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Knowledge of NFPE-AG graduates on reproductive health and nutrition
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996-08)
BRAC educated adolescent girls through its Non-Fonnal Primary Education Programme for
Adolescent Girls (NFPE-AG) as a component of its fonner Women's Heath and Development
Programme (WliDP). The aim of the NFPE-AG programme ...
Comparing changes in basic competency, literacy and enrolment of children in Matlab between 1992 and 1995
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000-08)
In 1995, three year after the baseline survey and initiation of the BRAC-ICDDR'B Joint
Research Project in Matlab, a follow up survey was carried out to explore changes in the
areas of education. These included enrolment, ...
Relapse of tuberculosis in rural areas of Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996-04)
The study conducted to investigate the relapse rate of TB in two thanas (KahaIoo and Furbari) of '
Women's Health and Development Programme (WlIDP) in August 1995. Of the 482 study cases,
435 (900A» treatment completed ...
Interim report community based arsenic mitigation program: successes and constraints June - October 1999
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999)
The severity of the problem of arsenic in ground water in Bangladesh is now well
recognized. 97% of the population relies on ground water for drinking and cooking
purposes and it is estimated that one third of the country ...
Pre-lacteal feeding practices in a rural area of Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997)
This study aims to describe the nature and extent of pre-lacteal fluid and colostrum
feeding practices in a rural community of Bangladesh and also to investigate the mothers
level of knowledge in relation to hygiene and ...
Beneath the shadows of the BRAC Centre slums of Mohakhali
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-07)
This exploratory slum study looked at the demographic, socio-economic, health related, educational,
and political characteristics of the slum dwellers living around the BRAC Centre. The study was
conducted from April to ...
Combating a deadly menace: early experiences with a community-based arsenic mitigation project in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000-08)
Bangladesh is facing the problem of arsenic poisoning in drinking water.
Around 27% of the tubewells, which supply drinking water to most of the
population, have arsenic concentrations above the government of
Bangladesh ...
Drinking no more arsenic: Switching water source through intensive awareness programme in rural Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2002-12)
The study assessed the effects of intensive awareness raising activities implemented from June
1999 to December 2001 among the arsenic exposed people to motivate towards safe water use.
A total of 839 families those who ...
Does involvement of women in BRAC influence sex bias in intra-household food distribution?
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997)
This study aimed to assess the sex preference in intra-household food distribution among school
going siblings in a rural area of Bangladesh. The study also examines the effect of women's
involvement in BRAC's rural ...
Effect of BRAC's rural development programme on calorie consumption: evidence from Matlab
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998)
This report describes the association between calorie consumption and socioeconomic status indicators and examines the effect of BRAC's Rural Development Programme (RDP) membership on per capita daily calorie consumption. ...