Research Reports (1998): Social Studies, Vol – XX
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The urban poor in Dhaka City: their struggles and coping strategies during the floods
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998-09)Poorer groups are exposed to increased vulnerabilities during periods of floods. Some of the difficulties faced by them include loss of possessions, fears of extortion and looting, and separation from their social network. ... -
Environmental examination of BRAC poultry farms and feed mills
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998-09)The study aimed to identify activities of poultry rearing that are environmentally sensitive; to investigate waste disposal system, health risk and impacts of various poultry programme activities on environment and also ... -
Environmental assessment guidelines for BRAC’s rural development programme
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998-04)The study aimed to provide some guidelines for BRAC's fisheries and sericulture projects to minimise the negative environmental impacts. The methodologies described here are the simple EIA (Environmental Initial Assessment) ... -
Emotional stress and coping mechanisms: experience of poor rural women from Matlab, Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998)Poverty is increasingly being recognised as a risk factor_ for both the development and the maintenance of common mental problems such as anxiety and depression. T-his study explored the experience of emotional stress ... -
Differentials of the immunization program in rural Bangladesh and the issue of userfee
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998)This study investigated some aspects of the sustainability of the immunization program by exploring the association between immunization coverage and price affordability with some selected socioeconomic variables in rural ... -
A visit to a flood shelter in Dhaka City
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Political commitment of immunization Programme in Bangladesh
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Social demand for immunization: results from the Bhairab study
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National Immunization Day in slums of Mohakhali, Dhaka
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Lead pollution in Dhaka city
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998-05)
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