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Fahmida Tofail
Researcher at International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Publications - 113
Citations - 5162
Fahmida Tofail is an academic researcher from International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 34, co-authored 95 publications receiving 3902 citations. Previous affiliations of Fahmida Tofail include Columbia University & Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research.
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The MAL-ED Study: A Multinational and Multidisciplinary Approach to Understand the Relationship Between Enteric Pathogens, Malnutrition, Gut Physiology, Physical Growth, Cognitive Development, and Immune Responses in Infants and Children Up to 2 Years of Age in Resource-Poor Environments
Angel Mendez Acosta,Cesar Banda Chavez,Julian Torres Flores,Maribel Paredes Olotegui,Silvia Rengifo Pinedo,Dixner Rengifo Trigoso,Angel Orbe Vasquez,Imran Ahmed,Didar Alam,Asad Ali,Zulfiqar A Bhutta,Shahida Qureshi,Sadia Shakoor,Sajid Bashir Soofi,Ali Turab,Aisha K. Yousafzai,Anita K. M. Zaidi,Ladaporn Bodhidatta,Carl J. Mason,Sudhir Babji,Anuradha Bose,Sushil John,Gagandeep Kang,Beena Kurien,Jayaprakash Muliyil,Mohan Venkata Raghava,Anup Ramachandran,Anuradha Rose,William Pan,Ramya Ambikapathi,Danny Carreon,Vivek Charu,Leyfou Dabo,Viyada Doan,Jhanelle Graham,Christel Hoest,Stacey Knobler,Dennis Lang,Benjamin J.J. McCormick,Monica McGrath,Mark A. Miller,Archana Mohale,Gaurvika M. L. Nayyar,Stephanie Psaki,Zeba A Rasmussen,Stephanie A. Richard,Jessica C. Seidman,Vivian Ota Wang,Rebecca Blank,Michael Gottlieb,Karen H. Tountas,Caroline Amour,Estomih Mduma,Tahmeed Ahmed,AM Shamsir Ahmed,Mondol Dinesh,Fahmida Tofail,Rashidul Haque,Iqbal Hossain,M Munirul Islam,Mustafa Mahfuz,Ram Krishna Chandyo,Prakash Shrestha,Rita Shrestha,Manjeswori Ulak,Robert E. Black,Laura E. Caulfield,William Checkley,Ping Chen,Margaret Kosek,Gwenyth O. Lee,Pablo Peñataro Yori,Laura E. Murray-Kolb,Barbara A. Schaefer,Laura L. Pendergast,Cláudia B. Abreu,Alexandre Havt Bindá,H. Costa,Alessandra Di Moura,José Q. Filho,Álvaro M. Leite,Aldo A. M. Lima,Noélia L. Lima,Ila F. N. Lima,Bruna Leal Lima Maciel,Milena Lima de Moraes,Francisco Suetônio Bastos Mota,Reinaldo B. Oriá,Josiane da Silva Quetz,Alberto M. Soares,Erling Svensen,Strand Tor,Crystal L. Patil,Pascal O. Bessong,Cloupas Mahopo,Angelina Mapula,Cebisa Nesamvuni,Emanuel Nyathi,Amidou Samie,Leah J. Barrett,Jean Gratz,Richard Guerrant,Eric R. Houpt,Liz Olmsted,William A. Petri,James A Platts-Mills,Rebecca J. Scharf,Binob Shrestha,Sanjaya K. Shrestha +108 more
TL;DR: The hypothesis is that enteropathogen infection contributes to undernutrition by causing intestinal inflammation and/or by altering intestinal barrier and absorptive function, and it is further postulated that this leads to growth faltering and deficits in cognitive development.
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Immediate impact of stay-at-home orders to control COVID-19 transmission on socioeconomic conditions, food insecurity, mental health, and intimate partner violence in Bangladeshi women and their families: an interrupted time series.
Jena D. Hamadani,Mohammed Imrul Hasan,Andrew J Baldi,Andrew J Baldi,Sheikh Jamal Hossain,Shamima Shiraji,Mohammad Saiful Alam Bhuiyan,Syeda F Mehrin,Jane Fisher,Fahmida Tofail,S M Mulk Uddin Tipu,Sally Grantham-McGregor,Beverley-Ann Biggs,Beverley-Ann Biggs,Sabine Braat,Sant-Rayn Pasricha +15 more
TL;DR: The immediate impact of COVID-19 lockdown orders on women and their families in rural Bangladesh was determined, with mothers' depression and anxiety symptoms increased during the lockdown.
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Critical windows of exposure for arsenic-associated impairment of cognitive function in pre-school girls and boys: a population-based cohort study
Jd Hamadani,Fahmida Tofail,Barbro Nermell,Renee M. Gardner,S. Shiraji,Matteo Bottai,Se Arifeen,Syed N. Huda,Marie Vahter +8 more
TL;DR: It is found that verbal IQ (VIQ) and full scale IQ (FSIQ) were negatively associated with (log) U-As in girls and that adverse effects of arsenic exposure on IQ in girls, but not boys, at 5 years of age.
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Use of quantitative molecular diagnostic methods to investigate the effect of enteropathogen infections on linear growth in children in low-resource settings: Longitudinal analysis of results from the MAL-ED cohort study
Elizabeth T. Rogawski,Jie Liu,James A Platts-Mills,Furqan Kabir,Paphavee Lertsethtakarn,Mery Siguas,Shaila S Khan,Ira Praharaj,Arinao Murei,Rosemary Nshama,Buliga Mujaga,Alexandre Havt,Irene A Maciel,Darwin J. Operario,Mami Taniuchi,Jean Gratz,Suzanne Stroup,James H Roberts,Adil Kalam,Fatima Aziz,Shahida Qureshi,M Ohedul Islam,Pimmada Sakpaisal,Sasikorn Silapong,Pablo Peñataro Yori,Revathi Rajendiran,Blossom Benny,Monica McGrath,Monica McGrath,Jessica C. Seidman,Dennis Lang,Michael Gottlieb,Richard L. Guerrant,Aldo A. M. Lima,José Paulo Gagliardi Leite,Amidou Samie,Pascal O. Bessong,Nicola Page,Ladaporn Bodhidatta,Carl J. Mason,Sanjaya K. Shrestha,Sanjaya K. Shrestha,Ireen Kiwelu,Estomih Mduma,Najeeha Talat Iqbal,Zulfiqar A Bhutta,Tahmeed Ahmed,Rashidul Haque,Gagandeep Kang,Margaret Kosek,Eric R. Houpt,Angel Mendez Acosta,Rosa Burga,Cesar Banda Chavez,Julian Torres Flores,Maribel Paredes Olotegui,Silvia Rengifo Pinedo,Dixner Rengifo Trigoso,Angel Orbe Vasquez,Imran Ahmed,Didar Alam,Asad Ali,Muneera A. Rasheed,Sajid Bashir Soofi,Ali Turab,Aisha K. Yousafzai,Anita K. M. Zaidi,Binob Shrestha,Bishnu Bahadur Rayamajhi,Tor A. Strand,Geetha Ammu,Sudhir Babji,Anuradha Bose,Ajila T. George,Dinesh Hariraju,M. Steffi Jennifer,Sushil John,Shiny Kaki,Priyadarshani Karunakaran,Beena Koshy,Robin P. Lazarus,Jayaprakash Muliyil,Preethi Ragasudha,Mohan Venkata Raghava,Sophy Raju,Anup Ramachandran,Rakhi Ramadas,Karthikeyan Ramanujam,Anuradha Rose,Reeba Roshan,Srujan Lam Sharma,Shanmuga Sundaram,Rahul J. Thomas,William Pan,Ramya Ambikapathi,J. Daniel Carreon,Viyada Doan,Christel Hoest,Stacey Knobler,Mark A. Miller,Stephanie Psaki,Zeba A Rasmussen,Stephanie A. Richard,Karen H. Tountas,Erling Svensen,Caroline Amour,Eliwaza Bayyo,Regisiana Mvungi,John M. Pascal,Ladislaus Blacy Yarrot,Leah J. Barrett,Rebecca Dillingham,William A. Petri,Rebecca J. Scharf,AM Shamsir Ahmed,Ashraful Alam,Umma Haque,Iqbal Hossain,M Munirul Islam,Mustafa Mahfuz,Dinesh Mondal,Baitun Nahar,Fahmida Tofail,Ram Krishna Chandyo,Prakash Shrestha,Rita Shrestha,Manjeswori Ulak,Aubrey Bauck,Robert E. Black,Laura E. Caulfield,William Checkley,Gwenyth O. Lee,Kerry Schulze,Samuel Scott,Laura E. Murray-Kolb,A. Catharine Ross,Barbara A. Schaefer,Suzanne Simons,Laura L. Pendergast,Cláudia B. Abreu,H. Costa,Alessandra Di Moura,José Q. Filho,Álvaro M. Leite,Noélia L. Lima,Ila F. N. Lima,Bruna L L Maciel,Pedro Hqs Medeiros,Milena Lima de Moraes,Francisco Suetônio Bastos Mota,Reinaldo B. Oriá,Josiane da Silva Quetz,Alberto M. Soares,Rosa Ms Mota,Crystal L. Patil,Cloupas Mahopo,Angelina Maphula,Emanuel Nyathi +157 more
TL;DR: Subclinical infection and quantity of pathogens, particularly Shigella, enteroaggregative E coli, Campylobacter, and Giardia, had a substantial negative association with linear growth, which was sustained during the first 2 years of life, and in some cases, to 5 years.
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Cluster-randomised controlled trials of individual and combined water, sanitation, hygiene and nutritional interventions in rural Bangladesh and Kenya: the WASH Benefits study design and rationale.
Benjamin F. Arnold,Clair Null,Clair Null,Stephen P. Luby,Leanne Unicomb,Christine P. Stewart,Kathryn G. Dewey,Tahmeed Ahmed,Tahmeed Ahmed,Sania Ashraf,Garret Christensen,Garret Christensen,Thomas Clasen,Holly N. Dentz,Holly N. Dentz,Lia C. H. Fernald,Rashidul Haque,Alan Hubbard,Patricia Kariger,Elli Leontsini,Audrie Lin,Sammy M. Njenga,Amy J. Pickering,Pavani K. Ram,Fahmida Tofail,Peter J. Winch,John M. Colford +26 more
TL;DR: The objective of the WASH Benefits study is to help fill this knowledge gap by assessing improvements in water quality, sanitation, handwashing and child nutrition—alone and in combination—to rural households with pregnant women in Kenya and Bangladesh.