Browsing Research Reports (1996): Health Studies, Vol - XlX by Title

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    • Raising sanitary latrine use in rural Bangladesh: can BRAC play any role? 

      Hadi, Abdullahel; Nath, Samir R (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996-05)
      This study estimates the sanitation coverage and investigates impact of the participation in development program on the sanitation behavior in rural Bangladesh. Findings reveal that nearly a quarter of the study population ...

    • Relapse of tuberculosis in rural areas of Bangladesh 

      Islam, Md Nazrul; Mahmud, Shah Noor; Ali, Ahmed; Afsana, Kaosar; Hashima-E-Nasreen; Islam, Md. Akramul; Chowdhury, AMR; Chowdhury, Sadia A (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 ...

    • Selling latrines to the poor: how effective it is? 

      Biswas, Sadhana; Ahmed, Syed Masud (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996)
      BRAC has been promoting personal hygiene practices and the use of safe water and sanitary latrines through its Rural Development Programme (RDP) since 1991. RDP sold a large number of latrines (45,000 as of June 1995) ...

    • Socioeconomic development and human well-being: seasonal survey on nutrition: first round 

      Khatun, Masuma; MCkim, Andrew; Tarannum, Sabah; Hyder, SM Ziauddin; Chowdhury, Mushtaque; Bhuiya, Abbas; Khan, Monirul Islam; Adams, Alayne (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996-12)