Correction: Effective maternal, newborn and child health programming among Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh: Implementation challenges and potential solutions

Sarker, Malabika; Saha, Avijit; Matin, Mowtushi; Mehjabeen, Saima; Tamim, Malika; Sharkey, Alyssa; Kim, Minjoon; Nyankesha, Elevanie; Widiati, Yulia; Shahabuddin, Asm

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“…[44] The key challenges hindering access to FP and MNCH also include sociocultural barriers, stigma, lack of decision-making power, low health literacy and negative staff attitudes, health-related costs, a lack of staff, and security for frontline health workers. [34,35,38,52] The uptake of FP and MNCH by women was found to be associated with the availability of SHC and supportive sociocultural norms. Building a positive environment to reduce stigma and the availability of low-cost, high-quality reproductive services could improve the uptake of contraception and MNCH.…”

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A Systematic Review of Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs, Experiences, Access to Services, and Interventions among the Rohingya and the Afghan Refugee Women of Reproductive Age in Asia

Hossain

Dawson

2022

WHO South-East Asia Journal of Public Health

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Introduction: Approximately 9.2 million refugees live in Asia, with most originating from Afghanistan and Myanmar, and half of them are women, girls, and children. Humanitarian crises disrupt the existing health-care system, limiting access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services. This review explores the SRH status of Afghan and Rohingya refugee women of reproductive age in Asia and their needs and experiences in accessing these services and commodities. Materials and Methods: We used the PRISMA checklist and searched for qualitative and quantitative peer-reviewed studies from five online bibliographic databases, SCOPUS, EMBASE (Ovid), MEDLINE (Ovid), CINAHL, and PROQUEST, from January 2000 to April 2021. Content analysis was undertaken following the minimum initial service package objectives. Results: Fifteen studies were included in this review from four countries: Bangladesh (5), Pakistan (5), Iran (4), and Malaysia (1). Approximately 50.91% of Rohingya and 54% of Afghan refugee women used contraceptives. About 56.6% of Afghan refugee mothers experienced pregnancy-related complications, one-third received antenatal care, and low birth weight was 2.6 times higher among infants born to Afghan refugee mothers than to Pakistani-born mothers. One out of five Rohingya women received delivery-related care. Approximately 72% of Rohingya and 79.8% of Afghan refugee women had experienced gender-based violence, and 56.5% of Rohingya women engaged in unwanted sexual intercourse with their husbands. Conclusion: Social norms, stigma, cultural values, distrust of providers, inadequate staff, and prohibition by family members limit their access to SRH services and influence their needs, knowledge, and perceptions regarding SRH.

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A Systematic Review of Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs, Experiences, Access to Services, and Interventions among the Rohingya and the Afghan Refugee Women of Reproductive Age in Asia

Hossain

Dawson

2022

WHO South-East Asia Journal of Public Health

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“…Recently, Bangladesh has experienced rapid influx by Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals (FDMN) known as Rohingya [1]. Rohingyas were forcibly displaced from Myanmar and as of by 2019 about 742000 have cumulatively arrived Bangladesh [2].…”

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Beliefs and Practices During Antenatal and Postnatal Period Among the Host Communities in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

Hossain¹

2020

AJBSR

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Bangladesh, one of the affected countries with refugee, faces the challenge to provide health care especially maternal care to the host communities. This paper presents maternal care related thoughts and practices in the host communities in Ukhia of Cox's Bazar. We collected data using mixed method approach including a cross-sectional survey and semi-structure interviews. Using a probability sample, we selected mothers with infants (n=588) living in the host communities of Ukhia sub-district. We also conducted forty-two in-depth semi-structured interviews among the currently pregnant women who had also previously given births (n =21); and recently delivered women (n = 21). The survey found one quarter of the recently delivered women received at least four antenatal care visits and 28 percent women received at least one postnatal care visit. Seventy four percent of deliveries took place at home and 71 percent of the deliveries were assisted by untrained traditional birth attendants. The women mostly relied on their mother in law for information and support. Residents of the host community mainly use cheap, easily accessible informal sectors for seeking care. Cultural beliefs and practices also involved in this behavior, including home delivery without skilled assistance. There is demand of developing behavior change messages to change local resident's attitude towards antenatal and postnatal care visits and encourage skilled attendance at delivery. Programs in the host communities should also consider interventions to improve social support for key influential persons in the community, particularly mother in law who serve as advisor and decision maker.

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Midwife-led birthing centre in the humanitarian setup: An experience from the Rohingya camp, Bangladesh

Halim,

Abdullah,

Rahman

et al. 2024

PLOS Glob Public Health

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In Bangladesh, Midwife Led Birthing Centres (MLBCs) have been established to provide midwifery care and sexual and reproductive health services for the displaced Rohingya population in Cox’s Bazar. The aim of this study was to explore MLBCs in this humanitarian context from the perspectives of women, midwives, and other key stakeholders. A mixed-method case study was conducted at one of the MLBCs within the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar. The MLBC serves a population of approximately 8,500 people. Quantitative data were collected from the medical records and documents of the MLBC. Qualitative data included two key informant interviews (KIIs) with policy makers, one focus group discussion (FGD) with 7 midwives and ten in-depth interviews (IDIs) with Rohingya women who gave birth in this MLBC. Thematic analysis of qualitative data was performed. In 2022, 267 women gave birth at the MLBC, and 70 women with complications were transferred to higher-level facilities. Women chose the MLBC because of the respectful care provided by kind and skillful midwives, and the high-quality services. The MLBC was often recommended by community volunteers and relatives. Midwives provided a range of health services including antenatal, labour and birth, postnatal, family planning, mental health support and gender-based violence services. Challenges included language barriers, difficulty obtaining transport from home and back particularly at night in remote areas, security fears and weak cell phone coverage that affected communication for referral and follow-up. Recommendations included increased support and security staff, establishing a referral hospital nearer to the camp, refresher training for midwives and monitoring, and mentoring to improve service quality. The MLBC in the Rohingya camp shows that respectful midwifery care including management and referral of obstetric complications with wider sexual and reproductive health services can be provided in a humanitarian setting to optimize maternal and neonatal health outcomes.

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Correction: Effective maternal, newborn and child health programming among Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh: Implementation challenges and potential solutions

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A Systematic Review of Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs, Experiences, Access to Services, and Interventions among the Rohingya and the Afghan Refugee Women of Reproductive Age in Asia

A Systematic Review of Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs, Experiences, Access to Services, and Interventions among the Rohingya and the Afghan Refugee Women of Reproductive Age in Asia

Beliefs and Practices During Antenatal and Postnatal Period Among the Host Communities in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

Midwife-led birthing centre in the humanitarian setup: An experience from the Rohingya camp, Bangladesh

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