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Measles vaccination improves the equity of health outcomes: evidence from Bangladesh by Bishaia, David, Koenig, Michael, Khan, Mehrab Ali

“…Objectives: This paper asks whether measles vaccination can reduce socioeconomic differentials in under five mortality rates (U5MR) in a setting characterized…”
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Determinants of pill failure in rural Bangladesh by Saha, Unnati Rani, Khan, Mehrab Ali, Begum, Moarrita, Bairagi, Radheshyam

“…The pill is the most popular family planning method in Bangladesh. However, the failure rate of this method in Matlab, a typical rural area, has been found to…”
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Use of periodic abstinence in Bangladesh: do they really understand? by Kamal, Nashid, Saha, Unnati R, Ali Khan, Mehrab, Bairagi, Radheshyam

“…Data from a nationally representative study in Bangladesh (BDHS 1996-97) were analysed to identify significant predictors of use of periodic abstinence, in…”
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Awareness of sexually transmitted disease among women and service providers in rural Bangladesh by Khan, M A, Rahman, M, Khanam, P A, Barkat-e-Khuda, Kane, T T, Ashraf, A

“…Sexually transmitted disease (STD) in rural Bangladesh is currently a topic of great concern. To date, little information is available in the literature…”
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Contraceptive Use in Matlab, Bangladesh in 1990: Levels, Trends, and Explanations by Koenig, Michael A., Rob, Ubaidur, Khan, Mehrab Ali, Chakraborty, J., Fauveau, Vincent

“…The results of a 1990 knowledge, attitudes, and practice survey in Matlab, Bangladesh, indicate that contraceptive prevalence has risen to 57 percent in the…”
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Contraceptive use patterns in Matlab, Bangladesh: insights from a 1984 survey by Khan, M A, Smith, C, Akbar, J, Koenig, M A

“…An experimental maternal and child health and family planning programme has been in existence in Matlab for almost 10 years. During this time the project has…”
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Health Interventions and Health Equity: The Example of Measles Vaccination in Bangladesh by Koenig, Michael A., Bishai, David, Khan, Mehrab Ali

“…Although the existence of socioeconomic differentials in infant and childhood mortality in developing countries is well established, little consensus exists as…”
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Factors affecting use of contraception in Matlab, Bangladesh by Khan, M A

“…This study examines the relationship between family planning, perceived availability of contraceptives, and sociodemographic factors in rural Bangladesh. Data…”
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Trends in Family Size Preferences and Contraceptive Use in Matlab, Bangladesh by Koenig, Michael A., Phillips, James F., Simmons, Ruth S., Khan, Mehrab Ali

“…In the nearly ten years of its existence, the Matlab Family Planning and Health Services Project has been characterized by a remarkable rise in contraceptive…”
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