The Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS) 2017 is a nationally representative sample survey, led by National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT), to obtain the information necessary to address the monitoring and evaluation needs of the Health, Population and Nutrition Sector in Bangladesh, and to provide managers and policy makers involved in this program with the data that they need to effectively plan and implement future interventions. icddr,b provided technical assistance to this survey in developing verbal autopsy questionnaire, training of data collectors and especially, assigning causes of under-five deaths through physician reviews.
Resources
Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS) 2017 Final Report
Child mortality in Bangladesh – why, when, where and how? A national survey-based analysis
Born too early: preterm births in Bangladesh