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Traditional healing beliefs and practices in Bagnibari and Samair villages: implications for public health in rural Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2012-12)
Introduction: Traditional medicine plays a vital part in the health care systems of many developing countries. Healers’ knowledge and background, commonly treated illnesses, methods, and the factors leading to communities’ ...
Tobacco and substance use: perceptions and practices among men in Bagnibari, Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2012-12)
Tobacco and substance abuse are associated with several serious diseases and despite understanding their negative health consequences, men in Bangladesh still smoke at a rate higher than elsewhere in South Asia. There is ...
Perceptions and practices of food consumption of adult women in Bagnibari village, Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2012-12)
Introduction: An understanding of working and non-working women’s perceptions and practices of food consumption is crucial for success of nutrition intervention programs by incorporating their emic perspective.
Methods: ...