Browsing by Author "Afsana, Kaosar"
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Client satisfaction with services provided at the antenatal care centres of BRAC
Afsana, Kaosar; Chowdhury, Amr (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996-08)BRAC has implemented the Women's Health and Development Programme (WHDP) in the northern and central rcgi.oni of Bangladesh to reduce maternal and child death. Among the various components of the programme, organization ... -
Commentary: sustaining progress towards comprehensive reproductive health services in Bangladesh
Jahan, Rounaq; Afsana, Kaosar (© 2015 Routledge, 2015) -
Competence of the programme organizers in antenatal care an issue of the quality of care
Afsana, Kaosar; Chowdhury, AMR; Mahmud, Shah Noor; Karim, Fazlul (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996-04) -
A controlled before-and-after perspective on the improving maternal, neonatal, and child survival program in rural Bangladesh: an impact analysis
Rahman, Mahfuzar T.; Yunus, Fakir Md; Yunus, Fakir Md; Shah, Rasheduzzaman; Jhohura, Fatema Tuz; Mistry, Sabuj Kanti; Quayyum, Tasmeen; Aktar, Bachera; Afsana, Kaosar (© 2016 Public Library of Science, 2016-09)Objectives We evaluated the impact of the Improving Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Survival (IMNCS) project, which is being implemented by BRAC in rural communities in Bangladesh. Methods Four districts received program ... -
Financing the BRAC Health Centres: their financial sustainability and cost-effectiveness
Khan, Suhaila H; Mahmud, Shah Noor; Karim, Fazlul; Afsana, Kaosar (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998-01)The Health ana Population Division (HPO) of BRAC aims to provide supportive secondary level health care services for the community through the BRAC Health Centres (BHCs) or Shushasthyos. The BHCs began operating in HPO ... -
From joint thinking to joint action: a call to action on improving water, sanitation and hygiene for maternal and newborn health
Campbell, Oona M R; Afsana, Kaosar; Hounton, Sennen; Benova, Lenka; Wijesekera, Sanjay; Mason, Elizabeth; Magoma, Moke; Graham, Wendy; Esteves Mills, Joanna; Cumming, Oliver; Curtis, Val; Velleman, Yael; Boisson, Sophie; Cairncross, Sandy; Chopra, Mickey; Gordon, Bruce (© 2014 Public Library of Science, 2014-12-01)This paper, authored by scientists and technical experts from leading universities and international agencies, outlines the importance of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) for maternal and newborn health (MNH) outcomes ... -
Getting the basic rights - the role of water, sanitation and hygiene in maternal and reproductive health: a conceptual framework
M. R. Campbell, Oona; Benova, Lenka; Gon, Giorgia; Afsana, Kaosar; Cumming, Oliver (© 2015 Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2015)Objective: To explore linkages between water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and maternal and perinatal health via a conceptual approach and a scoping review. Methods: We developed a conceptual framework iteratively, ... -
Health care for poor people in the urban slums of Bangladesh
Afsana, Kaosar; Wahid, Syed Shabab (© 2013 The Lancet, 2013) -
Making a commitment to ethics in global health research partnerships: a practical tool to support ethical practice
Murphy, Jill; Margaret Hatfield, Jennifer; Afsana, Kaosar; Neufeld, Vic (© 2015 Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2015)Global health research partnerships have many benefits, including the development of research capacity and improving the production and use of evidence to improve global health equity. These partnerships also include many ... -
Mental illness and injuries: emerging health challenges of urbanisation in South Asia
Nambiar, Devaki; Razzak, Junaid Abdul; Afsana, Kaosar; Adams, Alayne M.; Hasan, Arif; Mohan, DInesh; Patel, Vikram H. (© 2017 BMJ Publishing Group, 2017) -
Quality assessment of BRAC Health Centres
Afsana, Kaosar; Mahmud, Shah Noor; Chowdhury, AMR; Karim, Fazlul; Khan, Suhaila H (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-11) -
Quality of care an overview
Afsana, Kaosar; Hashima-E-Nasreen (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1995-06) -
Recognition of and response to neonatal intrapartum-related complications in home-birth settings in Bangladesh
Vanderende, Kristin E; Moran, Allisyn C; Leasure, Karen; Day, Louise T; Afsana, Kaosar; Kalim, Nahid; Munira, Shirajum; Rahman, Nazneen; Islam, Munia; Khan, Jasmin; Sibley, Lynn (© 2014 International Centre For Diarrhoeal, Disease Research, Bangladesh, 2014)Intrapartum-related complications (previously called 'birth asphyxia') are a significant contributor to deaths of newborns in Bangladesh. This study describes some of the perceived signs, causes, and treatments for this ... -
Relapse of tuberculosis in rural areas of Bangladesh
Islam, Md Nazrul; Mahmud, Shah Noor; Ali, Ahmed; Afsana, Kaosar; Hashima-E-Nasreen; Islam, Md. Akramul; Chowdhury, AMR; Chowdhury, Sadia A (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996-04)The study conducted to investigate the relapse rate of TB in two thanas (KahaIoo and Furbari) of ' Women's Health and Development Programme (WlIDP) in August 1995. Of the 482 study cases, 435 (900A» treatment completed ... -
Validation of baseline information of reproductive health & disease control programme
Afsana, Kaosar; Mahmud, Shah Noor (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998-06)The Reproductive Health and Disease Control (RHDC) programme has been in operation since 1996. This study was conducted in RHDC programme areas to validate the accuracy of baseline information as collected by the programme. ...