Objectives: This study was done to explore the effect of immunization (as specified in EPI) on under-five children's nutritional status in a rural area of Bangladesh. Methods: The data for this study originated from a ...

BRAC's RDP (Rural Development Programme) targets the poorest of the poor with special emphasis on improving the health and socioeconomic condition of women and children. It is hypothesized that BRAC's economic and ...

The general population of Bangladesh is in poor health, has little access to health facilities, has increasing incidence of STDs and is in close proximity to countries with high rates of HIV/AIDS. Up to date little has ...

It is generally assumed that socioeconomic development interventions will enhance the-material and social capacities of the poor who are disenfranchised to prevent ill health, and to seek appropriate and timely care. ...

Background: There has been a substantial reduction in hazard of childhood death in Bangladesh over the last decade. The reduction was much greater in case of infants whose mothers participated in the development program. ...

This report documents the first round of the seasonal survey with respect to household economy covering land holdings, savings and loans, employment and expenditure. For collecting household information, the household ...

In 1995, three year after the baseline survey and initiation of the BRAC-ICDDR'B Joint Research Project in Matlab, a follow up survey was carried out to explore changes in the areas of education. These included enrolment, ...