Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University

This study will compare the performance of self-collected vaginal swabs, transported without liquid media (dry swabs) and self-collected vaginal swabs, transported in liquid media (wet swabs) for detection of hrHPV DNA LBC as the reference standard.

This project addresses the mental health challenges faced by parents caring for children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders (NDDs) in Bangladesh. These parents often experience high levels of stress, anxiety, and depression, impacting family dynamics and the child's development. The project aims to design, implement, and assess an intervention to reduce parenting stress and enhance parental well-being. This intervention focuses on emotional intelligence and will be delivered through in-person training and a mobile app. The study will use a cluster randomized controlled trial methodology, targeting parents of children diagnosed with NDDs.
The study will be conducted in Child Development Centers in public medical college hospitals across Bangladesh. It will assess changes in parental stress, mental well-being, and emotional intelligence. Data collection will occur from April 2024 to October 2024.
The project aims to recruit 480 parents from eight Child Development Centers, ensuring ethical considerations, data integrity, and participant privacy. The findings will be shared through national dissemination seminars, policy briefs, reports, and journal publications.

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) represents a significant public health burden in Bangladesh with a high incidence and mortality rate. While traditional risk factors like tobacco and betel nut chewing contribute to HNSCC incidence, the emergence of HPV-associated HNSCC presents a unique challenge. The main goal of this observational study is to explore the prevalence, risk factors, and biological mechanisms underlying food habits and HPV-driven HNSCC in the population and identify the genomic changes and characteristics related to this malignancy. This study will provide the prevalence of HPV-associated HNSCC and screening the HPV typing in the Bangladeshi population, identify risk factors, and any biologically driven mechanisms causing HNSCC.