The RDM team has been providing technical assistance to the NIPORT in conducting national surveys, Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS), Bangladesh Health Facility Survey (BHFS), and Bangladesh Maternal Mortality and Healthcare Survey (BMMS), which provides vital information on health, health systems, and demographic situation in the country. This technical assistance includes support in developing survey methodology, reviewing, updating, and testing data collection tools, training data collectors, monitoring and ensuring quality in data collection (Health Facility Survey only), data analysis, report writing, dissemination, and policy discussions, as appropriate. The team is also carrying out further analysis of the national survey data, and engage in policy advocacy/discussions with policymakers to persuade national policy and practice so that identified monitoring and evaluation needs can be addressed to strengthen the health outcomes of the people of Bangladesh.
RESOURCES
Demographic, socioeconomic, and biological correlates of hypertension in an adult population: evidence from the Bangladesh demographic and health survey 2017–18
Policy brief on Hypertension and Diabetes in Bangladesh: Findings from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS) 2017-18 and Policy Implications
Managing pneumonia through facility-based integrated management of childhood management (IMCI) services: an analysis of the service availability and readiness among public health facilities in Bangladesh
Child mortality in Bangladesh - why, when, where and how? A national survey based analysis
Dissemination slide on Maternal Mortality in Bangladesh_When, Where and Why
Taking measures before opportunities bleed away: Current knowledge and policy gaps in menstrual hygiene management among adolescent girls in Bangladesh
Levels and determinants of quality antenatal care in Bangladesh: Evidence from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey
Socioeconomic disparities in diabetes prevalence and management among the adult population in Bangladesh
Haemorrhage-related maternal mortality in Bangladesh: Levels, trends, time of death, and care-seeking practices based on nationally representative population-based surveys
Levels, trends, causes, place and time of, care-seeking for, and barriers in preventing indirect maternal deaths in Bangladesh: An analysis of national-level household surveys
Factors that provide protection against intimate partner physical violence among married adolescents in Bangladesh
Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia-specific maternal mortality in Bangladesh: Levels, trends, timing, and care-seeking practices
What shapes attitudes on gender roles among adolescents in Bangladesh
Maternal mortality in Bangladesh: Who, when, why, and where? A national survey-based analysis
Levels and trends in mortality and causes of death among women of reproductive age in Bangladesh: Findings from three national surveys