Addressing child protection issues in Bangladesh's Rohingya and host community to improve children's health

Sultana, Zeeba Zahra; Arefin, Adittya; Hossain, Ahmed

doi:10.1016/j.lansea.2022.100070

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“…Furthermore, childhood experiences in a good environment setting can help children not just achieve their intellectual potential later in life, but also build personal endurance ( 7 , 11 ). The consideration of issues related to child protection such as child labor and school dropout, is imperative in addressing the development of children ( 12 ). At the same time, a child’s growth and conduct might be harmed by a poor home environment ( 13 ).…”

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Home environment factors associated with early childhood development in rural areas of Bangladesh: evidence from a national survey

Rahman

Tuli

Mondal

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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BackgroundKnowing the relationship between the factors related to home environment and early childhood development (ECD) in Bangladeshi children aged 3 to 4 years would help to find out appropriate interventions for the children with lower ECD outcomes. Therefore, we aimed to understand the relationship between the home environment factors and ECD in rural Bangladeshi children aged 3 to 4 years.MethodsWe used data from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2019, and included 7,326 rural children aged 3 to 4 years. The ECD index (ECDI) included four domains: literacy-numeracy, learning, physical and socio-emotional development. If a child met at least three of these four domains, the child was indicated as developmentally “on track”.ResultsThe findings show that 27.4% of rural children missed to reach developmentally on-track while 72.2% of children did not attain the literacy-numeracy domain of ECD. The home environment factors including parental participation in children’s activities, was found to be associated with ECD. For instance, reading books to child had 26% (aOR = 1.26, 95% CI = 1.08–1.48), and telling stories to child had 29% (aOR = 1.29, 95% CI = 1.09–1.53) more developmentally on-track in overall ECDI. Similar associations between home environment factors and specific ECD domains were also obtained. We also identified that children aged 4 years, girls, and children of mothers with higher socio-economic status (SES) were higher developmentally on-track than their counterparts.ConclusionHome environment factors like reading books and telling stories to children were found to be significantly associated with ECD in rural areas of Bangladesh. Our study’s findings would assist in implementing the essential public health intervention to enhance the ECD program especially in the rural Bangladeshi context.

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Home environment factors associated with early childhood development in rural areas of Bangladesh: evidence from a national survey

Rahman

Tuli

Mondal

et al. 2023

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“…As of 24 April 2022, 5,922 COVID-19 confirmed cases (out of 99,049 tests) and 42 deaths were reported from the refugee camps [10]. Child health is at risk among Rohingya refugees due to inadequate child protection measures [11,12]. The high prevalence of mental health issues among Rohingya refugees further complicates efforts to make them aware of the danger posed by the virus [13].…”

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COVID-19 preventive measures in Rohingya refugee camps: An assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice toward COVID-19

Halder¹,

Hasan²,

Mohamud³

et al. 2023

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Background: Although many studies were conducted on COVID-19 knowledge, attitude, and practice among the general population in many countries, very little is known about refugees, particularly Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar. A vast array of Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) interventions were implemented in Cox’s Bazar with the intent of reducing disease transmission by empowering the community to adopt public health measures. Objectives: The study aimed to evaluate the current state of knowledge, attitude, and practice among Rohingya refugees as a result of RCCE initiatives. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 500 Rohingya individuals. Participants in the study were Rohingya refugees residing in five randomly selected camps where IOM health was operating. Using a structured questionnaire, skilled community health workers surveyed the Rohingya population. In addition to the survey on knowledge, attitude, and practice, the study gathered information on the perspectives and relevance of sociodemographic factors that influence KAP. Results: The study findings indicate that the mean scores for knowledge, attitude, and practice were 9.93 (out of 14), 7.55 (out of 11), and 2.71 (out of 7) respectively. Association was found between knowledge and practice level and age group – elderly age group (>/= 61 years) had less level of knowledge (AOR 0.42, P value= 0.05) and the late mid age group (46 – 60 years) had better practice level (AOR 2.67, P value <0.001). A significant association was also found between good knowledge level and medium family size (5 – 6 members) (P value= 0.02). Conclusions: The study reveals that the Cox's Bazar Rohingya refugee community has a low knowledge and attitude score about COVID-19 prevention measures. Especially the KAP scores were found significantly low in elderly population. Despite RCCE interventions, the practice level of these measures exhibited a considerably low score. Poor implementation of preventive measures must be identified and remedied, involving the community in future outbreaks of a similar nature.

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A Critical Review of Bangladesh's Child Labor Regulations and Policies

Hoque

2024

World Development Sustainability

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Addressing child protection issues in Bangladesh's Rohingya and host community to improve children's health

Cited by 3 publications

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Home environment factors associated with early childhood development in rural areas of Bangladesh: evidence from a national survey

Home environment factors associated with early childhood development in rural areas of Bangladesh: evidence from a national survey

COVID-19 preventive measures in Rohingya refugee camps: An assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice toward COVID-19

A Critical Review of Bangladesh's Child Labor Regulations and Policies

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