Browsing by Subject "Women's development"

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Beneficial effects of a woman-focused development programme on child survival: evidence from rural Bangladesh

Bhuiy, Abbas; Chowdhury, Mushtaque (Social Science and Medicine, 2002-11)

This paper reports results from a prospective study of the impact of a woman-focused development programme on child survival in Matlab, a rural area of Bangladesh. The programme was targeted to households owning less than ...
Women focused development intervention reduces neonatal mortality in rural Bangladesh: a study of the pathways of influence

Hashima-E-Nasreen; Bhuiya, Abbas; Ahmed, Syed Masud; Chowdhury, Mushtaque (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2003-05)

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. ...