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Score based risk assessment of lung cancer and its evaluation for Bangladeshi people
(© 2014 Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention, 2014)
Background: The problem of cancer, especially lung cancer, is very acute in Bangladesh. The present study was conducted to evaluate the risk of lung cancer among Bangladeshi people based on hereditary, socio-economic and ...
Users discourses about primary health care professionals in rural Bangladesh
(© 2014 Department of Public Health, School of Public Health and Psychosocial Studies, Auckland University of Technology, 2014-12)
Evidence from earlier studies in Bangladesh indicates that an imbalance in status between health professionals and primary healthcare users in rural Bangladesh can lead to corrupt behaviour among health professionals. This ...
Double trouble: prevalence and factors associated with tuberculosis and diabetes comorbidity in Bangladesh
(BRAC Univeristy, 2016-10-31)
Background
Diabetes among tuberculosis patients increases the risk of tuberculosis treatment failure, death, and development of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. Yet, there is no data is available in Bangladesh on the ...
Can a specially designed information intervention around the WASH-agriculture linkages make any difference? experimental evidence of behavioral changes and health impacts
(Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung (ZEF), 2016-04)
The paper attempts to evaluate the effectiveness of the specially designed packages of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions with ‘student brigades’ (student teams tasked with maintaining hygiene in school) ...
Can ultra-poverty be sustainably improved? Evidence from BRAC in Bangladesh
(Taylor & Francis, 2012-06-19)
With more than one-fifth of Bangladesh's population living in extreme poverty, surmounting it still remains a substantial predicament for development practitioners. To combat this issue, BRAC initiated the multifaceted ...
Antibiotic use for pneumonia among children under-five at a pediatric hospital in Dhaka city, Bangladesh
(© 2017 Dove Medical Press Ltd., 2017-08-03)
Background: Pneumonia has been the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among children under 5 for more than 3 decades, particularly in low-income countries like Bangladesh. The World Health Organization (WHO) developed ...
Shanto-Marium University of Creative Technology
(BRAC Univeristy, 2016)
Creativity is the idea that comes from mind of a person according to his limitation where
limitations are set by his experience, practice, knowledge, talent and wisdom. The
boundary of creativity is only in a person's ...
Exploring the perceptions & attitudes of tertiary students’ towards islamic banking in Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2018-08)
Islamic Banking system is in a growing phase not only in Bangladesh but throughout the globe. In Bangladesh the growing rate is even faster. The purpose of this paper is to study the awareness and attitude of young customers ...
National discourses on women's empowerment in Bangladesh: continuities and change
(BRAC University, 2011-07)
As Bangladesh turns 40, improvements in women’s wellbeing and increased
agency are claimed to be some of the most significant gains in the postindependence
era. Various economic and social development indicators show
that ...
Issues with families and children in a disaster context: a qualitative perspective from rural Bangladesh
(© 2015 Elsevier Ltd., 2015-09)
Natural disasters such as floods and cyclones have repeatedly devastated lives and destroyed the belongings of people. This is especially so for children and their families in Bangladesh. This study analyzed the specific ...