Ashraful Kabir
Biographic Data
| ID | 4429463 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ashraful Kabir |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ashraful |
| FAMILY NAME | Kabir |
| SIGNATURE | KABIR A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Monash University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6851-1507 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Factors influencing type 2 diabetes self-management practices in rural Bangladesh
Introduction: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a prevalent, chronic health condition of global significance, with low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) disproportionately affected. Diabetes self-management practices (DSMP) are the gold-standard treatment approach, yet uptake remains challenge in LMICs. Purpose of the study: This study aimed to explore the barriers to and facilitators of DSMP and preferences for intervention design and delive…
Acceptability, Feasibility, and Preliminary Effectiveness of a Wellbeing Coordination Program in an Integrated Health and Social Care Hub
The WBC program appears acceptable and feasible. Future research should establish program effectiveness with larger and more diverse caregiver samples
Arguing with dispossession
Health Justice Partnership
These HJPs improved access to legal support for families experiencing adversity and enabled early intervention. Improved outcomes from HJP depends upon the level of investment from each partner and the level of assistance the HJP can provide
Transforming Locust Bean Processing
This study investigates the value addition potential of African locust beans (Parkia biglobosa) in Sokoto Metropolis, Nigeria, emphasizing the socio-economic characteristics of processors, cost-benefit analysis, and strategies for enhancing the value chain. Despite the nutritional and economic significance of locust beans, their market utilization remains constrained by traditional processing methods, inadequate packaging, and a lack of modern br…
Bridging Gaps in Profit Efficiency
The broad objective of this study was to examine the profit efficiency of medium scale grain milling enterprises in Bwari Area Council, Abuja. Out of a sample frame of fifty seven, 50 respondents were randomly selected. The data collected was analyzed by the use of descriptive statistics, profit model and transcendental logarithmic stochastic profit frontier function. The results on socioeconomic analysis revealed that the mean age was 41 years, …
Challenges and Strategies in Conducting Population Health Research during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Introduction: Globally, the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic poses fundamental challenges in everyday life. Various controlling measures, including nationwide lockdowns, movement restrictions, travel bans, social distancing, and improved hygiene practices, have been widely introduced to curtail transmission of the disease. Notably, these measures have affected the execution of population health research that typically involves face-to-face data co…
Determinants of Double Burden of Malnutrition Among School Children and Adolescents in Urban Dhaka
Background: Bangladesh faces a double burden of malnutrition, with a rising prevalence of overweight and obesity among children parallel to existing undernutrition. Objective: The current study was designed to assess the determinants of double burden of malnutrition among urban school children from Dhaka, Bangladesh. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 2,690 students from 14 schools in Dhaka city from January to June 2018. Anthr…
Health system challenges and opportunities in organizing non-communicable diseases services delivery at primary healthcare level in Bangladesh
Introduction: The weak health system is viewed as a major systematic obstacle to address the rising burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in resource-poor settings. There is little information about the health system challenges and opportunities in organizing NCD services. This study examined the health system challenges and opportunities in organizing NCD services for four major NCDs (cervical cancer, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disea…
Capacity development for the Bangladesh Delta Plan from the perspective of delta professionals
Many deltaic regions around the world are exploring or adopting planning initiatives to address the complex challenges associated with future economic development and climate change. A key feature is their adaptive nature, also coined as adaptive delta management (ADM). ADM refers to the development of strategies and measures that allow us to adapt to change over a long time. The Government of Bangladesh has recently approved the Bangladesh Delta…
The experiences of children and adolescents undergoing forced separation from their parents during migration
Health shocks, care-seeking behaviour and coping strategies of extreme poor households in Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill tracts
Livelihood supports or asset-transfers alone are insufficient to improve household resilience in this context. Therefore, we argue that extreme poor households' healthcare needs should be central to the design of poverty-alleviating intervention for them to contribute to foster resilience
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Health shocks, care-seeking behaviour and coping strategies of extreme poor households in Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill tracts
Livelihood supports or asset-transfers alone are insufficient to improve household resilience in this context. Therefore, we argue that extreme poor households' healthcare needs should be central to the design of poverty-alleviating intervention for them to contribute to foster resilience
Determinants of Double Burden of Malnutrition Among School Children and Adolescents in Urban Dhaka
Background: Bangladesh faces a double burden of malnutrition, with a rising prevalence of overweight and obesity among children parallel to existing undernutrition. Objective: The current study was designed to assess the determinants of double burden of malnutrition among urban school children from Dhaka, Bangladesh. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 2,690 students from 14 schools in Dhaka city from January to June 2018. Anthr…
Health system challenges and opportunities in organizing non-communicable diseases services delivery at primary healthcare level in Bangladesh
Introduction: The weak health system is viewed as a major systematic obstacle to address the rising burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in resource-poor settings. There is little information about the health system challenges and opportunities in organizing NCD services. This study examined the health system challenges and opportunities in organizing NCD services for four major NCDs (cervical cancer, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disea…
Capacity development for the Bangladesh Delta Plan from the perspective of delta professionals
Many deltaic regions around the world are exploring or adopting planning initiatives to address the complex challenges associated with future economic development and climate change. A key feature is their adaptive nature, also coined as adaptive delta management (ADM). ADM refers to the development of strategies and measures that allow us to adapt to change over a long time. The Government of Bangladesh has recently approved the Bangladesh Delta…
The experiences of children and adolescents undergoing forced separation from their parents during migration
Challenges and Strategies in Conducting Population Health Research during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Introduction: Globally, the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic poses fundamental challenges in everyday life. Various controlling measures, including nationwide lockdowns, movement restrictions, travel bans, social distancing, and improved hygiene practices, have been widely introduced to curtail transmission of the disease. Notably, these measures have affected the execution of population health research that typically involves face-to-face data co…
Transforming Locust Bean Processing
This study investigates the value addition potential of African locust beans (Parkia biglobosa) in Sokoto Metropolis, Nigeria, emphasizing the socio-economic characteristics of processors, cost-benefit analysis, and strategies for enhancing the value chain. Despite the nutritional and economic significance of locust beans, their market utilization remains constrained by traditional processing methods, inadequate packaging, and a lack of modern br…
Bridging Gaps in Profit Efficiency
The broad objective of this study was to examine the profit efficiency of medium scale grain milling enterprises in Bwari Area Council, Abuja. Out of a sample frame of fifty seven, 50 respondents were randomly selected. The data collected was analyzed by the use of descriptive statistics, profit model and transcendental logarithmic stochastic profit frontier function. The results on socioeconomic analysis revealed that the mean age was 41 years, …
Factors influencing type 2 diabetes self-management practices in rural Bangladesh
Introduction: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a prevalent, chronic health condition of global significance, with low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) disproportionately affected. Diabetes self-management practices (DSMP) are the gold-standard treatment approach, yet uptake remains challenge in LMICs. Purpose of the study: This study aimed to explore the barriers to and facilitators of DSMP and preferences for intervention design and delive…
Acceptability, Feasibility, and Preliminary Effectiveness of a Wellbeing Coordination Program in an Integrated Health and Social Care Hub
The WBC program appears acceptable and feasible. Future research should establish program effectiveness with larger and more diverse caregiver samples
Arguing with dispossession
Health Justice Partnership
These HJPs improved access to legal support for families experiencing adversity and enabled early intervention. Improved outcomes from HJP depends upon the level of investment from each partner and the level of assistance the HJP can provide
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