Neeloy Ashraful Alam

Scopus Publications

Evaluation of Bovine Lactoferrin for Prevention of Late-Onset Sepsis in Low-Birth-Weight Infants: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial
Shabina Ariff, Sajid Bashir Soofi, Uswa Jiwani, Almas Aamir, Uzair Ansari, et al.
Nutrients, 2025
Background: Sepsis remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in preterm and low birth weight (LBW) neonates, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Lactoferrin, a glycoprotein present in breast milk with antimicrobial activity, is a low-cost, readily available, and promising intervention currently under investigation. The available literature presents conflicting results on the impact of lactoferrin on the risk of late-onset sepsis (LOS). This study evaluated the effectiveness of two doses of bovine lactoferrin (bLF) supplementation in preventing LOS and necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in preterm and LBW neonates in Pakistan. Methods: A three-arm, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial in the neonatal intensive care unit of Aga Khan University was conducted from July 2019 to August 2020. Preterm (28 to 36 + 5 weeks gestational age) and low birth weight (≥1000 g to <2500 g) neonates who established enteral feeding by 72 h were eligible. The exclusion criteria included sepsis before randomization, maternal history of chorioamnionitis or group B streptococcus colonization, and congenital anomalies. Enrolled neonates were randomly assigned in a 1:1:1 ratio using a computer-generated random allocation sequence to receive placebo (D-glucose), 150 mg bLF, or 300 mg bLF mixed with breast milk once daily for 28 days. The study staff, parents, and outcome assessors were blinded to the allocation. The primary outcome was late-onset sepsis from the trial entry to 28 days. The secondary outcome was NEC from the trial entry to 28 days. Neonates were followed weekly for 28 ± 2 days, and episodes of LOS and NEC were recorded. Results: Of 305 neonates enrolled, 102, 102, and 101, respectively, were randomized to receive a placebo (arm A), 150 mg bLF (arm B), and 300 mg bLF (arm C), respectively. Outcome data of 291 participants (99 in arm A, 95 in arm B, and 97 in arm C) were available for inclusion in the intention-to-treat analysis. The frequency of culture-proven sepsis was 8/102 (7.8%) in arm A compared to 1/102 (0.98%) (p = 0.020) in arm B and 5/101 (4.9%) in arm C (p = 0.390). We did not find any difference in episodes of NEC between arms A (n = 3, 3%) and B (n = 0, 0%) (p = 0.087) or between arms A and C (n = 2, 2%) (p = 0.650). We reported compliance rates of 79 (79.79%) in arm A, 78 (82.1%) in arm B, and 82 (84.53%) in arm C for investigational products. Arm C recorded two deaths, but neither was attributed to the intervention. Conclusions: Bovine lactoferrin supplementation did not prevent late-onset sepsis in neonates of preterm and low birth weight in our trial. However, given the small sample size, further trials with larger sample sizes are required to investigate its efficacy in these at-risk groups.
M-SAKHI - Mobile health solutions to help community providers promote maternal and infant nutrition and health: a description of development of the Program Impact Pathway using Theory of Change
Archana B Patel, Priyanka N Kuhite, Samreen Sadaf Khan, Amrita Puranik, Ashraful Alam, et al.
Public Health Nutrition, 2024
Objective: Behaviour Change Communication (BCC) intervention programmes often lack documentation of successful processes. This manuscript aims to describe the development of Program Impact Pathway (PIP) using Theory of Change (ToC) approach for a mHealth BCC intervention titled ‘Mobile Solutions Aiding Knowledge for Health Improvement (M-SAKHI)’ aimed at reducing stunting in infants at 18 months of age. Design: The PIP was developed using ToC to design the intervention and plan its implementation. Literature review and data from previous pilots helped to identify health service gaps that needed to be addressed by the PIP of this intervention. Setting: M-SAKHI was implemented in 244 villages under governance of forty primary health centres of Nagpur and Bhandara districts of eastern Maharashtra in central India. Participants: The study investigators and the public health stakeholders participated in developing the PIP. M-SAKHI evaluation study recruited 2501 pregnant women who were followed up through delivery until their infants were 18 months old. Results: The PIP was developed, and it identified the following pathways for the final impact: (1) improving maternal and infant nutrition, (2) early recognition of maternal and infant danger signs, (3) improving access and utilisation to healthcare services, (4) improving hygiene, sanitation and immunisation practices, and (5) improving implementation and service delivery of community health workers through their training, monitoring and supervision in real time. Conclusion: This paper will illustrate the significance of development of PIP for M-SAKHI. It can aid other community-based programmes to design their PIP for nutrition-based BCC interventions.
Women's participation in household decisionmaking: Qualitative findings from the Shonjibon Trial in rural Bangladesh
Elizabeth K. Kirkwood, Jasmin Khan, Mohammad Mehedi Hasan, Afrin Iqbal, Tazeen Tahsina, et al.
Plos Global Public Health, 2024
A key element of women’s empowerment is the ability to participate in household decision-making. This study presents the qualitative results from the Shonjibon Cash and Counselling Trial baseline process evaluation with the aim of exploring the status of women’s decision-making at the trial’s outset and to facilitate the exploration of any changes in women’s empowerment over the course of the trial. Between January and March 2021, we conducted forty-one in-depth interviews with pregnant women in rural Bangladesh. The research team translated, transcribed, coded, and discussed the interviews. We used thematic analysis to examine women’s experience and perceptions on household decision-making. The key findings that emerged; women jointly participated in financial decision-making with their husbands; men made the final decision regarding seeking healthcare, and women solely made choices regarding infant and young child feeding. Our findings revealed that women felt that they needed to discuss their plans to go outside the house with their husbands, many perceived a lack of importance in the community towards women’s participation in decision-making. This study documents current contextual information on the status of women’s involvement in household decision-making and intrahousehold power dynamics at the start of the Shonjibon Cash and Counselling Trial.
Women's participation in decision-making: Analysis of Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey data 2017–2018
Elizabeth K. Kirkwood, Shahreen Raihana, Neeloy Ashraful Alam, Michael J. Dibley
Journal of International Development, 2024
Gender‐based inequities prevent women from partaking in decision‐making. This study is a secondary analysis of the 2017–2018 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS) data. We examined women's participation in no‐decisions against a set of independent variables to determine the factors associated with not participating in any decisions. The adjusted multivariable logistic regression revealed that women, aged 15–19, with no children, living in larger households, not employed for cash, agreed with at least one reason for husband's beating their wives and were not exposed to print media, were significantly less likely to be involved in any household decisions. This study sheds light on ways to promote women's active participation in decisions and to identify programme‐modifiable indicators for future research.
Understanding Fijian health system challenges in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV services in the three tertiary hospitals in Fiji
Amina Razzaq, Joanne Travaglia, Camille Raynes-Greenow, Neeloy Ashraful Alam
AIDS Care Psychological and Socio Medical Aspects of AIDS HIV, 2024
Mother-to-child transmission is the most common route of human immunodeficiency virus transmission in children, which could be prevented with proper treatment and access to care. Health system challenges can impede the effectiveness of prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) programmes. We aim to understand the health system challenges to the provision of PMTCT services for pregnant women in three tertiary hospitals in Fiji. Data were collected using in-depth interviews in the three tertiary hospitals and associated health clinics in Fiji between April-May 2013 and February-March 2014. Ethical approvals were obtained. A total of 58 healthcare providers were interviewed including doctors (n = 12), midwives (n = 19), nurses (n = 14), laboratory technicians (n = 5) and counsellors (n = 8). The data were analysed using thematic analysis. We found that the healthcare workers faced a wide range of health system challenges including institutional and human resource challenges. Staff shortage, limited PMTCT training and shortage of supplies were barriers to the quality of PMTCT services. Our findings would be useful in developing strategies to overcome barriers as it would be imperative in improving the quality of PMTCT service provision in Fiji and other similar settings.
Factors influencing breastfeeding continuation and formula feeding beyond six months in rural and urban households in Indonesia: a qualitative investigation
Bunga Astria Paramashanti, Michael J Dibley, Tanvir M Huda, Yayi Suryo Prabandari, Neeloy Ashraful Alam
International Breastfeeding Journal, 2023
Background Global and Indonesian guidelines suggest that breastfeeding should continue for at least the first two years of life. While many studies have focused on six-month exclusive breastfeeding practices, little is known about why mothers do not sustain breastfeeding beyond this period. This qualitative study aimed to explore factors influencing breastfeeding continuation and formula feeding beyond six months, regardless of any additional food consumed, focusing on Indonesia’s rural and urban areas. Methods We collected the data through 46 in-depth interviews in Pati District and Surakarta City, Central Java, Indonesia. Participants were mothers, grandmothers, health care practitioners, and village kader (frontline female health workers). We used thematic analysis combining deductive and inductive techniques for analysing the data. Results Rural mothers practised breastfeeding and intended to breastfeed for a longer duration than urban mothers. Maternal attitude towards breastfeeding, breastfeeding knowledge, previous experiences, and other breastfeeding strategies (e.g., enhancing maternal dietary quality) positively influenced breastfeeding sustainability. In the urban setting, mothers encountered several breastfeeding barriers, such as perceived breast milk insufficiency and child hunger and satiety, child biting, and breastfeeding refusal, causing them to provide formula milk as a breast milk substitute or supplement. In addition, families, communities, health practitioners, and employment influenced maternal decisions in breastfeeding continuation and formula-feeding practices. Conclusions Optimal breastfeeding practices up to two years of age are determined by the individual and setting (i.e., community, healthcare, employment) factors. Providing breastfeeding education covering practical breastfeeding guidance will encourage mothers to breastfeed for longer. Such interventions should involve families, communities, health workers, and the work environment as a breastfeeding support system. Policymakers should develop, enforce, and monitor the implementation of breastfeeding policies to protect, promote, and support breastfeeding in households, communities, health systems, and work settings.
Explanatory models of stillbirth among bereaved parents in Afghanistan: Implications for stillbirth prevention
Aliki Christou, Camille Raynes-Greenow, Adela Mubasher, Sayed Murtaza Sadat Hofiani, Mohammad Hafiz Rasooly, et al.
Plos Global Public Health, 2023
Local perceptions and understanding of the causes of ill health and death can influence health-seeking behaviour and practices in pregnancy. We aimed to understand individual explanatory models for stillbirth in Afghanistan to inform future stillbirth prevention. This was an exploratory qualitative study of 42 semi-structured interviews with women and men whose child was stillborn, community elders, and healthcare providers in Kabul province, Afghanistan between October-November 2017. We used thematic data analysis framing the findings around Kleinman’s explanatory framework. Perceived causes of stillbirth were broadly classified into four categories–biomedical, spiritual and supernatural, extrinsic factors, and mental wellbeing. Most respondents attributed stillbirths to multiple categories, and many believed that stillbirths could be prevented. Prevention practices in pregnancy aligned with perceived causes and included engaging self-care, religious rituals, superstitious practices and imposing social restrictions. Symptoms preceding the stillbirth included both physical and non-physical symptoms or no symptoms at all. The impacts of stillbirth concerned psychological effects and grief, the physical effect on women’s health, and social implications for women and how their communities perceive them. Our findings show that local explanations for stillbirth vary and need to be taken into consideration when developing health education messages for stillbirth prevention. The overarching belief that stillbirth was preventable is encouraging and offers opportunities for health education. Such messages should emphasise the importance of care-seeking for problems and should be delivered at all levels in the community. Community engagement will be important to dispel misinformation around pregnancy loss and reduce social stigma.
Understanding the relationship between the public sector healthcare workers and NGO-based HIV counsellors while providing HIV counselling and testing services to pregnant women: A Qualitative Study in Suva, Fiji
Amina Razzaq, Niamh Stephenson, Camille Raynes-Greenow, Joanne Travaglia, Neeloy Ashraful Alam
Midwifery, 2023
Tailored text messages to improve breastfeeding practices in Yangon, Myanmar: the M528 individually randomized controlled trial
Myat Pan Hmone, Mu Li, Kingsley Emwinyore Agho, Neeloy Ashraful Alam, Nina Chad, et al.
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2023
The impact and implementation of an mHealth intervention to improve infant and young child feeding in Senegal: IIMAANJE protocol for a cluster randomized control trial
Shauna M. Downs, Daouda Gueye, Medoune Sall, Bamba Ndoye, Ndèye Ndambao Sarr, et al.
Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
Behavior change communication (BCC) strategies have the potential to improve infant feeding and nutrition outcomes among infants and young children in low- and middle-income countries. More recently, there has been a shift toward the adoption of mHealth interventions—the use of mobile phones to transmit health-related information or direct care—to promote recommended BCC strategies among the caregivers of infants and young children. In Senegal, most infants and young children are not fed according to recommended practices leading to a high prevalence of undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies. The aims of this cluster randomized control trial, using an effectiveness-implementation (type 1) hybrid design, were to: (1) determine the impact of an mHealth IYCF intervention on IYCF practices and nutrition outcomes; and (2) examine the implementation, costs, and opportunities for scaling up the mHealth messaging intervention. The trial was conducted in three regions in Senegal (Thies, Fatick, Diourbel) with 488 mother, father and children (6–23 months) triads. The intervention included 8 scripted messages, that underwent cognitive testing prior to the intervention implementation, and 8 unscripted messages from positive deviants. One voice message and one text message were sent each week to members of our experimental group for a 16-week period. The impact of the intervention was assessed through a household survey, 24-h dietary recall, and hemoglobin measurements before and after the intervention implementation. The primary outcomes were minimal acceptable diet (MAD) and anemia. We also included a total of 54 participants in nine focus groups held with mothers and fathers and semi-structured interviews with Badienou Gox (i.e., community health workers) (n = 6) and national partners and program implementers (n = 6) to examine the intervention implementation process. The study was registered prior to data collection on Clinicaltrials.gov (Identifier: NCT05374837).
Effectiveness of peer-led programs for overweight and obesity in children: systematic review and meta-analysis
Ngoc-Minh Nguyen, Michael J. Dibley, Hong K. Tang, Ashraful Alam
International Journal of Obesity, 2022
Can a Combined Agriculture and Nutrition Behaviour Change Intervention Improve Women's Empowerment? A Mixed Methods Feasibility Study in Rural Bangladesh
Elizabeth Kirkwood, Michael J Dibley, Wajiha Khatun, Gulshan Ara, Mansura Khanam, et al.
Qualitative Report, 2022
Reducing household air pollution exposure to improve early child growth and development; a randomized control trial protocol for the “Poriborton-Extension: The CHANge trial”
Camille Raynes-Greenow, Sk Masum Billah, Sajia Islam, S. M. Rokonuzzaman, Fahmida Tofail, et al.
Trials, 2022
Protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial of LPG cookstoves compared to usual cooking practices to reduce perinatal mortality and morbidity in rural Bangladesh called Poriborton: the CHANge trial
Camille Raynes-Greenow, Ashraful Alam, Sk Masum Billah, Sajia Islam, Kingsley Agho, et al.
Trials, 2022
Effect of a peer-led education intervention on dietary behaviour and physical activity among adolescents in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: a pilot study
Ngoc-Trinh Thi Nguyen, Hong K. Tang, Minh Ngoc Nguyen, Michael J. Dibley, Neeloy Ashraful Alam
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2022
The Impact of Antenatal Balanced Plate Nutrition Education for Pregnant Women on Birth Weight: A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial in Rural Bangladesh
Morseda Chowdhury, Camille Raynes-Greenow, Patrick Kelly, Neeloy Ashraful Alam, Kaosar Afsana, et al.
Nutrients, 2022
Trends and determinants of minimum dietary diversity among children aged 6-23 months: a pooled analysis of Indonesia Demographic and Health Surveys from 2007 to 2017
Bunga A Paramashanti, Tanvir M Huda, Ashraful Alam, Michael J Dibley
Public Health Nutrition, 2022
The Role of mHealth Interventions in Changing Gender Relations: Systematic Review of Qualitative Findings
Elizabeth K Kirkwood, Caitlin Clymer, Kheminda Imbulana, Sumaya Mozumder, Michael J Dibley, et al.
Jmir Human Factors, 2022
The impact of a package of behaviour change interventions on breastfeeding practices in East Java Province, Indonesia
Christiana Rialine Titaley, Michael J. Dibley, Iwan Ariawan, Anifatun Mu'asyaroh, Bunga Astria Paramashanti, et al.
Maternal and Child Nutrition, 2022
Breastfeeding perceptions and exclusive breastfeeding practices: A qualitative comparative study in rural and urban Central Java, Indonesia
Bunga A. Paramashanti, Michael J. Dibley, Tanvir M. Huda, Ashraful Alam
Appetite, 2022
Wealth- and education-related inequalities in minimum dietary diversity among Indonesian infants and young children: a decomposition analysis
Bunga A. Paramashanti, Michael J. Dibley, Ashraful Alam, Tanvir M. Huda
Global Health Action, 2022
Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and overweight and obesity in adolescents in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: a population-based analysis
Ngoc‐Minh Nguyen, Hong K Tang, Michael John Dibley, Ashraful Alam
Pediatrics International, 2022
Pregnant women’s exposure to household air pollution in rural bangladesh: A feasibility study for poriborton: The change trial
Jonathan Thornburg, Sajia Islam, Sk Masum Billah, Brianna Chan, Michelle McCombs, et al.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022
The Shishu Pushti Trial–Extended Peer Counseling for Improving Feeding Practices and Reducing Undernutrition in Children Aged 0-48 Months in Urban Bangladesh: Protocol for a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial
Seema Mihrshahi, Gulshan Ara, Mansura Khanam, Sabrina Rasheed, Kingsley Emwinyore Agho, et al.
Jmir Research Protocols, 2022
Barriers to uptaking HIV testing among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review of qualitative findings
Amina Razzaq, Camille Raynes‐Greenow, Ashraful Alam
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2021
Factors associated with delayed initiation of breastfeeding in health facilities: secondary analysis of Bangladesh demographic and health survey 2014
Shahreen Raihana, Ashraful Alam, Tanvir M. Huda, Michael J. Dibley
International Breastfeeding Journal, 2021
An analysis of the impact of newborn survival policies in Pakistan using a policy triangle framework
Jamil Ahmed, Carmen Huckel Schneider, Ashraful Alam, Camille Raynes-Greenow
Health Research Policy and Systems, 2021
“My husband is my family.” The culture of pregnancy disclosure and its implications on early pregnancy registration in a child nutrition intervention in rural Maharashtra, India
Samreen S Khan, Nanda K Tawale, Archana Patel, Michael J Dibley, Ashraful Alam
Midwifery, 2021
Determinants of low breastfeeding self-efficacy amongst mothers of children aged less than six months: results from the BADUTA study in East Java, Indonesia
Christiana Rialine Titaley, Michael J. Dibley, Iwan Ariawan, Anifatun Mu’asyaroh, Ashraful Alam, et al.
International Breastfeeding Journal, 2021
‘I should have seen her face at least once’: parent’s and healthcare providers’ experiences and practices of care after stillbirth in Kabul province, Afghanistan
Aliki Christou, Ashraful Alam, Sayed Murtaza Sadat Hofiani, Adela Mubasher, Mohammad Hafiz Rasooly, et al.
Journal of Perinatology, 2021
Assessing the impact of a combined nutrition counselling and cash transfer intervention on women's empowerment in rural Bangladesh: A randomised control trial protocol
Elizabeth K Kirkwood, Michael John Dibley, John Frederick Hoddinott, Tanvir Huda, Tracey Lea Laba, et al.
BMJ Open, 2021
Delayed initiation of breastfeeding and role of mode and place of childbirth: Evidence from health surveys in 58 low-and middle-income countries (2012–2017)
Shahreen Raihana, Ashraful Alam, Nina Chad, Tanvir M. Huda, Michael J. Dibley
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021
Bovine lactoferrin to prevent neonatal infections in low-birth-weight newborns in pakistan: Protocol for a three-arm double-blind randomized controlled trial
Shabina Ariff, Sajid Soofi, Almas Aamir, Michelle D'Almeida, Arzina Aziz Ali, et al.
Jmir Research Protocols, 2021
Modifiable socio-cultural beliefs and practices influencing early and adequate utilisation of antenatal care in rural Bangladesh: A qualitative study
Monjura Khatun Nisha, Ashraful Alam, Aminur Rahman, Camille Raynes-Greenow
Midwifery, 2021
Traditional practices during pregnancy and birth, and perceptions of perinatal losses in women of rural Pakistan
Jamil Ahmed, Camille Raynes-Greenow, Ashraful Alam
Midwifery, 2020
Effect of an integrated package of nutrition behavior change interventions on infant and young child feeding practices and child growth from birth to 18 months: Cohort evaluation of the baduta cluster randomized controlled trial in east Java, Indonesia
Umi Fahmida, Min Kyaw Htet, Elaine Ferguson, Tran Thanh Do, Annas Buanasita, et al.
Nutrients, 2020
Shonjibon cash and counselling: a community-based cluster randomised controlled trial to measure the effectiveness of unconditional cash transfers and mobile behaviour change communications to reduce child undernutrition in rural Bangladesh
Tanvir M. Huda, Ashraful Alam, Tazeen Tahsina, Mohammad Mehedi Hasan, Afrin Iqbal, et al.
BMC Public Health, 2020
Understanding pathways leading to stillbirth: The role of care-seeking and care received during pregnancy and childbirth in Kabul province, Afghanistan
Aliki Christou, Ashraful Alam, Sayed Murtaza Sadat Hofiani, Mohammad Hafiz Rasooly, Adela Mubasher, et al.
Women and Birth, 2020
How can we improve the consumption of a nutritionally balanced maternal diet in rural bangladesh? The key elements of the “balanced plate” intervention
Ashraful Alam, Morseda Chowdhury, Michael J. Dibley, Camille Raynes-Greenow
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020
Self-adopted 'natural users' of liquid petroleum gas for household cooking by pregnant women in rural Bangladesh: Characteristics of high use and opportunities for intervention
Sk Masum Billah, Sajia Islam, Fariha Tasnim, Ashraful Alam, Shams El Arifeen, et al.
Environmental Research Letters, 2020
Evaluation of a package of behaviour change interventions (baduta program) to improve maternal and child nutrition in east Java, Indonesia: Protocol for an impact study
Michael John Dibley, Ashraful Alam, Umi Fahmida, Iwan Ariawan, Christiana Rialine Titaley, et al.
Jmir Research Protocols, 2020
Improving the lifestyle of adolescents through peer education and support in Vietnam: Protocol for a pilot cluster randomized controlled trial
Hong K Tang, Ngoc-Minh Nguyen, Michael J Dibley, Trang H H D Nguyen, Ashraful Alam
Jmir Research Protocols, 2020
Use of Mobile Health in Infant and Young Child Nutrition: A Formative Study in Rural Maharashtra
Samreen Khan, Archana Patel, Amrita Puranik, Priyanka Kuhite, Yamini Pusdekar, et al.
Qualitative Report, 2020
“In the past, the seeds i planted often didn’t grow.” A mixed-methods feasibility assessment of integrating agriculture and nutrition behaviour change interventions with cash transfers in rural Bangladesh
Ashraful Alam, Wajiha Khatun, Mansura Khanam, Gulshan Ara, Anowarul Bokshi, et al.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020
Exploring women’s experience of healthcare use during pregnancy and childbirth to understand factors contributing to perinatal deaths in Pakistan: A qualitative study
Jamil Ahmed, Ashraful Alam, Saadat Khokhar, Sadiq Khowaja, Ramesh Kumar, et al.
Plos One, 2020
Erratum: Perceptions and practices related to birthweight in rural Bangladesh: Implications for neonatal health programs in low- And middle-income settings (PLoS ONE (2019) 14:12 (e0221691) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0221691)
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Plos One, 2020
A feasibility study assessing acceptability and supply issues of distributing LPG cookstoves and gas cylinders to pregnant women living in rural Bangladesh for poriborton: The CHANge trial
Camille Raynes-Greenow, Sajia Islam, Jasmin Khan, Fariha Tasnim, Monjura Khatun Nisha, et al.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020
Understanding maternal dietary behaviour and perceived attributes of foods in the context of food insecurity in rural Bangladesh: a qualitative study
Wajiha Khatun, Sabrina Rasheed, Michael J Dibley, Ashraful Alam
Journal of Global Health Reports, 2020
Perceptions and practices related to birthweight in rural Bangladesh: Implications for neonatal health programs in low- And middle-income settings
Monjura Khatun Nisha, Camille Raynes-Greenow, Aminur Rahman, Ashraful Alam
Plos One, 2019
M-SAKHI—Mobile health solutions to help community providers promote maternal and infant nutrition and health using a community-based cluster randomized controlled trial in rural India: A study protocol
Archana B. Patel, Priyanka N. Kuhite, Ashraful Alam, Yamini Pusdekar, Amrita Puranik, et al.
Maternal and Child Nutrition, 2019
How community and healthcare provider perceptions, practices and experiences influence reporting, disclosure and data collection on stillbirth: Findings of a qualitative study in Afghanistan
Aliki Christou, Ashraful Alam, Sayed Murtaza Sadat Hofiani, Mohammad Hafiz Rasooly, Adela Mubasher, et al.
Social Science and Medicine, 2019
Assessing the intergenerational linkage between short maternal stature and under-five stunting and wasting in Bangladesh
Wajiha Khatun, Sabrina Rasheed, Ashraful Alam, Tanvir M. Huda, Michael J. Dibley
Nutrients, 2019
Effectiveness of a mobile health intervention on infant and young child feeding among children ≤ 24 months of age in rural Islamabad over six months duration
Subhana Akber, Hana Mahmood, Razia Fatima, Ahmed Wali, Ashraful Alam, et al.
F1000research, 2019
Risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes associated with short and long birth intervals in Bangladesh: Evidence from six Bangladesh Demographic and Health Surveys, 1996-2014
Monjura Khatun Nisha, Ashraful Alam, Mohammad Tajul Islam, Tanvir Huda, Camille Raynes-Greenow
BMJ Open, 2019
Early initiation of breastfeeding and severe illness in the early newborn period: An observational study in rural Bangladesh
Shahreen Raihana, Michael J. Dibley, Mohammad Masudur Rahman, Tazeen Tahsina, Md. Abu Bakkar Siddique, et al.
Plos Medicine, 2019
Erratum: Correction to: Barriers Faced by the Health Workers to Deliver Maternal Care Services and Their Perceptions of the Factors Preventing Their Clients from Receiving the Services: A Qualitative Study in South Sudan (Maternal and child health journal (2018) 22 11 (1598-1606))
Ngatho S. Mugo, Michael J. Dibley, Eliaba Yona Damundu, Ashraful Alam
Maternal and Child Health Journal, 2018
Barriers Faced by the Health Workers to Deliver Maternal Care Services and Their Perceptions of the Factors Preventing Their Clients from Receiving the Services: A Qualitative Study in South Sudan
Ngatho S. Mugo, Michael J. Dibley, Eliaba Yona Damundu, Ashraful Alam
Maternal and Child Health Journal, 2018
How can mobile phones be used to improve nutrition service delivery in rural Bangladesh?
Nazib Uz Zaman Khan, Sabrina Rasheed, Tamanna Sharmin, A. K. Siddique, Micheal Dibley, et al.
BMC Health Services Research, 2018
A community-based cluster randomised controlled trial in rural Bangladesh to evaluate the impact of the use of iron-folic acid supplements early in pregnancy on the risk of neonatal mortality: The Shonjibon trial
Tanvir M. Huda, Mohammad Masudur Rahman, Shahreen Raihana, Sajia Islam, Tazeen Tahsina, et al.
BMC Public Health, 2018
Mobile-based nutrition counseling and unconditional cash transfers for improving maternal and child nutrition in Bangladesh: Pilot study
Tanvir M Huda, Ashraful Alam, Tazeen Tahsina, Mohammad Mehedi Hasan, Jasmin Khan, et al.
Jmir Mhealth and Uhealth, 2018
Variations in perinatal mortality associated with different polluting fuel types and kitchen location in Bangladesh
Monjura Khatun Nisha, Ashraful Alam, Camille Raynes-Greenow
International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health, 2018
Household food security and birth size of infants: Analysis of the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2011
Morseda Chowdhury, Michael J Dibley, Ashraful Alam, Tanvir M Huda, Camille Raynes-Greenow
Current Developments in Nutrition, 2018
"the system here isn't on patients' side"- perspectives of women and men on the barriers to accessing and utilizing maternal healthcare services in South Sudan
Ngatho S. Mugo, Michael J. Dibley, Eliaba Yona Damundu, Ashraful Alam
BMC Health Services Research, 2018
Exploring the intergenerational effects of undernutrition: Association of maternal height with neonatal, infant and under-five mortality in Bangladesh
Wajiha Khatun, Ashraful Alam, Sabrina Rasheed, Tanvir M Huda, Michael J Dibley
BMJ Global Health, 2018
Perceptions and Practices Related to Obesity in Adolescent Students and Their Programmatic Implications: Qualitative Evidence from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Ngoc-Minh Nguyen, Michael J. Dibley, Hong K. Tang, Ashraful Alam
Maternal and Child Health Journal, 2017
Making a balanced plate for pregnant women to improve birthweight of infants: A study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial in rural Bangladesh
Morseda Chowdhury, Camille Raynes-Greenow, Ashraful Alam, Michael J Dibley
BMJ Open, 2017
Factors associated with intention to exclusive breastfeed in central women's hospital, Yangon, Myanmar
Myat Pan Hmone, Mu Li, Kingsley Agho, Ashraful Alam, Michael J. Dibley
International Breastfeeding Journal, 2017
Mobile phone short messages to improve exclusive breastfeeding and reduce adverse infant feeding practices: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial in yangon, myanmar
Myat Pan Hmone, Mu Li, Ashraful Alam, Michael J Dibley
Jmir Research Protocols, 2017
Household air pollution intervention implications: Findings from qualitative studies and a field trial of clean cookstoves in two rural villages in India
Ashraful Alam, Nanda Tawale, Archana Patel, Michael Dibley, Sunil Jadhao, et al.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2016
A formative study to inform mHealth based randomized controlled trial intervention to promote exclusive breastfeeding practices in Myanmar: Incorporating qualitative study findings
Myat Pan Hmone, Michael J. Dibley, Mu Li, Ashraful Alam
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2016
Use of mobile phones for infant and young child feeding counseling in Sri Lankan tea estates: A formative study
Qualitative Report, 2016
Qualitative exploration of facilitating factors and barriers to use of antenatal care services by pregnant women in urban and rural settings in Pakistan
Yasir Bin Nisar, Brekhna Aurangzeb, Michael J Dibley, Ashraful Alam
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2016
How can formative research inform the design of an iron-folic acid supplementation intervention starting in first trimester of pregnancy in Bangladesh?
Ashraful Alam, Sabrina Rasheed, Nazib UZ Khan, Tamanna Sharmin, Tanvir M Huda, et al.
BMC Public Health, 2015
Sociocultural factors perpetuating the practices of early marriage and childbirth in Sylhet District, Bangladesh
E. G. Henry, N. B. Lehnertz, A. Alam, N. A. Ali, E. K. Williams, et al.
International Health, 2015
Perceptions of antenatal iron-folic acid supplements in urban and rural Pakistan: A qualitative study
Yasir Bin Nisar, Ashraful Alam, Brekhna Aurangzeb, Michael J Dibley
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2014
Function, health and psychosocial needs in job-seekers with anxiety, mood, and psychotic disorders who access disability employment services
Lynda R. Matthews, Lynne M. Harris, Alison Jaworski, Ashraful Alam, Gokcen Bozdag
Work, 2014
Perspectives on barriers to employment for job seekers with mental illness and additional substance-use problems
Lynne M. Harris, Lynda R. Matthews, Jonine Penrose-Wall, Ashraful Alam, Alison Jaworski
Health and Social Care in the Community, 2014
Local understandings and current barriers to optimal birth intervals among recently delivered women in Sylhet District, Bangladesh
N. B. Lehnertz, A. Alam, N. A. Ali, E. G. Henry, E. K. Williams, et al.
International Health, 2013
A study of physician collaborations through social network and exponential random graph
Shahadat Uddin, Liaquat Hossain, Jafar Hamra, Ashraful Alam
BMC Health Services Research, 2013
Function in job seekers with mental illness and drug and alcohol problems who access community based disability employment services
Lynda R. Matthews, Lynne M. Harris, Alison Jaworski, Ashraful Alam, Gokcen Bozdag
Disability and Rehabilitation, 2013
Beliefs and practices during pregnancy and childbirth in urban slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nuzhat Choudhury, Allisyn C Moran, M Ashraful Alam, Karar Zunaid Ahsan, Sabina F Rashid, et al.
BMC Public Health, 2012
Causes of neonatal and maternal deaths in Dhaka slums: Implications for service delivery
Fatema Khatun, Sabrina Rasheed, Allisyn C Moran, Ashraful M Alam, Mohammad Sohel Shomik, et al.
BMC Public Health, 2012
Using formative research to develop MNCH programme in urban slums in Bangladesh: Experiences from MANOSHI, BRAC
Syed Masud Ahmed, Awlad Hossain, Marufa Aziz Khan, Malay Kanti Mridha, Ashraful Alam, et al.
BMC Public Health, 2010
Newborn care practices among slum dwellers in Dhaka, Bangladesh: A quantitative and qualitative exploratory study
Allisyn C Moran, Nuzhat Choudhury, Nazib Uz Zaman Khan, Zunaid Ahsan Karar, Tasnuva Wahed, et al.
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2009
Newborn umbilical cord and skin care in Sylhet District, Bangladesh: Implications for the promotion of umbilical cord cleansing with topical chlorhexidine
M A Alam, N A Ali, N Sultana, L C Mullany, K C Teela, et al.
Journal of Perinatology, 2008
Local understandings of vulnerability and protection during the neonatal period in Sylhet district, Bangladesh: A qualitative study
Peter J Winch, M Ashraful Alam, Afsana Akther, Dilara Afroz, Nabeel Ashraf Ali, et al.
Lancet, 2005

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