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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 ...
Differentials of the immunization program in rural Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996)
This study investigated the association of immunization coverage with some selected
socioeconomic variables in rural Bangladesh. It was conducted in 75 villages in I 0 areas of
five administrative divisions. The eligible ...
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. ...
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 ...
Credit programme, women's autonomy a reproductive behaviour evidence from BRAC villages, Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996-12)
This paper investigates the role of women's autonomy on their acceptance of contraceptive
method in 87 BRAC villages in Manikganj district of Bangladesh. Data for this study were
obtained from 1995 sample survey of married ...
Post-partum reproductive behavior regarding contraception and breastfeeding in rural Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996-07)
The study was aimed to obtain information on knowledge of mothers about
fecundity after childbirth and to explore the reproductive behavior of the mothers
related to breastfeeding, postpartum abstinence and contraceptive ...
Involving the other half: male perception of BRAC's health program
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996-07)
In July 1991, BRAC integrated its diverse health activities into the newly
established Women Health and Development Programme (WHDP). But as men
play a key role in making decisions in deferent spheres of women's life, ...
Knowledge and practices of NFPE-AG graduates regarding menstruation
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996-09)
BRAC canied out a two-year Non-Fonnal Primary Education Programme for Adolescent Girls
(NFPE-AG) as part of its fanner Women's Heath and Development Programme (WHOP) to
increase basic literacy and nwneracy skills as well ...
Nutritional status of pre-school children among BRAC member and eligible non-member households
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997)
The study aimed at describing determinants of nutritional status of the pre-school
children in BRAC member and eligible non-member households. The data were obtained
from 9~840 children aged less than S years from April ...
Does involvement of women in BRAC influence sex bias in intra-household food distribution?
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997)
This study aimed to assess the sex preference in intra-household food distribution among school
going siblings in a rural area of Bangladesh. The study also examines the effect of women's
involvement in BRAC's rural ...