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Improving iron status before pregnancy predictors for time to first pregnancy in rural Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2006-10)
It has recently been advocated that iron supplementation begin before childbearing. A key
operational issue is timely identification of !~males prior to pregnancy. The purpose of this
study was to examine factors associated ...
Women focused development intervention reduces neonatal mortality in rural Bangladesh: a study of the pathways of influence
(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. ...
Drinking no more arsenic: Switching water source through intensive awareness programme in rural Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2002-12)
The study assessed the effects of intensive awareness raising activities implemented from June
1999 to December 2001 among the arsenic exposed people to motivate towards safe water use.
A total of 839 families those who ...
Illnesses and treatment among children in rural Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1994-07)
Anemia and iron deficiency during pregnancy in rural Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000)
Objective: To assess the prevalence of anemia, iron deficiency and iron deficiency
anemia (IDA) among pregnant women in rural Bangladesh
Design: Baseline data on 215 pregnant women who were invited to participate in ...
Trends and patterns in food consumption and nutrition of rural and urban poor in Bangladesh, 1991-2000
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2002-12)
A review report is prepared on the trends and patterns of food intake and
nutritional status of the poor rural and urban households of Bangladesh during
the decade of 1991-2000. Because agricultural production is the ...
Overseas migration and the well-being of those left behind in rural communities of Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998)
An investigation into the nature and determinants of maternal morbidity related to delivery and the puerperium in rural Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1994-06)
It has been estimated that 99% of the world's maternal deaths (currently estimated to be about
. 500,000 per annum) occur in developing countries. In Bangladesh, as in many other resource
·poor countries, the maternal ...
Fertility in Bangladesh villages: socio-economic and community differentials
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998-11)
Abstract: This report assesses the role of development
programme in reducing fertility in rural Bangladesh.
Data for this research came from Watch, a demographic
and health surveillance system of BRAC covering 70
villages ...
Relationship between socio-economic and anthropometric status of young children in rural Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999)
This study investigates the interrelationship between socio-economic status and
anthropometric measurements of young children in rural Bangladesh.
A nutrition surveillance system programme (the NSP) was established in ...