Browsing by Subject "South Asia"

Advancing universal health coverage in South Asian cities: A framework

Adams, Alayne M; Nambiar, Devaki; Siddiqi, Sameen; Alam, Bushra Binte; Reddy, Srinath (BMJ Open, 2018-11-29)

Are non-performing loans sensitive to macroeconomic determinants? an empirical evidence from banking sector of SAARC countries

Shawleen, Saom (Brac University, 2021-09)

The study empirically investigates selected macroeconomic determinants of nonperforming loans (NPLs) for a panel of 8 SAARC countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Maldives, Pakistan, and Sri-Lanka), using ...

Autism Spectrum disorders (ASD) in South Asia: a systematic review

Hossain, Mohammad Didar; Ahmed, Helal Uddin; Jalal Uddin, M. M.; Chowdhury, Waziul Alam; Iqbal, Mohammad Shamim; Kabir, Razin Iqbal; Chowdhury, Imran Ahmed; Aftab, Afzal; Datta, Pran Gopal; Rabbani, Golam; Hossain, Saima Wazed; Sarker, Malabika (© 2017 BioMed Central Ltd., 2017-08-01)

Background: Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a group of complex neurodevelopmental disorders. The prevalence of ASD in many South Asian countries is still unknown. The aim of this study was to systematically review ...

Breast cancer in South Asia: a Bangladeshi perspective

South Asian countries are facing a hidden breast cancer epidemic. A significant proportion of the breast cancer cases occur in premenopausal women. Knowledge of the various aspects of breast cancer in different geographical ...

Economic development and female labour participation in SAARC countries: a test of the U-shape hypothesis

Rahman, Adrita (Brac University, 2019-03)

The paper explores whether there exists U shaped hypothesis among the 8 SAARC countries. It first looks at the SAARC nations by implementing the fixed effects model and then analyses the countries individually to see if ...

Economic growth, poverty and inequality revisited

Rahman, Sultan Hafeez; Mukhopadhay, Hiranya (BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), 2015-09)

The paper inspects the dynamics of economic growth, poverty and income inequality in different countries over time. The experience with economic growth and inequality show that both absolute and relative inequalities in ...

The ‘fishnet approach’ to livelihood improvement in depressed basins: Evidence from BRAC’s Integrated Development Programme

Ara, Jinnat; Shahed, Syeda Sitwat; Rahman, Rehnuma; Ahmad, Sibbir (Taylor & Francis, 2020-02-27)

The multidimensional nature of poverty renders comprehensive development efforts encompassing livelihoods, health, and education as well as communal support, essential for achieving equality in growth. Such an integrated ...

How has early marriage, a critical social determinant of child stunting and wasting, changed over a decade in South Asia? trends, inequities and drivers, 2005 to 2018

Scott, Samuel; Nguyen, Phuong; Neupane, Sumanta; Pramanik, Priyanjana; Nanda, Priya; Menon, Purnima; Bhutta, Zulfiqar; Afsana, Kaosar (Oxford Academic, 2020-05-29)

Objectives: In South Asia, many women are married before their 18th birthday and give birth soon after. Delaying marriage is an attractive nutrition policy target as previous research shows that early marriage (EM) is ...

Indigenous identity in South Asia: making claims in the colonial Chittagong hill tracts

In the immediate aftermath of the creation of Bangladesh in 1971, an armed struggle ensued in its remote south-eastern corner. The hill people in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, more commonly referred to as paharis, demanded ...

Low uptake of COVID-19 prevention behaviours and high socioeconomic impact of lockdown measures in South Asia: Evidence from a large-scale multi-country surveillance programme

Kusuma, Dian; Pradeepa, Rajendra; Khawaja, Khadija I.; Hasan, Mehedi; Siddiqui, Samreen; Mahmood, Sara; Shah, Syed Mohsin Ali; De Silva, Chamini K.; de Silva, Laksara; Gamage, Manoja; Loomba, Menka; Rajakaruna, Vindya P.; Hanif, Abu AM; Kamalesh, Rajan Babu; Kumarendran, Balachandran; Loh, Marie; Misra, Archa; Tassawar, Asma; Tyagi, Akansha; Waghdhare, Swati; Burney, Saira; Ahmad, Sajjad; Mohan, Viswanathan; Sarker, Malabika; Goon, Ian Y.; Kasturiratne, Anuradhani; Kooner, Jaspal S.; Katulanda, Prasad; Jha, Sujeet; Anjana, Ranjit Mohan; Mridha, Malay K.; Sassi, Franco; Chambers, John C. (Elsevier, 2021-02-13)

Background: South Asia has become a major epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic. Understanding South Asians’ awareness, attitudes and experiences of early measures for the prevention of COVID-19 is key to improving ...

Material barriers, cultural boundaries: A mixed-methods analysis of gender and labour market segmentation in Bangladesh

Kabeer, Naila; Huq, Lopita; Rahaman, Muhammad Mahabub (UNU-WIDER, 2021)

The research was published as a UNU-WIDER Working Paper. Data on female labour force participation in Bangladesh suggest that, despite the increase in female-intensive employment opportunities through microfinance, export ...

Mobilising demand for primary health care services among urban slums: Insights from a case study in Bangladesh

Adams, Alayne M.; Rashid, Sabina F. (Taylor & Francis, 2021-01-23)

This qualitative case study examines a pilot community mobilisation initiative to increase access to qualified primary health care services among slum dwellers in Bangladesh. Emerging from analysis are a series of key ...

Mothers’ perceptions and practices on child’s nutrition of 0-3 years old children in Dhaka city

Muntaha, Mumtasin (Brac University, 2021-12)

Child malnutrition is still a serious public health problem in developing and underdeveloped countries. It’s one of the major risk factors of mortality among young children. From birth to two years of age, children are ...

Nontraditional security challenges in South Asia

Bhuiya, Abbas; Chakrabarti, P.G. Dhar; Jayawardane, Amal; Joseph, Mallika; Karim, Mahin; Khatri, Sridhar K.; Pirages, Li Li, Dennis; Tauqeer, Ali; Sobhan, Farooq; Upreti, Bishnu Raj; Sheikh, Stacy D. VanDeveer (© 2012 by The National Bureau of Asian Research, 2012)

This NBR Monograph examines maritime security issues in Southeast Asia, including disputes over resources, piracy, and other threats to strategic waterways, and draws implications for U.S. policy in the region.

Nutrition promotion and collective vegetable gardening by adolescent girls: Feasibility assessment from a pilot in Afghanistan

Alim, Md. Abdul; Hossain, M. Anowar (AESS, 2018-10-04)

This study aimed to assess the feasibility of collective vegetable gardening into an existing development programme for adolescent girls as a means of improving awareness about health and nutrition and increasing ...

Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in South Asia: A systematic review

Hasan, Mehedi; Sutradhar, Ipsita; Gupta, Rajat Das; Sarker, Malabika (BMC, 2018-10-23)

Abstract Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is becoming a major public health problem around the world. But the prevalence has not been reported in South Asian region as a whole. This study aimed to systematically ...

Scenario of adolescent sexual and reproductive health with opportunities for information communication and technology use in selected South Asian countries

Introduction: Regardless of being involved in early sexual activity, significant number of South Asian adolescents gets restricted in making informed decisions on sexual and reproductive practices due to diverse seclusion ...