Association between maternal high-risk fertility behaviour and perinatal mortality in Bangladesh: Evidence from the Demographic and Health Survey

Khan, Md. Nuruzzaman; Harris, Melissa L.

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Prevalence and Knowledge of modern contraceptives among married women in Kombo North District of The Gambia

Jatta,

Badjie,

Sreed

et al. 2024

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Background The family planning services that are a part of reproductive health care give couples the chance to have the number of children they want with the proper spacing between each birth. Family planning is important for community socioeconomic advancement, public health, and resource conservation. It is the most economically impactful health and development intervention and has significant positive effects on women, communities, and nations as a whole. The study aimed at assessing married women's knowledge and prevalence of using contemporary contraceptives in the Kombo North District of The Gambia. Methods: The study design was a descriptive hospital-based cross-section study design using the Maternal and Child Health clinics in the Gambia's Kombo North District. A total of two hundred and thirty-two randomly selected married women participants were recruited for the study. A structured questionnaire was used to gather data from the participants. Univariate and bivariate analyses were used to analyze the data with the results presented using tables. IBM SPSS version 20.0 is used for data entry and analysis. Results: Ninety-three percent (93.1%) of married women used injectables with 6.9% used pills. The reasons for utilizing modern contraceptives were child spacing, prevention of unplanned pregnancy (78.9%), affordability and availability (18.4%), and suitability and reliability (4.9%). Two-thirds (65.1%) of the participants reported ever used family planning. However, 66% of the participants claimed to lack knowledge of family planning methods. Married women were able to identify only three family planning methods - Pills (58.2%), Injectable (78.9%), and Implants (9.5%). Conclusion: Married women showed some amount of understanding about using modern contraceptives even though the majority could only identify just three methods. The availability and acceptance of injectables and pills by married women and society may be a contributing factor to their use. Therefore, there is a need for more awareness creation to enable women to opt for other methods other than pills and injections.

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Prevalence and Knowledge of modern contraceptives among married women in Kombo North District of The Gambia

Jatta,

Badjie,

Sreed

et al. 2024

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Multilevel bivariate analysis of the association between high-risk fertility behaviors of birth and stunting with associated risk factors in Ethiopia

Fenta,

Zeru

2024

Front. Nutr.

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IntroductionCurrently, the linkage between high-risk fertility behavior of birth and the occurrence of stunting among children under the age of 5 continues to be a significant public health problem in developing countries, including Ethiopia. This issue poses a threat to the health and overall wellbeing of under-five children. Thus, the main objective of this study was to examine the association between high-risk fertility behavior of birth and the stunting status of children and associated factors.MethodsThe data used for this study were extracted from the recent Ethiopian Mini Demographic and Health Survey data in 2019. A total weighted sample of 4,969 under-five children was included in this study, and the relevant data were extracted from those samples. The multilevel bivariate analysis was used to assess the association between high-risk fertility behavior of birth and the stunting status of under-five children in Ethiopia.ResultsIt was found that, out of 4,997 under-five children, 24% of under-five children experienced stunting as a result of high-risk fertility behavior of birth. Our study also revealed an intra-class correlation of 0.2, indicating that 20% of the variability in both high-risk fertility behaviors of birth and stunting can be attributed to differences between communities. Furthermore, there was a statistically significant association between high-risk fertility behavior of birth and the stunting status of children under the age of 5 years [AOR = 8.5, 95% CI: (5.58, 18.70)]. Similarly, the stunting status of birth among boys was 1.36 times greater than the estimated odds of the stunting status of birth among girls [AOR = 1.36, 95% CI: (1.19, 1.55)].ConclusionThis study found that there was a significant statistical association between high-risk fertility behavior of birth and stunting status of under-five children. Specifically, children born to mothers under 18 years and in households with high parity were identified as the main risk factors for child stunting. Furthermore, health-related education, improved access to maternal healthcare, and training interventions were associated with high-risk fertility behavior during birth and child stunting. The study suggests that regular health assessments and early interventions for infants born to mothers with high-risk reproductive characteristics are crucial to reducing the impact of child stunting under 5 years of age.

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Association between maternal high-risk fertility behaviour and perinatal mortality in Bangladesh: Evidence from the Demographic and Health Survey

Cited by 2 publications

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Prevalence and Knowledge of modern contraceptives among married women in Kombo North District of The Gambia

Prevalence and Knowledge of modern contraceptives among married women in Kombo North District of The Gambia

Multilevel bivariate analysis of the association between high-risk fertility behaviors of birth and stunting with associated risk factors in Ethiopia

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