http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/5237 2026-04-18T16:17:02Z 2026-04-18T16:17:02Z Sammy, H. M. Kabir, M. A. Rahmatullah, R. Sampa, A. Y. Islam, S. http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/5251 2024-11-18T04:16:23Z 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z

COMPARATIVE HEALTH HAZARD ANALYSIS OF NON-TOBACCO AND TOBACCO PRODUCER IN MANIKGANJ DISTRICT OF BANGLADESH Sammy, H. M.; Kabir, M. A.; Rahmatullah, R.; Sampa, A. Y.; Islam, S. Tobacco farming people, especially women and children, suffer from specific kinds of respiratory diseases at the time of curing in direct sunlight or the fired-cured method. Tobacco cultivation is responsible for severe non-communicable diseases among tobacco producers and other people in tobacco-cultivated areas. To estimate the health costs of individuals in tobacco-cultivated areas, a cross-sectional and comparative study was undertaken among tobacco and non-tobacco farmers with family members in Manikganj districts. A total of 120 households were selected through a multi-stage cluster sampling technique, and each household head was interviewed face-to-face using a semi-structured questionnaire to gather information on households, family members, health hazards (categorized as severe, moderate, and mild), and farming. The quantitative data were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistical approaches. In this study, 120 households consisted of a total of 501 household members. About three-fifth (64.27%) of all household members suffered from tobacco-related sickness. The average treatment costs for non-tobacco and tobacco growers were BDT 5,015 and BDT 9,733.57, respectively. The average number of sick days and lost workdays were 17.74 and 9.82 for non-tobacco growers, compared to 20.17 and 12.29 for tobacco growers. The binary logistic regression results indicate that sicknesses were found to be a higher risk for tobacco growers at the severe level compared to non-tobacco growers. The health risks of tobacco farming, including green tobacco sickness and other issues caused by excessive exposure to pesticides, chemicals, tobacco dust, and long working hours; the severity of these issues increased during cultivation. Moreover, tobacco cultivation carries the risk of disease burden. To achieve a tobacco-free country by 2040, tobacco farmers should cultivate food crops that are profitable and no health hazard of the farmers from a broader perspective instead of cultivating tobacco.

2023-07-01T00:00:00Z Sultana, F. Sharma, V. Tabassum, T. Taher, G. M. A. http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/5250 2024-11-18T04:11:40Z 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z

APPLICATION OF REVISED BLOOMS TAXONOMY IN ENGLISH TEST BATTERIES FOR AGRICULTURE STUDENTS IN BANGLADESH: AN EVALUATIVE INVESTIGATION Sultana, F.; Sharma, V.; Tabassum, T.; Taher, G. M. A. Learning outcomes of an English course are successfully materialized when the contents are assessed, tested, and finally evaluated in a valid and reliable way, strengthening a positive backwash effect. Benjamin Bloom's Taxonomy is widely accepted and used as an assessment tool that measures the students' cognitive development. This paper aims to evaluate the English question papers prepared for the agriculture learners using revised Bloom's taxonomy at a public agricultural university in Bangladesh. It explores the extent to which the objectives of the English curriculum are reflected in question papers. Notwithstanding, it also investigates the cognitive level of taxonomy in practice to assess the students' proficiency. The impetus to work on this topic comes from observing students' more unsatisfactory performance in the English final examination that reflects their low level of understanding. For this purpose, the English curriculum and questions of different faculties during 2015 to 2019 have been taken into account as a source of data. Moreover, critical descriptive and content analyses are accomplished depending on the verb lists of Bloom's taxonomy. Besides, the collected data are then quantified to demonstrate them in a statistical form. Accordingly, five English teachers were interviewed on the application of Bloom's taxonomy in the research context. Henceforth, this study includes a mixed-method approach using both qualitative and quantitative data. The findings of the paper reveal that the question papers include mostly the lower-domain or level of taxonomy focusing the remember, understand, and to some extent apply levels. Further, the objectives have not been duly justified in the question papers. Hence, it reveals that the present assessment technique does not follow a higher domain of metacognitive skills in developing the creative faculty of the students. Finally, the study suggests that the existing English questions need to be prepared to focus on the higher cognitive domain of knowledge to make the learners cognitively competent in communication.

2023-07-01T00:00:00Z Sammy, H. M. Kabir, M. A. Rahmatullah, R. Sampa, A. Y. Islam, S. http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/5249 2024-11-18T04:07:53Z 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z

COMPARATIVE HEALTH HAZARD ANALYSIS OF NON-TOBACCO AND TOBACCO PRODUCER IN MANIKGANJ DISTRICT OF BANGLADESH Sammy, H. M.; Kabir, M. A.; Rahmatullah, R.; Sampa, A. Y.; Islam, S. Tobacco farming people, especially women and children, suffer from specific kinds of respiratory diseases at the time of curing in direct sunlight or the fired-cured method. Tobacco cultivation is responsible for severe non-communicable diseases among tobacco producers and other people in tobacco-cultivated areas. To estimate the health costs of individuals in tobacco-cultivated areas, a cross-sectional and comparative study was undertaken among tobacco and non-tobacco farmers with family members in Manikganj districts. A total of 120 households were selected through a multi-stage cluster sampling technique, and each household head was interviewed face-to-face using a semi-structured questionnaire to gather information on households, family members, health hazards (categorized as severe, moderate, and mild), and farming. The quantitative data were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistical approaches. In this study, 120 households consisted of a total of 501 household members. About three-fifth (64.27%) of all household members suffered from tobacco-related sickness. The average treatment costs for non-tobacco and tobacco growers were BDT 5,015 and BDT 9,733.57, respectively. The average number of sick days and lost workdays were 17.74 and 9.82 for non-tobacco growers, compared to 20.17 and 12.29 for tobacco growers. The binary logistic regression results indicate that sicknesses were found to be a higher risk for tobacco growers at the severe level compared to non-tobacco growers. The health risks of tobacco farming, including green tobacco sickness and other issues caused by excessive exposure to pesticides, chemicals, tobacco dust, and long working hours; the severity of these issues increased during cultivation. Moreover, tobacco cultivation carries the risk of disease burden. To achieve a tobacco-free country by 2040, tobacco farmers should cultivate food crops that are profitable and no health hazard of the farmers from a broader perspective instead of cultivating tobacco.

2023-07-01T00:00:00Z Robin, A. I. Hossain, H. Taslima, M. Jahan, M. S. Islam, M. R. http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/5248 2024-11-18T04:02:57Z 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z

STATUS OF INDISCRIMINATE USES OF ANTIBIOTICS IN LIVESTOCK AT NARAYANGANJ SADAR, NARAYANGANJ Robin, A. I.; Hossain, H.; Taslima, M.; Jahan, M. S.; Islam, M. R. Antibiotic overuse, the prevalence of diseases, and the emergence of medication resistance are the main reasons why rash antibiotic use has attracted significant attention worldwide. By assessing the prescribers' patterns of prescribing antibiotics for patients, this cross-sectional survey-based study aims to represent a true picture of antibiotic use in Narayanganj Sadar, Narayanganj. It was conducted by making specific interviews with 60 farmers using a self-designed standard questionnaire. As a result of this study, we know that 38.3% of animals received antibiotic prescriptions, and that young animals (those age under 2 years old) received these prescriptions more frequently (53.8%). According to this study, the majority of antibiotics were used to treat microbial infections about 18 out of 23 animals (78.3%). Contrary to goat species, cattle species utilized antibiotics at a rate that is 6.69% greater. All prescriptions are for ceftriaxone (22%), marbofloxacin (18%), ceftiofur (4%), and ciprofloxacin (4%), in addition to amoxicillin (26%) and penicillin (26%). The13% of farmers had no idea how an antibiotic worked, how long it had lasted, or how to use it. About 69.5% of animals received prescriptions from non-registered veterinarians. It was obvious that farmers were not sufficiently aware of the usage of antibiotics, lacked adequate education and did not practice regarding drug usage policies in all situations. The spread of bacterial resistance to antibiotics and other health issues are caused by this illogical use. Therefore, community base awareness regarding the discriminate and indiscriminate use of antibiotics in livestock production.

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