Prevalence of undernutrition among U-5 children & factors associated with health care seeking behaviors of mothers: a cross sectional study at slum areas in Dhaka, Bangladesh
This project report is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Public Health (MPH), 2023.
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10361-187682023-07-12T21:05:33Z Prevalence of undernutrition among U-5 children & factors associated with health care seeking behaviors of mothers: a cross sectional study at slum areas in Dhaka, Bangladesh Sultana, Mst. Jakia Ahmed, Syed Masud Naher, Nahitun James P Grant School of Public Health, Brac University Urban slums Children Health care Mothers Child health services Families--Health and hygiene This project report is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Public Health (MPH), 2023. Cataloged from the PDF version of the project report. Includes bibliographical references (pages 30-33). 1.1 Introduction Undernutrition amongst children under the age of five of age in urban slums of Dhaka is a concerning public health issue and needs to be addressed for preventing further worsening of the condition. Health seeking behaviors of the mothers of the under 5 aged children plays a crucial role in determining nutrition status of the children. This study attempts to find the prevalence of undernutrition among under 5 years old children in the urban slums of Dhaka. The study additionally aims to find the factors associated with health seeking behavior of the mothers of under 5 years of aged malnourished children in urban slums of Dhaka. 1.2 Method The study employed a quantitative approach in between 15th October 2022 to 11th January 2023 with cross-sectional design and the sample size was 437. Descriptive analysis, chi-square test and logistic regression were done to analyse the data. 1.3 Findings The prevalence of undernutrition among the under 5 years children in urban slums of Dhaka was found to be 42%. According to the mothers the prevalence rate is 56% (245) amongst children under the age of five. Among the 245, 83% mother asked for healthcare for their child undernutrition or nutrition related disease. Moreover, Religion and perception of mothers about the severity of the undernutrition caused disease in under 5 years old child are two significant factors that were found to be associated with health seeking behavior of mothers. 1.4 Conclusion The findings of this study can be used to design intervention for the improvement of nutritional status of the children under 5 yeas in urban slums of Dhaka. Moreover, nutrition campaign can be modified according to the found factors associated with the health seeking behaviour of mothers to increase their knowledge about undernutrition Mst. Jakia Sultana M. Public Health 2023-07-12T09:52:48Z 2023-07-12T09:52:48Z 2023 2023-01 Project report ID 22167008 http://hdl.handle.net/10361/18768 en Brac University project reports are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. 88 pages application/pdf Brac University |
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This project report is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Public Health (MPH), 2023. |
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Ahmed, Syed Masud |
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Ahmed, Syed Masud Sultana, Mst. Jakia |
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Prevalence of undernutrition among U-5 children & factors associated with health care seeking behaviors of mothers: a cross sectional study at slum areas in Dhaka, Bangladesh |
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