| সংক্ষিপ্ত: | The contribution of community-based ARI control programme of BRAC in improving maternal
knowledge of acute respiratory infections in children was assessed. Data came from a cross-sectional
survey of 2,938 mothers of under 5 year-old children residing in 200 randomly selected villages in two
regions of Bangladesh. Three aspects of maternal knowledge such as clinical symptoms, preventive
practices and home remedies were considered. While the achievement in improving knowledge had
remained modest in BRAC villages, findings revealed that the programme was able to create an enable
environment for change among women. The ARI promotional activities were suggested to be sensitive
to the belief of mothers and their ability to understand. The chapter concludes that the ARI intervention
had significance in improving maternal knowledge and points to the need of addressing more relevant
issues in its intervention strategy for better performance.
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