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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 ...
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 care practices among the ultra poor households in rural Bangladesh: a qualitative exploratory study
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2010)
Background Although many studies have been carried out to learn about maternal care practices in rural areas and urban-slums of Bangladesh, none have focused on ultra poor women. Understanding the context in which women ...
Effects of BRAC Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Programme in improved sanitation: changes from baseline to midline survey
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2010-10)
To facilitate achieving national target of 1 00 percent sanitation in Bangladesh by the year 2013,
BRAC Water. Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programme has been working in 150 upazilas for
improving water supply, sanitation ...
Contributing factors for low consumption of animal food among children aged 6-23 months in alive and thrive intervention areas of Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2013-03)
Introduction: In Bangladesh about two-thirds of total food consumption is rice as
main staple food, especially for the poor, in addition to some vegetables, pulses and
small quantities of fish, meat, egg, etc. if and ...
Assessment of knowledge of community health workers and mothers on infant and young child feeding and practices of mothers
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2013-10)
Poor infant feeding practices are some of major causes of under-nutrition in children
under five years of age in Bangladesh. In order to address the issue, BRAC ·has
implemented the Alive and Thrive (A&T) programme to ...
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 ...
Tuberculosis in 'hard to reach' areas: misperceptions, knowledge, health-seeking behaviour, and challenges
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2013-03)
This study was conducted to explore the knowledge and perceptions of health workers
and community people about tuberculosis in geographically inaccessible (hard-to-reach)
tuberculosis (TB) programme areas of BRAG. The ...
BRAC Health Centres (CLINIC): current scenario and future prospects
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2013-06)
OBJECTIVE
This study was conducted to understand the current state of affairs in the upgraded BRAC
Health Centres (now BRAC clinics) with in terms of infrastructure, operation, access, utilization
of services and client ...
Comparative status of safe water use and hygiene practices in areas with and without NGO-Ied Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Programme
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2011-01)
More than 90% people in Bangladesh have access to improved water supply system,
but arsenic is posing a threat to this achievement. Additionally, hygiene is considered
as one of the challenging areas to deal in the ...