Beliefs and Practices During Pregnancy and Childbirth in Urban Slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Worldwide urbanization has become a crucial issue in recent years. Bangladesh, one of the poorest and most densely-populated countries in the world, has been facing rapid urbanization. In urban areas, maternal indicators are generally worse in the slums than in the urban non-slum areas. The Manoshi...

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Main Authors: Choudhury, Nuzhat, Moran, Allisyn C., Alam, M. Ashraful, Zunaid Ahsan, Karar, Rashid, Sabina F., Streatfield, Peter Kim
Format: Journal Article
Language:en_US
Published: BioMed Central 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23162
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spelling okr-10986-231622021-04-23T14:04:13Z Beliefs and Practices During Pregnancy and Childbirth in Urban Slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh Choudhury, Nuzhat Moran, Allisyn C. Alam, M. Ashraful Zunaid Ahsan, Karar Rashid, Sabina F. Streatfield, Peter Kim beliefs and practices maternal care urban slum beliefs Worldwide urbanization has become a crucial issue in recent years. Bangladesh, one of the poorest and most densely-populated countries in the world, has been facing rapid urbanization. In urban areas, maternal indicators are generally worse in the slums than in the urban non-slum areas. The Manoshi program at BRAC, a non governmental organization, works to improve maternal, newborn, and child health in the urban slums of Bangladesh. This paper describes maternal related beliefs and practices in the urban slums of Dhaka and provides baseline information for the Manoshi program. 2015-11-30T21:52:24Z 2015-11-30T21:52:24Z 2012-09-17 Journal Article BMC Public Health http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23162 en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank BioMed Central Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research South Asia Bangladesh
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topic beliefs and practices
maternal care
urban slum
beliefs
spellingShingle beliefs and practices
maternal care
urban slum
beliefs
Choudhury, Nuzhat
Moran, Allisyn C.
Alam, M. Ashraful
Zunaid Ahsan, Karar
Rashid, Sabina F.
Streatfield, Peter Kim
Beliefs and Practices During Pregnancy and Childbirth in Urban Slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh
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description Worldwide urbanization has become a crucial issue in recent years. Bangladesh, one of the poorest and most densely-populated countries in the world, has been facing rapid urbanization. In urban areas, maternal indicators are generally worse in the slums than in the urban non-slum areas. The Manoshi program at BRAC, a non governmental organization, works to improve maternal, newborn, and child health in the urban slums of Bangladesh. This paper describes maternal related beliefs and practices in the urban slums of Dhaka and provides baseline information for the Manoshi program.
format Journal Article
author Choudhury, Nuzhat
Moran, Allisyn C.
Alam, M. Ashraful
Zunaid Ahsan, Karar
Rashid, Sabina F.
Streatfield, Peter Kim
author_facet Choudhury, Nuzhat
Moran, Allisyn C.
Alam, M. Ashraful
Zunaid Ahsan, Karar
Rashid, Sabina F.
Streatfield, Peter Kim
author_sort Choudhury, Nuzhat
title Beliefs and Practices During Pregnancy and Childbirth in Urban Slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh
title_short Beliefs and Practices During Pregnancy and Childbirth in Urban Slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh
title_full Beliefs and Practices During Pregnancy and Childbirth in Urban Slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh
title_fullStr Beliefs and Practices During Pregnancy and Childbirth in Urban Slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh
title_full_unstemmed Beliefs and Practices During Pregnancy and Childbirth in Urban Slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh
title_sort beliefs and practices during pregnancy and childbirth in urban slums of dhaka, bangladesh
publisher BioMed Central
publishDate 2015
url http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23162
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