Browsing by Subject "Adolescents"
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Adolescent-to-adolescent development a pilot assessment of adolescent peer organised network
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2003-08)This is an early assessment of BRAC's Adolescent Peer Organised Network (APON) programme - an initiative towards adolescent-to-adolescent development in order to acquire and share knowledge through peer organised network. ... -
Bridging the information gap and providing sex education to adolescents in rural areas of Bangladesh
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Communication network in reproductive health information dissemination to the adolescents
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Do poor people’s dreams ever come true? Educational Aspirations and Lived Realities in Urban Slums in Dhaka, Bangladesh
(Springer Link, 2022-02)Bangladesh has made progress in advancing adolescent girls’ education, but there remain substantial evidence gaps around age and gender differences in motivations, retention, and access to education for adolescents living ... -
Effects of family life education in improving adolescents’ knowledge and attitude on reproductive health
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000-05)The study assessed the effects of Family Life Education meant for the Adolescents (AFLE) in improving their knowledge and attitude on the fundamental elements of reproductive health vis-a-vis explored their pattern of ... -
Factors associated with nutritional status and dietary practices of Bangladeshi adolescents in early pregnancy
(The New York Academy of Sciences, 2018-02-18)Bangladesh has a high prevalence of adolescent pregnancy, but little is known about the nutritional status and dietary practices of Bangladeshi adolescents in early pregnancy or associated factors. We used the baseline ... -
The health situation of adolescents: a literature review
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1995-07)This review paper adresses the health situation of the adolescents. Most of the studies we found were conducted in countries olher than Banglndesh. The medical care of the adolescent has always been neglected in the ... -
The health situation of adolescents: a literature review
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996-01)This review paper addresses the health situation of the adolescents. Most of the studies we found were conducted in countries other than Bangladesh. The medical care of the adolescent has always been neglected in the ... -
Impact assessment of Adolescent development program in the selective border regions of Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, 2010-10)Border Adolescent Development Program (ADP) was implemented in the border areas of Bangladesh. The main objective of this program was to make the adolescents, their parents, and the communities aware of the social and legal ... -
Impact of the BRAC Education Programme on the adolescents
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999-08)Social institutions and services are seldom as good as they could be and even arrangement that worked well sometimes fail under changing social conditions. Some form of evaluation for improvement is therefore necessary. ... -
Influence of sex differences in comorbidities of autism spectrum disorder
(Brac University, 2022-02)Comorbidity is classified as the co-occurrence of two or more conditions in the same individual at the same time. Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are more likely than others to have one or more comorbid ... -
Intersecting barriers to adolescents’ educational access during COVID-19: Exploring the role of gender, disability and poverty
(Elsevier, 2021-09)This article explores the social determinants of adolescents’ access to education during the COVID-19 pandemic in three diverse urban contexts in Bangladesh, Ethiopia and Jordan. It provides novel empirical data from the ... -
Knowledge and practice regarding menstrual hygiene management among the Rohingya refugee adolescent girls in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh: A mixed method study
(Emerald Publishing, 2021-05-15)Purpose About half of the 16% adolescents in the world experience menstruation. Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) is a health concern and challenge especially in humanitarian situations as experienced by Myanmar Rohingya ... -
Perceptions of mental illness among adolescents in Bagnibari village
(BRAC University, 2012-12)Introduction: Mental illnesses have a large impact on a society, affecting economic productivity and bearing potential for destabilization of a society. About 16% of the population in Bangladesh suffers from mental illness. ... -
Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Insufficient Physical Activity Among Adolescents: Evidence from the National Nutrition Surveillance Study
(Oxford Academic, 2020-05-29)Objectives: The World Health Organization (WHO) set a target of 15% relative reduction of the prevalence of insufficient physical activity (IPA) by 2025 among adolescents and adults globally. In Bangladesh, there is no ... -
Prevalence of intestinal parasites in the healthy adult and adolescent population of a rural community
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-08)To study the prevalence of intestinal worm infestations among the healthy adult rural populatio~ 333 stool samples were coHected form 8 villages under Fulbaria thana of Mymensingh district by systematic random sampling ... -
Providing microfinance and social space to empower adolescent girls: An evaluation of BRAC’s ELA centres
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, 2008-07)Lately there has been a surge in the variety of approaches to assist the adolescents, specially the girls, in building up their lives and livelihoods. With financial assistance from Nike Foundation, BRAC started combining ... -
The self versus institutions in J. D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye and Franny and Zooey
(BRAC University, 2017-12)This dissertation seeks to observe textual comparison and analysis of the adolescent protagonists of Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye and Franny and Zooey which indicate the social change of America during the twentieth ... -
Utilization of maternal health services among adolescent women in Bangladesh: a scoping review of the literature
(Tropical Medicine & International Health, 2015-07)objective To understand the health-seeking behaviour of adolescent women in Bangladesh with respect to the use of maternal health services. methods Literature review of seven electronic databases: PubMed, ISI Web of ... -
Women’s empowerment and aggregate shocks: Evidence from an RCT in Ebola-Hit Sierra Leone
(International Growth Centre, 2017-10)The condition of women in developing countries is characterized by low economic empowerment and limited agency over their body. This paper evaluates a policy intervention aimed at relaxing these constraints for adolescent ...
