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 ...

This study describes the anaemia prevalence and associated factors among pregnant women in a rural community in Bangladesh. The study women were recruited from 50 BRAC antenatal care centres. A total of 216 pregnant women ...

This paper reports results from a prospective study of impact of a woman-focused development programme on child survival in Matlab, a rural area of Bangladesh. A total of 5,567 children born during 1993-96 in the study ...