Browsing Health Studies by Title
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Validation of baseline information of reproductive health & disease control programme
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998-06)The Reproductive Health and Disease Control (RHDC) programme has been in operation since 1996. This study was conducted in RHDC programme areas to validate the accuracy of baseline information as collected by the programme. ... -
Verbal autopsy as a tool of identifying the causes of childhood death: assessing the BRAC system
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Vitamin A supplementation program in rural Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1994-12) -
Voice and accountability: the role of maternal, neonatal and child health committee
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2011-09)The study aims to explore how the MNCH committee encouraged community participation and how its communication activities empowered the community people to ensure the healthcare needs of the poor and disadvantaged people. ... -
Water and sanitation status relating to the poorest in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2004-09)This study aimed to see the level of access to safe water and sanitation and discusses the knowledge on arsenic contamination in drinking water among the poorest in rural Bangladesh. This was a part of baseline survey ... -
"Why do I have to clean teeth regularly?": perceptions and state of oral and dental health in a low-income rural community in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2011-03)The general perception that dentistry is expensive keeps many people away from seeking treatment from registered professionals and make them hostage to the services of non-registered lay practitioners. In Bangladesh, no ... -
Woman-focused development programme improves child survival in rural Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998)This paper reports results from a prospective study of impact of a woman-focused development programme on child survival in Matlab, a rural area of Bangladesh. A total of 5,567 children born during 1993-96 in the study ... -
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. ... -
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 ...