Allysha Choudhury
Biographic Data
| ID | 7549482 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Allysha Choudhury |
| GIVEN NAMES | Allysha |
| FAMILY NAME | Choudhury |
| SIGNATURE | CHOUDHURY A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Johns Hopkins University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6880-3403 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1972 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Accounting for aid
Background: The United States government (USG) is a key global actor in preventing mortality and supporting lifesaving health services among women and children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Since the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, USG has funded global health programmes targeting specific conditions and strengthening health systems for the delivery of essential services via the United States Agency for International Development (U…
Adolescent sexual and reproductive health in sub-Saharan Africa
Adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) continues to be a major public health challenge in sub-Saharan Africa where child marriage, adolescent childbearing, HIV transmission and low coverage of modern contraceptives are common in many countries. The evidence is still limited on inequalities in ASRH by gender, education, urban–rural residence and household wealth for many critical areas of sexual initiation, fertility, marriage, HIV, cond…
Differences in prevalence and determinants of hypertension according to rural–urban place of residence among adults in Bangladesh
This cross-sectional study analysed Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2011 data with the aim of investigating the prevalence of, and risk factors for, hypertension in individuals aged over 35 by rural–urban place of residence. After estimation of the stratified prevalence of hypertension by background characteristics, multivariable logistic regression analysis was conducted to calculate the adjusted odds (AORs) and 95% confidence intervals…
Understanding mother and child health-seeking behavior in urban Pakistan
Pakistan has long held one of the highest rates in the world for mother and child mortality, albeit the leading causes of death are largely preventable. Unlike many other low and middle-income countries (LMIC), however, limited research has been conducted within conflict-ridden LMIC like Pakistan on health-seeking behavior. Even less is known about more developed localities within these nations. Between May and June 2016, a pre-tested cross-secti…
Determinants of early neonatal mortality in Afghanistan
BACKGROUND: Neonatal mortality is declining slowly compared to under-five mortality in many developing countries including Afghanistan. About three-fourths of these deaths occur in the early neonatal period (i.e., the first week of life). Although a number of studies investigated determinants of early neonatal mortality in other countries, there is a lack of evidence regarding this in Afghanistan. This study investigated determinants of early neo…
Levels and correlates of nutritional status of women of childbearing age in rural Bangladesh
Objective The present study examined the prevalence of and risk factors for malnutrition in a population-based cohort of women of childbearing age in rural Bangladesh. Design A cross-sectional study that collected pre-pregnancy weight, height, and data on selected risk factors for nutritional status of women. Setting The study was conducted in Sylhet District of Bangladesh. Subjects Study subjects included 13 230 non-pregnant women of childbearin…
Pregnancy Termination Intervals in a Rural Area of Bangladesh
Pregnancy termination intervals, i.e., live birth to live birth (LB-LB), live birth to fetal loss (LB-FL), and fetal loss to live birth (FL-LB), are analyzed prospectively between 1966 and 1970 in a rural population (117,000) of Bangladesh. Results indicate that the mean LB-LB interval was almost 30 months, the LB-FL interval 27 months, and the FL-LB interval 18 months. In addition, postpartum amenorrhea was estimated to be about 13-14 months, an…
Seasonal variation in births in rural East Pakistan
An analysis of the monthly distribution of births in two areas of Matlab Thana, East Pakistan, indicates that there is a seasonal variation in births different from what would be expected by chance. The highest proportion of births occur in the last three months of a year and the lowest proportion between May and July. Investigation into some of the environmental and social factors which might contribute to the seasonal pattern revealed the follo…
Pregnancy Termination Intervals in a Rural Area of Bangladesh
Pregnancy termination intervals, i.e., live birth to live birth (LB-LB), live birth to fetal loss (LB-FL), and fetal loss to live birth (FL-LB), are analyzed prospectively between 1966 and 1970 in a rural population (117,000) of Bangladesh. Results indicate that the mean LB-LB interval was almost 30 months, the LB-FL interval 27 months, and the FL-LB interval 18 months. In addition, postpartum amenorrhea was estimated to be about 13-14 months, an…
Seasonal variation in births in rural East Pakistan
An analysis of the monthly distribution of births in two areas of Matlab Thana, East Pakistan, indicates that there is a seasonal variation in births different from what would be expected by chance. The highest proportion of births occur in the last three months of a year and the lowest proportion between May and July. Investigation into some of the environmental and social factors which might contribute to the seasonal pattern revealed the follo…
Pregnancy Termination Intervals in a Rural Area of Bangladesh
Pregnancy termination intervals, i.e., live birth to live birth (LB-LB), live birth to fetal loss (LB-FL), and fetal loss to live birth (FL-LB), are analyzed prospectively between 1966 and 1970 in a rural population (117,000) of Bangladesh. Results indicate that the mean LB-LB interval was almost 30 months, the LB-FL interval 27 months, and the FL-LB interval 18 months. In addition, postpartum amenorrhea was estimated to be about 13-14 months, an…
Determinants of early neonatal mortality in Afghanistan
BACKGROUND: Neonatal mortality is declining slowly compared to under-five mortality in many developing countries including Afghanistan. About three-fourths of these deaths occur in the early neonatal period (i.e., the first week of life). Although a number of studies investigated determinants of early neonatal mortality in other countries, there is a lack of evidence regarding this in Afghanistan. This study investigated determinants of early neo…
Levels and correlates of nutritional status of women of childbearing age in rural Bangladesh
Objective The present study examined the prevalence of and risk factors for malnutrition in a population-based cohort of women of childbearing age in rural Bangladesh. Design A cross-sectional study that collected pre-pregnancy weight, height, and data on selected risk factors for nutritional status of women. Setting The study was conducted in Sylhet District of Bangladesh. Subjects Study subjects included 13 230 non-pregnant women of childbearin…
Differences in prevalence and determinants of hypertension according to rural–urban place of residence among adults in Bangladesh
This cross-sectional study analysed Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2011 data with the aim of investigating the prevalence of, and risk factors for, hypertension in individuals aged over 35 by rural–urban place of residence. After estimation of the stratified prevalence of hypertension by background characteristics, multivariable logistic regression analysis was conducted to calculate the adjusted odds (AORs) and 95% confidence intervals…
Understanding mother and child health-seeking behavior in urban Pakistan
Pakistan has long held one of the highest rates in the world for mother and child mortality, albeit the leading causes of death are largely preventable. Unlike many other low and middle-income countries (LMIC), however, limited research has been conducted within conflict-ridden LMIC like Pakistan on health-seeking behavior. Even less is known about more developed localities within these nations. Between May and June 2016, a pre-tested cross-secti…
Adolescent sexual and reproductive health in sub-Saharan Africa
Adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) continues to be a major public health challenge in sub-Saharan Africa where child marriage, adolescent childbearing, HIV transmission and low coverage of modern contraceptives are common in many countries. The evidence is still limited on inequalities in ASRH by gender, education, urban–rural residence and household wealth for many critical areas of sexual initiation, fertility, marriage, HIV, cond…
Accounting for aid
Background: The United States government (USG) is a key global actor in preventing mortality and supporting lifesaving health services among women and children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Since the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, USG has funded global health programmes targeting specific conditions and strengthening health systems for the delivery of essential services via the United States Agency for International Development (U…
Medicine (7 works) · Demography (6 works) · Environmental health (6 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (5 works) · Population (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (3 works) · Logistic regression (3 works) · Rural area (3 works) · Confidence interval (2 works)