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Comparing changes in basic competency, literacy and enrolment of children in Matlab between 1992 and 1995
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000-08)
In 1995, three year after the baseline survey and initiation of the BRAC-ICDDR'B Joint
Research Project in Matlab, a follow up survey was carried out to explore changes in the
areas of education. These included enrolment, ...
Efficacy and trial effectiveness of weekly and daily iron supplementation among pregnant women in rural Bangladesh: disentangling the issues
(The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2002)
BACKGROUND:
According to our current understanding, iron absorption with weekly iron supplements is not higher than that with daily supplements (ie, there is no mucosal block). However, community-based trials have repeatedly ...
Revisiting health of the population: agenda for the future*
(Research and Evaluation Division, Brac, 2001)
Does mobilisation help change mothers' behaviour towards health and nutrition?
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000)
A study was done to assess the impact of mobilization on the change of mothers'
behaviour towards health and nutrition practices. Mobilization was given by
adolescent girls trained on various aspects of health and ...
Combating a deadly menace: early experiences with a community-based arsenic mitigation project in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000-08)
Bangladesh is facing the problem of arsenic poisoning in drinking water.
Around 27% of the tubewells, which supply drinking water to most of the
population, have arsenic concentrations above the government of
Bangladesh ...
Drinking no more arsenic: Switching water source through intensive awareness programme in rural Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2002-12)
The study assessed the effects of intensive awareness raising activities implemented from June
1999 to December 2001 among the arsenic exposed people to motivate towards safe water use.
A total of 839 families those who ...
Anemia and iron deficiency during pregnancy in rural Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000)
Objective: To assess the prevalence of anemia, iron deficiency and iron deficiency
anemia (IDA) among pregnant women in rural Bangladesh
Design: Baseline data on 215 pregnant women who were invited to participate in ...
Adaptation of Kangaroo Mother Care for community-based application
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2002-08)
Objective: Working with a multi-disciplinary team of Ecuadorians, Bangladeshis and Americans, we developed a simple protocol for community-based implementation of kangaroo mother care (CKMC) that does not require birth ...
Do side-effects reduce compliance to iron supplementation? a study of daily- and weekly-dose regimens in pregnancy
(Springer, 2002-06)
Side-effects of iron supplementation lead to poor compliance. A weekly-dose schedule of iron supplementation rather than a daily-dose regimen has been suggested to produce fewer side-effects, thereby achieving a higher ...
Impact of BRAC on community health networks: a village study
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2001-07)
Mere health service provision may be unable to bring about the desired impacts on health
outcomes. Such outcome impact is mediated by changes in health seeking behavior
underpinned by changes in health kr!Owledge, attitude ...