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Formative evaluation of a participatory women's group intervention to improve reproductive and women's health outcomes in rural Bangladesh

A controlled before and after study

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ID11170993
AuthorsHelen A Harris-Fry (UCL Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK), M V Prakash (corresponding author), Kishwar Azad (0000-0003-1734-3221, Diabetic Association of Bangladesh (BADAS), Dhaka, Bangladesh), Leila Younes (UCL Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK), Abdul Kuddus (0000-0001-5561-0031, Diabetic Association of Bangladesh (BADAS), Dhaka, Bangladesh), Sanjit Shaha (Diabetic Association of Bangladesh (BADAS), Dhaka, Bangladesh), Tasmin Nahar (Diabetic Association of Bangladesh (BADAS), Dhaka, Bangladesh), Munir Hossen (Diabetic Association of Bangladesh (BADAS), Dhaka, Bangladesh), Anthony Costello (0000-0002-0460-4245, UCL Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK), Edward Fottrell (0000-0003-0518-7161, UCL Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK)
Year2016
Volume70
Issue7
Pages663-670
Publication date2016-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Epidemiology and Community Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0143-005X • E-ISSN: 1470-2738
PublisherBMJ (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1136/jech-2015-205855
OpenAlexW26739272
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited19

Participatory women's groups have considerable potential to improve women's health knowledge, but evidence of impact on certain outcomes is lacking. Further formative work and intervention development is needed to optimise the impact of this approach for women's health

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Unique citing works6
Citations per year0,75
Citation span2018 - 2025 (8)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 6

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