Shahinoor Akter
Biographic Data
| ID | 4218242 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shahinoor Akter |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shahinoor |
| FAMILY NAME | Akter |
| SIGNATURE | AKTER S |
| AFFILIATIONS | International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5236-3597 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Stories of social and emotional resilience among pregnant Bangladeshi and Sri Lankan migrant women during Covid-19 lockdowns in Victoria, Australia
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted family and community support systems that typically nurture pregnancy and birth experiences of migrant Bangladeshi and Sri Lankan women in Australia. Very little is known about how COVID-19 lockdown measures impacted Bangladeshi and Sri Lankan pregnant women living in Australia during the pandemic. Using an intersectional and resilience thinking approach, we explored the social and emotional resilience of Banglades…
Navigation of self-conflict and role of self-acceptance within LGBTQ+ young people in contemporary Mongolia
LGBTQ+ Mongolian youth experience substantial self-conflict in discriminatory social settings. • Media, religion, and sex negativity contributed to feelings of fear and isolation among LGBTQ+ youth. • LGBTQ+ acceptance from family or friends had substantial impacts on generating positive emotions
Exploring the identities and experiences of young queer people in Mongolia using visual research methods
There is limited evidence about the lives of queer Mongolian youth. This is despite mental health problems being a pressing concern among young Mongolians, and international evidence suggesting queer youth may experience more mental health challenges than their non-queer peers. We explored the experiences of queer youth in their immediate environments and navigation of their identities in Mongolian society. In this study, twelve young queer-ident…
Reflexivity Conducting Mixed Methods Research on Indigenous Women's Health in Lower and Middle-Income Countries - An Example From Bangladesh
Indigenous women's health in low and middle-income countries continues to experience exclusions from the mainstream context and has remained underrepresented in health research, including qualitative research. Based on mixed methods research (comprising qualitative and quantitative methods) into Indigenous women in Bangladesh, this article addresses the reflexivity of a non-Indigenous researcher studying Indigenous women's health issues in the Ch…
Motivating antibiotic stewardship in Bangladesh
We prioritised drug shops for intervention delivery to all drug shop staff and their customers to improve antibiotic stewardship. Knowledge deficits among these groups were notable and considered amenable to change using a SBCC intervention addressing improved health seeking behaviours, improved health literacy on antibiotic use, and provision of information on policy governing shops. Further intervention refinement should consider using particip…
Community perspectives of barriers indigenous women face in accessing maternal health care services in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh
Findings suggest that cultural competency training for all health care providers is needed to improve cultural appropriateness and accessibility of services. Refresher training and undisrupted supply of basic MHC services for front-line care providers will benefit the entire community and will likely be cost-effective for the government. Designing health programmes through extensive community consultation is essential
‘We have the internet in our hands’
BACKGROUND: Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) which enable people to access, use and promote health information through digital technology, promise important health systems innovations which can challenge gatekeepers' control of information, through processes of disintermediation. College students, in pursuit of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information, are particularly affected by gatekeeping as strong social and cultura…
Advantages and limitations for users of double pit pour-flush latrines
Double pit pour-flush latrines are a long-term improved sanitation option that offers users several important advantages over single pit pour-flush latrines like in rural Bangladesh which can also be used in areas with high water table. Further research can provide an understanding of the comparative health impacts and effectiveness of the model in preventing human excreta from entering the environment
Reflexivity Conducting Mixed Methods Research on Indigenous Women's Health in Lower and Middle-Income Countries - An Example From Bangladesh
Indigenous women's health in low and middle-income countries continues to experience exclusions from the mainstream context and has remained underrepresented in health research, including qualitative research. Based on mixed methods research (comprising qualitative and quantitative methods) into Indigenous women in Bangladesh, this article addresses the reflexivity of a non-Indigenous researcher studying Indigenous women's health issues in the Ch…
Advantages and limitations for users of double pit pour-flush latrines
Double pit pour-flush latrines are a long-term improved sanitation option that offers users several important advantages over single pit pour-flush latrines like in rural Bangladesh which can also be used in areas with high water table. Further research can provide an understanding of the comparative health impacts and effectiveness of the model in preventing human excreta from entering the environment
‘We have the internet in our hands’
BACKGROUND: Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) which enable people to access, use and promote health information through digital technology, promise important health systems innovations which can challenge gatekeepers' control of information, through processes of disintermediation. College students, in pursuit of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information, are particularly affected by gatekeeping as strong social and cultura…
Community perspectives of barriers indigenous women face in accessing maternal health care services in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh
Findings suggest that cultural competency training for all health care providers is needed to improve cultural appropriateness and accessibility of services. Refresher training and undisrupted supply of basic MHC services for front-line care providers will benefit the entire community and will likely be cost-effective for the government. Designing health programmes through extensive community consultation is essential
Motivating antibiotic stewardship in Bangladesh
We prioritised drug shops for intervention delivery to all drug shop staff and their customers to improve antibiotic stewardship. Knowledge deficits among these groups were notable and considered amenable to change using a SBCC intervention addressing improved health seeking behaviours, improved health literacy on antibiotic use, and provision of information on policy governing shops. Further intervention refinement should consider using particip…
Exploring the identities and experiences of young queer people in Mongolia using visual research methods
There is limited evidence about the lives of queer Mongolian youth. This is despite mental health problems being a pressing concern among young Mongolians, and international evidence suggesting queer youth may experience more mental health challenges than their non-queer peers. We explored the experiences of queer youth in their immediate environments and navigation of their identities in Mongolian society. In this study, twelve young queer-ident…
Reflexivity Conducting Mixed Methods Research on Indigenous Women's Health in Lower and Middle-Income Countries - An Example From Bangladesh
Indigenous women's health in low and middle-income countries continues to experience exclusions from the mainstream context and has remained underrepresented in health research, including qualitative research. Based on mixed methods research (comprising qualitative and quantitative methods) into Indigenous women in Bangladesh, this article addresses the reflexivity of a non-Indigenous researcher studying Indigenous women's health issues in the Ch…
Stories of social and emotional resilience among pregnant Bangladeshi and Sri Lankan migrant women during Covid-19 lockdowns in Victoria, Australia
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted family and community support systems that typically nurture pregnancy and birth experiences of migrant Bangladeshi and Sri Lankan women in Australia. Very little is known about how COVID-19 lockdown measures impacted Bangladeshi and Sri Lankan pregnant women living in Australia during the pandemic. Using an intersectional and resilience thinking approach, we explored the social and emotional resilience of Banglades…
Navigation of self-conflict and role of self-acceptance within LGBTQ+ young people in contemporary Mongolia
LGBTQ+ Mongolian youth experience substantial self-conflict in discriminatory social settings. • Media, religion, and sex negativity contributed to feelings of fear and isolation among LGBTQ+ youth. • LGBTQ+ acceptance from family or friends had substantial impacts on generating positive emotions
Medicine (5 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Qualitative research (3 works) · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues (2 works) · Business (2 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (2 works)