Common values in assessing health outcomes from disease and injury: disability weights measurement study for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

JA Salomon, T Vos, DR Hogan, M Gagnon, M Naghavi… - The Lancet, 2012 - thelancet.com
Background Measurement of the global burden of disease with disability-adjusted life-years
(DALYs) requires disability weights that quantify health losses for all non-fatal …

Effect of the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness strategy on childhood mortality and nutrition in a rural area in Bangladesh: a cluster randomised trial

SE Arifeen, DME Hoque, T Akter, M Rahman… - The Lancet, 2009 - thelancet.com
Background WHO and UNICEF launched the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness
(IMCI) strategy in the mid-1990s to reduce deaths from diarrhoea, pneumonia, malaria …

The effect of cord cleansing with chlorhexidine on neonatal mortality in rural Bangladesh: a community-based, cluster-randomised trial

S El Arifeen, LC Mullany, R Shah, I Mannan… - The Lancet, 2012 - thelancet.com
Background Up to half of neonatal deaths in high mortality settings are due to infections,
many of which can originate through the freshly cut umbilical cord stump. We aimed to …

[HTML][HTML] Population-based rates, timing, and causes of maternal deaths, stillbirths, and neonatal deaths in south Asia and sub-Saharan Africa: a multi-country …

I Ahmed, SM Ali, S Amenga-Etego, S Ariff… - The Lancet Global …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background Modelled mortality estimates have been useful for health programmes in low-
income and middle-income countries. However, these estimates are often based on sparse …

[HTML][HTML] Causes and incidence of community-acquired serious infections among young children in south Asia (ANISA): an observational cohort study

SK Saha, SJ Schrag, S El Arifeen, LC Mullany… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background More than 500 000 neonatal deaths per year result from possible serious
bacterial infections (pSBIs), but the causes are largely unknown. We investigated the …

Effect of timing of first postnatal care home visit on neonatal mortality in Bangladesh: a observational cohort study

AH Baqui, S Ahmed, S El Arifeen, GL Darmstadt… - Bmj, 2009 - bmj.com
Objective To assess the effect of the timing of first postnatal home visit by community health
workers on neonatal mortality. Design Analysis of prospectively collected data using time …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of a cluster-randomized controlled trial of a package of community-based maternal and newborn interventions in Mirzapur, Bangladesh

GL Darmstadt, Y Choi, SE Arifeen, S Bari, SM Rahman… - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background To evaluate a delivery strategy for newborn interventions in rural Bangladesh.
Methods A cluster-randomized controlled trial was conducted in Mirzapur, Bangladesh …

Effectiveness of home-based management of newborn infections by community health workers in rural Bangladesh

AH Baqui, SE Arifeen, EK Williams… - The Pediatric …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Background: Infections account for about half of neonatal deaths in low-resource settings.
Limited evidence supports home-based treatment of newborn infections by community …

[HTML][HTML] Simultaneous weekly supplementation of iron and zinc is associated with lower morbidity due to diarrhea and acute lower respiratory infection in Bangladeshi …

AH Baqui, K Zaman, LA Persson, S El Arifeen… - The Journal of …, 2003 - Elsevier
Given the high prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies and infectious diseases in infants in
developing countries, an evaluation of the efficacy of different micronutrient formulations on …

[HTML][HTML] Urinary tract infections in pregnancy in a rural population of Bangladesh: population-based prevalence, risk factors, etiology, and antibiotic resistance

ACC Lee, LC Mullany, AK Koffi, I Rafiqullah… - BMC Pregnancy and …, 2020 - Springer
Background Urinary tract infection (UTI) in pregnancy, including asymptomatic bacteriuria, is
associated with maternal morbidity and adverse pregnancy outcomes, including preterm …