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Care seeking for fatal illness episodes in Neonates: a population-based study in rural Bangladesh by Hafizur R Chowdhury; Sandra C Thompson; Mohammed Ali; Nurul Alam; Mohammed Yunus; Peter K Streatfield is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Background Poor neonatal health is a major contributor to under-five mortality in developing countries. A major constraint to effective neonatal survival programme has been the lack of population level data in developing countries. This study investigated the consultation patterns of caregivers during neonatal fatal illness episodes in the rural Matlab sub-district of eastern Bangladesh. ## Methods Neonatal deaths were identified through a population-based demographic surveillance system in Matlab ICDDR,B maternal and child health (MCH) project area and an adjoining government service area. Trained project staff administered a structured questionnaire on care seeking to mothers at home who had experienced a neonatal death. Univariate, bivariate and binary multivariate logistic regressions were performed to describe care seeking during the fatal illness episode. ## Results Of the 365 deaths recorded during 2003 and 2004, 84% died in the early (0-7 days) neonatal period, with the remaining deaths occurring over the subsequent 8 to 28 days. The first resort of care by parents was a qualified doctor or paramedic in 37% of cases, followed by traditional and unqualified health care pr
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- Author
- Hafizur R Chowdhury; Sandra C Thompson; Mohammed Ali; Nurul Alam; Mohammed Yunus; Peter K Streatfield
- Publisher
- BioMed Central; Springer (Biomed Central Ltd.); London: BioMed Central, 2001-; Springer Science and Business Media LLC; Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Inc. (ISSN 1471-2431)
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)