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Report on the first seasonal round survey: household health economy (BRAC-ICDDR,B joint research project)
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996-03)
Socioeconomic development and human well-being: BRAC-ICDDR,B joint research project, Matlab (phase II)
(BRAC, 1996-03)
This report documents the first round of the seasonal survey with respect to household economy
covering land holdings, savings and loans, employment and expenditure. For collecting household
information, the household ...
Women focused development intervention reduces neonatal mortality in rural Bangladesh: a study of the pathways of influence
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2003-05)
Background: There has been a substantial reduction in hazard of childhood death in
Bangladesh over the last decade. The reduction was much greater in case of infants
whose mothers participated in the development program. ...
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 ...
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 ...
Measuring generic health outcomes from individual's perspective: using SF-36 in a rural area of Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000-11)
Reproductive and sexual health promotion in a sensitive socio-cultural environment developing a module for the grassroots
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999)
The general population of Bangladesh is in poor health, has little access to health
facilities, has increasing incidence of STDs and is in close proximity to countries with high rates
of HIV/AIDS. Up to date little has ...
Communication network in reproductive health information dissemination to the adolescents
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-12)
Household sanitation and hygiene practices of BRAC member and non-member households: evidences from Matlab, Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997)
Provision of potable water and sanitation facilities for the vast majority of the
poverty-stricken people of developing countries remains a formidable challenge for sustainable
development To accomplish this task, policy ...
Emotional stress and coping mechanisms: experience of poor rural women from Matlab, Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998)
Poverty is increasingly being recognised as a risk factor_ for both the development and
the maintenance of common mental problems such as anxiety and depression. T-his
study explored the experience of emotional stress ...