Beliefs and practices during pregnancy and childbirth in urban slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh

This article was published in the BMC Public Health [© 2012 Choudhury et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. ] and the definite version is available at : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-791 The Journal's website is at: http://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2458-12-...

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Main Authors:	Chowdhury, Nuzhat, Moran, Allisyn C., Alam, M Ashraful, Ahsan, Karar Zunaid, Rashid, Sabina Faiz, Streatfield, Peter Kim
其他作者:	James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University
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語言:	English
出版:	© 2012 Choudhury et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2017
主題:	Bangladesh Beliefs and practices Maternal care Urban-slum
在線閱讀:	http://hdl.handle.net/10361/7502 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-791

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spelling	10361-75022017-01-04T04:47:25Z Beliefs and practices during pregnancy and childbirth in urban slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh Chowdhury, Nuzhat Moran, Allisyn C. Alam, M Ashraful Ahsan, Karar Zunaid Rashid, Sabina Faiz Streatfield, Peter Kim James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University Bangladesh Beliefs and practices Maternal care Urban-slum This article was published in the BMC Public Health [© 2012 Choudhury et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. ] and the definite version is available at : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-791 The Journal's website is at: http://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2458-12-791 Worldwide urbanization has become a crucial issue in recent years. Bangladesh, one of the poorest and most densely-populated countries in the world, has been facing rapid urbanization. In urban areas, maternal indicators are generally worse in the slums than in the urban non-slum areas. The Manoshi program at BRAC, a non governmental organization, works to improve maternal, newborn, and child health in the urban slums of Bangladesh. This paper describes maternal related beliefs and practices in the urban slums of Dhaka and provides baseline information for the Manoshi program. Methods. This is a descriptive study where data were collected using both quantitative and qualitative methods. The respondents for the quantitative methods, through a baseline survey using a probability sample, were mothers with infants (n = 672) living in the Manoshi program areas. Apart from this, as part of a formative research, thirty six in-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted during the same period from two of the above Manoshi program areas among currently pregnant women who had also previously given births (n = 18); and recently delivered women (n = 18). Results: The baseline survey revealed that one quarter of the recently delivered women received at least four antenatal care visits and 24 percent women received at least one postnatal care visit. Eighty-five percent of deliveries took place at home and 58 percent of the deliveries were assisted by untrained traditional birth attendants. The women mostly relied on their landladies for information and support. Members of the slum community mainly used cheap, easily accessible and available informal sectors for seeking care. Cultural beliefs and practices also reinforced this behavior, including home delivery without skilled assistance. Conclusions: Behavioral change messages are needed to increase the numbers of antenatal and postnatal care visits, improve birth preparedness, and encourage skilled attendance at delivery. Programs in the urban slum areas should also consider interventions to improve social support for key influential persons in the community, particularly landladies who serve as advisors and decision-makers. Published 2017-01-04T04:45:50Z 2017-01-04T04:45:50Z 2012 Article Choudhury, N., Moran, A. C., Alam, M. A., Ahsan, K. Z., Rashid, S. F., & Streatfield, P. K. (2012). Beliefs and practices during pregnancy and childbirth in urban slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh. BMC Public Health, 12(1) doi:10.1186/1471-2458-12-791 14712458 http://hdl.handle.net/10361/7502 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-791 en http://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2458-12-791 © 2012 Choudhury et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
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topic	Bangladesh Beliefs and practices Maternal care Urban-slum
spellingShingle	Bangladesh Beliefs and practices Maternal care Urban-slum Chowdhury, Nuzhat Moran, Allisyn C. Alam, M Ashraful Ahsan, Karar Zunaid Rashid, Sabina Faiz Streatfield, Peter Kim Beliefs and practices during pregnancy and childbirth in urban slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh
description	This article was published in the BMC Public Health [© 2012 Choudhury et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. ] and the definite version is available at : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-791 The Journal's website is at: http://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2458-12-791
author2	James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University
author_facet	James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University Chowdhury, Nuzhat Moran, Allisyn C. Alam, M Ashraful Ahsan, Karar Zunaid Rashid, Sabina Faiz Streatfield, Peter Kim
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author	Chowdhury, Nuzhat Moran, Allisyn C. Alam, M Ashraful Ahsan, Karar Zunaid Rashid, Sabina Faiz Streatfield, Peter Kim
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title	Beliefs and practices during pregnancy and childbirth in urban slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh
title_short	Beliefs and practices during pregnancy and childbirth in urban slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh
title_full	Beliefs and practices during pregnancy and childbirth in urban slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh
title_fullStr	Beliefs and practices during pregnancy and childbirth in urban slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh
title_full_unstemmed	Beliefs and practices during pregnancy and childbirth in urban slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh
title_sort	beliefs and practices during pregnancy and childbirth in urban slums of dhaka, bangladesh
publisher	© 2012 Choudhury et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
publishDate	2017
url	http://hdl.handle.net/10361/7502 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-791
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Beliefs and practices during pregnancy and childbirth in urban slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh

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