Gender-related influences on adherence to advice and treatment-seeking guidance for infants and young children post-hospital discharge in Bangladesh

Gender-related influences on adherence to advice and treatment-seeking guidance for infants and young children post-hospital discharge in Bangladesh

Abstract Background Post-hospital discharge mortality risk is high among young children in many low and middle-income countries (LMICs). The available literature suggests that child, caregiver and health care provider gender all play important roles in post-discharge adherence to medical advice, tre...

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Main Authors: Md. Fakhar Uddin, Sassy Molyneux, Kui Muraya, Md. Alamgir Hossain, Md. Aminul Islam, Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayeem Bin Shahid, Scholastica M. Zakayo, Rita Wanjuki Njeru, Julie Jemutai, James A. Berkley, Judd L. Walson, Tahmeed Ahmed, Haribondhu Sarma, Mohammod Jobayer Chisti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
Subjects:
Gender relations
Treatment-seeking
Undernutrition
Children
Hospitalization
Bangladesh
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-021-01404-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-021-01404-7

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