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Home fortification during the first 1000 d improves child development in Bangladesh: a cluster-randomized effectiveness trial
(© 2017 American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2017-03-08)
Background: Nutrition during the first 1000 d is critical for brain development.Objective: We evaluated the effects on child development of home fortification with lipid-based nutrient supplements (LNSs) for mothers and/or ...
Oral administration of misoprostol reduces postpartum Haemorrhage in urban slums of Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2013-04)
To avert deaths from postpartum haemorrhage (PPH), Manoshi initiated community
health workers (CHW) administered oral misoprostol (400~g) to women following
childbirth either at delivery centers or home in slums of Dhaka ...
Engagement of husbands in a maternal nutrition program substantially contributed to greater intake of micronutrient supplements and dietary diversity during pregnancy: Results of a cluster-randomized program evaluation in Bangladesh
(Oxford Academic, 2018-08-01)
Background: Although husbands may provide support during pregnancy, limited evidence exists on how to promote husbands' engagement and what impact it has. Alive & Thrive integrated nutrition-focused interventions, targeting ...
Challenges in implementing virtual learning in Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2019-08)
Virtual learning environment is mainly a web bases platform in educational section using
technology, the aspects of virtual learning environment is using digital tools in courses of
study, it presents the methods ,tasks, ...
Impact of fortified biscuits on micronutrient deficiencies among primary school children in Bangladesh
(© 2017 Plos One, 2017-04-05)
Background
Micronutrient deficiencies can compromise the development potential of school-aged children, and their later health and productivity as adults. School feeding and school-based fortification approaches have been ...
How sustainable are the impacts of vocational training?: Evidence from BRAC’s intervention
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, 2018-06)
In Bangladesh, the school dropout rates at both the primary and secondary level are quite high. Majority of the school dropout children end up unemployed or in low-quality jobs. Hence, training programs can be a potential ...
Retreat for senior citizens in Sreemangal, Sylhet
(BRAC University, 2016)
It is expected that Bangladesh, in addition to four other countries in the Asian region,
will be home to majority of the elderly population of the world within the next three
decades. Likewise, decrease in mortality ...
A survey on the knowledge and attitude on pharmacovigilance among the pharmacy students of different universities of Dhaka, Bangladesh
(BRAC Univeristy, 2016-09)
Pharmacovigilance, an important tool for the monitoring of post market surveillance of drugs through evaluation of reported adverse drug reaction after its release in the market This study has been focused on students‟ ...
Factors influencing the performance of a public private partnership in the digital services sector
(https://bigd.bracu.ac.bd/publications/factors-influencing-the-performance-of-a-public-private-partnership-in-the-digital-services-sector/, 2015-11)
The paper empirically investigates the performance of a Public-Private-Partnership initiative to spread public digital services in Bangladesh. The government established digital centres, run by two-member private entrepreneurial ...
Husband’s involvement with mother’s awareness and knowledge of newborn danger signs in facility-based childbirth settings: A cross-sectional study from rural Bangladesh
(BMC, 2018-05-09)
Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the association between husband involvement and maternal
awareness and knowledge of newborn danger signs. This cross-sectional study was conducted in three rural hospitals
of ...