AMR Chowdhury Publications Volume V: 2002-2008 (July)
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Item Change in health knowledge of Bangladeshi children five years experience(Public Health, 2001) Nath, S.R.; Chowdhury, A.M..R.Item Beneficial effects of a woman-focused development programme on child survival evidence from rural Bangladesh(Social Science & Medicine, 2002) Bhuiya, Abbas; Chowdhury, A.M..R.Item Do side-effects reduce compliance to iron supplementation: a study of daily- and weekly-dose regimens in pregnancy(International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B), 2002) Hyder, S.M. Ziauddin; Persson, Lars Ake; Ekstrom, Eva-Charlotte; Chowdhury, A.M..R.Side-effects of iron supplementation lead to poor compliance. A weekly-dose schedule of iron supplementation rather than a daily-dose regimen has been suggested to produce fewer side-effects, thereby achieving a higher compliance. This study compared side-effects of iron supplementation and their impact on compliance among pregnant women in Bangladesh. These women were assigned to receive either weekly doses of 2x60 mg iron (one tablet each Friday morning and evening) or a daily dose of I x60 mg iron. Fifty antenatal care centres were randomly assigned to prescribe either a weekly- or a daily-supplementation regimen (86 women in each group). Side-effects were assessed by recall after one month of supplementation and used for predicting compliance in the second and third months of supplementation. Compliance was monitored using a pill bottle equipped with an electronic counting device that recorded date and time whenever the pill bottle was opened. Of five gastrointestinal side-effects (heartburn, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, or constipation) assessed, vomiting occurred more frequently in the weekly group (21 %) than in the daily group (11 %. p<0.05). Compliance (ratio between observed and recommended tablet intake) was significantly higher in the weekly supplementation regimen (93%) than in the daily-supplementation regimen (61 %, p<0.05). Overall, gastrointestinal side-effects were not significantly associated with compliance. However. the presence of nausea and/or vomiting reduced compliance in both regimens, but only among women from the lower socioeconomic group. In conclusion, weekly supplementation of iron in pregnancy had a higher compliance compared to daily supplementation of iron despite a higher frequency of sideeffects. The findings support the view that gastrointestinal side-effects generally have a limited influence on compliance, at least in the dose ranges studied. Efforts to further reduce side-effects of iron supplementation may not be a successful strategy for improving compliance and effectiveness of antenatal iron supplementation.Item Measuring perceived health outcomes in non-western culture: Does SF-36 have a place?(International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B), 2002) Chowdhury, A.M..R.; Ahmed, Syed Masud; Rana, A.K.M. Masud; Bhuiya, AbbasItem Impact of daily and weekly Iron supplementation to women and iron status six weeks postpartum(Scandinavian Journal of Nutrition, 2002) Hyder, S. M. Ziauddin; Persson, Lars-Ake; Lonnerdal, Bo; Ekstrom, Eva-CharlotteItem Knowledge to action evaluation for learning in a multi-organisational global partnership(Development in Practice, 2002) Solomon, Marla J.; Chowdhury, A.M..R.Item Efficacy and trial effectiveness of weekly and daily iron supplementation among pregnant women in rural Bangladesh(The American journal Of Clinical Nutrition, 2002) Chowdhury, A.M..R.Item Immunization divide who do get vaccinated in Bangladesh(International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B), 2003) Chowdhury, A.M..R.; Bhuiya, Abbas; Mahmud, Simeen; Salam, A.K.M. Abdus; Karim, FazlulItem Equity gains in Bangladesh primary education(Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003) Chowdhury, A.M..R.; Nath, S.R.; Chowdhury, Rasheda KItem Gender and rural-urban differences in reported health status by older people in Bangladesh(Elsevier, 2003) Kabir, Zarina Nahar; Tishelman, Carol; Torres, Hedda Aguero; Winblad, Bengt; Hojer, Bengt; Chowdhury, A.M..R.Item The wider impacts of BRAC poverty alleviation programme in Bangladesh(Journal of International Development, 2004) Chowdhury, A.M.R; Bhuiya, AbbasOver the decades of the 1980s and 90s, many poverty alleviation programmes have been implemented in developing countries. Evaluations of such programmes have traditionally looked at their success in increasing the income levels of participants, but less at the wider goals of human well-being. This paper l(x)ks at the poverty alleviation program of BRAC. a large non-governmental organization in Bangladesh. and, based on carefully designed studies, presents its impact on selected components of 'human well-being'. This study found better child survival and nutritional status in households served by the programme. Simulated impacts were also observed in other areas, such as expenditure patterns. family planning practices and children's education. The studies also looked at the impact on the rural power structure and found a substantial change in the networking relationship of health providers. The likely influence of 'selectivity bias' on the above results is abo discussed.Item Arsenic crisis in Bangladesh(Scientific American, 2004) Chowdhury, A.M..R.Item Human resources for health overcoming the crisis(The Lancet, 2004) Chen, Lincoln; Evans, Timothy; Anand, Sudhir; Bouffard, Jo Ivey; Brown, Hilary; Chowdhury, Mushtaque; Cueto, Marcos; Dare, Lola; Dussault, Gilles; Habte, Demissie; Hanvoravollgchai, Piya; Jacobs, Marian; Kurowski, Christoph; Michael, Sarah; Mendel, Ariel Pablos; Sewallkambo, Nelson; Solimano, Giorgio; Stilwell, Barbara; Waal, Alex de; Wibulpolprasert, SuwitItem Social impact of microfinance(Journal of International Development, 2004) Chowdhury, A.M..R.Item Informed choices for attaining the Millennium Development Goals towards: an international cooperative agenda for health-systems research(The Lancet, 2004) Chowdhury, A.M..R.Item Anaemia and iron deficiency during pregnancy in rural Bangladesh(Public Health Nutrition, 2004) Chowdhury, Mushtaque; Hyder, SM Ziauddin; Persson, Lars-Ake; Lonnerdal, Bo; Ekstrom, Eva-CharlotteItem Harnessing social capital for health, security, and development in Bangladesh(Global Health Challenges for Human Security, 2004) Adams, Alayne; Chowdhury, A.M..R.Item Transforming health systems to improve the lives of women and children(The Lancet, 2005) Chowdhury, A.M.RItem Improving the health of populations lessons of experience(BRAC, 2005) Medlin, Carol Ann; Jamison, Dean T.; Chowdhury, A.M..R.; Measham, Anthony R.Item A new school of public health in Bangladesh(World Health Organization, 2005) Chowdhury, A.M..R.