BRAC: Recent submissions
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Trends and differentials in school enrollment in Bangladesh villages
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-09)Based on data from a nationally representative sample survey of children aged 6-15, the author concludes that the enrollment rate has been declining since 1995 particularly among the boys in the rural areas of Bangladesh. ... -
The impact of BRAC's education programme on raising basic education levels for the children of rural Bangladesh
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Status of Non Formal Primary Education (NFPE) at Chandina: a baseline survey
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Prevalence and correlates of the risk of Sexual violence within marriage in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997)Sexual violence against women has never been new in history. What is new is to discover that this kind of act is wrong and has direct impact on women's health. Using data from a nationally representative sample of 500 ... -
Impact of non-formal primary education on women's autonomy and socialisation in rural Bangladesh: evidence from BRAC villages
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-10)This paper investigates the impact of non-formal primary education programme of BRAC on women's autonomy and socialisation. The study was conducted in 87 villages in Manikganj district of central Bangladesh. The data ... -
GQAL: from rhetoric to reality
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-07)BRAC's Gender Quality Action Learning (GQAL) Progranune was initiated in 1994 to improve the quality of programmes with village women and to improve the quality of . gender relations within BR.AC. In its first year of ... -
Alternative agriculture in Bangladesh: a study of UBINIG, CDA, and PROSHIKA Programmes
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A survey on English linguistic ability of the government primary school children prior to introduction of Interactive Radio Instruction (IRI) Programme
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-08)With the a£.f Directorate of Primary Education (DEP) of the government of Bangladesh, BRAC is introducing the Interactive Radio Instruction (IRI) programme on a pilot basis in 17 government primary schools. The primary ... -
Promotion of improved cookstove in rural Bangladesh
(BRAC, 2011-05)This study aimed to explore the factors affecting the promotion of improved cookstove (ICS) to replace traditional stove and hence to combat indoor air pollution (lAP). The study was conducted in 58 randomly selected ... -
Lives and livelihoods on the streets of Dhaka city: findings from a population-based exploratory survey
(BRAC, 2011-03)BRAC has long been working to empower people and communities in situations of poverty, illiteracy, disease and social injustice. In recent years, BRAC has extended its activities to include the urban poor population ... -
Economic and social analysis of primary education in Bangladesh: a study of BRAC interventions and mainstream schools
(BRAC, 2011-11)Bangladesh has achieved significant progress in enrolment in primary schools including gender parity. Currently, two major problems are dropout before completing primary education and poor quality of education with low ... -
Asset transfer programme for the ultra poor: a randomized control trial evaluation
(BRAC, 2011-07)Challenging the Frontiers of Poverty Reduction (CFPR), an innovative approach to address extreme poverty, was launched in 2002 in rural Bangladesh. Evaluation of the first phase of the programme revealed that livelihoods ... -
The health situation of adolescents: a literature review
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996-01)This review paper addresses the health situation of the adolescents. Most of the studies we found were conducted in countries other than Bangladesh. The medical care of the adolescent has always been neglected in the ... -
Prevalence of post-partum genital tract infections in the mother and selected neonatal infections in rural Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996-05)The present study was designed to estimate the prevalence of post-partum infection and two neonatal infections in rural Bangladesh and to identify the factors and determinants related to these infections. In this study, ... -
Women-focused development intervention reduces delays in accessing emergency obstetric care in urban slums in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study
(BRAC, 2010)Background: Recognizing the burden of maternal mortality in urban slums, in 2007 BRAC (formally known as Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee) has established a woman-focused development intervention, Manoshi (the ... -
Competence of the programme organizers in antenatal care an issue of the quality of care
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Pregnant women's knowledge on health and iron supplementation
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996-05) -
The prevalence of Anaemia among men and women in rural Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996-08)Anaemia is a major public health problem in many developing countries including Bangladesh. Iron deficiency is known to be the commonest cause of anaemia resulting from inadequate iron intake, reduced bio-availability ... -
Socioeconomic development and human well-being: seasonal survey on nutrition: first round
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Community perception on the Muktagacha pilot nutrition initiative of BRAC
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996-04)
