Applicability of smartphone-based fundus imaging (SBFI) for diabetic eye disease (DED) screening by para-medical staff in terms of image quality, compliance with the imaging protocol and diagnostic accuracy in rural areas of a low-income country is being conducted in Kenya, India and Bangladesh led by the University of Bonn, Germany. Aims of the project
This was a PhD project. Dr Mostofa Sarwar has completed his PhD on this model. Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is one of the most common complications of diabetesand a major cause of blindness. Of people with diabetes, abut 35% have some formof DR and 10% can have vision-threatening DR. For the current study, we collected retinal […]
The current project was a PhD project. Dr Nazim Uddin completed his PhD on this investigation. Introduction: A significant proportion of the global burden of disease has been attributed to mental and behavioural disorders. People with mental disorders (MD) have lower levels of health-related quality of life than those without MD. There is a lack […]
blood pressure is an independent risk factor of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and is a major cause of disability and death. We aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a lifestyle modification intervention program for lowering blood pressure in Narail. A total of 300 participants with 150 adults in the intervention and 150 adults in the control arms […]
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practice and impact of socioeconomic factors upon the prevalence of pre-diabetes, diabetes, hypertension and disability amongst a large adult population in rural Bangladesh. METHODS/DESIGN: A sample of 3104 adults aged ≥30 years were interviewed from a cluster sample of 18 villages in […]
