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An analysis of the situation of community schools in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999-12)
Contributing towards a strengthening of the government's Universal Primary
Education Programme- Education For All- by the year 2000, has been one of the
important aims of BRAC education programme. To materialize this aim ...
Verbal autopsy as a tool of identifying the causes of childhood death: assessing the BRAC system
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1995)
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 ...
Child abuse among working children in rural Bangladesh: prevalence and determinants
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999)
The paper aims to improve our understanding about the prevalence and determinants of child abuse in
rural Bangladesh. Data from the 1995 sample survey of 4,643 children aged 10-15 years in 150 villages
were used. Findings ...
Micro-credit programs, women's empowerment and change in nuptiality in Bangladesh villages
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998)
Although the fertility impact of micro-credit and women's empowerment programs has received increasing attention
in recent years, the role of credit-based income generating programs on nuptiality in traditional communities ...
Socioeconomic and regional disparity in the utilization of reproductive health services in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2002)
Although the health care system has significantly expanded in Bangladesh during the last two decades,
the health status of the population has remained very poor because .of the uneven distribution of health
services. ...
Impact of non-formal primary education on women's autonomy and socialisation in rural Bangladesh: evidence from BRAC villages
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-10)
This paper investigates the impact of non-formal primary education programme of BRAC on
women's autonomy and socialisation. The study was conducted in 87 villages in Manikganj district
of central Bangladesh. The data ...
Arsenicosis in Bangladesh: prevalence and sociodemographic correlates
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2001)
Arsenic contamination in drinking water has created concern for its potential health effects but our
understanding of the risk factors of arsenicosis remains limited. This study assesses the prevalence of
and soeio-demographic ...
Fighting arsenic at the grassroots: experience of BRAC's community awareness initiative in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2002)
The study evaluates the arsenic mitigation project of BRAC in raising awareness of arsenic poisoning in rural
communities in Bangladesh. Data came from selected project villages in south-western Bangladesh. Comparison
villages ...
Decline in child immunization in rural Bangladesh: issues for policy implication
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-09)
The study was conducted on all the under two children living in 70 BRAC surveillance villages in 10 districts of Bangladesh. The data were collected in October 1996. A decline was observed in immunisation coverage in 1996 ...