Utilization of maternal health care services among indigenous women in Bangladesh: A study on the Mru tribe

Islam, Rezwan

doi:10.1080/03630242.2016.1153020

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“…27 In addition, several research on Mru 27 and Santal 35 indigenous communities showed that distinctive geographic location and rural lifestyles were influential factors for their insufficient access to health care facilities, 27 as well as unhealthy behaviors leading to NCD risks. 26 Thus, unhealthy practices affect indigenous peoples' health condition and status adversely.…”

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“…22 Several studies have also revealed that exposure to mass media plays an important role in the utilization of maternal health care services (MHCS) 23,24 and NCD preventive services. 25 Despite the advantageous of mass media campaigns around the world, Bangladesh is yet to realize the positive facets of mass media campaigns for changing health behaviors 26 to prevent NCDs within indigenous communities.…”

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“…53 Research indicated that exposure to mass media was more relevant than socio -economic factors among Mru indigenous women while using MHCS. 26 Evidence also suggested upholding comprehensive outreach programs with health education to motivate Mru girls to avail MHCS. 26 Nevertheless, the benefits of assimilating mass media with comprehensive outreach programs to prevent NCDs are hardly realized within the indigenous communities in Bangladesh.…”

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Health Paradox of Indigenous people in Bangladesh: Unravelling aspects of mass media campaigns in changing health behaviors to prevent non-communicable diseases

Tabassum

2017

SE Asia J. Pub. Health

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Bangladesh, a developing country, has one of the highest rates of age-standardized mortality due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The prevalence of NCDs is steadily increasing within all population groups, including indigenous communities in Bangladesh. Indigenous people, non-dominant communities of society, are individuals having distinctive social, economic or political systems, and preserving own languages, cultures and beliefs. Contemporary research proposes that negative health behaviors, especially tobacco use, unhealthy diets, physical inactivity, and alcohol consumption are becoming escalating problems in Bangladesh. Indigenous communities with low health literacy are less receptive to health information and are unlikely to embrace positive health behaviors. Three major barriers to change health behaviors toward preventing NCDs among indigenous people in Bangladesh are: unawareness of the severity and/or importance of NCDs; absence of health literacy or knowledge on NCDs; and lack of advocacy for health intervention programs for indigenous patients suffering from NCDs. Intertwined within socio-economic delusions and discrepancies, indigenous people miss out on health care to prevent NCDs. Mass media campaigns have both an extensive coverage and an awareness-constructing potential to educate and influence intended audiences attitudes on changing health related behaviors. Bangladesh can change health behaviors within indigenous communities by adopting some effective strategies, including using multifaceted mass media to intensify coverage of the health campaigns, underpinning stereotyping health beliefs and conveying unidentified details about NCDs, and developing risk-reduction strategies for indigenous patients suffering from NCDs. Multi-stakeholder and intergovernmental mechanisms and mass media campaigns can be effective options for changing health behaviors of indigenous people in Bangladesh.South East Asia Journal of Public Health Vol.6(2) 2016: 17-22

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“…The major constraint of mHealth services is not the technical capability to handle increasing number of calls, but the limited number of physicians and medical personnel for staffing the call centres. 79 Particularly in Bangladesh, the prime challenges of mHealth management reside in identifying, recruiting, training, and retaining adequate numbers of qualified doctors. 79 Furthermore, the service has been used as a substitute for government provided healthcare, which should be an entitlement and the indigenous population should not have to rely on privately provided mHealth services.…”

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“…79 Particularly in Bangladesh, the prime challenges of mHealth management reside in identifying, recruiting, training, and retaining adequate numbers of qualified doctors. 79 Furthermore, the service has been used as a substitute for government provided healthcare, which should be an entitlement and the indigenous population should not have to rely on privately provided mHealth services. Such services are useful for complementing the state's responsibility to provide healthcare for all its citizens, but the indigenous people should not have to rely on it as a last resort when the public health care system fails to deliver a critical service to its citizens.…”

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Ashraf

Quazi³

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Indigenous peoples are being marginalised globally from a socioeconomic perspective and are often excluded from mainstream communities for social and/or geographic reasons. Historically, they tend to have lower living standards, including poor health conditions as compared to the rest of the population. Literature suggests that information and communication technologies (ICTs) have the potential to improve awareness about how to improve health and wellbeing. In order to both deepen and broaden the understanding of how ICTs can influence Indigenous peoples' health-related decision-making, this study has developed a conceptual framework based on the capability approach, focusing on the five dimensions of freedoms suggested by Amartya Sen. Data collected from a sample of members of an Indigenous community in Bangladesh, using a purposive sampling method, were analysed through qualitative techniques to identify ways in which a mobile-based health system have influenced the lives of indigenous people. The findings revealed that the mobile healthcare system explored in this study addressed a number of factors pertaining to indigenous peoples' quality of life. These findings are useful for policy formulation related to the design and implementation of healthcare strategies in Bangladesh. The conceptual framework, following further validation, could serve as a platform for the advancement of research towards understanding how mobile healthcare systems can improve the wellbeing of individuals in indigenous communities.

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Indigenous Knowledge and Practice Related to Health, Nutrition, and Environments in Bangladesh

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Islam

Asad

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Socio-Ecological Systems and Decoloniality

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Utilization of maternal health care services among indigenous women in Bangladesh: A study on the Mru tribe

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References 13 publications

Health Paradox of Indigenous people in Bangladesh: Unravelling aspects of mass media campaigns in changing health behaviors to prevent non-communicable diseases

Health Paradox of Indigenous people in Bangladesh: Unravelling aspects of mass media campaigns in changing health behaviors to prevent non-communicable diseases

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Indigenous Knowledge and Practice Related to Health, Nutrition, and Environments in Bangladesh

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