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Improving personal income tax compliance in Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2020-02)
This paper aims to examine the current scenario of personal income tax in Bangladesh and
ways to improve the compliance behavior of the potential and eligible taxpayers of the
country. In order to conduct the survey, a ...
Translating international guidelines for use in routine maternal and neonatal healthcare quality measurement
(Taylor & Francis, 2020-07-13)
Background: Improving facility-based quality for maternal and neonatal care is the key to
reducing morbidity and mortality rates in low- and middle-income countries. Recent guidance from WHO and others has produced a large ...
Does the adoption of solid cooking fuel contribute to adverse child health outcomes? A Propensity Score Matched (PSM) analysis from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey, 2011- 2018
(Brac University, 2022-11)
Low birth weight and severe respiratory infections in children are just two of the
acknowledged negative health impacts of household air pollution caused by the use of solid
fuels for cooking, which is still a serious ...
Double burden of malnutrition among elderly people in Bangladesh: Evidence from the National Nutrition Surveillance Study
(Oxford Academic, 2020-06)
Objectives:
Double burden of malnutrition (DBM), referred as the coexistence of undernutrition and overnutrition, is an evolving public health concern. There is a paucity of data about DBM among elderly people in ...
NGO contributions to community health and primary health care: Case studies on BRAC (Bangladesh) and the Comprehensive Rural Health Project, Jamkhed (India)
(Oxford University Press, 2020-04-30)
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working in developing countries are chiefly a
post-World War II phenomenon. Though they have made important contributions to health
and development among impoverished people throughout ...
Microbial prevalence of Kaptai lake from two different spots
(Brac University, 2023-01)
Kaptai Lake one of the largest artificial freshwater lakes in South-east Asia which is situated in
Rangamati district of Bangladesh. The people of Rangamati are greatly dependent on Kaptai Lake
for their food source, ...
Depression, sleeping pattern, and suicidal ideation among medical students in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional pilot study
(Springer Link, 2020-06-01)
Background Depression is a major morbidity and the most common mental disorder among the medical students in medical
schools globally. Undergraduate students suffer stress more due to their academic curriculum than the ...
Differences in prevalence and associated factors of underweight and overweight/obesity according to rural–urban residence strata among women of reproductive age in Bangladesh: Evidence from a cross-sectional national survey
(BMJ, 2020-02-04)
Objectives This study aimed to investigate the differences in prevalence and factors influencing underweight and overweight/obesity stratified by region of residence among women of reproductive age in Bangladesh.
Design ...
Beyond the talking imperative: The value of silence on sexuality in youth-parent relations in Bangladesh
(Taylor & Francis, 2020-04-15)
Research conducted in various parts of the globe suggests that young people who can openly communicate with their parents about sexuality benefit in many ways. Correspondingly, in Bangladesh, the lack of an open communication ...
Role of procurement to achieve the sustainable development of rural infrastructure
(Brac University, 2020-11)
The report is motivated by the rural infrastructure development in Bangladesh, especially the
benefit of implementing sustainable procurement. As all we know that, infrastructure
development generates several negative ...