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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 ...
An approach to reaching the poor and disadvantaged to promote health equity in rural Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2002)
Although the health care system has significantly expanded in the rural areas of Bangladesh duri!lg the .
last two decades, the overall health status of the population has remai~ed very poor because of the uneven
distribution ...
Barriers to Emergency Obstetric Care (EOC) and birth practices in rural Manikganj
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998-09)
This study aimed to explore the situation during delivery in rural homes and to identify
the barriers to emergency obstetric care (EOC). Twenty sO< pregnant women were
followed-up at home by experienced female interviewers. ...
Current status of maternal and child health indicators in BRAC EHC Programme areas of Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2013-02)
Essential Health Programme (EHC) is one of many development efforts of BRAC
providing an integrated package of preventive, promotive and basic curative services at
a minimum cost to improve health and nutrition of the ...
Quality of immunization services
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998)
Low birth weight(LBW) was the major predictor of infant deaths: evidence from a prospective study in rural Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-07)
The study was the part of a longitudinal study on the consequences of low birth
weight babies (LBW) in three unions of Manikganj district in Bangladesh. The
study aimed to estimate the infant mortality rate In title study ...
Risk factors of violent death in rural Bangladesh, 1990-1999
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2003)
Role of local elites and village level sanitation
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2005-12)
This study aimed to explore the role of local elites and associated factors that prevent or
promote sanitation facilities to the poor. The study was conducted in five communities of tive
villages of Nilphamari and ...
Fighting arsenic at the grassroots: experience of the community awareness initiative of BRAC in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2001)
The study evaluates the arsentc mitigation project of BRAC in ra1smg the awareness of arsenic
poisoning in the rural communities in Bangladesh. Data came from the selected villages in the southwestern
Bangladesh where ...
Differentials of the immunization program in rural Bangladesh and the issue of userfee
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998)
This study investigated some aspects of the sustainability of the immunization program
by exploring the association between immunization coverage and price affordability with
some selected socioeconomic variables in rural ...