Browsing Research Reports (2000): Health Studies, Vol - XXIX by Title
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Effectiveness of the daily and weekly doses of iron supplementation in pregnancy and puerperium on Haemoglobin and iron status at 6 weeks postpartum
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000)Objective: Describe the effectiveness of continuous daily and weekly doses of iron supplementation during pregnancy and puerperium on haemoglobin and iron status at 6 weeks postpartum. Design: An iron supplementation ... -
Effects of family life education in improving adolescents’ knowledge and attitude on reproductive health
(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 ... -
Evaluation of the WFP assisted wheat-soya blended (WSB) food supplementation on nutrional status
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000-06)Wheat soya blended (WSB) food was distributed ~ong 74,000 'poorest of the poor' households in 5 highly flood-affected districts in Bangladesh under an agreement signed in May 1999 between BRAC and World Food Programme. ... -
Health insurance in rural Bangladesh: proposal on a pilot project
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Is there a role for non-formal health practitioners in controlling sexually transmitted diseases: a plea for a community perspective
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000-08)In a country like Bangladesh, where sexual health problems other than HIV/AIDS are more apparent and immediate, and when most women are impoverished and illiterate, a broad genderbased approach to sexual health is needed. ... -
Measuring generic health outcomes from individual's perspective: using SF-36 in a rural area of Bangladesh
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Operational constraints in BRAC' s adolescent program: a qualitative perspective
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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 ...