Reducing health inequalities among girls and adolescent women living in poverty: the success of Bangladesh

Rousham, Emily K.; Khandakar, Ikhtiar Uddin

doi:10.3109/03014460.2016.1141985

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“…Although Bangladesh has made dramatic improvements in the health of girls and women since the last decade, gender inequalities in health and healthcare persist. A survey data of 900 participants (between 6.5 and 13.5 years old) included anthropometric results, where the prevalence of under-nutrition was high among females, with 35.3% stunting and 42.4% thinness ( Rousham & Khandakar, 2016 ). As the study only included school-aged participants, it can expand by including older participants, preferably between 25 and 65 for a holistic analysis.…”

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Gender disparity in telehealth usage in Bangladesh during COVID-19

Rahman¹,

Kafy²

2022

SSM - Mental Health

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Background and aims Telehealth allows healthcare workers to see patients virtually in locations that were not accessible previously, which has reduced cost and time and saved lives. The research aims to examine gender disparity among telehealth usage during the pandemic in 2020. This study will leverage a timely national experiment to evaluate the users of telehealth across the Bangladeshi population. Methods We obtained de-identified data for 200 patients among outpatient telehealth visits from Global Health Data Exchange as it captured telehealth use throughout Bangladesh. Results The analysis showed that male patients had a higher dependency on telehealth than female patients. 14% of the female patients opted for telehealth visits only with 57% cases of missed doses of medication, compared to males with 20% of them choosing telehealth visits and 29% missing their doses of medication. We found that the youngest age group, 16–25, had the highest dependence on telehealth compared to any other age group, and the lowest dependence was among the oldest age group of 45 years and above. Conclusions There was a strong association between telehealth use and gender disparity with p value = 0.02 < 0.05. Longitudinal and geographical data are needed to understand more about the gender disparities and impact in telehealth utilizations.

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Gender disparity in telehealth usage in Bangladesh during COVID-19

Rahman¹,

Kafy²

2022

SSM - Mental Health

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“…The importance of maternal agency in the decision to become pregnant remains a critical child health and nutrition challenge, within and outside of the sub-Saharan African context (Rousham & Khandakar, 2016). Early marriage and the corresponding process of becoming a daughter-in-law and taking up residence at the compound of a husband's family has been shown to limit women's autonomy and increase her dependence on other household members (Cunningham, Ruel, Ferguson, & Uauy, 2015;Rousham & Khandakar, 2016).…”

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“Generally the young mom suffers much:” Socio‐cultural influences of maternal capabilities and nutrition care in Uganda

Ickes

Heymsfield

Wright

et al. 2016

Maternal & Child Nutrition

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Maternal factors such as autonomy are associated with child feeding practices and nutritional status, with varying degrees depending on the definition of maternal-level constructs and context. This study describes the events and processes that constrain maternal capabilities-intrapersonal factors that shape mother's abilities to leverage resources to provide care to children-as they relate to nutrition and hygiene practices. We report community beliefs and understandings about which capabilities have meaning for child nutrition and hygiene, and develop a conceptual framework to describe how these capabilities are formed and describe implications for future nutrition programs in East Africa and similar settings.

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“…A number of community-based interventions from the government and non-government organizations including outreach sites and satellite clinics, CHWs, female education programs and women empowerment through micro-credit schemes could be attributed for such achievements. 37 During 1993-2011, coverage of antenatal care at public health facilities, which includes routine BP measurement, doubled in Bangladesh. 38 However, despite an increase in social standing and the increased accessibility of health system, Bangladeshi women still lack empowerment and financial freedom and gender inequity is prevalent.…”

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Disease perception and experiences among rural Bangladeshi hypertensive women: A qualitative approach

Jahan

Moriyama

Rahman

et al. 2020

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Background: Hypertension (HTN) is well established as a leading cause of common serious illnesses worldwide. We carried out this qualitative research to understand perception of and experiences related to HTN among rural Bangladeshi hypertensive women. Methods: A total of 74 female hypertensive participants who were diagnosed as HTN were purposively recruited in a rural community in Mirzapur, Bangladesh. A focus group discussion(FGD) was applied to share their perception and experiences. Transcripts were read in an iterative process, and a thematic analysis was performed. This paper is reported followed by COREQ checklist. Results: Three main themes were generated; (i) Perception of HTN based on experiences, (ii)Knowledge of management of HTN, and (iii) Barriers of management of HTN. Under the themes, seven subthemes were identified. The participants only knew about their high blood pressure(HBP) when they had symptoms, and they applied traditional remedies in the rural context to deal with those symptoms. Even though more than half of participants had relevant knowledge of how to manage HTN, but still there were social-cultural and economic barriers and lack of social infrastructure to access healthcare, existed to practice them. Conclusion: Based on our study reports, health education programs at the household and community level could be a potential starting point for any preventive and containment strategy in rural communities of Bangladesh.

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Reducing health inequalities among girls and adolescent women living in poverty: the success of Bangladesh

Cited by 5 publications

References 19 publications

Gender disparity in telehealth usage in Bangladesh during COVID-19

Gender disparity in telehealth usage in Bangladesh during COVID-19

“Generally the young mom suffers much:” Socio‐cultural influences of maternal capabilities and nutrition care in Uganda

Disease perception and experiences among rural Bangladeshi hypertensive women: A qualitative approach

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