Md. Erfan Shihab
Bangladesh
Publications
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Research Article
The Situation of Equity in Maternal Health in Bangladesh
Author(s): Mohammed Moshiur Rahaman*, Md. Mazedul Haque, Mohammed Muslim Uddin, Md. Erfan Shihab and M. Sazzad Hossen Khan
Background: To assess the equity in maternal health services in Bangladesh. Methods: The report was prepared primarily relying on secondary available data, in particular the BDHS report from 2007 to 2014. Based on key identified indicators, a survey was conducted with a short set of a questionnaire among sample size 200. Results: 50% of women did get antenatal care from any trained/untrained health worker, 35% of pregnant women did not get assistance from any qualified health worker and another 15% get assistance from untrained birth attendance, 80% of mother did not have enough education to know or concern about what should they during delivery or after delivery or what kind of complications can be risen, 25% of mother received antenatal care from the private sector after delivery, 70% of mother did not receive an.. Read More»
