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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 ...
National immunisation days in Bangladesh: an evaluation of the 1996 rounds
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996-07)
On April 16 and May 16 .1996, Bangladesh implemented the third and
fourth of the six National Immunization Days. On those days oral polio vaccine (OPV) was
administered to over 20 million children under 5 years of age. ...
Efficacy and trial effectiveness of weekly and daily iron supplementation among pregnant women in rural Bangladesh: disentangling the issues
(The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2002)
BACKGROUND:
According to our current understanding, iron absorption with weekly iron supplements is not higher than that with daily supplements (ie, there is no mucosal block). However, community-based trials have repeatedly ...
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 ...
Effects of EPI on nutrition of under-five children In rural Bangladesh: the Matlab experience
(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 ...
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 ...
Arsenic testing of newly installed tubewells and quality control
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999-04)
The presence of arsenic in groundwater in Bangladesh has aroused widespread concern.
It is estimated that over half of the Bangladesh population are at risk of arsenic poising.
The source of arsenic in drinking water is ...