonia over recent years, pneumonia has still been the leading infectious cause of death in under-five children for the last several decades. Unconsciousness is a critical condition in any child resulting from any illness. Once it occurs during a pneumonia episode, the outcome is perceived to be fatal. However, data on children under five with pneumonia having unconsciousness are scarce. We've retrospectively analyzed the data of under-five children admitted at the in-patient ward of Dhaka Hospital of icddr,b during 1 January 2014 and 31 December 2017 with World Health Organization classified pneumonia or severe pneumonia. Children presented with or without unconsciousness were considered as cases and controls respectively. Among a total of 3,876 children fulfilling the inclusion criteria, 325 and 3,551 were the cases and the controls respectively. A multivariable logistic regression analysis revealed older children (8 months vs. 7.9 months) (adjusted odds ratio, aOR 1.02, 95% CI: 1.004-1.04, p = 0.015), hypoxemia (aOR 3.22, 95% CI: 2.39-4.34, p<0.001), severe sepsis (aOR 4.46, 95% CI: 3.28-6.06, p<0.001), convulsion (aOR 8.90, 95% CI: 6.72-11.79, p<0.001), and dehydration (aOR 2.08, 95% CI: 1.56-2.76, p<0.001) were found to be independently associated with the cases. The cases more often had a fatal outcome than the controls (23% vs. 3%, OR 9.56, 95% CI: 6.95-13.19, p<0.001). If the simple predicting factors of unconsciousness in children under five hospitalized for pneumonia with different severity can be initially identified and adequately treated with prompt response, pneumonia-related deaths can be reduced more effectively, especially in resource-limited settings.
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Subject code 360
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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  9. Article ; Online: Prevalence and predictors of magnesium imbalance among critically ill diarrheal children and their outcome in a developing country

    Gazi Md. Salahuddin Mamun / Monira Sarmin / Aklima Alam / Farzana Afroze / Lubaba Shahrin / Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayeem Bin Shahid / Shamsun Nahar Shaima / Nadia Sultana / Mohammod Jobayer Chisti / Tahmeed Ahmed

    PLoS ONE, Vol 18, Iss

    2023  Volume 12

    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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  10. Article ; Online: SARS-CoV-2 and dengue virus coinfection in an adult with beta-thalassemia (trait)

    Md Rezaul Hossain / Monira Sarmin / Hafizur Rahman / Lubaba Shahrin / Zannatun Nyma / Tahmeed Ahmed / Mohammod Jobayer Chisti

    Heliyon, Vol 7, Iss 10, Pp e08229- (2021)

    A case report from Bangladesh with literature review

    2021  

    Abstract: Introduction: Coinfections are common in pandemics, however not in recorded patients with hemoglobinopathies. The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic struck Bangladesh at the beginning of March 2020, which is also an apt period for endemic ... ...

    Abstract Introduction: Coinfections are common in pandemics, however not in recorded patients with hemoglobinopathies. The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic struck Bangladesh at the beginning of March 2020, which is also an apt period for endemic Dengue fever in this monsoon region. Case report: We report a 30-year-old man with hemoglobinopathies coinfected with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Dengue virus. Dengue virus was detected by Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA). COVID-19 was confirmed by Reverse-transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) and Hemoglobin Electrophoresis revealed heterozygous beta-thalassemia or thalassemia trait. The patient was treated successfully at Dhaka Hospital in icddr,b during COVID-19 emergency response with symptomatic supportive treatment for COVID-19 and appropriate fluid therapy for dengue fever in response to daily hematocrit level. The patient's repeated RT-PCR for COVID-19 on day-21 became negative. For thalassemia, the patient was advised to have genetic counseling and family screening on discharge. Conclusion: The possibility of coinfection between COVID-19 and Dengue fever may be considered in a COVID-19 patient with unremitting fever especially in an area where Dengue fever is epidemic that may further help to attain appropriate management of the patient.
    Keywords COVID-19 ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Dengue ; Beta-thalassemia ; Hemoglobinopathies ; Bangladesh ; Science (General) ; Q1-390 ; Social sciences (General) ; H1-99
    Subject code 616
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Elsevier
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