title: The MAL-ED cohort study in Mirpur, Bangladesh.
abstract: The Etiology, Risk Factors and Interactions of Enteric Infections and Malnutrition and the Consequences for Child Health and Development (MAL-ED) study site in Bangladesh is located in the capital city of Dhaka in an urban slum that has one of the highest population densities in the world. The site is in the Bauniabadh area of Mirpur, Dhaka. A typical squatter settlement, the average family size of households in Mirpur Bauniabadh is 4.5, with 48% females. About 20% of households have a monthly income of only US$62. About 30% of mothers never attended school, and only 3% obtained secondary school education. The majority of the people are day laborers, garment workers, and transport workers. About 72% of caregivers always wash their hands after helping the child defecate and 6.6% never wash their hands. The diarrheal attack rate for Mirpur is 4.69 episodes per child per year. The study site is representative of a typical urban slum of Dhaka city in terms of demographics, socioeconomic status, and general health indicators.
authors.affiliation: icddr,b (formerly International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh), Dhaka.
authors.forename: Tahmeed
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.affiliation: icddr,b (formerly International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh), Dhaka.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mahfuz
authors.affiliation: icddr,b (formerly International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh), Dhaka.
authors.forename: Md Munirul
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Islam
authors.affiliation: icddr,b (formerly International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh), Dhaka.
authors.forename: Dinesh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mondal
authors.affiliation: icddr,b (formerly International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh), Dhaka.
authors.forename: Md Iqbal
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Hossain
authors.affiliation: School of Population Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
authors.forename: Am Shamsir
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.affiliation: icddr,b (formerly International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh), Dhaka.
authors.forename: Fahmida
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tofail
authors.affiliation: icddr,b (formerly International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh), Dhaka.
authors.forename: Sm Abdul
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Gaffar
authors.affiliation: icddr,b (formerly International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh), Dhaka.
authors.forename: Rashidul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Haque
authors.affiliation: University of Virginia, Charlottesville.
authors.forename: Richard L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Guerrant
authors.affiliation: University of Virginia, Charlottesville.
authors.forename: William A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Petri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001459:Bangladesh / Q000453:epidemiology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015362:Child Nutrition Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015340:Epidemiologic Research Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Bangladesh; MAL-ED; birth cohort; case-control; malnutrition