Promoting health knowledge through micro-credit programs: experience of BRAC, Bangladesh
The paper aims to assess the contribution of micro-credit program in raising health knowledge among the poor women in rural Bangladesh. Data were collected from the 1998 sample survey of 500 mothers aged 15-49 who had at least one <5 year-old child. Findings revealed that the socio-demographic...
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| Langue: | English |
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BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED)
2019
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| Accès en ligne: | http://hdl.handle.net/10361/13009 |
| Résumé: | The paper aims to assess the contribution of micro-credit program in raising health knowledge among
the poor women in rural Bangladesh. Data were collected from the 1998 sample survey of 500 mothers
aged 15-49 who had at least one <5 year-old child. Findings revealed that the socio-demographic
factors such as age of woman, land ownership of the family and occupation of husband had no
association with the prevalence of maternal knowledge. The knowledge was much higher among credit
forum participants than non-participants although exposure to media and education of women had also
played significant role in raising knowledge. Multivariate analysis suggested that the duration of credit
program participation and exposure to media were significantly more likely to raise the health
knowledge among women when the jilfluence of demographic and socio-economic factors were
controlled. The paper concludes that micro-credit program can be an effective tool in promoting health
among the poor women in Bangladesh. |
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