Vol. 01, Issue 1, January 2014

Nutritional and Microbiological Quality Assessment of Pasteurized Milk in Azh Agro Industries Pvt. Ltd., Gazipur, Bangladesh

Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT

Nutritional and Microbiological Quality Assessment of Pasteurized Milk in Azh Agro Industries Pvt. Ltd., Gazipur, Bangladesh Alam, Seemi Tasnim; Haque, K. M. Formuzul; Rashid, Taslim Ur Milk is one of the most valuable and regularly consumed natural food which is rich in nutritional value. A study was carried out with raw liquid milk collected from Shahzadpur and pasteurized, packed in AHZ Agro Industries Pvt. Ltd, Gazipur, Bangladesh. One hundred and forty five pasteurized milk samples collected from August, 2011 to February 2012 were analyzed for the nutritional and chemical composition such as acidity, fat, solid non fat, protein, lactose, specific gravity; and microbiological characteristics. Platform tests (alcohol and clot-on-boiling) were found negative. From the study it was found that the nutrient composition of the pasteurized milk samples were within the standard limits with average specific gravity of milk was 1.029, fat 3.575%, protein 3.43% and lactose 5.02 %. Acidity% refers the quality of milk. The 7 months average highest acidity was 0.15% and the lowest acidity was 0.146%. Protein percentage was found to be 3.36% in August (Rainy season), 3.45% in winter and 3.42% in spring. All the samples had solid non fat (SNF) with standard limits of 8.17 to 8.38 percent. It was found that total bacterial count in milk varies with seasons. In rainy season, autumn season and winter the average total viable count was 1715, 1744.3 and 1481.6 cfu/ml respectively. From 145 pasteurized milk samples, 121 samples showed excellent quality and 24 samples showed good quality in methylene blue reductase test (MBRT). No coliform and Salmonella/Shigella were observed. SNF and protein percentage varied with season, been highest in winter while less in spring. The overall result found was ensuring good quality of pasteurized milk. All the nutritional composition and microbiological count complies with the BSTI standard.

Present Status and Predictors of Low Birth Weight at Sadar Hospital Moulovibazar

Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT

Present Status and Predictors of Low Birth Weight at Sadar Hospital Moulovibazar Mehriban, Nadira; Akhter, Rahela In Bangladesh the prevalence of LBW is still very high. A descriptive cross sectional study was carried out during the period from January to June 2010 among Istice the mothers whose babies were born in Gynaecology & Obstetric Department of Sadar Hospital, Moulvibazar in order to assess the proportion of LBW with its predictors. Total 140 mothers were selected purposively. A pretested semi-structured questionnaire and hospital record were used for data was collection. Result showed the proportion of LBW to be 25 %( n=35). Among them 64.3% had monthly income To between Tk 3000-5000 and majority of mothers 62% were from age group (15-24). A The result showed that gestational age, number of ANC visits, gap between two pregnancies were significantly associated with low birth weight. (P<0.05). Association was found between previous loss of pregnancy and previous history of low birth weight (P<0. 05). Age, parity and mother's education had no relation on ateral birth weight. It may be concluded from the study that maternal health service need to be strengthened to reduce the prevalence of LBW in Bangladesh.

Optimized and Validated RP-HPLC Method for the Determination of Olanzapine in Pharmaceutical Formulations

Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT

Optimized and Validated RP-HPLC Method for the Determination of Olanzapine in Pharmaceutical Formulations Sharifa Sultana; Islam, MD. Ashraful A simple, precise, accurate, rapid and reproducible RP-HPLC method has been developed for the determination of Olanzapine in pharmaceutical formulations. Chromatography was carried out on a reverse phase C-8 column (150 x 4.6 mm x 5 um length), optimum separation was achieved in 15 min using a mobile phase at a flow rate of 1 mL/min and the detection was done at 260 nm. The method produced linear responses in the concentration range from 45.2-135.6 μg/mL of Olanzapine with correlation coefficients of 1, accuracy of 99.80% and precision of 1.885%. The method was found to be reproducible for analysis of the drug in pharmaceutical formulations. The results of the analysis were tested and validated statistically for various parameters according to ICH guidelines and recovery studies confirmed the accuracy of the proposed method.

Anemia and Its Risk Factors Among Pregnant Women in Shibbari

Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT

Anemia and Its Risk Factors Among Pregnant Women in Shibbari Nipa, Sharmin Ara; Ali, Shah Mohammad Keramat; Mehriban, Nadira; Akter, Jeasmin This is a cross-sectional descriptive study conducted in Shibbari in joydebpur, August to January. A total of 100 women aged 18-35 years participated in this study.A pretested questionnaiar was used to collect data through face to face interviewed. The study revealed that 21% of the women of all trimester of the pregnancy suffer from anemia. The study finding showed that anemia is a big problem in sub urban area of Sibbari. This anemia is contributed by diet which is a predominantly cereal- based along with less educational status particularly lack of health education. The figure showed that highest no of pregnant women in 2nd trimester 80%, 13% in 3rd trimester and 7% in 1st trimester have mild anemia. Figure showed that highest number of pregnant women in 2nd trimester 83%, 17% in 1st trimester have moderate anemia (7-9.99 gm/dl). The contribution of this prevalence is contributed by low calorie intake, low protein intake particularly hem sources of protein and high intake of non-hem protein and iron along with early age at pregnancy. This problem may be overcome by increasing literacy of the girls before pregnancy imparting health education and insurance of balanced diet and regular support from the family.