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Improving maternal knowledge of childhood acute respiratory infections (ARIs) in BRAC villages, Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999)
The contribution of community-based ARI control programme of BRAC in improving maternal
knowledge of acute respiratory infections in children was assessed. Data came from a cross-sectional
survey of 2,938 mothers of under ...
Introducing Watch : an initiative in monitoring health and development
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1994-03)
Continuation of contraceptive use in BRAC villages: a life table analysis
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998)
BRAC began its Family Planning Facilitation Program (FPFP) in December 1994 covering two
districts (Nilphamari and Sherpur) although Moulavibazar and Habiganj districts were subsequently
added in next year. The program ...
Risk factors of violent death in rural Bangladesh, 1990-1999
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2003)
Fighting arsenic at the grassroots: experience of the community awareness initiative of BRAC in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2001)
The study evaluates the arsentc mitigation project of BRAC in ra1smg the awareness of arsenic
poisoning in the rural communities in Bangladesh. Data came from the selected villages in the southwestern
Bangladesh where ...
An approach to reaching the poor and disadvantaged to promote health equity in rural Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2002)
Although the health care system has significantly expanded in the rural areas of Bangladesh duri!lg the .
last two decades, the overall health status of the population has remai~ed very poor because of the uneven
distribution ...
Saving newborn lives in rural communities: learning from the BRAC experience
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2005-12)
SNL study is a pilot project of BRAC to improve the health of the newborn in two sub-districts
in Bangladesh. Neonatal mortality -- major health crisis in the poor countries -- has gripped
poor countries for many years. ...
Illnesses and treatment among children in rural Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1994-07)
Diagnosis of pneumonia by community health volunteers: experience of BRAC, Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999)
The study assessed the competency of community health volunteers in diagnosing pneumonia in
children through simple clinical signs. Data were collected by a group of research physicians
who observed the case management ...
Credit programme, women's autonomy a reproductive behaviour evidence from BRAC villages, Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996-12)
This paper investigates the role of women's autonomy on their acceptance of contraceptive
method in 87 BRAC villages in Manikganj district of Bangladesh. Data for this study were
obtained from 1995 sample survey of married ...