- Title
- Status and utilization of child health and nutritional services among low-income urban households in Bangladesh
- Creator
- Islam, M. Rezaul; Hamiduzzaman, Mohammad
- Relation
- SN Social Sciences Vol. 1, Issue 172
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s43545-021-00178-7
- Publisher
- Springer
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2021
- Description
- The main aim of this study is to report the prevalence of Diarrhoea, Acute Respiratory Symptoms (ARS), and malnutrition in Bangladeshi among the low-income urban households’ under-fve children; and explore the health and nutritional services use and determine service gaps. The study used a quantitative research approach where a social survey was employed to collect data from 378 household heads (non-slum 228 and slum 152) through a structured interview method in Zone 5 (Kashimpur and Konabari) of the Gazipur City Corporation, Bangladesh. Results show that the overall prevalence of Diarrhoea and ARS was 13% and 50%, respectively. About 65% of diarrhoea-afected children did not intake Oral Rehydration Saline and continue food, and only 4% of mothers sought treatment from health facility for their ARS-afected children. Malnourishment was prevalent in diferent age groups: 0–6 months [Kashimpur: 75%; Konabari: 77%]; 0–23 months [Kashimpur: 58%; Konabari: 67%]; 6–23 months [Kashimpur: 70%; Konabari: 72%]. All Wards had a minimum of one health centre and staf number ranged from 1 to 15, but 86% of newborns had no health and nutrition check-ups. The study concludes by discussing challenges and proposing recommendations for targeted health literacy campaign and preventive care interventions.
- Subject
- low-income urban households; under-five child; diarrhoea acute respiratory symptoms; malnutrition; health and nutritional services
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1435192
- Identifier
- uon:39644
- Identifier
- ISSN:2662-9283
- Language
- eng
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