Prevalence of infectious diseases in Bangladeshi women living adjacent to a truck stand: HIV/STD/hepatitis/genital tract infections
Gibney L, Macaluso M, Kirk K, Hassan MS, Schwebke J, Vermund SH, Choudhury P. Prevalence of infectious diseases in Bangladeshi women living adjacent to a truck stand: HIV/STD/hepatitis/genital tract infections. Sexually Transmitted Infections 2001, 77: 344. PMID: 11588280, PMCID: PMC1744386, DOI: 10.1136/sti.77.5.344.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenital tract infectionHuman immunodeficiency virusHerpes simplex 2Tract infectionsCommercial sex workersHepatitis BPhysical examinationInfectious diseasesBangladeshi womenTejgaon truck standHigh-risk behaviorsPrevalence of infectionTests of urineHepatitis D.Hepatitis CCervical swabsImmunodeficiency virusBacterial vaginosisCervical specimensSerology testsHigh prevalencePrevention interventionsHigh riskBlood samplesInfection rateSimultaneous zinc and vitamin A supplementation in Bangladeshi children: randomised double blind controlled trial
Rahman M, Vermund S, Wahed M, Fuchs G, Baqui A, Alvarez J. Simultaneous zinc and vitamin A supplementation in Bangladeshi children: randomised double blind controlled trial. The BMJ 2001, 323: 314. PMID: 11498488, PMCID: PMC37318, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.323.7308.314.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower respiratory infectionsAcute lower respiratory infectionsRespiratory infectionsPlacebo groupPersistent diarrheaVitamin ADouble-blind placeboIU vitamin ARate ratioPrevalence of diarrheaBlind placeboSingle doseMorbidity informationIntervention groupZinc groupSimultaneous zincBangladeshi childrenDay 14DiarrheaPrevalenceInfectionAdverse effectsCombined zincIncidenceUrban slums