Epidemiology and healthcare burden of non-fatal maxillofacial injuries in Bangladesh: Evidence from Bangladesh Health and Injury Survey (BHIS), 2016

Ruksana Sharmin Swarna; Mariam Zamila; Imteaz Mahmud; Israt Jahan Bushra; Monjur Rahman; Salim Mahmud Chowdhury; Mohammad Delwer Hossain Hawlader; Saidur Rahman Mashreky

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0353183

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Epidemiology and healthcare burden of non-fatal maxillofacial injuries in Bangladesh: Evidence from Bangladesh Health and Injury Survey (BHIS), 2016

Ruksana Sharmin Swarna ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: ruksana.swarna@northsouth.edu

Affiliation Department of Public Health, School of Health and Life Sciences, North South University, Bashundhara, Dhaka, Bangladesh

https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4732-1841

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Mariam Zamila,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Public Health, School of Health and Life Sciences, North South University, Bashundhara, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Imteaz Mahmud,

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Public Health, School of Health and Life Sciences, North South University, Bashundhara, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Israt Jahan Bushra,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Public Health, School of Health and Life Sciences, North South University, Bashundhara, Dhaka, Bangladesh

https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1330-2268

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Monjur Rahman,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Public Health, School of Health and Life Sciences, North South University, Bashundhara, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Salim Mahmud Chowdhury,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh (CIPRB), Mohakhali, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Mohammad Delwer Hossain Hawlader,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Public Health, School of Health and Life Sciences, North South University, Bashundhara, Dhaka, Bangladesh

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1443-6257

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Saidur Rahman Mashreky

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Public Health, School of Health and Life Sciences, North South University, Bashundhara, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Epidemiology and healthcare burden of non-fatal maxillofacial injuries in Bangladesh: Evidence from Bangladesh Health and Injury Survey (BHIS), 2016

Ruksana Sharmin Swarna,
Mariam Zamila,
Imteaz Mahmud,
Israt Jahan Bushra,
Monjur Rahman,
Salim Mahmud Chowdhury,
Mohammad Delwer Hossain Hawlader,
Saidur Rahman Mashreky

Published: July 9, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0353183

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