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Energy auditing and efficiency of a ready–made garment factory in Bangladesh: a case study
(Brac University, 2021-05)
In this study a ready-made composite garment manufacturing and processing factory of Bangladesh is audited to measure the energy efficiency. The energy data and the auditing data are collected from the factory for the year ...
Innovative strategies for providing menstruation-supportive water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities: Learning from refugee camps in Cox’s bazar, Bangladesh
(BMC, 2021-02-26)
Background: There is growing attention to addressing the menstrual hygiene management (MHM) needs of the
over 21 million displaced adolescent girls and women globally. Current approaches to MHM-related humanitarian
programming ...
Nexus of price and income with money in Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2020)
The key objective of this thesis is to investigate the linkages of money with income and price level using annual time series data for the period of 1978 to 2018 of Bangladesh. The stationarity of the data has been tested ...
Health-related quality of life in parous women with pelvic organ prolapse and/or urinary incontinence in Bangladesh
(Springer Link, 2020-07-01)
Introduction and hypothesis We assessed the association of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and urinary incontinence (UI), alone
and in combination (POP-UI), and related factors with health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in ...
Inclusive education of students with special education need and disability: reflections from policies and data of Bangladesh government
(Brac University, 2021-03)
With a prevalence of the population with a disability up to 14%, lack of inclusive education poses obstacles to equity in education for around 22 million people of Bangladesh. This research was undertaken to study the ...
An exploratory qualitative study on the enabling factors of volunteerism: the perspective of BRAC volunteers and their family members in Cox’s Bazar District, Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2023)
Introduction: Volunteers have a vital role in the community. Their motivation to volunteer can
influence other people to change their behavior. Especially in the time of the COVID-19
pandemic, volunteers assisted ...
Mycotoxins in Bangladesh from a public health perspective
(Brac University, 2020-12)
Mycotoxins are toxic secondary metabolites from various species of filamentous fungi. They
thrive in conditions of high temperature and humidity akin to places like Bangladesh. Due to the
damp and humid conditions of the ...
Awareness of cervical cancer vaccination among educated females: a Bangladeshi perspective
(Brac University, 2023-03)
In Bangladesh, cervical cancer is the second most prevalent cancer among women, the most
frequent risk factor for cervical cancer is the human papillomavirus (HPV). Prevention of this
cancer through vaccination and early ...
Assessment styles and students’ mental health at Bangladeshi private universities
(Brac University, 2022-12)
The onset of COVID-19 has brought about drastic changes in everyone’s lives, especially of the
student body. Although students are seen to perform well academically during the lockdown, the
social media is strewn with ...
Noncommunicable disease risk factors among adolescent boys and girls in Bangladesh: Evidence from a National survey
(Osong public health and research perspectives, 2020-12-11)
Objectives: To assess the prevalence of noncommunicable disease (NCD) risk factors and the factors
associated with the coexistence of multiple risk factors (≥ 2 risk factors) among adolescent boys and
girls in ...