Trial reportPloS one2018
Care-seeking practices for sick neonates: Findings from cross-sectional survey in 14 rural sub-districts of Bangladesh.
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- Gender-related differences in care-seeking behaviour for newborns: a systematic review of the evidence in South Asia.BMJ global health · 2019Pooled it
- From parental education to under-5 mortality: how antenatal care and hand hygiene mediate the pathway mechanisms.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Perception and experiences of adolescent mothers and communities in caring for their preterm babies: findings from an in-depth study in rural Bangladesh.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- Impact of integrated community-facility interventions model on neonatal mortality in rural Bangladesh- a quasi-experimental study.PloS one · 2023Article
- Prevalence and determinants of fever, ARI and diarrhea among children aged 6-59 months in Bangladesh.BMC pediatrics · 2022Article
- Mother's care-seeking behavior for neonatal danger signs from qualified providers in rural Bangladesh: A generalized structural equation modeling and mediation analysis.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
- Level of Postnatal Checkup in Ethiopia - Implications for Child Health Services.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
- Child mortality in Bangladesh - why, when, where and how? A national survey-based analysis.Journal of global health · 2021Article
- Verbal/social autopsy analysis of causes and determinants of under-5 mortality in Tanzania from 2010 to 2016.Journal of global health · 2020Article
- Geographical accessibility in assessing bypassing behaviour for inpatient neonatal care, Bungoma County-Kenya.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2020Article
- The Profile, Health Seeking Behavior, Referral Patterns, and Outcome of Outborn Neonates Admitted to a District and Regional Hospital in the Upper West Region of Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Determinants of care-seeking practice for neonatal illnesses in rural Bangladesh: A community-based cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2020Article
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- Early implementation of guidelines for managing young infants with possible serious bacterial infection in Bangladesh.BMJ global health · 2019Review
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Abstract
objectivesNeonatal deaths account for 45% of all under-five deaths globally and 60% in Bangladesh. This study aimed to investigate the most common symptoms and complications in neonates, care-seeking practices of the mothers for their sick neonates, and factors associated with the care-seeking practices.
methodsThis cross-sectional study analysed data from an Endline Household Survey (as part of an evaluation of a paired cluster-randomised controlled trial study in 14 rural sub-districts in Bangladesh) of 2,931 women who gave birth recently. Descriptive analysis and logistic regressions were conducted to identify the care-seeking practices of mothers of sick neonates and the factors associated with the care-seeking from trained providers.
resultsOf the 2868 neonates, 886 (30.9%) were reported ill during first 28 days after birth. For those with reported symptoms, 748 (84.4%) of their mothers sought care. Of those who sought care, 65.2% sought care from untrained providers. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed significantly higher odds of care-seeking from trained providers when neonates had 3 or more concurrent symptoms (OR: 1.82; 95% CI: 1.07-3.08); when mothers perceived their neonates' symptoms as severe (OR: 4.08; 95% CI: 2.92-5.70); when mothers received skilled care during pregnancy (OR: 1.95; 95% CI: 1.34-2.84); and when mothers had their delivery in a facility (OR: 3.50; 95% CI: 2.18-5.62). Mothers who delivered their babies at a facility, 43.1% of them sought care for their sick neonates at the same type of public hospital and 34.9% from same type of private hospitals where their deliveries took place.
conclusionSkilled care for mothers during pregnancy and delivery, and mothers' perceptions of the severity of symptoms are the key associated factors of care-seeking for sick neonates from trained providers. Interventions should be tailored to increase care from trained providers during pregnancy and delivery at facilities to improve care-seeking for neonates from trained providers and for the survival of neonates.
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