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

The study evaluates the arsenic mitigation project of BRAC in raising awareness of arsenic poisoning in rural communities in Bangladesh. Data came from selected project villages in south-western Bangladesh. Comparison villages were also selected from the same region. A total of 1240 randomly selec...

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Autor principal:	Hadi, Abdullahel
Formato:	Research report
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED) 2019
Materias:	Health promotion Arsenic Behaviour change Bangladesh Water > Purification > Arsenic removal > Bangladesh. Drinking water > Arsenic content > Bangladesh. Health education Community health services > Bangladesh > Planning.
Acceso en línea:	http://hdl.handle.net/10361/13053

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spelling	10361-130532019-11-21T21:01:23Z Fighting arsenic at the grassroots: experience of BRAC's community awareness initiative in Bangladesh Hadi, Abdullahel Health promotion Arsenic Behaviour change Bangladesh Water -- Purification -- Arsenic removal -- Bangladesh. Drinking water -- Arsenic content -- Bangladesh. Health education Community health services--Bangladesh--Planning. The study evaluates the arsenic mitigation project of BRAC in raising awareness of arsenic poisoning in rural communities in Bangladesh. Data came from selected project villages in south-western Bangladesh. Comparison villages were also selected from the same region. A total of 1240 randomly selected adults 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, innovation and interest in the community, and the water treatment plant became a symbol of the arsenic campaign. The study concludes that the behavioral change aspects of the arsenic mitigation project have the potential to significantly improve the level of understanding about arsenic contamination in the traditional communities. 2019-11-21T05:38:11Z 2019-11-21T05:38:11Z 2002 Research report Hadi, A. (2002). Fighting arsenic at the grassroots: experience of BRAC’s community awareness initiative in Bangladesh. Research Reports (2002): Health Studies, Vol - XXXII, 250–257. http://hdl.handle.net/10361/13053 en application/pdf BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED)
institution	Brac University
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language	English
topic	Health promotion Arsenic Behaviour change Bangladesh Water -- Purification -- Arsenic removal -- Bangladesh. Drinking water -- Arsenic content -- Bangladesh. Health education Community health services--Bangladesh--Planning.
spellingShingle	Health promotion Arsenic Behaviour change Bangladesh Water -- Purification -- Arsenic removal -- Bangladesh. Drinking water -- Arsenic content -- Bangladesh. Health education Community health services--Bangladesh--Planning. Hadi, Abdullahel Fighting arsenic at the grassroots: experience of BRAC's community awareness initiative in Bangladesh
description	The study evaluates the arsenic mitigation project of BRAC in raising awareness of arsenic poisoning in rural communities in Bangladesh. Data came from selected project villages in south-western Bangladesh. Comparison villages were also selected from the same region. A total of 1240 randomly selected adults 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, innovation and interest in the community, and the water treatment plant became a symbol of the arsenic campaign. The study concludes that the behavioral 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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author_sort	Hadi, Abdullahel
title	Fighting arsenic at the grassroots: experience of BRAC's community awareness initiative in Bangladesh
title_short	Fighting arsenic at the grassroots: experience of BRAC's community awareness initiative in Bangladesh
title_full	Fighting arsenic at the grassroots: experience of BRAC's community awareness initiative in Bangladesh
title_fullStr	Fighting arsenic at the grassroots: experience of BRAC's community awareness initiative in Bangladesh
title_full_unstemmed	Fighting arsenic at the grassroots: experience of BRAC's community awareness initiative in Bangladesh
title_sort	fighting arsenic at the grassroots: experience of brac's community awareness initiative in bangladesh
publisher	BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED)
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Fighting arsenic at the grassroots: experience of BRAC's community awareness initiative in Bangladesh

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