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Addressing vulnerabilities in communities facing infectious disease threats: A need for social science-driven assessments
(Journal of Global Health, 2021-01)
Providing AIDS awareness education through village based women’s organization
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-11)
Objectives: This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of a basic AIDS education module delivered through
grassroot NGO network in rural Matlab, Bangladesh. It also explored the level of dissemination of knowledge
gained ...
Harnessing pluralism for better health in Bangladesh
(© 2013 The Lancet, 2013)
How do we explain the paradox that Bangladesh has made remarkable progress in health and human development, yet its achievements have taken place within a health system that is frequently characterised as weak, in terms ...
Prevention and treatment of malaria in endemic areas of Bangladesh: how are the NGO partners doing?
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2009-06)
Morbidity prevalence and health care-seeking behavior of BRAC member and non-member households households: evidences from Matlab. Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997)
Understanding the morbidity profile-and health care seeking behaviour of socioeconomic
strata of the community is important for planning and delivery of appropriate health
services, especially for the poor. This paper ...
Progress of basic competencies, literacy and enrolment of children in Matlab: re-visiting baseline villages
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000)
The Assessment of Basic Competency (ABC) test was administered under BRAC ICDDR,
B Joint Research Project to explore the progress of enrolment, basic competency
and literacy of children during the seven years period ...
Mother knowledge and health-seeking behavior towards childhood TB
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2013-03)
Introduction: BRAC in association with NTP recently started the community-based child
TB programme. So far, no independent study has been conducted to explore the extent to
which the objectives of the programme have been ...
Child to child approach under ECD Programme of BRAC: any change in knowledge and practice?
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2005-05)
Tuberculosis in 'hard to reach' areas: misperceptions, knowledge, health-seeking behaviour, and challenges
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2013-03)
This study was conducted to explore the knowledge and perceptions of health workers
and community people about tuberculosis in geographically inaccessible (hard-to-reach)
tuberculosis (TB) programme areas of BRAG. The ...
Customized development interventions for the ultra poor: Preliminary change assessments of health and health-seeking behaviour (CFPR/TUP 2002 to 2004)
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division and Aga Khan Foundation Canada, 2005-06)
The paper sets out to explore the achievements of civil society in the area of poverty reduction. The focus is mainly on three domains (1) Advocacy; (2) Policy Change, and (3) Service Delivery. Three case studies illustrate ...