A survey of sterilization acceptors in a family planning program in rural Bangladesh (2008)
Bhatia, Shushum, Osteria, Trinidad, Chakraborty, J., Faruque, A.S.G.
The results of a survey of 275 Bangladeshi women who were sterilized at a rural family planning clinic are presented. The survey comprised two interviews of each woman: one conducted immediately...
Oral contraception in Bangladesh (1984)
Bhatia, Shushum, Kim, Young J.
In rural Bangladesh, the continuation rate of oral contraceptives (OCs) is the lowest among all methods except for condoms, and the pregnancy rate for OC users is comparable to that for users of...
Contraceptive users in rural Bangladesh: a time trend analysis (1983)
An examination of the characteristics of contraceptive acceptors in a family planning program in rural Bangladesh revealed trends of declining age and number of living children among new acceptors. A...
The demographic impact of the family planning--health services project in Matlab, Bangladesh (1982)
Phillips, James F., Stinson, Wayne S., Bhatia, Shushum, Rahman, Makhlisur, Chakraborty, J.
This paper evaluates the demographic impact of the Family Planning-Health Services Project in Matlab Thana of rural Bangladesh. The project was begun by the International Centre for Diarrhoeal...
The effect on fecundity of pill acceptance during postpartum amenorrhea in rural Bangladesh (1982)
Bhatia, Shushum, Becker, Stan, Kim, Young J.
The length of the interval from last live birth to the subsequent pregnancy was studied for 121 contraceptive pill acceptors who were in postpartum amenorrhea at the time of acceptance and 121...
Changing profile of IUD users in family planning clinics in rural Bangladesh (1981)
Bhatia, Shushum, Faruque, A.S.G., Chakraborty, J.
In a rural area of Bangladesh, IUD acceptors in the 2 years prior to the introduction of a family planning health services program differed from the women who accepted IUDs following initiation of...
Traditional childbirth practices: implications for a rural MCH program (1981)
Describes the traditional taboos and practices associated with pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period in the villages of Matlab thana in Bangladesh, and discusses the implications for and...
Assessing menstrual regulation performed by paramedics in rural Bangladesh (1980)
Bhatia, Shushum, Faruque, A.S.G., Chakraborty, J.
Describes and evaluates the performance of menstrual regulation by Bagladeshi lady family planning visitors in a clinic in Matlab and in 4 subcenter clinics. The feasibility of using menstrual...
The Matlab family planning-health services project (1980)
Bhatia, Shushum, Mosley, W.H., Faruque, A.S.G., Chakraborty, J.
Major modifications in the field structure and program activities of a simple contraceptive distribution program in rural Bangladesh demanded a more elaborate infrastructure to provide an increased...
Village-based distribution of oral rehydration therapy packets in Bangladesh (1980)
Chen, Lincoln C., Black, Robert E., Sarder, A.M., Merson, Michael H., Bhatia, Shushum, Yunus, Md., ...
The distribution of sucrose-electrolyte oral therapy packets (1 liter) by community-based workers in a rural Bangladesh population of 157,000 was evaluated. A similar population of 134,000 served as...