Browsing BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED) Archive by Title
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Preliminary exploration of birthing hut facilities of MANOSHI Programme
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The present status of lAS-I sample population
(BRAC, 1996-08)The Research and Evaluation Division (RED) of BRAC recently carried out a quick survey on the present status of the sample population of IAS-I in preparation for the IAS-ll to be conducted during 1996-97. It was contemplated ... -
Prevalence and associated factors of anaemia among pregnant women in a rural area of Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998-07)This study describes the anaemia prevalence and associated factors among pregnant women in a rural community in Bangladesh. The study women were recruited from 50 BRAC antenatal care centres. A total of 216 pregnant women ... -
Prevalence and correlates of the risk of Sexual violence within marriage in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997)Sexual violence against women has never been new in history. What is new is to discover that this kind of act is wrong and has direct impact on women's health. Using data from a nationally representative sample of 500 ... -
The prevalence of anaemia among males and females in rural Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996-10)This is the first report of a collaborative research project between the Research and Evaluation Division (RED), BRAC, Bangladesh and the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Umea University, Sweden. The study ... -
The prevalence of Anaemia among men and women in rural Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996-08)Anaemia is a major public health problem in many developing countries including Bangladesh. Iron deficiency is known to be the commonest cause of anaemia resulting from inadequate iron intake, reduced bio-availability ... -
Prevalence of chronic energy deficiency in the elderly population of Matlab
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-10)The number of elderly people in the world increased from 13 to 45 million between.1950 and 1985. In Bangladesh, however, the absolute number of elderly registered a slight decline. The negative growth rate reflects in ... -
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 ... -
Prevalence of post-partum genital tract infections in the mother and selected neonatal infections in rural Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996-05)The present study was designed to estimate the prevalence of post-partum infection and two neonatal infections in rural Bangladesh and to identify the factors and determinants related to these infections. In this study, ... -
Prevention and treatment of malaria in endemic areas of Bangladesh: how are the NGO partners doing?
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Primary Health-Care in Later Life: improving services in Bangladesh and Vietnam (PHILL)
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2004-02) -
Primary healthcare in later life: improving services in Bangladesh and Vietnam (PHILL): post-intervention report on qualitative data
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2005-11)When thinking of the development of primary healthcare, the position of older people within households and communities should be taken into account. Relationships between primary healthcare and infonnal support for older ... -
Primary Healthcare Later Life (PHILL) improving services in Bangladesh and Vietnam
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2004)The Primary Health-Care in Later Life: Improving Service in Bangladesh and Vietnam (PHILL) project seeks to identify the effectiveness of low-cost, preventive and health promotion interventions in improving the primary ... -
Problems of the women headed households
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Proceedings of the seminar on situation of the elderly in Bangladesh: what do we know?
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996-08)There is a growing tendency of world's elderly (60 years and above) population and concentrating in the developing countries. By the year 2025, 72% of the world's elderly (858 million) population will be living in the ... -
Process documentation of selecting the ultra poor for CFPR/TUP Programme
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2003-07)ll1e targeting process for the CFPR/TUP programme aims to bring together diverse strands of knowledge on poverty (indigenous, local, programmatic and academic) in identifying and selecting CFPR/TUP beneficiaries (tvfatin ... -
The process of poverty and the ultra poor
(Research and Evaluation Division, Brac, 2000-12)This report focuses on the poverty process - how they become poor, the reasons for their falling into poverty. Poverty is multi-causal. On average 1.7 causes were identified by the respondents. Major causes of poverty ... -
Progress of basic competencies, literacy and enrolment of children in Matlab: re-visiting baseline villages
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000)The Assessment of Basic Competency (ABC) test was administered under BRAC ICDDR, B Joint Research Project to explore the progress of enrolment, basic competency and literacy of children during the seven years period ... -
Project-end evaluation of Oxbow Lakes Small Scale Fishermen Project - II
(BRAC, 1998-05) -
Promoting health knowledge through micro-credit programs: experience of BRAC, Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000)The paper aims to assess the contribution of micro-credit program in raising health knowledge among the poor women in rural Bangladesh. Data were collected from the 1998 sample survey of 500 mothers aged 15-49 who had ...