Browsing Research Reports (1997): Health Studies, Vol

Communication network in reproductive health information dissemination to the adolescents

Hashima-E-Nasreen; Chowdhury, Mushtaque; Bhuiya, Abbas; Ahmed, Syed Masud; Aziz, Ayesha; Rana, AKM Masud (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-12)

Decline in child immunization in rural Bangladesh: issues for policy implication

Hadi, Abdullahel; Kamal, Firoz M. (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-09)

The study was conducted on all the under two children living in 70 BRAC surveillance villages in 10 districts of Bangladesh. The data were collected in October 1996. A decline was observed in immunisation coverage in 1996 ...

Household sanitation and hygiene practices of BRAC member and non-member households: evidences from Matlab, Bangladesh

Ahmed, Syed Masud; Chowdhury, Mushtaque; Bhuiya, Abbas (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997)

Provision of potable water and sanitation facilities for the vast majority of the poverty-stricken people of developing countries remains a formidable challenge for sustainable development To accomplish this task, policy ...

Medical waste disposal at BRAC Health Centres : an environmental study

Akter, Nasima; Acott, Rachael E; Sattar, M G; Chowdhury, Sadia A (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-06)

The study was conducted to determine the awareness level of BRAC's Health Centre staff on disposal and handling of medical wastes, and to recommend improved methods to handle and dispose of medical waste in order to ...

Morbidity prevalence and health care-seeking behavior of BRAC member and non-member households households: evidences from Matlab. Bangladesh

Ahmed, Syed Masud; Chowdhury, Mushtaque; Bhuiya, Abbas (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997)

Understanding the morbidity profile-and health care seeking behaviour of socioeconomic strata of the community is important for planning and delivery of appropriate health services, especially for the poor. This paper ...