Unplanned urbanization and health risks of Dhaka City in Bangladesh: uncovering the associations between urban environment and public health

MA Rahaman, A Kalam, M Al-Mamun - Frontiers in public health, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Dhaka City, the capital of Bangladesh, has experienced rapid and unplanned
urbanization over the past few decades. This process has brought significant challenges to …

Accounting for variation in and overuse of antibiotics among humans

MJ Blaser, MK Melby, M Lock, M Nichter - Bioessays, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Worldwide, antibiotic use is increasing, but many infections against which antibiotics are
applied are not even caused by bacteria. Over‐the‐counter and internet sales preclude …

Slum health: arresting COVID-19 and improving well-being in urban informal settlements

J Corburn, D Vlahov, B Mberu, L Riley, WT Caiaffa… - Journal of urban …, 2020 - Springer
The informal settlements of the Global South are the least prepared for the pandemic of
COVID-19 since basic needs such as water, toilets, sewers, drainage, waste collection, and …

Local response in health emergencies: key considerations for addressing the COVID-19 pandemic in informal urban settlements

A Wilkinson, H Ali, J Bedford… - Environment and …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper highlights the major challenges and considerations for addressing COVID-19 in
informal settlements. It discusses what is known about vulnerabilities and how to support …

Habitat vulnerability in slum areas of India–What we learnt from COVID-19?

M Das, A Das, B Giri, R Sarkar, S Saha - International Journal of Disaster …, 2021 - Elsevier
UN-Habitat identified the present COVID-19 pandemic as 'city-centric'. In India, more than
50% of the total cases were documented in megacities and million-plus cities. The slums of …

Exploring the role of social networks in facilitating health service access among low-income women in the Philippines: a qualitative study

K Luu, LJ Brubacher, LL Lau, JA Liu… - Health Services …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Despite efforts to implement universal health care coverage (UHC) in the Philippines,
income poor households continue to face barriers to health care access and use. In light of …

Barriers and facilitators to type 2 diabetes management among slum‐dwellers: A systematic review and qualitative meta‐synthesis

F Ghammari, H Jalilian… - Health Science …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aims The prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is on the rise
worldwide, especially in developing countries. There is a significant difference between the …

Impact of patient portal behavioral engagement on subsistence consumers' wellbeing

HS Akareem, AS Ferdous, M Todd - International Journal of Research in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Subsistence consumers, representing almost half the global population, live on low
incomes, possess low levels of literacy, and generally experience poor health. Technology …

An extensive review of patient health-care service satisfaction in Bangladesh

AK Mohiuddin - Adesh University Journal of Medical Sciences & …, 2020 - aujmsr.com
Patient satisfaction is a useful measure for providing quality indicators in health-care
services. Concern over the quality of health-care services in Bangladesh has resulted in a …

Factors associated with accessing and utilisation of healthcare and provision of health services for residents of slums in low and middle-income countries: a scoping …

JE Park, P Kibe, G Yeboah, O Oyebode, B Harris… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To identify factors associated with accessing and utilisation of healthcare and
provision of health services in slums. Design A scoping review incorporating a conceptual …