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Women's health status before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in rural Bangladesh: A prospective longitudinal study.
Kikuchi, Kimiyo; Islam, Rafiqul; Nishikitani, Mariko; Sato, Yoko; Izukura, Rieko; Yokota, Fumihiko; Khan, Nusrat Jahan; Nessa, Meherun; Ahmed, Ashir; Morokuma, Seiichi; Nakashima, Naoki.
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  • Kikuchi K; Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan.
  • Islam R; Medical Information Center, Kyushu University Hospital, Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan.
  • Nishikitani M; Global Communication Center, Grameen Communications, Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • Sato Y; Medical Information Center, Kyushu University Hospital, Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan.
  • Izukura R; Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan.
  • Yokota F; Division of Integrated Health Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan.
  • Khan NJ; Social Medicine, Department of Basic Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan.
  • Nessa M; Institute for Asian and Oceanian Studies, Kyushu University, Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan.
  • Ahmed A; Global Communication Center, Grameen Communications, Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • Morokuma S; Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College & Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • Nakashima N; Department of Information Science and Technology, Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
PLoS One ; 17(5): e0266141, 2022.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35560141
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has widely spread worldwide since 2020. Several countries have imposed lockdown or stay-at-home policies to prevent the infection. Bangladesh experienced a lockdown from March 2020 to May 2020, and internal travel was restricted. Such long and strict confinement may impact women's health. Herein, we aimed to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women's health by comparing their health status before and during the pandemic. We conducted a prospective longitudinal study in two zones in the Chhaygaon union, rural district Shariatpur, Bangladesh. The study population comprised non-pregnant women aged 15-49 years. We visited the household of all eligible women and invited them for health checkups. The survey staff examined their health status at the checkup camps and conducted questionnaire interviews. In total, 121 non-pregnant women received health checkups both from June 2019 to July 2019 and in October 2020, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, respectively. Compared with those during the 2019 health checkup, the medians of body mass index, systolic blood pressure, and diastolic blood pressure were significantly higher (22.7 kg/m2 to 23.6 kg/m2; 110.0 mmHg to 111.0 mmHg; and 73.0 mmHg to 75.0 mmHg, respectively, p<0.05) during the 2020 health checkup. In contrast, urine glucose levels were significantly lower (10.1% to 3.4%, p = 0.021). The lack of physical activity and other inconvenience accumulation caused by the prolonged confinement might have affected their health status. This necessitates local health workers to promote physical activity to prevent health deterioration during the pandemic.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Pandemias / COVID-19 Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Patient_preference Límite: Female / Humans País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: PLoS One Asunto de la revista: CIENCIA / MEDICINA Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Japón Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Pandemias / COVID-19 Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Patient_preference Límite: Female / Humans País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: PLoS One Asunto de la revista: CIENCIA / MEDICINA Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Japón Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos