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Disease-specific distress healthcare financing and catastrophic out-of-pocket expenditure for hospitalization in Bangladesh.
BACKGROUND: Financial risk protection and equity are two fundamental components of the global commitment to achieve Universal Health …
Nurnabi Sheikh, Abdur Razzaque Sarker, Marufa Sultana, Rashidul Alam Mahumud, Sayem Ahmed, Mohammad Touhidul Islam, Susan Howick, Alec Morton
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Factors affecting the healthcare utilization from Shasthyo Suroksha Karmasuchi scheme among the below-poverty-line population in one subdistrict in Bangladesh: a cross sectional study.
BACKGROUND Financing healthcare through out-of-pocket (OOP) payment is a major barrier in accessing healthcare for the poor people. The …
Md Zahid Hasan, Mohammad Wahid Ahmed, Gazi Golam Mehdi, Jahangir A M Khan, Ziaul Islam, Mahbub Elahi Chowdhury, Sayem Ahmed
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Direct Medical Costs of Tetanus, Dengue, and Sepsis Patients in an Intensive Care Unit in Vietnam
Background: Critically ill patients often require complex clinical care by highly trained staff within a specialized intensive care …
Trinh Manh Hung, Nguyen Van Hao, Lam Minh Yen, Angela McBride, Vu Quoc Dat, H. Rogier van Doorn, Huynh Thi Loan, Nguyen Thanh Phong, Martin J. Llewelyn, Behzad Nadjm, Sophie Yacoub, C. Louise Thwaites, Sayem Ahmed, Nguyen Van Vinh Chau, Hugo C Turner
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Household Microenvironment and Under-Fives Health Outcomes in Uganda: Focusing on Multidimensional Energy Poverty and Women Empowerment Indices
Young children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are vulnerable to adverse effects of household microenvironments. The UN …
Zelalem G Terfa, Sayem Ahmed, Jahangir Khan, Louis W Niessen
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Remittances and food security in Bangladesh: an empirical country-level analysis.
OBJECTIVE To examine the association between remittances and food security in Bangladesh, controlling for other key factors. DESIGN The …
Sylvia Szabo, Sayem Ahmed, Arkadiusz Wiśniowski, Malay Pramanik, Rashadul Islam, Ferdousi Zaman, John Km Kuwornu
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Assessing the incidence of catastrophic health expenditure and impoverishment from out-of-pocket payments and their determinants in Bangladesh: evidence from the nationwide Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2016.
BACKGROUND Out-of-pocket (OOP) payments for healthcare have been increasing steadily in Bangladesh, which deteriorates the financial …
Sayem Ahmed, Mohammad Wahid Ahmed, Md Zahid Hasan, Gazi Golam Mehdi, Ziaul Islam, Clas Rehnberg, Louis W Niessen, Jahangir A M Khan
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Socioeconomic Inequalities in Women ' s Undernutrition : Evidence from Nationally Representative Cross-Sectional Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2017 – 2018
The objective of this study was to explore the socioeconomic inequalities in undernutrition among ever-married women of reproductive …
Mahfuzur Rahman, Rayhanul Islam, Sifat Parveen Sheikh, Nadia Sultana
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The economic burden of diarrhea in children under 5 years in Bangladesh
BACKGROUND Diarrhea is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among under-five children in Bangladesh. Hospitalization for diarrhea …
Md Zahid Hasan, Gazi Golam Mehdi, Gatien de Broucker, Sayem Ahmed, Md Wazed Ali, Jorge Martin Del Campo, Dagna Constenla, Bryan Patenaude, Md Jasim Uddin
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Contingent Valuation: A Pilot Study for Eliciting Willingness to Pay for a Reduction in Mortality From Vaccine-Preventable Illnesses for Children and Adults in Bangladesh.
OBJECTIVES The contingent valuation (CV) method elicits WTP for calculating the value of statistical life (VSL). CV approaches for …
Deborah Odihi, Gatien de Broucker, Zahid Hasan, Sayem Ahmed, Dagna Constenla, Jasim Uddin, Bryan Patenaude
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Disseminating public health messages about second-hand smoking through mosque congregations in Bangladesh
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Sayem Ahmed, Jahangir AM Khan
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