[PDF] Top 20 Determinants of childhood morbidity in Bangladesh: evidence from the Demographic and Health Survey 2011

... found evidence of a strong effect of age on incidence of morbidity in the country, a result which was consistent with previous studies in Bangladesh as well as in other countries such as DRC, Egypt, ... See full document

... in Bangladesh deserves special attention by the national child health care ...in Bangladesh. Recent studies conducted in rural Bangladesh identified birth asphyxia, prematurity/low birth ... See full document

... data from developed countries due to availability of well- organized birth registration ...the health and survival. However, the large national level household survey data available from the ... See full document

... to Bangladesh and resume to unpro- tected sex with their spouses ...counter evidence on the lower level of knowledge and awareness among the Muslim women in ...in Bangladesh. This study results show ... See full document

... sistance from traditional birth attendants or relatives and those who were delivered without any assistance were significantly more likely to be stunted compared to those who were delivered with assistance ... See full document

... is evidence from some parts of South Asia that male children receive preferential treat- ment in terms of better nutrition or health care from their parents ... See full document

... found from epidemiological and cohort studies that neonatal and preterm babies’ mortality and morbidity to be consistently higher in males and females in early life though the underlying mechanism is poorly ... See full document

... other health issues that integrates individual and community con- cerns, values, and beliefs and addresses attitudes and behaviours embedded in social systems and ... See full document

... early childhood health in Bangladesh and Nepal using the 2011 Demographic and Health ...nificant evidence of age-specific socioeconomic gradients in health in both ... See full document

... children from a mother with primary or no education had a higher risk of acquiring ...Ethiopian demographic and health survey (EDHS), the prevalence of ARI in children under fi ve years of age ... See full document

... Cluster Survey (MICS) found a LBW prevalence of 9.1 % and 11 % in 2006 and 2011 respectively [4, ...variations from as high as 85 % in Greater Accra region and as low as 25 % in the Northern ...dren ... See full document

... determines health ser- vice utilization more than maternal ...on health. A study in Bangladesh has shown a similar result which found that a woman is more likely to seek maternal health care ... See full document

... their health care delivery: level one (district health system), level-two (general hospitals) and level three (specialized ...the health care systems is connected by a referral system ...of ... See full document

... Fertility patterns mostly differ by educational attainment rather than other factors, i.e. religion and residence. The mean number of living children in women with higher education is lower than women with less ... See full document

... Unsafe abortions account for 70,000 maternal deaths annually and are also responsible for about 5 million women who are suffering from temporary or permanent disability [4, 20]. Globally, developing countries ... See full document

... significant determinants of health insurance ownership including marital status (specifically, being married), education, age, gender of household head and household wealth ...ing health insurance ... See full document

... other health services) [15,16], low motivation of the field workers, poor counseling on contraceptive methods [17], and inaccessibility of hard to reach areas for service provision ...visits from the ... See full document

... Appendix A Consultation letter from Dr Ali Ajmol …………….….………………… 202 Appendix B Transcriber’s/translator’s confidentiality agreement …….……. 204 Appendix C Participant information sheet …………………………………….……… 206 ... See full document

... socio- demographic and anthropometric factors were related to CS delivery ...improving health policy and make awareness about the bad effect of CS delivery on maternal and neo- natal ... See full document

... Children’s Health places equity as one of the corner- stones of its accountability ...child health be disaggregated for equity considerations and that indicators be reported for social stratifiers such as ... See full document