Browsing by Author "Mahmud, Zeba"
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Determinants of age-specific undernutrition in children aged less than 2 years—the Bangladesh context
(© 2017 Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 2017-07)Globally, undernutrition affects nearly half of all children aged less than 5 years. It is more prominent in low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to identify the age-specific risk factors for different ... -
Does food supplementation increase efficacy of a school-based nutrition education programme for adolescent girls? lessons learned at BRAC
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Engagement of husbands in a maternal nutrition program substantially contributed to greater intake of micronutrient supplements and dietary diversity during pregnancy: Results of a cluster-randomized program evaluation in Bangladesh
(Oxford Academic, 2018-08-01)Background: Although husbands may provide support during pregnancy, limited evidence exists on how to promote husbands' engagement and what impact it has. Alive & Thrive integrated nutrition-focused interventions, targeting ... -
Importance of coverage and quality for impact of nutrition interventions delivered through an existing health programme in Bangladesh
(Wiley Online Library, 2018-10)Understanding implementation of interventions is critical to illuminate if, how, and why the interventions achieve impact. Alive & Thrive integrated a nutrition intervention into an existing maternal, neonatal, and child ... -
Maternal nutrition intervention and maternal complications in 4 districts of Bangladesh: a nested cross-sectional study
(PLOS Medicine, 2019-10-04)Background Maternal morbidity is common in Bangladesh, where the maternal mortality rate has plateaued over the last 6 years. Maternal undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies contribute to morbidity, but few ... -
Muktagacha: a targeted nutrition project in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-12)Malnutrition is one of the major public health problems in Bangladesh. Since 1993, BRAC, a national non-governmental organisation (NGO), has been carrying out a targeted nutrition project in a thana (sub-district) of ... -
Nutrition interventions integrated into an existing maternal, neonatal, and child health program reduce food insecurity among recently delivered and pregnant women in Bangladesh.
(Oxford Academic, 2019-01-13)Background: Antenatal care may be a means to reduce food insecurity in pregnancy and postpartum periods. Objective: With the use of a cluster-randomized design, we tested whether participation in nutrition-focused ... -
Targeted nutrition project at Muktagacha in Bangladesh: lessons learned
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999)Millions of people suffer and many of them die from malnutrition in developing countries. BRAC, a non-governmental organisation in Bangladesh, has made significant progress towards planning and implementing nutrition ...
