Prevalence and Health Care–Seeking Behavior for Childhood Diarrheal Disease in Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, the burden of diarrheal diseases is significant among children <5 years old. The objective of this study is to capture the prevalence of and health care–seeking behavior for childhood diarrheal diseases (CDDs) and to identify the factors associated with CDDs at a population level i...
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| author | Abdur Razzaque Sarker MHE, MSS Marufa Sultana MHE, MPH Rashidul Alam Mahumud MSc, MPH Nurnabi Sheikh MSc, MPH Robert Van Der Meer MSc, PhD Alec Morton MSc, PhD |
| author_facet | Abdur Razzaque Sarker MHE, MSS Marufa Sultana MHE, MPH Rashidul Alam Mahumud MSc, MPH Nurnabi Sheikh MSc, MPH Robert Van Der Meer MSc, PhD Alec Morton MSc, PhD |
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| description | In Bangladesh, the burden of diarrheal diseases is significant among children <5 years old. The objective of this study is to capture the prevalence of and health care–seeking behavior for childhood diarrheal diseases (CDDs) and to identify the factors associated with CDDs at a population level in Bangladesh. We use a logistic regression approach to model careseeking based on individual characteristics. The overall diarrhea prevalence among children <5 years old was found to be 5.71%. Some factors found to significantly influence the health care–seeking pattern were age and sex of the children, nutritional score, age and education of mothers, wealth index, and access to electronic media. The health care service could be improved through working in partnership with public facilities, private health care practitioners, and community-based organizations, so that all strata of the population get equitable access in cases of childhood diarrhoea. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0fbe6ac8b6ee4418905d268d24aeb70d2022-12-22T00:05:13ZengSAGE PublishingGlobal Pediatric Health2333-794X2016-11-01310.1177/2333794X1668090110.1177_2333794X16680901Prevalence and Health Care–Seeking Behavior for Childhood Diarrheal Disease in BangladeshAbdur Razzaque Sarker MHE, MSS0Marufa Sultana MHE, MPH1Rashidul Alam Mahumud MSc, MPH2Nurnabi Sheikh MSc, MPH3Robert Van Der Meer MSc, PhD4Alec Morton MSc, PhD5University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UKInternational Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Dhaka, BangladeshInternational Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Dhaka, BangladeshInternational Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Dhaka, BangladeshUniversity of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UKUniversity of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UKIn Bangladesh, the burden of diarrheal diseases is significant among children <5 years old. The objective of this study is to capture the prevalence of and health care–seeking behavior for childhood diarrheal diseases (CDDs) and to identify the factors associated with CDDs at a population level in Bangladesh. We use a logistic regression approach to model careseeking based on individual characteristics. The overall diarrhea prevalence among children <5 years old was found to be 5.71%. Some factors found to significantly influence the health care–seeking pattern were age and sex of the children, nutritional score, age and education of mothers, wealth index, and access to electronic media. The health care service could be improved through working in partnership with public facilities, private health care practitioners, and community-based organizations, so that all strata of the population get equitable access in cases of childhood diarrhoea.https://doi.org/10.1177/2333794X16680901 |
| spellingShingle | Abdur Razzaque Sarker MHE, MSS Marufa Sultana MHE, MPH Rashidul Alam Mahumud MSc, MPH Nurnabi Sheikh MSc, MPH Robert Van Der Meer MSc, PhD Alec Morton MSc, PhD Prevalence and Health Care–Seeking Behavior for Childhood Diarrheal Disease in Bangladesh Global Pediatric Health |
| title | Prevalence and Health Care–Seeking Behavior for Childhood Diarrheal Disease in Bangladesh |
| title_full | Prevalence and Health Care–Seeking Behavior for Childhood Diarrheal Disease in Bangladesh |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence and Health Care–Seeking Behavior for Childhood Diarrheal Disease in Bangladesh |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence and Health Care–Seeking Behavior for Childhood Diarrheal Disease in Bangladesh |
| title_short | Prevalence and Health Care–Seeking Behavior for Childhood Diarrheal Disease in Bangladesh |
| title_sort | prevalence and health care seeking behavior for childhood diarrheal disease in bangladesh |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/2333794X16680901 |
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