Abstract: This report assesses the role of development programme in reducing fertility in rural Bangladesh. Data for this research came from Watch, a demographic and health surveillance system of BRAC covering 70 villages ...

The study evaluates the arsentc mitigation project of BRAC in ra1smg the awareness of arsenic poisoning in the rural communities in Bangladesh. Data came from the selected villages in the southwestern Bangladesh where ...

Although the health care system has significantly expanded in the rural areas of Bangladesh duri!lg the . last two decades, the overall health status of the population has remai~ed very poor because of the uneven distribution ...

SNL study is a pilot project of BRAC to improve the health of the newborn in two sub-districts in Bangladesh. Neonatal mortality -- major health crisis in the poor countries -- has gripped poor countries for many years. ...

This study estimates the sanitation coverage and investigates impact of the participation in development program on the sanitation behavior in rural Bangladesh. Findings reveal that nearly a quarter of the study population ...

This article examines the hypothesis that formal education of children and their parents plays a major role in reducing child labour. Data are generated from a representative sample survey of 3,809 children aged 10-14 ...

The prevalence of household violence against women is high in Bangladesh. Poverty, illiteracy and religious values are usually blamed for such violence. This report assesses the prevalence and determinants of violence ...