Browsing BRAC by Author "Bhuiya, Abbas"
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Assailing poverty and patriarchy, how does small money fare?
Khan, Monirul I.; Chowdhury, Mushtaque; Bhuiya, Abbas; Rana, Masud (BRAC, 1999)This report is based on the findings of the case tracking study of 35 BRAC borrowers from Madab RDP over a period of one year Tracking began in July, 1996, and in all cases more than three months had elapsed before ... -
An assessment of clients' knowledge of family planning in Matlab
Hashima-E-Nasreen; Chowdhury, Mushtaque; Bhuiya, Abbas; Rana, AKM Masud; Caldwell, Indrani Pieris (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996)The study aimed to assess the level of effective knowledge of women on different family planning methods to see the impact of quality of care. The study was carried out in two villages chosen from ICDDR,B intervention ... -
Case study of low immunization coverage area in Bhairab thana
Ara, Shamim; Chowdhury, AMR; Karim, Fazlul; Bhuiya, Abbas; Aziz, KMA (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998-07) -
Changing health-seeking behaviour in the context of development interventions: experiences from Matlab, Bangladesh
Ahmed, Syed Masud; Adams, Alayne M; Chowdhury, Mushtaque; Bhuiya, Abbas (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2002)It is generally assumed that socioeconomic development interventions will enhance the-material and social capacities of the poor who are disenfranchised to prevent ill health, and to seek appropriate and timely care. ... -
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) -
Comparing changes in basic competency, literacy and enrolment of children in Matlab between 1992 and 1995
Rana, AKM Masud; Chowdhury, AMR; Ahmed, Syed Masud; Bhuiya, Abbas (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000-08)In 1995, three year after the baseline survey and initiation of the BRAC-ICDDR'B Joint Research Project in Matlab, a follow up survey was carried out to explore changes in the areas of education. These included enrolment, ... -
Domestic violence against women: does development intervention matter?
Khan, Mahmuda Rahman; Ahmed, Syed Masud; Bhuiya, Abbas; Chowdhury, Mushtaque (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998-03) -
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), 1998)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. ... -
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. ... -
Effects of BRAC's development inputs on women's lives
Huda, Samiha; Khan, Mahmuda Rahman; Mahmud, Simeen; Khan, Shahriar Reza; Chowdhury, Mushtaque; Bhuiya, Abbas; Khan, Munirul Islam (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996-10)The BRAC-ICDDR,B Joint Research Project consists of two phases of research, analysis and interpretation over a 6-year project cycle. Initiated in 1992, research in Phase I (1992- 1995) involved a large cross-sectional ... -
Effects of EPI on nutrition of under-five children In rural Bangladesh: the Matlab experience
Ahmed, Syed Masud; Bhuiya, Abbas; Chowdhury, AMR (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1995-12)Objectives: This study was done to explore the effect of immunization (as specified in EPI) on under-five children's nutritional status in a rural area of Bangladesh. Methods: The data for this study originated from a ... -
Emotional stress and coping mechanisms: experience of poor rural women from Matlab, Bangladesh
Ahmed, Syed Masud; Chowdhury, Mushtaque; Bhuiya, Abbas (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 ... -
Family size preferences among Matlab couples
Khan, Shahriar Reza; Chowdhury, AMR; Bhuiya, Abbas (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1995-12) -
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 ... -
Immunisations in enclaved populations: the case of Chittagong Hill tracts and tea estates
Bhuiya, Abbas; Begum, Shamim Ara; Chowdhury, AMR (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998) -
Immunization coverage In BRAC member and non-member households: evidence from Matlab, Bangladesh
Ahmed, Syed Masud; Chowdhury, Mushtaque; Bhuiya, Abbas (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998-07)BRAC's RDP (Rural Development Programme) targets the poorest of the poor with special emphasis on improving the health and socioeconomic condition of women and children. It is hypothesized that BRAC's economic and ... -
Measuring generic health outcomes from individual's perspective: using SF-36 in a rural area of Bangladesh
Ahmed, Syed Masud; Rana, AKM Masud; Chowdhury, Mushtaque; Bhuiya, Abbas (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000-11) -
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 ... -
National immunisation days in Bangladesh: an evaluation of the 1996 rounds
Karim, Fazlul; Chowdhury, AMR; Bhuiya, Abbas; Aziz, KMA; Ali, Ahmed; Islam, Md. Nazrul; Mahmud, Shah Noor; Mol, Dineke (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996-07)On April 16 and May 16 .1996, Bangladesh implemented the third and fourth of the six National Immunization Days. On those days oral polio vaccine (OPV) was administered to over 20 million children under 5 years of age. ... -
Providing AIDS awareness education through village based women’s organization
Hashima-E-Nasreen; Chowdhury, Mushtaque; Ahmed, Syed Masud; Bhuiya, Abbas; Rana, AKM Masud (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-11)Objectives: This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of a basic AIDS education module delivered through grassroot NGO network in rural Matlab, Bangladesh. It also explored the level of dissemination of knowledge gained ...