Awareness and likelihood of accepting COVID-19 vaccines among the university students of Bangladesh

Massive vaccination is very important to end the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This study determined the willingness to receive a COVID-19 vaccine by the university students of Bangladesh and identified their apprehension about the effectiveness and safety of COVID-19 vaccines. Students were invited to complete an online cross-sectional survey (April 3 to June 10, 2021) to explore the intention to receive a COVID-19 vaccine and other factors regarding the responsiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine. Among the 191 respondent students, 52.9% willingly agreed to receive a vaccine, where the remaining was either not decided yet (27.7%) or was not intended to get vaccinated (15.7%). The odd of getting a vaccine were only 1.15. About 83.2% of students were conscious about the severity of COVID-19 and many students responded that they are well-versed about vaccine activity (67.5%) and risk factors (66%). Among the approved vaccines, most students preferred the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine ChAdOx1 (38.7%) and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine BNT162b2 (34%). As some of the students still have lesser intent to accept vaccines, public health officials need to be more proactive to focus on vaccine safety and benefits to enhance vaccine coverage among university students of Bangladesh

Regulatory governance and the problems of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) model in the Bangladesh power generation sector

Teicher, J ORCiD: 0000-0003-2783-2408Developing countries have been pursuing Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in large infrastructure development projects. In Bangladesh, the lack of financial resources and managerial competence to design and implement large capital-intensive projects necessitated such a policy approach. Despite this policy incentive, private sector power generating companies have failed to generate power as stipulated in the contracts. This paper examines the difficulties of regulatory governance and challenges of statesubsidised PPP model used in the power generation sector. The findings of this study suggest that power generation has improved, but the expected target could not be achieved. It is also found that the regulatory compliance regime is very ineffective and that there is a need to frame a legal policy framework to make the private sector power generation companies more accountable

Regulatory governance and the problems of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) model in the Bangladesh power generation sector

Developing countries have been pursuing Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in large infrastructure development projects. In Bangladesh, the lack of financial resources and managerial competence to design and implement large capital-intensive projects necessitated such a policy approach. Despite this policy incentive, private sector power generating companies have failed to generate power as stipulated in the contracts. This paper examines the difficulties of regulatory governance and challenges of statesubsidised PPP model used in the power generation sector. The findings of this study suggest that power generation has improved, but the expected target could not be achieved. It is also found that the regulatory compliance regime is very ineffective and that there is a need to frame a legal policy framework to make the private sector power generation companies more accountable

Rhabdomyolysis induced acute kidney injury following physical exertion and severe hypercalcaemia in recovery phase-a case report

In military profession, acute kidney injury (AKI) due to rhabdomyolysis is not uncommon because of its nature of job. This life threatening condition needs early aggressive management in a specialized centre to restore normal renal function. Here we report a case of rhabdomyolysis due to physical exertion who developed acute kidney injury and required haemodialysis. Patient developed hypercalcaemia in his recovery phase which was successfully managed. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jafmc.v9i2.21849 Journal of Armed Forces Medical College Bangladesh Vol.9(2) 2013</jats:p

Awareness and likelihood of accepting COVID-19 vaccines among the university students of Bangladesh

Massive vaccination is very important to end the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This study determined the willingness to receive a COVID-19 vaccine by the university students of Bangladesh and identified their apprehension about the effectiveness and safety of COVID-19 vaccines. Students were invited to complete an online cross-sectional survey (April 3 to June 10, 2021) to explore the intention to receive a COVID-19 vaccine and other factors regarding the responsiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine. Among the 191 respondent students, 52.9% willingly agreed to receive a vaccine, where the remaining was either not decided yet (27.7%) or was not intended to get vaccinated (15.7%). The odd of getting a vaccine were only 1.15. About 83.2% of students were conscious about the severity of COVID-19 and many students responded that they are well-versed about vaccine activity (67.5%) and risk factors (66%). Among the approved vaccines, most students preferred the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine ChAdOx1 (38.7%) and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine BNT162b2 (34%). As some of the students still have lesser intent to accept vaccines, public health officials need to be more proactive to focus on vaccine safety and benefits to enhance vaccine coverage among university students of Bangladesh.</jats:p

Comparison Between Effect of Glimepiride and Pioglitazone on the C-Reactive Protein Level of Type 2 Diabetic Patient

Background: This study was carried out to see the effect of glimepiride and pioglitazone on the serum hs-CRP level in type 2 diabetic patients. Material and Methods: A non-blind comparative study was conducted among 70 patients with type 2 diabetes (as per WHO criteria) divided into two groups (35 each) to see the effect of glimepiride and pioglitazone on their blood hs-CRP level. Results: 35 type-2 diabetic patients were given glimepiride. Another 35 patients were given pioglitazone. Fasting blood sugar, HbA1c%, hs-CRP and lipid profile were estimated before and 12 weeks after intervention. The mean change of serum hs-CRP was 1.13 mg/L to 0.76 mg/L in pioglitazone group. In glimepiride group the mean change of serum hs-CRP was 0.96 mg/L to 0.94 mg/L after 12 weeks. The change was greater in pioglitazone group in comparison to glimepiride group. Conclusion: Reduction of hs-CRP was significant in the study subjects revealing its future potential in reducing the vascular complications of type - 2 diabetes mellitus. Keyword: Type-2 diabetes; hs-CRP; Glimepiride; Pioglitazone; Cardiovascular complication DOI: 10.3329/jom.v12i1.6929J Medicine 2011; 12 : 30-33</jats:p

Prospects of Quality Research and Evaluation of Education in Bangladesh

Education is the backbone of a nation. Only a splendid mentor can provide the educational system for the country by using his or her wisdom. Teachers are obligate to universal and quality education for all; they are central to shaping the minds and attitudes of the coming generations to deal with new global challenges and opportunities. In many countries, the quality of education is undermined by a severe deficit of teachers. The shortage of qualified teachers is hampering efforts in many countries to achieve quality education for all. Teachers are often lacking of good resources such as teaching materials, textbooks, proper training etc. The quality of teaching is cardinal to proper learning outcomes. This implies an education system that attracts and retains a magnificent teaching staff and supports teachers in the classroom, as well as in their continued professional development. Higher education with research is one of the important parts of the education system. The key aims of higher education are to generate the new knowledge, explore research works on different social and development issues, anticipate the needs of the economy and prepare highly skilled workers. In these contexts, higher education should be standard, welfare and sustainable development oriented. The present paper intends to analyze the higher education system of Bangladesh in the light of diversity, quality and accessibility.&#x0D; Journal of Science Foundation 2019;17(2):46-53</jats:p

Echocardiographic Evaluation of Cardiac Status in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Background: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a global health burden having systemic and extrapulmonary manifestations. Among them cardiovascular changes are the major comorbidity associated with COPD, responsible for significant morbidity and mortality. Echocardiography is one of the simplest and noninvasive tools in assessing these changes. Objective: To evaluate the echocardiographic changes in patients with chronic obstruction palmonary disease. Methods: A cross sectional observational study was carried out in Department of Cardiology and Department of Respiratory Medicine, Dhaka Medical College Hospital from July, 2018 to June, 2019. Total 98 COPD patients were included in the study. They underwent spirometry in Department of Respiratory Medicine and echocardiography in Department of Cardiology. Data was collected from the patients and recorded in a structured report form. Results: Significant echocardiographic abnormalities were present in 51.02% patients. Most common echocardiographic change was pulmonary hypertension (43.9%). Other echocardiographic findings were dilated RA &amp; RV (36.7%), RVH (35.7%), LV diastolic dysfunction (30.6%) and RV systolic dysfunction (9.2%). Echocardiographic signs of pulmonary hypertension, dilated RA &amp; RV, RVH, RV systolic dysfunction and LV diastolic dysfunction were correlated with the severity of the disease. Though echocardiographic change of pulmonary hypertension was uncommon in COPD stage 1 &amp; 2, but it was very common in stage 3(45.7%) &amp; stage 4(92.9%). Conclusion: This study showed that echocardiographic changes were very common among the COPD GOLD stage 3 &amp; 4 patients. Though these changes were infrequent among mild COPD patients but their severity increased with increasing stage of COPD. Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull 2020; 46(3): 204-210</jats:p