Fighting arsenic at the grassroots: experience of the community awareness initiative of BRAC in Bangladesh

The study evaluates the arsentc mitigation project of BRAC in ra1smg the awareness of arsenic poisoning in the rural communities in Bangladesh. Data came from the selected villages in the southwestern Bangladesh where BRAC had arsenic mitigation project. Comparison villages were also selected fro...

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Autor Principal:	Hadi, Abdullahel
Formato:	Research report
Idioma:	English
Publicado:	BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED) 2019
Subjects:	Arsenic BRAC Rural community Rural Bangladesh Grassroots Arsenic > Toxicology Arsenic > Environmental aspects Drinking water > Arsenic content Rural health > Bangladesh Health, Nutrition, and Population Program (BRAC)
Acceso en liña:	http://hdl.handle.net/10361/13020

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spelling	10361-130202019-11-20T21:01:19Z Fighting arsenic at the grassroots: experience of the community awareness initiative of BRAC in Bangladesh Hadi, Abdullahel Arsenic BRAC Rural community Rural Bangladesh Grassroots Arsenic--Toxicology Arsenic--Environmental aspects Drinking water--Arsenic content Rural health--Bangladesh Health, Nutrition, and Population Program (BRAC) The study evaluates the arsentc mitigation project of BRAC in ra1smg the awareness of arsenic poisoning in the rural communities in Bangladesh. Data came from the selected villages in the southwestern Bangladesh where BRAC had arsenic mitigation project. Comparison villages were also selected from the same region. A total of 1,240 randomly selected adult persons were interviewed in May 2000. Findings reveal that the mitigation project played a significant positive role in raising awareness of the safe water options, signs of arsenicosis, mode of transmission and the type of treatment. Testing tube-well water for arsenic created curiosity, innovations and interest in the community. Similarly, water treatment plant became a symbol of arsenic campaign that created the context for promoting awareness. The study concludes that the behavioural change aspects of the arsenic mitigation project have the potential to significantly improve the level of understanding about arsenic contamination in the traditional communities. 2019-11-20T04:47:29Z 2019-11-20T04:47:29Z 2001 Research report Hadi, A. (2001). Fighting arsenic at the grassroots: experience of the community awareness initiative of BRAC in Bangladesh. Research Reports (2001): Health Studies, Vol - XXX, 229–240. http://hdl.handle.net/10361/13020 en application/pdf BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED)
institution	Brac University
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language	English
topic	Arsenic BRAC Rural community Rural Bangladesh Grassroots Arsenic--Toxicology Arsenic--Environmental aspects Drinking water--Arsenic content Rural health--Bangladesh Health, Nutrition, and Population Program (BRAC)
spellingShingle	Arsenic BRAC Rural community Rural Bangladesh Grassroots Arsenic--Toxicology Arsenic--Environmental aspects Drinking water--Arsenic content Rural health--Bangladesh Health, Nutrition, and Population Program (BRAC) Hadi, Abdullahel Fighting arsenic at the grassroots: experience of the community awareness initiative of BRAC in Bangladesh
description	The study evaluates the arsentc mitigation project of BRAC in ra1smg the awareness of arsenic poisoning in the rural communities in Bangladesh. Data came from the selected villages in the southwestern Bangladesh where BRAC had arsenic mitigation project. Comparison villages were also selected from the same region. A total of 1,240 randomly selected adult persons were interviewed in May 2000. Findings reveal that the mitigation project played a significant positive role in raising awareness of the safe water options, signs of arsenicosis, mode of transmission and the type of treatment. Testing tube-well water for arsenic created curiosity, innovations and interest in the community. Similarly, water treatment plant became a symbol of arsenic campaign that created the context for promoting awareness. The study concludes that the behavioural change aspects of the arsenic mitigation project have the potential to significantly improve the level of understanding about arsenic contamination in the traditional communities.
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author	Hadi, Abdullahel
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title	Fighting arsenic at the grassroots: experience of the community awareness initiative of BRAC in Bangladesh
title_short	Fighting arsenic at the grassroots: experience of the community awareness initiative of BRAC in Bangladesh
title_full	Fighting arsenic at the grassroots: experience of the community awareness initiative of BRAC in Bangladesh
title_fullStr	Fighting arsenic at the grassroots: experience of the community awareness initiative of BRAC in Bangladesh
title_full_unstemmed	Fighting arsenic at the grassroots: experience of the community awareness initiative of BRAC in Bangladesh
title_sort	fighting arsenic at the grassroots: experience of the community awareness initiative of brac in bangladesh
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Fighting arsenic at the grassroots: experience of the community awareness initiative of BRAC in Bangladesh

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