Risk Factor for Nutritional Rickets among 0-5 Years Children in Bangladesh Project started: Project End: Publication status: Published Brief description: Nutritional rickets (NR)or vitamin D deficiency rickets remain prevalent in developing regions of the world and rank among the 5 most common diseases in children. In Bangladesh, it is the second most common micronutrient deficiency. Despite scope of abundant sun exposure, increasing number rickets incite the mind to search for the risk factors associated with it. Therefore, to evaluate the risk factor for nutritional rickets among 0-5 years children in Bangladesh was the objective of the study. This observational

Intravenous iron sucrose vs. blood transfusion in the management of moderate postpartum iron deficiency anemia: A non-randomized quasi-experimental study Project started: Project End: Publication status: Published Brief description: Postpartum anemia is often over-treated with blood transfusion without clear indication despite having a potential alternative of parenteral iron therapy. The present study aimed to compare the efficacy of intravenous (IV) iron sucrose with blood transfusion in increasing the hematological parameters in postpartum women with moderate anemia. This prospective non-randomized quasi-experimental study was conducted among 44 hemodynamically stable postpartum women with moderate anemia (Hb 7-8 g/dl) in the Obstetrics department of

Frequency of Nutritional Rickets among Suspected Rickets Cases in Dhaka Shishu (Children) Hospital, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka Project started: Project End: Publication status: Published Brief description: Nutritional rickets (NR) is one of the common form of growing bone disease resulting significant disability unless treated properly. Despite scope of adequate sunlight exposure, which is a source of vitamin D in young child in Bangladesh, increased trend of NR is observed. Considering this fact, the study was designed to explore the frequency of nutritional rickets among suspected rickets cases. Materials and Methods: The prospective cross-sectional study was conducted in Dhaka Sishu Hospital