Papers by Afroza Bintey Zaman
Public Health in Practice, 2020
Abstract Objectives The objectives of the study were to explore knowledge, attitudes, and practic... more Abstract Objectives The objectives of the study were to explore knowledge, attitudes, and practice (KAP) of dengue fever among Dhaka dwellers and the potential associated factors. Study design A cross-sectional survey was conducted among the city dwellers in Dhaka north and south city corporations using a standardized questionnaire from November to December 2019. Methods Households were selected by purposive sampling and interviewed face to face by the trained interviewers. The association between education and occupation with the dengue practice was tested using the chi-square test statistic. Results Around 96 percent of respondents claimed that they heard about Dengue, and 80 percent of them correctly identified its causes. Nearly half of the people did not know the breeding season and ecology of dengue vector mosquitoes. Though the city dwellers were well-known about Dengue's burden, they were reluctant to take preventive measures to get rid of this disease. More than 70% of people mentioned that every family member regularly sleeps under a bed net. Moreover, we found a significant relationship between the education level (p Conclusion Many people didn't know the specific preventive measures to minimize potential exposure to Dengue. This lack of knowledge is likely due to inadequate coverage with IEC activities. So, IEC intervention programs may need to start soon in highly dengue-endemic cities to reduce the burden.
Book Reviews by Afroza Bintey Zaman
The report presents a framework for accountability to affected population in rapid response. Huma... more The report presents a framework for accountability to affected population in rapid response. Humanitarian
actors play an important role in disaster response in Bangladesh. They have set out standard, deliver basic
lifesaving support, transitional and recovery support, and coordinate disaster response for the disaster
affected people. As such, their decisions and actions can have a profound effect on the daily lives of disaster
affected people. But how the affected people hold the humanitarian agencies to account for their actions?
The accountability framework being used by different humanitarian agencies are different and to some
extent inadequate to hold humanitarian agencies accountable to the affected people in rapid response.
Affected people lack an effective voice in the decision-making process of the humanitarian agencies. Hence,
new tools and mechanisms are therefore needed at local and national level to make the humanitarian actors
more accountable to affected people and communities. In view of this, SFB requests a review of existing
accountability framework and develop a new framework for accountability to the disaster affected people.
The aim of this report is to broaden understanding of and commitment to common principles of
accountability across the humanitarian agencies. It also seeks to map out and analyse the elements exist in
different accountability framework in order to develop a common framework for accountability to disaster
affected population. The task for creating a more accountable and responsive system is complex.
Accountability is not a theoretical pursuit; it is about holding power to account and enabling affected people
to put into the decisions affecting them in their daily lives. Unless humanitarian agencies are able to find
ways of creating broad, informed participation of affected population and relevant stakeholders in decisionmaking process, their response to address the needs and priorities will fail.
At the heart of this report is a framework based on the learning from accountability practices that defines
accountability is process through which the humanitarian agencies make commitment to respond to and
balance the needs of affected people and stakeholders in its decision-making process and activities, and
deliver against that commitment. Although this common framework is developed for the SFB Member
Agencies, this can be used by other humanitarian agencies.
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Papers by Afroza Bintey Zaman
Book Reviews by Afroza Bintey Zaman
actors play an important role in disaster response in Bangladesh. They have set out standard, deliver basic
lifesaving support, transitional and recovery support, and coordinate disaster response for the disaster
affected people. As such, their decisions and actions can have a profound effect on the daily lives of disaster
affected people. But how the affected people hold the humanitarian agencies to account for their actions?
The accountability framework being used by different humanitarian agencies are different and to some
extent inadequate to hold humanitarian agencies accountable to the affected people in rapid response.
Affected people lack an effective voice in the decision-making process of the humanitarian agencies. Hence,
new tools and mechanisms are therefore needed at local and national level to make the humanitarian actors
more accountable to affected people and communities. In view of this, SFB requests a review of existing
accountability framework and develop a new framework for accountability to the disaster affected people.
The aim of this report is to broaden understanding of and commitment to common principles of
accountability across the humanitarian agencies. It also seeks to map out and analyse the elements exist in
different accountability framework in order to develop a common framework for accountability to disaster
affected population. The task for creating a more accountable and responsive system is complex.
Accountability is not a theoretical pursuit; it is about holding power to account and enabling affected people
to put into the decisions affecting them in their daily lives. Unless humanitarian agencies are able to find
ways of creating broad, informed participation of affected population and relevant stakeholders in decisionmaking process, their response to address the needs and priorities will fail.
At the heart of this report is a framework based on the learning from accountability practices that defines
accountability is process through which the humanitarian agencies make commitment to respond to and
balance the needs of affected people and stakeholders in its decision-making process and activities, and
deliver against that commitment. Although this common framework is developed for the SFB Member
Agencies, this can be used by other humanitarian agencies.
actors play an important role in disaster response in Bangladesh. They have set out standard, deliver basic
lifesaving support, transitional and recovery support, and coordinate disaster response for the disaster
affected people. As such, their decisions and actions can have a profound effect on the daily lives of disaster
affected people. But how the affected people hold the humanitarian agencies to account for their actions?
The accountability framework being used by different humanitarian agencies are different and to some
extent inadequate to hold humanitarian agencies accountable to the affected people in rapid response.
Affected people lack an effective voice in the decision-making process of the humanitarian agencies. Hence,
new tools and mechanisms are therefore needed at local and national level to make the humanitarian actors
more accountable to affected people and communities. In view of this, SFB requests a review of existing
accountability framework and develop a new framework for accountability to the disaster affected people.
The aim of this report is to broaden understanding of and commitment to common principles of
accountability across the humanitarian agencies. It also seeks to map out and analyse the elements exist in
different accountability framework in order to develop a common framework for accountability to disaster
affected population. The task for creating a more accountable and responsive system is complex.
Accountability is not a theoretical pursuit; it is about holding power to account and enabling affected people
to put into the decisions affecting them in their daily lives. Unless humanitarian agencies are able to find
ways of creating broad, informed participation of affected population and relevant stakeholders in decisionmaking process, their response to address the needs and priorities will fail.
At the heart of this report is a framework based on the learning from accountability practices that defines
accountability is process through which the humanitarian agencies make commitment to respond to and
balance the needs of affected people and stakeholders in its decision-making process and activities, and
deliver against that commitment. Although this common framework is developed for the SFB Member
Agencies, this can be used by other humanitarian agencies.