Browsing by Author "Afsana, Kaosar"

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    • 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 ...

    • Rural Study Series 

      Banu, Dilruba; Khan, Md Kaisar Ali; Chowdhury, A. Mushtaque R.; Karim, Fazlul; Streefland, Pieter; Ahmed, Salehuddin; Afsana, Kaosar; Ali, Ahmed; Mahmud, Shah Noor (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, 1995-12)
      The Rural Study Series is a modest venture for dissemination of BRAC research studies concerned with various aspects of rural development in Bangladesh. Poverty alleviation and empowerment of the poor, particularly of ...

    • Study protocol to assess the impact of an integrated nutrition intervention on the growth and development of children under two in rural Bangladesh 

      Ara, Gulshan; Sanin, Kazi Istiaque; Khanam, Mansura; Sarker, Shafiqul Alam; Khan, Sihan Sadat; Rifat, Mahfuza; Chowdhury, Imran Ahmed; Askari, Sufia; Afsana, Kaosar; Ahmed, Tahmeed (BMC, 2019-11-01)
      Background: The period from birth to two years is the “critical window” for achieving optimal growth and development. An inadequate quality and quantities of complementary foods, poor child-feeding practices and infection ...

    • 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. ...

    • Why are adolescent mothers more likely to have stunted and underweight children than adult mothers? A path analysis using data from 30,000 Bangladeshi mothers, 1996–2014 

      Nguyen, Phuong; Scott, Samuel; Khuong, Long; Pramanik, Priyanjana; Ahmed, Akhter; Afsana, Kaosar; Menon, Purnima (Oxford Academic, 2020-05-29)
      Objectives: Adolescent pregnancy is a major global concern due to its adverse effects on maternal and child health and wellbeing. Bangladesh has one of the highest rates of adolescent pregnancy globally. We sought to ...