Browsing Health Studies by Title
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Monitoring the status of health equity in Bangladesh: the BHEW Survey 2002
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Morbidity and poverty measuring economic burden of illness requiring inpatient services
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2006-12)Severe illnesses may have important consequences for the poor in terms of the costs of treatment they have to bear and income erosion effects of those illnesses. The resulting depletion of wealth may also transmit poverty ... -
Morbidity pattern of infants in rural Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-12)This report is part of a prospective study Investigating the consequences of low birth weight on Infant growth, morbidity and feeding practices in rural Bangladesh. The study registered 644 infants who were followed-up ... -
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 ... -
Mortality and fertility: impact evaluation of BRAC reproductive health and disease control programme
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2001-06)This study assessed the impact of BRAC's RHDC programme on fertility and mortality compared to the baseline status as well as the comparison area. Subsequently, a number of variables such as total fertility rate (TFR), ... -
Mother knowledge and health-seeking behavior towards childhood TB
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2013-03)Introduction: BRAC in association with NTP recently started the community-based child TB programme. So far, no independent study has been conducted to explore the extent to which the objectives of the programme have been ... -
Muktagacha: a targeted nutrition project in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-12)Malnutrition is one of the major public health problems in Bangladesh. Since 1993, BRAC, a national non-governmental organisation (NGO), has been carrying out a targeted nutrition project in a thana (sub-district) of ... -
National immunisation days in Bangladesh: an evaluation of the 1996 rounds
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996-07)On April 16 and May 16 .1996, Bangladesh implemented the third and fourth of the six National Immunization Days. On those days oral polio vaccine (OPV) was administered to over 20 million children under 5 years of age. ... -
National Immunization Day (NID) campaign in Bangladesh: are the participation and coverage increasing?
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National immunization day 1996: performance and differentials
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996-12) -
Neonatal death : any role for development interventions?
(Research and Evaluation Division, Brac, 2001-09)Objective: The study aimed to explore whether or not the women focused development nterventions have any effect on neonatal death. Vlethods: The qualitative research method was used. Case study of cases (died within 28 ... -
Neonatal death: any role for development interventions?
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2002-09)Objective: The study aimed to explore whether or not the women focused development interventions have any effect on neonatal death. Methods: The qualitative research method was used. Case study of cases (died within 28 ... -
Newborn care practices in Nilphamari District of Bangladesh after a year of maternal, neonatal and child health intervention
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2008-12)This study aimed to describe newborn care practices in an area where maternal, neonatal and child health (MNCH) intervention is being implemented, and to assess the effect of such intervention on newborn care. A cross ... -
Nutritional impact study of the income generation for vulnerable group development program: report of January 1995
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1995-06)This report is a part of the longitudinal study titled "Nutritional Impact study of the Income Generation for the Vulnerable Group Development Programme'' launched in Tangail district in January 1993. The data has ... -
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 ... -
Nutritional situation and related factors in MNCH project area at baseline
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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 ... -
Occupational Pulmonary Tuberculosis among BRAC Community Health Workers of Trishal, Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2011-09)Different studies reported 2-14 times higher risk of TB for the healthcare workers than the general populations. This poses a serious challenge to the healthcare workers involved in TB control worldwide. BRAG has been ... -
Operational constraints in BRAC' s adolescent program: a qualitative perspective
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Oral administration of misoprostol reduces postpartum Haemorrhage in urban slums of Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2013-04)To avert deaths from postpartum haemorrhage (PPH), Manoshi initiated community health workers (CHW) administered oral misoprostol (400~g) to women following childbirth either at delivery centers or home in slums of Dhaka ...