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A case study on mostly effected industry in Bangladesh during COVID-19 & tackling the situation
(Brac University, 2020-09-30)
Supporting the role and enabling the potential of community health workers in Bangladesh’s rural maternal and newborn health programs: A qualitative study
(Journal of Global Health Reports, 2020-05-15)
Background
In the global journey towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC), strong primary
healthcare systems are essential. This includes the frontline health workers, the bedrock
of which are community health workers ...
Supplementation with fortified lipid-based and blended complementary foods has variable impact on body composition among Rural Bangladeshi children: A cluster-randomized controlled trial
(Oxford Academic, 2020-04-02)
Background: Complementary food supplementation enhances linear growth and may affect body composition in
children.
Objective: We aimed to determine the effect of complementary food supplements provided from the age of 6 ...
The impact of maternal supplementation during pregnancy and the first 6 months postpartum on the growth status of the next child born after the intervention period: Follow-up results from Bangladesh and Ghana
(Wiley, 2020-04)
Pregnancy and breastfeeding make demands on maternal nutrient stores. The extent of
depletion and the degree to which nutrient stores are replenished between pregnancies
has implications for a mother's nutritional status ...
Health, illness and healthcare-seeking behaviour of the street dwellers of Dhaka City, Bangladesh: Qualitative exploratory study
(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 ...
Coping strategies of the local farmers in changing crop patterns of disaster prone area of Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2020-02)
In the Bangladesh economy the agriculture sector plays a crucial role throughout contributing to
GDP, creating employment, living conditions and alleviating poverty. However various natural
hazards, including the climate ...
Prospects of eco-tourism in the Sundarbans of Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2020-02)
Tourism is an emerging sector for Bangladesh. It is one of the most growing industries all
over the world which can play a significant role for the development of Bangladesh economy
that generates foreign currency. ...
Ethnocentrism in purchasing electronic household appliances in the 21st century: in context of Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2020-10)
In the 21st century the use and demand of electronic household appliances have increased a lot in context of Bangladesh. Few years ago, Bangladeshi people are used to buy only the foreign brands in term of purchasing ...
Estimating catastrophic costs due to Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Bangladesh
(Atlantis Press, 2020-06-07)
To eliminate TB from the country by the year 2030, the Bangladesh National Tuberculosis (TB) Program is providing free treatment to the TB patients since 1993. However, the patients are still to make Out-of-their Pocket ...
Paradigm shift or business as usual? workers’ views on multi-stakeholder initiatives in Bangladesh
(Wiley Online Library, 2020-02-24)
The scale of the tragedy at Rana Plaza in Bangladesh, in which more than 1,000 garment factory workers died when the building collapsed in April 2013, galvanized a range of stakeholders to take action to prevent future ...