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Primary healthcare in later life: improving services in Bangladesh and Vietnam (PHILL): post-intervention report on qualitative data
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2005-11)
When thinking of the development of primary healthcare, the position of older people within
households and communities should be taken into account. Relationships between primary
healthcare and infonnal support for older ...
Exploring women’s perception on birth process through body mapping
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-09)
To explore women's perception on birth process 'body mapping' exercise was conducted with
three different categories of rural women; trained traditional birth attendants (TBA), untrained
TBAs and women who had never ...
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 ...
Changes in Diarrhoeal death in rural Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1994-10)
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), ...
National immunization day 1996: performance and differentials
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996-12)
Medical waste disposal at BRAC Health Centres : an environmental study
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-06)
The study was conducted to determine the awareness level of BRAC's Health Centre staff on disposal
and handling of medical wastes, and to recommend improved methods to handle and dispose of medical
waste in order to ...
Promoting health knowledge through micro-credit programs: experience of BRAC, Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000)
The paper aims to assess the contribution of micro-credit program in raising health knowledge among
the poor women in rural Bangladesh. Data were collected from the 1998 sample survey of 500 mothers
aged 15-49 who had ...
Availability and rational use of drugs in primary healthcare facilities following the National Drug Policy of 1982: is Bangladesh on right track?
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2010)
In Bangladesh, the National Drug Policy (NDP) 1982 was instrumental in improving the supply of essential drugs of quality at an affordable price, especially in the early years. However, over time, evidence showed that the ...
Maternal and newborn care practices among ultra poor households: a qualitative exploratory study
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2008-06)