Browsing Research Reports (1997): Health Studies, Vol - XXII by Author "Chowdhury, AMR"

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    • Does involvement of women in BRAC influence sex bias in intra-household food distribution? 

      Roy, Rita Das; Hyder, SM Ziauddin; Chowdhury, AMR; Adams, Alayne (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997)
      This study aimed to assess the sex preference in intra-household food distribution among school going siblings in a rural area of Bangladesh. The study also examines the effect of women's involvement in BRAC's rural ...

    • Effect of BRAC's rural development programme on calorie consumption: evidence from Matlab 

      Khatun, Masuma; Hyder, SM Ziauddin; Bhuiya, Abbas; Chowdhury, AMR (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997)
      This report describes the association between calorie consumption and socioeconomic status indicators and examines the effect of BRAC's Rural Development Programme (RDP) membership on per capita daily calorie consumption. ...

    • Nutritional status of pre-school children among BRAC member and eligible non-member households 

      Tarannum, Sabah; Hyder, S.M. Ziauddin; Chowdhury, AMR (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997)
      The study aimed at describing determinants of nutritional status of the pre-school children in BRAC member and eligible non-member households. The data were obtained from 9~840 children aged less than S years from April ...

    • Pre-lacteal feeding practices in a rural area of Bangladesh 

      Tarannum, Sabah; Hyder, S.M. Ziauddin; Chowdhury, AMR (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997)
      This study aims to describe the nature and extent of pre-lacteal fluid and colostrum feeding practices in a rural community of Bangladesh and also to investigate the mothers level of knowledge in relation to hygiene and ...