Formative evaluation of a participatory women's group intervention to improve reproductive and women's health outcomes in rural Bangladesh: A controlled before and after study

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 663-670

  Harris Fry, Helen A ^a   Azad, Kishwar ^b   Younes, Leila ^a   Kuddus, Abdul ^b   Shaha, Sanjit ^b   Nahar, Tasmin ^b   Hossen, Munir ^b   Costello, Anthony ^a   Fottrell, Edward ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Diabetic Association of Bangladesh   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY PLANNING; HEALTH CARE; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RURAL AREA; WOMENS HEALTH;

BANGLADESH;

ADULT; BANGLADESH; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL POPULATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; BANGLADESH; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84976870648     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2015-205855     Document Type: Article

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