BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED) Archive: Recent submissions
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Communication network in reproductive health information dissemination to the adolescents
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Poverty outreach and BRAC’s microfinance interventions: programme impact and sustainability
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2003)This paper is based on the experience and evolution of a large microfinance provider BRAC - which is working in Bangladesh. The paper stresses that poverty is not homogeneous, but is manifested in different ways and in ... -
Dairy production, consumption and marketing in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2003-09)This study was a part of RED-Imperial College joint research, conducted in July 2003. The broad objective of this study is to review the existing milk production, consumption and marketing situation in Bangladesh and to ... -
Verification and refinement of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI): 1st year trial monitoring report of BRAC sub-project areas
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2003-12)We conducted SRI trial in two Upazilas of Noakhali district. The farmers practiced both SRI and conventional cultivation at a time to compare the results regarding production cost, yield and net return. Farmers applied ... -
Quality assessment of BRAC Health Centres
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Men’s perceptions about family planning
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-10)This study looked at the men's perception on family planning, their knowledge and opinion about different contraceptives, as well as the motivating factors of the male for accepting family planning. Information was ... -
Immunization in Bangladesh: studying sustainability through social science approaches
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Exploring women’s perception on birth process through body mapping
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-09)To explore women's perception on birth process 'body mapping' exercise was conducted with three different categories of rural women; trained traditional birth attendants (TBA), untrained TBAs and women who had never ... -
Morbidity pattern of infants in rural Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-12)This report is part of a prospective study Investigating the consequences of low birth weight on Infant growth, morbidity and feeding practices in rural Bangladesh. The study registered 644 infants who were followed-up ... -
Infant feeding practices in rural Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-08)This study was part of a longitudinal study on the consequences of low birth weight (LBW) babies which was carried out in three unions of Manikganj district during 1993- 1994. This study aimed to assess the breastfeeding ... -
Low birth weight(LBW) was the major predictor of infant deaths: evidence from a prospective study in rural Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-07)The study was the part of a longitudinal study on the consequences of low birth weight babies (LBW) in three unions of Manikganj district in Bangladesh. The study aimed to estimate the infant mortality rate In title study ... -
TBA programmes: a comprehensive literature review
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996-12)Of the 500,000 women who die every year due to pregnancy related causes 99% live in developing countries. Most deliveries in developing countries are non-institutional and take place at home by traditional birth attendants ... -
The story behind the Shasthyo Shebika dropouts: (training and retaining Shasthyo Shebika: reasons for staff turnover)
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Financing the BRAC Health Centres: their financial sustainability and cost-effectiveness
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998-01)The Health ana Population Division (HPO) of BRAC aims to provide supportive secondary level health care services for the community through the BRAC Health Centres (BHCs) or Shushasthyos. The BHCs began operating in HPO ... -
Arsenic in drinking water and birth outcomes: a study of the Bangladesh Integrated Nutrition Programme
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2004-09)This paper assesses the impact of arsenic (As) exposure on pregnancy outcomes in Bangladesh. A total of 261 villages from 3 highly As contaminated upazilas of two districts were selected for this study. The upazilas were ... -
Water and sanitation status relating to the poorest in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2004-09)This study aimed to see the level of access to safe water and sanitation and discusses the knowledge on arsenic contamination in drinking water among the poorest in rural Bangladesh. This was a part of baseline survey ... -
Improving in-house medical waste management: a pilot research
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2004-12)BRAC has undertaken a pilot project on improving in-house medical waste management in collaboration with three selected hospitals (Dhaka Shishu Hospital, Institute of Child Health and Shishu Shasthya Foundation, and one ... -
Cultivation prospect of medicinal plants in Bangladesh: experiences from Natore
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2004-09)The study aimed to explore the possibility of medicinal plant cultivation as a sustainable livelihood option. The study was conducted among the medicinal plant cultivators of five villages of Laxmipur union of Natore ... -
Early childhood development: child -to-child approach
(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 ... -
BRAC HIV/AIDS program
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2004)
