Research Reports (1997): Health Studies, Vol - XXI
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Item Quality assessment of BRAC Health Centres(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-11) Afsana, Kaosar; Mahmud, Shah Noor; Chowdhury, AMR; Karim, Fazlul; Khan, Suhaila HItem Exploring women’s perception on birth process through body mapping(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-09) Shahaduzzaman; Chowdhury, AMRTo explore women's perception on birth process 'body mapping' exercise was conducted with three different categories of rural women; trained traditional birth attendants (TBA), untrained TBAs and women who had never attended any delivery. There were 20 women in each category. Each was given a paper with the outline of a women's body and asked to draw what she imagined about the inside of a pregnant woman to look like. After completion of the drawing, each was asked to label and explain her drawings. The 'body mapping' helped to reveal the diversity of women's perception of the birth process, which would have been difficult to obtain. The drawings highlighted the difference and similarities between biomedical and indigenous concepts. By comparing the body maps done by the three categories of women, it appeared that the perception of the trained TBAs was more consistent with the biomedical model. However, some common patterns of perception and differences in scientific and indigenous vocabulary was found in all categories of women. It appears from the study that body maps have a range of potential uses as a research technique to explore lay perceptions on different health issues and as a tool for training and evaluation.Item Morbidity pattern of infants in rural Bangladesh(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-12) Gazi, Rukhsana; Karim, Fazlul; Chowdhury, AMRThis report is part of a prospective study Investigating the consequences of low birth weight on Infant growth, morbidity and feeding practices in rural Bangladesh. The study registered 644 infants who were followed-up for one year of their age. The study was conducted in three unions of Manikganj district of rural Bangladesh during 1993-1994 to observe the morbidity pattern of infants, assess the treatment pattern for illnesses, and to study the consequence of Low birth weight (LBW) on morbidity during infancy. The overall prevalence of illness was 4.6% among infants aged under 1 year. ARI was most prevalent morbidity among infants under 1 year. An infant suffers from 3-4 episodes of ARI or 2 episodes of diarrhoea or 1 episodes of skin infection during the first year of life. Among infants of 5-12 month old, diarrhoeal disorders (watery, mucoid or bloody type) occurred more frequently comparison to infants of 1-4 months old. Low socioeconomic condition, illiteracy of parents. poor and unhygienic living condition, might be linked with infant morbidity. We found high morbidity prevalence among LBW infants compared to normal or high birth weight infants, but this difference was not statistically significant. Among infants who received any treatment, 71% got allopathic treatment, the main treatment provider being the village doctors. A large proportion of infants did not receive any treatment due to the perception that ··tor mild Illness treatment is not necessary. Community should get health education on prevention, care and danger signs of major illnesses such as ARI and diarrhoea. Provision of sanitary latrines, safe water, and promotion of health education on personal hygiene and environmental sanitation might reduce the risk of morbidity among infants.Item The story behind the Shasthyo Shebika dropouts: (training and retaining Shasthyo Shebika: reasons for staff turnover)(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-03) Khan, Suhaila H; Chowdhury, AMR; Karim, Fazlul; Barua, Milon Kanti