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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 ...
Barriers to participation in BRAC RDP
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1995-11)
As part of the BRAC RDP Impact Assessment Study (lAS), a participatory wealth ranking
exercise stratified households into four socio-economic groups: groups 1 and 2 being wellendowed
with land, assets and generally without ...
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. ...
An investigation into the nature and determinants of maternal morbidity related to delivery and the puerperium in rural Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1994-06)
It has been estimated that 99% of the world's maternal deaths (currently estimated to be about
. 500,000 per annum) occur in developing countries. In Bangladesh, as in many other resource
·poor countries, the maternal ...
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 ...
An assessment of clients' knowledge of family planning in Matlab
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996)
The study aimed to assess the level of effective knowledge of women on different family planning
methods to see the impact of quality of care. The study was carried out in two villages chosen
from ICDDR,B intervention ...
Women's involvement in BRAC development activities and child nutrition
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998)
This study explores the effect of women's involvement in BRAC's income and health development activities
on the nutritional status of their children aged 6-72 months. MUAC measurements of 1,518 children aged 6-
72 months ...
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 ...
Socioeconomic development and human well-being: seasonal survey on nutrition: first round
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996-12)
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)