Health is the major objective of ORCD
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 […]
Vision impairment among schoolchildren assessed by mid-level technicians and schoolteachers The ORCD assessed childhood blindness in cooperation with schoolteachers in Narail Upazialla. Methods: Visual acuity data were collected from 13277 children aged 7 to 11 from 192 institutes, including 176 primary schools and 16 Islamic education institute of Narail Upazila, from 30 November 2022 to […]
