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The Research and Evaluation Division: Annual Report 1988
(BRAC, 1989-02)
Diagnosis of pneumonia by community health volunteers: experience of BRAC, Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999)
The study assessed the competency of community health volunteers in diagnosing pneumonia in
children through simple clinical signs. Data were collected by a group of research physicians
who observed the case management ...
Effects of BRAC Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Programme in improved sanitation: changes from baseline to midline survey
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2010-10)
To facilitate achieving national target of 1 00 percent sanitation in Bangladesh by the year 2013,
BRAC Water. Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programme has been working in 150 upazilas for
improving water supply, sanitation ...
Intimate partner violence against women: experiences from a woman-focused development programme in Matlab, Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2002)
Objective: This paper explores the effect of a credit-based development interventions on violence
against women (excluding sexual violence) perpetrated by husband.
Methods: Data for this study originated from a cross-sectional ...
Contributing factors for low consumption of animal food among children aged 6-23 months in alive and thrive intervention areas of Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2013-03)
Introduction: In Bangladesh about two-thirds of total food consumption is rice as
main staple food, especially for the poor, in addition to some vegetables, pulses and
small quantities of fish, meat, egg, etc. if and ...
The Research and Evaluation Division: Annual Report 1992
(BRAC, 1993-02)
Assessment of knowledge of community health workers and mothers on infant and young child feeding and practices of mothers
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2013-10)
Poor infant feeding practices are some of major causes of under-nutrition in children
under five years of age in Bangladesh. In order to address the issue, BRAC ·has
implemented the Alive and Thrive (A&T) programme to ...
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 ...
Socioeconomic and regional disparity in the utilization of reproductive health services in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2003)
Although the health care system has significantly expanded in Bangladesh during the last two decades,
the health status of the population has remained very poor because of the uneven distribution of services.
Inequality ...
Fertility in Bangladesh villages: socio-economic and community differentials
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998-11)
Abstract: This report assesses the role of development
programme in reducing fertility in rural Bangladesh.
Data for this research came from Watch, a demographic
and health surveillance system of BRAC covering 70
villages ...