Browsing by Subject "Children"

Association of childhood feeding practices and occurrence of early childhood caries: A cross sectional study among children under 5 years of age across two urban slum areas of

Association of childhood feeding practices and occurrence of Early Childhood Caries: A Cross Sectional Study among children under 5 years of age across two urban slum areas of (Brac University, 2023)

Introduction Early Childhood Caries (ECC) is the occurrence of a carious lesion in a primary tooth in children less than 71 months. It is a significant dental problem that has negative effects on the growth and development ...

Caregivers’ perception on children learning self-regulation in daycare

Sultana, Kawsar (Brac University, 2024-05)

This study looks into carers' perceptions of 3-5-year-old children learning self-regulation in the daycare and their parents' involvement. This study also looks into the challenges that carers face in daycare settings while ...

Caring for children: a model of healthcare service quality in Bangladesh

Objective This study assesses the links between service quality and patient satisfaction in the context of health services delivered to children in a developing country. With the growing importance of patients' voice in ...

Change in health knowledge of Bangladeshi children: five years experience

Nath, Samir Ranjan; Chowdhury, A Mushtaque R. (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999-11)

This article explores the improvement in the level of health knowledge of Bangladeshi children over a five year period 1993-1998. Data were generated from two nationally representative sample surveys covering respectively ...

Children using gestures and its integration with speech for communication: a comparative study between two age groups

Ibrahim, Sharjah (BRAC University, 2013-12)

Children need gestures to communicate with others. They communicate using different gestures. Unlike adults children have limited number of gestures as they have not acquired the capability of using a variety of gestures. ...

Children's performance in reading and writing Bangla: a comparison between BRAC and formal school

Nath, Samir Ranjan (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998-01)

This report aims to compare the performance of the learners of non-formal schools of BRAC and formal schools in reading and writing Bangla Data were collected from five areas where a surveillance system was in operation. ...

Comparing changes in basic competency, literacy and enrolment of children in Matlab between 1992 and 1995

Rana, AKM Masud; Chowdhury, AMR; Ahmed, Syed Masud; Bhuiya, Abbas (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000-08)

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, ...

Contributing factors for low consumption of animal food among children aged 6-23 months in alive and thrive intervention areas of Bangladesh

Mukta, Umme Salma; Chakraborty, Barnali; Sayka, Umme; Haque, Md. Raisul; Mia, Md. Moslem Uddin (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2013-03)

Introduction: In Bangladesh about two-thirds of total food consumption is rice as main staple food, especially for the poor, in addition to some vegetables, pulses and small quantities of fish, meat, egg, etc. if and ...

Development of productive tense inflections in bangla speaking pre-school children

Rahman, S. M. Sanzana (BRAC University, 2017-12)

This research attempts to investigate the relation between age and productivity of tense inflections of typically developing Bangla speaking pre-school children. Data has been collected from speech samples of 30 children ...

Early childhood development: child -to-child approach

Hashima-E-Nasreen; Ahmed, Syed Masud (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2004-03)

In Bangladesh, programs for children up to five years have been directed to ensure their survival, physical growth and good health. There is no nation wide structured program that addresses the cognitive, emotional, and ...

An examination of Neil Gaiman’s Coraline and The Graveyard book in the context of Gothic Elements and Child Psychology

Prima, Shah Rila Nowal (Brac University, 2022-05)

This is a paper about how British author Neil Gaiman’s writing supports children’s psychological and emotional needs. Gaiman’s two books - Coraline and TheGraveyardBook have been used as the primary texts. This paper shows ...

Exploring speech delay in Bangladeshi children during the COVID-19 pandemic

Anika, Mahfuza (Brac University, 2023-09)

The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on speech delay in Bangladeshi children is explored in this qualitative study. The researcher investigated the factors, nature of speech delays, and parental perceptions and experiences ...

Exploring teacher’s professional development (TPD) interventions and its challenges in the Rohingya response education program

Chakma, Nayon (Brac University, 2022-10)

Around 3,000,000 Rohingya children currently receive education in Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camps. "To what extent do the Rohingya children receive a quality education in the camp?" and how Teachers’ Professional Development ...

Exploring the causes and process of becoming child domestic worker

Chodhuary, Shuburna; Islam, Md. Akramul; Akter, Jesmin (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, 2013-01)

The study aimed to explore the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of households with and without Child Domestic Workers (CDW), and explore the causes and process of becoming CDWs in Bangladesh. Both quantitative ...

Exploring the Influence of grandparents' role in Bangladeshi context to develop the well-being of children (0-6 years): a perception study on parents

Sultana, Tasnim (Brac University, 2024-05)

A child's well-being is enhanced when grandparents significantly influence their upbringing. A growing number of dual-worker households, longer life expectancies, shifting family dynamics, and rising rates of family ...