Browsing by Author "Ahmed, Syed Masud"
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Do social accountability approaches work? A review of the literature from selected low- and middle-income countries in the WHO South-East Asia region
Naher, Nahitun; Balabanova, Dina; Hutchinson, Eleanor; Marten, Robert; Hoque, Roksana; Tune, Samiun Nazrin Bente Kamal; Islam, Bushra Zarin; Ahmed, Syed Masud (Oxford Academic, 2020-11-09)Governance failures undermine efforts to achieve universal health coverage and improve health in low- and middle-income countries by decreasing efficiency and equity. Punitive measures to improve governance are largely ... -
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) -
Drug abuse in Bangladesh: knowledge, attitude and perceptions of secondary school students
Ahmed, Syed Masud; Chowdhury, Shamim Matin; Rana, AKM Masud; Rahman, Azizur; Chowdhury, AMR (Research and Evaluation Division, Brac, 2001-12) -
Early childhood development: child -to-child approach
Hashima-E-Nasreen; Ahmed, Syed Masud (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2004-03)In Bangladesh, programs for children up to five years have been directed to ensure their survival, physical growth and good health. There is no nation wide structured program that addresses the cognitive, emotional, and ... -
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 ... -
An exploratory study of selected NGO health centers in Bangladesh
Ahmed, Syed Masud; Khan, Shamsher Ali; Haque, Mohammad Raisul (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2003) -
Exploring the status of retail private drug shops in Bangladesh and action points for developing an accredited drug shop model: a facility based cross-sectional study
Ahmed, Syed Masud; Naher, Nahitun; Hossain, Tarek; Rawal, Lal Bahadur (© 2017 BioMed Central Ltd., 2017-07-11)Background: The private retail drug shops market in Bangladesh is largely unregulated and unaccountable, giving rise to irrational use of drugs and high Out-of-pocket expenditure on health. These shops are served by ... -
Facilitated access to health facilities for treatment of illnesses experiences of the ultra poor households in the CFPR/TUP Programme
Ahmed, Syed Masud (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2006-04) -
‘Feminization’ of physician workforce in Bangladesh, underlying factors and implications for health system: Insights from a mixed-methods study.
Hossain, Puspita; Gupta, Rajat Das; YarZar, Phyoe; Jalloh, Mohamed Salieu; Tasnim, Nishat; Afrin, Ayesha; Naher, Nahitun; Hossain, Md. Tarek; Joarder, Taufique; Ahmed, Syed Masud (PLOS ONE, 2019-01-11)Background Bangladesh is currently faced with an emerging scenario of increased number of female physicians in the health workforce which has health system implications. For a health system to attract and retain female ... -
The food supplementation process in BRAC areas under the National Nutrition Programme (NNP): an exploratory study
Khan, Marufa Aziz; Islam, Qazi Shafayetul; Ahmed, Syed Masud (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2006-07) -
A guide to identification of affected persons, damage estimation and need-assessment during flood
Ahmed, Syed Masud (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000)Bangladesh's topographic and climatic systems make it one of the most water-related disaster prone countries in the Asian region. Its unique geographical location makes it especially vulnerable to excessive rainfall both ... -
Harnessing pluralism for better health in Bangladesh
Ahmed, Syed Masud; Evans, Timothy G; Standing, Hilary; Mahmud, Simeen (© 2013 The Lancet, 2013)How do we explain the paradox that Bangladesh has made remarkable progress in health and human development, yet its achievements have taken place within a health system that is frequently characterised as weak, in terms ... -
Health status of mothers and children in rural Badghis province, Afghanistan 2007
Islam, Qazi Shafayetul; Ahmed, Syed Masud; Rahman, Taufiqur; Amin, Sher Shah; Rahman, Mashuqur (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2008-07)To assess the impact of BRAC health programme on sanitation. antenatal care. delivery practices, contraception, breast-feeding. immunization. and childhood illnesses in Badghis province during 2004-2007. This cross-sectional ... -
Health, illness and healthcare-seeking behaviour of the street dwellers of Dhaka City, Bangladesh: Qualitative exploratory study
Bente Kamal Tune, Samiun Nazrin; Hoque, Roksana; Naher, Nahitun; Islam, Nazia; Islam, Md. Mazedul; Ahmed, Syed Masud (BMJ Journals, 2020-10-07)Objective: This study explored the illness experiences and healthcare-seeking behaviour of a cross-section of street dwellers of Dhaka City for designing a customised intervention. Design A qualitative exploratory study ... -
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 ... -
Identification of flood victims and assessing damage: exploring some methodologlcal issues
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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 ... -
The influence of corruption and governance in the delivery of frontline health care services in the public sector: A scoping review of current and future prospects in low and middle-income countries of south and south-east Asia
Naher, Nahitun; Hoque, Roksana; Hassan, Muhammad Shaikh; Balabanova, Dina; Adams, Alayne M.; Ahmed, Syed Masud (BMC, 2020-06-08)Background: The dynamic intersection of a pluralistic health system, large informal sector, and poor regulatory environment have provided conditions favourable for ‘corruption’ in the LMICs of south and south-east Asia ... -
Intimate partner violence against women: experiences from a woman-focused development programme in Matlab, Bangladesh
Ahmed, Syed Masud (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2002)Objective: This paper explores the effect of a credit-based development interventions on violence against women (excluding sexual violence) perpetrated by husband. Methods: Data for this study originated from a cross-sectional ...