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Knowledge of NFPE-AG graduates on reproductive health and nutrition
(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 ...
Relapse of tuberculosis in rural areas of Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996-04)
The study conducted to investigate the relapse rate of TB in two thanas (KahaIoo and Furbari) of '
Women's Health and Development Programme (WlIDP) in August 1995. Of the 482 study cases,
435 (900A» treatment completed ...
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. ...
Pre-lacteal feeding practices in a rural area of Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997)
This study aims to describe the nature and extent of pre-lacteal fluid and colostrum
feeding practices in a rural community of Bangladesh and also to investigate the mothers
level of knowledge in relation to hygiene and ...
Effects of EPI on nutrition of under-five children In rural Bangladesh: the Matlab experience
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1995-12)
Objectives: This study was done to explore the effect of immunization (as specified in
EPI) on under-five children's nutritional status in a rural area of Bangladesh.
Methods: The data for this study originated from a ...
Arsenic testing of newly installed tubewells and quality control
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999-04)
The presence of arsenic in groundwater in Bangladesh has aroused widespread concern.
It is estimated that over half of the Bangladesh population are at risk of arsenic poising.
The source of arsenic in drinking water is ...
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 ...
Revisiting health of the population: agenda for the future*
(Research and Evaluation Division, Brac, 2001)
Does mobilisation help change mothers' behaviour towards health and nutrition?
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000)
A study was done to assess the impact of mobilization on the change of mothers'
behaviour towards health and nutrition practices. Mobilization was given by
adolescent girls trained on various aspects of health and ...
Drinking no more arsenic: Switching water source through intensive awareness programme in rural Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2002-12)
The study assessed the effects of intensive awareness raising activities implemented from June
1999 to December 2001 among the arsenic exposed people to motivate towards safe water use.
A total of 839 families those who ...