Browsing Health Studies by Author "Karim, Fazlul"
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Assessment of birth and death recording activities in reproductive health and disease control programme of BRAC
Ali, Ahmed; Mahmud, Shah Noor; Islam, Md. Nazrul; Karim, Fazlul (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996-07)This report attempts to determine the accuracy of· recording births, deaths and stillbirths in all the 30 areas of 10 thanas former Women's Health and Development Programme (presently Reproductive Health and Disease ... -
Barriers to Emergency Obstetric Care (EOC) and birth practices in rural Manikganj
Gazi, Rukhsana; Goodbum, Liz; Chowdhury, A Mushtaque R; Karim, Fazlul (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. ... -
Case study of low immunization coverage area in Bhairab thana
Ara, Shamim; Chowdhury, AMR; Karim, Fazlul; Bhuiya, Abbas; Aziz, KMA (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998-07) -
Competence of the programme organizers in antenatal care an issue of the quality of care
Afsana, Kaosar; Chowdhury, AMR; Mahmud, Shah Noor; Karim, Fazlul (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996-04) -
Effects of family life education in improving adolescents’ knowledge and attitude on reproductive health
Khan, Md. Iftakhar Hassan; Karim, Fazlul (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000-05)The study assessed the effects of Family Life Education meant for the Adolescents (AFLE) in improving their knowledge and attitude on the fundamental elements of reproductive health vis-a-vis explored their pattern of ... -
Financing the BRAC Health Centres: their financial sustainability and cost-effectiveness
Khan, Suhaila H; Mahmud, Shah Noor; Karim, Fazlul; Afsana, Kaosar (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998-01)The Health ana Population Division (HPO) of BRAC aims to provide supportive secondary level health care services for the community through the BRAC Health Centres (BHCs) or Shushasthyos. The BHCs began operating in HPO ... -
Gender barriers to tuberculosis control: fade-out or in? key findings and recommendations from the preliminary analysis
Karim, Fazlul; Begum, Insana; Islam, Akramul; Chowdhury, AMR (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2003-09) -
Growth and development pattern of low birth weight infants in rural Bangladesh
Gazi, Rukhsana; Karim, Fazlul (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998-02) -
Health insurance in rural Bangladesh: proposal on a pilot project
Karim, Fazlul; Hossain, Monjur; Ahmed, Jalaluddin (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000-07) -
Impact of BRAC reproductive health and disease control programme on different health services utilisation
Karim, Fazlul; Tripura, Abhilash; Gani, Md. Showkat (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2001-12)This study assessed the impact of BRAC's RHDC programme on different health services utilisation compared to the baseline status as well as the comparison area. In the baseline study (199:.?.) fertility and mortality ... -
Impact of BRAC reproductive health and disease control programme on practice of personal hygiene
Karim, Fazlul; Tripura, Abhilash; Gani, Md. Showkat (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2001-12)The campaign on safe water, sanitation and hygiene practices has been an important priority in BRAC's health interventions including RHDC. The RHDC hygiene education is concerned with establishing or inducing changes in ... -
Infant feeding practices in rural Bangladesh
Gazi, Rukhsana; Karim, Fazlul; Ali, Ahmed (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-08)This study was part of a longitudinal study on the consequences of low birth weight (LBW) babies which was carried out in three unions of Manikganj district during 1993- 1994. This study aimed to assess the breastfeeding ... -
Involving the other half: male perception of BRAC's health program
Shahaduzzaman; Chowdhury, AMR; Karim, Fazlul (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996-07)In July 1991, BRAC integrated its diverse health activities into the newly established Women Health and Development Programme (WHDP). But as men play a key role in making decisions in deferent spheres of women's life, ... -
Knowledge and practices of NFPE-AG graduates regarding menstruation
Ali, Ahmed; Mahmud, Shah Noor; Karim, Fazlul; Chowdhury, AMR (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996-09)BRAC canied out a two-year Non-Fonnal Primary Education Programme for Adolescent Girls (NFPE-AG) as part of its fanner Women's Heath and Development Programme (WHOP) to increase basic literacy and nwneracy skills as well ... -
Knowledge of NFPE-AG graduates on reproductive health and nutrition
Ali, Ahmed; Mahmud, Shah Noor; Karim, Fazlul; Islam, Md. Nazrul; Chowdhury, AMR (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996-08)BRAC educated adolescent girls through its Non-Fonnal Primary Education Programme for Adolescent Girls (NFPE-AG) as a component of its fonner Women's Heath and Development Programme (WliDP). The aim of the NFPE-AG programme ... -
Low birth weight(LBW) was the major predictor of infant deaths: evidence from a prospective study in rural Bangladesh
Gazi, Rukhsana; Karim, Fazlul; Ali, Ahmed (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 ... -
Morbidity pattern of infants in rural Bangladesh
Gazi, Rukhsana; Karim, Fazlul; Chowdhury, AMR (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 ... -
Mortality and fertility: impact evaluation of BRAC reproductive health and disease control programme
Karim, Fazlul; Gani, Md. Showkat; Tripura, Abhilash (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), ... -
National immunisation days in Bangladesh: an evaluation of the 1996 rounds
Karim, Fazlul; Chowdhury, AMR; Bhuiya, Abbas; Aziz, KMA; Ali, Ahmed; Islam, Md. Nazrul; Mahmud, Shah Noor; Mol, Dineke (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. ... -
Occupational Pulmonary Tuberculosis among BRAC Community Health Workers of Trishal, Bangladesh
Karim, Fazlul; Islam, Qazi Shafayetul; Islam, Md. Akramul; Ahmed, Jalaluddin (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 ...