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I. Survival: 1.

Infants and children. 2.

Women. 3.

Life expectancy. II.

Nutrition: 1. Protein-energy malnutrition.

2. Vitamin A deficiency.

3. Iodine deficiency disorders.

4. Iron deficiency anaemia.

5. Low birth weight.

III. Health: 1.

Diarrhoea. 2.

Acute respiratory infection. 3.

Immunizable diseases. 4.

Tuberculosis. 5.

Malaria. 6.

HIV/AIDS. IV.

Care: 1. Feeding practices.

2. Hygiene practices.

3. Home health practices.

4. Psycho-social practices.

5. Contraception.

V. Household food security.

VI. Water and sanitation.

VII. Health services: 1.

Curative. 2.

Preventive. VIII.

Education: 1. Primary school completion.

2. Gross enrolment ratios.

3. Literacy.

4. Education of girls.

IX. Communications.

X. Religion.

XI. Economic resources: 1.

Macroeconomic growth. 2.

Poverty. 3.

Government expenditure. 4.

Foreign aid. XII.

Child labour. XIII.

Agricultural production: 1. Land holdings.

2. Irrigation.

XIV. Human resources: 1.

Population. 2.

Gender development. 3.

Fertility. 4.

Urbanization. 5.

Urban children. Appendix.

Sources. Definitions.

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Introduction. 2.

UNGASS commitments. 3.

Purpose of the assessment. 4.

International programming framework. 5.

HIV affected and other vulnerable children. 6.

Objectives of the assessment. 7.

Assessment partners. 8.

Timetable for the assessment. 9.

Structure of this report. II.

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4. Sources of data.

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7. Literature review.

8. Limitations of the assessment.

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The hidden AIDS epidemic in Bangladesh. 2.

Factors fuelling growth. 3.

Linkage of high risk behaviors. 4.

Low epidemic knowledge. 5.

Global epidemic trends in Bangladesh. 6.

Social and economic impact. 7.

Absorption of resources. 8.

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