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    Human rights violation in Bangladesh: lessons learned from the information gathering system of BRAC social development programme
    (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2009-10) Karim, Fazlul; Qayum, Nayma; Hyder, Ziauddin; Fattah, Kazi Nazrul
    Human rights violations deter sustainable development, and require effective preventive interventions. In Bangladesh non-governmental organisation-run programmes addressing HR violations suffer from serious lack of resources, and a lack of political will on the part of the government. Thus, programmes that assist survivors of violence are hampered. The absence of reliable data disguises the true scale of the problem. Recently, RED analyzed 3,000 cases of HR violations reported through the BRAC Social Development Program, from 61 districts of Bangladesh between 2006 and 2009. The analysis found that rape was the most frequent crime (31%), followed by murder (25%), acid throwing (15%), suicide (12%, often the result of rape), physical torture (7%) and attempted rape (7%). Adolescent girls (less than 15 years) were the most frequent victims of sexual assault (50% raped and 59% attempted rape victims). Rape often led to murder or shames victims to commit suicide. It is, therefore, likely that many reported suicide and murder victims were also victims of sexual violence. Acid attacks occurred across both sexes and in all age groups, although refusal of marriage or relationship posed a higher risk to the females. An alarming 86% of rape victims and 73% of physically tortured victims received no healthcare. HR violation is a criminal offence and it hinders any development and democratic process. Concerted effort is crucial to fight against the enemy.
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    Side-effects have limited impact on compliance to iron supplementation among pregnant women in rural Bangladesh(abstract)
    (2001-03) Ekstrom, E-C; Hyder, Ziauddin; Chowdhury, Mushtaque; Persson, Lars Ake
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    Trial effectiveness of daily and flexible administration of micronutrient sprinkles to control anaemia in young children in rural Bangladesh
    (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2005-10) Haseen, Farhana; Hyder, Ziauddin; Ip, Hedy; Rahman, Mizanur; Zlotkin, Stanley
    Iron deficiency-anaemia is a major public health problem worldwide, especially in developing countries. Infants and young children aged between 6-24 months are one of the most vulnerable groups. Although iron intervention programme, such as iron-folate tablets, have been implemented for pregnant women at the national level in many countries, a suitable effective public health strategy to control childhood anaemia remains to be established. In response to this need, researchers at the Hospital for Sick Children and the University of Toronto in Canada developed "Sprinkles", an innovative 'home-fortification' strategy. Sprinkles consist of microencapsulated iron (as ferrous fumarate) and other essential micronutrients in powder fonn that are packed into single serve sachets, which are to be mixed into any kind of weaning food right before serving. The efficacy of Sprinkles in improving anaemia status of young children has been tested in several countries around the world. A previous efficacy trial in Bangladesh, testing daily and weekly administration of Sprinkles, revealed in focus group discussions that caregivers preferred more flexible instructions for Sprinkles use. Therefore, in this study, the flexible administration of Sprinkles was examined on the basis that it may increase programme effectiveness by improving adherence.