“We struggle with the earth everyday”: parents’ perspectives on the capabilities for healthy child growth in haor region of Bangladesh

This article was published in BMC Public Health [ © The Author(s). 2020 Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).] and the definite version is available at: https://doi.org/10.1...

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Autores principales:	Chakraborty, Barnali, Yousefzadeh, Sepideh, Darak, Shrinivas, Haisma, Hinke
Otros Autores:	Brac James P. Grant School of Public Health
Formato:	Journal Article
Lenguaje:	en_US
Publicado:	Springer Link 2022
Materias:	Haor Child growth Capability approach
Acceso en línea:	http://hdl.handle.net/10361/16560 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-8196-9

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spelling	10361-165602022-04-24T21:03:55Z “We struggle with the earth everyday”: parents’ perspectives on the capabilities for healthy child growth in haor region of Bangladesh Chakraborty, Barnali Yousefzadeh, Sepideh Darak, Shrinivas Haisma, Hinke Brac James P. Grant School of Public Health Haor Child growth Capability approach This article was published in BMC Public Health [ © The Author(s). 2020 Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).] and the definite version is available at: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-8196-9 The Journal's website is at: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-8196-9 Background: Childhood stunting is an important public health problem in the haor region of Bangladesh. Haor areas are located in the north-eastern part of the country and are vulnerable to seasonal flooding. The key objective of this study is to identify the capabilities of the parents and their children that shape multidimensional child growth outcomes in the haor region in the first thousand days of life. Methods: A qualitative study was conducted in two sub-districts of the haor region, including in Derai in the Sunamganj district and Baniachang in the Habiganj district. We facilitated eight focus group discussions with the parents of children under age two. To allow us to explore individual stories, we conducted in-depth interviews with four fathers and four mothers. A capability framework to child growth was used in shaping the interview guides and analysing the data. Results: The findings were categorised at four levels: a) capabilities for the child, b) capabilities for the mother, c) capabilities for the father, and d) capabilities at the household level. At the child’s level, the parents discussed the capability to stay away from disease and to eat well, the capability to stay happy and playful, and the capability to be born with God’s blessings and the hereditary traits needed to grow in size. The mothers frequently mentioned the capability to stay healthy and nourished, to stay away from violence, and to practice autonomy in allocating time for child care. The fathers stressed the earning opportunities that are affected by long-term flooding and the loss of agricultural productivity. At the household level, they discussed the capability to live in a safe shelter, to be mobile, to overcome their struggles with the earth, and to have a source of safe drinking water. Conclusions: The capability framework for child growth helped identify relevant capabilities in the haor region. These findings can guide discussions with communities and policy makers about developing programmes and interventions aimed at enhancing the identified capabilities for child growth in this vulnerable region. Published 2022-04-24T05:15:46Z 2022-04-24T05:15:46Z 2020 2020-01-31 Journal Article Chakraborty, B., Yousefzadeh, S., Darak, S., & Haisma, H. (2020). "We struggle with the earth everyday": Parents' perspectives on the capabilities for healthy child growth in haor region of Bangladesh. BMC Public Health, 20(1) doi:10.1186/s12889-020-8196-9 http://hdl.handle.net/10361/16560 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-8196-9 en_US https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-8196-9 BMC Public Health application/pdf Springer Link
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spellingShingle	Haor Child growth Capability approach Chakraborty, Barnali Yousefzadeh, Sepideh Darak, Shrinivas Haisma, Hinke “We struggle with the earth everyday”: parents’ perspectives on the capabilities for healthy child growth in haor region of Bangladesh
description	This article was published in BMC Public Health [ © The Author(s). 2020 Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).] and the definite version is available at: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-8196-9 The Journal's website is at: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-8196-9
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title_short	“We struggle with the earth everyday”: parents’ perspectives on the capabilities for healthy child growth in haor region of Bangladesh
title_full	“We struggle with the earth everyday”: parents’ perspectives on the capabilities for healthy child growth in haor region of Bangladesh
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“We struggle with the earth everyday”: parents’ perspectives on the capabilities for healthy child growth in haor region of Bangladesh

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