Rukhsana Gazi

Biographic Data

ID5992467
NAMERukhsana Gazi
GIVEN NAMESRukhsana
FAMILY NAMEGazi
SIGNATUREGAZI R
AFFILIATIONSInternational Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS12
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1995
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2015
H-INDEX1

  • Female unmarried adolescents’ knowledge on selected reproductive health issues in two low performing areas of Bangladesh

    Open AccessHumayun Kabir, Nirod Chandra Saha et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2015

    The improvement of the female unmarried adolescents' knowledge on selected Reproductive Health (RH) issues suggest that the interventions affected RH related knowledge reported in the study. These interventions can be adapted in the health service delivery system to enhance people's knowledge on RH issues to achieve RH for adolescents

  • Changes in the selected reproductive health indicators among married women of reproductive age in low performing areas of Bangladesh

    Open AccessRukhsana Gazi, H Kabir et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2014

    The improvements in several important RH indicators in the intervention areas suggest that the interventions affected selected outcomes reported in the study. The study findings also suggest that investment in the reproductive health sector, particularly in existing government programs, improves RH outcomes

  • Impact of training of teachers on their ability, skills, and confidence to teach HIV/Aids in classroom

    Open AccessHaribondhu Sarma, Mohammad Ashraful Islam et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2013

    The findings suggest that cascading training may be scaled up as it helped increase ability, skills, and confidence of teachers to successfully conduct HIV/AIDS classes

  • Young Clients of Hotel-Based Sex Workers in Bangladesh

    Rukhsana Gazi, Shaista Irshad Khan et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Sexual…2009

    A qualitative study was conducted among key informants and 53 young clients (15 to 24 years of age) of commercial sex workers from nine hotels in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Respondents reported first sexual encounter before 18 years of age, and reasons for purchasing sex were to prove masculinity or to reduce wet dreams and masturbation, thought to be detrimental to health. Limited knowledge of HIV and sexually transmitted infections was linked to high-r…

  • An assessment of vulnerability to HIV infection of boatmen in Teknaf, Bangladesh

    Open AccessRukhsana Gazi, Alec Mercer et al.ARTICLEConflict and Health2008

    Boatmen in Teknaf are an integral part of a high-risk sexual behaviour network between Myanmar and Bangladesh. They are at risk of obtaining HIV infection due to cross border mobility and unsafe sexual practices. There is an urgent need for designing interventions targeting boatmen in Teknaf to combat an impending epidemic of HIV among this group. They could be included in the serological surveillance as a vulnerable group. Interventions need to …

  • Beliefs and Practices Regarding Delivery and Postpartum Maternal Morbidity in Rural Bangladesh

    Elizabeth A Goodburn, Elizabeth Goodburn et al.ARTICLEStudies in Family Planning1995Cited by: 12

    Most maternal deaths occur in the puerperium and most maternal morbidities probably also arise at that time. Maternal morbidities occur much more frequently than maternal deaths, but very little is known about their magnitude or causes. This study uses focus-group discussions to explore the experiences of childbirth and postpartum illness among rural Bangladeshi women. The women's beliefs about disease causation, and their use of traditional heal…