Afsana Afroz

Knowledge, attitudes and practices of COVID-19 in rural Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study.

Bodrun Naher Siddiquea, Afsana Afroz, Mohammad Rocky Khan Chowdhury, Feby Savira, Sheikh M Alif, Oashe Bhattacharya, Md Nassif Hossain, Liaquat Ali, Hasina Akhter Chowdhury, Aishwarya Shetty, Md Shariful Islam, Baki Billah

Journal article  |  2023  |  BMJ Open

OBJECTIVES: Understanding the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of COVID-19 within distinct populations may aid further pub..

Assessing knowledge and awareness regarding snakebite and management of snakebite envenoming in healthcare workers and the general population: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Afsana Afroz, Bodrun Naher Siddiquea, Aishwarya Narendra Shetty, Timothy NW Jackson, Andrew D Watt

Journal article  |  2023  |  PLoS Negl Trop Dis

BACKGROUND: Snakebite envenoming is a serious and life-threatening medical condition that predominantly affects people living in r..

Evaluation of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and uptake in rural Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study.

Feby Savira, Sheikh M Alif, Afsana Afroz, Bodrun Naher Siddiquea, Aishwarya Shetty, Hasina Akhter Chowdhury, Oashe Bhattacharya, Mohammad Rocky Khan Chowdhury, Md Shariful Islam, Liaquat Ali, Baki Billah

Journal article  |  2022  |  BMJ Open

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to evaluate the acceptance and uptake of COVID-19 vaccines in rural Bangladesh. DESIGN:..

The Australian Traumatic Brain Injury National Data (ATBIND) project: a mixed methods study protocol.

Gerard M O'Reilly, Kate Curtis, Yesul Kim, Biswadev Mitra, Kate Hunter, Courtney Ryder, Delia V Hendrie, Nick Rushworth, Afsana Afroz, Shane D'Angelo, Jin Tee, Mark C Fitzgerald

Journal article  |  2022  |  Med J Aust

BACKGROUND: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the largest contributor to death and disability in people who have experienced physica..

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among pregnant women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Oashe Bhattacharya, Bodrun Naher Siddiquea, Aishwarya Shetty, Afsana Afroz, Baki Billah

Journal article  |  2022  |  BMJ Open

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to estimate the vaccines' acceptance level a..

Frailty and mortality associations in patients with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Ashwin Subramaniam, Kiran Shekar, Afsana Afroz, Sushma Ashwin, Baki Billah, Hamish Brown, Harun Kundi, Zheng Jie Lim, Mallikarjuna Ponnapa Reddy, J Randall Curtis

Journal article  |  2022  |  Intern Med J

BACKGROUND: Observational data during the pandemic have demonstrated mixed associations between frailty and mortality. AIM: To exa..

Hypertension and its related factors among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus - a multi-hospital study in Bangladesh

Hiba Alsaadon, Afsana Afroz, Afsana Karim, Samira Humaira Habib, Mohammed J Alramadan, Baki Billah, Aishwarya Narendra Shetty

Journal article  |  2022  |  BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

BACKGROUND: Hypertension and type 2 diabetes are associated with each other, and their coexistence is linked to diabetes-related c..

Association between frailty clinical outcomes in surgical patients admitted to intensive care units: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Rachel Chan, Ryo Ueno, Afsana Afroz, Baki Billah, Ravindranath Tiruvoipati, Ashwin Subramaniam

Journal article  |  2022  |  BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA

BACKGROUND: Preoperative frailty may be a strong predictor of adverse postoperative outcomes. We investigated the association betw..

The Impact of Diabetes on Productivity in India

Khyati K Banker, Danny Liew, Zanfina Ademi, Alice J Owen, Afsana Afroz, Dianna J Magliano, Ella Zomer

Journal article  |  2021  |  DIABETES CARE

OBJECTIVE: Diabetes increases the risk of premature mortality and considerably impacts on work productivity. We sought to examine ..

Prone Positioning of Nonintubated Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Mallikarjuna Ponnapa Reddy, Ashwin Subramaniam, Afsana Afroz, Baki Billah, Zheng Jie Lim, Alexandr Zubarev, Gabriel Blecher, Ravindranath Tiruvoipati, Kollengode Ramanathan, Suei Nee Wong, Daniel Brodie, Eddy Fan, Kiran Shekar

Journal article  |  2021  |  CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

OBJECTIVES: Several studies have reported prone positioning of nonintubated patients with coronavirus diseases 2019-related hypoxe..