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Health seeking behavior and growth of adolescent girls
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1995-02)
Nutritional status of pre-school children among BRAC member and eligible non-member households
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997)
The study aimed at describing determinants of nutritional status of the pre-school
children in BRAC member and eligible non-member households. The data were obtained
from 9~840 children aged less than S years from April ...
Socioeconomic development and human well-being
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996-12)
Since 1992, BRAC and ICDDR,B have been implementing a joint research project in
Madab, Bangladesh to assess the pathways of impact of BRAC's dewlopmcnt
interventions on human wen-being. The project identified improved ...
Health and nutritional status of 'target population' in Kachua thana, Bangladesh: baseline survey 1999
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999)
The state of nutrition in Bangladesh is precariously poor. The diet, being heavily deficient
in calories and seriously imbalanced, leads to the obvious consequences of widespread
protein-energy and micronutrient malnutrition ...
Poverty alleviation programmes in Bangladesh and their impact on nutritional status of the vulnerable groups
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1995-06)
Nutritional impact study of the income generation for vulnerable group development program: report of July 1995
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1995-10)
BRAC through its collaborative effort with the Government
of Bangladesh has been implementing the Income Generation
for Vulnerable Group Development Programme (IGVGDP) with
the aim of improving the destitute rural women's ...
Prevalence and associated factors of anaemia among pregnant women in a rural area of Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998-07)
This study describes the anaemia prevalence and associated factors among pregnant
women in a rural community in Bangladesh. The study women were recruited from
50 BRAC antenatal care centres. A total of 216 pregnant women ...
Targeted nutrition project at Muktagacha in Bangladesh: lessons learned
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999)
Millions of people suffer and many of them die from malnutrition in
developing countries. BRAC, a non-governmental organisation in
Bangladesh, has made significant progress towards planning and
implementing nutrition ...
Effectiveness of the daily and weekly doses of iron supplementation in pregnancy and puerperium on Haemoglobin and iron status at 6 weeks postpartum
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000)
Objective: Describe the effectiveness of continuous daily and weekly doses of
iron supplementation during pregnancy and puerperium on haemoglobin and
iron status at 6 weeks postpartum.
Design: An iron supplementation ...
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 ...